Panto 2006
27/11/06 09:04 Filed in: Personal
Well -
another year's panto is done and dusted. You can see
some of the photos on the following
page. It seemed such a
rush and panic at times. As usual, I was at the
back operating the sound - consisting of sound
effects and snippets. I did start to wonder where
such a form of drama originated and is it very
British?
Low and behold there is a wikipedia entry for it Panto is very British. In looking at the form that Panto takes, we seem to tick most of the boxes, but we haven't had for a few years the traditional principal boy. In a small village, you have to work with what you get. But we've never had a pantomime horse or cow - there's a thought....
Low and behold there is a wikipedia entry for it Panto is very British. In looking at the form that Panto takes, we seem to tick most of the boxes, but we haven't had for a few years the traditional principal boy. In a small village, you have to work with what you get. But we've never had a pantomime horse or cow - there's a thought....
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More on Oslo
11/11/06 21:14 Filed in: Travel
In
considering Oslo, we like it a lot. It is so relaxed,
friendly and without any signs of hassle about
anything. There is only one thing - everything is so
expensive. Maybe that is why there are fewer
tourists, smaller population and less stress. Oslo
has a wonderful integrated public transport system of
busses, trams, trains. The city centre is fairly
compact that you can just walk around it. They have
spent sometime renovating several of the older
industrial areas into the usual modern shopping and
eating centres. Aker Brygge is very pleasant and we
were delighted to spend some time in the
D/S Louise restaurant. I can
recommend the museums for Fram and the
Viking ships. We would recommend
buying an Oslo Pass as this gives free entrance to
many museums, free public transport and discounts.
I was surprised to find that modern Norway is
about 100 years old. And then before it even is 50
years - it is invaded and occupied for about 5
years. They clearly have made a mental change to
that event and that clearly shapes their outlook
and involvement in the rest of the world.
In a personal reflection, it is the events in our lives that shape us, not merely the genetic components that we are dealt with, and at each event, we have choices and consequences to the choices made help perform that molding. I agree that our genetic information is also a factor in our life but the logical conclusion to the statement that we are only what our genetic make up leads us to be, is a statement of irresponsibility for any and all of our actions. This is something that I do not subscribe to.
In a personal reflection, it is the events in our lives that shape us, not merely the genetic components that we are dealt with, and at each event, we have choices and consequences to the choices made help perform that molding. I agree that our genetic information is also a factor in our life but the logical conclusion to the statement that we are only what our genetic make up leads us to be, is a statement of irresponsibility for any and all of our actions. This is something that I do not subscribe to.