A day at home after running Kate over to work in the car. Applied for one job today, had a phone call later in the afternoon about some possible short term work which I'll mull over tonight and follow up tomorrow.
Chucked a chook on the bbq this evening.
Another sunny day!
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Twenty
Monday
We had a crap nights sleep, a bloody mozzie caused havoc in our room and I couldn't find it to squat it. there's nothing worse than the high pitched whine of mozzie wings by your ear. Kate alas was bitten a few times.
We were up and about early, Kate started work today, she got away just before 8am. Back to reality, I just need to land a job now too.
I spent the day looking for jobs and making a mega spag bol for dinner. Had a good Skype call with folks after dinner.
Weather is all good here, beautiful blue skies all day.
We had a crap nights sleep, a bloody mozzie caused havoc in our room and I couldn't find it to squat it. there's nothing worse than the high pitched whine of mozzie wings by your ear. Kate alas was bitten a few times.
We were up and about early, Kate started work today, she got away just before 8am. Back to reality, I just need to land a job now too.
I spent the day looking for jobs and making a mega spag bol for dinner. Had a good Skype call with folks after dinner.
Weather is all good here, beautiful blue skies all day.
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Nineteen
Sunday
A lazy morning and then we went shopping, we grabbed some lunch in Cafe Otto on Glebe Point Road. We cooked dinner in the evening and generally chilled out.
Kate starts work tomorrow so it feels like a proper Sunday.
A lazy morning and then we went shopping, we grabbed some lunch in Cafe Otto on Glebe Point Road. We cooked dinner in the evening and generally chilled out.
Kate starts work tomorrow so it feels like a proper Sunday.
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Eighteen
A quiet day around the house, Kate went out shopping with her mum on the North shore side of town. I did a few bits and pieces around the house.
Had a small meltdown when the landlord called in the morning, today was last day he could give us notice to move out before we roll onto a rolling contract, thankfully he only wants access to put insulation in the loft, but also the same a bit un-nerving!
Spoke to H & P on Skype in evening and watched run fat boy run on tele.
Had a small meltdown when the landlord called in the morning, today was last day he could give us notice to move out before we roll onto a rolling contract, thankfully he only wants access to put insulation in the loft, but also the same a bit un-nerving!
Spoke to H & P on Skype in evening and watched run fat boy run on tele.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Seventeen
Busy day today, up and about checking the job sites, Fridays seem slower than other days for new jobs. We went into the city to take back a couple of presents/shoes which were not needed or needed changing etc. Had a light lunch in town.
Came home and did some more job stuff, I then washed the car.
We decided to go out for dinner at the pub and went here
http://www.australianyouthhotel.com.au/index.cfm
Ate far too much in the restaurant part as opposed to pub section where food looked lighter.
Came home and had a nice Skype call with folks.
Came home and did some more job stuff, I then washed the car.
We decided to go out for dinner at the pub and went here
http://www.australianyouthhotel.com.au/index.cfm
Ate far too much in the restaurant part as opposed to pub section where food looked lighter.
Came home and had a nice Skype call with folks.
Day Two Hundred and Sixteen
Thursday
A day around the house apart from a brief trip to Broadway to get phone credit. Applied for a number of jobs during the day. We went to Willoughby for dinner which was nice. Came home and went to bed.
A day around the house apart from a brief trip to Broadway to get phone credit. Applied for a number of jobs during the day. We went to Willoughby for dinner which was nice. Came home and went to bed.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Fifteen
Just finished reading Chris Evans biography, very entertaining.
We spent time at home in the morning, looking for jobs etc. We had planned to have a break and hit the beach bit weather seemed to go off, so we opted to go for a short drive and walk instead. We headed over to 'The gap' basically the South side of the harbour entry here...
The Gap link!
We then hung out on Watsons Bay, the home to the famous Doyles, we took a short stroll up and down the beach.
We cam home and had a BBQ with salad and have been chilling this evening. Been a big thunderstorm too.
Pics...
Sydney in background (plus some bloke)
The Gap
Doyles
Kate walking the beach and Doyles
Doyles Again
We spent time at home in the morning, looking for jobs etc. We had planned to have a break and hit the beach bit weather seemed to go off, so we opted to go for a short drive and walk instead. We headed over to 'The gap' basically the South side of the harbour entry here...
The Gap link!
We then hung out on Watsons Bay, the home to the famous Doyles, we took a short stroll up and down the beach.
We cam home and had a BBQ with salad and have been chilling this evening. Been a big thunderstorm too.
Pics...
Sydney in background (plus some bloke)
The Gap
Doyles
Kate walking the beach and Doyles
Doyles Again
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Fourteen
A day at home
I spent much of the day looking for jobs, I signed up with an agent, applied directly for two jobs and prepped for another application. Kate went out and did a big shop for supplies.
It was pretty warm and muggy here in Sydney today.
we had a nice dinner and relaxed in the evening.
I spent much of the day looking for jobs, I signed up with an agent, applied directly for two jobs and prepped for another application. Kate went out and did a big shop for supplies.
It was pretty warm and muggy here in Sydney today.
we had a nice dinner and relaxed in the evening.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Thirteen
Monday in Adelaide
dress shop in 43 degree heat and the hottest winds Ive ever felt to pick up We got up and saw Hannah go off to work. We slept through Chris's early departure! At lunchtime we took a taxi to the Tap Inn for lunch. We then walked for about 10 minutes to theKate's Bridesmaid dress. That was all good and we got a taxi back to Chris and Hannah's.
Spent an hour or so chilling out and then packing up to leave. We grabbed a taxi to airport and took our flight back to the cooler Sydney. The pilot did seem to bottom out the suspension on landing too, a few people even screamed!
Carol kindly picked us up and drove us home, we had a cuppa and then we did a Skype call back to chilly Blighty. We then hit the Zzzzzzzzzz's
dress shop in 43 degree heat and the hottest winds Ive ever felt to pick up We got up and saw Hannah go off to work. We slept through Chris's early departure! At lunchtime we took a taxi to the Tap Inn for lunch. We then walked for about 10 minutes to theKate's Bridesmaid dress. That was all good and we got a taxi back to Chris and Hannah's.
Spent an hour or so chilling out and then packing up to leave. We grabbed a taxi to airport and took our flight back to the cooler Sydney. The pilot did seem to bottom out the suspension on landing too, a few people even screamed!
Carol kindly picked us up and drove us home, we had a cuppa and then we did a Skype call back to chilly Blighty. We then hit the Zzzzzzzzzz's
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Tweleve
Sunday...hot hot....
We got up and chilled out around the house in Adelaide. We then decided to go to the zoo to see the Pandas.
It was OK trip but very hot and it left me with a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth, I'm all for animal conservation but I thought the conditions the pandas were being kept in were quite small and more importantly it seemed like a money making exercise, ship the punters through without much thought to welfare of animals. This was made even more concrete to me when they were pitching ' Breakfast with the pandas' at 120 dollars a pop.
The state the sea lions were kept in was appalling too, a pool no more than 4 feet deep and no bigger than 15 meters by about 8 wasn't really fair.
We came home and had a nice dinner in the evening with some time in the spa...
Temp and Humidty in Adelaide
We got up and chilled out around the house in Adelaide. We then decided to go to the zoo to see the Pandas.
It was OK trip but very hot and it left me with a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth, I'm all for animal conservation but I thought the conditions the pandas were being kept in were quite small and more importantly it seemed like a money making exercise, ship the punters through without much thought to welfare of animals. This was made even more concrete to me when they were pitching ' Breakfast with the pandas' at 120 dollars a pop.
The state the sea lions were kept in was appalling too, a pool no more than 4 feet deep and no bigger than 15 meters by about 8 wasn't really fair.
We came home and had a nice dinner in the evening with some time in the spa...
Temp and Humidty in Adelaide
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Eleven
Quick update
Got up late and found it was 35 outside already at 10.15am. We went to Tap Inn for lunch, had Tapas, played golf on the indoor driving range, I then beat Kate and Chris at pool - 7 balled them. We then picked up the other Kate (Hannah's other Bridesmaid) and went shoe shopping. Well Chris and I left the Kate's to it and looked at electronics instead.
We all met back up and then went home. Hit the spa as it was 41 degrees and then had dinner at home. Watched a movie tonight and now off to bed.
Still 30.8 degrees outside at midnight.
Got up late and found it was 35 outside already at 10.15am. We went to Tap Inn for lunch, had Tapas, played golf on the indoor driving range, I then beat Kate and Chris at pool - 7 balled them. We then picked up the other Kate (Hannah's other Bridesmaid) and went shoe shopping. Well Chris and I left the Kate's to it and looked at electronics instead.
We all met back up and then went home. Hit the spa as it was 41 degrees and then had dinner at home. Watched a movie tonight and now off to bed.
Still 30.8 degrees outside at midnight.
Friday, 8 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Ten
30 Weeks in Australia
Well here we are in Adelaide, its hot! It topped out at 41 degrees today and is expected to be up to 43 over the weekend.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/08/2788544.htm
As a result we hung out around the house all day, well kate and Hannah went to the dress shop for a fitting.
We had a nice dinner at home cooked by Chris and Hannah. Tonight we are chilling inthe aricon.
Despite being hot it seems better than home...
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47061000/jpg/_47061196_greatbritainjpg.jpg
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
Well here we are in Adelaide, its hot! It topped out at 41 degrees today and is expected to be up to 43 over the weekend.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/08/2788544.htm
As a result we hung out around the house all day, well kate and Hannah went to the dress shop for a fitting.
We had a nice dinner at home cooked by Chris and Hannah. Tonight we are chilling inthe aricon.
Despite being hot it seems better than home...
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47061000/jpg/_47061196_greatbritainjpg.jpg
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Nine
Thursday
We got up early and went into town shopping. Kate was looking for shoes for Chris and Hannah's wedding and we found a pair in Myer. we then wen to DJs to spend our Christmas vouchers from Bill and Carol. I bought some clothes. After that we came home, had some lunch and packed for Adelaide.
Bill and Carol picked us up and ran us over to the airport and we got flight with no probs.
Landed in Adelaide and were met by Chris and Hannah, it's hot here, 23ish overnight and then are talking temperatures of 39-41 over weekend, fun fun fun, still shouldn't complain in light of nightmares in blighty with snow.
We got up early and went into town shopping. Kate was looking for shoes for Chris and Hannah's wedding and we found a pair in Myer. we then wen to DJs to spend our Christmas vouchers from Bill and Carol. I bought some clothes. After that we came home, had some lunch and packed for Adelaide.
Bill and Carol picked us up and ran us over to the airport and we got flight with no probs.
Landed in Adelaide and were met by Chris and Hannah, it's hot here, 23ish overnight and then are talking temperatures of 39-41 over weekend, fun fun fun, still shouldn't complain in light of nightmares in blighty with snow.
Day Two Hundred and Eight
Wednesday
We got up and went shopping at Chatswood Chase. We then went over to Bill and Carols for dinner which was lovely, chicken stir fry.
We had a Skype call with the folks which was good, it's very cold in UK at mo. Much snow, seems H & P had fun trying to get home from airport!
We got up and went shopping at Chatswood Chase. We then went over to Bill and Carols for dinner which was lovely, chicken stir fry.
We had a Skype call with the folks which was good, it's very cold in UK at mo. Much snow, seems H & P had fun trying to get home from airport!
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Seven
Finalised my updated CV today and applied for 1 job and sent a speculative application to another company. Seen another job that's looks interesting which I will apply for in next few days.
Kate went out most of the day visiting an old school friend with Caroline.
Cooked diner this evening and watched telly.
Kate went out most of the day visiting an old school friend with Caroline.
Cooked diner this evening and watched telly.
Monday, 4 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Six
Was a tough Monday morning, we were up early, Kate was off to her last day at work at the nursing home where she has been covering for somebody over Christmas. Had a quick call tofolks in UK fiorst thing to catch up on all the news. I then spent the day re-writing my CV from scratch, updating Linkedin and generally kick starting the new year with job hunting efforts.
Kate came home and we spent time looking at flights for Adelaide. We are off down there over the coming weekend for Kate's final dress fitting for her Bridesmaid dress for Hannah and Chris wedding in March.
Tomorrow is more job searching and prospective letters to various organisations.
Kate came home and we spent time looking at flights for Adelaide. We are off down there over the coming weekend for Kate's final dress fitting for her Bridesmaid dress for Hannah and Chris wedding in March.
Tomorrow is more job searching and prospective letters to various organisations.
Day Two Hundred and Five
Sunday
A day spent mainly in front of the TV chilling out. We wondered up the shops to get some supplies in and really didn't do too much. We did do lots of things like updating calenders etc and paperwork.
Sorry another short update for today...
A day spent mainly in front of the TV chilling out. We wondered up the shops to get some supplies in and really didn't do too much. We did do lots of things like updating calenders etc and paperwork.
Sorry another short update for today...
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Four
We got up and went to the beach. Bronte Beach, near Bondi. All was going well until a complete downpour where we all got soaked. We abandoned that idea and came home. Did some shopping and then cooked a meal for Kates folks and Chris and Hannah. Had a great evening including Trivial Pursuit until 1am.
Friday, 1 January 2010
Day Two Hundred and Three
January 1st 2010
Awoke late after last nights New Years Eve fun. We drove up to Broadway for some lunch and a bit of shopping, it was pretty quiet up there.
We came home and relaxed and then went to the Cinema this event. We saw Avatar - the new flick by James Cameron, we aw it in 3D. It was pretty good although perhaps a touch too long. We are just home, getting sleep before hitting the beach tomorrow - jeez it's tough in January here...
I've made a few resolutions for the year ahead, get fit, get a job, and a few other things!
Awoke late after last nights New Years Eve fun. We drove up to Broadway for some lunch and a bit of shopping, it was pretty quiet up there.
We came home and relaxed and then went to the Cinema this event. We saw Avatar - the new flick by James Cameron, we aw it in 3D. It was pretty good although perhaps a touch too long. We are just home, getting sleep before hitting the beach tomorrow - jeez it's tough in January here...
I've made a few resolutions for the year ahead, get fit, get a job, and a few other things!
Day Two Hundred and Two
December 31st 2009
New Years Eve, we didn't do to much during the day, we went to shops to get some booze in for the evening. Bill, Carol, Chris and Hannah came over just after 7pm and we had a few drinks here, we then went to the Chinese restaurant at the Fish Market for dinner. It was good as being a Chinese restaurant they were not directly celebrating New Year so it was more relaxed and not massively overpriced for the night. We watched the 9pm fireworks on the telly there but could hear the thumps and booms outside and see the smoke. Once we had finished dinner we made our way home and had a more drinks whilst waiting for the new year to arrive. At the stroke of 12 we celebrated and then watched the Sydney fireworks on TV, again within earshot of it all. We decided against trying to battle the 1.5 million people in and around the harbour and watch it on the telly. We had sparklers in the garden though! Next year I expect we'll book a restaurant on Circular Quay or alike.
2009 A Year in Review
I thought I would do a brief review of the year as 2009 comes to a close, I have to say this has been a pretty monumental year in the life of little old Adrian Steward. A year ago, myself, Kate, Rob, Jo, Stu and Cate celebrated the new year in our beloved SW London local restaurant rehab, this was to be the start of a big year.
January A month of work at Nokia, and behind the scenes preparation for our visa application to Australia.
February More planning and then we took a wonderful holiday to Dubai, this was very relaxing and it was then we got several texts from colleagues letting us know about voluntary resignation packages form work. As we knew we were both to leave in June anyway it was an easy decision to press the button.
March Our holiday in Dubai continued and it was while sitting next to the most magnificent swimming pool I effectively resigned my job on line and started the ball rolling on the adventure to move our lives down under. I turned 33 at the end of the month.
Dubai
April
And so the the final month of work at Symbian/Nokia, if you can call it that, I lost count of the hours we sat upstairs in the canteen wasting time drinking tea. As the end of the month neared our time came and before I knew it I was was walking out of the office for the last time after almost 10.5 years. we had the mother of all leaving do's on April 29th at EV. We miss our colleagues form London a great deal.
May And so to May, a month where we finally got our visa approved, this actually came through on the 29th May, just a day before our leaving do in Rehab and 12 days before we were due to fly to Sydney. We also moved out of our flat in Colliers Wood that day as tenants moved in. Also during May we had a wonderful weekend in Ireland, driving around both the North and South and spending quality time with Hazel and the parents before we left for Sydney.
Ireland Visit Photos
One of my favourite pics
Family Dinner in Temple Bar
June
And so the time came to say goodbye to family and friends and depart for Australia. This was one of the toughest things I've ever done but it was for the right reasons (Kate if anyone is wondering!). I have to thank my parents for making the actual airport parting easy and quick. We arrived into Australia with 2 suitcases each, some money in our back pockets and a whole lot of stuff to do and buy. The last 2 weeks in June, our first 2 in Oz were spent just getting over the whole up heaval, staying at Kate's folks and just getting ourselves grounded.
July
We found a place to rent, and with our our 2 suitcases of possessions started the process of buying everything we need for life. We started buying everything from irons to beds, to furniture to kettles , basically everything. i also got in contact with Oxfam and started my journey of volunteering and working with them here in Australia
August
Much of August was spent volunteering with Oxfam on the trailwalker event, this all came to fruition at the end of the month, it was a blast!
Managing those pesky volunteers at checkpoint 6
September More job hunting, house stuff buying etc. We had a trip to Adelaide at the start of the month and shortly after that I took Kate to Fraser Island and proposed to her, she said yes thankfully! She made me the happiest man alive. Soon enough we jumped back on the plane and headed to the UK for Stu & Cates and Anna & Mikes weddings at the end of the month. it was great to see everyone at home and it was then the folks told me they were coming to visit in November, this made laving the UK again a bit easier.
Adelaide Visit
Up the hill
Fraser Proposal Photos
Just after I popped the question
The Maheno Wreck
Visit back to blighty photos
A trip to Swanage
Anna looking lovely (and kate too!)
The Happy Couple plus some other bloke
The Girls
October
Back to Sydney and straight to Melbourne to work for Oxfam for a number of weeks on a contract. This was pretty intense but good event mgt experience. At the end of the month it was back to Sydney and onwards with job searching.
November
Soon enough the folks were on Aussie soil and we spent a lovely few weeks doing stuff with them, including the great ocean road.
December
As the start of the month disappeared it was time for the folks to head back to the UK, the airport experience ins never a pretty one and especially for them heading back to the cold of blighty. Soon enough its Christmas, not that it feels like it in this heat, but it has been a lovely Christmas time surrounded by Kate's wonderful family and friends. I'm sure I've missed of a massive amount of stuff throughout the year, its been a roller coaster, and now 2010 will see us stabilising everything job wise etc before we get married in early 2011.
New Years Dinner
Our own mini fireworks display in back garden
Happy New year Everyone!
New Years Eve, we didn't do to much during the day, we went to shops to get some booze in for the evening. Bill, Carol, Chris and Hannah came over just after 7pm and we had a few drinks here, we then went to the Chinese restaurant at the Fish Market for dinner. It was good as being a Chinese restaurant they were not directly celebrating New Year so it was more relaxed and not massively overpriced for the night. We watched the 9pm fireworks on the telly there but could hear the thumps and booms outside and see the smoke. Once we had finished dinner we made our way home and had a more drinks whilst waiting for the new year to arrive. At the stroke of 12 we celebrated and then watched the Sydney fireworks on TV, again within earshot of it all. We decided against trying to battle the 1.5 million people in and around the harbour and watch it on the telly. We had sparklers in the garden though! Next year I expect we'll book a restaurant on Circular Quay or alike.
2009 A Year in Review
I thought I would do a brief review of the year as 2009 comes to a close, I have to say this has been a pretty monumental year in the life of little old Adrian Steward. A year ago, myself, Kate, Rob, Jo, Stu and Cate celebrated the new year in our beloved SW London local restaurant rehab, this was to be the start of a big year.
January A month of work at Nokia, and behind the scenes preparation for our visa application to Australia.
February More planning and then we took a wonderful holiday to Dubai, this was very relaxing and it was then we got several texts from colleagues letting us know about voluntary resignation packages form work. As we knew we were both to leave in June anyway it was an easy decision to press the button.
March Our holiday in Dubai continued and it was while sitting next to the most magnificent swimming pool I effectively resigned my job on line and started the ball rolling on the adventure to move our lives down under. I turned 33 at the end of the month.
Dubai
April
And so the the final month of work at Symbian/Nokia, if you can call it that, I lost count of the hours we sat upstairs in the canteen wasting time drinking tea. As the end of the month neared our time came and before I knew it I was was walking out of the office for the last time after almost 10.5 years. we had the mother of all leaving do's on April 29th at EV. We miss our colleagues form London a great deal.
May And so to May, a month where we finally got our visa approved, this actually came through on the 29th May, just a day before our leaving do in Rehab and 12 days before we were due to fly to Sydney. We also moved out of our flat in Colliers Wood that day as tenants moved in. Also during May we had a wonderful weekend in Ireland, driving around both the North and South and spending quality time with Hazel and the parents before we left for Sydney.
Ireland Visit Photos
One of my favourite pics
Family Dinner in Temple Bar
June
And so the time came to say goodbye to family and friends and depart for Australia. This was one of the toughest things I've ever done but it was for the right reasons (Kate if anyone is wondering!). I have to thank my parents for making the actual airport parting easy and quick. We arrived into Australia with 2 suitcases each, some money in our back pockets and a whole lot of stuff to do and buy. The last 2 weeks in June, our first 2 in Oz were spent just getting over the whole up heaval, staying at Kate's folks and just getting ourselves grounded.
July
We found a place to rent, and with our our 2 suitcases of possessions started the process of buying everything we need for life. We started buying everything from irons to beds, to furniture to kettles , basically everything. i also got in contact with Oxfam and started my journey of volunteering and working with them here in Australia
August
Much of August was spent volunteering with Oxfam on the trailwalker event, this all came to fruition at the end of the month, it was a blast!
Managing those pesky volunteers at checkpoint 6
September More job hunting, house stuff buying etc. We had a trip to Adelaide at the start of the month and shortly after that I took Kate to Fraser Island and proposed to her, she said yes thankfully! She made me the happiest man alive. Soon enough we jumped back on the plane and headed to the UK for Stu & Cates and Anna & Mikes weddings at the end of the month. it was great to see everyone at home and it was then the folks told me they were coming to visit in November, this made laving the UK again a bit easier.
Adelaide Visit
Up the hill
Fraser Proposal Photos
Just after I popped the question
The Maheno Wreck
Visit back to blighty photos
A trip to Swanage
Anna looking lovely (and kate too!)
The Happy Couple plus some other bloke
The Girls
October
Back to Sydney and straight to Melbourne to work for Oxfam for a number of weeks on a contract. This was pretty intense but good event mgt experience. At the end of the month it was back to Sydney and onwards with job searching.
November
Soon enough the folks were on Aussie soil and we spent a lovely few weeks doing stuff with them, including the great ocean road.
December
As the start of the month disappeared it was time for the folks to head back to the UK, the airport experience ins never a pretty one and especially for them heading back to the cold of blighty. Soon enough its Christmas, not that it feels like it in this heat, but it has been a lovely Christmas time surrounded by Kate's wonderful family and friends. I'm sure I've missed of a massive amount of stuff throughout the year, its been a roller coaster, and now 2010 will see us stabilising everything job wise etc before we get married in early 2011.
New Years Dinner
Our own mini fireworks display in back garden
Happy New year Everyone!
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