Archive for March 2010

A family reunited … again

The protracted interval since my last contribution on here has a good excuse … for once. My parents and sister have recently arrived in Adelaide for their biannual trip. Last time we managed to pack quite a lot of activities and events into a fairly small period. It set the bar high and we have [...]

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I like to be in Australia

A slightly more upmarket reference this time. After much form filling, record retrieval and yet another health check, I have finally been able to submit my application for permanent residency here. It hasn’t been easy, but fortunately friends and family have come to the rescue and provided the required validation and sponsorship. However, by comparison [...]

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Welkam long Vanuatu

Bislama for “Welcome to Vanuatu” and what was sung to us as we arrived Port Vila last Wednesday. It signified the start to our holiday there for the past 4 days, mostly to attend the wedding of some friends, and partly to get away from Adelaide to an idyllic paradise. The country couldn’t have been [...]

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BodyPump 73 Review

Here we go again! Welcome to my review for the new release BodyPump 73. We launched last week, but I’ve been a little busy, so apologies for making you wait. This time I won’t be providing any YouTube links as videos seem to disappear too quickly. Right, onwards …. Warm-up: An utterly standard run through [...]

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Social Life Rebooted

I’m sure many of you will remember my many gripes last year about our lack of any social activities. Of course, exam preparation precluded much, but I also found myself working a silly amount of shifts at one point. A nasty combination which meant we had no holidays and missed out on a great many [...]

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