vinny and big tez

vinny and big tez
the set up

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Rock of Ages....

You think that my life could not be any busier, Trish msg me and ask if I would like to see Rock of Ages.... its a musical about old rock songs....

I had no plans so I said to Trish i will come... so off we went... but...........
Did u know that night parking in the city for 3hrs was 30bucks...  holy smackers, cost to park a car in this city is crazy... P/T all the way.....

The show was pretty cool, i got this cool mad torch thingy, so i rocked in the theatre... Story line was a bit hows ya father, and I over heard ppl saying its like GLEE and corny..
all in all great nite and good laugh.. some good one lines...

I have booked accommodation for tassie... here I come....

only 2weeks left of Melbourne town..

Sunday, March 27, 2011

HIGH 5

OMG HOW COULD I FORGET!!!!!

one of the funniest highlights of my chillaxing wkend was... THE COW!!!

Now this cow has a special name called High 5 because if its special feature...
It has 5 legs and the 5th legs is coming out of its HEAD...  bahaha this is not a jog... have photos and the cow has a FB page..... If want to see it, then u will have to go to masfield and visit....

Poor cow has no friends in the paddock because the other cows knows he's different a gets lots of attention from humans..

Chillax wkend

Friday morning was a how ya father... as I took some more cold n flu before I went to bed after the tram, and slept through my alarm with waking of more swollen glands and one blocked nose...

Rang work and slept all day..

I was meant to be going to Mansfield to see Julie and yas and I for a road trip. Nuffin like some good panadol n cold n flu tablets.. Got to Julies about 6ish and this was a wkend of totall relaxation..Staying at julies is like staying at home, Home cooked meal, warm home and makes u feel at ease.
 Yas n Julie n myself all had a lil sleep in to wake up to a day of sunshine and warmth, just what I needed as Melbourne had been fresh

Started the day with poached eggs n bacon and we headed off the Goughs Bay - This is a bay that had noooooooo water or very little until the flood and to see how much water and levels was amazing, We had a picnic by the water and sat in the sun all afternoon, Just wat the doctor ordered, we headed back to Julies so yaz to get changed and drop yas off to catch up with more friends, as it was getting cold
Julie and I went back and had a quite dinner and watch a movie... another (wat the doctor ordered) the off the bed it was..

Woke up feeling nearly better, another great Sunday morning in Mansfield... Cant get much better... then it was time to head back down to Melbourne.. The wkend was a great wkend with friends and massive chillaxing...

TRAM CAR

Today I was feeling a lil more underweather, some MAN FLU  is going  around.... but I got through work and got some gold and flu tablets.. I think i both ve been buring the candle at ends. However tonite was the nite I was going on the Tram Car with 3 great friends whom we have not all been in the one room for over 18months..
We all dressed up like Ladies and we had to be ladies for whole nite. I wore my new heels and ouchy mia....
All looked amazing... We all met at the casino as the tram was just around the corner so the taxi driver had told trish.. we walked n walked n walked and i pretty sure we were walking further away from life.. we flagged down the another taxi and he took us back to the correct loaction which was across the road from the casino.. ahah too funny. 
When we got there we were the youngest people on the tram, I think  its more for mature aged people.
We stepped on to the tram and sat down... and WOW it was amazing, reminded me of the Train Back to the future.. (Old fashion), 5 course meal. Felt like the food keep rolling on out and the 3hrs just went like a flash...  Totally a must do if you go to melbourne....
Then we headed to casino before i parted ways as my throat n nose was in a bad way...

Eureka Skydeck 88

Finally on Wednesday nite, Trish and I manage to get to the Eureka skydeck and even made it to the top.
I'll give u a run down of the eureka
*highest public vantage point in the southern hemisphere
*300m in height
* top of the tower can flex up to 600mm in high winds
*two 300,000L water tanks on level 90& 91 prevent any excess swaying
* the lifts travel at more than 9metres per second making them the fastest in the southern hemisphere
*3680 stairs - 92 storeys, 52000sq m of windows
*the glass on the top 10 levels is 24carat gold plated
* used 110,000 tonnes of concrete and weighs  200,000tonnes
* only observation deck in the world, that  can step into a glass cube which projects 3 meters out of the building 300m high.

So now that u understand a bit of the tower, can you imagine how high it is...  As Trish and I were in the lift our ears were blocked and popping, and the butterflies were starting to creep into my belly. We stepped out onto the level and u can see everything and the knees a all wobbly.. the tingle feeling in ur stomach of being up so high has set in. But I wanted to do the cube, but at the same time I was sooo nervous... there was no way Trish was coming out, so I go my ticket went to the bathroom to hear someone spewing their guts up (sounded like it), i was looking at Trish WTF....

It was my time to come to hope into the cube and I was hanging onto the rail for dear life. the girl in the toilet spewing was in the cube with me and soooooooo nervous...  they were laying flat down on their bellies... i tried once.. and too scared, then peer pressure from the strangers set in and I laid down... omg sooooo amazing feeling...
I got off and I felt like I was full of Adrenalin, just like when i jumped out of the plane... such  a great feeling......

Monday, March 21, 2011

Possum attack!!!

Sunday has come around soooo fast, and the possum smell is no smell around.. Until. Sunday... BANG!!!
holy killer of a stench.... if it is the possum its one Stinky MOFO....

Dale and Jess were coming back and I was sooo exciting to have some housemate.. well i am there house mate.. Its good to live with people. I think I  enjoy the company Its great to know people will be home when u get home...

Dale help me park vinny, the condom is broke into pieces and yes the rules of ONLY use ONCE  is correct.. for all its uses, But vinny is parked in the front yard and chilling whilst i am hanging in the house..

So i did some research on Possum and their annoyance to households.. and you can buy from the hardware store is FOX URINE POWDER.... ahsh yes thast right, its gets rid of the of possum because they are scared of foxes.... So Fox powder here we come... lol ....

The next couple of weeks ahead is all action...
Wednesday I will fianlly get to the euerka Skydeck... or will I.........

Small Shopping spreee

On saturday, Trish n I had planned to meet at 10 for breaky before packing vintny up, then shopping and then footy and then eureka sky deck.....
Well we all know when we planns things 95% of the time they dont happen the way we plan them...

So i had slept in, bit dusty I think..... meant to put my stuff away.. which didn't really happen...
Trish train was delayed, took her the long way... then in the wrong direction, so 10am was turned into 11.15, then another msg from trish was she had to catch another bus  to get here....

I said I will come and pick her up, got my TOM TOM and off I went.. few wrong turns, purely because I didnt listen too tom tom... Got to trish then off we went to get breaky this time was near 12... Stopped at the lights and was too busy talking, I forgot to go on the green light, i looked up then it turned orange, then oh yeah red... (just had to sit there again...)
Then finally made to a GREAT  GREAT cafe called GREEN..... made a dick of myself as I was ordering and keep telling the guy ' i was sitting under the table' and he was like where and  keep saying under the table over there'... (light bulb) i meant the window.. (FREAK)

I think once i ate i was able to function more..
Went shoppibng a shoe shop... omg sooooooooooooo good sexy new heels then we checked on vinny, i get a bit scared leaving him on his own, werid i know but I am a homeowner and u worry about theses things...

Then we headed into the city do some more shopping before we went to the footy...we were like lets get a make over before shop... bahaha wrong cost too much money.. need to spend to get one.

I was like trish i got the msg from 30% off everything at just jeans, lets check it out.. I was loving this leather jacket getting all excited 30%... show Trish the msg and she was like Hannah- we are in just jeans not jeanswest... Ooppps wrong store..

No more shopping before i hurt myself... off the the footy we went, trish doe not know much bout the footy, and we had front row seats... YES made to the TV... whoooo bit exciting great game storm smashed titans..
then at the end of the game trish touch billy slaters hand... (OMG) so sexy, even cameron smiith is sexier in real life...
Once the footy was over, we were on our way the eureka sky deck again......

Round 2: FAIL...........

Its Friday nite, the feelings feeling right

Today I moved my stuff over the Dale and Jess's, whoo how very exciting,
but as I was on my way I got a voice msg from Jess, tell me there is a possum poo smell in the room... bahaha I was yeah right... so i dumped my stuff in their waiting to smell this smell......

No smell as yet, but i was off to dinner with Trish, whom i have not seen for like 18months... So soooo exciting..

Trish and I walked from the Wilson St Hood in Brunswick (my new home) to Thaila Thai, interesting walk their, Chick got bumper car on her pushy, just a nudge but did not fall off... it was a lil intense but not if u  aknow wat i mean, then we past a bikie club hang out... (note to self: do not walk down that street @ nite)

Finally got to dinner to meet clare who was sitting at cafe called the 'Comfortable chair' great name
Got good bottles of wine and dinner was amazing, good thai, and I started to get a bit rocking, and trish I were off into the city to Eureka Skydeck... which we did not make it, so we were like tomorrow nite after the footy...

Went to the Casino to loose some money too call it a nite.....

Dinner for 2

Thursday was my last nite in Vinny for 3.5wks as I was moving into a house with dale n jess.

So i invited Clare overr to cook her a caravan dinner...
I made bruschetta for entree
Then salmon and scallop filo with guuca salsa
Follow up raspberry apple pie with ice cream and Tea.

I had to go out buy Clare a special coffee cup as I only had one, lol
Lovely evening, Vinny and I had a lil sleep in together as it was our last nite...

I had some new neighbours thats nite, 2 pompie chick travelling in a WICKED van with boobs every where, I mean massive big boobs all over the van, and they were its ike 'hope the boobs dont offend u' and I did not really understand and I was ahah yeah narh cool there mad, till I thought about it and realised wat they said...
BOOBS!!!

Work had been great, starting to settle in there....

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

HANNAH THE EXTERMINATOR

Who u gunna call.... Hannah the exterminator....

So yes those know me , know my fear of the crippy crawlies of the world and silly me forgot that some may get into vinny.  Last nite i was just chillin watching rafters before i went to bed, U know when u are all relax and unwounded from the day then BOOM !!! something happens to get ur Adrenalin running....

Well for me is was this big hairy huntsman wanting to sleep where i was sleeping.. So I just came back from the toilet to see this uninvited guest. I start to get all giddy and freaking out, going over in my head wat to do wat to do... So i started texting ppl, not sure wat they could of done, but they were there in spirit helping me through this time...

I got the Raid and started spraying n jumping in and out of the van, Vinny was getting cloudy of raid and the spider had disappear... Could not see him anywhere, so I got the torch and walked outside and shinning in to see if u could see him... Nope so I got the broom n bang bang bang I was smashing the roof the curtain spraying at the same time.. Still could not see the spider
I started freaking , i cant get into bed not knowing where this spider was..
(During all of this mum, eddy n I were texting)
han: u wake 10:06pm
han: there is a big spider in vinny nex to my bed
Mum: Well kill it
Han: I can't i am scared my heart is pounding
mum: be brave
mum: This will make good story for blog
Han: omg not time for that now
Mum: Wats look like
han: huntman
Mum you make me laugh, there ok  eay mozie
Han: I wondered why they weren't around tonite
mum: shoo it to the other end of vna
han: I am spraying its gone towards my bed
mum: Use towel to flick it away, Least its not funnel web
han: but its near my bed
mum: Well just let it die in peace
han: it mite get in my bed...... end of convo
10:31 Killed it - 20min to get my shit together get it killed.
My heart stopped pounding and I was able to sleep, mind u my sheets was covered in raid, i nearly slipped on the floor n fumed myself..

It funny how today many ppl remind me of their times with me when a spider was around, so mite as well share with u
One: Emma and I was were having a sleep overs at her house and we went out for dinner, we came home to find this massive massive huntsman, nearly the size of a clock in the kitchen, Emma msg me today said 'do u remember the spider and we rang Milka, Quinny n Emma's dad to come out and rescue us'.. baahha which they didn't so we rang sooo fast past it and he was gone the next day
two: I was living with Hayley at the time and was having a shower, enjoying myself, shaving my legs, went to pick up the body wash to see this bloody spider... holy shit did i jump out shower naked yelling and ran to Hayley and omg spider... then realising i was naked

So there u have it my serect is out when it comes to bugs n spiders, I will leave my farm animals to another day.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Sleep Talking

I always know that I am tried when I wake myself up in the middle of night in a conversation with who knows my self.. I was talking tent poles.. not sure why, but I think i woke my fella campers up next door......

But i woke up feeling great, so must of been a good sleep.  So today Clare and I set off on a little adventure
to WILLIAMSTOWN a historic town found in 1837 melbournes earliest settlers. The day was great
I wore clothes for all seasons as on Sunday I got unlucky with the weather.

Clare and I walked our way around the harbour to the main area which was amazing, great views and the the grass omg oh soo green. A place four families, retirements with their dogs, young lovely couples or for ppl like me single and hanging with friend..

We went on $5 crusie around the harbour... which was awesome just nice to see the big container ships.. Massive i felt like a ant compared to that size.

After our crusie i was starving we got some lunch and this stupid lady tried to push in the line, and didn't i let her know.... we are all waiting so she can just wait herself. Then when i was picking up my fish n chips she was there waiting, and this father was having trouble getting his pram off the step and she just stood there looking at him... RUDE i say, i gave him a hand but he had got by the time i got there... Anywhoo...

Clare and I sat on the lush lush green grass eating out lunch chillxing looking at all the families and ppl going by. Great wat to spend the day.

Then we headed off to have a gelato mosy on home.. rather red on the arms indeed.

Lets hope I do not sleep talking again to nite...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Action packed

Wow what are great wkend...

Saturday arvo i went to Dale n Jess's as we were off to the Footy, Yes league, Storm smashed Manly,

We caught up with bobby and Barbara down at pub in the river, and that were we found WALLY, I new his was missing from the books. he was the buck for the bucks nite. Great costume.

Note to everyone out there MELBOURNE is bloody hot and the nite i wear jeans to the footy was the hottest nite and my gosh did i feel the heat. But game was awesome. Storm put manly in their Place

(taking u back to childhood) Remember  BABAR and his enemies RATEXES... yes yes u all should, great kid show. Back to my story.... Well No. 11 for manly Watmough (hope its him) but reminds me of RATEXES sthe way he walks n struts his stuff on the field... I know that u all will be watching him next time his is on and U  wait u will all see...

After the game we walked through Moomba Festival watched the fireworks which was nice, then we headed to the sideshow ally where dale n bobby battled it out, I had a crack but someone keep bumping me so I lost. We did play a game where we had to HIGH FIVE  storm supporters on our way home... They love it. Great nite though....

Today I woke up n sett of to catch a train on my own to the city.... Which i did and made it, and went back to the moomba festival for the BIRDMAN Show.. this is a show to see who can fly the furthest. Aaha funniest some great get ups... then i was off to catch another train down to the caravan n camping show. Finally met Scott's n Katy's n becs parents after all these years... Then the rain came down n it was time for me to head home....

Until tomz as my wkend continues due to P.H

Friday, March 11, 2011

Optimism

Optimism is defined as ;
a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
 
N what a week it was... Which I have finally got settled in the park and work is only around the corner till another blow in the budget struck, the sites fees will exceed more than 300 per wk. OMG where is the affordable single traveller rate hey... I don't see it anywhere, But being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, gave me hope that things will work out for the best. And yes they have,
thanks to Jess n Dale I will taking residence in the dome for the last 3ws of my stay in Melbourne town, which yes means vinnie gets a rest, and he deserve it after i Jack knifed him in the big tez, Tez really took it this time... I keep telling them 'up the bum no babies' lucky they are both males. ;)
 
I have got through my first week of work which was great, and went out for dinner last nite at Laksa King yummy  food. and ended up in some pub in the burbs of Fitzroy call the Napier Hotel. so much character thinks its been around for a while.
 
Tonite I am off the watch Storm play their first game of the season... Which I am excited to go n see, should be a good game.
 
So those who have been telling me I will freeze in Melbourne, Well just letting u know Melbourne has put some beautiful Autumn weather...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

TIME

TIME is defined as
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
I drove to my new work site on Tuesday and it took me 1hr to drive there so I had much time to think between lights. I was watching the faces of those in other cars heading the other direction off to work. I commend those who travel so far each day to work to get paid to support their families. Yes we do spend so much of our lives at work, and the Time it takes out of each day to get there. 2hr round trip i spent in the car.
2hr may not seem that much, but then i look at it took me a bit over 2hrs to get from Mansfield to Melbourne.
Well this was not what my trip was about so I ask if i could relocated to Moreland, which was no dramas and today off i went to start another new day, I think I will be used to this by the time i make my return. Lucky I am some people skills, otherwise i am not sure everyone could put them selves in the skool shoes every couple of weeks.
It funny how one smll thing pushes all emotions to see if it makes or breaks us. This wk has been one of those moments, But I can honestly say that things looking up, I found the gym, work is near buy back into the swing of things,
I am sooooooo excited to head to the gym and sweat it out I have butterflies... (maybe that's because more hotties) lol no seriously working out....
Got a few things planned for my time in Melbourne town very exciting times ahead.......

Monday, March 7, 2011

Condoms have more than one use.

Today was a new start, Clare n I went driving n driving around melbourne area till I found a park.

I am pretty sure I drove more than I did yesterday. But say the least I found a caravan park with only tourists and no perm, Which has taken weight of my shoulders..

We checked out 2 BIG 4  parks, my gosh they are pricy, but for my safety I am prepared to pay the price.
Caravan can break ya budget, and I dont think ppl realise until they are on the road seeking parks. So I checked in. However Vinny spent the nite on his own down at the other caravan park, I did not think i would be so worried bout the safety of my Caravan, its my home, (of course u would be), He was still there when Clare and I went to Pick him up,

The lady was not happy I was checking out and I am pending my money back... (fingers crossed)

Anywho Highlight of my day was..........

Vinny was loaded up to big TEZ and there is some wiring problems and the right blinker keeps shorting out, and the pterol station did not have any eletrical tape.
My brain was thinking n thinking a girl travelling around oz, did not have any tape, string etc... what would be just as good.

LIGHT BLUB............. a CONDOM, clare said it could work.

So we gave it a crack and tied the condom on the plug and omg it work, useful for PROTECTION and TOOL when on the road..

I am still laughing as I jackknifed my car into vinny trying to reverse, and the man that helped me got the chains off, touched and saw the condom... aahaha awkard moment, I was like should i tell me or just leave it, So i left it.. bahahaha

And its still on my towball untill i need it again....

Finally got settled into the park and nothing like being in ur own bed and feeling releived, its funny how things work out after something make to go arhhhhh!!!

Condoms a taking a new turn in the camping world ;)

Final Leg..........

OMG I just wrote this all down n my computer crashed....

What a morning to wake up too, the sun was shinning the sky was blue n blue and the air was lovely, had a great breaky with jules before i set off on the final leg,

I was so excited to get to melbourne as the last 3days were amazing.
A fellow camper from belmont pines told me'Dont stay in caravan parks where there is little tourists as thats when u get the unwanted' so me checked into a park where was 6 tourists spots the rest perm staff.

As i started to unpack vinny i started to get unsettled and the tears flowed on out, so i went on a drive to see if i could find a park with more tourists, which i did not find and i could not stop crying,

Oh did i cry did i cry.. i cried myself to sleep till it was time to pick up clare bear,

Which is settled me and let me stay at her house, and let the day be and start tomz of fresh....

Kilometers kilometers n more kilometers

said my farewells to eddy n sheppy doodle, Young town and off i was on the next leg...
Did not make it through coota but hit the Hume n i was cruising along listening to my madd beats, When i came across a town in the middle of  whos knows, called HOLBROOK has the massive submarine in the middle of the town...
It was pretty cool....

Then on i continued across the boarder to VICTORIA....... good bye league on TV, hello aerial ping pong n hook turns in the city...

I finally made to Mansfield's to Julies, and again country Victoria is sooo different country nsw, It was good to see jules been a long while, and hear her stories on Italy.. Then we headed up to the mt, to buller town, now that also has been a long while as well. Good to seee faces that I have not seen in over 18months.. and good to also see the mountain has not change... it was just a quick visit as I will be back there for a wkend when yassie comes to play.

Back down to enjoy dinner on this lovely autum nite, before it was time to hit the stack to start final leg....

The last 3days have been awesome....

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Cherry Captial and a day with edwina

The nite was chilly, Forgot was cool country nite air was like.... chilly willy..........

The Morning was amazing and the day was going to great,
Last nite i did all my washing for FREE............and eddy coloured my hair.... ahaha bit scared but looks noice...
we had  some breaky cooked some poachies as it been 1 whole week without eggs OMG i was having withdrawals....
We headed into town 5min drive not 30min drive.... lol and had a wander around town..Walked up the the museum of Young, Learnt the history Young -Sarah Musgrave was the first white European born in Young,
They breed 3legged chickens, pigs with elephant trunks......

Then we left walked down over the bridge, me being me step onto another part closer to the water of filth, slipped and went for a lil ride, lucky it was not as bad as it could have been, but mud all down my hand. hand bag.... chuckle chuckle....

We went home and changed cars and Took BIG TEZ 4WD whooooooooo wat a adventure that  was, it was not extreme roads but for 2 chicks that have little idea, that was enough.. We got to the packing area and set off on foot to find the falls.. (IN THONGS) plz but we did have water and food...
We got there and waterfalls..... mmmm where? not much water running at all, but we climb the top had a snack then head down down to game the water. This is where is got a but silly n funny

No one around but us, I was like Lets go Skinny dipping.... ahah eddy a lil hesitant, and pushy me was like no one is around we only live once, and we can say we did it.... ahaha well the water was brown dark and who know wat was in there... Well the was massive LEECHES omg they must be on some powerful blood.
Latched on the eddy and the twinkle toes was dancing, and how she is not fall and smash herself amazed me..

We headed off back down the track to head home, then after we made it through the tarred road we took a scenic tour... long way home and had lunch at ANTZ PANTS, yummy finally a cafe with good service and food, not compared to Newcastle.

Finally made it home had a nanna nap before the afternoon of cricket started.
Sheppy plays 20/20 on Fridays nite down at the local Alfred fields, we had our cartoon of vodka and edwina and I was set for the evening.. must say the talent of the cricket for the Shamrocks was appalling... 10 dropp catches... say no more... still a great nite, got the match ball and got the starring up and coming shamrocks to sign, to take on my journey... Then we hit young town up.... lol well as best we could to the CRY....
and emperor... Home by 12... after a dirty Kebab.

farwell newcastle...welcome Young town

So This morning I was up at sparrows, filled my car with pettie, then i started the pack down...
Car was already packed so only vinny to go, shower then breaky,

Just want to my first goal has been achieved...... Dinner cooked by the wife and the husband helped with the packing of the van.  So got all set up in record time i say,  loaded up the car and i was all set to go,

It was exciting to know that I was about to set on my new adventure, the farewell crew was lovey about 4 couples all bidded my departure  and Off i was....

Driving drving n more driving, my gosh pennett hills rd is a killer, Trucks and everyone is gunhoe.... Hr later once i go through pennett i was on my way on the M2
Stopped n had lunch with a friend, which was lovely and to see towns that i never knew exisited, and good to have a chat and unwind before i headed off down the M7..

Bloody tolls, which i need to pay ekkk...

You always know when u hit country NSW as the air is different, the trees have this aura about them and mountains have werid white windmill looking things... i thought its to scare the UFOs OFF, but no its for engery... lol
Then I arrived to the Town of YOUNG CHERRY CAPTIAL... very nice and clean town... Iwas inviting and I could not wait to see Edwina and Sheppy doodle.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

one door is closing, with another opening

Well its been 4.5 weeks already and my time in newcastle is up and its time to open the new door,
I must say right now this 4.5 wks has taken forever, then on the other side, it has gone sooo quickly.

I will be pakcing up tomz arvo most of the car thing, and having some drinks in the park to bid farewell the greys, I made them some cupcakes today and did not burn them ahaha, it was just a lil thanking you to those whom help me keep an eye on vinny and help me out in the pouring rain.

I am rather excited to do my drive on to Young town, stopping along the way, and going to get some madddddd beats to listen too..

Well this time next wk i well be a mexican for 5.5wks, who knows i may even watch aerial ping pong, as it will be hard to watch footy when season kicks off...
\next time  i will be posting is in Young town...