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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba December 6th 2007

just to give some impression of an ordinary weekday during December. Tomorrow I have a job-interview for a part-time job, and Robert (a former study fella, undertaking a world-tour back-packing) arrives for staying a few days with us here at Ware Ct, Toowoomba.... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba December 3rd 2007

Just beautiful and amazing this colourful sunset... ...evokes humility!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 29th 2007

Bioto is quite different to the one I am used to in Germany/Europe. Plants and animals adapt their life to survive in this harsh environment. Here, I tried to catch some photos of regional birds just in front of our house, and on the way to uni.... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 23rd 2007

I just stumbled upon this one this week in a supermarket (during my search for beer... which is not sold in supermarket , but only in special liquor stores): brew your own beer; it is easy like instant-coffee hahahaha (this is NOT beer in a can! it is soluble beer-powder!)... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 23rd 2007

... with old piano parts...what a pity... the poor piano.... :-( nothing more to say here!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 20th 2007

Everybody is already now (mid-November!) talking about it! I guess I will take a few days off at Gold Coast during Christmas-New Year's time ;-) Quite bizarre, X-mas during summer!!!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 20th 2007

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
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 18th 2007

Just a few facts worthwhile mentioning: - PC labs are open 24x7, with strict video surveillance! - library mostly open; very well equipped, even Spiegel; very quiet and good place for study and meeting with study colleagues - quadrangle is a good place to share breaks and meet new people - there's a student-guild club nearby for some good chat and beer - cheap membership at adjacent gym (where I joing jogging and later on also Pilates and futsal) - other amenities: barber-shop, post-office, bookshop, banks are all on-campus - nice refectory with fresh + delicious dishes every day (but they do not use any plates, but plastic-containers instead!)... - plus many things more... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 16th 2007

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
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba November 14th 2007

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




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