First Day of Year 2006

It's just the start of the year, and they're already saying today is going to be the hottest day of the year. Actually, it's the hottest day on record - 44.2 degrees C. I remember the weather well because it was my lucky day to be assigned to do carpark duty. It was hot, hot, hot. When the wind blows, it feels like it came from a furnace.

We went to the nearby Westfield to cool off. Looks like everyone has the same idea. Even if the shopping mall was closed with only the cinemas open, the place is packed. We decided to go to Broadway Shopping Centre since it's open. The attendance is even worse, and the airconditioning can't cope. The temperature inside Dymocks is a bit better, so I killed a few hours there reading books. Met a colleague who's doing the same thing.

Capped the night by watching the (televised) annual New Year concert by Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein, conducted by Mariss Jansons.