hi all , quick update ,well everything is bloody fantastic ,i move into my humble abode in poole dorset soon ,i am working . The countryside hasnt changed here in dorset and just as breath taking , the people have the same humour and do i miss perth ? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO .
To all those procrastinanting ,if you got british blood coursing thru yer veins like i have ,get yer backsides back home and dont waste one more minute of your time and let someone else have the mugs dream of the grass is greener in the land of legoland and boring suburbia they call australia .

Thank you for that! Poole, Dorset....lovely....

The minute this baby is out of body (sorry but I want it out now) I'll be on that bloody plane. I can't wait to get back to LIFE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, CULTURE.....aaaaggghhhh.

Having a bad day....week. I'm trying to imagine being here with a new born and a three year old without losing the plot entirely. Good job you can't put your head in an oven anymore...that would be too easy!

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy and best wishes.

Lovely KK - great to hear from you. Must travel your way when the weather gets better - Ive never really explored it - but a dear friend lives there I need to visit - and I expect a pint from you somewhere! You did it! well done you! you really have to - years of procrastination is such a waste. Very wise words from you
Chrissy x

Good to hear from you KK and great to hear all is well. Hope it continues for you, just 7 weeks left in Perth for me now!! Looking forward to seeing the English countryside and not taking it for granted again!

Hey KK, nice to hear all is well

Hello blast from the past

Hey KK,I see you're already talking like a local!Yes Dorset is beautiful,I live in the neighbouring county.All the best and have a great life KK!!

Ditto...your reply Lilly and KK I am sooooo not suprised you don't miss Perth......well what is there to miss.....dull,dull,dull...if you have a heart beat you should not come to Perth...lol..you'd like it if you did'nt have a heartbeat...good luck and hope all goes well in your humble abode...knowing you it's the Sandbanks...and Rednapp is your neighbour..lol....and what is just going on with Terry..or should I say what is not going on with Terry....lol

Glad to hear it's going well mate!!

R. sorry forgot which thread your Manchester night out was on...yep..it's the boredom here that is sending me senile...well that's my excuse...lol...Hacienda...well, well..you hip and trendy young lady...I was really "into" the Manchester Sound then...New Order, etc...but never had the nerve to go to the Hacidenda....to hip and trendy.(you live and learn..would be knocking at the door nowadays...lol)..I was more Placemates, Brittania and heaven forbid the Tropicana....if you can head to the Printworks....near the Arndale Centre it has some great bars and try Canal street...you should see some sights there....all great fun...just cannot wait to be tripping the light fantastic again....went to the Burswood not long ago...and boy oh boy what a dive that is...and rough...you had to dress up to get in when we first arrived here....oh know not anymore....I could of gone in my gardening clothes and still looked better dressed...lol..

Burswood, god what a hole. Went once, that was enough.

that hole is now a huge pit...lol..

Canal Street is fab. It's tranny night on Wednesday! Seriously though, the bars are stunning, the people are friendly...just a wonderful night out for all sorts of open minded people.

Manchester is a great city and has changed so, so much over the years for the better. The city is fulll to the brim with personality!

I second that..lol...Mancunians are just wonderful....well I would say that because I am one...but I am being honest..lol...after 7 years away our first visit "back home" I was so use to the sterile new Perth so was dreading seeing the "dirty,scruffy old City" most people here I knew told me it was...well we were so pleased...honestly Manchester had picked itself up and really worked hard at reinventing itself as a Modern,Vibrant city with a great Industrial heritage....to me Manchester is just getting better as it ages...our visited again another 2 years later and it really is like a good wine...

I had a flat in Hulme. Remember whent he busus wouldn't go through and Cracker was filmed there all the time!? It was 35000 pounds, with free carpets, fridge and washer! My brother thought I was totally nuts but it soon became a massive regeneration success and everyone started buying there. It's become a very cool place to live and it was a fantastic investment for a poor, single teacher!

I don't know Burswood and sounds like I shouldn't bother. Where is it? But yes, there are some very rough ass places still left that are best left avoiding.....getting better though and its always great to visit for a giggle and a few drinks....or a few drinks then a giggle!