There was a massive lightening storm last night at around 2am (4th Jan today). I managed to sleep through it apart from being woken up once by the thunder and then suddenly I was woken up by someone knocking loudly on our door... but seeing as if you've lost your key you need to go down to reception and identify yourself I left them to themselves and after knocking loudly once more whoever it was left. A lightening strike set off a small fire near the airport here and by noon is was seriously raging. They closed two highways and evacuated homes. Towards the evening now it looks to be under control. We all scoofed in the TV room after this woman who was interviewed at the airport said 'the police were no help, our plane leaves in only ten minutes' and I couldn't help think of the idiots who complained at Stansted when I was heading to visit Lucy who couldn't believe they were held up in the walkway between gates as every one was standing still for two minutes of silence on Nov 11th.
The traffic lights here are raised on yellow poles and the red light jumps from red to green which is a massive pain because you either have a panic attack when you're at the front of the queue waiting for the sudden green or you miss it and get beeped... therefore a helpful amber light should not be underestimated O_O . The pedestrian crossings here are a nightmare, not only do they take ages but they also last the length of Usain Bolt crossing them from front of the queue and if you miss the green man you get the flashing red man which means you can still crosss... but so can the cars ?_? They have nothing to tell you the button has been pressed and I have been stuck somewhere before where I couldn't cross the road as it hadn't been pressed and you get to thinking you don't need to.
The news networks here are like the US where everything is mid good and bad at the same time and that everything trivial is amazingly interesting and worth dicussion on a bigger scale than back home. They also feature important British stories like today I caught 9 news and discovered about a rolled lorry near Edinburgh brought down by high winds.
The police do random alcohol driving tests and I was pulled over by the police within five minutes for two alcohol tests and a cannabis and marijuana test. There is nothing more freaky than having the red and blues flash behind you when you've done nothing wrong... because all you can think about is why they've pulled you over... and you can't think of a reason!
The Aboriginals named six seasons to the year with December – January being the first summer with plants blooming and February – March being the second summer... where you don't do much... and you just burn... so... something to look forward to :D
They have burger king here but it's called 'Hungry Jacks's' which is funneh. They also have a fast food resturant here that looks like its on the same level as KFC from the outside... but it tastes no different from eating cheap take away chicken you could get in any scary take away shop. But they also have this amazing chicken place called 'Red Roaster' and I really like it. I think its more expensive for fast food but more like on the same level as KFC and the most important thing is that they do different things to KFC and anyway it is nice! Red Roaster's trademark quote at the moment is 'don't think twice' which raises many questions but its obvious they're just saying you don't need to think twice because you know who is the best... still it does sound a little over powering, like as if the offer isn't going to be there a second time.
In the heat here you can get through 1.5 or 3 litres without needing to go to the toilet to get it out of you!
They have ravens here but for some reason the ravens here are obsessed with making a lot of noise and they don't so much 'ka' as they scream (luckily not high pitched). They also have magpies... but they aren't magpies. They are birds with black and white on them and the first people to colony here decided to call them what they looked like back home, oh those colony people ohoho
They have a giant TV screen by the state library here and you never know what's going to be played. There was this depressing song about garbage before Christmas and one day I spied Top Gear being played.
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