176 Kilometres from Nowhere in a Town called Bendigo

When I set foot in this town, some guy asks for my number,
From across the street he shouts, the biggest social blunder

The guy who runs the Chinese shop has up and left to retire,

"I've gone fishing, the cook's been let go, with no plans to re-hire."

On Thursday I meet homeless Claude, who's drunk by half past four.
I am told, he has a nice home,
But hates a place with doors

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We drive through country wilderness and almost hit a koala,

My colleague swerves, we lose our nerve and both let out a holler.

The lakes have been dry for many years but are now filled with water,
The roads are muddy and full of holes,
Caused by floods from across the boarder.

It's a typical country town
Where people know each other,
But if anonymity is what you crave
Melbourne city's is what you'd rather.

The Australian Open

When I walked out in my blue Lacoste shirt and vintage tennis skirt, my cousin asked me whether I was playing tennis that day :)

(Above: When the sun get hot, one reaches for their battery operated tennis ball spray/fan)

Seen on Margaret Court:
Simona Halep (ROU) v. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [12]
*Yawn* boring..

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [13]

Five sets with the underdog beating seeded Tsonga

John Isner (USA) [20] v. Marin Cilic (CRO) [15]

Isner, with his record breaking Wimbledon game last year, almost had another record breaking match at the Australian open. It was a case of both being capable in defending their serves, but nobody being capable of beating each other's serve. After five sets, two tie-breakers, with the sun setting and everybody's tummies rumbling, it was finally over after four hours and forty-five minutes.

The crowd went wild cheering at match point, but I think the main driving force was dinner.

New Town Blues

"Melbourne's a cool city," That's what everybody tells me. The sentence is said both as a statement and with the expectation that I too, am going to agree. I hesitate, not because I don't agree; I just feel like I need to find my feet and find specific things that are going to make the city special to me. I didn't miss Perth in Ireland/Europe, but strangely I do now in Melbourne.

Goodbye Country Hello Nightclub

Life can be packed into four tea carton and three book carton boxes.

Here's to new adventures and new beginnings.

Perth Summer Lovin'

Perth summers are made of sunsets over water and blue skies.