Author Archives: andyq

Restaurant Review: La Pesa (Milanese food in Darlinghurst)

Posted on 11 September 2011 by andyq

I had this on a list of restaurants to try after reading Terry Durack’s very positive review in the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2010. But it took me over a year to get there and not a minute too … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Sunflower Cafe – Taiwanese

Posted on 11 September 2011 by andyq

Sunflower Cafe Ground Level, 147 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney   A quick Sunday lunch and I wanted to check out this unusual little strip of restaurants on Broadway, not far from the Broadway shopping centre (or a short hike up from … Continue reading →

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Excavating and archiving

Posted on 6 September 2011 by andyq

I’m scanning my film negatives onto my computer. This is no small task. My father was a photographer – he started off with social pages for his university’s yearbook. This lead him to owning a camera store. He taught my … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Caffe Sicilia

Posted on 23 August 2011 by andyq

Caffe Sicilia, a fairly new restaurant on Crown Street in Surry Hills, confused me. When I first read about it, an Italian restaurant specializing in Sicilian food, I was interested. The reviews were good. When I saw that it had … Continue reading →

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1992 Application Photo

Posted on 23 August 2011 by andyq

I’m archiving again. I’m kind of always archiving. I used to have the excuse that it was because I was a writer, and I needed to hang onto that sort of thing. Now, I know how to both indulge that … Continue reading →

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A few writer friends

Posted on 13 August 2011 by andyq

On my old website, I had a little list up of some writers that I was friends with at the time…Nice to see that most of the websites still live. In the meantime, I’ve made friends with many more writers … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Beba Y Cene in the Carrington Hotel

Posted on 10 August 2011 by andyq

Wow. What happened to Annie’s Bar? In my wayward youth, I know I stopped by the back bar of the Carrington Hotel for a drink or two. And it was a trashy place. Fun, but trashy. Now, completely transformed into … Continue reading →

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New Website 2011

Posted on 9 August 2011 by andyq

When discussing with my pal, Tim, about how to update our other website, our project on sexual racism, I realised that my own website badly needed updating. First of all, while I loved the animation on the front door, I … Continue reading →

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A move to WordPress

Posted on 1 August 2011 by andyq

I have to admit that I liked the name “Blogger” but since it won’t work to integrate with my webpage, WordPress it is.

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Review: The Last Five Years, a musical at the Seymour Centre, Sydney

Posted on 23 July 2011 by andyq

If you’re a musical theatre queen (hands up!) living in Sydney, why not drop by the Seymour Centre’s downstairs theatre, the newly named Reginald Theatre to catch a really good work put on by a new production company called Stories … Continue reading →

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