Congratulations to my Brother and (now) sister-in-law Amy who got married in Melbourne this past Saturday. I wish you both a long and happy life together.
To view the slideshow from the wedding day click here.
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Mum’s 60th Birthday Trip – Thailand
I think it is extremely important to celebrate life’s milestones and so we went to Thailand recently for Mum’s 60th Birthday.
Mum wanted to go somewhere where she could shop, but also relax on a few nice beaches, so we ended up flying to Bangkok for three nights to do the shopping side of things, and then down to Koh Samui for a week to relax at the beach.
Overall the holiday was a great experience (Mum said it was the best holiday she’s ever had 
) and I would definitely recommend Thailand as a holiday destination – the people are so welcoming, the food is delicious (just watch out for the chillies!), climate is great – and with the Australian dollar where it is, everything is relatively inexpensive!
In Koh Samui we stayed at Sandalwood Luxury Villas and if you’re looking for somehwere luxurious with great service close to Chaweng, look no further! The views from the hillside are breathtaking and the staff go out of their way to make you feel welcome. We would not hesitate to book and stay there again in future.
Overall it was a great holiday, you can view the entire slideshow here and a quick video below.
The main thing is that Mum had a great time and she was able to celebrate her 60th Birthday in style – Happy Birthday Mum!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! My colleague JB got me this card for Christmas because the guy on the cover apparently bears a striking resemblance to me! I’ll let you decide if that’s what I look like but I have my doubts – at least with the hair coming out the bottom of the speedos! :p
To me, Christmas is all about family and friends and so I spent it up on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, where my Mum & Dad are based, as well as many uncles, aunties & cousins. Had a great time although I was only up there for 4 days. Below is a slideshow of some of the photos taken, or a link to the full gallery is here. I hope wherever you were at Christmas, that it was a good one!
Hello 2011!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone – I hope 2011 is all that you wish it to be! Had an interesting Christmas & New Year. Flew up to Brisbane December 23rd to spend Christmas with the family on the Sunshine Coast. On the way up had an aborted takeoff (first time ever!) – quite a scary experience really when the plane goes full throttle only then to power down and the pilots jam on the brakes – and then after finally arriving in Brisbane approx 2hrs late had a great big hole in my suitcase:
But thankfully Qantas luggage services had a new suitcase on hand which they promptly offered as a replacement and which I couldn’t knock back (i’d actually been looking for a new suitcase prior to the incident with the one above so the timing couldn’t be better) – the only problem is the new one is quite large:
Anyway – an early Christmas present from Qantas! Thankfully nothing inside the suitcase was damaged in the incident apart from the suitcase itself. Had a good Christmas with the family, my brother and his partner flying up from Melbourne, and my grandmother popping over. From Christmas day until the day we left QLD (December 30th) it was non-stop rain due to the la nina weather pattern, but it wasn’t too much of an issue as i’d come down with a cold/flu and so pretty much all my holidays (up until today) have been spent either inside resting or at the GP 
! Finally starting to feel a little bit better and hoping to get back on the bicycle soon to train for the 3 peaks challenge in March…
Happy Holidays (and yes – that is a massive Christmas cracker)!
Learning to SMS
So I got an SMS from an unrecognisable number the other day – it read “I am practising my phone lesson. Love nan”. How about that – at about 80 years of age my Grandmother has decided it’s time to get a mobile phone and has learnt how to SMS. In the past 18 months or so she has also purchased an iMac and discovered the joys of emailing and surfing the internet (while i’ve become the 24hr helpdesk) – keep up the good work Nan!
