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Cleaning up Mardi Gras
Posted by 'Pong in Events, Photography on 09/03/2009
It is Saturday night and marks the end of summer in southern hemisphere. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is one of the biggest parties in Australia. Streets are closed for floats to express and promote their messages. After the show, the Parade is over but the party has just begun. The barricades are taken away and the spectators flow into the streets. The parade route is full of milk crates, broken chairs and garbage. People keep on partying elsewhere whilst some are still wandering around.
It is the works of City of Sydney and NSW Police to turn the chaos back into order. They clear the footpath, sweep the rubbish, pile it onto a mat and scoop it up into a truck while the police patrol up and down, making sure everything goes smoothly. Within three hours the streets are almost spot and ready for normal traffic.
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Politics and Technology Forum 2009
The destination of the Yass/Canberra road trip was Politics and Technology Forum organised by Microsoft. Stilgherrian has live blog of the forum.
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STUB Meeting February 2009
Posted by 'Pong in Events, Photography on 25/02/2009
It was a big night out. Bar 77 at Grace Hotel was full of Sydney tweeters. Thank you Oracle for sponsoring the event.
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We are looking forward to CTUB tonight.
Ya Liel
Posted by 'Pong in Events, Photography on 20/02/2009
I actually shot three birds in one stone on the first night photographing for Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival this year. There were two performances and a dance party happened in one night: The Undressing Room, Betcha Thought I Was Dead and an Arabic theme party—Ya Liel.





Back in Cabramatta
Posted by 'Pong in Events, Photography, Sydneyscape on 24/01/2009
When I first visit Cabramatta six years ago, it was Moon Festival celebration. For the the first time in Sydney I felt I recognised crowded Asian punters, just like home.
Cabramatta has large Asian communities from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. That gives a special character identified with Southeast Asian culture. This time it ramping up for Lunar New Year. Another celebration is on the way.
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