Dec
3
Out of my head!
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Things I hate
My neighbor’s grumpy voice, the smell of his pots, the stuffs he throws in the backyard!
The chinese lady who is slow as hell and who keeps on jumping in the fast and medium lanes. Didn’t she see all people who passed her?
Food smell especially when it is from people’s clothes or hair in the bus
The noise from my lab computer. It gives me headaches!
Dec
3
First night alone!
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It’s been a while now that I am all alone again in this huge apartment. Before Nils came I had a month and half by myself. I thought at that time that I would really live alone until the end of my contract and stop sharing for good. It took me a while to find Nils, I had a lot of interviews with many people, most of them are weird. It was very unpleasant to sit there and tell them who I am and what I expect as flatmate. I should admit I did not care much so I was extremely sincere in my speech. It all ended in a very good way. After few days I will loose this habit of expecting to see the light from Nils’ room at 1-2 am when I go to the bathroom. We really have different schedules.
Very nice swim this morning! I will follow my bid on ebay. Hopefully I will get a good deal for the items I want to buy. I will defrost the noisy fridge today. I wanted to do it for a while now. Relax is the keyword for today.
Dec
2
Thinking about Christmas Vacation!
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That is all I am thinking about the last few days. Usually I do not do anything special and I do not care much about Christmas and New Year Holidays but this year is a bit special. I do not seem to have any serious matter to deal with until then and I really look forward to going on real Christmas holidays for the very first time of my life (a cruise link).
My body is broken this morning. The run yesterday was a bit tough but very enjoyable. I got a huge blister on my left foot. Right in the middle! It is funny how I need a lot of mental work-out to convince myself to run Mt Cootha. I even tried to trick my body sometimes to forget about the pain. It is all weird how my body overeacts and anticipates the pain.
I am getting a bigger paycheck this Wednesday. I will buy a 8Gb compact flash memory card ($66 – link), a Tiffen polarizer ($60), a USB enclosure ($59) and a tripod ($30- link) on ebay. I am not too sure about the tripod (too heavy to carry around).
Dec
1
This weekend has been a good rest for my body. I had plenty of sleep and I didn’t do anything physically intense on Saturday besides the morning swim. I won’t attend the biweekly hiking event today, I already did the walk two times and it looks like no one really wants to attend it either because of the very early hour: 7 am for a Sunday morning!
Yesterday, I had the unpleasant surprise of having my debit card expired at the shopping center. I am lucky I had my american visa card with me. Paul will pay my $16 dinner 
. I gave a call and had the new one activated. It would be funny to find myself without cash or debit card for the rest of the weekend. I don’t have anything left in the fridge and Nils is out and about. Nils will be gone for a month and half on vacation and I will find myself all alone for at least 3 weeks. I will be on vacation from Dec. 19 until Jan. 2 with Anne, Fabien and Fabien’s brother. I cannot wait for Christmas Holidays to kick in. It will be a new year and time for some good and serious resolutions: Time to make major changes n the directions taken by my life.
Nov
29
Kangaroo Island!
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Anne and Fabien are back from their trip. I stole few really nice pictures from them for my blog (theirs is down btw!) I might go to Kangaroo island sometimes later. One day seems to be enough to visit the whole place, Anne told me.
More Pictures: LINK
Nov
29
It was very good and I enjoyed the 3D effects, quite impressive. The story was a bit sad but it will keep your attention all the way. The next movie for me will be the Golden Compass (Dec. 26).
I have a problem at one of my tooth and it seems bad. I do not have any problem generally with the outside of my teeth but it seems that the roots are weak. Last time I had an infection that cost me a healthy molar after 3 years and 3 operations. They were very painful. I will have to take a X-ray and check this out. 
Such is life.
Nov
29
“Stronger” by Inez: LINK
I play this song in circle since my brother sent it to me. Very addictive rhythm.
Nov
28
More Hair!
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I am the only person I know who will leave Australia with more hair than he had when he first arrived. I also got a tan and I swim like a fish nowadays. My running is probably worse than before because I had some minor injuries.
Nov
28
3 years in Australia!
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Unbelievable but time flies so fast! I really have the impression it’s been only few months ago since I landed in Brisbane International Airport. All these flatmates I shared with, two taiwanese students (1 month and half); a profession worker called Hugo Marais (7 months); a german couple (4 months); a UQ student called Marco (4 months); an australian girl (3 months), a UQ post-doc called Tom (9 months) and finally Nils.
My life would have been totally different if I had stayed in New York. It is impossible to say now if it would be better. Where to go next then? I wish I can predict that next location so I do not have to worry about it. I am a bit tired of wandering around the world and not knowing where I will be after 5 years. I think I have never stayed in the same location for more than 5 years since I left my house at the age 18. I am currently looking towards Quebec and Canada job market.
Nov
27
Who are you?
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69.209.120.161 with Hostname: adsl-69-209-120-161.dsl.klmzmi.ameritech.net
I am curious because you, my mystery reader, are quite regular on my blog but I do not know you besides your IP address. Maybe you can tell me whether you know me and give me hints about your identity, your blog link?
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