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Diary of a Non-Australian

A Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in

You see, every time I have less time to connect. There are more people in the house, apart from Alberto and I are three English girls and boy already had, and is more difficult to use the computer. You

every day we go to town to school, I go from 8.15 to 10.45, then I'm going to eat and some time in the library, and then again of 12.25 to 14.05

And then I'm in town doing some things every day, or visit things. The past weekend we went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary to see unique Australian animals and as kangaroos, wombats, kakaburras, etc. They also made some shows, and activities, rather bland, but it was fun to hang out.

Alberto and kangaroos

I have not been able to resolve the issue of visa to work because I have sent even the bank's credit card (and I opened the account on the first day here), but I've figured out how to fix it immediately, so next week's work shall resume the search.

What has improved is the housing situation. On Wednesday we moved into an apartment / bungalow close to town, cheaper, and jacuzzi, gym, pool, barbecue area, sauna, etc ...

And this weekend we'll go to Byron Bay and Gold Coast surf beaches two par excellence. Not much more to tell, so I leave you with a few photic around here. Salu2 insane.

Albert and Serj in South Bank, near donde vamos a vivir.

Albert en el Ferry, y detras el skyline de Brisbane

Tiffany Towers Red Swinsuit

First days in Australia

1-11-2007

Hace unas horas que ya estoy aqui en Brisbane, y de momento no os puedo
contar mucho sobre este sitio.
Sorprende que aun estando en Barna ninguna de las asiaticas azafatas de
Singapur airlines supiese castellano.
En el avion, con una consola interactiva teniamos la posibilidad de ver
peliculas, series, documentales, escuchar musica de todo tipo, jugar a
videojuegos, leer noticias... en un viaje de un total de 25 horas se
antoja corto, ya que despues de ver todas las peliculas
were decent in Castilian (most were not) and make sure everything else was
in English or in some Asian languages, there were only the
games.


On arrival at Brisbane could not scan our passports, so
had to trust us to let us enter the country, so no problem
others, and by the terminal was expecting a man with a sign
with our names. We brought by car to the house
where, for now, we live, we talked a little. Once in the house simply tell us what were our rooms and went to sleep.
here very soon now (of 7.30) and do not know if there is someone else awake.
I have around the house and saw the tiny kitchen and a toilet
(no banjo) and the computer. When you know more about this site and I will tell you. 11/02/2007



HOLA

today things went better than yesterday, because yesterday when we went to bed and I heard nothing.
I know where the restrooms, you have to do to cook our food (which we bought today at the supermarket) and have searched for information on local trains and buses to go downtown tomorrow and see the college and the office of information tourism that are very close.
We watched a lot of stuff and almost everything is in the center, to see if we see something there and we moved.
We have opened a bank account and we have dollars, and then at the supermarket we bought several things to eat, is something where we have been expensive but I think we have seen the supermarket later is cheaper, we'll try there.
We could cook with olive oil (I thought it would be more expensive, has gone to 4 euros per liter, and then in a brochure we have seen another supermarket cheaper), and we ate some eggs and sausages that were not not bad. Now we do some macaroni. It's hot, but not more than in Spain at the moment. And so far there is not much more to tell. 03/11/2007




We went to the city.
The college is at the center of the city, so we caught a bus that leaves us half way in front of Bowen Park and the Royal Brisbane Hospital and with the same ticket, we caught another bus which leaves us in Adelaide st., two blocks from Charlotte St which is where the college. Brisbane River View from the bus

Serj in Bowen Park, with transhipment

And a pedestrian street in the Queen st, which is where the information desk and tourism. There we have taken a few times a bus line that does not help us at all XD, a city guide I've only had time to browse and have told us that we can get a good look at the city taking the ferry and cruising the Brisbane River, and with the same ticket up to a very high where the scan across the center of the city and much of the surroundings, but after explaining 3 times we had to do had to withdraw because I learned how not to go. See if someone tomorrow at the college we can explain it better.

Albert George st
So far, we have limited ourselves to walk around, eat at an excellent Chinese restaurant (nothing to do with what is in Spain in Asian restaurants)

Serj next to the Cathedral of St Albert
a large park and walk along the Brisbane River, the Brisbane Botanic Garden, with lots of birds and a variety of trees.


Soon I will tell you as they have classes. Salu2
insane.

Albert near the river of salt water and waves

Action Replay With Hdloader

Music

While listening to the brilliant song from Muse 'Knights of Cydonia' (I recommend the video clip) I inform you that I updated the playlist, and some songs are no longer work. Gone Jane's Addiction, Bloc Party, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine and Rammstein, I changed the songs of Celldweller, The Strokes, The Killers, Rob Zombie, Massive Attack, Faith No More, Metallica, Black Sabbath, A Perfect Circle, Marilyn Manson and Korn, and I added several super-groups recommended: Sikth sound like chaos and madness, remind me of System of a Down, Mudvayne and Dillinger escape plan. Oceansize instead is a group capable of sound surprising to many things, Radiohead, Tool, Incubus, Dredg, Porcupine Tree ... and do everything right. Eels is an artist from those in plan Juan Palomo, where all creativity comes from a single brilliant mind hidden behind a beard. Something like Beck, though thankfully not so flash. Portishead followed TIRP-hop line marked by Massive Attack and finally the great, great artist Tom Waits presentation should not need albums like 'Rain Dogs' or 'Mule Variations'.
special mention for the song Streets of Philadelphia, in honor of Sixers29 fantastic. Sorry
Juanejo, the remix of Depeche Mode is set in stone until you find the right replacement.

Finally, strongly recommend you to visit the space in my group Insane, you have the link on your right. Soon we will update with the songs of our first album 'Genesis' and the videoclip of' eternal breath. " For you to see them, you can see the video of the performance last Saturday we played villarreal 'blood flag'. If you are curious to know who is the sonic here, because I'm the bassist. Salu2
insane

See Pubes Through Underwear

Finally! A basket entry

As you can see who enter from time to time in my blog, most links are blogs that I have basketball (in fact, almost all of you have one) and this is why mine is not, because I think that cracks like Peter, Juanejo, Wilt, Wolf, Wayne Sixers or little I can contribute myself.
However, from time to time one gets to ruminate on issues that others do not try and it is one of those issues that bothers me right now.

For years, we've seen in sports in general and in the NBA in particular, people are always the same. See a player who is a promise to 18 years, a reality at 25 and retires 10 years later after an extensive career of more or less success.
has won a paste in the NBA Now what? it probably becomes a TV commentator (it sells), assistant coach (everyone assumes that who has played and has been trained in the elite then you can train the elite) or, at worst, it becomes part the management of a franchise. And
peorcísimo cases is where it becomes General Manager.

We have seen for years as the NBA stars, great players no doubt, come to occupy a position quite different, something for which they may not be prepared. Danny Ainge in Boston has gotten a team that went into the conference finals with Pierce and Walker, happened to be one of the worst in recent 4 years. But we will give a vote of confidence by the movements that have made this summer and have turned to Boston in aspiring to the ring.
Larry Bird as a player was possibly one of the five best ever. As a coach led the Pacers to the NBA Finals, where they stood up to the best lakers in recent years. Why did GM got the job then? From the hand of a coach we like them all as bad as Van Gundy, the Pacers have gone in a few years of candidates to the ring worst team in the NBA.
Speaking of Van Gundy, his best years were with the Knicks. But now the Knicks are headed by one Isiah Thomas. Yes, it was a great player and decisive in two rings of the bad boys. But still a bad boy in the worst sense of the word now. Wears, long the most expensive franchise in the NBA, with players with more ego than the desire to win something, and when it seems that everything is calm, then makes a move impossible with which to load the template or come to a light affair that makes this person and, by extension, the entire franchise, the laughingstock of the league.
The list is endless, and I only come to mind exception to the rule: Joe Dumars, who already has 3 rings to the pistons, 2 as a player and 1 as General Manager. Has built a team where Billups, Prince, Hamilton and Rasheed share hierarchy, work, talent, hungry for the championship. It was Big Ben, and seems to play rebuild, but what he has done is remarkable.

And I wondered how many of these completed the university? How many approved to be the stars in their basketball team? What studied, accounting, finance? I do not think, nor do I think someone whose talent is playing basketball should be an entrepreneur and give administrative control of a franchise for having gotten many baskets in the past.

But my opinion does not count, this trend continues, and now there are two franchises that take the challenge of management of a former NBA star.
Jordan after a failed attempt to do something good with wizards, now begins a new path in front of the bobcats. His first move was brave, and has given his team a jump in quality. It ended up being an expansion franchise, with the signing of J-rich, with a dedicated and Gerald Wallace and a good inside as Okafor, the Bobcats will struggle to get for the first time ever in the playoffs. You probably do not succeed, but a first step, and so far, the attempt to Jordan to improve what this is, at least, commendable. I'm rather more pessimistic
with the other management stars. Steve Kerr is difficult to forget ballot Colangelo, the man who became one of the teams at that time, most boring league in the team we all want to see win a ring. He went to Toronto (which in its first year has managed to make the best season of his history with the championship division) and replaced him with D'Antoni, who lowered his performance as a manager and as a coach. Who all trades. Now comes Steve Kerr D'Antoni to return alone to practice and time their movements have been ... well, have not been. It seems that the first thing you did was take a vacation (during which we have risen to Kurt Thomas and James Jones) and the only thing that has made remarkable has been to sign Grant Hill, who hopefully has more players than Jalen Rose Phoenix game.
The question is who will be next? Can you imagine Rodman as GM of a team? "The Admiral Robinson? What Spreewell? (It should be looking for work, you need to feed their children.)
nice Barkley did, playing as a commentator and not the manager!

My Goldfish Has Gravel Stuck In Its Mouth

Crocodile Dan-The Parrot

Well, is nearing the time to say goodbye temporarily and incidentally, put the long teeth with envy.
As I said in my previous post, I am preparing a trip, I will be out of Spain about four months. My destination: Brisbane, Australia. He hired an English course to study in the mornings and evenings I'll find a job.
But why Australia?
Australia is one of the countries with better quality of life of the world and also one of the most secure and stable. In fact, five Australian capital cities have been ranked among the ten best cities in the world to live, according to a survey by The Economist in which examined factors such as safety and health, culture, environment and climate, and infrastructure. But, in addition to a modern country, Australia is a country with a relatively low cost of living, especially when compared with other destinations such as England or America.
Australia is a multicultural nation, forged by immigrants, who accepts foreigners without prejudice. Australians are generally very sociable and friends gather around a good barbecue. They also love the outdoors, beer, and sports such as rugby, Australian football or cricket, apart, of course, surfing, a whole national specialty. Australia is also a very egalitarian country, which knows no social differences.
The unemployment rate in Australia is very low (not less than 5%) and generally students who want or need to work, work. One of the country's advantages is that the relationship between wages and cost of living is very good, making it possible to live with a part-time job. The minimum wage in Australia is AUD $ 13 (€ 9) per hour.
Australia is, above all, nature. The continent has hundreds of national parks and tropical islands. It not only offers contrasting landscapes - from tropical to desert - and a unique flora and fauna, but also different climates and one of the least polluted environments on the planet. The Great Barrier Reef and the mythical monolith known as Uluru (Aboriginal sacred site) are some of the most famous natural demands of the country.
So I'm going to see the country of Bogut and Silverchair. Try to keep my blog, my space and above all, my fantasy leagues and my visits to your blogs as much as possible. Salu2
insane.