I've posted a bunch of Tassie pictures, although not all yet, because it takes forever and the internet wasn't working for the last week here.
I'm also studying for a test on monday.
Jonas is having a party on tuesday, I'm bringing fudge. I expect good times. Jonas is the exchange student from Sweden, one of my good friends, here.
Wednesday Apr 25 is Anzac Day, whatever that means... It means no school! Well it's not like I'm missing very much. Usually I just have a lab or tutorial for 2 hours. I suppose there'll be celebrations in the city.
Last Friday I went to Bondi junction with Joelle and met Steve there. We found this Hungarian cafe on the top floor near the cinema. They have cakes there that look like my romanian gramma's cakes. Ohhh looks so good!!! I was drooling right there. I was so tempted. I ended up giving in one little hazelnut cream filled biscuits... I don't know what they'd be called, but sooooo good!!!! I am definitely going back there!! They even had little chocolate rum balls like my gramma makes. Seriously, it's heaven there.
Tanya's going to Switzerland for the summer for an internship. She's leaving on saturday! thrilling?!
I got a landline. The number is +612 9398 7981
locally it's (02) 9398 7981
So call me. ........I suppose that's all for now.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Tasmania... as if I were there just yesterday :)
I just got back from a very wonderful trip to Tasmania. I left on monday morning, the one after Easter, on a morning flight. I have 2 midterms on tuesday, both of which I'm probably going to fail. They're about 20% each, but I didn't have any time to study. Actually that's inorrect, since I had all Thursday to Sunday of last weekend, before going to Tasmania.
So Monday morning I left the house around 6h30. My flight was at 9 am almost, but I ended up getting there around 7am. Oh well. So I landed in Launceston, Tas' 2nd biggest city after Hobart, and I visited the Cataract Gorge there. Then I took the bus to Devonport (3rd largest city), stayed overnight. Cyrus came on the Spirit of Tasmania on Tuesday morning, the ferry that arrives from Melbourne. So we rented a car, an oldschool black Mitsubishi sedan, and drove south, through the town of murals (Sheffield) and we visited natural Caves in Mole Creek. Very nice there: we saw glow worms with of course all the stalactites and stalagmites! Then we stayed in a hostel in Cradle Mountain Valley. The next day we did a day hike to the top of Cradle Mountain, a bit more than 1500 m, about 8 hours return trip. Nice view. Good climb. I'm so out of shape though. Cyrus didn't even wait for me to go to the top. He got there like 20 minutes earlier. The climb was really difficult and long and hard and tough and exhausting, but so totally unbelievably worth it!
Then we headed towards Hobart. The route from Cradle to Hobart is not recommended to drive at night, but we wanted to get to Hobart that night. But the roads were full of animals. Lots of roadkill on the sides. Saw a whole bunch of wallabies and kangaroos and and I almost ran over a wallaby but didn't. After that I was all freaked out and getting tired and we were running out of gas so we stopped overnight at the next town (called Bronte Park). We took 10 minutes or so to just look at the stars. I dont think I've ever seen so many stars before! It was surreal and absolutely amazing! It felt like you were strapped to the edge of the earth. But that is kind of true... we're strapped by gravity! I saw 2 shooting stars. One of which I wished I wouldn't drive over any poor animal in Tas. (which came true in the end! ) So that night was sooooo cold even though we had about 4 wool blankets.
The next day, we went through Hobart to the Cadbury chocolate factory. That was really fun! I love chocolate! We got some free chocolate and they sold some there for really cheap, but I didn't get very much because I knew I'd eat it really quickly! Then we went to Port Arthur, a historic village. We happened to go in for free (the entrance fee was 25$ but nobody checked)... we actually ended up inside accidentally. Well I've already been to a couple historic towns like that with my parents. So it didn't really interest us that much. We checked out a beach around there, as the sun was setting, so we didn't go swimming, but I was like a little kid running along the beach trying to find cool washed up shells .
So we ended up at this really cozy hostel somewhere up the East coast, in a town called Triabunna. The hostess there was really nice and the whole place was really cute and cozy with a fire burning. Met a whole bunch of people there. The hostess (Fran) made a fresh batch of cookies everyday. I think they might me anzac biscuits because they had oats in them, but ive never had anzac cookies so I wouldnt know. Anyways I had 6 that night, they were so good!!!! We slept in the living room that night beside the fireplace because the rooms were cold. but it still got a bit cold in the night.
Tasmania is really cold at night, like there was frost in the windows of our old school rented mitsubishi in the morning. But in the day time it gets really warm, like 20 to 25. We had really good weather the whole time. So after that hostel, I drove up to Wineglass Bay, where we hiked this mountain Mt Amos (only about 3 hours return) the view at the top was really awesome. I don't know if you've seen what wineglass bay looks like but it's way cool to see it from up there. I'll post pictures soon, but you should google it! I was wearing crappy skater type shoes (that's all I've got) so on the way down, I kept sliding and scraped several parts of my hands and legs. Cradle mountain got me really sore the day after and after this hike I was really really sore.
So that night we drove all the way back to Devonport, with good timing, just until the sun set, to return the car. Because that ghetto place we rented the car from doesn't have a rental place in Hobart. The next day we were going to take a bus to Hobart, which was 56$ each, then realized it would be cheaper to rent a car to Hobart. And that way, we could let it at the airport this morning before our flight. So we rented a car and it ended up being like 105$ with the gas, and with the bus to hobart it would plabably be something like $150 for the both of us with the shuttle bus or taxi to the airport this morning.
So yesterday we had some time to kill in Hobart. We went to the Salamanca market, which is a big outdoors market, with lots of handmade stuff and cheap things. I really wanted to get fudge, but again, the better choice would be not to. Lots of souvenirs, but nothing I needed. Then, we took a walk up the the Cascades brewery. But since it was Saturday, it was closed, but we still got to see the nice building from the outside and went into the gift shop. Cyrus makes his own beer back in Montreal so he bought some beer mix or whatever from there. That should be good. Our hostel that night was pretty cool. For the first time we got included linen and it was actually warm at night. We watched a couple of movies at the hostel (Double Jeopardy - good movie - and red october -- too long to pay attention) and took an early flight this morning and now i'm back in Sydney. Home sweet home.
And I have to study...
So Monday morning I left the house around 6h30. My flight was at 9 am almost, but I ended up getting there around 7am. Oh well. So I landed in Launceston, Tas' 2nd biggest city after Hobart, and I visited the Cataract Gorge there. Then I took the bus to Devonport (3rd largest city), stayed overnight. Cyrus came on the Spirit of Tasmania on Tuesday morning, the ferry that arrives from Melbourne. So we rented a car, an oldschool black Mitsubishi sedan, and drove south, through the town of murals (Sheffield) and we visited natural Caves in Mole Creek. Very nice there: we saw glow worms with of course all the stalactites and stalagmites! Then we stayed in a hostel in Cradle Mountain Valley. The next day we did a day hike to the top of Cradle Mountain, a bit more than 1500 m, about 8 hours return trip. Nice view. Good climb. I'm so out of shape though. Cyrus didn't even wait for me to go to the top. He got there like 20 minutes earlier. The climb was really difficult and long and hard and tough and exhausting, but so totally unbelievably worth it!
Then we headed towards Hobart. The route from Cradle to Hobart is not recommended to drive at night, but we wanted to get to Hobart that night. But the roads were full of animals. Lots of roadkill on the sides. Saw a whole bunch of wallabies and kangaroos and and I almost ran over a wallaby but didn't. After that I was all freaked out and getting tired and we were running out of gas so we stopped overnight at the next town (called Bronte Park). We took 10 minutes or so to just look at the stars. I dont think I've ever seen so many stars before! It was surreal and absolutely amazing! It felt like you were strapped to the edge of the earth. But that is kind of true... we're strapped by gravity! I saw 2 shooting stars. One of which I wished I wouldn't drive over any poor animal in Tas. (which came true in the end! ) So that night was sooooo cold even though we had about 4 wool blankets.
The next day, we went through Hobart to the Cadbury chocolate factory. That was really fun! I love chocolate! We got some free chocolate and they sold some there for really cheap, but I didn't get very much because I knew I'd eat it really quickly! Then we went to Port Arthur, a historic village. We happened to go in for free (the entrance fee was 25$ but nobody checked)... we actually ended up inside accidentally. Well I've already been to a couple historic towns like that with my parents. So it didn't really interest us that much. We checked out a beach around there, as the sun was setting, so we didn't go swimming, but I was like a little kid running along the beach trying to find cool washed up shells .
So we ended up at this really cozy hostel somewhere up the East coast, in a town called Triabunna. The hostess there was really nice and the whole place was really cute and cozy with a fire burning. Met a whole bunch of people there. The hostess (Fran) made a fresh batch of cookies everyday. I think they might me anzac biscuits because they had oats in them, but ive never had anzac cookies so I wouldnt know. Anyways I had 6 that night, they were so good!!!! We slept in the living room that night beside the fireplace because the rooms were cold. but it still got a bit cold in the night.
Tasmania is really cold at night, like there was frost in the windows of our old school rented mitsubishi in the morning. But in the day time it gets really warm, like 20 to 25. We had really good weather the whole time. So after that hostel, I drove up to Wineglass Bay, where we hiked this mountain Mt Amos (only about 3 hours return) the view at the top was really awesome. I don't know if you've seen what wineglass bay looks like but it's way cool to see it from up there. I'll post pictures soon, but you should google it! I was wearing crappy skater type shoes (that's all I've got) so on the way down, I kept sliding and scraped several parts of my hands and legs. Cradle mountain got me really sore the day after and after this hike I was really really sore.
So that night we drove all the way back to Devonport, with good timing, just until the sun set, to return the car. Because that ghetto place we rented the car from doesn't have a rental place in Hobart. The next day we were going to take a bus to Hobart, which was 56$ each, then realized it would be cheaper to rent a car to Hobart. And that way, we could let it at the airport this morning before our flight. So we rented a car and it ended up being like 105$ with the gas, and with the bus to hobart it would plabably be something like $150 for the both of us with the shuttle bus or taxi to the airport this morning.
So yesterday we had some time to kill in Hobart. We went to the Salamanca market, which is a big outdoors market, with lots of handmade stuff and cheap things. I really wanted to get fudge, but again, the better choice would be not to. Lots of souvenirs, but nothing I needed. Then, we took a walk up the the Cascades brewery. But since it was Saturday, it was closed, but we still got to see the nice building from the outside and went into the gift shop. Cyrus makes his own beer back in Montreal so he bought some beer mix or whatever from there. That should be good. Our hostel that night was pretty cool. For the first time we got included linen and it was actually warm at night. We watched a couple of movies at the hostel (Double Jeopardy - good movie - and red october -- too long to pay attention) and took an early flight this morning and now i'm back in Sydney. Home sweet home.
And I have to study...
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Banquets at McGill
Nobody really posted any pictures of Mech Banquet... I was really looking forward to that. Phillippe probably posted a dozen and Nick G's gf Lisa (from what I got from the Calabogie pictures) took some pictures, but since she's not my "friend" on facebook.com, I wasn't able to view the lot.
On the other hand, soooo many people posted Plumbers' Ball pictures. I went last year, since I was on the committee and that was fun, but there weren't THAT many people graduating that year. Dave Kruger, Tommy went, the Mals, Marie Eve... well it was fun, in any case!
So having it at the Intercontinental made example for this year again! that's an awesome venue:) it's so beautiful. Actually there's this building in Sydney called the Queen Victoria Building that looks like Marche Bonsecours from the outside and like the Intercontinental hotel and building from the inside. OK that's enough of relating Montreal to Sydney...
I looked at probably about 10 albums of Plumbers' Ball out of maybe 15 and honestly I felt the most homesick so far. A lot of my friends attended this one, some of which got their iron ring and some of which are EUS, and some of which are just friends and dates of them. I saw so many people I know looking absolutely stunning in a beautiful room, just overwelming. It really did look like a perfect ending for a B.Eng :) Tommy, Dean, Albert, Boyana, Matty, Jeff, Vince, Sarah, Simon, Cat P, Sam, Rhys, Jaci, etc.... etc..... I'm not even going to name everybody.
I just really wanted to be there. Maybe if I'd have seen pictures of Mech Banquet, maybe I'd have wanted to be there too, but that wasn't the case. Since I had a lot of fun last year at PB, i'd have had so much more with so many more friends there. I MiSS YOU!!!!!!
Ahhh well, I probably have to go to bed. I'm seriously slacking off!!! I'm such a lousy student now that I'm in Australia. I have so many things to do this week and I haven't been doing any of it!!! And I'm going to Tasmania on easter monday for 6 days with Cyrus (Mech ENG). Should be loads of fun! I'm also wondering if I should go to Australia Derby Day this saturday.... 40$... I have noone to go with yet.
x sending love
you should send me a postcard :) check facebook or earlier posts to find address
On the other hand, soooo many people posted Plumbers' Ball pictures. I went last year, since I was on the committee and that was fun, but there weren't THAT many people graduating that year. Dave Kruger, Tommy went, the Mals, Marie Eve... well it was fun, in any case!
So having it at the Intercontinental made example for this year again! that's an awesome venue:) it's so beautiful. Actually there's this building in Sydney called the Queen Victoria Building that looks like Marche Bonsecours from the outside and like the Intercontinental hotel and building from the inside. OK that's enough of relating Montreal to Sydney...
I looked at probably about 10 albums of Plumbers' Ball out of maybe 15 and honestly I felt the most homesick so far. A lot of my friends attended this one, some of which got their iron ring and some of which are EUS, and some of which are just friends and dates of them. I saw so many people I know looking absolutely stunning in a beautiful room, just overwelming. It really did look like a perfect ending for a B.Eng :) Tommy, Dean, Albert, Boyana, Matty, Jeff, Vince, Sarah, Simon, Cat P, Sam, Rhys, Jaci, etc.... etc..... I'm not even going to name everybody.
I just really wanted to be there. Maybe if I'd have seen pictures of Mech Banquet, maybe I'd have wanted to be there too, but that wasn't the case. Since I had a lot of fun last year at PB, i'd have had so much more with so many more friends there. I MiSS YOU!!!!!!
Ahhh well, I probably have to go to bed. I'm seriously slacking off!!! I'm such a lousy student now that I'm in Australia. I have so many things to do this week and I haven't been doing any of it!!! And I'm going to Tasmania on easter monday for 6 days with Cyrus (Mech ENG). Should be loads of fun! I'm also wondering if I should go to Australia Derby Day this saturday.... 40$... I have noone to go with yet.
x sending love
you should send me a postcard :) check facebook or earlier posts to find address
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