Monthly Archives: November 2003

here’s a great story to show the smallness of melbourne (and actually… the world). a friend of mine in london is buying a flat in melbourne. i offered to go over and check it out so she sends me an … Continue reading →

the past, month (?), australia has been hosting the world rugby games. games were held in various cities including melbourne. a kiwi friend of mine is a big rugby fan. she took me to a pub a few months ago … Continue reading →

last nite was the world rugby final. apparently 4.5 million australians watched the game. last wknd was the australian idol final (u know … that singing thing). apparently 4 million australians watched that. btw, there’s 19 mil in the country.

if you ever look at travel guides to australia, one of the things you’ll notice about every guide out there is the warnings concerning the wildlife. apparently au has the most deadly, poisonous and dangerous critters in the world. spiders, … Continue reading →

early this past week, the weather was great. sunny and 80s. i think it even hit 90 one day. humid too. i’m standing there at the juice bar with my coworker and she said ‘it’s starting to feel like christmas … Continue reading →

salad bars are everywhere in manhattan. every corner deli has the sneezeguard type salad bar which carries everything from fresh fruit to salad material to greasy chinese and fried bits. there’s also a ton of the ‘pot o salad’ type … Continue reading →