New word Kev used on me the other night: SQUIZZ! I like it! it’s funny and entertaining to say! Defined as look. eg. Take a squizz. Have a squizz. hahaaaha also, Damper. Defined as Bushman’s bread. eg. Last night the family had Vegemite damper for a snack. It’s actually good!
Dumpling Making
by Bertha on 11. Mar, 2006 in Australia 2005, Pictures
Eveline and I helped Auntie Katy make 200+ chicken mince and prawn dumplings for everyone (8ppl). Jessy and Uncle Peter go to Brige club every Thursday and Kev and Lucy usually come over for dinner along with Jessy. It’s a great quality family time although they eat the Chan way: everyone in front of the […]
Free Fringe Tix
by Bertha on 10. Mar, 2006 in Australia 2005
Eveline won free fringe tickets for last night. It was an arts college production and modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Lear. Kinda like the Romeo and Juliet that Leonardo DiCaprio starred in with Claire Danes. 5-10 minutes into the play, a troupe of modern dancers in red masks danced around the stage. That’s when I realized […]
Eddie’s Blog
by Bertha on 08. Mar, 2006 in About Me, Australia 2005
Another attempt He’s had blogs before but this time it’s gonna stick! ya! ya!
Finally got my shirt
by Bertha on 06. Mar, 2006 in Australia 2005, Pictures
Sarah lou and I went to the Hard Rock Cafe the other night so I could get my Melbourne shirt. We ate dinner and shared dessert. it was pretty good to catch up with her and we could have been rolled out of there, the dessert was so huge! Seriously, could not finish half of […]
No 6, 7, and 8
by Bertha on 03. Mar, 2006 in Quotes
Hey guys, I was wandering in and out of the shops of Brunswick street in Melbourne and found a couple of quotes again! Eveline, I think you’ll like these. I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am in disguise. -Margaret Atwood (this one is exactly how I feel) Dream as […]
no. 4 n 5
by Bertha on 01. Mar, 2006 in Quotes
We are a plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can’t think what anybody sees in them! – Bilbo to Gandalf on their first meeting One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown […]
Lockley Lawn Bowls
by Bertha on 28. Feb, 2006 in Australia 2005, Pictures
Tonight Eddie took Eveline and I to his lawn bowling club to play. His team was short one player and Eveline came along to watch and ended up filling out the team playing against us. I was actually not that interested in playing, it just doesn’t seem interesting but I went and I’m glad I […]
Tim visits Adelaide
by Bertha on 27. Feb, 2006 in Australia 2005, Pictures
I met up with Tim today. He is one of the guys I stayed with in Melbourne. He’s German and was doing an internship or something at Hugo Boss. We actually met formally by way of me yelling at him to take his stuff out of my fridgespace! hahah. fridgespace is precious in a house […]
fun pics to share
by Bertha on 25. Feb, 2006 in Australia 2005, Pictures
Obviously, click on description to bring up the picture. Eveline with a victim/dinner The victim done like dinner What the heck is it doing?!?!This cat was doing the splits in the middle of the road as we walked by. Eveline when she’s fed up with me A very cool cafe we found in Hobart near […]