I haven't analysed my audience of readers for a very long time and just had a quick look today. I am very surprised at the number of new countries my readers are from. I welcome all readers ( remember to be respectful) and thank all my readers from wherever they come from - So thank you very much for continuing to read my blog and visiting my YouTube channel.
I apologize about how boring my blog has been but I can assure readers that there will be a few more events coming up that I plan to attend.
Thursday 1st June 2023
First Day of Winter but the temperature us 23 degrees C forecasted for today which is a lot warmer then yesterday.
I did not venture out today. Most of today was answering emails and catching up on uploading my videos onto my YouTube channel and catching up on my blogs.
News headlines today include
The RBA's governor Philip Lowe 's has been criticized for his solution to the rising cost of rent get a housemate or live with your parents - this is not the solution and everyone knows this. What happens if you don't have parents to live with or can't find suitable housemates to rent with? More affordable housing to be built is the solution.
A proposal has been put forward that is already implemented in countries such as Canada and Europe for drivers to drive with their headlights on during the day in order to cut down on the number of mv accidents in Victoria.
A 3 year old boy has been found stabbed dead and his father with self inflicted wounds in hospital. It is assumed that the father murdered his son. A motive is yet to be determined.
The price of housing has bounced back after a slump. This is due to high demand snd low supply.
A Prouds jewellery store has been broken into via the roof of the suburban shopping centre in Brisbane..The robbery was foiled by an unexpected presence of a cleaner who the robbers terrorised and forced to lay faced down whilst they carried out the robbery.
Interest rates are set to increase again this month. Meanwhile the AUS$ had fallen to just above $0.65 against the US$.
The Maroons who are one man down has won the first game in the State of Origin in Adelade.
It looks like the next presidential election has more then just 2 contenders Biden and Trump. there is now Mike Pence and Desantis and even a distant Kennedy.
Prince Harry is back in the UK again in court for the Sun phone hacking case. Whilst he is in the UK he will not be staying at Frogmore Cottage but Buckingham Palace likely and will not be reuniting with his father as the King will be on leave in Transylvania hiking.. Meanwhile Harry's Visa goes to court in the US over his drug usage. Will he be deported snd banned from returning to the US?
Taylor Swift makes it to a Golden Book?! They did not have to get Taylor Swift to sign off on it as it is a biography.
Ben Roberts Smith most decorated ex Australian soldier is settling a court case where he is suing several newspapers for portraying him as a war criminal after a 5 year court case. He has lost his case and will appeal.
BHP has been found to owe 30000 workers $430 million in wages short paying them for leave for the past 12 years.
NASA is studying UFOs. While meanwhile astronauts on the Space X rocket gave landed back in Florida in the US after 8 days at the international space station.
The Chris Dawson case of whether he had a sexual relationship with an underaged student back in the 1980s continues.
The US government is in a race to lift the debt ceiling by the June 5th deadline. It is one step closer but now it has to pass through the Senate. If the debt ceiling is not passed it will mean the US government will be unable to repay its debts causing worldwide economic crisis resulting in global recession.
What it will take an average of 44 years to pay off a Business degree HECS debt which has grown by 7.1 % inline with CPI!?!
Friday 2nd June 2023
I did not venture out today. I had another day wher ed my allergies flared up today.
I also had to deal with my complaints about APM with my payment on hold yet again and my consultant sending me to unsuitable participation activities as well as no shows at appointments. I have been sent to yet another participation activity at noon on 13th June for an hour - this time a webinar. Gee thanks for ignoring my request for my consultant to register me for the event as my QR code reader is not working and thanks for sending me a pd of the event with no registration link. I had to Google the event and do a manual online registration myself before notifying my APM consultant.
I sent a follow up email to one job application to ensure they received my email response I sent to them yesterday as I was having problems emailing them with bounce backs.
Then there was my laundry to do again which is not washing and drying properly. I am using a different laundry detergent- a scented powder in hot water to see if there is a difference in the smell of my laundry. I am up late past 10.30 pm trying to dry my laundry again.
News headlines today include
US president Joe Biden trips over a sand bag holding up his autocue today after completing giving out graduation certificates to defence students. Donald Trump has to make a comment about the fall which was quite hard and heavy and where 2 officers had to assist him to get back on his feet. Questions about his age have sprung up again- he is fine he just tripped over a sand bag he pointed to - I thought he actually tripped over a cord attached to a lectern on the stage thst was present.
Workers on minimum wages nay look forward to a wage rise to assist with the increase in the cost of living however the 7 % proposed is being argued as being too high and will cause inflation to increase and that a 4% increase in the minimum wage would be more appropriate.
Aid to Sudan has been intercepted.
AA is in Singapore meeting with world leaders again addressing them bv about national security in the region. Will he be meeting with the Chinese leader?
Saturday 3rd June 2023
I was up all night doing laundry again as my second batch of laundry again would not dry. I did not get to sleep until around 11 pm after watching the late news.
I did venture out today to Coles Chatswood Chase to get all the grocery snd toiletry items I had completely run out of.
For dinner I stopped off at GyG for a spicy slow cooked beef burrito with additional chimi mayo. I wanted to give the slow cooked beef burito a second try. It was a little better this time round but 1 . I could not taste the chimi mayo to will always ask for it on the side instead of in the burrito in future 2. shrinkflation or just the way whoever made it this time round? it looked smaller then the last one I had.
News headlines today include
AA used the key foreign speech full of foreign ministers and defence leaders to promote peace in the Indopacific and a warning to China without threatening them. He was successful in his diplomacy with his speech - more communication less isolation.
A father under police guard in hospital recovering from life saving surgery for self inflicted wounds has been charged for murder of his 3 year old son he stabbed to death. He appeared via video link in court.
Mark McGowen celebrated his last day as WA premier at the WA People of the Year Awards after 27 years in parliament and the last 6 as WA Premier.
Over 200 people have been killed in a 2 passenger train derailment and crashed. The case is unknown.
Today a top of 22 degrees C with a chance of showers if forecasted for Sydney with a very thick blanket of fog covering Sydney this morning clearing later this morning .It is unclear if any traffic or flights have been affected.
The nanes of indigenous players staff members and their families has been revealed in an open letter in regards to the ongoing Hawthorn racism accusations. The AFL may have dropped the racism clsims investigations but these members staff snd families are taking their racism claims to the Austrslian Human Rights Commission threatening to take them all the way to the federal court.
More interest rate hikes .Mortgage stress etc etc
The AI threat is in the news again - with the extinction of mankind as a result therefore Australia is considering a ban on AI and applications. What is real and what is fake cannot be distinguished however there may be some upsides in medical applications. Malware is a big concern at the moment. So don't chat to ChatGPT so much!
Margot Robbie has been made into a barbie after the release of the Barbie movie she stars in.
Sunday 4th June 2023
I did not venture out today as it was very overcast.
Today was a catch up day where I made a chocolate avacado mousse , folded my laundry and putting it away as well as doing a general clean. I baked some whole potatos and slept as I didn't get much sleep last night.
I caught up on watching some YouTube channels and filing - I have so much filing to do!
News headlines today include
Banh mi and beer made from Australian flour for AA as he spends his last days in Hanoi Vietnam for bilateral trade talks with the Vietnamese leader and other officials. He has a very busy schedule today before flying back to Australia tonight. Meanwhile the Australian defence minister meets with Chinese general for regional bilateral security talks to mend snd improve Australia China relationships on the back of the international talks in Singapore.
Nursing and midwifery students in QLD could get an incentive of $5000 each to assist with relocation and rising cost of living expenses if they opt to complete their placements in regional areas of QLD eg Tawoomba Cairns to help ease the shortage of medical staff in regional areas in QLD. On the back of the government's incentive to attract more overseas skilled healthcare to Australia.
There is a hosting war for the NRL where it has rejected bids from QLD and VIC to host the NRL grand final. The NRL grand final is safe to be held in Sydney for 2023 in Oct 2023 but the future is uncertain. AA will visit a memorial to honour 50 years of Australia/Vietnam relationships.
Modi vows to find who was responsible for the major 3 train accident which has been blamed on signal failure. 288 people died and there are hundreds injured as the rescue has been called off. A passenger train crashed into a parked freight train derailing it before another passenger coming from the opposite direction crashed into the derailed passenger train.
What rail replacement buses every weekend for a whole year to do essential maintenance which if not completed will lead to cancelled and delayed services? Yep rail trackwork every weekend for a whole year!
A very close call on Sydney Harbour today as a cruise yacht almost collided with a Sydney ferry by cutting in front of it. Luckily it missed very narrowly sparing passengers being injured on board.
Monday 5th June 2023
I just checked my emails and dud not even get a chance to have that 20 minute phone interview as the position I applied for at XREF was filled on Friday - employment agencies th as t's what happens.
I will just keep looking for jobs. I just received an email back from the volunteer organisation asking for my residential address. I don't know what's going on but they now will accept my PO Box address but want me to provide photo id of my address or video call that they have sighted it.
News headlines today include
Bruce Lehrmann denies all Britney Higgins rape allegations and has spoken for the first time since the rape allegations. She lied to save her job it was alledged and footage obtained by 7 Spotlight indicated she was coached on what to say during her interview with Lisa Wilkinson by Lisa Wilkinson of The Project on channel 10 over a lunch. The question has been raised as to whether Lisa Wilkinson should lose her Logie over the incident. Many questions remain including the involvement of other MPs such as Tsnya Plibersek and jounalists. Lehrmann has not ruled out suing Ms Higgins.
Households are spending $500 or more on transport per week with Sydney spending $510, Melbourne $505 and Brisbane $500 per week . The cost of public transport is also set to rise.
The forecasted temperature today in Sydney is 19 degrees C and over ast. Showers are forcasted from Thursday this week.
Davis Koche's successor for Sunrise after he retires at the end of this week has been announced and I along with other viewers are not surprised. Former Olympian Matt Shirvinghton will be Kochie's replacement as Sunrise Co host to Natalie Barr.
Nathan Cleary tears his hamstring ruling him out for the rest of the origins season posdibly.
Dylan Brown has been has been charged on 5 accounts for sexual touching for groping a 20 year old woman whilst drinking at The Golden Sheaf pub in Double Bay.
Family and friends hold a memorial in Canada for Tatiana Dokhotaru tthe woman killed in her apartment in Western Sydney.
5 teenagers between 13 and 17 have been charged for a car jacking including an assault of a woman before stealing her car in QLD which indicated that the juvenile reoffenders laws are not working.
More interest hikes are predicted by the RBA tomorrow. Thousands will move from mortgage interest rates of 2 or 3 % to 5 or 6% when they come off fixed interest rates " mortgage cliff" .
Convicted child murderer Kathleen Folbigg recommended to be pardoned by state government . She has tasted her first day of freedom with her long time school friend on her property on the North coast who has been campaigning for her innocence for tge past 20 years with a cup of tea a change of clothes and a steak for dinner. She was released from jail with only the clothes on her back. She maybe entitled to compensation if she sues and her case is compared to the Lindy Chamberlain dingo took my baby case.
The widow of Masterchef judge Jock Zonfrillo has spoken for the first time on social media a month after his passing thanking people around the world for their messages and asking for advice on what she should do with projects Jock had been working on or completed before his death.
Australians have been involved in a bus crash in Italy.
An ugly fight has broken out in the Western Sydney suburbs into the carpark between 2 football teams.
A tradie has escaped uninjured from his ute that caught on fire when he crashed on a mn ain road in Western Sydney causing traffic delays thus morning.
Health industry staff have gone on strike again over wages promised. They were aiming for a 6.5 % wage increase closer to the current interest rate but the government is unlikely to honour this as they are unable to afford it . It is up to union members as to whether they will accept the negotiated pay increase which is nowhere near what was requested.
The Foo Fighters are coming to Australia the first time since the death of their drummer.
The Japanese pairs have been a disqualified from the French Open after one of the tennis players bounced a ball into a ball girl hitting her.
Tuesday 6th June 2023
It rained overnight most of the night into the early morning but has cleared up by 9 am.
A top of 20 degrees C but overcast for today.
Early this morning when ot was still pitch black, there was quite a loud crash which seemed to come from the apartment next door. My neighbour is away and has been away for quite a while cat minding for his friend who is away on holidays. I crash did seem to come frome next door. I do hope it didn't come from unit 1A downstairs again - I don't want to find another person has passed away from another freak accident.
News headlines today include
Princess Eugenie has given birth to her second child a boy named Ernest for his brother August.
The news today is dominated by the release of Kathleen Folbigg . She may have been pardoned but She still has convictions and charges against her. So now is what next? - now outside of jail she will now work with her legal team and friend to clear her name and seek compensation. She is just grateful of be out of jail after 20 years. A press conference was called this morning. No steak lik ast night for her but a pizza and being able to sleep in her own bed.
Residents are bracing for whether the RBA will increase interest rates again. Of course they are! Yep back to back interest rate # 12 rises lifting it another.25% - Australis is now teetering on a recession! The RBA has been accused of being out of control.
A British judge was not impressed with Prince Harry's no show in court. His no show was due to his daughters second birthday. He did show up to give evidence the following day . He will be the first senior royal to give evidence in 130 years
A whale was entangled in shark nets at Mermaid Beach overnight. It took rescuers only 1 hour to untangle it and release it back into the ocean. It was an easy rescue to to a practice simulation previously. It will not be the last whale rescue though as an estimated 40000 whales are expected to migrate via the warm waters of Mermaid Beach to socialise amd breed.
There is a push to expand AUKUS to South Korea and Japan due to Chinas strength in their defences in the region.
A Jetstar pilot has been stood down due to drug usage.
Wednesday 7th June 2023
Today I have another appointment with my APM consultant at 11 am. I still haven't got a job and don't think anyone will hire me so was thinking of going back to studying at TAFE in St Leonards to do a cert 3 in information technology. It starts in July and finishes in December so will get me out of looking for work or attending appointments every 2 weeks. I need to think about it. Hopefully I won't have to pay for it.
A top of 21 degrees C is forecasted for today with possible showers.
An hour before my appointment, I receive a phone call from my consultant advising me that she is away sick today cancelling my appointment and rescheduling for next Wednesday ( although I had to confirm this in an email as she made a mistake advising Sat 24th June instead of Wed 14th June ) . Just as well I had not left home yet but was close to leaving.
I applied for another 2 jobs today but they are via employment agencies and I hate employment agencies as I have never gained employment from them.
I had to venture out today as I had to return my bottles for recycling, recharge my opal card get some change for laundry and I had run out of groceries moisturiser and toiletries . First stop recycle the bottles 14 of them, next recharge my opal card with $20, then Woolworths Metro to exchange my vouchers from my bottles I recycled months ago then onto Chemist Warehouse with a final stop at Coles before going home to do 2 loads of laundry which again would not dry. Whilst in Chatswood I stopped off for a Japanese beef curry doughnut from Breadtop. I haven't had one for a few weeks now so being far too healthy decided I deserved one - but just one! I wanted a sausage and egg McMuffin with no cheese but breakfast was over at McDonalds at noon - what no more all d as y breakfast? I had to take the bus one stop to the station as my groceries were so heavy. One grocery bag must have weighted 15 - 20 kg!
Home laundry watched the chasr the news the cook up and bed after a catch up on my blog.
News headlines today include
WA has already bern hit by wild weather with heavy rain and floods. The wild weather is now travelling to SA and VIC today and by Thursday it will hit NSW.
Kathleen Folbigg maybe enjoying her freedom but the what's next is continuing to be considered . Justice not just for her but what happens if it happens to others?
Harry is in court giving evidence over the Mirror newspaper and phone hacking scandal that destroyed his teenage years broke up his relationship with Chelsea Davy and rumours he could be kicked out of the royal family if found he is James Hewitt's son . There was 5 hours of cross examining was the as mount of time Harry spent giving evidence. He calls it " the vile press" He will be back in court tomorrow.
LIV and PGA Golf merge! Shock horror accepting Saudi money!? LIV actually approached PGA directly.
Cheques will be phased out. When was the last time anyone used a cheque?
Yep the interest rate rose again and the govenor of the RBA recommended to stop wage increase requests as this won't help the increase in inflation.
The AUS$ has shot back up towards the mid to high 66 cent mark against the US$ after diving down to just 65 cents for a week or so previously.
Thursday 8th June 2023
Today is forcasted for 21 degrees C with showers however the showers will be short and tomorrow will be back to normal.
I have no plans today or this long weekend.
I have been slack and not been out to see the rest of VIVID.
I did not venture out today by 4 pm it's windy grey and wet outside.
News headlines today include
Wet weather has hit Adelaide and Melbourne with forecasted rain heading towards Sydney today. There is a major power outage where 3000 residents have been left without power in Adelaide particularly in the Adelaide Hills area where wild weather has hit.
Princess Kate is out and about playing rugby for a charitable organisation. Meanwhile Harry was emotional back in court for a second day of 8 hour cross examination over phone hacking and tracking accusations by media. And a video of Prince William from 2018 has surfaced of him sitting next to Meghan Markle and falling asleep at what looks like a service of some sort.
Indications that Australia is headed towards a recession in 2024 due to slow growth high inflation low savings a reduction in retail spending and zero increase in productivity. More interest rate hikes are expected at least 2 more. Meanwhile there has been a fuel hike just before this weekend's King's Birthday Long Weekend public holiday. 2 quarters of slow growth usually indicates a recession. One more interest rate hike is very likely to initiate one.
News headlines this morning was again dominated by national youth crime in the form of car jackings, house robberies whilst occupants were home asleep and police being injured from hit and runs of stolen cars.
There was a 3.1 magnitude earthquake in Grafton and a 4.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern QLD has occurred. No injuries were reported.
More Australian firefighters have flown to Canada yesterday to assist with controlling wildfires in Alberta reciprocating their assistance during Australia's black Friday fires previously. The wildfires are so bad that a rare scene of NY smothered in a blanket of smog from these wild fires has occurred with heath warnings to stay indoors especially those with respiratory illnesses. It is rare for smoke from so far on Northern West to Central Canada to travel do far to the far South to the Eastern coast of the US. Usually US states such as California is affected.
Boxer Harry Garside 25 has been cleared of charges of domestic voilence but says he has been vindicated. Evidence on his phone of video footage shows clearly he was not the one who instigated the attack and that his then girlfriend did and that he was the one defending himself. He was surprised to have returned from shooting a reality tv series and was flying business class with his father to be greeted by police and charged for domestic violence. He was grateful that all charges was dropped against him in such a short period of time and that now he can concentrate on training and qualifying for the Olympics in Paris next year.
Qantas and Jetstar have signed off on domestic flights departing from the new Badgerys Creek Airport. International flights are not quite there yet. The construction of the new Western Sydney Airport is at the halfway mark and is on schedule for the 2026 completion.
Pope Francis has had another abdominal surgery as concerns for his health continue.
The old Monorail Station shell structure at Darling Harbour has finally been demolished to make way for new buildings to be constructed.
All Jenny Craig physical stores have closed its doors immediately and staff made redundant after it went into administration and failed to find a buyer.
WA's new premier Roger Cook has been sworn in today.
The presidential race is on in the US - Watch out Trump - Pence is now your competition along with that overweight guy ( in case you think I am being rude - I'm not, his weightiness was already mention on the news)
The FIFA Womens World Cup trophy arrives in Australia.
Friday 9th June 2023
The warm winter weather continues with a top of 21 degrees today. Bad news for the opening long weekend of the ski season with no skiing or snowboarding at Thredbo due to the lack if snow but snow is forcasted for Tuesday or later that week.
I did not venture out today again
News headlines today include
Sunrise Co Host David Koche officially retires today after 21 years at the helm it was his final day. The new host his successor staring on Monday will be Matt Shurvington.
Lisa Wilkinson channel 10 news reporter is under scrutiny again today over jokes over a senator.Meanwhile AA is underfire as to whether his finance minister lied about knowing about the Britney Higgins rape allegations days even weeks before it surfaced.
Over the last few days Russia has blown up a dam in the Ukraine flooding villages along the banks of the river.
Australian medical research scientists have discovered a link between long COVID and cells in the brain fusing together causing damage to the nerves . This is what is causing the headaches chronic fatigue and brain fog as well as other neurological disorders. Now that the link has been discovered Scientist now have to figure out how to treat the damage to halt it without damaging other parts of the brain and whether the damage is actually reversible.
Donald Trump has been indicted for the cartons of classified information he has been alledged to have kept at his residence .
This Kings birthday long weekend there will be millions of visitors to VIVID however the governments decision to have essential trackwork on most of the rail network this weekend will leave commuters frustrated. There will be rail replacement buses but all visitors are warned about cancellations and delays and to plan ahead.
The AUS$ has risen to above $0.67 against the US$ again.
Saturday 10th June 2023
What a beautiful day the sun is out with a top forecasted of 18 degrees C.
I did not venture out again today .I was up quite late last night drying my laundry.
News headlines today include
The Cansdian wild fires continue to burn and NY is still blanketed in an orange haze and only a gust of wind will clear it. The air quality the worse in the world with flights and shows cancelled and residents to stay at home and mask up with schools going into remote learning. It is unsure when the conditions will improve.
Trump has been charged for 37 accounts of felony for the mishandling of classified military information and will appear in a Miami court next week.
Boris Johnson has resigned as a MP over the "partygate" scandal during COVID. If he didn't he would have been ssuspended from being an MP. There are now by elections .
Novak Djokovic moves into the French Open final .
The has been an unconfirmed communication between Russian and Ukrainian defence as to who was responsible for the bombing of the hydroelectric dam which caused widespread flooding where Russisn defence were found to be responsible telling the Ukraine defence that they did not mean to cause do much destruction but just to scare the Ukraine. Residents on both sides of the dam are still being rescued or supplies being flown in to those who cannot or refuse to evacuate. It is unclear how long residents can survive without power water or food or other supplies or services.
Sunday 11th June 2023
News headlines today include
The first Trooping of the Colours has occurred since King Charles was coronated however not without incident, 3 guards fainted in the 30 degree heat during the parade.
Trump is on his fund raising ticketed presidential campaign greeted with hugs and support despite his 37 felony charges. He addressed his supporters with how he was guilty quoting the word "esponage act" and how his latest charges won't stop him campaigning for the presidential election. He is currently in Georgia at the Republican Convention Columbus and will continue his campaign in North Carolina.
The US has confirmed that China has bern running a spy base in Cuba that can intercept signals.
Bodhi Mani Risby Jones the 23 year old man who was arrested for a drunken rampage in Bali and who settled a compensation case where he injured a man putting him in hospital has paid $25000 in fines and landed back in Australia after spendin GB the past 6 days in jail. He is greatful and vows he will returm to Bali again.
4 children have survived a plane crash 40 days ago in the Amazon. They were found away from the plane crash. The youngest child turned one after the crash with the oldest child barely a teenager. They were badly bitten by insects and taken to hospital but the question remains on how they managed to survive 40 days in the Amazon. Other adults ( including their parent(s)) and the pilot were all killed in the crash.
Naomi Watts has tied the knott with her actor partner in NY. They met in 2017 but their marriage was only announced recently.
Monday 12th June 2023
King's Birthday Long Weekend Public Holiday ( not really just keeping the Quern's Birthday Public Holiday - which is not even her real birthday anyway!)
A slightly overcast day today with a top of 20 degrees C today.
Today I did not venture out again but caught up on some life admin
News headlines today include
Matt Shirvington's first official day as co host replacng David Koche on Sunrise.
News headlines this morning has been dominated with 10 people have died ,25 people with life threatening injuries were taken to hospital and the rest of the passengers uninjured after a bus flipped at a roundabout in the Hunter Valley on their way home from a wedding reception. There were 39 passengers originally accounted for in the bus and the 58 year old bus driver charged and guarded by police in hospital for mandatory testing. This is the largest single mv accident that has occurred in the Hunter Valley since 1989. Although still under investigation the c as use of the accident was thought to be caused by heavy fog which also hindered rescue helicopters from landing at th ed site of the accident having to land in a nearby park instead. The accident happened around 11 pm last night.
The King's birthday honours list includes over 1000 people this year nominated for their service to community. The list included Clover Moore the Sydney Mayor, Marina Prior Opera and musical theatre singer, Barry Humpheries posthumously , Helen Wellings journalist etc
The inquiry continues into which MPs had prior knowledge of the rape allegation claims Britney Higgins had against Bruce Lehrmann. How some Labor MPs eg Penny Wong and AA even became involved is a mystery as it occurred under the SM government.
Novak Djokovic wins his 23rd grand slam after winning the French Open final!
Trump continues his campaign for the US presidential elections next year despite his charges - there is nothing in the US constitution that says he can't run despite his 37 charges.
The Big Freeze 9 to fight MND at the MCG is on prior to the AFL Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies game on the King's Public Holiday . 9 celebrities slide down the slide into the famous icey water bath dressed in fancy dress including Mick Fanning as the silver surfer, Shaun Burgoyne as Spiderman ,Tayla Harris as Sam Kerr, Aaron Finch as Captain Feathersword, Tony Shaw as Daniher , Abbey Gelmi as Maleficent , Jason Dunstall as Aquaman Michelle Payne as Wonder Woman aided by her Downe Syndrome strapper brother Stevie dressed as the Hulk and actor Eric Banner
Tuesday 13th June 2023
A cloudy day today - forecast for showers with a top of 21 degrees C today.
Today I have a webinar to attend at noon for government careers that is another participation activity from APM. Tomorrow I have another appointment at 11 am at APM to make up for the last one cancelled by my consultant. I booked myself into a free contemporary dance class on Saturday 24th June when the SDC is holding their annual Open Day. I just got the email yesterday and booked via the Mind Body app I already use and all classes exce po t tap were already waitlisted so I put my name down to join the waitlist - last I checked I was 11 in the waitlist.
Today I had to venture out as I was out of almost everything. First stop was Woolworths Metro for a nudie green smoothie and some gyozas. I was starving. Then off to L'Occitane for 2 tubes of shae butter which cost me $85 but my skin is so dry I had to get some moisturiser.
Next stop was taking the Metro to Macquarie Centre . The esculator was out of order upwards therefore it was take the esculator snd cross the road which is a bit of a walk back to the shopping centre or wait for the lift . I waited for the lift which was packed.
Once at the shopping centre it was a stop at Priceline for cortesone oilnment sntihistamine and more moisturiser.
Next to K mart to get some more towels sheets and a replacement hand vacuum cleaner as my current one I purchased from Aldi over a year ago is falling apart.
Next a huge grocery shop at Coles and to pick up my free $80 Masterchef ss dutch oven.
A final stop at Woolworths for some blackberries and seaweed snack that were unavailable at Voles snd some change for laundry which I forgot to get at Coles.
Home on the Metro and bus as I just missed a bus home.
Groceries unpacked and watched The Cook Up, I was too tired to do my laundry. I had to haul my groceries up to the apartment one at a time as they were so heavy.
Bed as tomorrow I have my appointment at APM at 11 am .
News headlines today include
The 58 year old man charged for the horrific bus crash in the Hunter Valley has just appeared in court and been granted bail with strict conditions. The cause of the crash was thought to have been speed with the bus driver showing off before losing control of the bus and crashing.
A bear has been caught amongst swimmers in Florida at a beach swimming in the sea which one swimmer thought was a shark but after discovering it wasn't and was just s bear started videoing. It is unsure where the bear came from but it was a long way from home.
Concerns from family and friends have again popped up that Britney Spears has been taking drugs and that these drugs have come from across the border from Mexico and have tried to organised an intervention.
Trump has become even more popular now that he has been charged with 37 accounts of felony. He is now back in Florida where he is meeting with his remaining legal team ( 2 resigned but he has managed to find one replacement for now - still searching for a second) .
The inquiry into which MPs knew what prior to the Britney Higgins rape allegations continue with labor MPs supporting Katy Gallagher that she did nothing wrong .
QLD are giving all kids free kindy in their next state budget. Meanwhile there is a shortage of qualified early childcare workers.
Former long serving Italian PM dies from leukemia. He was scandalous but the longest serving PM since WWII. ( why does he remind me of Trump ?)
The Mayon volcano in the Phillipines continues to erupt and residents 6 km from it are urged to evacuate.
The RBA governor indicated how out of touch he was when he asked Australians to work harder - hundreds of thousands of residents already work 2 jobs or more in order to keep up with the rising cost of living it has been discovered.
The lights of VIVID were switched off for a minute as a tribute to all those injured and killed in the horrific bus crash in the Hunter Valley.
Wednesday 14th June 2023
A beautiful day today with a top of 18 degrees C.
Today I made it on time to my 11 am appointment APM. I think my consultant was annoyed that I lodged a complaint about her but it was not just her I lodged complaints about APM even before she was my consultant.
After my appointment I had to get more change for laundry and another small grocery shop.
For a snack I purchased a can of yuzu and pineapple sparkling water with no sugar from Coles Local and some octapus balls from Woolworths Metro.
Home for a nap and laundry again - heaps of it but again am having such a hard time drying my 2 loads of laundry. It took so long that my plans to see some more of VIVID tonight has been cancelled as it is almost 8 pm and my laundry is still drying.
Earlier for dinner I ate my left over brocolli and oven roasted salmon.
I still have a few more days to see the rest of VIVID which ends on 17th June 2023.
News headlines today include
Trump dominates the news again after being arrested sitting in court for 37 felony charges, he used his bond with conditions of not talking to anyone about his court case to continue his presidential campaign. Stopping at a Cuban cafe near Miami shouting everyone lunch as they sang happy birthday to him as he turns 77 tomorrow before heading to his next stop New Jersey. Did Trump actually pay for the famous Cuban sandwiches ?
A truck has slammed into a building in the Dandenong this morning where the driver is still trapped in the truck.
There was a Qantas terminal security scare at Melbourne Airport this morning at 5.30 am where a passenger went through to the incorrect gate. All should be normal now.
A 1 day old baby has been taken from an Ipswich hospital getting into a car with 2 women and it is thought one of the women is an 18 year old .
The QLD budget has a record surplus thanks to mining revenue. There will be $550 towards energy costs to residents on top of the $500 for those residents eligible for hardship payment. Free kindy for all residents which was already announced. There was a question raised of whether these energy payments will just contribute to the increase in inflation and the answer was no from the state finance minister.
The Prince of Wales has opened a affordable housing project.
There has been 3 attacks in Nottingham. Police think these maybe related.
Katy Gallagher has made it c ln ear that she did have information of the rape allegation prior it being made public but was told to keep it quiet which she did.
David Jones gas announced retail figures and it's not looking good with a loss in retail sales but they are not the only ones affected by the rising cost of living inflation and reduction in retail spending - Dominos Pizza is closing any poorer performing stores.
Thursday
Another beautiful day with a top of 18 degrees again.
News headlines today include
The PM has made a surprise press conference this morning that he is terminating with the support of other parties to terminate the lease of a piece of property which was planned for a second Russian Embassy due to it being a national security risk as it was too close to Parliament House. He will not be expelling existing Russians diplomats or the existing Russian Embassy as Australia also has an embassy presence in Moscow.
Tom Cruise's new Mission Impossible movie has been revealed
Kylie & Danni Minogue both gave nee singles out with Danni at #1 followed by Kylie at #2 on the charts in the UK.
A school has reported a letter from teachers to parents with concerns in regards to the way the driver of the bus that crashed killing thr 10 people in The Hunter Valley was driving with a class of year 5 students on an excursion just days prior to the crash.
SA budget which was in surplus $200 million 6 months ago soon turned into a $249 million deficit. The cause was gst, floods and
The Katy verses Katie Perry court case continues. Katie the small Australian designer previously won her case partially over copyright claims but no Katy the singer is counter suing her.
The largest Powerball jackpot will be drawn tonight at $60 million it is estimated that 1 in 6 adults will purchase a ticket. If someone does win they will be the last winner before the end of this financial year.
Joni Mitchell makes a come back after flighting a rupture of a brain aneurysm which robed her of speech and movement.
Lydia Thorpe - yes that indpendant mp that keeps interrupting events such as laying in front of a float in the Mardi Gras parade delaying it - has used the Parliamentary privilege time where the Britney Higgins rape allegations were being discussed to vent her own alleged sexual assault. She later withdrew her allegations only because she had to in accordance with the regulations of Parliamentary privilege time ie the Senate does not allow ths but later made an official complaint . Whether her claims of sexual assault by an mp and that she was followed cornered and touched in a stairwell were true it has not been confirmed however the mp involved has been removed from the Liberal party room. It should be noted that Ms Thorpe did not want the police involved instead suggested Parliament should provide more security.
A multi billion dollar drug bust has taken place with a huge shipment of methamphetamine hidden in canola bottles originating from Canada ( I guess hiding it in bottles of maple syrup would have been too obvious) was bound via NZ to Melbourne and Sydney. 3 men have been arrested and it was a surprise bust as it is rare that drugs originate from Canada.
NZ enters a recession after 2 quarters of poor performance.
Friday 16th June 2023
A top of 19 degrees C os forecasted for today.
Today I ventured out to Vivid as it is the 2nd last night.
after taking my rubbish out I took a bus to Wynysrd and walked from Wynyard Station to Barangaroo and towards Circular Quay. I didn't quite see everything so I will have to try and see it tomorrow night.
It was almost 10 pm by the time I reached Wynyard Station where I stopped off at MacDonalds for a small fries no salt as I needed change for laundry and all supermarkets were closed so I didn't get a chance to get some bottles of water and juice.
I was lucky I made it in time for the next bus home from St Leonard's Station. There were 10 people waiting for the bus which do not come very often . It was past 10.30 pm by the time I arrived home and I just managed to catch the second half of the encore episode of today's The Cook Up.
It's past midnight and I am still awake catching up on my blog. I still need to upload all my photos and videos onto my YouTube channel. This will take a while as I ran out of battery and hopefully my backup phone was charged so I could continue taking photos and videos. The most annoying thing is it is taking forever to upload a single video onto my YouTube channel and some are even disappearing once loaded.
VIVID BARANGAROO LIGHT WALK
VIVID WALSH BAY
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VIVID CAMBELLS COVE
News headlines today include
The AUS$ has been surging over the past few days and is now well above the 67 cent and almost to the 68 cent mark against the US$.
The $60 million Powerball jackpot is now $100 million due to no winners last night. Next draw will be next Thursday. Most drawn numbers are 7 17 9
2 and 28 with 3 and 19 the most frequently drawn Powerball numbers.
Qantas has launched 2 ultra long haul flights direct from Australia to Europe and NY of 19 - 21 hours . The new planes Qantas is phasing in have a extra leg room in economy and an exercise area.
As an overnight vigil was held in The Hunter Valley for the passengers that died in the bus crash the bus company involved in the crash has been issued defect notices by police which included oil leaks, faulty seat belts, insecure seats and a cracked windscreen.
SA is trying to lure Victorian businesses with their lower taxes.
Police stations will have to close in Victoria at night to concentrate on fighting the incresse in youth crime.
Is Victorian Dan Andrews stepping down from being premier as succession plans surface of his deputy?
Princess Kate spends time with babies and toddlers again.
Australian energy prices are now the highest in the world - higher then the US as they continue to increase and there is now pressure on the Australian government to reduce them as per their election promise.
More indecent assault claims emerge after the Lydia Thorpe sexual assault claims. Ex Liberal senator Amanda Stoker claims mp David Van touched her bottom twice inappropriately and another mp has also come forward with an indecent assault.
Following the merger of Suncorp Bank with ANZ, their head office will remain in QLD and more locals will be employed.
Sir James Hardy dies aged 90.
Al Pacino has become a dad as gain at 83. His fourth child a baby boy to a 29 year old.
Thursday 17th June 2023
Closing night of VIVID 2023
Another beautiful day today with a top of 19 degrees C today.
It's catch up day today again.
I was pkanningto venture out to the closing night of VIVID but have decided nit to as I spent most of today trying to upload photos and videos of VIVID onto my YouTube channel and blog . 4 videos from my other phone failed therefore I will have to try again later.
I did miss about half a dozen art installations which I could not find, didn't have time to see, were only on during the opening night or were not working on the night I visited .
I think I may still oay to see Lightscape at the Botanic Gardens after VIVID closes but will have to see.
I will try and upload as many photos as I can onto my blog.
I definitely had my favourites this year.
News headlines today include
The pressure is on to kick David Van out of politics with Peter Dutton already removing his support for him. He has now resigned from the Liberal Party but not from politics. He is eleigible as an independent until the next election however it is not ideal as he will be next to independent MP Lydia Thorpe.
Protestors have been out at Moonee Ponds with the Winks statute graffitied on and police urging anyone who knows who was responsible for it to come forward. The protestors are present as AA gives his speech today for last minute $2 billion funding of social housing to be build out at Moonee Ponds. Meanwhile AA is also under pressure to fix a cyber attack by Russians of Australian secretive and sensitive defence information obtained from a law firm working with the Australian government. It is unsure how much of this secret defence information has already been sold over the web. ( coincidence or not - this was made public news just after the ASAP termination of the lease of land where the new Russian Embassy was to be). The demand for more social housing is due to the population in Victoria growing faster then current housing can support.
Harry and Meghan's $20 million Spotify deal which was signed in 2020 when they left the royal family has ended. A first season was successful but a second season will not be going ahead. it was thought that they did not produce enough content hence the deal was severed however it was revealed it was a mutual agreement and with the recent redundancies of jobs at Spotify it seems a more likely reason.
Barry Manilow turns 80
There is a concern that youth crime is increasing in regions of QLD where primary school children as young as 10 are skipping school and joining their teenage friends breaking into homes and stealing cars.
The price of eggs are about to double as caged eggs are being phased out by supermarkets and free range eggs become more in demand. The cost of free range eggs are as high as $9 +. The higher cost of eggs is due to the way they are produced. Free range egg production is variable as they are subject to factors such as exposure to variations in weather conditions and open to predictors.
20 years after the Eels won team members are finally receiving special rings for their efforts. Back then legends like Peter Sterling & Ray Price were amongst them made famousby the " I Feel Like A Tooheys or Two" commercial.
As paramedics went on strike over pay disputes, hospital laundry cleaners are now on strike over pay disputes as bacteria ridden hospital linen piles up.
There were 2 water mains that burst in Western Sydney . One in Bankstown which flood a Telstra exchange leaving residents without telecommunications services. The other one in Gilford leaving residents with only a trckleor no water at all as repairs are being done.
Olympic champion and proud mother Haley Lewis' 19 year old son won the 200 m freestyle final the same event his mother won after gaining a last minute spot on the swim team after missing out. She was on the sidelines cheering him on and now working towards the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Sunday 18th June 2023
A top of 19 degrees C again today forecasted and it is beautiful outside.
New headlines today include
The King and Princess Anne ride leading the guards in a parade at the King's first birthday celebrations at The Trooping of The Colour ( it's not even his birthday ) as thousands watched .
An Africian delegation presses Putin for peace with the Ukraine.
UN calls for calls to stop migrant boat diasters and drownings.
There is concern that Joe Bidens age is a concern for his running of the next presidency. More contenders emerge.
The supercars race over this weekend in Darwin.
Supernova is on in Sydney this weekend.
Monday
Another sunny day with a forecasted top of 18 degrees C again after a very cold overnight with freezing cold weather throughout Tasmsnia Victoria and NSW with snow falling over the Alpine regions arelieve to a late start to this year's ski season. More snow is forecasted to fall this week.
I did not venture out today as I was cleaning and doing laundry sgain until past 11 pm . Laundry just won't dry.
I texted a friend of mine to ensure she is ok. She is loving retirement and just came back from her cruise. She certainly doesn't have any financial problems. Hope tocatch up with her for lunch sometime next week.
Someone actually took the bins out really late tonight. I actually went down to take them out when I took my rubbish out however found someone had already done so.
News headlines today include
David Van remains an indpendant senator despite pressure for him to leave politics after his resignation from the Liberal Party. he is currently on leave over Winter.
7 youths ( aged 15 - 18) have been arrested after they went on a car chase outside of Melbourne where the csr crashed into another mv and one teenager ran leaving his 6 accomplices trapped in the alledged stolen car until police managed to free them and question them.
The woman who had a few drinks and fell hitting her head putting her in a coma in a Bali hospital has finally arrived back in Australia and being treated in hospital after the travel insurance Covermore refused to pay compensation. She is only back in Australia on a modified plane due to the generous help of donations from strangers which the husband of the woman personally thanked.
Kylie Minogue 's new song Padum Padum has had the word "padum" make it into the urban word dictionary.
More home invasions and stabbings in NSW and QLD respectively.
Singer Susan Boyle meets Elton John .
The Logie nominations are in as they met up at the MCA today and it's the first time in more then 3 decades that the Logies are back being hosted in Sydney. The host for this year's Logie Awards has been announced and will be Sam Pang! ( congrats you'll be great if you are as funny as you were on HYBPA)
The Pharmacy Guild believes thousands of jobs will be lost and pharmacies shut down or opening hours reduced with free services cut all due to the governments decision to allow 2 months worth of prescription drugs to be dispensed to patients instead of the current one months worth startig in September 2023 in order to make perscriptiondrugs cheaper for patients and reduce trips to the GP to ease the healthcare industry crisis.
The Voice bill has now been passed though Parliament however no details of the voice have been given and no date of the referendum has been announced. Details of The Voice won't be finalised until after the referendum as the government believes too much information and detail will just confuse Australians which is forcasted to be put to the vote mid October 2023. The government is confident that the majority of Australians will vote yes .
A new vaccine patch developed and tested by an Australian university research team is being manufactured by in a new local facility. Flu and COVID vaccine patches will be initially tested and manufactured but in the future more vaccine patches will be developed. this will change the way any fututre pandemic will be handled . The advantage of these patch vaccines is they are shelve stable and don't need refrigeration.
Tuesday 20th June 2023
A top of 16 degrees C today after another freezing temperatures overnight
I had to venture out today as I had no groceries again.
First stop was to recyclemy bottles before getting some change for my laundry from a quick shop for moisturizer at Chemist warehouse .
Onto Coles Local with a final shop at Woolworths Metro where I also bought dinner of a bowl of rice boiled vegetables and teriyaki beef and O just had to grab a new brand of Pomegranate Kombucha as well.
Some items on my shopping list were still unavailable like plsin drinking yoghart ( there was blueberry flavoured drinking yoghart but after watching what is put into many of our flavoured food products I thought twice about my choice of purchases) so I just had to make do with what I could get.
News headlines today include
Aussie pie sales have plumetedsince pre COVID and continues to do so. Reason unknown
A tourist submarine carrying 5 people on a deep sea exploration to see the shipwreck remains of the Titanic buried deep off the nearest coast of Newfoundland Canada in the Atlantic has gone missing. Both Canadian and American coast guards as well as the private company that runs the tours are searching the sea surrounding the missing sub. The sub only has 96 hours of oxygen with around 20 hours of oxygen already consumed.
Charles and Camilla as well as William have led their first royal Order of the Garter Service. Princess Kate attended in a white poker dot dress however she has yet to be invited to participate. Prince andrew also attend however hidden away from camaras only attending private events.
Nicole Kidman turns 56 today.
There has been a freezing cold snap with snow falling in all alpine areas with the ski season offically open and school holidays just ahead. More snow is forecasted to fall this week.
The bride and groom of friends and families of the bus crash in The Hunter Valley that killed 10 have spoken for the first time thanking community for their support however to respect their privacy for them to come to terms with the tragedy and to grieve. The parents have also spoke out to ensure seatbelts are available to all passengers and to make it compulsory for all passengers on coaches to wear them on regional trips.
Space X has launched an Indonesian telecommunications satilite.
Wednesday 21st June 2023
A beautiful day today although it will only hit 16 degrees C today. Overnight Sydney and Melbourne had freezing conditions with Sydney falling to 5.8 degrees. Great news for the Alpine regions with snow falling and more forecasted to come.
Today is another life admin day so I am not venturing out.
I was up again late until almost 11 pm doing laundry again.
A couple just moved into the vacant unit next door tpme mlast night around 10.30 pm with nothing much except a few bags of clothes a blanket and futon mattress .
News headlines today include
Taylor Swift announced that she is coming to Australia next February but only for 2 shows in Melbourne and 3 in Sydney although more shows maybe added. Her 3.5 hours show have fans wearing nappies in case they miss something important and a decent seat costs around AUS$300.
Fantails ( those chewy caramel chocolates that always hot stuck in your teeth wrapped in celebrity trivia) have been discontinued. Due to the expense of parts required to manufacture them. They will be available until July 2023. They are a 93 years old favourite.
Senator Jackie Lambie a former defense officer herself has taken her case of Australian war crimes to the International Criminal Court to investigate how defence officers were "thrown under the bus" whilst their commanders got away with a "free pass" for Afghan citizens killed by special forces. She will meet with the defence minister Richard Marles to discuss the Brereton report. ( although never mentioned but wasn't this the exact allegations against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts - Smith who was going to be stippedof his medal for war crimes in Afghanistan?)
The search continues for the tourist submersible missing an hour and a half after it was launched down to view the sunken remains of the Titanic.The 5 inside the submersible now only have around 35 hours of oxygen left. The race is now on to find them hoping the submersible has surfaced somewhere and not still submerged. Both Canadian and American coast guards continue to search the areas around the Titanic and and unmanned submersible has now been used in the search.
Prince William turns 41 today. Meanwhile King Charles & Camilla Princess Anne and Princess Beatrice have all attended the Royal Ascot's opening race day where it is King Charles first as king and although not a keen horse race enthusiastunlike his wife, has inherited his late mother"s horses some of which have won in previous Ascots. Kate and William did not at the races with William playing football ( table football) with the English Womens FiFA soccer team before th er irdeparture to Australia for the World Cup and Kate an arts history graduate opening a portrait gallery that has been under renovations for the past 3 years and chatting to Paul Macartney.
Fines and jail time may be increased for those who are found carrying a weapon in a publicplace in NSW.
The second match in the Origin series is tonight however I don't think the Blues ( NSW) have a chance against the Maroons ( QLD) - too many injuries and substitutions.
Pat Cummings leads Australia to win the Ashes ( cricket) against Englanders
New laws may be introduced to stop retail staff being abused or assaulted by customers. 85% of retail staff it was found had faced some sort of abuse and assault in the past few years. No service staff should have to put up with this sort of behaviour from customers.
The Paris Olympic HQ has been raided with favourism of contractors and other forms of corruption.
Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last night was the Winter solstice- it was cold and a very long night and it could have even rained.
Today is forcastedfor 17 degrees C with a chance of showers this afternoon.
It was a low of 5 and a top of only 15 degrees C today and the rain is apparently coming.
Tomorrow it is forecasted for a top of 18 degrees C again
I did not venture out today .
News headlines today include
There are signs of that the submersible maybe still in the region of the Titanic wreckage due to banging and knocking detected. More search hand rescue submersible equipment is arriving as the submersible now only has 24 hours worth of oxygen left. Time is almost up as oxygen has almost run out .
School holidays start for Melbourne this weekend an ad Melbourne Airport is expected to be bombarded with passengers escaping the Melbourne cold heading North to Sydney and QLD domestically and to Singapore and Bali internationally.
Politicans have put aside their differences and attended the mid Winter ball.
Melbourne has bounced back from the pandemic and risen back up to the top 3 most livable cities after dropping.
The Marons beat the Blues as expected last night in the State of Origin. Next month the 3rd match will be played in Sydney. Time maybe over for coach Brad Fitler over theoss
$100 million jackpot for powerball will be drawn tonight with 1 in 2 Australians expected to buy a ticket.
Paris has been rocked by an gas explosion injuring over 37 people sparking a major blaze. Many more people trapped.
Chris Minns wants Meta to block protest acti ists posting and boasting pn socialmedia
As of 1st July the retirement age will rise to 67 from 65 years old. It may even rise to 70 years old. ( I am constantly having conversations with friends in my age group that by the time we retire .......)
The AtOis cracking down on side hussle income as more and more families work second jobs to keep up withthe rising cost of living.
The 506 bus to Macquarie Uni almost rolled over when the bus driver had a medical episode and the bus crashed into a median strip on Victoria Rd.
The is pressure for AA to call off the voice referendum as it will divide a nation.
Friday 23rd June 2023
It rained overnight and there maybe showers again today. A top of 18 degrees C is forecasted.
The 3 day Good Food & Wine Show Sydney starts at ICC today.
Centrelink fortnightly reporting due today submitted with no income earned.
News headlines today include
100 000 passengers are estimated to pass through Melbourne Airport today as school holidays start. The airport is back to 100% of pre COVID levels. It will be the busiest day.
A squatter has appeared outside a white demounterable within the terminated lease site that was to be the new Russian Embassy deemed to be too close to parliament House due to a security risk . He appeared after the lease was terminated by the Australian government and food has been seen being delivered to him. He is believed to be a Russian diplomat and police are unable to remove him or arrest him from the site due to his position. This now puts the Australian government in a sensitive diplomatic relationship with Russia.
The US coastguard has confirmed that pieces of the submersible have been found 500 meters from the base of the Titanic's bow. Shortly after descending the submersible imploded killing all 5 passengers inside. All families have been notified of the deaths. The search and rescue teams have mostly left the Titanic site however the investigation continues as question still remain of the how when why what and when caused the implosion of the submersible . Any slight flaw in the submersible would have caused the implosion due to extreme pressure that the submersible is subjected to.
King Charles horse Desert Hero wins the King Charles V stakes at the Royal Ascot.
A Western Sydney Man has win the entire $100 million Powerball jackpot. He was shocked but intends to hoto work today although his wife had other ideas about this.
Melbourne public transport Myki fares go up over 8% from next week which is greater then the current rate of inflation. A single trip ticket will now cost $5 and a day pass $10.
Door monitors and cameras have been installed outside bathrooms at some Victorian schools to keep track of which students gsd a batgroobreak during classes to crackdown on the increase in student vaping.
A man who caused a car crash outside of Brisbane has been seen being beaten and tasered by a police officer in his mv. The policeman 's defence was the driver was on drugs and intoxicated and threw a bottle at the policeman causing the policeman to keep the man in his mv for his safety and safety to others. At one stage a fire officer tried to intervene. Bodycd am from the police officer will be investigated the incident. the driver was taken to hospital with minor cuts/bruises.
Saturday 24th June 2023
A mostly sunny 19 degrees C today.
I did not venture out today as I still had a lot of life admin to do. Why is it so difficult to access my own accounts sometimes?
I registered to go to Fine Foods Australia in September this year as i tv is Sydney's turn to host it. I am unsure if i will go though. It's free so why not register. I usually go as I worked in kitchenware and retail but now that I am unemployed I don't really qualify to go but I do blog about food and also upload videos of these types of events on my YouTube channel.
Well I just booked an appointment with my tax agent on Saturday 22nd July 2023 to do my tax return for the 2022/2023 FY. It will be a very quick appointment this financial year as I didn't work much this financial year.
Just asked a friend if she would like to mert up for lunch at The Mandarin Centre for lunch on Wed 28th June 2023 as i have my appointment at APM and will be in chatswood anyway.
News Headlines today include
Jaryd Hayne has been scammed whilst in jail by a inmate . They stole over $780 000 in a bit coin scam. The inmate managed to convince Hayne to invest his money. The inmate has been charged and isolated.
The Giant Drop has reopenedat Dreamworld after major renovations.
The Royal Ascot continues with Kate stunning in a red outfit joined by Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo. Dame Judy Dench also join them as a friend of Camilla.
Investigation are now underway into the tragic submersible's implosion.
Major delays for Western suburbs of Melbourne as residents are cut off from Melbourne's CBD due to the West Gate Tunnel project which will take 2 weeks to complete. 9 out of 16 of the metro rail lines and 4 regional v lines have been affected with rail replacement buses however the situation hasbeen made worse due to a shortage of bus drivers. Plan ahead has been urged and work from home if possible. Motorist have been asked to avoid the 2 main roads if possible. This will continue for 2 weeks into early July 2023.
Nikki Minaj does a collab with Ice Spice with a new Barbie song in anticipation of the premiere of the new Barbie movie staring Maggot Robbie.
More QLD teachers are lodging workers compensation claims 370 and a further 200 for violence or quiting teaching altogether due to the increase in violent student behaviours in class which are becoming out of control and life threatening as more teachers are attacked.
Sunday 25th June 2023
Now that The Living Room has been "axed" Miguel has a new travel show and believe it or not it is not with his friend vet Dr Chris Brown but with some unknown who he described is across between Chris Brown & Barry Debois.
Another nice day today with a mostly sunny day topping 19 degrees C.
Today I had to venture out as I needed groceries and toiletries.
Before I get these I purchased a ticket to attend the final day of the Good Foid & Wine Show. It took me longer then expected to get there as the Harbour Bridge was closed until 10.30 am to traffic ( including buses) due to the FIFA World Cup parade over the Harbour Bridge.( only 25 days left! )
What an exhausting day! I spent about $300 today on groceries at the Good Food & Wine Store Show - my biggest spend ever at any food & wine show or event. I was extra organised this year. I had a list of stalls I wanted to visit and a list of items I planned to purchase from each stall but even arriving at 11 am an hour after the show opened today, stock had already sold out or there was a limit on how many of an item you could purchase from some stalls. So this is what I purchased for $300 excluding any freebies or sampling. ( I did a lot less sampling this year then purchasing)
1. 2 x 1 L bottles of NZ cherry juice & a 2L goonbag in a carton of NZ blueberry juice from Eden it cost me $70. The 2 boys that run the stall at every food and wine show were there and recognized me. I just love their cherry juice but this time round am trying their blueberry juice in a goon bag. Unsure if they knew what a goon bag was - it's an Australian term only a alcoholic during the circa 1990s would know.
2. A huge loaf of seeded sourdough bread from Maison Cafe Bakery (not on my Good Food & Wine Show List but on my grocery list - I spotted it when I went to purchase a lamb pie from them as my first lunch . Not recommended - their lamb pie was pretty ordinary as the pastry wasn't the best, the service was far too slow - there was a long queue just for a pie which didn't need any preparation to order, cooking or reheating and they weren't that good at customer service skills, they were expensive for what you received. For $12.50 a loaf of bread - it was ok but it certainly not soughdough. The $8 pie I was hungry and if I had found El's fried chicken first i would have skipped the pie.
3. Provadorium - have I spelt it correctly? A box of mazipan mixed flavoured chocolates - on my list and a favourite! $20. I could not stop at one sample - I had 3 before purchasing!
4. Pure Mist Tasmainian water - out of large sparking bottles of water and only cans left so had to get 2 x 1 L still water from from GTG Living water which is Albanian water my second choice at $4 a bottle pricey but it tasted very pure when I sampled it. After spending $8 I was tempted to purchase the small bottles of favoured and plain sparkling water but decided not to - too pricey.
5. Cheese - there was not much left by the time I arrived at the Cheese Corner. Did not even sample any cheeses at all just purchased 2 small waxed round of onion and cumin seed cheese from Little Creek Cheeses ( I have purchased from them before ) .Done Another $30 or so spent.
4. Aquna Murray River cod - I wanted 2 packets as it is really difficult to find at Woolworths however even arriving and purchasing first thing upon arrival and picking up at the end of the day a limit of 1 pkt per person was imposed for Sunday. Oh bummer . I took what i could get but it was $13 same price as purchasing at Woolworths . I made sure I ate as many samples of it throughout the day as I could! Coated in rice flour why does it never taste as good as theirs when I make it at home?
5. Butter - on my list but I thought I had missed out as I thought the Copper Tree Farms stall was in the Cheese Corner but when I found the stall they advised me that in previous years they were but this year decided to be away from the cheeses. I purchased a block of unsalted culture butter after sampling the salted one. I didn't like the salted butter . At $6 a block it will go very well on my sourdough for breakfast tomorrow! Great customer service - they went out of their way to make me up an unsalted sample on a piece of bread as they had run out.
6. The Loose Goose - I have been purchasing their duck salami for years from different food and wine markets . This year they had a new citrus duck salami $20 which I sampled and purchased - not in that order though. I could not taste the citrus and I usually purchase the duck with juniper berries but its fine as I am planning to cook it like a Chinese Yung Cheng ( Raw Chinese dried duck liver sausage that has to be cooked) to flavour my dishes rather then eat it as charcuterie.
7. On my general grocery list was the largest bottle of olive oil I could find. Someone at the show must have olive oil. I thought Random Harvest would have but they only had flavoured bottles when I asked them . Towards tge end if my day I saw a stall at the south Australia stand and there were huge 750 ml bottles of mild classic and robust olive oil. Australian olive oil is my favourite so $20 later I have my 750 ml bottle of classic olive oil from Pendleton Estate .
8. An Alfajores (Argentinian Dulce de Leche Cookies) $4 for a snack after samplintheir sweet potato flavoured jellies.
9. El's Fried Chicken on my list as my lunch I walked around and could not find it but after asking where it was I found it at the end ofthe hall in a corner with a huge line. I ordered a classic burger without chips for $21. It was a long wait as I was number 49! Finally got my burger which was ok but too much mayo. The bun was cold but the chicken was hot and pretty good - needed hot sauce though! I could not finish it so it was breakfast the next morning - dam that lamb pie I had previously.
10. Finally add the online entry fee plus booking fee to the Good Food & Wine Show which was $36 & don't forget return public transport to/show approx $15.
It all adds up! I have probably forgottensome things but I think it is pretty comprehensive from memory.
At 12.45 pm I even managed to watch a cooking demonstration at the Harris Scarf Theatre ( refer my videos uploaded onto my YouTube Channel of Miguel - I just lined up really early with everyone else not knowing who I was going to watch cook. The story was it was suppose to be Justine Schofield but a swap had been made at the last minute between Miguel and Justine - you don't have time to watch more then 1 cooking demo so I just got this over with so I can shop eat and sample the rest of the day ) and have a lamb pie ( Maison Cafe Bakery) $8 and a fried chicken burger ( El's Fried Chicken) $21 for my 2 separate lunches .
I left at just after 4.30 pm as the show closes on it's last day today at 5 pm. Always stay till nearby the end as stalls give out freebies.
Let's see today I managed to get the following freebies
1. a can of Lyre non alcoholic flavoured soda ( malt & coke)
2. a packet of oat crackers ( walnut oat)
3. a packet of heart shaped mazipan chocolates (4 pkt)
4 a carton of Kara coconut milk
5. 5 different whole montague apples
6. a single Wittikers coconut chocolate
7. a Gruyere cheese mini stuffed plush cow ( which I ended up giving away to a little boy on the tram so happy to receive it from me and playing with it imnediately)
8. a small heart shaped tin of Australian almonds
9. do much sampling from Sodasmith ( lemon myrtle tonic - I hate tonic water but this was actually drinkable asthe lemon myrtle hid the tonic flavour & their other flavour fingelime a favourite over the lemon myrtle tonic ) , Marzipan Herzen which was on my list but i had no idea how good these flavoured marzipan chocolates were until I tried 3 different ones , Godiva Chocolates now i thought these were made in the US but nothe fancy individualky wrapped double chocolate one I sampled was made in Turkey?, cultured butter - move over Pepe Sayer my usual brand Copper Tree Farms has a lot more variety and was absolutely delicious, Modi apples and Montague apples ( Modi stall always runs out of apples before Montague - both apples delicious but i think Modi is my favourite!) I also managed to sample quite a lot of fish other non alcoholic beverages and my favourite charcuterie Goose on the Loose duck kangaroo venison salami ( I don't usually ēat cured meats but occassionally will eat the duck salami in this range as i believe these don't contain nitrates as additives).
Sunday at the show is usually quieter but this year it was hell! Apparently yesterday was the busiest and I am so glad I didn't go as there was quite a lot of intoxication going on.
The stall holders from feedback I heard were shocked at how busy the show actually was especially on the last day Sunday which traditionally is quieter ( which is why I attend on a Sunday most of the time) but people this year were acting as if there was no inflation, no sky high interest rates, no sky high petrol & energy costs and no sky high every other cost of living. They acted as if there was no mortgage stress or the threat of a recession. Life was just great at the Good Food & Wine Show this year and I have to admit I am glad I decided to give Melbourne's show a miss this year as Sydney's show at the ICC was pretty damn good this year!
News headlines today include
A man's body was found in the Yarra River last night spotted by diners at Southbank. The body floated down towards the Melbourne Exhibition snd convention Centre before police who were notified retrieved it to be identified and how it got there investigated.
A crackdown on social media fake news is being proposedto stop the lies and misinformation.
Cate Blanchett has the moves appearing on stage at Gladstonbury.
Trackwork on the Western rail lines are on again with rail replacement buses running.
The Harbour Bridge is shut until 10.30 am this morning to celebrate 25 days until the Womens FIFA World Cup comes to Sydney.
The Youth Crimes scheme which makes young offenders in QLD meet and apologise to their victims is not working as offenders don't show up to the scheme or just reoffend within 12 months. The amount of youth crime continues to increase in QLD.
Wagner mercenaries invades Putin in Moscow but atthe last minute call off their March. A good sign for Ukraine as it shows the breakdown/ split of the defense forces in Russia.
Canadian police have launched an investigation into the submersible accident. Criminal charges could be laid if it was found rules and regulations were broken .
Child obesity is becoming a big problem with an increase in the cases of diabetes in obese children.
Taylor Swift tickets go on sale tomorrow for Amex card hoolders
Swans thrashed the Eagles last night.
Monday 26th June 2023
Today is another catch up day for me. I have so much to do.
Rent for the next month paid in advance.
Blogg completed
News headlines today include
A severe weather warning for NSW with very windy gusts and a forecasted top in Sydney of 19 degrees c. Meanwhile in QLD there is a heatwave of 25 degrees C which will continue for about a week whilst flooding is occurring in Adelaide's Hopes Forest where dams have burst. Adelaide has had torrential rain for the past week.
Duchess Sarah Ferguson has been diagnosed with breast cancer . She has had surgery and discharged and recoveringat home.
Former Labor party member Simon Crean dies suddenly whilst overseas. He was 74.
The Voice referendum debatecontinues with statistics now indicating a shift towards the no vote of Australians. 43 yes 43 no and the balance undecided
Unions are demanding a 25% pay increase for childcare workers. If funding can't be found for this the tax payers will have to foot the bill or there will be a rise in fees for parents.
Is there a faction happening in Russia after yesterdays news of a possible coup of Putin and his government? Putin was seen ss weak and possibly a coward as he hid instead of faced up to the Wagner mercenaries leaving Belarus to deal with the situation. This may give Ukraine an advantage over the war with Russia as Zelenskiy gains support from world leaders.
Elton John has performed his final UK farewell concert at Glastonbury.
There was a gangland family faction at a Westfield Shopping Centre which later led to arrests by police in Sydney's Western suburbs.
