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
Today we went to Prison and spent the morning behind bars .... We saw the original heads that three people used to trick the guards that they were in bed whilst they were escaping. There was an actual prisoner there who was selling signed copies of his book but on principle we did not purchase it or speak to him as after all he is a criminal so why should he profit from his crimes. read more
Today is , so I went down to Barbeques Galore to purchase a BBQ only to discover they had . No BBQ on . I'm nearly a Fair dinkum aussie :) I was thinking this morning, why did I not get my citizenship done so I could have become an Australian on . read more
I landed in England at 12pm and by 10pm I had seen my grandparents, my friends, had dinner and been to a football match. A very busy first day , on the second day I was up,dressed and walking around Bury by 10am. I am in Spain now, I landed last night and what a lovely view I am greeted with each morning when I pull back my curtains. read more
I went to see last night in Melbourne. I have been struggling all morning as I've lost all my hearing and about 5L of water, lol. I am about to have a few hours sleep in the sun and then finish packing ready for my flight tonight. read more
The past week here in Melbourne the weather has been between 90 and 100 making it a very sweaty week. On Friday it reached 102 and the air con at work broke down, so Friday morning was unbearable at work. The drought is getting worse and to give an exampe of how much water has been lost, the rivers are now dry and they are revealing weapons that people discarded years ago, I think some criminals will be a bit worried this week. 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
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
Morning , I went out shopping today and got myself a new pair of trainers and some jeans. Then I thought it was about time I had my haircut so whilst I was sat in the chair I started chatting about how long it takes to put some colour in it. So I sat there for an hour playing Midnight Club on my psp and here is my . 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
I am back in and it is freezing. The flight over was not as bad as I thought and I seem to have overcome the jetlag. It has been snowing all morning and I am wearing three jumpers to try and keep warm. 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
Enough was Enough , my hair had got so long I wasbeginning to resemble a cross between a reborn Jesus and an ACDC fan so this morning I ventured into the barbers and got my hair cut. They have massage chairs when you have your hair washed, its so relaxing you do notwantto get up. Still waiting for my electric scooter to arrive , images will follow... 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
Morning All, I went to see last night in concert or known as the dirty dozen minus eminem. Although Eminem was not there they still put on a hell of a show, some songs they left the record doing Eminems bit and other songs they just ripped them apart and changed the lyrics, for example my band turned into sacking Eminem and taking over the band. Funniest moment of the night was when Bizarre stood up and shouted , is this the loudest you can get Sydney, the ... read more
I woke up this morning, switched my TV on found myself watching Live Footy! After further investigation on tinternet (as Peter Kay would say) I discovered that all games are on free to air tv. well the bad news is that all Wednesdayand Thursday matches start at 6.30am. read more
Well the party is now over, I have just been offered a position working for head office in Melbourne. This is to goodof anopportunity to refuse and the chance to work in a field where at least the data is more interesting than old peoples medical records is very exciting. Flight booked for the morning andI just booked into a 3 star hotelfor a few nights to get myself used to the CBD - Central Business District for you non-... read more
We all went out last night on an after sail piss up and I was knocking back some shit that looked like the nicest ocean but has come back to haunt me this morning. Quiet night for me tonight. read more
When the man in the shop says you eat to many s then you know you really should be looking for something else to eat. Off to Byron Bay this morning so speak to you all from there. I got so pissed last night that I really could do with spending another day here. read more
I am now in , not managed to see much of the place yet, although last night I managed to knock back a few VB and started to feel a bit like a local. Woke up this morning feeling like shit. more to come read more
Well I am finally in Sydney , the flight was great, one tamazepan and I was out like a light. The airport was a pleasure , 2 visa and my luggage within 30mins, I think the USA should pay some attention to how a major airport can run. Just had breakfast on the beach watching the surfers enjoying there morning surf. read more
Hi, Got up this morning at 6 to catch a boat to , I've had some lunch hereand a shake and I now have 2 hrs to kill before my next boat. I am catching a boat to Ao Nang and from there I will need to get a tailboat to Railay Beach where I am supposed to be able to see my hotel. I hope this place is nice as I wont be moving until I need to make my way back to Bangkok for my flight to Australia. read more
Ever wonder what the chinese eat for , here it is. , me shit u not :D They love it all over here. Rice all the time, morning, noon and night. 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
Another quarter and another failed target, I have not managed to hit the 155 litres a day target which the water board tell us we should aim for. I am using an average of 202 litres a day but it is 28 litres per day less than this quarter last year. At least I am on the right track by reducing my water but at this rate by the time I reach target 155 it will have been lowered to 100 litres. read more
This week the weather has been getting hotter by the day climaxing today, Sunday at 37 Celsius this to Europeans is 99 Fahrenheit. Banana, Melon, Grapefruit, Avocado, Tomato, Carrot, Coconut, Strawberries, Leek, Potatoe and Asparagus, what an exhilarating selection of fruit and veg to go along side the meat I purchased yesterday. I am having Beef Wellington for dinner on Monday :) Monday I officially convert from being a ... 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
My laptop finally decided to call it a day and committed suicide. Cause of Death: Hard drive failure and burnt out motherboard caused by overheating. I managed to remove the hard drive and plug it into my new laptop so I still have my data. read more
Last night I was making some duck and I ran out of disposable dishes so I placed the duck on some tin foil wrapped around an oven tray. When I took the duck out of the oven, all the juices ran off the tin foil and down my arm. Pain I can not describe shot up my arm and I then spent the rest of the evening putting layers of pain relief gel on. read more
This weekend I purchased a bike, all I can say is I think it looks pretty cool but I cant tell you what to do with the 21 gears. So on SundayI rode around the Yarra River to get used to it and sat on Sunday nursing my sore bum. And now Tuesday night I can say after riding to work twice , my bum is not sore anymore and its quite enjoyable on top of saving me money on public transport and it is . read more
What an end to the week, everyone has been so busy working on a new project that I was left to build a chat application for travellers to be featured on the lonely planet website. After a successful launch most of the team had bloody maries but as it was only 8am and I still had a busy day ahead I declined and instead headed upstairs to the cafe for a coffee and some toast. It is sleep sleep sleep for me this weekend. read more
I am back in Australia after spending 2 weeks in England to see my family and friends. I got on the British Airways flight on Sunday Night and flew to Singapore, when I landed there it was 6pm and very hot, I sat on the roof for 30mins and had a cig whilst they were refueling the plane, then back on it to Melbourne. Compare the Heathrow taxi driver who shouted at me to put out my cig to the taxi driver in Melbourne who I could not shut up for talking non ... read more
Anyway, the award for the first congratulations goes to Mandy who served the first greeting at 4am and then again at 4.30am. Some facts about being 30 from the new book You've already lost 10 percent of your muscle mass. These are but a few of the factoids, demographic stats, quotes, biographical sketches, and sage and not so sage observations in Book of Ages 30, an illustrated book ... read more
Nothing planned for the next few days , New years eve I am off to a club and New Years ... read more
