Wednesday night I went to the Australian Open to watch Roger Federer beat James Blake. Unfortunately we wanted to see either Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic and we got Federer. It is a long weekend here in Australia due to Australia day falling on a weekend and we are due very hot weather with thunderstorms. read more
residents are being ordered to keep balcony doors and windows shut in high wind for safety reasons.
Newcomers to Melbourne's tallest building are told officials can enter apartments to close balcony doors "that may be violating the safety of the building" in high wind. A statement by management said the wind rules were for the safety of residents, no wind alert had occurred yet, and warnings to residents ... read more
Quick update before I go to bed, the games are open and the fish sprung to life, best bit was when the guy walked on the yarra river on a hidden walkway. I passed my Macromedia exam yesterday, so I am now a certified Macromedia Developer. Dont worry UK people , you will not be left out, an online credit card donation link is on the way. read more
What a crazy week in Melbourne. I woke up to find my water bed had burst a leak and then remembered I don't have a water bed! LOL It is very hard to fry (my oven is broke) and then discover your flat is full of smoke , so you have to open the balcony before the smoke alarm goes off but it is like opening an oven and getting a blast of hot air rushing in. read more
I have just come home from the tennis after watching a great game , Australia vs USA. Eighth seed Venus Williams crashed out of the Open to the Australian Alicia Molik 7-5 7-6 7-3 She now plays Lindsay Davenport , also from the USA in the quarter finals on Wednesday which also happens to be Australia Day , a bank holiday!!! I left the tennis at 11PM after watching the first 20mins of the mens, I have no idea what time they are due to finished as they ... read more
After purchasing a new pair of trainers 17 months ago I finally wore them for the first time and where was I going , was it a blind date, job interview, concert? I have discovered that I buying clothes and saving them for an event which never seems to happen so I cracked open the trainers and strutted off to Coles totally overdressed. I have managed to update this site more often but I am smoking more and I have eaten out more times this year than the whole of 2009,... read more
I received my passport this week, note under Nationality is Australian. The reason I am not smiling is that Australia has such strict guidelines on what constitutes a valid passport picture. It has been very painful this week and I am still unable to open my mouth fully and I am living on Heinz tomato soup, avocado and boiled potatoes. 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
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
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
Thursday Night I went to Australia vs Greece in the MCG where the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games were held. The game was not the best , George Samaras had a bad first half and was taken off at half time, there was pressure for him to start the game as his dad was born in Melbourne and played for South Melbourne. The goal that settled the game (aus won 1-0) was worthy of the world cup, a superb volley. read more
Let me start by wishing Sammy,Josh and Marcus a happy birthday for this week. Last night I went to see 50cent in concert, or fiddy as his friends know him. Everyone is busy here getting ready for the Commonwealth opening ceremony, as you can see from my video they have started putting fishes into the water along the Yarra River. read more
I was sat last night watching TV in the dark when I noticed something moving in the corner of my eye. When I stood up the cat turned around and must have got the shock of its life and it bolted towards the balcony door and onto the balcony never to be seen again. Now I know that leaving my balcony door open is leaving me at risk to certain insects, but I always expected to see flying things rather than a four legged animal coming through the door. read more
If the meeting goes well this afternoon then hopefully I should have a 3 month contract working in in the Gold Coast. Ronina is supposed to be the information technology hub of the Gold Coast, with vast new technology parks opening up. Combined with that and the beach and being so close to Surfers Paradise makes this job sound perfect. read more
I have now moved to another , although this one also has its bad points. No guests after 10pm , I have to clean my bins and mop my room. Clean sheets and towels seems to be on a weekly basis, if i shower with the bathroom door open they fine me $400 because the steams causes the alarms to go off , the list is endless ... 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
On Sunday the temperature rose to 110 so getting to the beach was not even an option, so i locked myself in my flat, put the air con on and watched tv all day. I discover after that Charlize Theron was there but I missed her :( I watched NO.8 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne's beat Lindsay Davenport in the quarter-finals and watched some of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and Croatian Ivan Ljubicic. The mens match was almost like a football match, with a strong Greek and Croatian community here they ... 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
What a crazy week here in Melbourne, I have been working days and nights to get some code ready for a release last Saturday and Alex Kidd was in town with his entourage playing against Kidd Kaos who I had never heard play before and it was great night. I got about 5 hours sleep on Wednesday and Thursday night and planned to leave the office around 2pm on Friday so I could go home and get some sleep before meeting up with Alex. Although at one point some ... read more
I sent a to my baby nephew in England and between arriving on the shores of Great Britain and being delivered to her house it was intercepted by her majesty's customs and excise or HM Revenue and Customs and they like to be known. 2. I can send my sister the receipt with a signed letter stating what was in the parcel and she can pay the customs tax and attempt to claim it back by lodging a ... 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
Tonight I went to a Young Professionals at the Melbourne Aquarium. The event was to support four charities: the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, beyondblue, Child Wise and Oxfam Australia. The only worrying thing was the fish they served whilst fish swimmed over your heads, it all seemed so wrong but its rude not to at least try everything once. read more
Thereal blues showed those overpaid Londoners. It just shows that money can not buy you everything but a little bit can buy you Ana which is all you need. Are we having a remarkable start to the season or are they have a shit one? read more
