Welcome to 2010!

I can't believe it! I'm having more fun with my singing since I began Law School in 2007 than ever before!

2009 is over, the degree has finished and I have decided that it is time to develop a deeper knowledge of the law and yet continue to sing.

Throughout my university degree my university holidays have been filled with 'singing visits' to Beijing for the Olympics Arts Festival and the NZ-China FTA as well as trips to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. New Zealand is always fantastic to visit because I love catching up with as many people as possible.

Now that 2010 is underway I have decided to commit myself to be a serious about the singing again, develop some recitals and commit my time to improving my technique. Developing my music further will be made possible by being in Dunedin with Isabel Cunningham. Please watch this space because I would like to do another Spanish recital and also develop an English recital. English music such as Walton and Britten are my true loves and I haven't spent enough time on this. Can't wait!

I had all good intentions to post my favourite recipes (try the Chai Tea Latte recipe on the Food Blog Page and the trusty Banana Cake of my grandmother) However, completing law has proved really time consuming! When I begun my law degree, I wanted to change the way I looked at the world (I don't mean that I look for a 'tort waiting to happen', rather, I feel that I can finally begin to understand the world around me). I feel that it has been a worthwhile experience and I definately recommend it, but it has kept me too busy.

Now that the law degree is over and I am embarking on studying in Dunedin at the University of Otago Legal Issues Centre, I am hoping that I wil be able to maintain a balance between family, law, singing and writing.

I hope that you enjoy browsing my site, trying a new recipe or taking a look at some of the websites that I link to. Very shortly I will be linking to my daughter's website. My daughter reviews her experiences around Sydney. Most of these will be about Sydney's restaurants because we are making sure that we give the children the opportunity to try a range of cuisine while they are young and impressionable. It is a challenge to take them out to some of the restaurants, not because they are children but because they are in love with Astral restaurant and Sean Connlly's cooking. They only want to go there and it is difficult to convince them to try something new!

Welcome to 2010 and thanks for visiting. I will be uploading some new material to You Tube within the first half of the year. Keep an eye out!

Deborah Wai Kapohe