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Forum: Australia
Jul 3rd 2004, 9:08 am
Replies: 5
Views: 516
Posted By koala_mac

Thanks everyone! Will report back in Dec if we do...

Thanks everyone! Will report back in Dec if we do sample the local amenities....

K_M
Forum: Australia
Jun 28th 2004, 9:33 am
Replies: 5
Views: 516
Posted By koala_mac

Dance festivals in Syd or Mel?

Hi there
Mr K_M and I are going on honeymoon to Oz at the end of Nov (doubling up as an exploratory trip for the future husb). We were thinking of going to creamfields or global gathering in blighty...
Forum: Australia
May 22nd 2004, 9:59 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,146
Posted By koala_mac

the britishexpats world wouldn't be the same...

the britishexpats world wouldn't be the same without your erudite insights. If you need a break, or think your audience does, don't make it too long.

:)

K_M
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 10:06 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

So... "the cherry blossom drifts gently on the...

So... "the cherry blossom drifts gently on the pom immigrant" came out wrong? ;) :D

i really am going to bed now :)

K_M
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:59 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

:D :D okay, okay, you win :D I'm going to...

:D :D okay, okay, you win :D
I'm going to bed. Take this as a (temporary) victory for Yorkshire.
In the words of Arnie, I'll be back (but maybe not for a while). I'll be watching for any little...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:51 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

:D alta vista's babel fish (geddit?...

:D

alta vista's babel fish (geddit? Hitchhiker's Guide) is a not bad translator and claims to do Japanese and Korean

http://world.altavista.com/
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:48 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

okay, so you got me - pic files rather than text...

okay, so you got me - pic files rather than text (or something my laptop doesn't support) - can't copy and paste :(
Why am I so nosey?! If it's v naughty, good on you for the last laugh, heh heh
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:43 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

um, yep! My language abilities don't extend past...

um, yep! My language abilities don't extend past the romantics. I may have to copy and paste into an online translator (there must be one somewhere...) if you don't fess up :D
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:41 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,184
Posted By koala_mac

Read Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres. One of the...

Read Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres. One of the sweetest short novels I have ever read, about a roustabout dog in the Outback (near Perth, I think) who everyone loved. Be prepared to cry at the...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:34 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

Re: Friends Reunited.

oooh! Go on - pretty please?!
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:26 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

Re: Friends Reunited.

Hi there
This might have been asked on another post - but what does your sig mean?
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2004, 9:25 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,755
Posted By koala_mac

Freaky! I am part of the organising committee...

Freaky! I am part of the organising committee (god knows how that happened) for a 15 year reunion on 5th June. There are about 50 people going - some going to glasgow from as far away as NY. I can't...
Forum: Australia
May 12th 2004, 7:50 am
Replies: 9
Views: 668
Posted By koala_mac

Bordy, Gordon I spent many a long,...

Bordy, Gordon
I spent many a long, midge-infested year in Drymen near Loch Lomond. I know Bearsden well - was a Glasgow High girl and half my old class is still pitched up in Bearsden or Milngavie,...
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2004, 9:57 am
Replies: 9
Views: 668
Posted By koala_mac

Hah! My secret weapon - I'm actually quite...

Hah! My secret weapon - I'm actually quite partial to crappy weather. I blame it on growing up in the West of Scotland ;)
Stock exchange not so important - more on the financial advice/planning for...
Forum: Australia
May 11th 2004, 9:39 am
Replies: 9
Views: 668
Posted By koala_mac

Melbourne or Sydney for financial services?

Hello all
I haven't posted for a while (not that I've ever been prolific) as we've been a bit distracted by engagement in March and wedding plans for November (hurrah!). However I have been your...
Forum: Australia
Mar 31st 2004, 8:16 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,251
Posted By koala_mac

Re: April Fool

Thing is - they had this on the Today programme this morning on Radio 4, too (and played the new theme - sounded like the way they revamped the Blue Peter tune in the '80s if anyone remembers that,...
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2004, 1:13 am
Replies: 5
Views: 813
Posted By koala_mac

Hi there We will be shipping out our two cats,...

Hi there
We will be shipping out our two cats, and will use an agent. Everything I've heard about people "doing it themselves" is bad - you get blocked at every turn by the carriers and it can be...
Forum: Australia
Mar 15th 2004, 2:38 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,168
Posted By koala_mac

You can walk from Embankment which would save you...

You can walk from Embankment which would save you changing tubes at rush hour just for one stop. It's about 10 minutes' walk down the Strand from Embankment tube.

Take the left exit when you walk...
Forum: Australia
Mar 15th 2004, 1:45 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,168
Posted By koala_mac

WBB - use the entrance on the Aldwych side...

WBB - use the entrance on the Aldwych side (north) of the building - the Strand side is for tourist visas.

Best of luck with it all.

K_M
Forum: Australia
Mar 11th 2004, 9:37 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 648
Posted By koala_mac

Hi there (congrats on the visa by the way) If...

Hi there (congrats on the visa by the way)
If you time it right you won't have to queue too long in Australia House. Make sure you get there as soon as it opens, preferably mid-week. Be careful you...
Forum: Australia
Feb 21st 2004, 5:30 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,173
Posted By koala_mac

Cheers Mr Mover. May have to see if there are any...

Cheers Mr Mover. May have to see if there are any strings I can pull.... ;)

K_M
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2004, 8:08 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,173
Posted By koala_mac

what's the season? I was hoping there would be a...

what's the season? I was hoping there would be a game we could catch when we head out on a trip in Sept. Are tickets hard to pick up? (At this point, with no faction to support, I wouldn't mind who...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2004, 8:45 am
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By koala_mac

Karman Shipping (car shipping specialists to Oz),...

Karman Shipping (car shipping specialists to Oz), who I got a quote for shipping my car from, told me I could fill my car if I wanted to. That said - not same as shipping it in a container with all...
Forum: Australia
Feb 9th 2004, 3:22 am
Replies: 2
Views: 418
Posted By koala_mac

Re: shipping your car-any experiences??

Hi there. We are in the same quandary, though by the time we go it probably won't be worth shipping what we've got.
Lots of extra costs you've got to look out for.
There have been lots of threads...
Forum: Australia
Feb 4th 2004, 10:14 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,127
Posted By koala_mac

how about: 1 - how do i get a visa and how...

how about:

1 - how do i get a visa and how long will it take
3 - where am i going to live (generally - state/city; and specifically - burb/house)
2 - how much is it all going to cost me (visa,...
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