Saturday, January 25, 2014

My 60th birthday

Yesterday, I turned 60. That is ok as they say 60 is the new 40. It was a bad day at work as the computer network did not work properly. I celebrated my birthday quietly at home. I got lots of emails.

Today, I bought myself a color laser printer from Aldi. It now works fine.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

A busy wednesday.

I had a very full on day today. In the morning I had a visit from Tony Harrington Real Estate. They are my new estate agents. They sent a rep around to collect the paperwork and do an inspection.

At 11.30  I met with dean Shirley an we discussed the layout for the new BUCO website. He had some very good ideas.

I got a letter from Energy Australia telling me my electricity bill was overdue. After a phone call to them, I was able to sort out the problem and it turns out my bill is actually in credit!!

I visited Connect Church in the afternoon. It seems they want to redo the video messages at church like they used to do. I might volunteer my services with my new camera.

Monday, January 6, 2014

First day back at BUCO and a new fridge

Today, I went back to BUCO for the first time this year. It was a fairly quiet day. My new refrigerator also arrived. It was nice to have a new fridge after a long time.


Friday, January 3, 2014

Back from holidays

Today, I came back from my holidays. I spent 4 days in Sydney followed by 6 days on the Gold Coast.

To recap:
24th December. Flew to Sydney. I met my brother Bill and sister Pauline at the airport. We Bill and I booked into the Cronulla cabins for 4 days. The cabins used to be a caravan park and are now just very cheap short stay accommodation.



25th December: Christmas day.
Christmas day 2013. The family gathered for Christmas dinner at the house of Mark and Lizzy Sergeant. Most of my available family were present. it was a wet and drizzly day so we had to stay indoors all day long, but it was one of the best Christmas days I can remember. I will not post any pictures as I don't have permission from my relatives to post their photos. I got some great presents as well.

26th December: Boxing day.
Boxing day for me is always a kick back sort of a day. I watched the start of the 4th test and the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. I them went down to Cronulla beach for swim. Nice to see Cronulla again.

27th December: Sydney.
I went into Sydney to do some photography. I went down to Circular Quay and got some great photos. There was a very large Ocean Liner docked at the Quay. I managed to get some great shots both of Circular Quay and from inside the Queen Victoria Building.







28th December: Sydney to the Gold Coast.
Bill and I flew up to the Gold Coast. We flew up on separate flights. He flew with Jetstar and I flew with Virgin. I arrived half an hour before him. We went to his unit in Runaway bay.


29th December: Shopping at Harbourtown.
I took the bus to the shopping Centre at Harbourtown. I needed a new pair of thongs and I bought a pair from the Rivers store. Everything was half price. While I was there, I went to the Cinema and saw the latest Hobbit movie. It was brilliant. The temperature reached 39 degrees and I was glad to have the chance to have a dip in the pool when I got back.

30th December: Mariners Cove and bike riding.
I went down to Mariners Cove to take some photos and hire a jet ski. I took some great photos and booked a Jet ski ride for the next day.






After lunch at the Hog's Breath Cafe, I hired an electric bike and road firstly up the spit and then into Surfers Paradise. It was fun to ride.





31st December: My first Jet ski ride
I went on a Jet Ski safari with a Jet ski hire company. I had never ridden a Jet Ski before but I still managed a 1 1/2 hour ride up the Broadwater. It was tiring but a lot of fun and I am glad I did it. Bill and i went to see Mum and had a quiet party with her on New years eve.

1st January 2014.
In the evening some members of my family and I got together to celebrate my 60th birthday. We met at Mano's restaurant in paradise beach. It was a lovely night and  a great dinner.

2nd January.
My youngest brother Patrick bought over his runabout boat and took Bill and myself out for a spin on the Broadwater. The trip went for an hour and a half and was a lot of fun. Nice to be with my brothers again.

3rd January.
Flew back to Victoria. I had a great time away.


Getting the NBN to install FTTP (Fibre to the premises)

Today the NBN technician came around and installed Fibre to the Premises in my place. he aslo shoed me how to work with WIFI on my computer.