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Yesterday all of us Hi-5 ‘ers landed in Singapore once agin. I always have fun here, the food is off the hook so is the shopping but there is also something very special about this country.
Special in the way that there wouldn’t be many places in the world where such a melting pot of cultures collide in such a small geographical place.
Not surprising I guess, given it’s place on the world map but also it’s constant history of international trade.
That’s not to say that we don’t have enough cultural …

As you are probably well aware the state of Queensland in has been hit by massive flooding over the past weeks.
Although I also have been aware of it, I have been struggling to comprehend what it would’ve been like to be in those floods or just how massive the floods really were.
How much land has been by the flooding?
What happened to the local wildlife? How did they cope?
How quickly did this flash flooding occur?
All over the state of Queensland thousands of people have been affected by the flooding. For those …

This is my next little Video/Blog (I still can’t bring myself to say Vlog.)
As I said in my first video from Singapore, I promised I would keep you all informed about what is happening with Hi-5 over here.
This video is a little more informative about what happens backstage when we perform.
Some parts of the video are a tiny bit hard to hear, I tried my best to fix it up but there are still little patches there. FORGIVE ME, I’m shooting all of this on my phone.
Hope you are all …

Well I’m almost through my second full day here in Singapore. It feels so much longer, as we have already done so much. As you would’ve seen from my tweet today was spent in the Singapore Luge and Surfing on a man made wave. FUN FUN FUN!

Hi-5 has been to so many dinners and lunches, all put on by our many generous Singaporean friends. One Hi-5 friend had his very own Bowling Alley in the bottom floor of his house! Too much for me to comprehend. Toooooo much.
It is an …

‘Making Music is my thing with words and notes and keys and strings.
So tap you toes or strum a beat cause making music is so neat!’
A little quote from my Making Music segment in Hi-5 Series 11.
To get very deep very quickly, music does something to me that nothing else does. I feel the right music at the right time can strike a chord very deep down in your emotional ocean and resonate out to the rest of your being in an instant. To millions of people around the world, …

My Latin Teacher at school used to tell us all the time…
“Boys, in your lives you must grow a thirst for knowledge.”
Now you hear lines like this you hear in your life almost everyday. But the lines like this, that prove to be most true are the lines that years later still pop into your head.
I guess if you are still reminded of this line and it is relevant for you even years later, that line is no longer just a ‘line’ but it then claims the title of a …

Performing in Hi-5 tours both national and international I have had the pleasure of seeing many amazing relationships between Father and his Son(s).
Like most parent child relationships, the bond between Father and his Son(s) is very strong.
I have seen Fathers and their Sons do amazing things. Start million dollar businesses, sail around the world or simply make dinner together.
With a strong bond between two people it seems there is nothing those two people can’t do what ever they can dream up. Like climbing the highest mountain together, paving the longest road …

One of the most popular questions I get asked about being in Hi-5 is…
“Being in Hi-5 means you are often around children, what is it like to be around children a lot?”
Hanging out with children is one of the most fun things an adult can do. Children are all about discovery and play…
Imagine an adult you know, now imagine them discovering the world for the first time, everything new and exciting.
Now imagine the adult not caring at all what other people think of him/her, no matter what anyone says to …

The lovely people at Essential Baby interviewed the whole cast of Hi-5 recently and this is their article written by Joseph Kelly.
Have a read…
Since exploding onto Australian TV screens 11 years ago, Hi-5 have established themselves as a much loved part of Australian children’s television.  The current line-up – featuring Casey Burgess, Lauren Brant, Fely Irvine, Tim Maddren and Stevie Nicholson – have been together for over a year and are into their second season.  With a new DVD, Imagine That!, out soon, Essential Baby thought it was a good …

Upon leaving, we are approached.
“Tim and Stevie we have seen you both on Hi-5, would you like to verse us in a game of Pingeddy Pongeddy?”
We agreed…

Thoughts and Good Vibes to ALL!!

Tim Maddren
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