Oaks Lexicon Brisbane

... and put one foot in front of the other in a new direction of adventure. I will be sitting my Australian Citizenship test on October 14th and all being well, a very proud new Australian citizen will be standing making her pledge on January 26th 2010, Australia Day. <br><br>Only living blood relative (as far as I know) is Kitty. Kitty is a wee Irish Nun in her eighties and still active with her work ...

... cool people!(How strange for me to like all these people...dont worry..im still a bit of a ***** ...there were 2women we worked with who made me want to stick pens in my ears just so i didnt have to listen to them but i cant be ***** taking about them!! ha ha )<br>He took me to Movie World...(ist like a little Universal Studios..but ..and sorry Aussies i dont want to offend you but iots not as good!) It was a fun night ...

... buses have right of way here. And then it started to get a bit confusing....but the way back to the motorway appeared and we went back on to it and travelled the next few kilometre until the scenic turnoff to surfers paradise appeared...we had finally arrived....4 hours after the start of our journey ...

... with me on my trip, and is under strick instructions to be returned home!!<br>He is doing ok so far, bit of a super star, photos everywhere people think I'm strange but hey if all else fails I'll just pretend I can't speak english...or whatever language hahaha.<br>Anyway not much to exciting to write about now stay tuned.....xx

It was always going to be a confusing day! To be happy and excited to go, or sad to be leaving... i wasnt real sure of what i should be feeling, but this was the day that i was going, regardless.<br>After leaving Toowoomba at the glorious time of 3:30am, my family left bleary-eyed, and hardly bushy-tailed for the drive to Brissie Int'l Airport, where we were met by a farewell ...

... 2 bedroom apartment there was a total of 8 of us all staying there but we made it happen. Surfers was fun but very much of a tourist trap. This place consisted of 27 miles of beach and endless clubs and bars. The nightlife was great and on Saturday the Auckland Blues played the South African Sharks which worked out for a great rivalry day considering the background of the roommate status. The Sharks barely won and I got to see my buddy mike from the Blues play, which made me ...

... h darting in and out of traffic and changing lanes two at a time, it makes you reach for your non-existent seat belt! We got to our 11am flight with no dramas, didn't sleep the entire flight, watched a few movies and got acquainted with Mr Johnny Walker and after a stop over in Sydney, made it home feeling like we've bee hit by a bus and needed a holiday! Can't wait to do it all again!

... having a good time. We even met a couple of people from the ship. We were now relaxed and ready to go the shuttle pickup point and head back to the ship. The trip back was surprisingly quick. Harriet said that was because I slept most of the way. But we were back home and ready to clean up and go to diner. As we dined the ship pulled from the docked and headed to open ocean. We will have two more days at sea then we will be in Cairns; our gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.

... Barbara and I both agreed that we would be surprised if our luggage made it onto the right aircraft. Sure enough, two hour later in Brisbane, we stood around the carousel with Hazel and Mike and Kate and her boyfriend Bryce, waiting for luggage, which just didn't emerges. After more than half an hour waiting, it became clear that the bags were not going to turn up so, together with a dozen or so other passengers, we made our way to the Quantas desk. After taking our details ...

... and it might be fun. And as they say no news is good news and I received an email saying that unfortunately due to a large storm in Byron Bay, the roof had been damaged and they were no longer able to honour our booking. That was it, no offer to help us out given the fact that it was ten days to Christmas and the only accommodation left was five star hotels at double or sometimes triple their normal price. To her credit Marie ...