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Bold the ones you've Done:
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs (Known as flip flops, to you US-ers.)
7. Been to Uluru (formerly known as Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake (It was dead at the time.)
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney
13. Have seen a shark
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge - not the top part but the pedestrian part
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down (explanation- Red Back Spiders- the Australian variant of the Black Widow- are famous for building webs inside outside dunnies (outhouses). Men are more susceptible to bites than women for obvious anatomical reasons)
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing
23. Taken a sickie (In Australia, it's only "taking a sickie" if you aren't actaully sick.)
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football -sydney swans ftw
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat -chased one actually :D
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan
38. Seen Blue Poles in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberly
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams - of course!
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visited the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity"
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra - i lived there. home town.
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Gone to the snow
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford- holden girl forever
83. Visited the desert
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting - Spotlighting ONLY.
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election - I definately would if i could
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback
96. Travelled over corrugated roads
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage
99. Seen an emu
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires - I remember in the 2003 ones near canberra (they were really really bad) the sky was black at 1pm. it was pretty frightening
In other news.. there is no other news. It's a public holiday today which is nice, I can recover from my cold that I've had for 5 days now and from the skiing disaster of yesterday. I ended up getting the atomic skis and decided to try them out yesterday before the ski team triouts today, and it was a disaster. The skis were too fast for me, especially after almost a year of not skiing as is to happen wiht a sport that requires snow, I was alone, visibility was bad and I was at a completely new place. I suppose I'm to be grateful that I only fell once, and that it wasn't so bad when I did. The new boots that I got we're supposed to be good. We bought pretty cheap skis and bindings and then went for one of the best boots as I have ankle problems which we don't want to make worse, and I was in so much pain. All I can say is I hope they get better with use. Needless to say I have postponed ski team tryouts, as I could hardly get down a swiss red run yesterday.
Apart from this, not much has been happening. I have exams next week which I need to start studying for. I hear Folie a Deux was leaked? Anyone have any infos they want to share? I am not going to download as I think I can actually buy it here on the release date, as compared to Fast Times which STIL has not been released over here.
Christmas is coming, my mother and I bought some lovely adventy things from a flower shop and she has made me an advent calender, I think she's trying to make up for the fact that my dad has been in Australia for the past 2-3 months. Which is lovely of her, but it seems like too much effort :( Dad's coming home next week though,so that will be nice.
Homesick still, father sent an email wiht a picture of a national park near to where we live and it brought back so many memories, we spent so much time there with extended family when i was younger. Actually, have the picture, I thought it was lovely and although the tower is a bit too much in the middle I love the colours. I cried when I saw it, I can't wait to go home next summer.
Bold the ones you've Done:
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm
6. Worn a pair of thongs (Known as flip flops, to you US-ers.)
7. Been to Uluru (formerly known as Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake (It was dead at the time.)
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney
13. Have seen a shark
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge - not the top part but the pedestrian part
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down (explanation- Red Back Spiders- the Australian variant of the Black Widow- are famous for building webs inside outside dunnies (outhouses). Men are more susceptible to bites than women for obvious anatomical reasons)
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing
23. Taken a sickie (In Australia, it's only "taking a sickie" if you aren't actaully sick.)
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football -sydney swans ftw
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat -chased one actually :D
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan
38. Seen Blue Poles in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberly
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams - of course!
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visited the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity"
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra - i lived there. home town.
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Gone to the snow
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford- holden girl forever
83. Visited the desert
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting - Spotlighting ONLY.
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election - I definately would if i could
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback
96. Travelled over corrugated roads
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage
99. Seen an emu
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires - I remember in the 2003 ones near canberra (they were really really bad) the sky was black at 1pm. it was pretty frightening
In other news.. there is no other news. It's a public holiday today which is nice, I can recover from my cold that I've had for 5 days now and from the skiing disaster of yesterday. I ended up getting the atomic skis and decided to try them out yesterday before the ski team triouts today, and it was a disaster. The skis were too fast for me, especially after almost a year of not skiing as is to happen wiht a sport that requires snow, I was alone, visibility was bad and I was at a completely new place. I suppose I'm to be grateful that I only fell once, and that it wasn't so bad when I did. The new boots that I got we're supposed to be good. We bought pretty cheap skis and bindings and then went for one of the best boots as I have ankle problems which we don't want to make worse, and I was in so much pain. All I can say is I hope they get better with use. Needless to say I have postponed ski team tryouts, as I could hardly get down a swiss red run yesterday.
Apart from this, not much has been happening. I have exams next week which I need to start studying for. I hear Folie a Deux was leaked? Anyone have any infos they want to share? I am not going to download as I think I can actually buy it here on the release date, as compared to Fast Times which STIL has not been released over here.
Christmas is coming, my mother and I bought some lovely adventy things from a flower shop and she has made me an advent calender, I think she's trying to make up for the fact that my dad has been in Australia for the past 2-3 months. Which is lovely of her, but it seems like too much effort :( Dad's coming home next week though,so that will be nice.
Homesick still, father sent an email wiht a picture of a national park near to where we live and it brought back so many memories, we spent so much time there with extended family when i was younger. Actually, have the picture, I thought it was lovely and although the tower is a bit too much in the middle I love the colours. I cried when I saw it, I can't wait to go home next summer.