Monthly Archives: November 2003

Power shopping

Yesterday (Saturday) I went to the Paddington Markets with an ex-colleague of mine. We apparently have something in common – we’re power shoppers From the CBD, the Paddington Markets is a healthy 30 minute walk down Oxford Street. It was … Continue reading


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The Carnival Goes On with The Happy Sideshow

Friday night I went with a friend to go see this show at The Studio at the Opera House. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Of course, having consumed half a bottle of wine before, and half a bottle of champagne during … Continue reading


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Belgian Beer Cafe

Mmm…Belgian beer, or should I say, bier! So yummy and full-flavoured. Oh, and the client paid for dinner and drinks, even better! Now we’re talking serious bier here: the Belgians don’t go half-arsed. Who else makes a 12% bier? Heck, … Continue reading


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Star Princess

This mother of a ship was docked at Circular Quay, and I happened to have my camera with me, so I took the opportunity to take some photos. Apparently it’s the biggest cruise liner in the world, 3 times larger … Continue reading


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Going cold turkey on coffee

I’m currently trying to cut out my coffee usage. “Coffee usage”, it makes me sound like a drug addict. I wouldn’t say I’m addicted to coffee per se, but I certainly have a tendency to turn to it whenever I … Continue reading


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Hey, he said it!

Quote from the Sydney Morning Herald: Mr Werth, 27, a salesman from Sheffield, said his side found the blowing of the final whistle a strange experience. “To be honest, we really didn’t know what to do,” he said. “We’re just … Continue reading


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Tampon Ads

There’s an ad at the moment for some Ultra Slim tampon (can’t remember the brand now), and one of the animations that supposedly demonstrate their easy insertion properties is where they show two tampons sliding down between two walls. The … Continue reading


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Pot Smoking

I’m not entirely sure whether it’s a Sydney thing or just an English tourist thing, but also on Saturday, there were three instances of it during the night. The first was during the first half of the game, when the … Continue reading


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Getting Home

This is part two of last night’s rugby world cup final post. If you want a complete chronologically correct account of my Saturday night, I’d recommend reading that post first before reading this one. Onwards… Wynyard At Wynyard bus stop … Continue reading


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Rugby World Cup Final

Just a forewarning. This post is pretty lengthy, but it does contain a few different parts, and I’ve emboldened the headings to make it easier to discern the different parts of the night. Feel free to skip to the parts … Continue reading


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