Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg

Ok, guess I have to put the generic ‘Happy New Year’ up here. So: Happy New Year everyone!

Ok, so following the format of 2007-Post#1, I'll tell you about my NYE.

I’m not sure if this year’s celebrations were better than last year’s…

It was a toasty 40C. Great weather for catching public transport! I used three methods of transport (car, bus, tram) to get me to the beach for a party. There were only 5 people there for the first 1.75 hours… We sat on the porch, playing with water guns while waiting for everyone else to arrive. I didn’t take any food for the BBQ with me, but I was able to swap a bottle of wine, and 2 Smirnoffs for some Just as I had to leave for work, the rest of the guests arrived :| The house was really great; the supermarket is across the road and the beach is a 5 minute walk away. The owners will be looking for new housemates soon as some of the current housemates are going back overseas. If you want a place in Adelaide for a while, let me know.

I was thinking it would have been really busy at work, but it was the opposite. One guy commented that I look too young to work in a bar. Apparently I look like his 15yr old sister…. Down the other end of the bar, a group of people were placing bets on how old I was. They were guessing 18 and 2 months; incorrect. My future is looking botox free!

Someone gave me a tip of $4.90! I was quite happy

There were so many more freaks out and about than there usually are at 5am. I didn't want to walk to the bus stop by myself as I usually do...then I see some boy (he must have been 11 or 12!) running around ALONE!


Am Sonntag bin ich zum Strand mit 3 Freundinnen gegangen weil es scheissheiss war. Ich bin geschwommen aber nur fuer 10 Minuten weil das Wasser zu kalt war *lach* Dann ging die Sonne unter….meine Shorts und Top waren noch nass…es war mir ganz kalt. Dann sind wir ins McDonalds gegangen und wir haben Eis gekauft. Lecker!




Hopefully by this time next year, I will either BE in Germany or about to go to Germany on exchange If I am not...lets just say it wont be pretty.

One good thing about living in Australia is that there are NO Christmas songs on the radio (Hessen Hit Radio FFH is my least favourite radio station!!) There’s no love under the Christmas tree, no do they know it’s Christmas and no last Christmas. It’s good.

Lunch was at my grandma’s house where we ate potatoes, turkey, red cabbage, pierogi (Polish dumplings with meat inside them; you can put cheese or berries in them too) and other fattening foods. As usual, I got told off for not eating enough.

From the back: mushrooms, red cabbage, potatoes, pierogi, potato salad, turkey and pork

Dinner was at my auntie and uncle’s house. It was pretty warm, so we were able to sit outside…unlike a lot of you who had to sit inside It must be an Aussie tradition to take your pets everywhere you go. And, whenever you eat outside in Australia, there’s always someone’s dog under the table, trying to scab food from you.

Can't sit outside without a dog under the table!

A REAL Christmas tree. We have a plastic one at my house

For dinner we had: lots of salad, fish (3 for only $2.80!) with homemade chili-corriander sauce, turkey, chicken, lamb and ham. It was very summery; There wasn’t a baked potato or a bowl of Spätzle to be seen (I do like Spätzle though!)

Salad, salad with fruit and rice salad

Mango salad and bean salad with pecan nuts Mmm

Life of a fish-Marinate, BBQ, serve

While eating, I had a lovely view of the country side. My auntie sitting across from me had a lovely view of a wall

After we finished eating we had to wait around for the pudding which was still cooking. My dad noticed that the rainwater tank was not level, went to the car and got a bubble level meter (DON’T leave home without one!) and started measuring all the rainwater tanks to see if they were level or not :| If you invite my dad anywhere, be prepared for this.

It's NOT level!! (Neither were the cup handles

Soon it got darker and colder so we all moved inside. This meant moving everything from outside, inside the house. Not long after, the pudding was ready and we ate some Zimtsterne (kindly baked by me) and some biscuits baked by my cousin.

The yummie pudding and Zimtsterne

I then drove my parents home (haha that sounds funny) however my grandparents didn't want to carpool with us because they think I'm some crazy girl. Once home, we watched The Panel Christmas Wrap (a 5yr old Aussie tradition) which we taped. After 30 minutes I got too tired so I went to bed.

So yes, it was a nice day. However....

While we were all having a nice time, eating too much food (probably complaining about it too), opening useless gifts and throwing left overs (and possibly gifts) in the bin... millions of people went without a meal, children lost their parents to diseases, others froze on the streets....

Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

Ok, so I told some of you I'd put some Aussie Christmas pics up. Here they are below...

Some people enjoy decorating their houses with colourful lights which flash, Santas which sing and reindeers which almost always get stolen. I don't see the point of it all, but they think it's fun.



I want you to tell me which light displays you like the most. There are two categories: Good and Bad.

The Good:
Which house has the best light display? Put pictures A, B, C and D in order of best to least best.


The Bad:
Which one is the worst? Put pictures 1, 2 and 3 in order of worst to least worst.


One results have been collected (that is, if anyone actually plays this game) we'll know the best and worst Christmas light displays near my house. I'll then make a dodgy certificate for the winners (of best and worst)

Have any of you decorated your houses? If so, take a pic and send/link it to me. If enough people send them, I'll have a competition for the OC members Two categories: Good and Bad. The prize will be...err...a postcard from me, for you to cherish and show your grandchildren!

** Click on the pics to go to larger pics.

EDIT: Winners: Houses D and 1 and Tc

I doubt this look from Australian Fashion Week will catch on. Do remember 'matching your lips to your nails is so last century; now it's all about matching your lips to your cheeks...' (Shop till you Drop, July 2007, p163) As far as I can see their cheeks are not orange.


Zimmerman models with 'creamy orange' lips.

I should go to bed. Driving lesson tomorrow morning. My teacher always asks me how I am and each week I reply with 'Tired'. Most people use 'How are you' as another form of 'Hi'. You're not expected to say how you actually are, you're just expected to say 'Hi' or 'Yeah, good' which also means 'hi'. If you do reply with how you are, for example 'Oh not too good. One of the monkeys I was tracking with a laser ate the laser and now I have to go to the Amazon to find the laser' the other person will think you're obsessed with youself, and if you do talk about monkeys and lasers, they'll also think you're weird. Got that? Did you know 'tracking monkeys with lasers' is a job? One of the geeks from 'Beauty and the Geek' had that occupation. Don't worry, I only watched it for 2 minutes.

Are there even monkeys in the Amazon?

And now for a word from Bazza. Yes children, do what the scary green 'mythical' Australian monster says! I think Muzzy, the green monster who taught me French is cooler