Kris148
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I am a foreigner to most people on this forum.. like the threads author I am an Australian. My upbringing is rather different to those about which I have read here. You see from the age of 6 I stopped having a normal childhood when I was sent to a draconian Mason- run boarding school in outer Sydney. My father had died and suddenly I too was without my mother. Hard for a child to comprehend. Luckily I was accompanied at the school by my older brother. But alas he soon left for the senior school and we only saw each other on family visits.
The only social event we had was the fortnitely movie. Boy did I look forward to this.. probably why as an adult I became somewhat of a film buff. When television finally came to the school we were permitted one hour week days and two hours weekend viewing. There was nothing excessive at this school.. except punishment. After 10 forgettable years my mother finally removed me from this institution to complete my education in a normal school. I was not allowed to go to uni so found myself selling photographic gear for the first few years of my working life.
I decided I wanted to become a professional photographer so saved for an expensive camera and began covering family occasions. I was doing a nite photographic course when my camera was stolen and my dream was shattered. I then meandered thru several sales positions for the next decade and a half before I decided I wanted better so I trained my voice and set out on becoming an announcer in promotions at a Sydney department store. I had found my niche. After several years of that I went solo and I made a rather rewarding career from it.