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Finally a Picture of Our Cuddly Possum

Posted in Animals, Australia, Garden, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Non-Food, Possums, tagged , , , , on April 15, 2009 | 9 Comments »

In a previous post, I was bitching about the tedious task of having to always have our garden draped with bird-netting due to these cuddly Ring-tailed possums that live and forage in most urban neighbourhoods around here. When I tell my friends in the U.S. that we have Possums, most think of those ugly [...]

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Twitter and Food…

Posted in American, Korean, Los Angeles, Mexican, Miscellaneous/Quirky, News Headlines, Restaurant, Technology, Travel, street food on April 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I haven’t even upgraded my iPod to an iTouch (I have an old iPod Mini) nor have I purchased a new laptop in many years. I have only just upgraded my mobile phone that includes a good camera, MP3 and internet capability but I can barely keep up with technology.
Twitter is, of course, the [...]

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One Reason for U.S. Obesity

Posted in American, Australia, Ex-pat Experiences, Health, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Soda, tagged , , , , , , on September 3, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I personally feel that SODA and its INEXPENSIVENESS in America, is one of the many causes of the huge obesity problem in the U.S.A.  Don’t get me wrong, Australia has a big problem too but the stats don’t lie, the U.S.A. is the fattest nation on earth and it is because junk food is so [...]

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Permies!!

Posted in Australia, Ex-pat Experiences, Miscellaneous/Quirky, tagged , , on August 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

OMG!!!  After years of dealing with the Australian immigration, we have now been granted Permanent Resident (”Permie”) status!!!  It has taken nearly 8 months since we applied for it and after 3 different visas prior to this and thousands of dollars later, we have the right and privilege to come and go freely from this [...]

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The Omnivore’s Hundred

Posted in Food Quiz, Miscellaneous/Quirky, tagged , , , on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Omnivore’s Hundred

Here’s a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that Andrew Wheeler, co-contributor of Very Good Taste blog in the UK thinks that every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, [...]

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