This time last year I had been in Malaysia for ten days and the Bali bombings had just occurred. I remember hating being away from home and people who felt the same sense of grief. There have been lots of commemorations over the weekend but I did not see much because, ironically, I was entertaining my Moslem colleague, the delightful Z while she is in Melbourne from Kuching.
Actually we had a wonderful day. It was very pleasant showing off the city and seeing things through her eyes: Victoria Market where she bought two large sheepskins for her new appartment, Southbank for lunch and a Charmaine's ice-cream, Chloe at Young & Jackson's, Federation Square, the Circle Tram up to the State Library, Bourke Street Mall, the arcades and laneways, the parks and finally, the casino where Z won a dollar on the fruit machine.
She is staying in the VIP suite on campus - magnificent! I wish that sadist who built our accommodation in Glasgow could see how we treat our guests.