Tag Archive | Australia
J for Jellyfish
We all like jelly, right? At least when we were kids. Oh, for American readers, jelly is not jam to us, although I understand it is to you. Jelly for us is a dessert, usually served with ice-cream, especially after you’ve had your tonsils removed. Jellyfish are amazingly beautiful creatures. Translucent and in some cases […]
Shoot me now, I have an iPad and I like it
As detailed on our “About” page, I am both an accountant and an information technology professional. Many years ago, before I was qualified in either profession, I worked for a company that had a funny little Mac thing. I hated it. I guess that is where my aversion to Apple products started. Back then Apple […]
I for Immigration
Given immigration looms so large in our extended family, I felt this was an appropriate topic for the “I” article of Our A – Z of Australia. The results of the 2011 Census are not yet available, sadly, so I am depending on the 2006 Census data for this look at Australia. Michel Lawrence spent two […]
H for Health, Home and Happiness
I had been struggling to find a suitable “H” topic for Our A – Z of Australia. Mr O has a friend who lives in the USA and is here for a short visit to his wife’s parents. As Mr O starts work on Monday, about the only opportunity he had to enjoy a catchup […]
G for Grass, Greenery, Gardens
Our A – Z of Australia focusses mainly on aspects of Australian life that my family find different or interesting. One of the biggest differences between what my family are used to and Australia is the open spaces and the trees, grass and other greenery. I remember when Mr O and I drove to Daylesford the […]
F for Fair Go
If there is one thing that epitomises the Aussie spirit, it is the concept of a “fair go”. Possibly this dates back to the first white settlers. Many saw themselves as escaping the class system of England, where not everyone had equal opportunities. Here they would build a new society: a society where all had […]
Would you prefer to be a Rinehart or a sex slave?
Today I read two newspaper articles. Not an unusual event, I know. In one article three young (believed to be under 18), vulnerable women had been allegedly lured from Thailand on the promise of student visas only to become sex slaves in Australia. Due to a tip-off to the Salvation Army, the poor young women […]
E for Employment – Brothel sex inspector
As we all know, Mr O received his Certificate II in Horticulture and is now seeking an adult apprenticeship. January was very quiet on the job front as it always is in Australia. Today there was an article about a job Mr O didn’t see when it was available (it has been filled, no pun intended). Coming […]
D for Deprecation
Self-deprecation, that is. Australia is renowned for self-deprecation. OK, I cheated a little on the D. Sue me. We don’t like to boast and we’ll rip down (our famed “tall poppy syndrome“) those who we deem to be doing so. This is one of the biggest differences between the USA and Australia in the business world. […]
C for Crime
How does Australia stack up when it comes to crime? After all, crime or rather the lack thereof, is something most people investigate when deciding where to live. While we do make TV dramas about our underworld wars and find our drunken violence in the city streets on the weekends very disturbing and unwelcome, we […]
Random Observations of Life 