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We’re all settled in, it’s a little bit windy and a bit pearl harbour, I doubt I’ll be going for a dip in the sea, I’ll wait till I get home to Sydney for that

Last night I had a video call with the whole family, they were all visiting Christy and Dave for the weekend and as Dave had recently got skype working on his laptop we thought it would be good to have a chat. So it was a bit like university challenge, me on one side and [...]

Saturday was the first time i’ve been to a game of football, and which teams did i go to see? Derby vs Fulham. Dave had suggested that we do something before i left for oz and we finally decided on this, then off into Derby for some food and more beer. After telling more and [...]

Well, Friday was my last day at work, and it also ended up being the day my car was passed onto it’s new owner. Which means my journey to Oz is beginning really. I think this is where it’ll start to sink in and I’ll be getting nervous about going etc. At the moment I’m [...]

Last weekend all the family had a weekend away at our old family holiday destination of Filey. We’ve been there many times to Butlins, and to a few other guest houses in Filey town itself. It was great to get everyone together and do some of the things we used to do. We made it [...]

So it’s shrove tuesday today and here are me and Dan making pancakes. I won’t go into details about who was the better tosser. They were very nice though! :-)

These last few posts are a little out of order, but here goes anyway… We went to see Linkin Park play at Notts Arena on Thursday last week. Top quality gig, they put on a good show, and the sound quality was good too. They played a lot of the tracks of the new Minutes [...]

As a birthday gift for my Dad, Christy (my sis) and I took Mum and Dad for a day at the races on Saturday. It was originally going to be at Uttoxeter but because of the months of constant rain here in sunny England the racing that day was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch [...]

…almost. I think it’s booked but I have yet to pay for it. I have booked it through the International Organisation for Migration, they have a concessional fare agreement with Quantas, so the fare was a little bit cheaper and it includes double the baggage allowance, 40Kg instead of 20Kg. I have confirmed the itinerary [...]

Went to see “Alien Vs Predator Requiem” last night, and it was quite a good flick. Don’t go to the cinema expecting Oscar winning acting, or even much of a plot. Especially don’t go if you are thinking the movie is attempting to compete with “Alien” for suspense, and please stop moaning about it if [...]