The FIFA Women’s World Cup is in full swing and this lucky little bugger has tickets to the Australia vs. Nigeria match in Brisbane on 27 July. To make a real journey out of it, I decided to opt for the overnight XPT train from Melbourne, via Sydney, to Brisbane instead of flying.
Miscellaneous
2022: what a year so far! 😮💨
Since starting the year working for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, I’ve been very happy, and very busy in equal measure. We might only be in mid-April but it feels like a very long time.
I got the job! Working at Starlight Children’s Foundation
Remember that job interview I sat in December in Wodonga? No? Well, I did, and I got the gig! I’ve started working at the Starlight Children’s Foundation as a digital marketing producer.
So where the hell ya been?!
The last time I wrote, I was just tentatively getting back on the bike and out on the road. Wow, what a whirlwind few months it has been!!
Making my mother proud at my university graduation ceremony
Although I finished my bachelor’s degree and was awarded my testamur (certificate) in December, I had my actual graduation ceremony today out at the Mt. Helen Campus of Federation University. Present with me were some unlucky fellow graduates who finished theirs at the end of 2019, forced to wait for their physical ceremony for a year and a half due to COVID-19.
Reading Batavia by Peter FitzSimons: Makes Lord Of The Flies seem tame
Batavia is the amazing true story of a treasure-laden flagship of a fleet owned by the Dutch East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC). The Batavia and its accompanying ships embarked on a nine month journey to Batavia (known today as Jakarta, in Indonesia) in 1628–29, on a mission to trade in the lucrative exotic spices that shaped that era of exploration and ultimately changed the world. Tragedy befalls the ship and its crew before they reach their port of destination, and mayhem quickly ensues amongst a crew of desperate misfits and malcontents.
2019 Asian family holiday — Leg 1: Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
With a family holiday long due, we decided to spend a few weeks in Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia, with a few days stop in Singapore on the way home. Departure: Melbourne…
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