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Apparently wearing my hair back in a scarf makes me look “very Australian” And here I thought it just looked hippy!! Hey, does that mean all australians are hippies, or that Australia’s image is as a hippy nation, or simply that whatever I look like is transposed onto Australia as a whole and Wella! Head scarves are suddenly “Very Australian”!!!
As an experiment, we should all try wearing this to school (you, me/shanta, lisa/nitty) and see if we all get told that we look Aussie/American/British…. (Canadian if Mike will do it too!)
ooh..I like the idea…I have plenty of scarves to share around..some almost masculine – well, they’re black…lace!!!
(um, this is meant very lovingly and light-heartedly, okay?)
Please tell me ‘Wella’ isn’t supposed to be the french exclamation ‘Voila!’ ? It’s a good thing you’re teaching English and not French, young lady, *grin*. Anyhow, obligatory schoolmarmish grammar lesson from me: it’s short for voit (see) la (there).
Thus endeth the lesson. Yay for hippies, I say.
Exhibit A
Thank-you..this just drives home the discussion I was having last night with two other JETs about the dumbing-down effect Japan is having on us. Really, I shouldn’t even be teaching English at the moment..some days sentences just don’t happen for me and my English ability almost matches that of my students. A very scary and sobering thought indeed.
Thanks for the brief French lesson…I did always want to learn French and love hearing the origin of common sayings…and once-upon-a-time I did actually know the correct spelling of Viola! But the disappearence of that knowledge worries me far less than the disappearance of my English ability…
This all sounds so interesting. I haven’t kept up with my friends posts in ages, so your adventures are new to me. How wonderful to travel, and for some reason, the Australians I’ve met on LJ have always been my favorite people.
Yay for us!!!!
I’m in my eighth month here and plan to stay for another 16 months, after which I will head to India for 5 months. I’m partially using my time here to explore other countries… everything is just that much closer and more possible from here than home. Of course, the proper wage here helps as well *grin* Maybe if I’d ever had a ‘proper’ job back home, travelling wouldn’t seem such a difficult dream to fulfill!
There are Tia Maria Tim Tams and Kahlua Slice?!?!?!?!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040205/od_nm/life_australia_biscuits_dc
Anyone feel like sending me some…. before they get banned….
*looks around pleadingly*
This request will be echoed on next mailing list update, rest assured!!!
So that’s what they were talking about. While cooking dinner the other ngiht I ehard abutt eh outcry, but didn’t really pay any attention, thinking it as more ‘underage drinking’ blah… But these sounds tempting… hmmm….
Speaking of Kaluha, you can get Kaluha black in some places – double strength Kaluha 🙂
mmmm..yes, i was fortunate enough to live with a housemate who brought back a bottle of kahlua black from os….very very good, not as sweet and nicely strong….mmm…succulent! *lost in fond memories of Kahlua Black coating tongue with alcoholic goodness and sliding down throat oh-so-seductively..* oops, sorry, where was I?!
You had to stop? why? 🙂
That’s ok, your fond memories, echo my own…must ahve some more I tell you….now I’m imagining dark timtams with black kahlua
If I can find some, they’re yours.
ooh..stop it, stop it, really!!! I am at work and such illecite mind-wanderings are not entirely appropriate!!! Oh the joys of chocolate and liquers….
You rock in many more ways than I can count!!!!
*salivating in anticipation*
Arnotts said on the radio yesterday that to get a .05 level buzz, you’d have to eat your own bodyweight in biscuits every hour.
But –
Imagine if you were to dunk them in Kahlua!
Well, I’m glad to see that I found something that excited you. I think that I’d especially like some of the Kahlua ones. Mmm…sinful…
My kidsister keeps telling me about this. As person in charge or biscuit isle at coles she knows more than i want to. She has a big pile in stock but debates on where they can display them
whats the rules on posting food?
Post it!! Should get through. Japanese customs very diff from Australian and given the national obsession with food here, tis quite acceptable having food coming in – heck, 90% of obligatory souveneirs involve food. They’re strict about medications though – I had to get special permission to bring in the pill and most flu medication definitely not allowed..all those narcotics you see!!!
Hi babe!
It’s Beth.
I’ve missed you heaps, we do get worried when we don’t get an update, so it’s fantastic that you’re alive. 🙂
I met a chick at uni who has a daughter called Ophelia today.
Uni’s been a suprise, finding out how dumb and incompetent some lecturers actually are. 3 of my units are piece of piss easy, Anatomy and Physiology scares the shit out of me.
Can I friend you?
More gossip later, can’t think of much that’s too interesting.
Take care sweetie, you’re very missed.
Whitney
Hey,
I got hooked on “Greatest Love” for exactly the same reason. I don’t know I think that’s pretty cool.
You’ve seen LOTR? Did Shanta say it was majorly edited?
have a happy day
Be well
SJJ