Australia Brisbane
More ISP Shenanigans
After the last problem I had with Telstra’s provision of BigPond cable internet access, things have been pretty good. Today though, I woke up and there was no juice.
No problem, I thought. These things can usually be taken care of by turning everythign off and starting again. No joy. A call to tech support revealed that there were no major problems reported in my area, but that there was a small problem in New Farm, a suburb far enough away that it should not effect me. This was supposed to be sorted out by 11am.
Date: February 11th, 2004 | 2 comments
Storm Damage
Last week (Friday, I think) a big storm ripped through Brisbane and SE Queensland. One blocks of flats in New Farm had the roof peeled off like a can of sardines. Bet that was a bit of a shock while watching the cricket. Closer to home, we had some minor flooding underneath the house and I was a bit worried about all the electrical cords lying on my floor. I heard the rain coming down hard and the wind pick up. I poked my head out the back door and was nearly hit in the face with twigs …
Date: January 31st, 2004 | 2 comments
My Thai Restaurant and Original BootBoy
After the excitement of water-skiing, it was back to the house to clean up and get ready for a quiet night out of dinner, a few drinks and some pool at an Irish pub in the Valley called Dooley’s. A quiet night because we had to be up at 4am (for Sean, I wasn’t gettin’ up til at least 5am) to get Sean to the airport on time.
Date: January 26th, 2004 | 6 comments
24
This summer’s hottest new show follows Sean Keener in his last 24 hours in Australia. Can our hero complete his mission before time runs out?
Will he suffer withdrawals of a winter without cricket?
Will he survive the fearsome Aussie wildlife?
Will he be able to smuggle enough Vegemite (for Nick) and Tim-Tam’s into his carry-on to get him through until his next visit?
Will he be detained at Portland (tofu capital) airport for having too much red meat in his bloodstream?
All these questions and more will be answered as we countdown 24.
Date: January 24th, 2004 | 3 comments
BootsnAll Brisbane gathering
We’re a bit better organized this time. We are planning a litte BootsnAll get-together this Thursday, January 15th in the city. No need to RSVP, just show up if you can make it.
We’re going to kick things off at the Palace Backpackers pub, the Down Under bar, at 6-6:30pm. If you’re in town after work and want to meet up earlier, just let me know. Our schedule is flexible.
Palace Backpackers
cnr Edward and Ann Streets
City
Hope to see you there.
Cheers,
Chris & Sean
Date: January 14th, 2004 | 6 comments
Day Trip to Redcliffe
I’ve been meaning to get to the coast for ages now, since I got back to Brisbane in July, but haven’t quite managed it yet. Even though my favoured Sunshine Coast is only 90 minutes or so away it always seems like a trip you have to start early in the morning to make a day of it. Yesterday, I struck a happy medium by going to the beach in the Brisbane suburb/township of Redcliffe.
Date: February 2nd, 2004 | No Comments
Stormfront coming
There is some major thunder and lightning going on right now. Thunder rolls lasting for more than 30 seconds at a time. Really, really cool.
As I’ve typed this the wind has kicked up about 3 notches and is really pushing the trees around. The rain’s just started to dump down too. The thunder is continuing and I’m not looking forward to driving out to touch football in this mess.
I took some video of the storm with the camera, but the file is way too big to post. I’ll see if I can scrunch it somehow.
Date: January 28th, 2004 | 2 comments
Water-skiing on the Brisbane River
Seeing as though it was Sean’s last day in Oz, we weren’t about to sit on our bums and just watch the cricket. Shaking off the couple of beers at the R.E. and Regatta pubs the night before, we kicked our arses at a RPM class at the gym, before coming back to the office to clear up some work and get Sean all packed up.
Date: January 25th, 2004 | 3 comments
BootsnAll Meeting in Brisbane
It was long overdue, but we finally had a BootsnAll Brisbane meeting that was planned more than a day in advance. As a result, we got a good turn out and it was a great night.
Even the heavy rain of the last few days did not deter folks from wandering down (most came after work in the city) to the Down Under Bar at the Palace Backpackers. When Sean and I arrived around 6pm, Ging and Janita were already there. We quickly moved to a table and heard some more stories from Ging’s recent trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Photos were produced and we pored over those as well.
Date: January 18th, 2004 | 4 comments
Blogging on the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane
Chris and I had a few errands to run this morning so we came down to the Queen Street Mall for Breakkie. Free Wireless Internet Access is available on the Mall.
Date: January 13th, 2004 | 5 comments