1 week to go - cannot come quick enough, and it will... timing is everything.. and it will be over before I know it. But in that time I intend to have the time of my life!! Looking forward to being in Paris with my friend Deb. Shopping to choose her wedding dress! Then exploring Egypt - meeting new people.. Bring it on!!!! [View Full Entry]

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Today is the 24th July, and with only 11 days to go before I leave, I feel this has come on me so quick. Long time coming with a rollercoaster ride to this date. Being away will be a grounding time, one that will change me I think as I feel I am too soft to too many things. I need this to harden me up a little and to focus on what life is all about. Carpe Diem.. a notable quote. One that I will embrace every day I am away. [View Full Entry]

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This morning I cooked breakfast for everyone and we then went to the beach, whilst Eleanor and Mummy looked at the shops I went out for a surf. We then had lunch at a Thai restaurant and visited the Camelia Gardens in the nearby suburb of Caringbah. Mummy is enjoying her stay here especially eating salad, stone fruits and fresh vegetables. I cooked a barbeque last night and Mummy made Palabok, Eleanor assembled a simple salad. Here's some photos. [View Full Entry]

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On Friday the 16th of November we had a party for Justine at the Montien Tong Thai restaurant in Cronulla. There were 51 guests comprising of Justine's school friends, family and family friends. The food was great, four entrees followed by four main dishes and rice. Eleanor bought a very nice chocolate mud cake and pavalova though many of us were so full from the main course that we couldn't fit much desert in. The party finished up at around 10.30pm, Justine went to a local night club - Fusions that is near the restaurant with her friends whilst Eleanor and [View Full Entry]

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Went to Sydney for the weekend and had a look at Cronulla Beach on the way in. Watched a few people surfing and passed the sharks rugby ground. There were blue bottles all over the rock at the beech that must have got stranded there as the tide went out. Next stop Sydney. [View Full Entry]

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I ended up having a great evening in Surfers Paradise as I had anticipated. Jenny B and I met up at the Wednesday night markets... there were many neat things that I would have liked to purchase but most items were either breakable, too large, or simply put, impossible to lug around and bring home in one piece. Jenny and I went out for Sushi - my first time having sushi during my trip which seems odd since I go out for sushi fairly regularly back home. To be honest, I hardly ever go out to eat, I almost always cook [View Full Entry]

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Hey Everyone, It has been a hectic three weeks. I haven't had a chance yet to share some of my stories and adventures with everyone. I arrived three weeks ago in Sydney. Due to Robby loading up my backpack with bisquits from Red Lobster a security dog sniffed my bag and I had to have everything checked. A tad embarrassing. Rob met me at the airport and took me to the hostel that I stayed at for a week in Cronulla. The hostel was lots of fun, met lots of interesting and diverse people. Rob showed me around for his last [View Full Entry]

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Beautiful.....the local beach! [View Full Entry]

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Left my beloved New Zealand and flew into Sydney to see Catherine a great friend from home for 2 weeks, I was bracing myself as I just knew we were going to creat carnage..its been over a year since we seen each other! I wasnt too far wrong... actually I was spot on... Didnt do alot of site seeing as I have been to Sydney before so the furthest I got was The Cock & Bull, Tea Gardens and Scruffy Murphys... - all bars and clubs... oh and The Court House where the bouncers felt it necessary to call a [View Full Entry]

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