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Forum: The Barbie
Jun 14th 2013, 11:54 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,148
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Jacket Potato!!

That's how I do 'em. :D

Also to get an extra crispy skin rub them in salt and olive oil before baking.
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 20th 2013, 1:32 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,209
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Thinning hair, decent hair stylist in Brisbane?

I'd rather look like a convict than a 70's nonce. :D
You don't have to go all or nothing. Clippers with a number 4 comb will leave you with a short neat cut that still works with a lumpy bonce or...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 20th 2013, 12:53 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,209
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Thinning hair, decent hair stylist in Brisbane?

yep , bite the bullet and just go short now.
If he's just thinning a bit it'll just look like he's decided to go short and as he get's thinner over time it'll be less noticeable that he's becoming a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2013, 12:46 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 6,035
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: What are you looking forward to?

I've rarely seen them so i guess so.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2013, 11:20 am
Replies: 81
Views: 6,035
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: What are you looking forward to?

family
friends
fresh air in the summer, not air con air
being in the sun without turning into cancer
appreciating hot weather , not dreading it.
less "she'll be right" (lazy and laid back are 2...
Forum: Australia
Mar 11th 2013, 11:23 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,527
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Stay or Go,

No , back to the UK after 4+ years here.
Forum: Australia
Dec 1st 2012, 4:25 pm
Replies: 220
Views: 21,781
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Racism in OZ

seeing as this is someones life were talking about i'll bother to give a reasonable answer.

Yes , Australia is a racist country. However it's probably no more racist than any other.
The bad rep...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 28th 2012, 2:26 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 3,337
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: The End of the World - Dec 2012 (yeah right!)

Anyone who believes this stuff is both ignorant and deluded.
Maybe learning a bit about the Mayans would clear up the confusion but would obviously involve making an effort rather than just reading...
Forum: Australia
Nov 26th 2012, 1:46 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,995
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Exchanging Aus Driving License for UK

I'm pretty sure you can't legally do that unfortunately.
Forum: Australia
Nov 10th 2012, 3:59 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,799
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: fines for driving across railroad when lights are active

No it's not , but it is Australia where common sense and anything to do with roads tend to steer well clear of each other.
Forum: Australia
Oct 17th 2012, 10:55 am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,653
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Netflix/lovefilm

quikflix

I think we pay $15 or something for 4 films a month. They're dead efficient with delivery too. return a film and a new one can be here 2 days later.
Forum: Australia
Oct 11th 2012, 10:52 am
Replies: 37
Views: 5,168
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Has anyone noticed asking rents...

where we live there are certainly more homes available around the $330-$350 region than there were 6 months ago when the average for the same type of house was more like $370 but that may be due to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 30th 2012, 6:36 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 12,219
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Options for most painless trip back to UK, flight/stopover-wise??

brisbane - singapore - dubai - london then the same on the way back but in reverse obviously.
I'm never doing that 14 hour leg again.
Forum: Australia
Sep 16th 2012, 8:08 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 19,217
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Why did you emigrate? (or are thinking of emigrating?)

1. What made you first think about emigrating?

OH was offered a great job (step up the ladder, more $) out of the blue, i was working part time after being made redundant a few months earlier. No...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2012, 6:03 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 6,643
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Stop over in Abu Dhabi - tips please!

All in ( customs , travel time etc ) it'll take about 1 1/2 hours to get to the city. The Marina Mall is a good place to spend a few hours and have a fit at how cheap everything will seem compared to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2012, 10:56 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,561
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: how good are holdens?

assuming yo mean the last holden rebadge

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/vauxhall/astra-h-2004/
Forum: Australia
Jun 26th 2012, 6:57 pm
Replies: 442
Views: 68,430
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: LAFHA - Budget 2012/13

i don't see it having much effect if any. most people were never taking the piss with rent anyway and the percentage of renters in Oz who were claiming lafha was only a small one .
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 18th 2012, 11:08 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,885
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Earth Quake in Melbourne

Pretty strong (relatively ) up in Doreen.
Forum: Australia
Jun 17th 2012, 3:37 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,758
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Where to start??? Wanting to move to Oz

generally speaking the further south east you go the more seasonal variation there will be. Melbourne or Sydney are the obvious big city choices and maybe Adelaide.
Forum: Australia
Jun 3rd 2012, 12:26 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 6,350
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Unjustifiable Speed Fine

you should add that if at all possible you should, rather than deviating from this setting even when the vehicle in the other lane is doing 0.0001 kph difference you should stick to it so that any...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2012, 1:50 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 6,350
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Unjustifiable Speed Fine

you should have swerved around a bit , braked for no reason , forced someone else off the road and been slightly pissed up , he'd have thought you were local and let you off
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2012, 11:25 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,757
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: Hiring a car

are they not just a comparison site?

go through the process of finding a car with them then google the pickup adress to see which company it is and go direct - cut out the middle man.
Forum: Australia
May 22nd 2012, 3:25 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 509
Posted By monkeyalan

spotify now available in oz

http://www.spotify.com/au/blog/archives/2012/05/21/gday-australia-spotify-here/

:D
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2012, 6:20 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 996
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: LAFHA - (Please Share) Link to comment on proposed changes

i doubt the government who did it will be able to count your future vote against them amongst all the others by the state of the current polls.
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2012, 6:02 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 996
Posted By monkeyalan

Re: LAFHA - (Please Share) Link to comment on proposed changes

you can't vote , they don't care.
shit as it is for us all who it will affect , it's gone.
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