if only i could speak spanish....

i would marry this fellow....

cant sleep

so im going to bore you on my blog instead.

what does one do to cure insomnia? this is not a regular occurence, but i think its probably cos i did a MAJOR sleep in today after some late nites... and i probably didnt really need to catch up with as much sleep as i did. hence now its 1am on Monday morning... i have this olympic parade thing and i have to be down by Circ. Quay at approx 8am... yawn...

meditation. i think i'll head back to pray-as-you-go. org. its a good site. with lots of good mp3 daily meditation things.

yes. i think i'll go do that.

paris on the mind... but olympic parade comes to town!

just thought id mention that i'll be in the olympian's return home parade in sydney on monday 15th september!

i will be an official marshall walking nearby the gymnasts in the parade down george street :)

such is the life now that im back working for 'public' events! woohoo!! i might even get to touch a footballer... they're right behind the gymnasts (if any of them come!)... i hope they're good looking... hehehhe

strawberry-taliban.engrish.

love it.

francais on the mind

i really want to become fluent in another language other than english--
i have dabbled in canto... picked at mandarin...

but what id really love is to be fluent in french.

yes siree. how do i make this happen?

any dear blog readers speak french and would like to partake in a french conversation over a croissant?

:P

1st day at work

its like being the new kid.

but i like working for the government!

people are generally pretty chilled. and they need me!

oh, its nice to feel needed.

seniors are a rockin!!!!

home

im actually really excited to be home.

i didnt want to leave london. but one must get one's mind on the now and looking fwd...

i have 8 exciting months of interesting seniors events to organise... and well... this will get me going until i move away....

its cold here!! but as sydney always shows off its sunny blue skies, im not complaining!

not home yet

hiyas.
thought id just update zee old blog...

im still in london and have enjoyed many a day strolling through hyde park, battling the summer holidayers in the coolest toyshop hamleys on oxford street, gone to topshop and gone bananas, eaten my way through parts and well... its been fun!

i am obsessed with playing e-Monopoly on simon's computer. its like playing in london in real life! these places really exist... like... Kings X station, Marylebone, Park Lane (personal favourite)... etc etc etc!

this has been a bit of a testing ground to see if id like to live here.

i know its always different when youre travelling.

but yes. i think i could definately do it.

:)

gone dutch. now english.

its been an eventful few weeks!!

i have made it alive in London and have sneaked into exclusive clubs in soredich or whatchamecallit... gone 'orange dutch' for my sister michelle's wedding in holland... got eaten alive by mosquitoes in beautiful venice... hugged the porcelin bowl in berlin from catching a 'german flu'... CZECHed out Prague... and even ate my way through croissants in Paris!

so....

whats this all mean?

im falling in love with London. the last time i was here was 8 years ago... during the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... and yeah yeah yeah... it was the 'best olympics ever' and i missed it... and well well well... i''m missing my homeland china's beijing games as well!

the irony for a sport loving, event manager is that... well, when all is said and done.... the olympics, in all its full blown ridiculous advertising political spinning and 'patriotic' enhancing advancements... it reminds me of work.

pure and simple.

im so cynical. but hey. at least i dont have hives.

reading love songs.... hahah

... so im on the hunt for a reading for my sister and future brother in laws wedding....

im finding all sorts of random things... i quite like this one... * although i wont be reading this one!!

A Wounded Deer Leaps Highestby Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

A wounded deer leaps highest,I've heard the hunter tell;'Tis but the ecstasy of death,And then the brake is still.The smitten rock that gushes,The trampled steel that springs:A cheek is always redderJust where the hectic stings!Mirth is mail of anguish,In which its cautious armLest anybody spy the bloodAnd, "you're hurt" exclaim

new favourite place

Utrecht, Holland

... has my favourite museum.... http://www.centraalmuseum.nl

and my favourite bunny rabbit of all time! a Miffy Museum!

german flus, czeching out prague and mosquitoes in venice

back in holland now...
so free internet is happy days!

had spent the last 10 days in 3 very cool places, unfortunately... i was struck down with a pretty awful virus in germany... and was sick for about 4 days... i dont think ive felt that awful in a really long time... lets just say i couldnt keep any food down and rather than enjoying the old berlin wall--- i was enjoying the porcelin bowl.

will definately have to head back to berlin to scour all the historical monuments... there was so much to see... and disappointingly... didnt get to see much of it, albeit a 1 1/2 hr bus ride which was... for me a pretty painful one unfortunately being sick doesnt help and being bedridden on holidays .... well... it just plain sucks.

anyhoo... back to nicer activities... was totally spoilt for choice in the beautiful museum that is venice... plus it was about 30 degrees and i wasnt sick....

prague was just a lovely old town...

i have a huge thing for architecture, textures... old things... old bookstores... all that stuff.

happy days.

(now back in the netherlands... which enjoys rain and overcast weather)... i love that people ride bicycles here everywhere... ive been meaning to buy a bike for about ... goodness knows how long...

dutch ovens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven_%28disambiguation%29

i think im falling in love with holland... its the land of clogs... orange... tulips... and dutch ovens

“Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.”
- Old Eskimo saying

ultra excitement

ok, its only just starting to set in...
i am so excited about what the next couple of weeks will entail!

holland:
miffy museum (i know shes a funny looking children's story rabbit, but i LOVE miffy!)

van gogh

complex train timetabling and ticketing! hoorah! (*so strange!- and inefficiency seems to be a trait)

heading to berlin, prague and venice! oh baby oh baby!!!


other highlights have been... flying on a brand new plane from sydney to hong kong... there was this awesome inflight entertainment selection... i even got to watch a couple of old faves including '10 things i hate about you', amelie and other random flicks :)
i watched the 'definately maybe' film, which wasnt as romantic comedy fluff as one thought-- it includes a divorce and everything! (just like in real -life... yeah uh-huh)
i like the little girl in it... shes the same one in 'little miss sunshine'a tops favourite movie....
i watched another film called chaos theory, another ryan reynolds random... which wasnt that great...
and a new film with dennis quaid and matthew foxy fox... i forget the name. it was kinda like a version of the show '24'without all the keifer sutherland squinty/trying to be sexy looks.

oh. and i will admit... i do like aeroplane food. always have. always will. i am not ashamed!!!!
ive only really had 1 or 2 bad experiences, and to be honest, out of all the air travel ive done in my relatively short life span... is a pretty good record! :)

adventures in the land of clog

day #1.

seen about 10 windmills.
rotterdam is grey. flat and quite quaint!

lovely to see my sister and her fiancee pick us up from amsterdam airport. YAY.

just spent 2 days transitting in my home town ýo'home'' style Hong Kong.
boy i missed it! havent been back for 2 years.

i love the congee, noodles, cheap fast meals and awesome cheap shopping!!!!

met up with my friend Kate from Xrds at the airport which was awesome... it was bizarre. i hadnt seen her for 2 1/2 years and we caught up in the airport lounge in about 20 minutes... she's off to save the world and head to Geneva to talk with the UN i am sure :)

anyhoo... not that one cares, but i did spot a famous aussie at the HK duty free though. none other than Jen Hawkins... its kinda hard not to spot a chick amongst all the other short dark haired asians.

she was clearly flying somewhere in her bright orange dress, designer heels and designer handbags in tow....

(i guess ms universe cant rock around the airport in my get-up! trackies and sneakers....)
:P

hahahahahah

too funny.

makes me remember a bad joke about 'Jake Wall' from our Lake falls creek 06 trip with sally and simon.

(jake wall is Jen hawkins pretty-boy-friend)'

ok. also admitting.

I LOVE EUROPE.

i havent been back this way since 2000.

i have a habit of visiting europe during the olympic games. yes... and this time its not sydney games im bailing on... but the beijing olympics!

and i call myself an event manager.... (sigh-- btw. i could have been working on WYD 'the time of your eternal life'- talk about corny!) but hey... clogs are calling...

xoxo

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate;
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
“Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?”
Actually, who are you NOT to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others will not feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine – as children do.
We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just some of us: it is all of us.
As we let our own light shine, we give others permission
to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others from their fear.
May we all give ourselves permission to shine today
so that the truth is reflected in all of us.

- Nelson Mandela
1994 Inaugural Speech

loving tea.

went out for some tea with my lovely canadian friend sarah :)

love that 'gorgeous geisha' from T2 :) its a green tea with a hint of 'strawberries and cream' :) YUMMO!

enjoy your socks style!

who is ready for this journey?

Courage is daring to take that first step, or different path. It is the decision to place your dreams above your fears. - Source Unknown

Im on an adventure--- as cheezy as it sounds...

an adventure... for .... LIFE!