1) The TV advert-jingles are very catchy...I actually recognised a few from last year. Although perhaps this says more about me than the jingles...
2) Masterchef is the best programme on television, bar none.
3) Bondi Rescue is not, but is strangely compelling.
4) Yarraville has an awesome cinema. Small, local cinemas are a dying breed; they need to be brought back.
5) Volunteering in an 'op-shop' (charity shop) allows you to work alongside- and meet- an incredible range of people. It also allows an insight into the puzzling world of bizarre bric-a-brac.
6) Houses in the Melbourne may look lovely- one storey, white-wooden slates, intricate metal gates- but are all BLOODY FREEZING. Although I think my perception- and many Aussies' perceptions- of 'cold' may be slightly skewed by British and Canadian standards.
7) The State Library of Victoria is the best library I have ever been in. Yes, I know that even having favourite libraries automatically qualifies me as a geek.
8) BYO (bring your own) alcohol restaurants should exist more around the world. Same goes for self-twist beer caps.
9) You can definitely tell the difference between shop-bought eggs, and those laid by home-raised chickens. Learned this after enjoying two eggs freshly laid by the hens of Patrick's boss, Nick; we are feeding his hens and cats (Pippa and Luca) while Nick and his wife Wendy are on holiday for the next 2 weeks.
10) If you let a cat out in a garden with aforementioned chickens, it will not necessarily- as formerly presumed- eat them straight away. Saying that, have not checked Pippa for an hour or so.
11) The Dalai Lama comes across as a warm, educated and funny man. Quotation of the week, after the female Australian Prime Minister refused to meet him for fear of offending China: "If your prime minister has some kind of spiritual interest then of course my meeting would be useful...otherwise, I have nothing to ask him. Also, you see, there's no point to seek advice from him. [Pause as an aide whispers something to him]. Oh, her."
2) Masterchef is the best programme on television, bar none.
3) Bondi Rescue is not, but is strangely compelling.
4) Yarraville has an awesome cinema. Small, local cinemas are a dying breed; they need to be brought back.
5) Volunteering in an 'op-shop' (charity shop) allows you to work alongside- and meet- an incredible range of people. It also allows an insight into the puzzling world of bizarre bric-a-brac.
6) Houses in the Melbourne may look lovely- one storey, white-wooden slates, intricate metal gates- but are all BLOODY FREEZING. Although I think my perception- and many Aussies' perceptions- of 'cold' may be slightly skewed by British and Canadian standards.
7) The State Library of Victoria is the best library I have ever been in. Yes, I know that even having favourite libraries automatically qualifies me as a geek.
8) BYO (bring your own) alcohol restaurants should exist more around the world. Same goes for self-twist beer caps.
9) You can definitely tell the difference between shop-bought eggs, and those laid by home-raised chickens. Learned this after enjoying two eggs freshly laid by the hens of Patrick's boss, Nick; we are feeding his hens and cats (Pippa and Luca) while Nick and his wife Wendy are on holiday for the next 2 weeks.
10) If you let a cat out in a garden with aforementioned chickens, it will not necessarily- as formerly presumed- eat them straight away. Saying that, have not checked Pippa for an hour or so.
11) The Dalai Lama comes across as a warm, educated and funny man. Quotation of the week, after the female Australian Prime Minister refused to meet him for fear of offending China: "If your prime minister has some kind of spiritual interest then of course my meeting would be useful...otherwise, I have nothing to ask him. Also, you see, there's no point to seek advice from him. [Pause as an aide whispers something to him]. Oh, her."
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