I recently had a conversation with one of the other expats about keeping in touch with people at home... we decided that we were both surprised at who we did hear from... the people who we thought we would never lose touch with are the very same people we have hardly heard from!
Since we have been here, I have spent a small fortune on cards, learnt to use Skype as an accepted form of communication, and of course, started a blog!
Now, I know lots of people read this blog - some of you even subscribe to it! Please, please, please let us know what you are up to and whats going on at home - I miss the gossip!!
So, whether its an email, a Facebook or Twitter message, a card or a Text... don't be strangers!
x
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Sunday 12 July 2009
Sydney stone... as in 6.35kg!
"Oi fatty - what you been eating?!" That was pretty much the first thing Shams sister said to him when she visited last week! I put it down to the fact that he has shaved his hair so looks more like a pea head... but Sham then came out of the bathroom to check if the scales were right... and if the tracksuit bottoms and tshirt he was wearing might add a stone to his weight!!
They say weight gain is a sign of contentment... I say weight gain is a sign of too much beer, cheap take aways, a compulsory pie on the way home from a night out and his wife finally learning to make yummy indian food!
It is all balanced out at the moment - we walk a lot due to not having a car, and Sydney is quite hilly so its pretty hard to avoid a cardio workout almost everyday! Sham is also playing football once a week with Arsepool United...the team that is made up of the husbands and boyfriends of my friends. He also manages some golf and even an occasional game of basketball!
I on the other hand, have lost half a stone since we have been here and have developed some muscles in my legs!! My fitness level is still pants, but I am certainly moving more than I have for a long time!
so, we are eating more here, but are also getting more excercise... that can't be bad can it??
Oh, I forgot to mention the British Draw in the kitchen full of goodies B brought us... Wispas, Toffee Crisp, Hula Hoops, Prawn Cocktail crisps.... oh dear!!
They say weight gain is a sign of contentment... I say weight gain is a sign of too much beer, cheap take aways, a compulsory pie on the way home from a night out and his wife finally learning to make yummy indian food!
It is all balanced out at the moment - we walk a lot due to not having a car, and Sydney is quite hilly so its pretty hard to avoid a cardio workout almost everyday! Sham is also playing football once a week with Arsepool United...the team that is made up of the husbands and boyfriends of my friends. He also manages some golf and even an occasional game of basketball!
I on the other hand, have lost half a stone since we have been here and have developed some muscles in my legs!! My fitness level is still pants, but I am certainly moving more than I have for a long time!
so, we are eating more here, but are also getting more excercise... that can't be bad can it??
Oh, I forgot to mention the British Draw in the kitchen full of goodies B brought us... Wispas, Toffee Crisp, Hula Hoops, Prawn Cocktail crisps.... oh dear!!
Thursday 9 July 2009
The calm after the storm...
... or at least whirlwind!
We are still recovering from my uni friend Selina and her new husband Chris and Bansi's (Shams sister) visit!
The Edis' were with us for a week and B's was a flying visit - just 2 jam packed days!
Its been fun being a Sydney tour guide, but as I said to Sel, I felt more tired than Sham who was working the whole week!
It has been great fun - and they managed to cram a lot into the week - Hunter Valley, Blue Mountains, Shopping, Sky tower, Manly ferry, Botanical gardens as well as various drinking holes and restaurants in Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Manly and the City!
We even managed to introduce them to the Aussie tradition of a barbie...
We got to meet some of their other friends that are living/ visiting Sydney too!
Sel and Chris - hope the rest of your travels are awesome... and hope we might have convinced you to come and live in Sydney!!
Bansi, hope you had as much fun as we did! And thank you sooooo much for bringing us all the goodies!!
It has been really nice spending some time with everyone - its been hard saying goodbye, but hopefully, we will have some more visitors soon??
We are still recovering from my uni friend Selina and her new husband Chris and Bansi's (Shams sister) visit!
The Edis' were with us for a week and B's was a flying visit - just 2 jam packed days!
Its been fun being a Sydney tour guide, but as I said to Sel, I felt more tired than Sham who was working the whole week!
It has been great fun - and they managed to cram a lot into the week - Hunter Valley, Blue Mountains, Shopping, Sky tower, Manly ferry, Botanical gardens as well as various drinking holes and restaurants in Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Manly and the City!
We even managed to introduce them to the Aussie tradition of a barbie...
We got to meet some of their other friends that are living/ visiting Sydney too!
Sel and Chris - hope the rest of your travels are awesome... and hope we might have convinced you to come and live in Sydney!!
Bansi, hope you had as much fun as we did! And thank you sooooo much for bringing us all the goodies!!
It has been really nice spending some time with everyone - its been hard saying goodbye, but hopefully, we will have some more visitors soon??
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