BiDM

BrisStyle Indie Designers Market

A collective of designers, artists and crafters

This is the fab group I am a member of here in sunny ol’  Brisbane

and we are having our final market for 2009

When: This Saturday, 5th December 2009 – from 9am to 4pm

Where: St Augustine’s Church Hall, Racecourse Rd, Hamilton

Lots of gorgeous goodies for you to buy

from over 60 stalls

I will be on the BiDM promotions and co-op stall this year

(the stall will be just opposite the entrance to the hall)

with a selection from my eclectic range of  jewellery, accessories & clothing

Hope to see you there!

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With much difficulty, I have collected temperature data, as clinching evidence to prove my point.

 MEAN TEMPERTURE FOR THE YEARS 1951 TO 1980

 The mean temperature has been shown correct to one decimal point in the record whereas figures for 2007 are shown in round figures. So I have rounded off the mean temp. figures too,  for proper comparison.                

 Except in a few cases, there is remarkable similarity in temperature recorded 200 years ago and now ! This exposes the fallacy of global warm-mongers. In big cities like bombay the increase in temp may be due to huge concrete forests constructed and this can in no way be called global.                         

  Statement 2  (Mean temp. in degree Fahreheit)

Statement 3: Latitude and mean temperature

ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE DATA

 Figures speak the truth. The temperature data, comparing previous periods with the current period in respect of Indian and foreign cities are available in the statements above. Statement-1 shows temperature of Indian cities (both coastal and inland).

These have been collected from the meteorological department library at Mausam Bhawan, Delhi.

 You will see that in the cities mentioned below, the temperature has remained stable during the last 50 years.

 Bhuj, Bhawnagar, Surat, Punjim, Honavar, Alapuzha, Kakinada, Port Blair, Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata (temperature has actually decreased by 3 degrees), Bhubneswar (decreased by 3 degrees), Ajmer, Pune, Bangalore, Agartala, Alhabad, Kota, Madurai, Koimbature, Kolhapur, Udaipur, Nagpur.

 The increase in temperature by 5 degrees in Mumbai is glaring, especially when we see the temperature in Surat remaining stable. In other words, for Mumbai the reasons my be local and not global. This requires investigation. My guess is that the huge increase in concrete buildings in Mumbai has contributed to the increase in temperature.

 So far, I have been speaking about the maximum temperature. A scrutiny of the minimum temperatures reveals a certain trend of distinct increase.

 Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Ajmer, Pune, Hyderabad, Udaipur and Kanpur show increase in minimum temperature by 3 degree. If you total the minimum temperatures of all the cities,  then and now, there is an increase of 20degrees in respect of 15 inland stations whereas the maximum temperature in respect of the same stations show a decrease of 8 degrees. It should be remembered that the minimum temperature are recorded during winter months (December, January) when the sun is far away in the Southern hemisphere and this cannot be assigned to the heat radiated from the sun.  Mr. Milner has also written about the winter becoming milder over a period of time. In my younger days, I use to find it difficult to take bath in cold water in winter in Delhi. Now, excepting some days of severe cold mostly caused by heavy snowfall in the Himalayas, the water is not so cold.   The obvious inference is that this is actually global defreezing caused by geothermal energy.

 Statement 2 shows temperature variation over a wider period of 200 years. The figures for the previous period have been taken from Milner’s book which was published in 1853. As these figures are in Fahrenheit scale, current figures too are shown in the same scale. The figures in respect of the following stations indicate stability.

 Cairo, Algiers, Cincinnati, New York, Beijing (decrease of 3 degree), Paris Dublin, Copenhagen (decrease of 6 degree), Quebec, Petersburg, Bordeaux, Vienna (decrease of 4 degrees) – 12 out of 20 cities. London, Geneva and Paris show exceptional increase. However, it should be remembered that the increase is over a period of 200 years.

 A word of caution: the current data have been extracted from the website “World Weather Information Service” and so the authenticity has to be verified independently.

 A very reliable and scientific method for evaluation of the temperature of the globe, is latitude wise mean temperatures. Milner’s book shows 29 degree centigrade at equator, gradually and linearly decreasing to zero degree centigrade at the poles. I am unable to get corresponding figures for the current period. However, I could see from the website that figures remain almost constant, even though the figures for the polar region,  now shows as approaching minus 20 degree centigrade. This may be due to better technology being employed by scientific team exploring the polar regions. I have calculated the value of current mean temperatures in respect of a few stations, comparing this value with that shown in Milner’s book. These are given in statement 3.

 MELTING OF POLAR ICE CAP

 The density of water at zero degrees centigrade is 0.9999 grams per cm. The density of ice at zero degree centigrade is 0.9150. In other words, 1 cc of ice weights only 0.91 gm and hence will displace only 0.915cc of water, when the ice is floating in water. When the ice float, almost the whole of body sinks below the surface of water, expect a small portion projecting above the surface. In the North Pole area, there is no land. The crust of the earth forms a huge bowl filled with seawater and a huge mass of ice floating in it just like an ice cube placed in a bowl of water. The volume of ice submerged below the ice may be almost 9 times more than the icecap which we observe above the surface of water. The molecules covering the underwater portion of the icecap absorb heat from the sea water in which it floats and melt into water. This is a continuous process happening round the clock, allover the year, irrespective of summer or winter. As I have explained in my booklet, the necessary energy is supplied by the earth itself. The role of the Sun which shines only for a limited period is too insignificant to have any impact on this process. As the density of water is more than that of ice, the volume of water generated by the melting of ice is less than that of water originally occupied by the ice block in the ratio 9999:9150. Therefore the sea level will actually  come down because of the melting process. In practice, this may not happen because of the continuous deposition of snow in the polar region which will continuously push down the ice cap.

 A lot has been talked about the rising of sea level because of Global warming. This is a misconception. In some places, the sea level goes up and in other places, it recedes. This phenomenon has been extensively discussed in Milner’s geography.

 My contention can be tested by a simple experiment. Place ice cubes in a tumbler and fill it with water until the water overflows. Leave it until all the ice melts. Watch for any overflow of water during this process.

 I quote from Milner-page-513

Excessive summers

In 763 the summer was so hot that the springs dried up.

In 870 the heat was so intense ,that near Worms the reapers dropped dead in the fields.

In 993 and again in 994,it was so hot that the corn and fruits were burnt up.

The year 1000 was so hot and dry ,that, in Germany ,the pools of water disappeared ,and the fish ,being left in the mud ,bred pestilence.

In 1022 the heat was so excessive ,that both men and cattle were struck dead.

In 1130 the earth yawned with drought. Springs and rivers disappeared ,and even the Rhine was dried up in Alsace.

In 1159 not a drop of rain fell in Italy after the month of May.

The year 1171 was extremely hot in Germany.

In 1232 the heat was so great ,especially in Germany, that it is said that eggs were roasted in the sands.

In 1260 ,many of the Hungarian soldiers died of excessive heat at the famous battle fought near Buda.

The consecutive years of 1276 and 1277 were so hot and dry as to occasion a great scarcity of fodder.

The years 1293 and 1294 were extremely hot ;and so were likewise 1303 and 1304,both the Rhine and the Danube having dried up.                    

In 1333 the corn fields and vineyards were burnt up.

The years 1393 and 1394 were excessively hot and dry.

In 1447 the summer was extremely hot.

In the successive years 1473 and 1474 the whole earth seemed on fire. In Hungary , a person might wade across the Danube

The four consecutive years  1538, 1539 ,1540 ,and 1541 were excessively hot ;and the rivers dried up.

In1556 the drought was so great that the springs failed. In England wheat rose from 8 shillings to 53 shillings a quarter.

The years 1615 and 1616 were very dry all over Europe.

In 1646 it was excessively hot.

In1652 the warmth was  very great, the summer being the driest ever known in Scotland. A total eclipse had happened that year, on Monday the 24^th of March,which hence received the appellation of ‘Mirk Monday.’ 

The summer of 1679 was extremely hot.It is related ,that one of the minions tyranny ,who in that calamitous period, harassed the poor Presbyterians in Scotland with captious questions, having asked a shepherd in Fife ,whether the killing of a notorious Sharp, Archbishop of  St.Andrews, which had happened in May,was murder; he replied , that he could not tell, but there had been fine weather ever since.

The year 1700 was excessively warm, and the two following years were of the same description.

In 1718 the weather was extremely hot and dry all over Europe. The air felt so oppressive that all the theatres were shut in Paris. Scarcely any rain fell for the space of nine months and the springs and rivers were dried up. The following year was equally hot. The thermometer at Paris rose to 98 degree Fahrenheit. The grass and corn were quite parched.

In some places the fruit trees blossomed two and three times.

Both the years 1723 and 1724 were dry and hot.

The year 1745 was remarkably warm and dry; but the following year was still hotter insomuch that the grass withered, and the leaves dropped from the trees .Neither rain nor dew fell for several months ; and ,on the continent, prayers were offered up in all the churches to implore the bounty of refreshing showers.

In 1748 the summer was again very warm.

In 1754 it was likewise extremely warm.

The years 1760 and 1761 were both of them remarkably hot, and so was the year 1763.

In 1774 it was excessively hot and dry.

Both the years 1778 and 1779 were warm and very dry.

The year 1788 was also very hot and dry ;and of the same character was 1811 ,famous for its excellent vintage, and distinguished by the appearance of a brilliant comet.

Hier erst einmal die Bilder von meinem wunderschönen Wochenende:-) Etwas schriftliches dazu kommt in den nächsten Tagen.

This is the way we sign the books!

Well, my goodness, that’s the first two Brisbane launches of Willow Farrington Bites Back, under my belt.  The excitement and build-up surrounding a book launch is quite a deal more than I had anticipated.  Why?  Well it’s the reading you see.  Reading others a small piece of your heart, tends to make one a little weepy.  However, I made it through on both occasions with just the barest vocal quiver and did not wreck my mascara.  

The signing process is much more fun.  Signing a book for someone is a celebration.  It’s about anticipation, completion and renewal all in the one process.  Because authors can’t control the readers impressions, which are created by their own experiences and understandings, our writing, when we hand it to someone else for reading, changes shape.  It grows and morphs with every reading.  I can’t wait to hear about how Willow has been interpreted by readers. 

Of course the fun isn’t over yet, in fact it’s only just begun.  Tomorrow Willow and I will be interviewed by the lovely Bridgit from the Queensland Times newspaper.  Saturday the 5th (at three pm just in case you’d like to come) will be my book signing at my favourite Mary Ryans book shop in Orion Springfield.  You won’t be able to miss the staff or me, we’ll be the ones wearing tiaras and eating lollipops!

Then it’s off down to Melbourne on the 6th and Sydney on the 12th where the reading and signing process will hopefully be a little easier due to the fact that nearly no-one will know me (so if I’m awful,

Me reading to a crowd...much different from a classroom.

can fade quietly into oblivion).     The lack of peeps in the crowd will also hopefully mean less imbibing of celebratory alcohol, which may serve to keep the aftermath to a minimum.

While undertaking this process though, I have a few tips for beginners (like me) who may be about to embark on their own signing tour soon.

1. Don’t be shy.  Not everyone in the room knows you, but if they did, they’d all want to buy your book.  So say hello to people, find out about them and let them know you’re happy to sign their book for them.
2. Be visible.  Wear a colour, look like fun and you’d be amazed at how many people want to talk to you!
3. Bring your own pen.  Yep, I went to a book launch and forgot my pen!
4. Check spelling.  People sometimes spell their names differently to what you might imagine.  Check before you start writing.
5. Get a new signature.  Don’t sign your books the same way you sign your credit card receipts, that’s just asking for trouble. 
6. Have a contingency plan.  Sometimes technology fails, if it does, you should be ready to do a song and dance without the back up crew of powerpoint and slideshow.

Making friends and discussing writing...

That’s it so far.  I’ll let you know what else I learn as I go along.  Wish me luck!

I got back last night from Brisbane. It was a great time: a time to see old friends, and to chill out before starting work. M and I did see the legendary Glen Campbell on Saturday night (it was good; you can read about that here).

On Sunday we took it leisurely: a bit of market shopping on the South Bank, a few cold ones to beat the 34 degree heat. When that didn’t quite do it, we went for a dip in the pool at Miss B’s folks’ place and some lunch.

It’s good to know that we’ve got good friends in the country, even if they’re not all just across the harbour. Brisbane’s only a 90-minute flight away, not very far at all. I’m sure we’ll have a few more trips up before long. Hopefully they’ll come down, too, and we can return the favour.

Here I am,

Probably just when you had given up all hope that I was going to return to blogging…

It has been that long that I don’t know whether to continue on from the last post or to start with more recent times!

Ok, Well to date one of the most memorable things of the trip happened just a few weeks ago and I know to a lot of people it was nothing!  I had just got into bed and was reading for a minute or to when I felt the dog under the bed pushing up, then as I thought for a second I realised I hadn’t let the dogs into my room a little puzzled I looked around the room to realise that there was a lot of things moving, It went on for about a minute in which time I had to get up and put a hand to the flat screen tv on the dresser before it toppled over and that was that I had witnessed my first Earthquake, thankfully no damage was caused as it was approx 90 miles deep and deep enough not to cause any waves!

So back a bit…     All in all I had a great time on the Sydney to Cairns leg with Simon, and although we punched in a fair few miles we managed to squeeze in a few activities and find some nice eatery’s along the way, the second night of the rd trip we ended up in the country town of Murwillumbah were we camped in the show grounds, for dinner we found ourselves at a kinda trendy cafe called Luffley Cafe where most of the seating was on the street and being a Friday night they had live music in the form of the Lovely Vanessa (Guitar, Vocals) and Richard (drums) I would recommend it to anyone…

Next day we kept the hammer down to get up towards surfers paradise, stopping for about an hour for some grub and a stroll on the beach where we both managed to get sunburnt all down one side, I had been looking forward to seeing Surfers Paradise but on arrival was very disappointed as it is completely commercialised and reminded of Blackpool or the likes but with better weather, 40 years to late I guess!  On up the rd a tad we pulled into Water World hoping to get a wash but they were closing up for the day, so with a little time on our hands we called Chris Brown a friend from home who moved out here back in march to the Brisbane area, finally luck was on our side and Chris was just on his way home from work and only lived a few Km’s away so we met up with himself and Shaz for an hour before getting on the rd for Somerset Dam, unfortunately it was dark and I have no idea what the countryside was like on the way up, but going by what was on view the next morning we probably missed some good views.  On up the road we stopped at the Australia Zoo of Steve Irwin fame but it was absolutely packed, I think Simon was keen enough to go in for a look see (sorry Simon) but I got back on the road and stopped at the “Big Kart Track” were we had a 30min run on the 1.2Km track which was mighty craic and left us both with some sports related injuries, back on the rd we got the length of Bundaberg but couldn’t find the campsite we where looking for so I backed the van up to the sea break for the night, we were rudely awakend by the cackles of two women fishing on the rocks just at the back of the van, so I swung open the doors and gave them a fair old shock!  The craic was good so I got the fishing rod out and threw a line in to and before to long I had the breakfast in the pan!  Well, thats where the fun began, while I was preparing breakfast I threw Simon the rod to see if we could make it a feast, what happened next was probably highlight #2 of the trip and makes me laugh everytime it comes to mind, Simon cast out and a bird thought the spinner looked good and made a dive for it and managed to hook it’s foot, so as Simon was calling for assistance I could hardly stand for laughing at him and while trying to catch a breath I managed to grab the camera…

At least Simon got a shag...

Sorry I didn’t proof read for typo’s etc…

I’ll try and do a bit more tomorrow night…

South Bank / Rive Sud

view from Goodwill Bridge, South Bank on left / vue depuis le pont Goodwill, la rive sud est à gauche

urban beach / plage urbaine

City Botanic Gardens

mangrove

The word “mangrove” refers to plants living between sea and land. A mangrove is also all the animals living here: the birds, bats, insects, crabs, fish and worms that depend on the trees for their survival. These are grey mangroves, the most widespread in Australia. They are hardy, surviving in both high and low salt levels. Grey mangroves excrete excess salt from special glands on their leaves.

I ventured out last night, sans Kitty, for the first time since junior pixels arrived. I really wanted to see Cornerstone Roots & Salmonella Dub who were playing at the Hifi in West End, Brisbane.

The show was quite good. It was far from a sold-out show (about quarter capacity), probably due to the expensive $50 ticket price. Cornerstone Roots were great, especially the vocals, and Salmonella Dub were also good, but I was let down by the lack of vocals since their departure of Tiki Taane. Oh well. Still a good night out, good to see some live music.

In 1924, Irene Eastment was married in Brisbane, Queensland, to Andrew Leslie (known as Les) Michel.  Les was the son and grandson of German Lutheran immigrants, who had settled in Fernvale in south eastern Queensland.  Les’ father owned a general store in the nearby town of Lowood.  the couple immediately moved to Sydney, where their first child was born in 1925.

Irene Merle (known as Merle) was followed by Shirley Mavis , Valmai June and David Francis.  Shirley died at the age of 13 months from gastroenteritis, and Merle was also very sick at that time.

Although Irene had little or no contact with her father after she left home, she remained in close contact with her siblings and maintained that contact all her life.  Her children had close relationships with their aunts, uncles and cousins.  The family eventually scattered over the length of eastern Australia, from Melbourne to Townsville, but always kept in touch with each other.

Unfortunately, Irene’s marriage wasn’t as successful and Les left the family in about 1937, when Merle was 12, Valmai 8 and David 6.  None saw their father again until they were adults.

Irene now had to provide for her young family and did so very successfully, in a number of ways.  Initially, she worked as a photographic model for newspaper and magazine advertisements – she was always a very attractive woman.  Later, after the start of World War II, she learnt to drive, and became a successful life insurance saleswoman.  She was able to invest her earnings and buy property, firstly in Agnes Street, Strathfield, and later in north shore Mosman.  She was also able to put her oldest daughter through University, when this was still unusual.

In 1947 her two younger children moved to the Northern Territory, Valmai to work for Qantas Airways in Darwin and David to work on a cattle station,  Undaunted, Irene also went to the Territory, working for a time as a cook on a cattle station.  After two years, Valmai and Irene returned to Sydney by car (an adventurous undertaking in those days), but David stayed in Alice Springs where he spent the rest of his life.

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Irene and Valmai’s car, in a photo taken on the road from Darwin to Alice Springs.

Christmas Spirit

Beautiful Christmas tree on King George Square

Dawn Treader recently wrapped filming in Brisbane, Australia and is set to hit theaters December 2010. Can’t wait to see it! -JJ

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It was hot and muggy and due to camera dramas I only have a few shots at Queens Park and the march was taken with a camera phone.

Update. Photos from the Melbourne rally at An Onymous Lefty.

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What a week for test match cricket.

India put together a thunderbolt performance to bring the touring Srilankan party to their knees. The top three scored centuries while the next three also put in decent contributions, all at an alarmingly high pace according to test match standards. Muttiah Muralitharan was made to look mediocre, and that says it all. This was his last chance to impress in India, and impress he couldn’t. It’s official now, the two greatest spinners of the modern era, and arguably the two greatest spinners of all time, Mr. Warne and Mr. Muralitharan, conquered all else but India. Back to the match now, India contrary to expectations did not take their foot off the pedal when it was their turn to bowl. Takings 20 wickets and winning by an innings seemed pretty easy. Sreesanth, emerged from obscurity, and rattled the Srilankan batting order with a 5 wicket haul on his return to the Indian side. Jayawardene couldn’t reproduce his magical 275 run innings that he played in the first match of the series. Srilankan batsmen did anything but resist. It was all over before the Indian team broke a sweat. Kudos to the Indian bowling effort on a pitch which was not as bad for batting as the Srilankan batsman made it look. India now holds a defining 1-0 lead over the Lankans, with a match to play.

Far away from India, Down Under at the Gabba (Brisbane) the Aussies put in a clinical performance to annihilate the touring WestIndians (reunited after the player strike over a contractual dispute with the board) by an innings inside three days. No centuries, but handy contributions from all except Watson meant the Australians posted a high first innings total. With Sarwan out injured, and Gayle and Chanderpaul having a forgettable game, it wasn’t a surprise that the WestIndian batting just succumbed to the formidable Australian bowling line up. Hilfenhaus was the chief destroyer picking three top order wickets in the second innings to add to his two from the first innings. Their isn’t much to look forward to in this series. A 3-0 thrashing for the Windies seems to be in order. The only bright spot for the Windies was the century on debut from the teenage debutant Adrian Barath.

Not so far away, at Dunedin another teenager scored a century on debut. His name, UMAR AKMAL. I write it in capital letters so that you take notice, because this guy is here to stay. Easily the best batting talent to have emerged recently after Gambhir and Duminy. He can defend, he can attack, and he is very mature. His scores of 129 and 75 showed all characteristics: technique, determination, flare, patience, and aesthetics. But the joy of unearthing a gem should not prevent us from commenting on the otherwise mediocre batting performance from the Pakistanis. The top order looked as if they wouldn’t even be good enough for a club side. Shoaib Malik struggled as expected. The team management should realize that he can only score runs in the subcontinent. The older Akmal, Kamran and the captain Yousuf looked better but couldn’t play an innings that could see their team through in the all important fourth innings chase.  The bowlers, especially the three seamers Asif, Aamer and Gul, were honest through out the match. If only the fielders held on to those catches in the first innings. Pakistan did not play any test match cricket in 2008 and in 2009 they have played 6 test matches up till now and are yet to record a win. So technically, Pakistan has not won a test match since 2007. Unless the top order starts contributing and the fielders start holding on to the catches, I don’t see Pakistan registering a test match win for a while. The test marked the return of Shane Bond (from ICL) and Mohammad Asif (ban), and what a comeback it was for both of them. 8 wickets apiece for these two fast bowlers, only reaffirmed how badly they were missed by their respective teams.

The Aussie/Windies and Pak/Kiwi test matches were also the first to be played under the new Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS). It seemed fine, till the fourth day’s play at Dunedin when Asif challenged Billy Doctove’s decision – in favour of Grant Elliot. The replays showed that while Elliot was plumb lbw, Asif had marginally overstepped. The umpire upheld the decision and it counted as an unsuccessful challenge. Now, this raises the question of whether the bowling side should keep an eye on no balls, or be penalised for having missed one. Certainly a blip in the UDRS and a point to ponder over for the ICC.

Wrapping up, it was a week which will be remembered for the spectacular comeback of Bond, Asif & Sreesanth, and more so for the debut of the UDRS, Adrian Barath and (especially) Umar Akmal.

Could have been merrier had Pakistan won today, but nevertheless enjoy the festivities of Bakra Eid.

Where: the PINK! Hotel 144 Eagle Farm Rd Pinkenba – Map
When: 7.30pm
Tickets: $15 at the door – but they have offered a free double pass to 10 livelyfishers who call Talia on 0416 041 440 between 2pm and 4pm on Friday the 20th of November, 2009.

Website – www.thepink.com.au

Carpooling

If you are interested in car pooling to this event post a Comment so that others can respond. Make sure you check out the Comments if you are looking for a lift.

Here there are some outside photos, and also some of the surrounding area.

That is the place that I call home here

It is a apartment in Woolloongabba, near to the Mater Hospital.

It’s been a good start to the weekend in Brisbane: I finally got the new shoes I wanted, and I got a pretty sweet haircut (with straight-razor on the neck and a hot towel). It’s fun hanging out with the folks here, and good to explore this city a bit more. It’s beer and barbecue and sun and great, great fun.

Hey Ihr!

Mir isch leider n bissle langweilig, da ich ja im Moment allein bin un iwie sin die andern, die ich treff immer scho verplant oder reisen am naechsten Tag ab, isch n bissle schade aber ich vertreib mir scho iwie die Zeit…

Gestern bin ich früh aufgestanden, erstens weil meine 2 Mitbewohnerinnen Krach gmacht ham un weil ich in den Koala-Park un zur Einwanderungsbehoerde wegen meim Visums-Stempel wollt. Den Stempel gabs problemlos, aber dann bin ich ne halbe Stunde lang die George Street rauf und runter gelaufen un hab nach der richtigen Bushaltestelle gesucht. Iwann hab ich dann mal nen Busfahrer gefragt, der hat gelacht un gemeint, die Haltestelle gaebs nemme un hat mich zur richtigen geschickt.

1 Stunde spaeter war ich dann im Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Da hab ich mir dann die Koalas und Kaengurus angeschaut. Koalas sin glaub mit die faulsten Viehcher, die s überhaupt giibt un ich hab bloss einen gesehn, der sich mal bewegt hat, also richtige Chiller! Ich hab au einen auf m Arm gehabt un n Foto machen lassen fuer 16$. Die Kaengurus dort waren so zahm un an Menschen gewoehnt, dass man se einfach hat streicheln koennen. S warn ganz viele Kinder da un ein so n kleines Maedle isch einfach auf s groesste Kaenguru des es gab zu un hats gestreichelt, des haette ich mich nie getraut! Aber des Kaenguru hats iwie gar ned gejuckt und hat weiter gefressen^^ Und achja bevor jemand fragt: Nein, ich hab ned mit nem Kaenguru geboxt!!

 Wieder in Brisbane hab ich mir erstmal Bepanthen und Tape gekauft, weil ich nämlich von meinen neuen !Billabong! – Flip Flops Blasen von de Gummiriemen gekriegt hab! Frisch vertaped bin ich dann nach South Bank gelaufen (auf die andere Flussseite). Da ham die so nen “Entertainment Park” gebaut.. Isch richtig cool, da sin einfach 3 Schwimmbecken mit Strand und so hingebaut worden un ne Buehne un voll der Urwald, also echt super. Wenn ich meine Badesachen dabei gehabt haette waer ich au mal reingehopft. 

 Joa wieder im Hostel hab ich mir Spaghetti gekocht un auseversehen n bissle Salz geklaut. Die Kueche hier isch voll der Scheiß, normalerweise gibt’s in jedem Hostel so Salz, Pfeffer und Oel umsonst, aber hier ned (wusst ich aber ned!) un da stand Salz rum un ich habs genommen un dann bring ichs wieder zurück un der Typ dem s gehört hat guckt mich voll entgeistert an, war mir voll peinlich, hab mich 1000 Mal entschuldigt^^ 

 Ausserdem ham n Italiener un n Spanier mir weiß machen wollen, dass Pasta mit Nutella s geilste waer, was es überhaupt gibt^^ un n Typ von Greenpeace hat mich fuer 21 gehalten J und wollt mich zu irgend ner Aktion ueberreden.

 Meine 2 Roommates (wir sind 3 Maedels in nem 6-er Zimmer, voll geil!) sin ganz nett.. die eine isch aus Israel un vllt so 25, un die andere isch aus den USA un isch scho mindestens 30 und n bissle zu anspruchsvoll fürs Hostelleben^^

 Heisse Surfer-Typen gibt’s hier nemme so viele un au die anderen Kerle sin ned so d Hammer^^Ich hab erfahren, dass es  fuer mich (da ich hier Vodafone hab) auf der Trainingsfarm KEINEN Handyempfang gibt, ich also ab Montag erstmal ned zu erreichen bin… 

 Bisher bin ich sehr begeistert von Sydney und Brisbane. Es isch überall total sauber, weil keiner sein Muell auf d Strasse schmeisst, des isch echt ganz krass! Allerdings gefaellt mir Brisbane n bissle besser, weils hier einfach ruhiger un ned so hektisch isch wie in Sydney…

Zugenommen hab ich entgegen aller Prophezeiungen au no ned, weil ich erstens ned so viel ess: Fruehstueck – wenig Mittagessen (wenn ich unterwegs bin, also fast immer) – Abendessen.

Ausserdem lauf ich meistens, da ich kein Bock hab immer fuern Bus zu zahlen un außerdem ischs gesund!

 Ich merk au, dass ich intuitiv voll hochdeutsch schreiben wuerd un deshalb “verbesser” ich jez alles mal n bissle ins schwaebische, damit ihr mich au versteht^^

 Gut, ich glaub des wars…wow isch ziemlich viel geworden, hab nämlich s meiste scho im Hostel vorgeschrieben un hatte deshalb mehr Zeit zum nachdenken…

Machts gut, hab euch lieb! Mona

Also hier die Bilder:

hallo vanner o famil, 3 veckor har snart gatt o inga kangoroos har synt till, grymt  besviken, men man ska inte klaga det finns mycke annat fint o se pa;)… pa monda borjar det har livet pa allvar, for mej iaf. fatt jobb hos copperform australiens storsta platslageri, ville ha en chefs post men fick borja med ett montors jobb och 26 dollar i timmen far se hur det gar..

i helgen blir det till att leta boende, tror att det blir tungt o sova i ambulansen om man maste jobba har axo, vi har hittills parkat pa ett najs stalle som heter the spit goggla o kolla, en bit ovanfor seaworld pa seaworld dr, surfers paradise. trakigt att det kommer sa lite bilder pa en bildblogg men nan kamera har inte inhandlats an sa ni far vanta lite till dar..

aja  ha det bra sa lange cya

Sorry, dass ich so lange nicht mehr geschrieben. Hier vergeht die Zeit einfach so schnell, das man kaum dazu kommt etwas zu schreiben. Momentan muss ich relativ viel arbeiten, da es in die Schlussphase des Portals geht. Bis zum 1. Dezember sollte eigentlich alles so weit laufen und deswegen kommt hier gerade etwas Stress auf, da (wie sollte es anders sein) die Computer nicht immer wirklich das machen, was man eigentlich haben will. Aber so langsam klappt es dann doch alles. Einige der neuen Sachen arbeiten jetzt schon so wie sie sollen auf dem neuen Portal, so dass wir nach und nach die alte Datenbank abschaffen können. Ein sehr gutes Gefühl.
Hier ist heute wieder eine Hitzewelle ausgebrochen, so dass es die nächsten Tage wahrscheinlich über 35° haben wird. Eigentlich das perfekte Wetter um an den Strand zu gehen. Mein Plan für das Wochenende. Ich hoffe mal, dass die ganzen Gewitter, die hier plötzlich aufziehen könne mir keinen Strich durch die Rechnung machen. Sonst passiert hier eigentlich nicht viel.
Weihnachtsstimmung kommt hier eigentlich gar nicht auf. Es wird immer wärmer und Tannenbäume/Weihnachtsschmuck und so weiter sieht man eigentlich nur in Schaufenstern der Supermärkte und im TV. Plätzchen werden hier glaube ich auch kaum gebacken. Ich glaube diese Tradition muss ich ändern!! Wenn jemand von euch gute Rezepte für Plätzchen hat, könnt ihr sie mir gerne schicken.
Jetzt gibt es für mich erst einmal Lunch und danach geht es dann weiter am Computer. Freue mich jetzt schon wieder auf die Arbeit darußen, obwohl es doch recht angenehm ist mit der Klimaanlage und guter Musik während dem arbeiten.