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My Current European Trip!

2006-12-01T00:56:00.000+10:00

Given that I have been somewhat lazy in the department of catching up from my last trip to Europe, I am trying my best to keep a small though pictureless (at this stage) diary of my trip now.You can find it at:http://www.philipnye.comFeel free to post any comments to the sidebar since they show up on both my blog and homepage!

Flying to Paris

2005-05-12T07:15:00.000+10:00

From London, Allison and I took a big orange plane headed for the Charles De Gaulle airport. We found it was cheaper to fly than bus or train it across, and was also the fastest. I believe we booked on easyjet and paid about 15 pounds each... Not bad. Well before we knew it, we were heading through the French Customs which was quite a shock after the American one and even the English. The didn't

London Part 3

2005-05-07T21:10:00.000+10:00

About a week into our stay in the United Kingdom, my great uncle invited Allison and I along to Badminton. Basically its a big Horse race held a fair way West of London. I think it would have been really easy to get there on the bus my uncle had hired if we hadn't gotten lost in the streets around his house and missed the bus by all of a couple of minutes. At that point we had a decision, head

Australian or Canadian Products

2005-05-03T11:26:00.000+10:00

There are a couple of products that I saw in Canada that has really made me begin to wonder as to there origin: Quiz: What is the Australian version of these biscuits?

London Part Two!

2005-05-02T12:46:00.000+10:00

See Below for London Day 1....This post contains 57 Photo's, sorry for the delay, I am a great procrastinator!But this shall hopefully not disappoint!- I also intend to do several posts this week to get through Europe and maybe stay ahead of Grant's trip back home... (BTW don't think it was your threats hitting home Carnie... I have had the intention of doing these updates now that I am in Sydney

London Bridge is Falling Down...

2005-05-01T01:08:00.000+10:00

After taking a short red double decker bus trip from Waterloo we arrived in SUNNY London, who would have thought.Well, after coping with the time change we decided before we crash and burn that we would take a look around town. Our first stop was Westminster and the Big Ben, then the London Eye. We didn't go on it though since you needed to book, and then there was no guarantee that the weather

Saw Thomas for the last time...

2005-04-26T01:01:00.000+10:00

Before we left Canada, on one of our shopping trips we did run into an Old friend, Thomas was there, lurking in the Rainforest Cafe... (inside Joke)

Brisbane State School

2005-04-23T02:00:00.000+10:00

Well on the way back to Toronto courtesy of my Aunt Jackie, I discovered a strange place I call Brisbane. How could I deny myself the oppurtunity to take a picture of the best place on earth... Well it was a bit of a let down, but it reminded us that we were only 1-2 months away from home...

Final CLV Party for Phil

2005-04-23T00:41:00.000+10:00

This was the evening we all said our good byes to the majority of the people left in CLV. From here, people were either heading East, West, South or staying here. Was a great night, but it still had an edge of sadness about the end of the era. Above: Me, Al & William Right: Martina, Al and UTAHHHH (Jutta) Above: Some German men, too many to name... ;) Right: Nicolas the Frenchman...

Good Bye Jesse

2005-04-20T15:20:00.000+10:00

The Pictures below are on one of the last few evenings in CLV, and Jesse was leaving to go back to Scotland. After her final exam at 10pm we gave her some fairwell tea and Sven took a picture of his crotch... Very Strange night indeed. Above: Thomas and Daniela Right: Jesse and JMBelow: The Crotch.

Camping in Canada

2005-04-12T01:26:00.000+10:00

Over the weekend, Thomas, Bea and myself went hiking for three days in the Canadian Wilderness. There was certainly a subtle difference about the Canadian Wilderness when compared to that of Australian, first of all, the only animals we saw were sqirrels and birds. Also for our second and third day, we were lucky to be walking on ground that wasn't 1-2 feet of snow thick, thats right even in mid

Toronto in a day

2005-04-07T01:55:00.000+10:00

Today I went to Toronto for the purpose of purchasing a new Back pack for my upcoming trip through Europe. Fabio joined me and we caught an early Greyhound bus into the city. Things i learnt while here was:KFC in Canada is terrible!Australian KFC is many times better, we have seasoning on the chips, they don't, we have full chicken breast patty's, they have fake chicken patty's, also the service

Canada

2005-04-06T08:47:00.000+10:00

Well, as my time here in Canada draws to a close, I decided that perhaps a little memory of my time here might be appropriate. I initially made it with myself in mind, however I am sure most of you can get something out of it.Download it here: HIGH QUALITY (18Mb)LOW QUALITY (5.5Mb)If anyone wants any of the photos I used in the Movie, let me know.

Easter Brunch

2005-03-28T02:41:00.000+10:00

Well, it's Easter here in Canada, and what nice day it is. I'm recording upwards of 11 degress on my thermometer, so what better day to enjoy a nice outdoor breakfast.Ahh, but planning for this began yesterday. Thomas and I needed to clear all the snow off our patio area out the back of our house. What seemed like a small job, was a little larger than first thought. But with the combined might of

International Fugitive of the US

2005-03-27T04:56:00.000+10:00

Well, the other day after much consideration, I decided that we probably should not be an international fugitive. Unfortunetly the United States of America, or in the very least the New York City Government, has given me little choice. I made an attempt to pay the ticket, and after 4 attempts, all shot down, I have decided to take my chances. Firstly being the tech savy kind of guy that I am, I

Party at 99

2005-03-20T06:03:00.000+10:00

Well, this party was one that began interestingly, there were not alot of people at first, and there was a strange abduction. But Fabio soon returned and the party went on! Above Left: Fabio, being abducted, Right: Urs, & Jutta (U-TAH :P ) Above: Sabine and Sven, Sven agreed to having only one beer tonight, so he made a stand by having a tallie. Right: Sven, Amelie, Sabine and Urs. The

HyperCooled Laptop 2005

2005-03-16T05:45:00.000+10:00

Well the other night, I was doing something on my computer that had the CPU fan on it running all the time, and for those of you who have ever experienced it, laptop fans aren't generally the quietest when their actually running. So with the temperature outside plummeting to around -15, i fugured, if I could tap some of that cool and put it under my laptop it won't need to run the fan as much. 15

CLV Curling Victory

2005-03-14T14:40:00.000+10:00

For something different, I have decided to update, this actually happened 2 weeks ago, but for the first time all season, team were the victors! We smashed the opposition, and pulled through with a great victory for exchange students everywhere!The final score was an amazing 5-4, with us taking the first, third, fifth and sixth rounds!I think after the full season, we finally found our edges, and

Unit 20 70's 80's Party of the Year!

2005-03-13T12:01:00.000+10:00

Saturday night marked the first and maybe the last party in Unit 20 for the year, (Sven, you will have to carry the torch in our absence). It was themed around the 70's and the 80's, with a playlist to match, featuring Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams, Beach Boys and Van Halen. For all involved I think it turned out to be a pretty good night! I even managed to get a good photo of Martina and Lutz -

Brick Brewery Tour

2005-03-10T05:37:00.000+10:00

On Tuesday the 8th, I organised a trip to the brewery tour, for 22 CLVians.The Brick Brewery is what's known as a "Craft" brewery. So it's fairly small. The Tour consisted of mainly all you can drink for the two hour period, with a short interlude into the workings of the brewery. The guy who started the Brewery apparently researched many breweries before beginning this one here in Waterloo.

New York City - Where the Cops never sleep

2005-03-02T03:57:00.000+10:00

Well on our Reading week at the end of February, (Not really a week but a long weekend), a group of 11 of us made the trek to New York City. A fairly long drive of about 700 miles. (I have to use miles since that's what they use in the States.) As far as cities go, it's fairly clean and not overly scary. Admittedly I didn't step foot in the Bronx or any of the other "scary" suburbs. Our arrival

South Park

2005-03-01T12:33:00.000+10:00

Make your own South Park Figure!Here is my attempt...Go here: http://www.planearium2.de/flash/spstudio.html

I survived the NY Subway!

2005-02-28T17:34:00.000+10:00

Well, Tonight I returned from New York City.I had a great time and saw heaps!Check out my photos here!GalleryI have also updated my Ottawa post from a while back see it below!Ottawa!

Gone to the big apple!

2005-02-24T05:39:00.000+10:00

Some additional Beer Stuff (Ottawa's Updated See below)

2005-02-15T09:21:00.000+10:00

Back home in Australia these VB Beer ads are currently on the radio:Greatest theme MusicBottom ShelfDrive ThroughStubby CoolerAnd on TV:Ad 1Ad 2There absolute classics... Check them out! My increasing shot glass collection. If your still bored... Check this clip: here

Extended Wait

2005-02-14T17:29:00.000+10:00

I am sorry for the extended wait on the story from Ottawa, I have been busy in preparation for my approaching midterms. (Yes... I am in the middle of semester already as you UQyin's go into O-week) I have two on Tuesday and one on thursday... and another in two weeks.In other news, I have gotten my own domain name... going by the name of: www.philipnye.com There isn't alot there... but I do have

Ottawa - Canada's Capital

2005-02-07T16:30:00.000+10:00

Well on Saturday I took on the worlds longest (possibly largest... maybe not) skating rink. At a sizable 7km I can safely say that I (one of only two who did) completed the course to the end and back. A total of 14km of rink. Not a bad effort considering the weather in Ottawa was a not so chilly 4 degrees, and as a result, much of the ice was not ice anymore... While we were there, I think the

Gmail Invites

2005-02-05T04:51:00.000+10:00

Hey all, If you want a gmail invite!Please ask!I have 50 of the buggers!EDIT: it's now the 17th, and I have only 49 left! There going like hotcakes! Act Fast!

NEWS FLASH - Gemini Down for the Count!

2005-02-02T16:59:00.000+10:00

My brother Ian has just reported to me that I quote: "THE GEMINI!" "Kaboomie" "timing chain or something" no compression anymore" "Dad was driving, and bang, it stopped running, tried to turn it over and it has no compression, which could mean that squikey noise on startup was no infact the water pump but could have been the timing chain, and when the timing chain goes, the cam shaft that

CLV Curling Report - Week 3

2005-01-31T16:18:00.000+10:00

After last weeks thrashing for the CLV curling team, the international squad changed it's tactics. Sending the big arse Granite rocks hurtling down the ice we found ourselves at the end of each round feeling confident holding the key real estate in the "house", that is, until we either blew our own chances or our opponents pulled off some incredibly lucky shot (They were amateurs in comparison

The Mid Winter Cold

2005-01-28T02:31:00.000+10:00

Outside it's a beautiful winters day. The Sun is shining brightly, and snow has covered everything lightly. There is not a cloud in the sky. Guess the temperature. N.B. Thomas has just brought to my attention that the temperature was -32C this morning, which I confirmed on the UW temperature website.

Canadian Winter Wonderland

2005-01-27T02:34:00.000+10:00

Well, it snowed again last night, walking home from University, I decided that it would be good to try and get some photo's so that people can see what the area looks like. The road had a fair amount of snow on it, and there wasn't many cars around, but here are a few shots looking at a Canadian intersection, and also some showing the mounds of snow around my house. All of the

University Shots

2005-01-25T02:34:00.000+10:00

Well, while I was here in Waterloo, I have been wanting to get a nice sign picture, and I finally got around to it. Here I am in front of the University's main sign. Right: Allison and I. A few day's later, the Unit 20 shot.

Temp Shot

2005-01-23T14:33:00.000+10:00

Well, this is the coldest I have managed to capture on my Thermometer, pretty Bloody Cold! But, I have been running around outside in these temperatures, and even after the door digging, I worked up a sweat... When it's cold like that, we get some pretty major Ice build ups on the windows. Downstairs there is a window that is only single glazed and that almost Ices up completely. (All of the

Door Digging

2005-01-22T14:32:00.000+10:00

It all began late on Firday night, we had just eaten some left over Chilli from the previous weeks Pot Luck and we were looking for something to do. We decided it would be fun to make some snowmen (or snowpeople) as the snow was thick. However, it was too cold for that as the snow wouldn't stick together. Alas... what could we do... I know, dig some snow on people's doors, and thats just what we

CLV's Olympic Curling Team

2005-01-17T01:51:00.000+10:00

This Sunday marked the beginning for my Curling team. Consisting of Sven of Germany, Urs of Swiss Background, William of a Swedish Nature and Myself the Australian Bloke. After getting a 20-30 min run down of how to move around on the ice, and how to launch the stones. We found ourselves already in competition. For those who aren't quite sure how Curling works, imagine Lawn Bowls on ice. You

Niagara Falls in Winter

2005-01-16T01:29:00.000+10:00

Well today marked a trip to the Niagara Falls region thanks to the International Student organisation here at the University of Waterloo. Our trip began at 10 am where we caught one of 3 school buses (like Bart Simpson's School bus) and made our way to the South East. After about 2hrs spent on the bus, in extremely cramped conditions (imagine the bus is made for 5-10yr olds) not to mention the

Give us a Coldie!

2005-01-11T11:04:00.000+10:00

Asking for a coldie at this bar might attract some strange looks. Particularly because there is no bar staff... But that aside...

Montreal - The land of the French

2005-01-02T16:16:00.000+10:00

We arrived in Montreal on the eve of the new year, and thanks to Fabio's brilliant navigation, found the hostel with little or no effort. In fact, we pulled over after finding the street and looked up the number for the Hostel only to find it 10m ahead. Well done! That evening, after setting ourselves up as comfortably as possible in the Hostel, (you'll se pictures below) we found out that the

Quebec City!

2004-12-31T06:20:00.000+10:00

Well, Quebec City... This was one REALLY nice city. Looking at these pictures, you would never guess that these were in North America. Everything from the cobblestone roads to the Wall around the city gives it a very old European taste. We arrives here after finishing our time in the Chalet near Mont Tremblant. The Hostel we stayed in was quite nice besides the push button showers that lasted 5

Ski Mont Blanc/ Tremblant!

2004-12-26T06:17:00.000+10:00

Just down the road from the afore mentioned Chalet, was Mont Blanc. I reasonable sized ski hill (not Mountain, the Swiss would surely not like the use of such a word when they are used to the Alps) with about 35 runs ranging from beginner to Double Black Diamond. On the first day all 22 of us, (Christoph and Vanessa joined later) travelled to Mont Blanc where we hired a set of skiies each, (or

One Week in a Canadian Ski Chalet

2004-12-24T11:02:00.000+10:00

Well arriving on the 22nd of December, Allison myself and 22 other people began 1 week in our ski Chalet near Mont Tremblant. What a week. On the evening we arrived, we traveled to the nearby access road which was quite steep, and proceeded to toboggan down the hill! Sometimes the sheets of plastic we were using were more slippery than the road/snow so we slip of them into the side snow banks! It

Toronto Family

2004-12-21T05:00:00.000+10:00

On Sunday, I made a speedy visit to Toronto to see my Canadian Family for the Christmas Break. To do this, I caught the Canadian Via Train from the Kitchener station. That day I went to the Mountain Equipment Co-op and purchased a selection of ski gear suitable for the expected -20oC that the mountains had to offer. That afternoon I stayed with Sarie, and travelled to Aunty Helen's for

Phill's (The Pub)

2004-12-19T13:00:00.000+10:00

Just before we left for Mont Tremblant, we made our final visit to the pub to celebrate the end of exams, Here are a few shots of the Shiny Happy People there. Left: Al & I; Right: Jörn Marten, Sven (Swiss) and Beatrice. Left: Sven, Daniella & Al; Right: Jörn Marten, David, Bea and Daniella.

Is it possible to have TOO cold beer?

2004-12-19T11:56:00.000+10:00

Back in Australia, we call them Hand Warmers or Beer Coolers. Here in Canada, They are known as Beer Warmers and they stop your beer from freezing in the ridiculously cold conditions... Note: Canadian Beer in Australian Cooler, in Canadian Snow...

Me in the Snow & then some...

2004-12-16T09:20:00.002+10:00

After all of the snow that we had, I had to get some photos of me in the snow, and here it is! Me in the snow with Sven! (whilst taking this Shot on the left, Thomas decided that he would try and through some snow balls at us from his room, using snow from the overhang... We saw him and Counter acted!) It turns out that using fluffy snow, you can really easily make snowballs! Thomas

Eskimo Al

2004-12-16T09:19:00.000+10:00

Well it snowed heaps on Sunday! And even the trek between my House and Al's house warranted a Jacket, or at least for Al anyway (Shorts and Tshirt still work for me)... Snow is Really Fun! It wasn't all that Bad though on the Sunday, it was still only around 0oC so bareable, compared to what Monday and Tuesday have been sitting around the -10oC mark in the evening's and mornings! You have to

Canadian Cops

2004-12-16T09:17:00.000+10:00

I was looking out my window and I noticed a Canadian Cop car, and after a while it was still there so i did what any self respecting something aruther and took a picture... Very exciting... And one point I believe it was even doing wheelies on the ice... Ahh a day in the life of an Canadian Cop.

Australian Road Trip...

2004-12-16T09:16:00.000+10:00

After Talking to all of the International and Canadian People here in Canada, (As you do) Everyone keeps asking me whether or not I have seen certain places or been certain places. One place mentioned a few times was the infamous Big Rock in the middle of Australia. And I thought... yeah Fair game, perhaps when I get back I should make a road trip with a few others to the Center of the land I

Showdown in Little Waterloo!

2004-12-14T02:49:00.000+10:00

Tomorrow, I will post pictures of me wearing nothing more than Board Shorts, Tshirt and Pluggers, Running about in the snow! OK so it was all in good fun... I think the best way to describe it is: Oh my feet hurt, Oh wait I can't feel them anymore.. Later Defrosting ones feet: (Still Numb) Ahhhh There starting to hurt... Ahh their Hurting BAD... Ahhh starting to warm up... Lets Do it AGAIN!!!!

My Bedroom Fridge...

2004-12-10T13:07:00.000+10:00

For the last couple of days, I have been taking advantage of having a Fridge in my room. Well, it's kinda outside my room, but accessable through my window. I have a picture of it below, its large capacity if I go downstairs and use the door. I have even got the Internet Monitoring the temperature... :D Today I also got a new toy, an external Hard Disk Drive to increase my storage here another

Today's Snow Report, and Advent

2004-12-04T04:52:00.000+10:00

This morning it snowed again! Contrary to popular belief, it hasn't actually been snowing the entire time, and all in all it has only snowed all of 4 times since I have been here... And usually the snow disappears within a day. Today was probably the fluffiest snow I have seen, and it's really beautiful. Below is three shots from out my window from left to right. Sven is an avid fan of

I am Still Alive

2004-12-02T16:48:00.000+10:00

Sorry for no real posts, I am still alive, Canada has not gotten me yet! However the Annoying amount of Work is killing me softly! Pulled out my "Winter" Jacket today, I think it's a bit too much, got almost too warm in the 0oC temps, might stow it for a bit longer... Anyway, Cya.

2004-11-26T09:42:00.000+10:00

To see something crazy go here: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/kiwif/truck.html Don't forget to scroll down... otherwise it's boring... In other news.... QUT is pretty average... http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11483315%255E421,00.html Until next time!

Updates

2004-11-25T18:10:00.000+10:00

I'm sorry there is no update, It has snowed for the second time I have been here, and dead set, it's just too much for me to know what to do... I just walked home and there is ice over everything... (I have never considered that before...) It's undescribable!

Return of the Cold, Part 1

2004-11-23T14:09:00.000+10:00

For the last week or so, the weather around waterloo could almost be described as pleasant... I never imagined before coming here that I would describe 7-9oC as pleasant.... But now that the weather has returned to it's chilli old self looking at a -1oC on the thermometer and scraping ice of the lids of wheelie bins before opening them, I can finally realise that I am adjusting to the bitterly

HL2 - Apparently it can have someones babies...

2004-11-19T16:04:00.000+10:00

Well First of all, I got my hands on Half Life 2! Thats a pretty darn impressive game I do got to say! It hasn't done much for my study routine, (I'm having to limit myself to an hour or two a day... HL2 that is...) Unfortunetly like many others, I had a had quite an unfun time trying to get it. I wanted to buy it off Steam, but for some reason it didnt like my Credit Card, and as a result,

Blogalicious

2004-11-16T14:12:00.000+10:00

Well, I know that I have been slack on the update side of things, but like I said on my Tag Board, Uni has been a world of pain lately, Last week I had: a MUSH due (big text based adventure game style of thing (6-8k lines) then I had a Programming Algorithms thing on Wed, then I had Operating Systems on Friday, then over the weekend I had part two of a Specifications document, and another smaller

2004-11-09T16:00:00.000+10:00

I told you is freakin cold! How is an Queenslander supposed to deal with this? I mean the puddles left by the snow have now frozen solid! You can literally skate on them if you wanted... Is that freaky or what! This whole thing is a bamboozling experience! I mean why use a fridge at all?

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

2004-11-09T04:50:00.000+10:00

Well fortunately for me, it got more exciting today, it snowed a fair bit, (OK not much at all, but it was exciting nonetheless). Here I am outside my unit taking it all in. I even made my first snowball... Snow is so light, it melts the moment it touches you, but it is kinda cool. (no pun intended) See updated picture list here. If only I could enjoy this and not have to be studying!

SNOW....

2004-11-09T02:08:00.000+10:00

Well it snowed this morning, only a small bit, but I can officially say that there was snow in waterloo! That is all...

Ahh Canada...

2004-11-06T05:57:00.000+10:00

Here in Canada, I enjoy attending my lectures... (/sarcasm) Well one of my lecturers here is deaf. Now personally I have nothing against deaf people, and I mean this guy trys REALLY hard to be a great guy, which he is. However being lectured by him would have to be one of the strangest things to have happened to me whilst I have been here in Canada. So that you can all experience him, I have

What me Wash?

2004-11-06T04:12:00.001+10:00

Who said boys don't know how to so the washing???

Update to Fall in Ontario

2004-11-06T04:12:00.000+10:00

Well it would appear that Fall is almost over here in Ontario, with most trees having lost all of their leaves. I have added to my collection of out my window shots, see them all: HERE

Bea's Birthday

2004-10-31T03:09:00.000+10:00

Yesterday marked Bea's birthday and her coming of age -> 21. The card she received from Thomas had well wishes from everybody in CLV, that is everybody except Thomas... Maybe his comment was just hard to find since it was found on there later that night. Sacha was the resident crazy photographer on the night, and after a camera duel between himself and I, he definetly claimed victory.

Etiquette of a round

2004-10-25T16:48:00.000+10:00

Something everybody should know about: No dragging the chain- It is a well understood obligation that slower drinkers in a shout must attempt to keep pace with the faster members of a shout. Immediacy - Never accept a beer if you do not intend to shout on that evening. Shouting "next time" is not acceptable no matter how much interest is involved. Reciprocal - Even worse than the previous

Australians - What I am away from

2004-10-25T15:35:00.000+10:00

In my loneliness of Australians, I wandered onto this... There are a few points that are soo true.... Quick guide to Australian Culture The bigger the hat, the smaller the farm. The shorter the nickname, the more they like you. Whether it's the opening of Parliament, or the launch of a new art gallery, there is no Australian event that cannot be improved by a sausage sizzle. If the guy

Early Morning, Long Night

2004-10-22T19:36:00.000+10:00

Well it's 5:30 am and I have just done a major update to my Blog, I have been meaning to for a while update back to Thanksgiving but I just haven't had the time. But now that it's done, please go back and check it out! Why am I up at 5:30 you ask? well that's also the reason why my post count has been low of late, particularly assignments! I have had heaps of the buggers! And tonight I have been

The Pumpkin Files

2004-10-16T10:40:00.000+10:00

Apparently Canada is the land of the big Pumpkin! Special note: those nice green Ear muffs... there actually mine, Sarie had the honour in giving them to me as a gift, I still can't decide if I will wear them, in the mean time, the pumkin shall!

If it isn't a COOOOLD Morning

2004-10-12T23:00:00.000+10:00

For those of you who are Canadian or Europian, don't bother reading this, it's probably nothing new. For those of you in Queensland, this is what I have to deal with... Freezing cold mornings! Well besides the grass being white with Frost, It wasn't actually freezing on my thermometer although it was mighty close:

Canadian Thanksgiving - Part 2 (Allisons House)

2004-10-12T11:07:00.000+10:00

Before we went away for the weekend, Isabelle Allisons housemate, decided that she was going to hold a thanksgiving dinner at their house on Monday night. Well, it turned out great! She organised the turkey, and everyone else brought a dish. The turkey was massive and in line with tradition had no problems feeding this long table. (Made from lots of small coffee tables - kinda like a Japanese

Train back from Toronto

2004-10-12T01:05:00.000+10:00

As i said earlier, our stay at Jackie's house was really pretty short, the following morning bright and early, we begin our trek back to Waterloo. Our first stop was to visit Uncle Harvey, (Aunty Helen's husband and Saries, Jackie's and Lee's dad). He suffers from Alzeimers and has now been under heavy medical attention for sometime. He seemed quite cheerful when I saw him and I'm glad I visited

Canadian Thanksgiving - Part 1 (Jackies House)

2004-10-11T11:31:00.000+10:00

After our long walk up through Oak Ridge, we returned to a bustling hive of activity. Allison and I were in for a big treat! What had been prepared was a hige selection of food, but the highlight was our very own Cornish Hen each! (Basically we had our very own chook to devour). Cooked to perfection using two ovens (since there were so many mouths to feed) seasoned with Cranberry sauce and a wide

Oakridge Trail - North of Toronto

2004-10-11T06:13:00.000+10:00

After staying in Oakville Friday and Saturday Night, we moved North towards Toronto for the approaching Canadian Thanksgiving. We arrived early in the afternoon as Jackie had planned for the group of us (approx. 10 people) to go for a walk. The countryside in Canada has been pretty beautiful everywhere we have been, and this was no exception. At this time of year not only is everything either a

Oakville, Cake, Smelly Fish & identical houses

2004-10-10T07:00:00.000+10:00

This weekend we decided to go to Oakville and visit Angela & co. (Allisons Relatives here in Canada). The town they live in is about 1hrs drive south of Toronto along lake Ontario. It's a relatively quiet place, where the buses run infrequently and the one very distinguishing feature is the houses all look the same. (if thats a distinguishing feature) Whilst I was there I had to get some photos

University of Waterloo - MC and DC

2004-10-08T03:37:00.000+10:00

Today I decided to take a few pre-winter shots of University, The Picture in the top left is where I spend most of my time, It's the Mathematics and Computer Science Building. On Tuesday's and Thursdays you can find me there from 8:30-2:30. To the right of that is the walkway from the MC building across to the Davis Centre, (and a hearty cafeteria). This last picture is a shot of the DC

Today I am 20 - And it's too cold already!

2004-10-06T10:43:00.000+10:00

Well, I made it, I am 20 years of age. For those of you who doubted me, shame on you. Nonetheless it's 9pm on the night of my birthday and it's rather cold outside. For the entire day it has not gotten above 12-13 degrees, and there was frost on the grass and the roofs of the houses here this morning! Woopee, and they say it doesnt get bad until January. (Are they kidding?) Last night I had a

Argghhh - Fall Has Begun

2004-10-03T03:06:00.000+10:00

Well I looked out of my window today to find this: (2/10/04) I think that the season of "fall" has begun, (for those of you in Australia, thats Autumn...) The weather here also is seeming to change rather rapidly, come Tuesday they are predicting a max of 6! Awsome, now I know why I came to Canada! One Week on: (7/10/2004) A little less green, and the weather is definetly getting cooler!

The Circus of the Sun & The CN Tower

2004-09-30T05:35:00.000+10:00

The weekend before last, Allison and I travelled back to Toronto. We had two things on the agenda in particular. The First was to see Cirque du Soleil - Alegria which was pretty incredible. The two girls on the left seem to have no stomach whatsoever and bend in rather scary ways. There were some great synchronised trapezists (if thats the word) and the clowns had a slow yet rather cool story to

My New Bike

2004-09-30T05:29:00.000+10:00

Here is my brand new bike. The folding bike that I had been using was altogether too small for me. And i found out that there was a sale on a Canadian Tire over the weekend (like Big W back in Oz) and bought it! So far I am REALLY happy with it, I no longer have my knees up around my face and the wheels being bigger seem to handle jumping gutters etc much better! YAY! Not a bad buy, I'd say.

Overlord of Evil

2004-09-30T05:23:00.000+10:00

Unfortunetly I was up until about 4 in the morning last night trying to get an evil assignment done. Below is an example of it's evilness. Order the following 19 equations into asymptotic growth. When you are done, please email me the answer.... (Unfortunetly I already handed it in though.) For the Complete Assignment see: Here

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Racoon City

2004-09-27T05:27:00.000+10:00

Here is Allison and Savannah standing in front of the Toronto City Hall. Its a pretty fancy building almost a bit futuristic you might say. Well i am sure you are asking what this has to do with Resident Evil. For those of you in North America and have seen this movie, you might know that this is where the final battle in the movie occurs. For those of you in Australia where the movie won't be

The Beach - Saries Home

2004-09-27T04:33:00.000+10:00

Saries house is much like any other up her street, the trees are tall, squirrels run everywhere and acorns dint cars like Hail. The neighbourhood that Sarie lives in is quite peaceful and it's no problem to get around. In toronto they have Buses, Street Cars and a great Subway. A big thanks to Sarie for being so kind to us in Toronto, without her, our stay could not nearly have been so enjoyable

CLV - My Home away from Home

2004-09-23T04:09:00.000+10:00

Finally, some pictures of my home on the otherside of the Globe. Here in Waterloo I am staying in Columbia Lake Townhouses, A neat collection of a hundred odd houses for exchange, transfer and Older level students. The houses are all almost identical having four small bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a neat Kitchen and a lounge and Dining Area. For Students, they are quite suitable, and every 2.5 weeks the

"Phillip's" Folding Bikes

2004-09-22T07:03:00.000+10:00

Here is a kind of similar Bike, I will put up the real one soon enough. Its really got small wheels. And with the seat maxed out and the Handle bars maxed out too.

Canadian Exhibition...

2004-09-22T06:57:00.000+10:00

This is a Photo from the Canadian National Exhibition! Similar to the Brisbane Ekka. At this time of year Canadians are busy harvesting there crops and Corn is plentiful. So here at the Exhibition they have "Roast" Corn all over the place as you can see in the background of this Photo. They also have Carni Gambling Everywhere which is the "money" joint behind me. There where so many of these

News... - Woo Hoo

2004-09-22T06:52:00.000+10:00

Hello, Good News, I got a bike.... Except it is very goofy... I am sure Andrew can attest to the goofy ness of fold up bikes. This bike is very similar. It's golden and is of the brand name "Phillips". But it's very small and looks like i stole the bike off of a young kid. In other news I have bought a Printer... For just $48 dollars. YAY! And my desk light has been replaced! YAY.. And my room

Niagra Falls - One of the Seven Wonders of the World

2004-09-16T15:19:00.000+10:00

Here are some shots of Niagra Falls, The one on the left backs on to the main Falls, and the picture on the right is the American Falls (Strangely because it's on their side). Underneath is the Horseshoe Falls fromWaterlevel, Note the tremendous amounts of mist blowing up! (Theres the boat we took!) It's like a torrential Downpour. Behind the Falls, there is a strong Tourist strip

Some Photos from around the globe (Or North America at least)

2004-09-16T07:20:00.000+10:00

Our Visit to Alcatraz was really exciting, the buildings here are fairly old and there is more history to the island than a mere jail. It was used by the military before it was owned by American Jailing System and after it closed due to high running costs and poor pollution control, it was taken over by Native Indians. They stayed there for about 18months and then they got booted. It

Random Pics

2004-09-15T15:32:00.000+10:00

Here is Allison and I in the very cool White Convertible (White Leather Seats) Cadillac. An old Classic! This is a photo and another landmark. 10 points to anyone who can guess.

Well Friends, It's been a while - From Waterloo, ON

2004-09-15T15:17:00.000+10:00

Hey Guys, I feel that it's about time that I write to you, I have been missing "most" of you a fair bit. Canada is not overly different from Australia, at least not at the moment, (I think that the 1m snow falls could change that in a hurry). The most notable sign of the coming winter I think is the huge snow shovel that lives inside the front door of my house. Since I left Australia, I have

From the other side of the world

2004-08-31T07:32:00.000+10:00

Well For those of you who don't care, I plan to be posting very soon, however i have been quite busy on the other side of the world. I have seen quite a fair few of americanisms, including: U-HAUL, automatic toilet seat covers (Best weirdest invention yet!) Starbucks on every street corner and 2 in the same terminal of the airport... Not to mention a hundred odd drunken street bums! There will

Whats the Deal?

2004-08-19T12:23:00.000+10:00