Archive for 2003

Guy Sebastian, the 1st Australian Idol

As I mentioned before in one of my earlier blog entries, I met Guy Sebastian in a Sydney Kings game a couple of weeks ago.
Here’s the proof.

The honey on the left of the Australian Idol is my friend Cece. As you can see, Guy had his left arm around her shoulders, but his right arm […]

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Girls & Fat Boys Beware… Scam Alert!

Caroline, one of my work mates, urged me to warn all my visitors of this terrible scam.
In her own words: “I wish I’d gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.”
Update: Please be careful dear visitors. Several other people have
informed me that they too have been tricked.
Send this warning to everyone you know.
“IF A MAN […]

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Australian Idol Harassed!

Jenni managed to get box tickets to a NBL basketball game which was between the Sydney Kings and West Sydney Razorbacks.
These tickets are for her company’s executives to take corporate clients. Which meant we were seated just behind the players’ bench. We were able to listen in to the coach telling them off and smell […]

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Ghettopoly?

A perverted version of Monopoly called Ghettopoly is raising eye brows all over the States.
Ghettopoly is meant to be played like the popular board game Monopoly. But that’s where the similarities end.
Instead of building houses, you have to build crack houses. Instead of using a dog or top hat as a play piece, you can […]

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Hubert and Denise…

Congratulations to both Denise and Hubert, who were happily married yesterday. They’re off to Fiji for their honeymoon, looking forward to lots of relaxation and tanned skin.
It was also great catching up with many people I have not seen since I left for the US, and many I tried to avoid for the past couple […]

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Dear Dr Ruth…


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Can’t You Read

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae we do […]

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Talk like a pirate day!

Avast! Tis the day that ye are allowed to talk like pirates, ye stinkin’ land lubbers!
It was started by 2 crazy middle-aged Americans. The history of how it all started can be found at: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
I have decided to pioneer a “Talk Happening” day. It is high time my happening way of talking be formally recognised […]

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Did you see Planet Mars?

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, it has been many generations since the Earth and Mars have been 55 million kilometres apart, which is very close. And it will take 300 more years before they get this close again.
I decided to go out to an open field close to home to witness this for myself. […]

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Best job in the world…

Today, I start my new job as a Senior Analyst Programmer at a company based in Sydney. I am looking forward to settling back into my life here in Sydney once more.
However, John Vaughn has the dream job I always wanted. He started out starring in a commercial for Joe Boxers and instantly became a […]

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