"This promise is all foam and no beer." Australia's leader of the opposition in response to the Prime Minister's promise to update the funding formula of the public school system.
"Cycling is the new golf." An Australian colleague.
It is now 8:00am in Melbourne, 6:00pm Sunday in Toronto. I find it hard to believe that a) I am awake and feeling quite chipper; and b) I'm awake at all.
My seat was J60 on the Qantas flight from LA to Melbourne, barely half way down the plane, which gives an idea of how humongous the plane was. I'm not an airplane geek, so I don't recall the type of plane it was. A800? A380? It was two stories at the front and had rows of 10 seats across where I sat.
A webcam was situated on the back wing of the plane so we could watch the clouds go from our seats. Here is a capture on arrival at our Melbourne gate:
With the help of some good drugs from my doctor and a philosophy podcast on the enlightenment, I amanaged to sleep 6 hours.
"Cycling is the new golf." An Australian colleague.
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It is now 8:00am in Melbourne, 6:00pm Sunday in Toronto. I find it hard to believe that a) I am awake and feeling quite chipper; and b) I'm awake at all.
My seat was J60 on the Qantas flight from LA to Melbourne, barely half way down the plane, which gives an idea of how humongous the plane was. I'm not an airplane geek, so I don't recall the type of plane it was. A800? A380? It was two stories at the front and had rows of 10 seats across where I sat.
A webcam was situated on the back wing of the plane so we could watch the clouds go from our seats. Here is a capture on arrival at our Melbourne gate:
With the help of some good drugs from my doctor and a philosophy podcast on the enlightenment, I amanaged to sleep 6 hours.
The apartment is not unlike a staged condo, with white modern furniture and a bedroom that is hidden by rolling glass walls.
My colleague on the ground here left me some welcoming gifts for:
- Corporate signage in the hallway and on my bed;
- A box of fruit, yoghurt, milk in the fridge and a smoothie.
- The SIM card for my iPhone
- My new laptop
Now, if sleeping with the corporate banner across my ankles is not 'thinking outside the classroom,' I do not know what is.
Off I go today to get some armour for the iPhone so I don't ruin it; an electronic doo-dad so I can connect my north american gadgets to Australian electricity sources and get to know this city a bit better.
You should check Victoria market for good food :D
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!!! Y.
As a matter of fact, I'm going today.
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