DYNAMITE !

Have just returned from a night out with a couple of my nursing friends, Janine & Rebecca, from Waverley Private Hospital. We went to the Jamiroquai concert, which was held at an outdoor venue called the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

This is quite a nice place, which is just next to the Botanic Gardens & not too far from where I live. Had been looking forward to this, my very first "summer" outdoor concert here in Melbourne. Reserved seating tickets were sold out very early on, so we got general admissions tickets, which meant that we had no seats but had to stand on the grass beyond the seats.

Gates were open as early as 4pm, but I only got there just in time for Jay Kay's first song, at about 8:45pm. Janine & Becca had got there earlier, at about 7:30pm, but I had finished work only at about 6pm & had only gotten home at about 7pm cuz of rush hour traffic on the M1 ( Monash Freeway ). As my research presentation's due tomorrow, I thought I'd better finish up my Power Point before I made my way to the concert.

In the end, I ended up watching the concert "by myself", as I couldn't find them in the crowd. It was fun though, music was really great with a fabulous sound system, and half the fun was also watching the people around me. Surprisingly, there were quite a few great dancers around me who were guys, including this chappy with dreadlocks who was there with his girlfriend, and another guy who was wearing a hat & jiving away. the women seemed really tame next to their antics. :-)

Afterwards we managed to meet up & go for a quick bite at the Blue Train Cafe along Southbank. Had the most gorgeous sticky date pudding there - yum, yum !
This was the first time I have actually gone out there that late & walked along the Yarra - Melbourne is QUITE happening ! All around there were people out on a night in the town & many of the cafes & restaurants were still open. I felt like I was back home, especially since the weather was quite warm tonight. I was wearing a sleeveless top & actually had to remove my shrug as it was too warm at first.

Good thing the change came later-started drizzling a bit so it got cooler. Altogether it was perfect weather for an outdoor event like this. Best of all, I discovered that the trams were still running, so I took the no. 8 tram back home from the Flinders Street stop. Was mortified initially to find that I was just short of 5 cents to buy my tram ticket on board ( machine only accepted coins & no one around me had change ), but was really greatful that this nice girl on the tram gave me a 50 cent coin when she heard my problem. I gave her back 40 cents for her trouble, so she only gave me in effect 10 cents, but that was the most precious 10 cents I have had in a long while.

Good to know that in a big city like this, there are still people who care enough to help out a stranger in need like me ! :-)
Now gotta get myself in the shower & get to bed - looking forward to the weekend as got plans to go Flemington for the crafts market on Sunday.