On this day, 20 October in 1973, Australia’s iconic landmark – the Sydney Opera House was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

The Sydney Opera House -- with a roof evocative of a ship at full sail -- is truly one of the most recognisable and photographed images of the modern world. This architectural wonder was designed by renowned Danish architect Jorn Utzon. It never hurts to know a bit of history. Yes, however trivial.

On another note, today my supervisors found out about my blog. Oh well. It is not as if I have written anything bad here about them. I guess doing that is out of the question now. Just kidding. I actually consider myself lucky that I have the best people in my field for supervisors. This means, they are very good and are really, really busy people. That is why I do not want to pester them with my mundane concerns. Most of the time, they are out of the country giving lectures and doing presentations. What a life. Oh well. Maybe I’ll get lucky and be like them one day. In the meantime, I have my thesis to write.