Shopping in this heat sucks :-( ... as I had to rectify some things with my Commonwealth bank account in the central business district, I took the chance for an additional afternoon stroll in down-town Toowoomba; some parts of the city look really colonial, eg. the town hall or the Anglican church, (which I visited for making an appointment with the local church organist of one of few churches with pipe-organs); on my way I also found (by chance, hahaha) a shamrock pub! good-to-know (as I could not find any other way to buy regional beer in supermarkets here... but my house mate Riyan advised me, that they have special liquor stores where to buy this stuff); the small rivers, parks and inspiring sculptures in Toowoomba always invite you for a rest there, too... life is ... read more

The countryside of Toowoomba is pretty beautiful, and the landscape comparable to Rottal-Inn/Bayerischer Wald.... unfortunately I have not seen any kind of kangaroo/wallaby so far, BUT: they are supposed to be out there in the bush, which just seems to start somewhere behind Toowoomba....Toowoomba has fought some severe droughts in recent years, so the government is subsidizing rain-water systems (see tanks on the the photo next to the house), and restricting unnecessary use of water. The city's name originates from the Aborigine name for swamps/billabongs; During our jogging round-trip this morning (5:30!!!) we were running alongside some beautiful parks with lakes, that nearly stretch along and amid the whole city;... read more

I share this 1-storey house with 4 other student-fellas (1 from Bangladesh highlands (Arka), 1 from Saudi-Arabia (riyan), and 2 from Malaysia (Wei-Sheng and Kae-Thong)); originally I should have moved into a purely Chinese house, but my landlord's wife proposed that this company would suit me better when she picked me up at Toowoomba's bus stop; my room is the one just behind the car; it is situated to south-east direction, thus, sun heats it up pretty well during the morning hours.... sun rise here is about 4:20, and the sun reaches its climax at around 10 o'clock; every room has ceiling ventilation (NOT AC!); to uni I just need a 5-10min walk, that's fine!... read more

Departing from Munich (in the evening) with Lufthansa, via Frankfurt to Singapore, and finally towards a beautiful sunrise at the horizon just ahead of landing on Brissie airport; I could enjoy company of 2 really nice Australian ladies on both itinerary legs ; (one of the ladies (Martina) would invite me later on for coming over to her beautiful paradise-refuge amid Brissie for some gorgeous BBQ).... read more