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Melbourne Music Fests...

2007-02-21T14:56:00.000+11:00

Possibly my best favourite thing about Summer in Oz would have to be Music Festivals. After a couple of weeks back I headed to Kiss My Grass at Sydney Myer Music Bowl, all aussie djs and a great chance to catch up with my old mate Kate for a boogie! Having the freedom to drink, wear whatever I wanted (short shorts!) and hug my friends in public was just a few things that made me appreciate what a great country we live in! Have managed to squeeze Good Vibes and Snow Patrol into my busy schedule too, not much else planned now until Sydney!

Something New for 2007

2007-02-13T20:05:00.000+11:00

Returned to Melbourne mid Jan and spent the first couple of weeks catching up with friends and looking for jobs! Had heard there was jobs going up in Sydney with the APEC Taskforce so applied and was lucky enough to land a job no problem! Will be moving up in a couple of weeks so very excited! Looking forward to being close to some old London mates and living in a new city! Will be working with APEC until September and if I enjoy Sydney I may decide to settle in OZ for a while but who knows! Very excited!

Egypt

2007-02-13T19:23:00.000+11:00

Finished off 2006 in Egypt, spending only 8 days there. Spent the first few days in Luxor where we spent most our time walking through the city and souks being hassled by the locals. The going rate it seems a western girl can be traded for was around 10 chickens! Our Hotel, the Nefertiti had a great feel to it and we were right in the middle of everything! Our first full day started at the crack of dawn with a hot airballoon ride (unreal!) and then a tour of the Valley of the Queens and followed by the Valley of the Kings. None of us really wanted to leave Luxor but we couldn't miss the Pyramids. We headed up to Cario on New Years Eve and drove around for a good couple of hours looking for a bar or niteclub to celebrate. Eventually we ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe, negotiated our way in and had a great night. We were definately the only ones drinking though! We took a trip to Giza and road camels out into the Desert for some amazing views of the Pyramids. Never thought I would have been seeing them in the freezing cold though! Inside was a little disappointing, very tiny corridors with way too many people only to get to the end and find a big empty room with Italian graffitied on the walls! Amazing experience though. Headed back to Luxor for our last couple of days and enjoyed a relaxing cruise on the Nile to finish our trip.

The Games of our Lives

2006-12-24T21:58:00.000+11:00

Going out during the Games was nothing like in Melbourne. There was no official niteclub, no parties and no alcohol at venues. The atmosphere was a little duller than would be found at any event in Melbourbourne. At the Diving the only cheers that could be heard were from the Athlete stands! Some sports provided some crowd entertainment. At the Handball Final between Iraq and Qatar a VIP guest from Iraq gave a fellow VIP guest from Qatar the finger. What followed you could never imagine would be done anywhere else in the world! The Iraqi Gentleman was then escorted into the walkway, and The Ministry of Interior for the Government of Qatar proceeded to bash the living hell out of him!! In front of the entire stadium! That sort of behaviour would not be tolerated in Qatar!! Iraq was winning and went on the take the Gold, poor losers!

Anyway as it got closer to the end of the Games we hit Rydges most nights, a Hotel with an Aussie Bar! It was full mostly with DAGOC staff, some Media and a few lucky Athletes that heard about the place!

It was a great experience to watch Sports I'd never heard of before like Kabaddi and Sepaktakraw and also to watch the Fencing, Beach Volleyball and Diving. The Emir even showed face at the Sepaktakraw final, just a casual appearance.

Watched the Closing on TV at Garveys and then headed out to the Doha Rubgy Club for a big thank-god-its-over night with friends! Haven't had to work since the last day of the Games so its been great. Leaving for Egypt in a couple of days, back here for a week and then finishing up on the 15th Jan. Will head to Oman and then Thailand before reaching AUS! Can't wait!

Melbourne Cup in Doha

2006-12-11T22:37:00.000+11:00

Last month the Doha Golf Club ran a Melbourne Cup function for all Aussies in Doha. DAGOC Aussies making up most of the crowd.

It was a fantastic night, they set up a bar and had a huge marquee on the grass which was so lovely. We all frocked up and the entire night really didn't feel like we were in Doha which was great!

Would have prefered of course to be at home for the Spring Carnival, probably my favourite time of the year in Melbourne.

Clown Suits

2006-12-11T22:18:00.000+11:00

Our Games Workforce Uniform looks so much like a Clown Suit that I feel I should be hoping on my unicyle to get to work(the Circus) everyday!

Definately glad I'm not working in Uniforms here. Our Accreditation Team Above...

Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi...

2006-12-11T21:57:00.000+11:00

It's been a great games so far, although a far cry from the "Games of Your Life" - the official games slogan! I've been able to see the Beach Volleyball, Fencing and my favourite Kabaddi! It was a mad rush to get in and get seats as it's been one of the most popular sports here. Me & Andy sat with the underdogs Pakistan and were warmly welcomed with plastic Pakistani flags! It was a little hard to know what was going on at first, I still don't really understand the games. Something along the lines of tagging and pouncing on the oposition like a game of "Stacks-On"! Anyway it was hilarious to watch. The Indians won for the 5th Asian Games in a row, they were by far the better team.

It was my first time at Sport City, a massive sporting presinct with 2 massive venues and the huge torch, a Hotel they had hoped would be ready in time for the Games. It's probably the best thing going for Qatar although lacking the atmosphere alcohol and live music would bring!

Let the Games Begin!!

2006-12-06T00:19:00.000+11:00

I have been here for 5 months now and can't believe how fast the Games have crept up on me! Haven't had a day off in over two months but its kind of been worth it!

The Opening Ceremony was something else. Rumor has it the Budget was over $US200mil!!! Unfortunately money really can't buy everything and it bucketed down for most of the night. I haven't seen a single drop of rain in 5 months and the first 2 days of the Games it rained constantly.

Tomorrow we're all headed to watch the Finals of the Men's Kabaddi! A sport originating from India its much the same as British Bulldog! Pakistan and India are in the finals and the fans are meant to be crazy! Really looking forward to it!

EID MUBARK - SRI LANKA!

2006-11-01T02:51:00.000+11:00

Last Sunday was the end of Ramadan. A month of drinking our coffees in a small little kitchen with many others, eating lunch in crowded room upstairs with smokers hanging out of windows. Drinking, Eating, Smoking or anything else was forbidden from entering the mouth or body of Muslims from Sunrise until Sunset. It was all a bit daunting for us all but it went by suprisingly fast for me. We could start later and finish earlier each day at work and to celebrate the end of it all - a national paid-holiday for a week! None of us expected to get it off but they did which was great so we all got the hell out of here!!

Andy, Andy and I decided to escape to greener pastures- Sri Lanka! Its so cheap to fly there from here probably due to the large majority of the workers here that are SriLankan (Earning pennies for hard labour but thats for another story!!!). We flew out late on the Monday night, staying only for 3 nights. The first day we attempted to walk around the city of Colombo in the early afternoon but had to retreat to the hotel after getting so drenched I was having trouble lifts my legs because my jeans were so heavy! Plus the fact that i had huge streaks of black mascara running from my eyes all the way down my neck! We jumped in our first TokTok a 3 wheller open door taxi and headed back to the hotel for the afternoon! This was about all of Colombo we ended up seeing.

We decided to head into Kandy, a 4 hours drive inland to see the Elephants in Pinnawalla and the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy itself. The drive was a little long, we took one main road into Kandy. The road was lined with shops practically the whole way there! A very interesting drive, we stopped at one point along the road to have pictures taken with a lady whos "job"it was to tie porky pines up in chains and poke them with sticks. We nonetheless had our pictures taken and paid her for her services! Very prickly little things!

The Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawala was amazing. We were able to walk freely with the Elephants and have pictures taken(for a price of course). One little fella was only 2 weeks old! We stopped for a Sri Lanka beer before heading into the centre of Kandy for the night.

Sealine

2006-10-09T06:38:00.000+10:00

A group of us decided to head away for the weekend to Sealine. A beautiful resort down the coast of Qatar. We only get one day off so we try to make the most of it! Alex & Kim organized 3 villas for 20 of us and straight from work we headed down. I think we were all surprised to see how amazing the villas were when we got there. Each had dividing concrete walls that ran almost all the way down to the beach, 3 large rooms a dinning area, kitchen area, 3 bathrooms!! Very plush! We had a BBQ and relaxed on our private beach with a few drinks, dancing and good times! It was quite a surreal setting with huge sand dunes in the distance and camels walking along the beach!! Spent Friday by the pool in the resort before heading back to Doha to relax on our Roof. We all had a fantastic time and will probably head back again after the Games!

PJAMA-DAN

2006-10-08T23:42:00.000+10:00

Its the holy month of Ramadan here now and everywhere in the Islamic world. Muslims are fasting from sun rise through to sunset which means for most Westerners hidding away eatting lunch in blacked out rooms and sneaking cups of coffee in the kitchen at work with the tea boys! Jess and I have mastered eatting apples from our laps whilst driving to work, too scared we may get arrested for eatting in public (imagine)!! Anyway its proving not as difficult as many of us were expecting.

Sam a friend from Melbourne has recently arrived and moved in with some of our friends into the boys apartment building. Since there is no bars open at all here they decided to throw a party and getting into the spirt of things here have a Pjamadan theme!!

It turned out to be more of a level party than just one flat with most of DAGOC coming! Lots of interesting outfits, boys coming dressed in sexy lingerie of course! Outfits left behind were thrown over the doors as reminders of a good party. Today the boys received an email demanding the lingerie to be removed on they would have the accomodation stripped immediately!!!! Very touchy people here.....

Pimp Shay's Camel

2006-09-23T23:09:00.000+10:00

Last weekend Shay organised a desert camping trip for about 160 of us DAGOC expats! It was unreal! We all met straight after work and 32 4WD's headed in a line out into the Desert of Qatar to the Inland Sea. Once we hit the big dunes our tour guides let the tires down for "dune bashing" which was so much fun. When we arrived at the campsite it as getting dark. They had set up 7 big open tents in a semi circle with a large dancefloor in the middle with tables and chairs. A great set-up for a party. We could hire Quad bikes, go swimming and surfing down dunes. Only we could complain about was the weather, there was no escaping the heat, even the water was hot! We headed off around 9am the next day back to Doha to watch the AFL! Another great weekend...

Diggity Dog Grammer School Disco

2006-09-10T21:18:00.000+10:00

To help celebrate our good friend Michael aka Big Dog's 25th Birthday we decided to organise a School Disco! Thanks to a comittee (QOCBOC) of 13 we pulled off an awesome night at Nan's villa. Everyone got involved, Cheerleaders, a Head Master, PE Teachers and Students with lots of boys coming as girls and a disciplanary teacher (Jude) who came with a paddle to spank any naughty students! Hats off to Mags who got the paddle on more than a few occasions! I was Head of Creative which was Lighting and Music. Found some awesome flashing disco lights and loaded my ipod with some of the best 80's music which had everyone dancing til the wee hours of the morning! Great night, lots of great photos too!

Bahrain

2006-09-09T02:19:00.000+10:00

Not really much to report about Bahrain, the locals are very friendly and more welcoming to Westerners and they don't drive like the crazy Qatari's! Spent most of the weekend going to restaurants and bars, sitting by the pool or chilling in the hotel. The first night we ventured down to the Hotel bar called Wranglers. It was full of wanabe ganster American Marines in baseball shirts and bling - very interesting! It took us a few drinks to get into it but it turned out to be a great night! I thought I had scored 500 Riyals ($170AUS) too much change so bought everyone drinks only to find out it was 50 Saudi ($17AUS) the next day when i tried to use it! Anyway it was worth the laughs and I'll never be able to go to Saudi Arbia as a single white female so its something to keep I guess! Spent the whole of Friday at Ric's Country Kitchen All you can eat and drink brunch which was hilarious! The place looked like something out of the 70's and had a filipino guy with a mullet singing country and western music. Jess won the major prize for the raffle - brunch for 2 which she gave away to some American Marine (they're everywhere!). Friday night we met up with some friends at Bambu, again an all you can eat and drink restaurant. It was a gorgeous restaurant with great food and wine, after the day we already had it was a bit of a struggle. Great night though, we all made speeches and sang songs - lots of fun before we headed out to BJ's where it was again full of American Marines and girls drink for free! Didn't last very long there but had a great time. It was good to get out of Doha one last time before the imprisonment begins! Not looking forward to working 6 day weeks for the next 4 months!

Qatar Logic

2006-08-31T18:07:00.000+10:00

So theres a huge accomodation crisis happening here in Doha, too many people not enough houses for them. I was lucky to have Jess here already who managed to score us the last apartment in the DAGOC 2 apartment building, others in my starter group had to stay in a hotel for nearly 10weeks. Although a really nice hotel, with cleaners everyday, fresh sheets etc.. there was nowhere for them to cook. Basically eating out every meal of the day! Anyway they finally found a finished apartment building for them all to move into. Enrica an Italian girl I work with got the keys for her apartment on the 6th floor of a 7 story building. So they take the lift up to what they thought was their floor only to find all the apartment numbers where too high so they head down to the 5th floor only to find they are all too low! They've installed an elevator for 6 floors in a 7 story building so they have to take the lift up to the 6th and walk down!! Only in Qatar!!!

Amz, my most famous friend!!

2006-08-30T23:43:00.000+10:00

Amy you're going to hate me for this but I'm just so proud of you! You look gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing you on the cover of Cosmo soon!!! xx

Bahrain Bound!!

2006-08-30T23:07:00.000+10:00

My new favourite thing to do - GOLF! Absolutely love it! Took 7 shots off my best to get a 58 on the academy course on the weekend! Only 9 holes but I was proud of my result! Its got me rethinking my profession actually, travelling around the world playing Golf sounds like the way forward!

Heading off to Bahrain for the weekend, they have a dirt golf course that we're looking into playing at! Sounds interesting! They've announced we're moving into 6 day weeks now, this weekend our last chance to escape Doha until the end of the Games in December. Basically they're not issuing Exit Permits or any leave after this weekend so we can't leave the country until December 15th!! Not happy about it but there's nothing we can do! Looking forward to getting some sun and relaxing all weekend!! Will post photos when I get back!

You know you've lived in the Gulf too long when...

2006-08-21T20:01:00.000+10:00

- You need a sweater when it's 80 degrees Fahrenheit
- Your idea of housework is leaving a list for the houseboy
- You send friends a map instead of your address
- You believe that speed limits are only advisory
- Your definition of a nanosecond is the time interval between the time the light turns green and the time that the guy behind you begins to blow his horn
- You're not surprised when you see a goat in a pick up truck
- You can't buy anything without asking for a discount
- You expect all stores to stay open till midnight
- You make left turns from the far right lane
- You understand why huge 4x4s must slow down to a snail's pace whilst crossing a speed bump yet hurtle through a wadi at 100kph
- You think it perfectly normal to have a picnic in the middle of a roundabout at 11pm
- You know exactly how much alcohol allowance you have left for the month
- You have a moon phase predictor on your computer
- You never say Saturday instead of Thursday or Sunday instead of Friday
- You accept that there is no point in asking why you are not allowed to do something
- You expect queues to be 1 person deep and 40 people wide
- You realize that the black and white stripes in the road are not a zebra crossing, just bait to get tourists into the firing line
- You know what night is ladies night at every bar in town
- Seeing guys welcome each other with a kiss no longer disgusts you
- You carry 12 passport size photos around with you just in case
- You can tell the time by listening to the local mosque
- You think its a good night if there are fewer than 10 men for every woman in a bar
- Phrases like 'potato peeler', 'dish washer', and 'fly swatter' are no longer household items but job titles
- You start to say "Insha'allah" when you actually mean "No f**king chance!"
- You overtake a police car at 130km/hr
- A problem with your car AC is more serious to you than a problem with the brakes
- You smoke a shisha in public without expecting to be arrested
- You think only men should hold hands in public
- You expect to go to jail when a local hits the back of your car at a stop sign

Its suprising how true this is!!!!

The Dip Club

2006-08-21T18:12:00.000+10:00

GLOBAL DJ'S @ THE DIP CLUB:

Easily had the best weekend since coming to Doha! Thursday night we headed over to the boys new apartment building for a pre-party before heading to the Diplomatic Club for there Global Dj's night! Had an absolute ball dancing, the music was awesome and everyone was so happy they weren't at the Ramada Hotel for the 5th week in a row dancing to a Filipino Band!!

GARVEYS:We decided to back Thursday up with a round of golf and beers and then off to Garveys for shots and shots! Kate had just broken it off with her fella so drinking was the answer!! Lots of casualities, the quote of the night going to Kate "Woody just spewed on my foot.. i'll be right back"!!

ROMADA:

Thought we would back up a good weekend with a Sunday session at the Romada. It's a school night for us here in Doha but we heard an AFL match was being played followed by the first Chelsea match of the season so how could we miss out!? Any excuse really. Kate started off the roudiness by ripping up all her 1 Riyal notes and throwing them all over herself and anyone else she could! We took to the dancefloor with several hundreds of Filipino's, started a congo line and had the whole place flocking to the dancefloor to get involved. This turned into a massive circle with breakdancers and random idiots(us) dancing and chanting until the early hours of the morning! Awesome night, well worth the sore head yesterday!!

Happy 60th Birthday Dad

2006-08-16T18:21:00.000+10:00

Today its my Dad's 60th birthday and I'm missing out again on this special day! I'm sorry I couldn't be there to help celebrate with you, I hope you have a wonderful day and a great night with the family & friends on the weekend! I miss you & love you! xxx

Happy Gilmore

2006-08-14T20:31:00.000+10:00

On Friday I went off to play Golf for the second time that week. Andy & Woody were kind enough to let me play with them on Tuesday afternoon in 45degree heat. We all looked like we had jumped in a pool but the cold beers and breeze as we drove the carts around made it bearable. My highlight would have to be my boagie on the second hole, beating the boys by a few shots, beginners luck! Anyway since we all seem to be playing heaps of Golf Andy thought we should all get together for a Happy Gilmore Party so we all headed over to Louy's house after Golf for carnage! Having a drink everytime they say Happy or Gilmore, or when they appear on signs or the TV etc... It seemed easy to begin with but by the end I think Jess & I had wished we weren't drinking Vodka Redbulls... Big night, lots of randomness.. Kate brought around Twister which made for some great laughs!! Another great weekend, with another good friend Danielle arriving from Melbourne. More good times ahead!

Sheraton Jumeirah Beach & Wild Wadi

2006-08-10T22:11:00.000+10:00

Probably not the best place 7 ex-backpackers could have booked but we definitely made the most of it! Lots of fun to be had in hotel robes!! After disturbing our neighbours with our loud music, we took our little party to the beach. Jess & me tried our best to get security to let us all swim in the Gulf, but he was having none of it, as if the Sheraton owns the Gulf!! Ripped off!! We all ventured up to our rooms around 6am, just as the sun came up to get some sleep for Wild Wadi Waterpark on Saturday...

We managed to get to Wild Wadi around midday with plans to stay there all day before flying back to Doha at 9pm. Spent most of the day floating on tubes, the guys falling asleep with Andy's hotel sleepers over there faces. Awesome views from one of the best rides there...

Ski Dubai

2006-08-08T19:07:00.000+10:00

The Burj Al Arab

2006-08-08T17:56:00.000+10:00

Kaz Bar, Dubai

2006-08-08T17:52:00.000+10:00

Dubai

2006-08-08T15:17:00.000+10:00

View from the Burj Al Arab

Last Thursday after work Jess, Nath, Andy, Dunlop & Murray headed over to Dubai for the weekend to meet up with Michael who’d been away gallivanting in Europe, very jealous! Anyway it was a fantastic weekend, we spent the first night at the coolest outside bar sitting on cushions drinking Moroccan Fantasy Cocktails & smoking shish. We didn’t have a big night as we were saving ourselves for “the ultimate” brunch at the Burj Al Arab on Friday morning, which was unreal!! The best views over Dubai and the best foods from around the world. The Wagyu Beef from Australia was definitely my favourite! Spent the afternoon on the beach before heading into the Mall of Emirates to ski at the indoor snow slope! After rolling & stacking several times down the beginner slope, Michael & Andy gave me the courage to hit the big one! Had a few more stacks but managed to master it(sort of) in the end! It was very surreal, at the top of the slope there's a green fire exit door!

More Images of Doha

2006-07-30T17:42:00.000+10:00

There is never anything to do on a Friday here as nothing opens until 4pm so I decided I would take the car for a cruise down the Corniche and take some photos. Our air conditioning in the car is CRAP & takes forever to get cold, especially when the car is left in the sun for a few hours. Anyway it was not the best idea i've ever had!! Cath and Nanine came for the drive which i think they regretted as it was about 50 degrees in the car. We had to wind down the windows to get a cool breeze - a 35 degree breeze!! We took a few great shots before we could take the heat no more!

Images of Doha

2006-07-26T20:19:00.000+10:00

Drive through ATM’s!! No need to get out of the car! Interesting street signs...

Other interesting things in Qatar. Whitening Cream & "Lady a Vergin" Cream... WHAT THE???

On the road again...

2006-07-23T19:31:00.000+10:00

Last week was an interesting week. Jess & I embarked on getting our Qatari drivers license, you wouldn’t realize you needed one in this country if you saw how they drive!! I got mine no problem but poor Jess had to go to driving school to take a test because her aussie license had expired. After a few days of waiting in the sun, printers not working & computer systems being down she finally got her license and we picked up our new car on Wednesday!

Golfing in Doha!

2006-07-20T20:21:00.000+10:00

Started having Golf Lessons every Thursday night. We’ve got our second lesson tonight. Doha Golf Club is a beautiful course, I think there has to be more grass there than anywhere else in Qatar!! Looking forward to playing night golf, 9 holes with 3 on course Bars! Have to stop smashing big chunks of grass and actually hit the ball first though! To get into the spirit of Golf we’ve bought matching visors & polo shirts! Unreal!

Viva Italia!

2006-07-11T18:59:00.000+10:00

The final of the World Cup saw us all head to Garveys for another night of carnage. The place was jam packed inside & out with hundreds of French & Italian Supporters. I was cheering for Italy until France scored then when Italy reciprocated I was back on the Italia bandwagon.. VIVA ITALIA!!

Several Vodkas later, I thought it would be funny to reinact Zidane and started a frenzy of head butting chests, Jess head butting Andy, Andy head butting Me, Andy head butting Jess, Andy head butting other Andy, Jess head butting Me... There were a few sore heads yesterday!!

Middle Easts Finest Dancers

2006-07-11T18:25:00.000+10:00

Thursday night all the girls headed out to Palomo again, a Mexican bar full of men. Great music & a big place for Qatar but way too many guys with gold chains & greasy hair. Spent most of the night at the front of the dance floor with some of the funniest dancers I’ve ever come across, would have been fierce competition for those of you who were amongst the Red Back Sunday dance-offs!!

Jess & Marys Lamb Curry

2006-07-04T14:59:00.000+10:00

Last night we embarked on yet another cooking adventure. This time we turned to Jamie Oliver for some inspiration. His not-so-easy mate Peters Lamb Curry recipe caused a bit of confusion but with a little improvisation from us & with the help of Weena's special salad dressing, everyone licked there fingers & plates clean! Thanks to Alex & Russ for supplying the wine, Cath & Kim for the extra furniture and Weena & Fran for the special sauce & recipe support!

My beautiful new room..

2006-07-03T18:05:00.000+10:00

After a few weeks of sleeping on a rug & pillow I now have sheets on my beautiful new big bed! Having all the girls around tonight for Jess & Mary's Lamb Curry & the boys around on Wednesday night. Its great to be back living with Jess again...

Mexican Carnage!

2006-07-02T19:57:00.000+10:00

Friday was a late start by Jess & I. We decided shopping was the only answer! Cant get over how ridiculously cheap everything is here. Brand's are so cheap and apparently its so much better in Dubai! Hoping to head over as soon as I get my passport back! YAY!

Our noice neighbours Cath & Kim had us round for dinner before heading off to the Villa party. Some guys from my starter group did well in finding a gorgeous Villa and not company housing like the rest of us lazy people. The perfect party house! Cath brought Singstar with her and up until Jess informed me "I was embarrassing her", I thought I was the next Kylie Minogue! Too many vodkas... Easily the best weekend so far, we finished off with our regular Saturday morning Eggs Benedict with the guys at The One at Landmark followed by 4 hours shopping and then watching England lose to Portugal. Unlucky!

I cant wait for the weekend to begin...

2006-07-02T19:06:00.000+10:00

ROOFTOP:

The weekend began by relaxing on big cushions & mats on our new roof whilst sipping coronas & vodka pineapples with a few of our neighbours. Apart from the heat it was a great way to start off the evening. Edwina & Fran managed to talk Jess & I, which really wasnt hard, into heading out to Palamo at the Inter Con.

PALOMO @ THE INTER CON:

Being 4 of what seemed to be only 20 other girls in the place made for an interesting night. More of a meat market than Twister nightclub, I ended the night with a fan of business cards to choose from... No thankyou...

Happy Birthday Fran, Luke & Adz

2006-07-02T18:48:00.000+10:00

We took a night off the football to celebrate the gorgeous Fran Lusack's Birthday on Tuesday. It was also my older brother Luke and best mate Adz birthday too so a big Happy Birthday to them both!!! The very popular Fran had a big turn out for great food & good company..

AUS v ITALY @ GARVEYS

2006-06-29T15:17:00.000+10:00

It was a very big night at Garveys for the Australia v Italy match on Monday, unfortunate result but a great effort nonetheless! Going to barrick for England now with Jess-I-think-I'm-English-Stein. Any excuse to drink & watch the footy! More good times ahead...

My fabulous new sunnies, nice one Jess & Matt!!...

life in the sandpit...

2006-06-28T17:55:00.000+10:00

Having an awesome time here in Qatar. I've decided to join the blog bandwagon! I've never been the best at keeping up emails so going to give this a go! Will update soon...