Thursday, 10 January 2008 @ 1:23pm.
I hope 2008 is off to a good start for everyone…and speaking of starts…
Just start…whether you’re motivated or not. Good advice today from Bob Greene on the Oprah Show. Sometimes you just have to start and the motivation will follow later.
It’s a whopping 41C (105.8F) today in Melbourne! I got a haircut a few days ago and what a relief. 
Unlike Indonesia, it is not very humid…it’s more like the dry heat found in the Southwest in the U.S. The weather changes from day to day, though, so last night was actually pretty chilly.
By the way, if you’re interested in metric conversions, check out http://www.metric-conversions.org.
I recently went to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV for short). I didn’t have a lot of time to spend at the museum, but I did enjoy the parts that I saw. I hope to go again soon. What’s great is that the museum is totally free! There are fees for special exhibitions, but I was fine by that. As I walked around the NGV, I marveled at how pristine some of the artwork was even after hundreds of years. I often wondered just how certain pieces survived for so long. The craftsmanship of the artists was wonderful, too. Such vision and creativity!
My favorite pieces were mainly located in the Asian art sections. Amazing watercolors, fancy Buddha statues, calligraphy, interesting ceramics, and intricate textiles top my list of must-sees. I also really appreciated the temporary exhibition “Krishna: Love and Devotion.” The almost 80 pieces (historic and contemporary/modern) were full of color and detail. The stories behind the various works were neat and educational. Though I have studied Hinduism in the past, I still learned quite a few new things from this exhibit. Most of the art were not large in scale, but the symbolism and meticulousness of it all packed a punch.
Here are some examples of the art in the Asian gallery that I viewed:
