... and that was xmas

A belated merry Xmas every one.... Well it's all over for another year and next time this all happens I will have a thirtieth (is this the right spelling) to contend with... I am wondering if I can move my b'day a more convenient time - this between Xmas and NYE lark is no fun ride... Thanks mum & dad! Then again maybe as I get older and want to forget my birthday - it will work in very nicely with the everyone else forgets anyway theme...

hmmm in other news there is another overseas trip on the books.... 3 weeks away to be exact. I will be accompanying my beloved brother and girl-friend to TAIWAN and then maybe (hopefully) JAPAN!! Should be good to explore this place as I have a few friends over there whom I have been meaning to visit for a while...

Work is (well was before I went on Xmas break) quite horrendously irritating - but I think this is just a temporary thing as the heat is on - and I was doing some mundane items... Hopefully the short break will have allowed the dust to settle somewhat....

Whats going on for NYE? Who knows? Well I think we will be boring (again) this year ...

over-and-out.

yeah I know i suck...

howdy all, I seem to be making a regular habit of not blogging - I know I totally suck - but then again I don't even know if anyone actually READS it so - oh well.... Anyways as you woud know - I got the job that I was talking about in my last blog - went for another one for a higher position - not as successful - meh. The new job is ok...... not real complaints to be made so far... I am over the honey-moon phase tho... On related news I am the owner of a brand new mini-laptop - I excitedly purchased a EEEpc - latest offering from ASUS, which might I say - quite a cute lil package - www.eeepc.asus.com - that should work .... I can't believe that xmas is less than 1 month away - 21 days even! Even more important - my birthday is is "just around the corner".... Not getting any younger though huh??? The big 3..0... is looming :) anyways promise to blog more - expect it direct from my couch via E3. ciao-4-now

Times R a changing

Last Friday I went to an interview (well I have been looking around for a while to find my next challenge) for a position which I applied for and I found out today that I got IT! WOOO HOOO! I am so, so excited.... Keep you posted as the details come through ...

Tis ok....

Well in follow up to my blog about the beloved doggy, I can report that following her miraculous hospital recovery, and then more recovery at home, she is now back to 100% capacity! YAY jessica rabbit! :-P I am so happy that things have worked out....

happy thoughts for jess

We have had a bit of a rough weekend following the desexing of our lil girl.There were some complications with her desexing which meant that she was admitted to pet ER last night and had emergency surgery this morning to find out / fix what ever was causing her to be unwell.

As it turns out when they stitched her up internally when desexed, and the vet somehow caught a part of her bowel in the internal stitches, which caused toxic material to leak into her abdominal area, which cause her to be very sick.

She came out of surgery ok (they weren’t sure she would survive the anaesthesia) and had made a very slow progress in that she has now stabilised and will with any luck continue to recover, although as I type she is still listed as critical so we are definitely not out of the woods yet.

We've created a MONSTER!!

Ha ha! I know it's been a while, but I have been busy - being busy.... On this sunny Sunday after a huge Saturday out .. with the DOG, I thought I would reflect on the fact that she is not the little girl that we bought a few months ago...

Wheny ou put the before & after photos side by side, it's like the extreme makeover shots (damn late night TV) except maybe she was better looking in the before shot (just jokes - she was and still is very cute!!) ...



Maybe we have created a monster ... but hey she is a pretty good monster in my books!

Russel?

Today we joined the local RSL, it very expensive at 2 dorrar... Think it might even be better than the Local (Arana Leagues). Got an email from there promotions department already!!

Mai & Fatty had a shingdig/birthday/housewarming, nice one cept couldn't they have done _something_ about the rain? Ha ha! Just jokes@ :P

I am still sick... Wish I could shake the chunks.... nah I have this sore throat thing which makes me cough and be generally unwell....

I am on facebook now as well, so if you happen to be on there and want to be-friend me, check out my profile and say HI or stalk me or something..... Feel Free!

The cats are on CATSTER is you care to check it out!

We got some footrot flats

yeah well kinda anyways.... she is jess and she is cute, but man is she naughty, she is at that "bite and grab shit and run away with it" stage. Puppy pre-school in a week, but I don't think that will sort her out! She is giving the cats the shits... especially now she is bigger and doesn't want to wrestle my kitten anymore!

Thailand is not that far off now... 9 days and counting... but I have been off work for the past few days with a bad back, so hopefully it is better in time for the 9 hour flight. Not really excited, I don't think it has sunk in. Should be fun though with the sister an all.


Maaan I really don't mean to waaaaa - but fluck it's cold! :(

Big Meh

A bit of a meh vibe in my life this week... Didn't get the promotion that I had applied for... Didn't get time off to go to Fraser.... and meh... anyways whats too do except be bitter and angry... I feel like going all emo and dying my hair black and be fashionably depressed... write some sad poetry and hang out near HJs in the mall.....

or maybe not....

So maybe it's time for me to just move on ... physically ot enoitionally ... who knows. Watch this space.

There was a blue coloured smoke...

Yep you read right, there was a repeat performance at Blue Smoke Bar & Grill. What can I say... what a great place. My only complaint is that I am TOO full! Damn those half price buffalo wings! Oh yeah they didn't have the REALLy hot sauce so that was sad.... but we soon got over it.

IP had the same as last time ... Beef ribs.... which were up to standard! This time I thought I would try the salmon dish, which was very good. But rich! This time as we were with the olds, we partook in the coffee & dessert thing, which was surprisingly nice - the coffee was spot on, the chocolate brownie was deathly sweet (yum) and the pecan pie was good too!

Ip's olds were talking about next time, so I think we have some more addicts.... till next time!

Schm-easter

Woo hoo! It's easter! Bring on the chocolate.... But yeah what about those who don't like chocolate ... or closer to my heart ...those who have traumatic memories of candy eggs being thrown at their heads? hrmmm anyways I guess it's a few days off work (6 for me) and a chance to hang out with the family or get drunk which ever seems like a good idea at the time!

On a lighter note there is another thailand trip in the works for me - may have mentioned previously... But yeah shorter than the last might just stay local (bangers) and this time I am trying my luck with the other sibling.... Yay Fiona!

Hippo Birdie Andy!!

Today was A's b'day which did not start off well... To start with it was a "round" number (/me whispers thirty) .. then there was the kitten that just wanted to wish him a happy birthday from mid night until 4 am ... And then when he got up, the real fun began! A car breakdown!

Lucky things got better from there with a session in the valley - I was designated driver... Which was a bit sad once we got to DOOLEY'S and the pints of Bulmers came out ... so sad .. too bad!

And then we decided to move on to dinner as the boys were keen to discover / rediscover the ribs at Blue Smoke BBQ, down the road in New Farm.... Firstly can I say CORN BREAD! well I just did ... so yum with the honey butter whip!

Andrew & Dunc of course had the beef ribs and I had the lamb (with fries and BBQ-ed corn). Both excellent choices. Although for me the star of the night was the very YUMMY buffalo wings, with the third degree sauce luckily on the side!!!

By the end of the night Andrew was ready to give birth to twins, named Bulmers ... and ... Ribs...!

sawadee?

Looks like I might be visiting the land of smiles again sooner than I thought.... The travel bug is still around albeit it will have taken me 12 months to get around to the next trip ....

So in June if plans come to fruition, I will be escorting my beloved flo to bangers for some hard core shopping.....

I can't wait... I have been hanging for some authentic thai food... This one which I had for work the other day - but nothing on the real TOM YUM GONG!!

Any way... watch this space.... :P

Congratulations to the Happy Couple

Yesterday, IP and I had the pleasure of attending Matt & SJ's wedding... what a happy event! The weather held off, the temperature was perfect for this joyous occasion. The ceremony was at a little rotunda on the same site as the reception, so cute! And the reception was superb, I enjoyed a Barramundi with a Potato Cake like thing. The steak looked good too! Dessert was a chocolate thing or a creme brulee.... YUMMO!

I can't think of anything else to say - I am in denial about the maybe hangover.... At least I am not yakking, just a bit tired and fuzzy!

But yeah.... I thought I would get my hair "done" for the night, so I went to the hairdresser with no idea - just up! And I ended up looking like a BOOF-bowl... It was OK, but at least I know for next time to ask for anti boof.

Swifty Swift

Today I took delivery of my brand new (only 7kms on the clock) BLUE Suzuki Swift (YAY!) It took a lot of careful consideration, thought, research and a bit of waiting as well for this purchase (which is so unlike me). But now it's here in my driveway and the chazza is sadly in it's new home.... Which is a bit emotional ... but anyway ... I don't know how I survived with out powersteering, air conditioning that works and suspension - my teeth no longer rattle when I go over a bump! To the right is a picture of the weird flowers that they gave me.... Would have preferred all of the warranties on the extra bits I got like tinted windows, rust protection and pain protection!!!

But yeh I luv my new wheels.... watch this space for the pimping of my new ride!!!!

It's a Biatch!

It's been an interesting couple of weeks, as we introduce the new girl to the old girl. The kitten just keeps getting braver and more brazen (read crazy) as it stalks Chloe around the house. I must admit Chloe has "improved" since her growling at the sound/smell/sight of Bella. She is now just hissing at the kitten and sometimes chasing / boofing it (nothing serious).

So it should all settle down eventually, especially when Bella gets out of her kitten stage an they just ignore each other..... but yeah.... she is a live wire! The only time I can take her photo is when she is asleep!

Peppered thoughts

Well... what the fark happened to my blog spot? It's like aliens came in and bits of it, so then it looked like SHIT! Anyways... despite the name change, it is looking a LOT better.... But lets just say I aint doing this again... next time the blogspot hits the fan, it can stay there!

I was thinking the other day... (beware ...) what is it with white pepper at restaurants / food establishments? I have nothing personally against the colour of the pepper but maybe some else is pepper racist or something cos FFS how about some black pepper? It's just so much better flavour wise for most foods! White pepper (in my understanding) is designed for Asian cooking... I can as a child remember it being a welcome addition to the good old crab (or chicken) and corn soup... yum!

Any hew... it tastes a bit like DUST! Is it is just me or what?

In other breaking news... I have put a deposit down on a new (yep brand new) car! So I should be croozin in my blue mobile by 7th March! Watch this space ...

I have found a great steak!

As some of you might be aware, I have been very disappointed with the quality of steaks on offer in Brisvegas... I mean you go to a steak restaurant and pay (good money) for a steak... So you expect some bang for your buck!! But no... well not recently, until today!!!!!!!

YUP, enter THE Morrison! What a steak! What a place.
I got the steak, just as I ordered it, it came with a salad that wasn't full of veges (don't ask!) and the chips were divine.... It came with a piece of garlic bread also! The mushroom sauce was it's only falling point.... Should have got the pepper, but at least I know for next time.... mmm next time! Check out my steak all that pinky red goodness... I'll be back.

It's B*E*L*L*A !!!

This weekend, as part of our Saturday morning "errands" I convinced IP that we should go to the local RSPCA to see what dogs they had, not to adopt, but just "look".

Well, can I start by saying that although I have been pining for a new fur-baby for sometime, it was in no way planned. Although ... We came home with a new baby kitten, Bella! The reason why I picked her is because she was so cute! The beautiful blue/grey fur just melted me.. and she was so affectionate and "slutty"... How could I go wrong?



YAY! Happy (hissy??) times are here!

woo travel pics immortalised

Well it has only taken (took?) 6 months but I have finally ordered my holiday album to be printed (like a wedding album except I went on holidays). So I am a bit excited. The website says it will be printed and delivered within 10 days!! It will be good to finally have as a memento of such an exciting trip! I went with myphotofun which seemed to be a good deal all round.

Thank gawd its da weekend… it’s a busy one planned. Ciao 4 now.

All my friends are getting married...

Actually lie, they not getting married, they ARE married and they are having kids! I am going to be an aunty in June as the T&B prepare for their first born! As exciting as kids might be - and I am very excited about being aunt, I can't see myself giving birth any time soon! Actually I lie (again) I want to have a kid yesterday, a furkid that is! In my opinion Chloe needs a little brother and now that we have a yard, A and I are thinking that a Border Collie would complete the family. Surprisingly there are a lot of people who have these types of dogs in our area. They are such intelligent dogs and attractive also!

So yeah that’s about all for me – work has improved somewhat as I settle into 2007 and yeah bring on the holidays!

First Innings

First day back at work after the break was a bit hard.... hrmm... seek.com.au? Nah just jokes... Seriously though can I have another week off?

We have some new people start so finally Gem & me are not "alone". Time will tell .... it has to be better .. many hands make light work and all that!

I think I will just start planning my next (mini) trip. A flight to Melbourne or weekend away to a romantic location.... hrmmm dream on!

Happy New Year!!

Well it's 2007, a fresh start huh?? I hope that 2007 is better than 2006, not that 2006 was so bad, but improvement is always good! This year I have plans to return to Thailand (although this may change dependant of current terror situation) and also hopefully a long trip to TAIWAN to see some of my buddies who have returned from their studies in Australia. Should be very interesting!! I also hope to carve into my studies and get some of that FINTO-ed!!

Having my birthday last month was a bit of a wake up call, not many 2os years left! The big three-zero is looming! Oh well just means that I have to party hard before then.... or what ever!

I am glad that I decided to take a few extra days off, as I don't know if I would have been very productive if I had returned to work today with all of the suckers! :P Another couple of days.... WAHOOO!

hrmm....

What happened to 2006?

So much and so little has happened since I last blogged. I think I might just give you the highlights since last time (not in any (or chronological) order):

• IP bought a house, so we moved from the hotbox in paddo to a bedecked not-at-all hot house in the 'burbs.
• I (more than) passed my first uni subject.
• Chloe (the cat) lost a kilo - hey thats 1/6th of her body weight.
• I changed jobs, but not employers.
• In September I spent some time on Fraser Island (on the Sandy Cape).
• We did a shotgun wine tour of the hunter valley. (IPs work xmas party was in the Hunter Valley)
• IP bought (another) Landcruiser BJ42 from Melbourne.
  

I can't think of anything else right now, might edit more later ... watch this space....