What a start to the new year, My first derby on my big screen. Albert Riera did a great job on the left of City's midfield and Manchester City took the derby-day honours with 3 goals. Trevor Sinclair put City ahead with a neat turn and shot after Joey Barton's cross was not properly cleared, and a cool Darius Vassell finish made it 2-0. Robbie Fowler can on and made sure of the win in injury time when he smashed home a third, I bet he will be having a great ... read more
A FLORAL foul-up has left a city street lined with swastika shapes in a week of major Jewish celebrations. Gardeners hired by Melbourne City Council intended to arrange the purple and white pot plants into neat geometric shapes. The council sent hired green thumbs to rearrange the six offending garden beds last night, about an hour after Herald Sun inquiries. read more
This may be the new city but they still scare me death and make watching them very hard. We did it , 1-0 , 3 wins and still no goals conceded Sven-Goran Eriksson is a genius and has got Fergie on the run. I knew we had them worried when I read that Fergie is trying to play his mind games on US, lolGeovanni with a 25-yard shot, beauty. read more
The games are nearly here, Wednesday to be exact and the city is getting ready with hundreds of free events in the city. I'm looking forward to a few hundred people with headges on there heads that appear without warning for form a garden maze. Update: Sunday I woke up this morning in a pool of sweat, it was 31 inside my flat! read more
We have had rain non stop and it has caused flooding all over the place, on the way into work this morning shop signs were hanging off and trees were all over the roads. Melbourne's average February rainfall is 45.8mm, but the city received 120mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am (AEDT) today, more than for any other day in any month since records began in 1856. The previous record for rainfall over the city in 24 hours was 108mm in 1951. read more
I have not been doing much all week apart from nursing my finger. Last Thursday I was wiping down the oven when I sliced the top of my finger, I have been in pain for 10days now. If it was not on the tip of my right hand finger it would have healed a long time ago. read more
This weekend in Melbourne was the Greek Festival. A lot of the main roads in the city were closed and turned into a fairground with rides, food stalls and a live concert of authentic Greek music. It was basically a festival of food, what the Greeks call the 'hamburger of the Greeks', the Souvlaki. read more
Summadayze 2005 features great fun stuff including a foam fun area, water slides, future spa world, amusements, rides and a variety of fresh food and festival stalls, along with plenty of shaded areas and over 70 free water drinking points. The world-renowned Summadayze event is this country's largest and most highly anticipated dance festival. Set within the breathtaking beauty of Melbourne's natural amphitheatre, The Sidney Myer Music ... read more
This weekend was ANZAC day and for the first time since I came to Australia it fell on a weekend so we missed out on a public holiday. Another amazing weekend for sport, great win for City and remarkable comeback for United to complete my quadruple accumulator :) After a hard 3 weeks I am now very close to finishing off my flex enhancements for the Do Not Call Register. Welcome Twitters who should now be seeing this. read more
Saturday was so I was not expecting anything to be open. Monday is a public holiday due to falling on a weekend. I am sat up waiting for Sheffield United vs Manchester City in the FA Cup to start. read more
I rented a car this weekend and drove down the coast to the which is just over an hours drive out of Melbourne City. I've just come home from the football where Melbourne was playing in the Semi-Final against Adelaide United. Knowing a draw would not be enough for Victory, Robinson secured the win in the dying stages of the match, sending the Telstra Dome crowd into a frenzied celebration. read more
I have sent off my passport application so hopefully that will arrive within the next 3 weeks. Another great weekend from the city boys, the only let down was that Spurs could not hang on for a draw to complete a 7 game accumulator. I walked to the market this afternoon listening to the phone in from the UK and it was all about . read more
I am loving the new Manchester City website, there are still a few bugs to be ironed out and for some reason there is no mobile version released yet but I would expect that to follow very shortly. It actually took me until the next day to realise there was no adds because I run addblocker so I do not see adds anyway. On that note, I just installed adblocker on my iPhone - oh yeah :)Happy to see my dad is still on the site and he even has a nice little blurb about him which ... read more
I was woken up at 4am on Saturday morning and when I looked out my window I saw a selection of lorries and diggers who were using the back of my car park as the meeting point and were exchanging loads. Later on when I got on the train to the city to get my hair cut I discovered what all the noise was, they had dug up the to improve the track and the beeps were all the diggers reversing. They had decided to use the nature trail which leads from my car ... read more
If you are unable to see the picture, visit . Thanks Dad and Mum for an amazing night :kiss: I went to see City play Reading and Wigan , on separate days, lol we may be good but not that good. I missed the winner against Reading and the only goal against Wigan, strange that I see more goals when I am on the other side of the world. There are many things I do not miss from England, cold toilet ... read more
On Tuesday I left Lonely Planet after over 2 and half years working there. We went out for a drink on Tuesday for my farewell party and I got a Manchester City farewell card and an 8GB memory disc, you can never have enough memory discs. I got my new couch and coffee table delivered on Wednesday, apart from a slight hicup when the delivery man came with no help and expected me to help carry it into my flat, it was completed with little hassle. read more
I am having a lazy weekend , I have been to a new doughnut shop in the city and got myself a dozen selection for the football tonight. For some reason when I left the shop there was loads of people waiting, I think I must have timed it just right. I am off to see Melbourne Victory play on Sunday, they are top of the league after winning 7 in a row so I hope I dont bring them bad luck as it is my first game of the season. read more
I have spent a great Friday and Saturday in Manchester catching up with all my friends that I have not seen for 18months and some for 2 and a half years. Just as I was starting to have a good time in Manchester it is time to go to Marbella, Spain. On Saturday, I finally saw Manchester City score a goal and end up beating the mighty . read more
Friday night I celebrated my birthday by going to the pub at lunch for drinks with people from work then at 4.30 we went upstairs onto the roof at work and had some more drinks with the same crowd plus a few more. Then we headed into the city and went to a bar and sat there till about 2am, also drinking. Sunday I spent sunbaking (sunbathing) and then for dinner I went to Nev and Tania's for a BBQ and headed on to Scotts launch party for his new CD. read more
Today my new plasma arrived and wow it is so big, it seems size does matter in this case. It is a shame that City are on Monday morning and not Sunday but I am going to try and wake up to watch it on my big screen. Saturday night is the office xmas party in the theme of cowboys so on goes the cowboy hat and jeans, I may have a party next weekend and make it dress in your own clothes. read more
I was at FedSq watching the game last night, and what a game it was. SOCCEROO fans rocked the city last night as Federation Square became the epicentre of Melbourne's World Cup celebrations. As the 8pm kickoff drew closer wave after wave of face-painted and jersey-wearing fans poured from Flinders St station into the square until it could take no more, with the crowd spilling on to the banks of the Yarra.They came to watch the nail-biting, do-or-die World Cup 2006 ... read more
Sydney FC came down to Melbourne for a top of the table clash and we won 5-0 and then Manchester City produced a stunning display apart from the finishing to top off an excellent weekent. has moved to the top of the Hyundai A-League table after the most devastating football display of the season to date, hammering an undisciplined Sydney FC by a massive five goals to nil. A capacity crowd of over 18,000 fans turned up to see Archie and Kevin Muscat battle it out... read more
C'mon the blues, I went to a pub in North Melbourne called the Keepers Arms which is owned by a city fan from Manchester who moved over to Melbourne. Around 20 of us sat around a big screen with a few reds watching the game. Great to silence the swamp :) I have just moved my last things out of my old flat and the cleaners are coming in on Monday with an objection of trying to get as much as my bond back. read more
I am nearly settled in my flat, in the next few days I should have my broadband installed and my webcam up and running. This is the view from my balcony , this weekend has been very hot and no clouds in the sky. Manchester City are 2nd , Melbourne Victory snatched a draw against Sydney after Dwight Yorke scored so overall its been a great weekend. read more
It has nearly been a year since I left England (not counting the brief trip back home) and it has flown. I am finally over it now and I had a BBQ at work and some drinks on Friday night and it was boiling. Sat night I saw City score live for the first time but I do not understand how we did not win that game, I am puzzled. read more
From the streets of Philly, And 1 brings you Mix Tape Tour 2004, Down Under. The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour is the official, authentic playground basketball event of the summer featuring the best streetballers in the world taking on the best basketball talent. What began as an underground, five-city event is now one of the United States' largest national summer tours and is becoming an international phenomenon as well. read more
I could not wait any longer for my egg on toast fix and today I decided to go out and get a toaster as my grill is broke. I stumbled on an appliance that not only makes toasts but can poach or steam an egg at the same time. I am very exited, for the not the game LOL I have Monday off work and Tuesday is Australia day so that is a public holiday, the weather is sunny and warm. read more
Starting with Tevez signing and then the funny 'Welcome to Manchester' poster, great minds think alike as I had already twittered that headline a day earlier. They managed to top that by streaming the game to everyone and what a great job they did, the technical team that is but it was our B team, I hope they continue to stream them all so we can see our new signing, !
Liverpool - Didnt get Barry & increased Johnson ... read more
It is a long weekend in Australia as Monday is a public holiday for the Queens birthday and it is the start of the World Cup. Opening night of the World Cup was very positive, you can not complain when you get two goals in the first game and tonight, well 4am tomorrow England play and then Australia the night after :)I have printed my colour world cup chart with Australian times so I do not get confused half way through and miss a game or even worse agree to an early ... read more
I've gone from a bedroom with no windows to one with three huge windows and the worst installed blinds I've ever seen. Last Saturday , I went to the pub with some friends to watch Everton v Man Utd... read more
Since I came back from England I have worked two weeks and had one week off for Xmas. The only bit of exercise I have had is my Boxing Day walk which as you can see from the image was actually a bigger walk then planned. It is very refreshing walking around with no destination but you can find yourself walking around in circles, I walked so far I had to get the train home lol. read more
The weather has been great in Melbourne the past couple of weeks. Warm and Sunny and since the clocks moved forward and we are now in Summer Time the sun is out later each day. This is the first summer in my new flat and the balcony is far superior to Eureka, I can come home from work at 5pm and catch the sun till it sets about 8pm creating an amazing orange sunset. read more
Friday was a public holiday for Australia Day so it has been a long weekend. Australia Day is Australia's official national day, 26th January. Aboriginal Australians however, call the day "Invasion Day" as they regard it as celebrating the decimation of their people. read more
What do you do post World Cup and pre EPL, you go to the . My first Australian Football League Match was Carlton vs Western Bulldogs and I was supporting Carlton. I went out for some drinks on Friday night for someones birthday and then spent Saturday being sick so I am thinking about stopping drinking. read more
Last weekends round up, I've not done anything this weekend as I have had a bad cold so I have been looking after myself this weekend. Sunday I met a girl who took me to the market and then we went to St Kilda foran afternoon walk around. She is a mad Steps fanwhich is very strange from an Australian. read more
,MAY 09, 2005. OAKLAND, CA (May 9, 2005) Lonely Planet has won its sixth Webby, including its fourth-consecutive People's Voice award, for best travel site at the 2005 s. Other nominees in the travel category were Flightmaker (2005 overall Travel category winner), AOLCityGuide, GoCityKids.com and Orbitz.com. The competition in the Travel category is fierce, said Scott ... read more
Morning, Just come out of the shower after spending Xmas day on St Kilda Beach watching all the locals having the customary bbq xmas lunch in the sun. Everyone was dressed up as Santa or in anything red they could lay there hands on. I fell asleep on the beach and burnt my eyelids, Nothing planned for the next few days , New years eve I am off to a club and New Years ... read more
Nothing planned for the next few days , New years eve I am off to a club and New Years ... read more
