Gap Year Travels

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Dad,
Happy Birthday to you!

I hope you have a great day, lots of love, Tom and James
xx

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Exercise!!!

Hello all. Go the technology and random restarting of computers. I tried posting a blog a few days ago but the computer decided to have a quick nap instead. Thanks...
My parents have abandoned me and gone to France to get drunk, so the one maybe two readers that read this, it's just for you!
James and I have joined the gym! Exciting! So don't be too shocked when two buff guys get off the plane, we will be the scrawny boys behind them. It's a lot of fun working out with James, kind of embarrassing when I'm lifting 10kg weights and the massive guy next to me is juggling 35's. I'll get there soon enough, maybe...
James, Dean (my leader), Dave (work friend) and I are going to the rugby game this saturday. It's Australia vs. New Zealand and it's a league match, so it's guna be brutal and a lot of fun. GO ENGLAND!
I also got promoted on Saturday. Go me! This means that I will get an extra $5 per sale, and I can also start to train others and earn money from what they get. Nice.
That's about all that I have time for at the moment, I hope you (Mum and Dad) have fun in France, don't do anything I wouldn't do... And I hope you (Hari) are enjoying England and doing everything that I haven't heard of.
Love to you all
Til next time
Tom

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Stupid technology

I tried to post a blog a couple of days ago but it didn't work. Spent ages writing about really important things and everything!
I just want to take a second to say thanks to everyone that I have received cards from. It really means a lot to me being so far away yet you still take the trouble to get the address off my parents and wish me a happy birthday.
I had another great day at work today, working on the principle that if you have fun, the money will come. It really works, and just having a laugh with the people on the doors makes them so much more relaxed and trusting that they want to listen to what you have to say.
I will post some random food pictures up here when I get the chance. I have been making some pretty decent meals lately. I can tell by the way that James' belly is bulging through his shirt that it was a good meal. Thanks to everyone for sending me recipes as well, I'm sure that I will get the chance to make most if not all of the ideas at some point on my trip.
Our friends Bekkie and Lucy are coming to stay with us from the beginning of November. I think it will be good to have some friendly girl faces around the apartment as it will lighten up the mood and give us another boost to go out and explore the city some more. And of course it will half the rent that we have to pay...
I'm going to go now to make another fantastic meal. I think scrambled eggs on toast tonight. Not too posh, but my scrambled eggs are tip top, and if you whack in some bacon then it makes it quite a tasty meal!
Til next time
Tom

Sunday, October 01, 2006

So lazy...

Hello!
I am getting very lazy with my blog. I'm going out a lot and drinking a lot so I don't really have much time to go on the internet. It always makes me smile reading your (mums) blog though, I love hearing how you are doing back at home.
I dyed my hair this week! Kind of like Hari's... I had to do it twice because the first time it ended up gingerish...
I have lots of random pictures that I will put onto my blog when I have a chance. I'm getting really good at cooking now! I took pictures of some of the meals that I have made. Well chuffed with myself!
Thanks to Diane and Jamie for taking the time to tell me some recipes. Much appreciated, and I will have the chance to try all of the recipes given to me at some point as I am being very healthy at the moment and only eating McDonalds once a day... FINE!!! Sometimes twice... But that's it. I know it's bad to use 'but' at the beginning of a sentence, and I always think that I shouldn't, but what's the reason behind it, and does anyone actually care?!
O ye, Mum/Hari/Dad, Dean said that of course he would give Hari some money through me. So that's all cool.
Anyhoo, I need to be off as I am the only person left in the internet cafe, go the hardcore English!!! And it is about to shut.
So goodbye to you all, thanks for the comments, loving them.
Til next time
Tom