A rant of sorts....

Today I'm slightly miffed!

I get up at 5am Mon-Wed and get a train to the coast for an hour and a half to get to college! the train gets in with 10 mins to spare to get my connecting bus which is usually ok, but not today!

In todays day and age with the internet and everybody using plastic and electronic payments you'd think an advanced western civilisation would be able to take that emergency card when you have no cash on you, well it seems Queensland rail do not take cards to purchase tickets neither will they install ATMS, even their new ticket machines with card facilities dont work properly and the stations that do take cards for tickets require $20 minimum which is basically the price if you are going on a 4 hour ride.

With the slack ticket checking in Brissy (they dont even have conductors)it seems you don't actually need a ticket unless you are using the main city stations. This means you can get free rides. Which it seems, after conversations on the train, many people do due to the lack of EFTPOS facilities, but thats not the point, I pay every day to keep my self guilt free just in case. Anyway the nearest ATM is in central station where you need a ticket (sometimes, they never even read them so you prob don't) to get out of the station with, so thats a lose lose situation as I'd have to leave the train and get to college very very late. I figured I'd jump on the train and buy my ticket at Robina and all would be good!!! How wrong was I?

After arriving in Robina and using the newsagent to get some money out I proceeded to the desk to buy my ticket, like you can do in Brissy if you jump a train at the last second, The unhelpful (and slightly strange looking) counter bitch tries to fine me for not havng a valid ticket!!! She must have been 18 and she had a real bad attitude and wouldn't help me at all, The bitch wouldn't even let me buy a proper ticket until she got my details, so with a swift few sentences involving the words "get fucked" and "I'll sort it out with your head office" I got away but the unhelpful dickhead had made me miss my bus connection so I ended up having to spend my last cash until pay day on a fucking taxi to get to college on time because if I'm not it go's on my record and immigration can kick me out for bad attendance.

I was so damn angry with the whole fiasco I almost bust a nut (tired and being pissed off by an insolent little fuckwit really grinds my gears) the only saving grace of QR is that on my way home I explained to the guy who served me recognised the girl "has issues" and only made me buy a single ticket!

The sooner I pass my driving license the sooner I can stop feeding this poor excuse of a late, unhelpful, backwards public transport system! grrrr!!

Rant over, I'm off to sink a 6 pack of coopers and chill for a while!

take care guys!!

Lee

Help me get a free Wii!

Why hello again!

Those of you who know me will remember I got a free Ipod from freepay.com. Well I'm using them again to try get me a Nintendo Wii of my own! so if you fancy trying yourself ( it doesn't have to be a Wii) or just helping out CLICK HERE.

It works and its fully 100% legitimate, I have posted a piccie of my shiny happy face when I got my Ipod :) just to convince the nay sayers, if you CLICK HERE you'll see the rest I took when I got it.

Have fun guys
Lee

A few Pictures!

Hi Guys,
I haven't really been anywhere recently with a camera at hand but I've uploaded the few piccies I do have for now! Enjoy the scenery of Brisbane and the Gold Coast! They are a bit squished in the blog layout so if you want to see them full size Click Here

And yet another year passes by.

'Twas my friend Robins birthday yesterday, the oldest git of our group by a whole 3 months (then its my turn) Strange how time flies, seems like it was only last week my mum was cutting my hair and Rob was still wearing his specs.

I need this on a tshirt

I think this can explain my weakness for beer, its not my fault at all!!!!


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A long awaited update part two!

Wassup peepholes?

Hope you enjoyed reading the first half of the update, now its time to catch up to the almost present day!

After a much awaited move to big but relaxed city life we made our way to Brisbane and Lindsay's old flat, now occupied by Lindsay's magical fantastical sister Rachel, after a tolerant couple of weeks on Rachel's behalf we finally, after much searching, found ourselves a nice little 2 bedroom place in Bowen Hills, a hefty trek to the summit of a huge hill and then back down a part of it but the river view and scenery are fantastic and worth the hard work although personally I think the place was sold to Lindsay due to the shiny wooden floor and the sexy oven but she won't admit it.

After applying and gaining access to the property we ventured back to Pallamallawa (try saying that drunk) for a hefty trailer to fill with Lindsay's belongings, all fun and games and minor grievances aside as well as a bit of chuckle brothers 'To me, to you' comedy moments that were wasted on the unknowing Aussies, we managed to tuck all the stuff in and drive back the 5 or 600 kms back to Brisbane in a very nervous and tired fashion park up and after an almost disaster of a runaway trailer incident when we uncoupled the thing on a rather sloped street and I panicked for a short while we managed to unpack and settle into our domicile and chill on the balcony with a beer or 5.

As many of you will know My Nan died just after I got back to the UK, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer and the effects of its aftermath so I felt it was needed to go see my Grandad and Auntie Carol down in Adelaide for a few days, It was good to catch up and hear some stories and have a few beers and tears, It was kind of a strange feeling at first seeing all my Nans things and pictures but remembering her and her sense of humour was fun, I think she would have especially liked to have been on the houseboat with the family and gone on the 'long toothed guinea pig' hunt with my cousin and Grandad.

My Grandad had conviced my cousin James that he had eaten 'long toothed guinea pig' at a bbq for his birthday and he liked it so much that when they went on a house boat my Grandad kept up the pretence and promised they would hunt for them. So they set out early one morning when they are sleeping so as to catch them unawares with trouser legs rolled up so they dont scurry up your pants, helmets, or in this case Leprachaun hats from St Patricks day in case they fall out of the trees where they live and a handful of crackers and an air horn to scare them out of the trees and catch them, from what I hear they went hunting a multitude of times and came back with nothing to James' dismay (not knowing they don't exist) but I can imagine my little cousin getting right into it, as well as my Grandad acting like a big kid himself, its just a shame that there weren't any Kangorillapigs around either.

And thats it so far, I finally got enrolled and started at Mackintosh College on Palm Beach doing Hospitality Management and Commercial Cookery Diplomas so I'll be a fully qualified Gordon Ramsey wannabe with alot more swearing in 2 years, I wanted to do Electromechanical Engineering and Refrigeration but I couldn't get an apprenticeship the bastards so I figured I'd get a piece of paper to cover the last 10 years of my lifes work and finally get some recognition.

I'd like to thank the Hyles family for helping make all this possible, Especially Lindsay, Rachel and Possum for being fantasticaly brilliant and helpful over the past few months, I'd also like to thank Micheal Bay for not screwing up Transformers too much and making me feel 10 years old again, heheh! IT ROCKS!!

And thats me for now, Hopefully my next update will have a few piccies if I can get this damn laptop to recognise the Digicam.

See y'all later.

Lee

A long awaited update part one....

Hello everybody,

To the people that don't know me, Howdy! To my friends and family, here is the long awaited update, I've given up on Myspace as its too slow over here so I've entered the wonderful world of blogspot.

So here go's, it may be a bit of a long read so get yourself a nice beer/tea/coffee, hold all calls and put on your best reading glasses.

After a mega leaving party in Yates' Harrogate (thanks all) and a great final weekend the time finally came to leave on a jet plane and make my way back to Aussieland!
The flight was as uneventful as flights that long are, a mix of sleeping, drinking and looking at the world below, that is until the final Singapore to Sydney leg where I was introduced to the worlds largest German who practically fell asleep on me and stole my arm rest whilst slobbering and snoring for 7 hours. During this time I couldn't get out of my seat for a much needed toilet break which tortured me almost to the point of 'letting go' luckily, as I was almost overwhelmed, we started our descent.

After touching down and peeing for Blighty for almost an eternity I made my way to the immigration desk where , as usual, I was taken to one side and questioned about my seedy past and reasons I was visiting the country, after a good 20 mins and as much charm as I could muster I convinced the lady I was no threat to anyone or the eco system (unless I had a good spicy meal) and I was sent on my merry way.

After collecting my luggage and waving to the Airport Security camera crew that were filming for that crazy channel 7 program I finally exited the airport and was dazzled by the sight of a tall leggy blonde with whom I instantly had an inkling to check out and sure enough it was Lindsay, car keys in hand, smile on face and most importantly 6 coopers sparkling ale chilled and ready to drink in the back of the car, I was in heaven as we made our way to her homeland of Pallamallawa, middle of nowhere N.S.W.

After driving for what seemed like forever I briefly met the family and the multitude of work dogs that would be my bestest buddies for the next few weeks, had a small chat and a beer and passed out with jet lag.

Lindsays family farm was quite welcoming, although absent of broadband being so far out and having no mobile phone service I wasn't dismayed and busied myself planting grass and trees for Lindsays father and wandering with the dogs down to the river and having a couple of uneventful fishing trips, the first mainly due to the deaf but sweet dog Alma snapping at dragon flies and getting tangled in my line and also stealing my only catch as its back showed above the waterline and caught her eye.

Easter came and that was an event in itself, a few boys and friends of the family from the city came down to muster the cattle and brand them and also do a bit of surgery and turn the baby bulls into steers, having a slight aversion to harming stuff and riding horses I decided to carry on planting trees and hang out with Lindsay until the evenings when we made our way to the river and played camp fire and song time.

After a month or so it came the time to leave the farm and countryside and find ourselves a place in the city so I could start college and earn some beer tokens in the good old sunshine states capital Brisbane.

and thats the end of part 1, I'll give y'all time to catch up and post part 2 in a few days, take care people.

Lee