Come fly with me

Ok, so I don't know how to fly, but I know how to shoot stuff.
2 new films are screening this month

KOMPIS @ Reelife Film Festival

and LAST TIME I CRIED @ 15/15 Film Festival



I am really happy with both these short documentaries. I love people so documentaries keep me smiling really.

Kompis screens as part of Reelife Film Festival and was just awarded Best Documentary! Whoop!



Big thanks to Henrik, Osama, Sahin, Behrang, Ida for translating/transcribing the first interview, and Julia for asking a gang of kids on the street if they were 11.

You can watch part of the film HERE

Sleepover

Bosco came over for the weekend. He enjoyed many people, Nick, Jules, Gav, Kyran, Brodie, Nick, Susannah, impressed latte sippers, and a dead rat. Overall a good weekend away, some R and R from Ms Tessie who will no doubt be asking questions when he returns home, cleaner, rested and ready for quality Boomie time.

We went out with Nick for yummy Thai near our new house. He is off to Tokyo this weekend and me is very jealous. I can't wait to go over again.


We also went to see some comedy. Andrew McClelland and Lawrence Leungs shows were great. Lawrence's dancing and video footage of his entry in to a breakdance competition at Fed Square. Reminded me of Little Miss Sunshine.

Aindrias has gone back to Ireland which was sad, but at least we got to dose up on eachother, and even meet his crazy Mum who made us laugh uncontrollably at the airport.. I thought Mamma Bailey was bad, Nives was a whole nother story! She got up on the conveyor belt at check in and nearly got whisked away and gave the Singapore airlines lady a heart attack. "CAN YOU GET DOWN!!!!!!!!" But there is something about slightly kookie women in their 50s that means they can chuckle and look 'dumb' and get away with anything! She's cool. She is a doctor. I will see them both in Galway Ireland in a few months ! Can't wait!

I wish there was enough Aindrias (aka Pikey) to go around for everyone in the world. He makes me very happy.


We have been doing some karaoke too, with Jeff of course. Our karaoke mentor. His friend Jodie is a total ham.. so good.


We saw Magic Numbers play coz Aindrias' cousin is the singers partner so we all went down for a look. They were awesome. I highly recommend! Great energy, great harmonies. Which reminds me I have to write and record a song with Hari for my first album...


Listen to them here


We are shooting a new music video this weekend so lots of pre production to do... We have an exciting cast line up!

Charles

We took Tess and Bos to the Dog beach for Easter, but Tess had a bee in her bonnet and was picking fights with other dogs, and a naked 4 year old boy so we had to be careful. There were 2 pugs at the beach being cute. This dog Charles subscribed to MY youtube videos... so now I am watching his art. Check it out.



I finished a new film/music video for Oklahomo Trio



I would love feedback please. 'Cesky Den' based on a true story

Murray Lorden loved her too!

This was one of my favourites aged 8. We made a music video for this song. Watch this space... if you dare.

Silent Jens

Ok so it appears I have rekindled my awe of Jens.
Does anyone else agree there is something extra great about this music?
Or perhaps you have to see him live to fully appreciate it. Still, I do like seeing him on youtube. I have really good video of him from a few shows he has done here over the couple of years.





From 2min 53 is the good bit!


I love this Arthur Russell song a lot.


One of my favourite songs in one of my favourite places on earth, mmmmissing Tokyo! This song is so jolly I love it.

I went looking for their music video and found this

Kings of Convenience "I Dont Know What I Can Save You From"

Jeff Woke Up!

Back in the pre Mel sleepy days of Tokyo rail in 2005...

Well awake in 2007

You're just too good to have not caught this on camera

Major cuteness warning if you click here.
If there is anyone who would do it in style, it's Wortman.
A big congrats to the pretty pair.

Plug In

Plug In City get better and better







Nick's birthday was fun. Kaede is a sweetie! Totemo kirei desu ne.

Nanna time

I can tell some of the nurses are in love with Nanna too.



The view from her room. I am glad her hearing isn't good as the patient next door uses extremely bad language and yells a lot.

Nanna loves me.

Celebrating Vision

Another airport reunion!
Thank God for Valde. Emergency home visit, popped my rib out again. Not pretty.

Sunnies for Sight - Charity carnivale at the gorgeous Regent Plaza Ballroom.

Greg from ICEE - check them out. Millions of people around the world are blind simply because they don't have glasses.


Carlos from Melsamba.com

Happy Brazillian Valentines at work... Together again at last!
Tropfest - Mark and Simon's film was the best. They came 2nd, I was proud! Great to see Lana.
Went to Sydney for work on Tuesday, no photos, just video interview with fashion designers with nice eyes.

Take It From Me

No more sleeps!
I don't have a TV but there is you tube!
By entering a couple of key words, I have managed to keep myself giggling all morning.
How could I not post these videos? I wanna capture a similar video I have from the early 90s with my BT love.

WATCH THIS ONE it won't allow me to embed, but it is SOOOOOO GOOD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpeUng2r3Ps

Copy and paste the link above in to a new browser, it is the best.





Umm, do you think this guy lives alone?




Aww Gomez is SO trying to act cool about the whole thing. He has the head back chest out thing going on, Bostons do it so well. Too cute.

Tokyo Dec 2006

Well, seeing as this blog is called O Genki Desu Ka I thought I should post some Tokyo photos from my recent trip there, on my way home from Sweden. This blog is always out of order, but I will catch up with Sweden time and nice sunny photos there soon.



Shoes go in here when you arrive for dinner.


We had a last supper late at night at a local place. It was very pretty. It doesn't cost a lot to go to really nice pretty well presented places in Tokyo. I think most people think Tokyo is really expensive but eating out is very affordable.
Finding vegetarian food isn't very easy but it is possible.











This is my lovely friend Elisa - she is always so much fun, and her Mum Yoko is great too! Their english is SO good! They studied hard and it shows!

Why do I love Tokyo so much? So many reasons, all reasons that I know will still make me smile when I go again. For me, it feels like a playground that is always open, with no fences or mean kids that pick fights, or pick pockets. I love the light, both day and night, the energy, 'genki', the shops, the famly marts, the 100 Yen shops, the shoes, the affordable ways to socialise, the karaoke, cassius orange drinks, puri kura PURINTO KURABU = print club = very cute photo booths you can draw on the pics once you take them... (see last Tokyo blog), ahh there are so many more reasons, the people, their playfulness and spontaneity! I long for spontaneous bugs to infect all my friends in Melbourne. I love the people in Tokyo, the energy and the possibility of new adventures at every new corner.

I shot a lot of video stuff I am super happy with in Tokyo, so with some good editing sessions, they will be ready to view soon. It was great to catch up with people like Dhugal and Yuko his super cute girlfriend eating peas above. And Nick who shot some cool pics with me in Harajuku which was a very memorable visit. Every visit to Harajuku is a good time! More soon...