Snow is Falling & the Curtain has Fallen on Australia Week 07

January 23, 2007 skyeinnewyork

 

We have had a few little snow showers and the weather has finally (not like I was looking forward to it) reached the freezing point. Out have come hats and scarves and I bought a new red coat .. I really stand out in the sea of black coats New Yorkers seem to love!!

So Australia Week has also come to an end .. and hopefully there is an end to the 11 and 1:30am working days! But it was alot of fun and through the stress, ministers, mp’s, hotel reservations, taxi’s, papwerwork, phone calls and crazyness I hope I have learnt some valuable skills and feel I did play a part in something really important for Australia. I was fortunte enough to go to some of the events. The first was the Ford Supermodel of the year .. the DJ was AWESOME! .. but I dont think I will go to anoher Fashion Show .. the girls look like monsters on a converyer belt .. they just looked so young and walked so strangely. All of the Fashions were from Aussie Designers so that was fantastic but its a too un-natural world for me .. although give me a 100 thousand dollars more and ill loose 100 thousand pounds and there is a black dress I would love to have from the show!!

The second event I went to was the Penfolds American Australian Association Black Tie Gala .. which I didnt know I was attending till the day before (thank goodness I found a dress for $25 dollars the night before!!). I first saw the sound check for Olivia Newton-John which was such a great experience!! My role for the night was letting people in .. or keeping them out (hehe it was fun being a door bitch I almost didnt let the Pratt family in .. hey I didnt know who they were!!). I happened to be standing letting people in when Hugh Jackman came in and the press went mad .. I was standing there basking in the flashing lights (secretly pretending it was for me… hmm one day) when I realised I should be working .. so look for me … still doing the extra work in any piccies you see of Hugh in the press this week – I mite be there!! But he did walk past me and say “Hi .. how are you” (better Kirsty than we did at Disney!!) .. but didnt stop to have a chat! So I just gave him a Big smile .. anyway so then it was dinner and speeches time … I still dont get why people pay all that money for mini mini food .. although the hazelnut cream pastry dessert was to die for! I managed to talk to Olivia after she performed (review to come in gigs) and got some singing tips and a pic:

On the Saturday was the Irwin’s / Wiggles show. I had met the Irwins (so down to Earth and Bob and Bindi are sooo cute!), Crocmen and Wiggles at the Hotel and they seemed like a great bunch of people so I went along to the show. Dyl was in hospital and I had asked him and Mel to go .. so I was all alone . But the show was awesome .. Terry is soo funny and the Crocmen – well they do claim to be saving the world without wearing tights .. they could come and save me anytime time day or night lol. The Wiggles are amazing!! Soooo funny .. and such a great presence on stage and just looking at all the little people bopping along and madly passing roses to Dorothy I now undestand their appeal!! I really enjoyed it .. a review to follow in gigs!!!

So that was Australia Week 2007 .. although Australia Day is still to follow this Friday .. its time now to sleep and get back to passports boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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3 Comments Add your own

• 1. Mick  |  January 23, 2007 at 2:40 am

  Wow. Them those awesome persk you get for working in a cool place like New York, as opposed to lamo places like Washington and Canberra. Good to see you had fun and survived.

  And good to see that I am commenting on your blog
  The pictures didn’t work though!! What happened?? Put them up again! I wanna see ya with Olivia!

• 2. Mick  |  January 23, 2007 at 2:42 am

  Oh…it worked now. i see ya piccys

• 3. Kirsty  |  January 24, 2007 at 1:45 am

  Hey – I at least got to be next to Hugh Jackman myself at Disneyland, which is definitely good enough for me!

  Sounds like you had a blast, which was a nice way to end the hectic lead-up to the events! xxx

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