• 5Mar 09

  Barking Dogs

  Ugh, it's impossible to get to sleep at the moment. Someone who lives nearby (I can't quite tell who) has a dog which sometimes barks, whimpers, whines and howls all night - so much so that by around midnight it sounds like it's got a sore throat and is even more annoying, while at the same time just upsetting. Not every night though. Presumably the owners aren't at home and the dog just misses them, which means that they don't even know what's going on and aren't doing anything about it.

  What makes it worse, though, is that this ruckus causes all the other dogs in the area to join in, so it's not just one lonely dog keeping me up, it's a whole bunch of other dogs that want to know what's going on too. Even though I live under a flight path in an area with pretty noisy birds and can still get at least some sleep normally, I just can't stand this bloody dog.

  Argh!

  • Posted Mar 5, 2009 6:21 am PT
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• 31Dec 08

  Happy New Year 2009!

  Hi everyone!

  Just want to wish anyone who bothers to read this a great 2009 now that it's past midnight here in Sydney. Let's do our best to make it better than 2008 was!

  I know I normally put up a picture of the fireworks, but they haven't been uploaded and it's a bit late. When I get an opportunity and can find one, I'll post a link.

  From 2009,

  LSyd

  • Posted Dec 31, 2008 5:40 am PT
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• 26Nov 08

  No More Doctors! (For now...)

  In case anyone was wondering, if you're going to try moving to another country which doesn't have a relatively open immigration system with your own, expect to be jabbed and prodded by doctors for weeks. It's not much fun being made to pee in cups and stand in front of an x-ray machine looking like you're being held at gunpoint or something. Even if you're only going there for a year.

  Fortunately, that's all over for me now. I'd like to thank the nice doctor Danny who kindly put it through Medicare and made the government pay for it despite the fact that if you've got nothing wrong with you they don't want anything to do with it. The system works.

  And since it rules, I might as well point everyone in the direction of the song at the top of the Japanese music charts (I've always had a thing for J-Rock). "Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi" by UVERworld. Enjoy.

  • Posted Nov 26, 2008 5:22 am PT
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