Thursday 1st February 2024
It's overcast & 28 degrees C today in Sydney.
Well Today I can sleep in and if not too jet lagged go to a volunteer digital mentoring session today.
However I have to try hard to get to tonight's GPO Tour that starts at 6 pm.
I decided to miss attending my first volunteer digital mentoring session this afternoon so I would not have to rush to get to the GPO tour at 6 pm in the city in time. Disappointment it was cancelled 30 minutes after it was about to start due to a no show of the guide. As per email I confirmed that I was attending earlier when I saw it had to be confirmed, I arrived 20 minutes earlier as per email ( which allowed me to have a toilet stop after finding my way to where the concierge desk was) and I waited with everyone else and wait and waited. By 6.30 pm a staff member from concierge announces tgat an emergency has come up with the guide and tgat she would not be able to make it in tonight to run the tour do it has been cancelled. An apology was issued and most of the others on tbis tour left without rescheduling - The 2 Japanese and 2 American visitors were very unlikely to reschedule however I stuck around a 2 Chinese ladies wanted to know if and how tgey could reschedule as tgey could not do so online as the tours were booked out for the next few weeks and tgey could not go one another tour after this. Do the concierge staff member went away and called the manager who offered to reschedule us on another tour in the coming week between Tuesday & Saturday) I originally chose Tuesday but then changed it to Saturday with the other 2 ladies as Tuesday is a volunteer digital mentoring day . Tge manager also offered us a complimentary drink at the bar or a tea as I mentioned that I don't drink and I don't think the other 2 Chinese l Aries did either from their reaction also declining , we were then offered a cake from the bar- this was nice so the manager disappeared again yo the bar and came back with 3 mystery cardboard takeaway boxes for us. So nice of her . We were told tgat she would out us on the Saturday tour at 11.45 am and tgat we will receive a confirmation email (which I did receive later that night.) We thanked her and left. Now this is what customer service is suppose to be like. Some companies do it much better then others.
After leaving I made a nd uploaded a video on how You was a little disappointed and apologising to my YouTube viewers for the cancellation . I had booked this tour over a month in advance and am still a lityle jet lagged but was determined to go on it . I am so glad tgat I could reschedule to go on it at such short notice ( I was already online about to rebook) .
Note : Only the 3 of us stuck around to ask question and about rescheduling to go on another tour. There others did not. If we didn't we would not have been able to rebook online for another 2 weeks or have received a complimentary drink tea or mystery cake to take away from the bar ( believe me the mystery cake was delicious & I took a photo of it as soon as I opened up the box outside the GPO curious as I knew it would not travel well and I was right it was a smashed cake by the time I arrived home to eat it!) .
After leaving the GPO building , I went straight to Samsung and preordered a new S24 Ultra black 1 Tb phone - I was there for quite a long time as it was really busy. I was asked if tgere was a timeline tgat I needed the phone by - no, the timeline has passed and it would have been nice if the phone was available for pre-order before I left for Canada! Tgen The Samsung staff member asked me which phone I wanted to trade in - Wait what ? Trade in ? I didn't mention anything about a trade in! I'm not trading in my old current Samsung phone which is about to die and I hope it will keep working until I get this new Sasmsung! It could be a while before I actually receive it - estimated end Feb .
After paying for it in full it was grocery shopping time - why is it so difficult to find items at Coles on my shopping list? And why is Coles so expensive compared to Woolworths?
Hone on the train and bus. My Opal card is down to $1.50 or Sso, My phone needs recharging again and I'm hungry and wanting to devour my muster cake.
I text a classmate and ask what I have to do to enrol in a cert 4 to continue my studies - I only got a few grunts - no information.
Sometimes I wonder how gen y z & alpha communicate these days.
News headlines today include
I haven't watched tv or news for the past 6 days as I d his not have access to a tv ( or any clocks or watches) So am catching up on news.
Trump could be banned from doing business in NY where he started doing business and even becoming bankrupt after it was found his sons overvalued his business in order to get better loan deals.
Ice Skating Team USA final got their gold medals after 2 years since the last Winter Olympics when the Russian skating team were disqualified after a doping scandal.
The Super bowl is coming and due to Taylor Swift there will be an increase in the female audience but don't expect major car brands to feature in this years super bowl commercials.
Back in Australia VIC Vline trains are striking again however rail replacement buses will run to minimise the disruption - What is this with public transport strikes they just had one in Vancouver with a further one possible?!
A 12 year old has safely tackled a snake by grabbing it and swinging it around when she spotted her pet guinea pig Maxibon locked in the snakes jaws trying to devour it.
Another domestic incident in Randwick where a son attack his mother in her 40s with a paint scraper. 2 trades men came to the rescue and made a citizens arrest. The mother has been hospitalised with stab wounds.
2 men have been arrested over a tobacco store fire bombing in Vic.
A 4 year old QLD boy has somehow managed to squeeze inside a claw machine playing with the stuffed toys.Tg ed only way to get him out was to break the glass of the machine.
Another interest rate hike after 13 consecutive rises is unlikely by the RBA as inflation has dropped dramatically although not to it's optimum of just above 2 % yet. If interest rates hold for this month, stage 3 tax cuts are also due which may relieve the pressure on mortgage holders and household expenses.
Friday 2nd February 2024
Another catch up do nothing day.
I started my enrolment to continue my ICT studies deciding on a Cert 4 in game development at St Leonards campus full time.
News headlines today include
7 time champion Louis Hamilton is to leave Mercedes after 11 years and join Ferrari in 2025. He hasn't won a race since 2021 and wants to win again
Another violent road rage incident in Western Sydney leaves 2 men in hospital
A major security breach where hundreds of sensitive details was handed over to a murderer in Victoria.
Ex Kirrilly cyclone dumps 10000 mm of rain causing flooding in QLD.
A fake patient scandal register is being investigated in Victoria
WA Vic and Qld's new Premiers call for interest rate cut for next week.
Last night's $200 million powerball jackpot last night has been won by 2 winners , one to a woman in NSW the other a mystery winner in QLD who was unregistered and still to come forward.
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Today I am hoping to go on the GPO Heritage Tour that was rescheduled for 11.45 am today.
Paid bills today and made an i trial enrolment to study towards a cert 4 in game development full time at St Leonards campus. This course idea not free or subsidies by the government it looks like but if you are on government income support it is subsidised but I still need to pay $240 so it is not free .
Picked up some more groceries at Wool w of the Town hall on my way home from the Heritage GPO tour. Forgot my shopping bag do had to purchase one !
Home and I emptied my rubbish to the bin ( The container bin is overflowing so just as well I did not separate my rubbish as strictly as I usually do ). I can't believe thst the occupant in unit 1 is suppose to put the bins out and pull them back in yet he doesn't put all the bins out or on the right day or pull them back in. I mentioned this and even the occupant in unit 3 mentioned this. We have bern taking turns putting the bins out or bring tgem back in - it makes me quite angry when I found out he was being paid to do this and return back to Sydney to find that the container bin is still so full overflowing in fact that I can't even put 1 bottle into it!
I do my 2 full loads of laundry as well.
Sleep early not really as I completed uploading most of the videos I had not uploaded yet - I think I missed a few still.
Catch up day tomorrow.
News headlines today include
Luna New Year celebrations started on 1st February and continues until 25th February 2024
In an unprecedented move Biden sanctions Isreali settlers in the West bank accused of attacking Palestinians. Meanwhile Trump is gaining popularity in his presidential campaign, it is still uncertain who will win in the November presidential race.
An early Spring has been declared gain as the ground hog again failed to see it's shadow on Ground Hog Day
All eyes are on a city killing 2008 os7 asteroid as it flies past earth which is thought to not hit Earth or cause any damage to cities but the closest aporoach for centuries.
Another Western Sydney car crash this time a whole street is closed off as investigations are underway to determine the cause of the amount of damage and why it occurred.
More cyclone & flood warnings for QLD
Peter Dutton will support stage 3 tax cuts and not get in the way of any changes to taxes.
Tay Tay's payday - only 2 weeks until her first Melbourne tour & $1.2 billion is expected to be injected into the Vic economy from food beverage accommodation etc sales during her visit .
Delta Goodrem honoured at G'Day USA as Aussie celebrities step out at the event.
Sunday 4th February 2024
No plans for today - my jetlag has finally caught up with me.
So windy and hot today.
Monday 5th February 2024
News headlines today include
Victoria is a scorcher today with a heatwave with some regions such as Mildura reaching 43 degrees C before falling to 16 degrees C tomorrow. Melbourne will hit 38 degrees C today .
Sydney's West meanwhile is set to hit 39 degrees C today! It will be 32 degrees today in Sydney.
The heatwave in Sydney will last until at least Tuesday however bringing with it possible showers.
Another cumyclone warning for QLD.
Imran Khan former cricketer & former Oakistanian PM is now facing an even further jail sentence for his illegal marriage , he was already in jail for corruption and selling gifts he received during his time in politics.
US retaliation threats could have disastrous consequences over the death of 3 US soldiers. New US strike in Yemen.
Don't panic Swifties, Taylor Swift will make it back in time to Las Vegas for the Superbowl to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce play. She will make the 12 hour flight straight after her concert in Japan and arrive comfortably in time for the game.
A hunt is on to find a man who stabbed a 70 year old grandmother who died in front of her 6 year old granddaughter in Ipswich. The muderer is still on the run.
A man has been arrested after an 11 hour siege in a unit in Sutry Hills where a mother and daughter were held up in.
Ben Cousins' new goal is to win dancing With The Stars with no previous dancing skills.
News headlines today include
A possible shower in Sydney today? It was the hottest night to sleep through last night with temperatures not dropping below 25 degrees! The East Coast continues to shelter. Sydney will be 33 degrees today before posdible showers and hotter out in the Western Sydney suburbs.
Meanwhile there has been another home invasion of a couple out in the Western suburbs of Sydney ( Austral) the burglars getting away with jewellery as the couple were threatened with knives.
A new QLD housing target to build new housing by a certain time frame is planned 6 per day for 22 years). Meanwhile a ban on rental bidding by rental property agents is planned to be implemented to stop renters who thought they had secured a rental property only to to lose it by being outbid by another rental applicant who was prepared to pay the rental property agent a higher rental amount above the advertised amount.
Prince Charles is out and about with Camila a week after treatment in hospital for an enlarged prostate.
An Excise Tax increase on alcohol to $101.85 / litre in line with inflation rates will mean a glass of beer will cost an extra 90 cents. Fuel also had an excuse tax increase. There is also a push to tax sugary drinks to encourage companies to reformulate their drinks to be healthier.
Another car crash involving a truck has occurred in Ashfield with the driver of the truck on the run after fleeing the scene.
A Melbourne Pride march has caused chaos where protestors gate crashed and police targetted
Strong support for the PM's tax cuts where 62 % of voters are happy with his changes to tax cuts but some say he should have kept his promise and implemented them sooner unchanged as Parliament resumes tbis week.
Russia & Australia are the only 2 countries that don't have a emission efficiency standard.
Queensland temperatures are 4 degrees C above average.
SA has it's first state funded 24/7 pharmacy which will be open 24 hours a day in order to easy the healthcare system.
A community vigil has been held for the Ipswich grandmother who was stabbed in front of her 6 year old granddaughter. 4 people have been arrested. The decrease's car was found abandoned.
Houthi rebels continue to attack ships in Red Sea and accuse the US for esculating the strikes. AA agrees with the US decision to stoke.
Facebook (Meta) turns 20.
The Grammy Awards are on with Kylie Minogue ( Kylie has just won the Gramny award for best pop dance & Troy Sivan nominated in a new category Best Pop Dance for Padum Padam with 6 nominations Go Kylie!) . Taylor Swift has a huge night at the Grammys with 6 nominations. She is flying solo tonight as her partner Trevor Kelce trains for the Superbowl .
There is a missing swimmer in Victoria when a group was caught in a rift. 2 managed to make it to shore.
AUS$ is 65.11 cents against the US$
Participants have taken part in an interesting marathon - a sauna marathon in Estonia .
The Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo has closed its doors for repairs for 3 years and it's collection to be removed due to roof damage.
There is an I crease I homelessness in the Eastern suburbs at Potts Point with around 19 people living outside an old cinema long term.
Another building company St Hilliers has gone into administration.
Ex Victoria Cross soldier Ben Roberts is back in court in appeal hearing for defamation war crimes case.
A Medical episode at Ashfield caused no trains to run for 2 hours to and from Strathfield along inner west line.
There is a push to ban e bikes in some properties and apartment blocks to avoid lithium batteries catching on fire.
Keith Timus aspiring rugby league player died of heat stroke.
Airport city has been revealed could take half a century to build named the City of Bradfield in Western Sydney. If construction does not pick up quicker the new Western Dydney Airport Aerotropolis will not get off the ground.
US is bracing for wild weather.
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Today was my first day back volunteering at HKCC as a digital mentor from 10 am - 11.30 am. There was no shortage of seniors wanting technical help but shortage of volunteers today so I am glad that I decided to make an effort to go today. The volunteer manager of the program had resigned back at the beginning of January whilst I was overseas and I did not find out until today which was lucky as she was dropping in today to say good bye to everyone eventhough she had officially finish her employment last week. They presented her with a bunch of flowers and I gave her the packet of coffee crisp eggs (all the way from Canada and had to keep in the fridge along with all the other chocolates due to the heat waves we have been having in Sydney) I had intended to give to her.
I counted the amount of videos I uploaded onto my YouTube chanbel whilst overseas and it was around 250! My phone is dying - both my Motarola and my Samsung external and internal storage is full, My Google drive is full so I can't wait to get my 1 Tb Samsung S24 Ultra! ( I predict that this phone will be dead in 6 months - a year!)
After the digital mentoring session it is a fro dry shop at the IGA at St and a walk to TAFE St Leonards to finalise my enrolment that starts tomorrow. I missed the orientation on Monday as I received the timetable too late.
I did not complete my cert 3 in ICT it looks like do I have to do something about it
Home to prepare for my first day at TAFE.
News headlines today includes
King Charles has cancer which was detected after a stay in hospital for surgery on an enlarged prostate It is unclear what type of cancer he has but not prostate cancer. He will postpone all public duties as he undergoes treatment. Harry is on his way to be with his father. William returns to work after being by Kate's side since she was hospitalised and recovering from abdominal surgery.
Princess Mary Donaldson has celebrated her first birthday since becoming Queen.
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Checked my YouTube channel and some of my views have disappeared from one of the 2 recently uploaded videos since yesterday. Can this actually happen? Does not matter.
First day of class Am I prepared? Do I know where to go? No. All I know classes start at 10 am and don't end until 7 pm tonight with only 30 minute breaks in between each class.
I show up and the entire class is guys. Wherr are the girls in this course - surely there is st least one - yes one but she is doing game programming. And there was another and they are doing game programming. I do meet 3 other girls later when I volunteered to swap classes to group B from group A group A was full but group B only had 4 people in it. Numbers of enrolment dropped as the government decided after a few years of subsidised fee free courses pulled it's funding so yes I had to pay for my course but it was still subsidised by the government if you are on benefits. Who is going to pay upto $12000 or more for a full time 4 month cert 4 course at TAFE? Who can afford this at the moment? TAFE is also waiting to see how many decide not to coninue after the first few weeks of commencing tgeir courses. One of the problems is t the process to change courses and apply for prior recognised learning.
I am so tired and by 7.30 pm I don't feel like dinner and there is nothing good on tv so I watch a little of Australian Idol and go to sleep. Still really throughout the night. I did not sleep well.
News headlines today include
King Charles has been seen for the first time since the cancer diagnosis. Harry has flown to see King Charles at Clarence House and spent a brief time ( 45 minutes with him) with him after hearing about his father's cancer diagnosis. No time for a reunion with brother William .The King has been having outpatient treatment in London. What I want to know is what about his security e who is protecting him whilst he is in the UK after all of his legal issues with it? Oh more details appear and he had a police escort- it does not seem he will be going to Sandringham to spend more time with his father or meet up with his brother)
It is the 4th day of a search for a missing woman who disappeared after going a run near Ballarat. The family had requested and extension of the search.
Interest rates remain on hold by the RBA however there are likely to be future interest rate hikes as the inflation rste continues to stablise and remain around the 4% mark, the RBA thinks it is still a long way off the 2 -3 % rate that it should be at and that holidays food drinks Taylor Swift tickets etc are still to expensive.
A bunch of cute panda cubs in China have been rounded up for a photoshoot to celebrate Luna New Year.
Trump has a double blow as he tries to claim immunity for crimes for Jan 6 case due to his presidential position but is rejected.
Taylor Swift fans have been warned to stay away from outside the concert venues in Melbourne to ensure concert patrons they can move around safely so no ticket no entry and there will not be any live sites or entertainment outside of the concert venues for fans that did not manage to secure a ticket to try an dd listen in on the concert from a distance. Meanwhile even the RBA governor makes a comment tgat Taylor Swift effects the Australian economy (some Australians forked out AUS$1200 for a Taylor Swift ticket ! Talk about inflation - that would take a bit of sacrificing some living expenses to pay for that!)
The Former Fiji PM has been arrested and in police custody for " abuse of office charge"
A 16 teenager has been arrested for the murder of Vyleen White the grand mother murdered in front of her 6 year old grandaughter whilst out shopping.
Leann Rimes is to join "The Voice" In Australia along Guy Sabastian Adam Lambert & Kate Miller Heidke.
Thursday 8th February 2024
Well I survived day 1 of the game development course but I am still unconvinced that this is the course for me - maybe I should be in the other course ie the game programming course.
Let's see what today is like and tomorrow before withdrawing.
Today is another long day it starts at 10 am and finishes at 4.30 pm but it does not mention any lunch break!
Please refer to my YouTube video uploaded in description for details of what I did today.
News headlines today include
Overcast and a top of around 24 degrees C today
Prince William returns to work 3 weeks after taking time off after Kate had abdominal surgery and Prince Harry heads home to the US without seeing his brother.
A freak accident on an Adelaide soccer field where a giant 10 tonne gum tree previously inspected as safe , has fallen and crushed a 20 year old shaing under it to death. She was unable to be revived by paramedics.
The statute of Cook that was vandalised over Australia Day protests and cut off at the legs in St Kilda is planned to be removed repaired and relocated .
Sydney is full of celebrities at the moment - Pink walking around Bondi , one of the Kardashians trying out some pies at Bondi and Tay Tay due to arrive as preparations are being made for her Eras concert tours later this month out at Homebush Accor stadium. Also in Sydney Henry Winkler ( The Fonz) & Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham) who met up.
Celine Dion has sung in public making a surprise appearance at the Grammys for the first time in 4 years and she still has it after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome.
Countdown for Luna New Year with huge celebrations in Australia.
Missing Ballerat mother Samantha Murphy enters it's 4th/5th day and has become suspicious.
Ankle bracelets to track juveniles who have commited crimes proposed.
Workers to be protected with no after work hour calls from employers
A ceasefire plan has been rejected by Iseralian PM
Complaints to MyPlates over a number plate that reads OCT7TH have been lodged. The question is was this number plate innocent and just someone's birthday or hate relating to the attack on 7th Oct ?
NRL players are in a last minute rush for visas to travel to the USA in order to make it in time for the Games in Las Vagas.
Billy Joel released a new song Turn The Lights Back On for the first time in 17 years
Friday 9th February 2024
19 degrees C in the night and rain possible.
News headlines today include
Disconnect Law blunder now mean employers can now face penalties and even go to jail if they unressonably contact employees after work hours. Labor is scrambling to fix the disconnect laws.
Melbourne's East has faced a second earthquake 4.3 in magnitude at 12.41 am waking residents in Leongotha after a smaller one of 3.3 magnitude just days ago. There are reports residents as far as Alice Springs felt the tremors.
The "Ban the G - string bikinis on the Gold Coast" push continues with protests and which the Mayor of the Gold Coast has already advised is an issue that he will not get involved in and stay away from.
Pinks concerts continue in Sydney.
A guard on a train has fall from a carriage in Burwood causing commuter chaos on the Northern & Inner Western line. He was treated for leg injuries at the scene.
Another Melbourne tobacco store fire.
Trump is back in the news again. Meanwhile Biden's age and memory problems are being questioned and how he may have forgotten about do gents he still retained in his Delaware home f from his Vice President years.
An Adelaide hotel has been ram raided again a year after the last one.
A Frenchman secure a record for the world's tallest match stick structure only to be advised that he was denied (rejected/disqualified) the record of using the most match sticks due to him using the wrong type of match sticks ( he removed the heads of them) . The Guinness Book of Records has since advised that they were a little tough on this criteria and reversed their discussion???
There is a push for Kanye West to be banned from entering Australia due to his anti semitic comments. The push has been quashed as he is already in Australia with his new Melbourne born wife .
New smart glasses on the market. How good are they and what about privacy concerns?
Usher is performing at the Superbowl .Rumours are of new album new single being released . Performing at the Superbowl is unpaid however is a big marketing opportunity for the performer therefore the performer has to get their performance spot on. Back up dancers are paid along with other expenses.
Homicide squad likely to join police search and investigation after an emotional please by daughter of missing Ballarat mother.
The push for GPS trackers on youth offenders in QLD continued with QLD police commissioner calling the state government to introduce this law.
Icelands volcano erupts for the 3rd time in a month very close to the blue lagoon thermal pools a tourist attraction which was evacuated.
There has been a $13.5 million vape supply raid made by Border force around Sydney.
Camilia has made a public speech for the first time in public since the Kings diagnosis thanking well wishers. She attended royal duties solo. Meanwhile Princess Anne shares a cake cutting joke to lighten the mood.
A woman was lucky to escape death while she was standing next to her car talking to a friend when an out of control car hit her sending her flying. She has serious leg injuries but is in a stable condition in hospital . The driver who crashed into her in his out of control car is also in hospital being drug tested and is thought to have had a medical episode. The woman's friend was shakened but uninjured.
Plans to introduce medicinal cannabis.
Enhanced Games - the controversial drug Olympic is on.
Former PM John Howard 84 years old has had a hall named after him at his former school he attended 68 years so.
Surcharges on cards have cost consumers billions of dollars where cash is no longer king . One retailer is encouraging customers to pay in cash whilst another has been charging customers a surcharge for paying in cash which has since ceased.
Boeing Killer drones designed in Australia to be manufactured in Australia and exported to Australian allied countries.
The RBA thinks the first interest rate cuts could be as early as May hhowever a more realistic timeframe may not be until September .
The AUS$ is a little weaker today called just below the $0.65 mark against the US$.
Saturday 10th February 2024
News headlines today include
A Very overcast day today, it rained quite heavily overnight into the morning. A top of 22 degrees C and more rain today.
More deadly strikes on Gaza
OJ Simpson has bern diagnosed with prostate cancer
The Superbowl excitement is building as the 58th Superbowl is just days away. Monday morning 10am Sydney time
Concerns continue over whether President Biden is fit to run for another presidential term . Too old and with indications that his memory is failing him are becoming noticeable during his current term as president.
An pregnant fan went into labor during Pink's concert last night.
Margot To bus has visited sick children in her hometown ahead of yet another awards ceremony night on the Gold Coast.
There is an increase in school refusal dye to but I typical diagnosis and the difficulty of returning to a classroom face to face from an online learning environment during COVID.
New concussion guidelines are in place for sporting codes but there is no legal requirements yet. 21 days after a concussion to let a brain recover before returning to a sport is under the guidelines however this is not mandated.
Sunday
Margot Robbie was honoured for best international actor at the AACTA awards overnight on the Gold Coast with Cate Blanchard and Rebel Wilson also present.
The tobacco wars continue with another 2 tobacco stores were targeted and fire bombed before criminals escaped in a getaway car in Victoria.
A fire at a Subiaco WA childcare Centre has left parents scrambling to find alternative childcare centre placements for their children.
Jimmy Barnes is recovering and building up his fitness and strength after his bacterial infection and open heart surgery , enough to return to performing at Bluesfest in March He admitted at one stage to his wife Jane that he may not be able to make it through his 6 hour open heart surgery as there was a 20% risk but he received a surprise call from John Farnham which lifted his spirits.
The countdown is on to the 58th Superbowl where the Kanas Chiefs play against the 49ers. There is actually an Australian playing for the 49ers at the Superbowl , he played last year but the team did not win so if the 49ers win tbis year it will be history making for an Australian. All eyes are on whether Tay Tay will make it to the Superbowl in time which is sold out (tickets can still be purchased from scalpers for quite a few thousand dollars) as she performed her concerts in Japan and flys back to Las Vagas hoping to make it in time to make an appearance at the game to watch then meet up afterwards with her love Travis Kelce ( and the Kelce family of course) play.
Princess Kate who was last seen on Christmas Day and not seen for 13 days since being admitted to hospital for abdomi am surgery has been seen for the first time on her way for a holiday with her kids so they will be close to the King as he continues to undergo Cancer treatment.
At least 16 children have presented to hospital sick from exposure to high levels Carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide poisoning after a ice hockey competition at the Adelaide ice skating arena acter midnight. The cause of the gas poisoning is being investigated . ( I've been to this ice skating rink and if it is the same building, it is really old and used to be an indoor "snow dome" which I included an artifically crested ski hill decommissioned decades ago but where the structures still remsin inside)
Biden will be 81 if he wins the next presidential election and 86 by the time he finishes his term. There is a great discusdion and comparison between the Trump and Biden cases of confidential documents found at tgeir places of residency. Biden unlike Trump is bveing seen as innocent due to his failing memiry and age whereas Trump is just viewed as a criminal corrupt dishonest etc.
Polly Waffle is making a come back after being discontinued however not in its original log bar cylinder form but in bite size pieces packets.
Monday 12th February 2024
Today I chased a few things up and watched the Superbowl. A nail biting game but rather boring - Chiefs won and that was all that mattered no not really poor Australian still not in the history books yet as the 49ers lost. Tay Tay & Kelce party into the night after the game dancing to her song Love Story
My ex class mate randomly messaged me constantly today. I hate it when he does because he is so vague and I can never understand his responses.
Sydney is sunny this morning but dry after a pleasant day yesterday reaching 28 or 29 degrees C today - hot! At least Sydney is not having the snap heat waves Victoria and South Australia are having today.
No sleeping in this morning. Things to do , places to be etc.
After the Superbowl ended after 2 pm ( it started around 10 am Australian time today) I headed off to the city determined to return with my preordered pre paid Samsung S24 ultra black 1 Tb phone with acccessories.After 12 days of not hearing anything from the Samsung store I pre order from
News headlines today include
Happy Superbowl Day! All eyes are on Las Vegas this morning as it is just hours until Superbowl 58 Game starts. ( live from 10 am - who will win the Kanas Chiefs or the 49ers?, will Tay Tay make it to the game? apparently sbe has landed in Las Vagas etc) Release the Superbowl ads - it costs $10 million for a 10 second ad during the Superbowl . Taylor Swift has made it to the Superbowl and was seen in what look like a sparkling black outfit matching her partners ( Travis Kelce) when arriving back in US but at the Superbowl she arrived with her mum and bestie and an entourage in a red outfit to support the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile new Superbowl commercials have been shown ( The best ones).
Bounce announced Act 2 of Renaissance and 2 new singles which was a surprise at the Superbowl.
There is a push to overhaul the price of airport train fares in QLD and say it will be unaffordable by the 2032 Olympics if they are not overhauled.
Prince Charles has been seen out and about attending a Sunday church service for the first time dince his cancer fiagnois and whilst receiving treatment for his cancer.
On Fri Sat & Sat Melbourne's public transport will be pushed to the limit to get people to and from Tay Tays concert. Sydney's public transport was in chaos during Pinks' concerts and bought to a halt leaving commuters stranded waiting for a train for hours recently.
A high speed rollover on Campbelltown has left the driver in a critical condition . Meanwhile a woman was drink driving and involved in an accident in Parramatta and another separate motor cycle accident has happened in Punchbowl in Western Sydney where police suspect is targeted. Yet another high speed car chase by police involving road spikes deployed at Toongabbie has seen 7 youths arrested after police persued the mv all the way from the Central Coast of NSW. Brisbane has also had another 2 separate accidents where one of the accidents involved a motor vehicle crashed into an ambulance. Victoria also saw a mv crash killing a woman and the driver running from the scene only to be stopped by police in Melbourne's South East.
A top cop the police commissioner in QLD is to attend a youth crime summit addressing state cabinet to be given more powers to tackle the uncontrolled increase in youth crime.
An ice surfacing machines' internal combustion engine is thought to be the cause of the gas poisoning of at least 16 people yesterday at Adelaides ice rink IceArenaA. The rink was closed down for investigations but will reopen today.
The explaination of Barnaby Joyce found and videos on the ground talking on the phone after a night out has been explained by a tripped and fall.
Coles has asked suppliers to drop them prices after being accused of price gouging to pass savings onto consumers ( Coles is my preferred supermarket but why are they always so much expensive then Woolworths?)
Victoria and Adelaide are both experiencing a heatwave with temps of upto 35 degrees in Victoria and upto 39 degrees C in Adelaide.
Asbestos has been found in Liverpool West school. Meanwhile one third of school children have failed to read and write at an accepable level.
There is a crackdown from bosses to end flexible working conditions as new laws for non contact by employers after hours are implemented arguing that employment conditions is a 2 way street.
An adult McHappy meal will be available from Feb 14th. ( in time for Valentines Day) . The meal includes a villain character & a collectable toy.
A man competing in an annual water skiing completion has been killed - The 7th person to die whilst competing in it's completions history which shut the competition down.
The police search has been scaled back for missing Ballerat mother over 6 days since she went missing due to lack of information.
Tuesday 13th February 2024
It was a really hot morning as I made my way to my volunteer digital mentoring session between 10 am - 11.30 am. I am beginning to enjoy this more eventhough I always enjoyed these sessions. I need to be less afaid of trying to assist Iphone and iPad users just because I only use Windows and Android systems. Tgere should be equivalents.
Afterwards I topped up my Opal card and paid my PO Box at Bondi Junction. I also did a few other things with a stop off at one of my favourite sushi places in the Eastgate Shopping Centre on the ground floor . I don't travel out to the Eastern suburbs much so going to and eating at places thst are not available in the Northern suburbs is a treat.
Home and it is a talk to my neighbour in # 3 who had another jolt to his already injured back from an Uber ride back home from an appointment. He says he is in pain and on a concoction of pain meds which he keeps insisting he hates taming as tgey make him hallucinate. I mention thst tge bins are full again and were not taken out on Monday night. by whoever is being paid to take them out each week and showed my neighbour the rubbish level in the bins. I had not even looked in the main red bin which was almost full when I lifted the lid with my neighbour.
News headlines today include
A Srilankan Airlines plane catches on fire on the tarmac in Melbourne. all passengers evacuated uninjured and the cause was found to be a faulty air conditioner.
A man has turned himself into police after hitting a 27 year old autistic man and running from the accident scene.
The 149 free immigration detainees is under discussion again. No detainees with criminal records have been placed back into detention but the government is still considering laws to do so.
Ushers half time entertainment at the Superbowl didn't seem to have the wow factor past Superbowl half time performers had but the audience way surpassed last years performance by Rhianna with her surprise pregnancy reveal. Ushers performance included a few guest performers such as Alicia Keys.
Wild weather continues around Australia with Qld bracing for a possible 3rd tropical cyclone and Vic under total fire bans with bush fire warnings.
More then 30 locations around Sydney has been found to be contaminated with asbestos mulch after Liverpool West School was found to be contaminated. Students are learning from home and it is unclear now how many more locations around Sydney have been contaminated with the asbestos mulch.
Wednesday 24th February 2024
Happy Valentine's Day
Oh great I have classes and it could storm and is so j hot.
Classes all day from 10 am - 7 pm today . Wednesday's are hell because the entire day is taken up travelling to and from college them attending classes all day with only 1.5 hours total breaks ( barely 30 minutes x 3)
News headlines today include
Sydney will experience possible storms and temperatures of 30 degrees C today which comes after Melbourne's wild weather.
Victoria is in the dark (a microburst) as a wild storm wind and heat knocked down 9 power transmission towers resulting in 280 000 residents left without power. This happened around 2 pm and caused traffic and transport commuter chaos especially pickup time Wild thunder storms in Melbourne's South West with bursts of heavy rain and hail damaging everything in its path and a heat wave with temperatures upto 49 degrees cyclonic winds and bush fires in other regional areas of Victoria. 39 homes were destroyed and 5 fire officers injured in a burnover in Western Victoria. There are still fire alerts around these areas.
After an ugly brawl ( Reynolds & Carrighan) it is unclear whether 2 Broncco players will be allowed to travel to Las Vegas to play in a major NRL tournament. They remain confident that the 2 will still make it to be allowed to play in Las Vegas.
A senior police officer has been suspended for doing his job with directions by raming into a stolen car in order to stop youth crime.
Fresh food tax changes to be reduced to help farmers after Labour atlers the biosecurity levy.
The discussion over whether Barnaby Joyce should take time off for his his problem after an embarrassing moment where he was videoed on the ground after falling off a planter box seat and explaining how he had a reaction to mixing medication and alcohol together continues. Dutton and Littleproud both encouraged him to take leave and he intends to do so.
Customers have spent a whopping 107 hours waiting on the phone in hold waiting for support which wirks out to be an average of about 20 hours per person.
32 parks will be examined around Sydney as the investigation into the asbestos contamination mulch continues. Residents are advised to stay away from munched areas a d under trees until the investigations are complete with high usage parks being priority in the investigations . 7 schools have been identified today as having been supplied with the contaminated mulch. Students and teachers have bern warned to stay away from garden beds as schools remain open except for one.
Adelaide fringe festival starts streets closed and police will be present.
A gilded statue in Paris is to be restored in time for the Olympics.
A rare one horned rhino has been born and on display in France .
The family dog Ruby of missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy is also missing as the search is scaled back. It is possible that she is still alive in the bush provided she has fresh water she could survive upto a month.
Queensland has a measles alert from 7th February 2024.
The Dow Jones nosedive with after affects that ciuld reach Australia.
Another home attack of an 80 plus year old resident by a 16 year old where another resident was also attacked in the neighbourhood
Thursday 15th February 2024
Rainfalls & only a top of 22 degrees C was reached today in Sydney.
Struggling just durvi ing classes all day today
Transmission towers were knocked down during the storms and 127 000 still remain without power as storms continue in parts of Victoria. It could take weeks to restore power to some homes particularly in East Victoria. Trolleys of diary had to be thrown Oout from a Coles. 4 hospitals are still using generators . One fatmer has been killed whilst working outside during the storm. Meanwhile bush fires continue to burn in other regions of Victoria.
Pink as a party of 8 were denied entry into a Manly Sailing Club when she forgot to bring her ID to identify who she was. Instead of being a diva about it she just left without fuss understanding that the club has to follow a set of policies and procedures to allow patrons I to their club..
Taylor Swift has just touched down in Melbourne ahead of her series of tours .
A SA female jockey that fell off her horse is in an induced coma in a critical condition in hospital.
King Charles may be receiving treatment a d recovering but Canola is out and about with royal duties seen at an art gallery.
Liverpool West Public School continues to remain closed due to asbestos contamination found in mulch as the investigation continues around Sydney to investigate all other contaminated venues.
10 days after Ballarat woman disappeared wbilst going for a run, police have entered a new stage of the investigation and now treating it as suspicious.
Lisa Wilkinson's legal case against the Lehrman defamation case has been won by her but the question remains who will be paying her legal fees as she hired her own lawyers when the channel 10s legal team was taking too long and not acting in her interest. Now channel ten will have to pay her million dollar legal fees.
As Tay Tay stays in her suite staying up all might to watch the Chiefs victory parade news emerges that shots have been fired during the Chiefs victory parade in Kansas City as the team arrives back to tgeir hometown. Hundreds of people are out and about lined up to see the team members.
40 years since Torville & Dean won Olympic Gold in Sarajevo ( ice skating) , they have recreated their routine with a tour and announced their retirement next year bringing their 50 year partnership to a close.
Another craft brewery i SA has gone into administration making it the second beer compsny to go into administration this year and the 4th in total.
The Seven Network has shown an increase in their audience viewing.
AA gets a yes from his partner to his proposal .
A car has burst into flames in a tunnel.
Australia's unemployment just rose to 4.1% a 2 year high due to a strong increase in immigration.
Hospitals may go on strike on 29th February .
Friday 16th February 2024
So tired but I ha e classes again all day today
Kourtney Kardasbian was reunited with Travis Baker at a theme park in Sydney after not being able to soend Valentines day with bim due to him performing.
Melbourne is lit up ahead of Tay Tay 's first concert tonight on her tour. Chai cookies and friendship bands .....
Sydney will be 27 degrees C and ran y today.
A taskforce is tracing the source of asbestos contamination which could spread to people's backyards. 40 more sites around Sydney have been found to have been contaminated with this mulch as Liverpool West Public School shut down until the contamination has been removed.
Queensland is under flood warning as more then a months rain fell in 3 hours.. Meanwhile Sydney also hit by train and folded with SES calls.
The Sussexes are visiting Vancouver ahead of the Invictus Games visiting a Winter sports training facility hoping to expand the games to include Winter sports. Their website Archwell Foundatio has been closed down and rebranded to include Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The QLD police commissioner is under backslashes from police officers due to the stress on the police force from trying to stop the increase in youth crime which is out of control. Some calling in sick as they don't want to deal with the constant youth crime and risking their lives whilst out on duty. The use ttacking devices for youth offenders are still being debated.
The job market continues to cool down. RBA rate hikes are impacting employment according to ecoomists.
55 000 people are still without power in Victoria but could receive so ocomcpoensation from insurance companies.
Saturday 17th February 2024
Today was a do nothing day. The red bins yellow bin and blue bins are all full so when I went to put my rubbish into the red bins last night I just put it in one of the smaller red ones as all of them were already full. The yellow bin was full of cardboard and paper mixed in with containers bottles and cans and the blue bin was mixed with the same sort of rubbish as well. This has got to stop.
2 bodies found in a house 4 km from Ballarat
Donald Trump banned from doing business in NY for 3 years a fined half a billion Australian dollars for falsifying business documents This will affect his run for presidency.
QLD mayors are furious about not given enough warning by beareau of meteorology of storms and flooding. Updates in software
A child returning from overseas has tested positive to measles in Adelaide and unvaccinated residents that may have come into contact with the child at locations they were at to watch out for symptom and get test/vacinated.
16 500 are now still left without power in Victoria a drop from yezterday. Neanwhile morr then 30 homes have been destroyed from bush ries in Western Victoria as residents start to retu r n to the area to assess the damage after the fires.
AI images can now be generated to look life like from any text typed into a text box.
96000 fans attended Tay Tay first concert at the MCG last night. Meanwhile asbestos testing is being performed at Accor Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park ahead of Tay Tay's sydney concerts. None has been found so far. 32 sites have tested positive to asbestos including Sydney uni ( TAFE St Leonards should be tested as there is a lot of gardens & trees around that campus )
Borderforce in Western Australia has intercepted a boat full of about 30 asylum seekers that arrived in WA on Friday.
First sometimes foods such as fairy bread and sausage rolls were banned in canteens now tge ham and cheese toasted sandwich is being banned.
Alexi Navalny opposition leader who was previously poishoned but recovered and who has been in prison since 2021 for challenging Putin's rule has died suddenly in prison. Found dead after feeling ill he has urged Russians to continue the fight against Putin even after his death. US Biden blames Putin for his death. His body is now disappeared so the real cause of death is unknown and may never be known. His body has since been found in the morgue however won't be released until a full autopsy has been performed. His body had bruises to his head and chest however the cause of death was still said to be a seizure and SDS ( sudden death syndrome).
Harry had a brief 4 minute interview appearing curt and icey answering questions whilst promoting the upcoming Invictus Games in Vancouver/Whistler Canada knowing questions would arise about h his father's cancer diagnosis and his relationship and recent reunion with him.
Sunday 18th February 2024
With absolutely no groceries left I went for my weekly shop but not after trying to do a return and earn. I went via Chatswood but knew my chances of being able to recycle my 10 bottles in return for $1 were almost none on a Sunday afternoon. So I tried the convenience store near the bus stop at the back of Chatswood but it was closed ( back to not opening over weekends again). Then I walked all the way to the back of Westfield Chatswood and one machine was full and the other one occupied by an old man with shopping trolleys fill of plastic and glass bottles as well as cans so I knew my entire afternoon would be wasted waiting for him to finish and even a chance that the machine he was using would fill up just before I went to use it ( this always happens to me ) .
I decide to try the 2 machines out at Mcquarie Shopping Centre but what do I discover when I decide to travel out there on the Metro? Tgere is trackwork yet again every single time I decide to go out to Macquarie Shopping Centre there is trackwork so I have to take the bus from the back of Chatswood which takes forever or use the rail replacement buses which also take longer and do not stop right at the shopping centre but around the corner but still close enough.
When I arrive at Macquarie Shopping Centre and go straight to the Return & Earn Machines in the corner of the parking lot,There was a long queue which only grew as I was waiting . It was not humid and looked as if it was going to rain but didn't whilst I was there and the place stank!!!!This was because people left trolleys boxes and garbage bags full of rejected bottles the machine refused to recycle and cans that the machine refused to recycle that were unrinsed or washed and straight out of rubbish bins around the parking lot. There were people that were just plain racist rude and nasty at the recycling machines - just disgraceful & disrespectful people don't act like this in Chatswood. This older woman made a comment to an old mainland Chinese woman who had just finished recycling because she left her garbage bag of rejected bottles and cans in one of several trolleys also filled with rubbish that because of people from her country doing what she did now is how we got the Corona Virus. The old woman's response as she walked away was cursing her back in Mandarin and eventhough I don't speak read or understand Mandarin I knew exactly what she said to the other older woman. I will put it in a simple translation which was something along the lines of " Damn you, Go to hell you old bag!"
So I waited for at least 30 minutes before it was my turn and what happens? The machine decides to have a malfunction and shuts down for upto 10 minutes before restarting again. there is no button to restart or call for help which there should be but another lady waiting her turn near the middle to end of the queue now which was still growing made a rude comment to me now for putting the bottles in and not waiting for it to restart. I hope I never have to return to this machine as people are just so rude. As soon as the machine restarted it only took me a few minutes to load my bottles into the machine and grab my 2 separate vouchers ( 2 different machines one for glass only and one for plastics & cans - the glass is always less popular to use) I was off - hardly holding up the queue whilst the old man next to me was still loading his trolleys full of plastic cans and bottles .He still had a bag of glass bottles to go.
Thank goodness that was over and done with. Was it worth coming all the way out here just for a dollar? Yes as I had to go to Big W and Coles/Woolworths to do a weekly grocery haul. Chatswood has a rather small Woolworths only and the larger Coles is too far down the other end of Chatswood to lug huge amounts of groceries back to the other side of the station. I need to find a lidded collapable wheelie cube I am now seeing amongst the young Asian population instead of the old shopping trolleys around Chatswood which are becoming passe and still used by some older Asians. More common now and I think it is an overseas trend are people purchasing from k mart those( I think they are called wagons) that fit 2 toddlers in as well as everything else that parents push and pull everywhere to lug heavy stuff in from one end of Chatswood to the other . They look easy to manouver around but I don't think they are as easy or fit onto public transport as prams are.
A quick bite to eat - could not decide as so much good food to eat there so just went for fried rice with honey chicken.
It was late and all the shops were closing so straight to Big W to purchase a few items none on my list as unavailable before only enough time to do a single shop at Coles with no more space in my backpack or 2 shopping bags. Home but the bus directly home was no longer running and only comes hourly throughout the weekend. However just as I was waiting a 259 shows up to the back of Chatswood- yay it m at take longer and I need to transfer but that's ok better then waiting down the road around the corner for the Metro replacement bus.
The sound of birds around Chatswood in certain trees is deafening - I don't know what type of birds they are or what type of trees tgey like to hang around in but this particular tree right at the bus stop was full of birds. The tree looked as if it was infested with bats but they were definitely very loud birds. Was it mating time? Were they speed dating again trying to find their perfect match? Who knows.
News headlines today include
Can Trump afford to pay his fines and legals of the equivalent of over half a billion AUS$ in 28 days? Apparently he can? A fire sale of his golf courses? Has he got the cash available? ( apparently he has over US$400 million available in cash)Will the appeal process skow the process down? What about the reappearance of Stormy Daniels? Will this affect his run for presidency? Who knows. Meanwhile questions remain with who is fit to become the next president of the US with Donald Trump dealing with legal battles and corruption charges , Biden has been branded too old to run with increasing emphasis on his failing memory deeming him unfit to run for another presidency term. So are there alternatives - no not really - how about the vice president nope not likely. Anyone else putting their hand up nope not really, they are actually opting out.
A Gold Coast family their way to Dubbo on a mother & daughters road trip to see a Tay Tay concert has ended in tragedy from a mv accident when the car crashed into a truck. A Go Fund me page has been set up to help the family. A 16 year old teenager has died and her 10 year old sister is on a serious condition in hospital with a suspected brain injury.
A second group of asylum seekers has been found in remote WA and will be taken to Naru along with the first group of 30 asylum seekers that were found previously.
A plan is being proposed to split up the Olympic Games in Brisbane to be held in different regions of QLD. An unlikely proposal to go ahead due to Victoria's Commonwealth Game fiasco and cancellation and also the cost and feasibility of travel for visiting international Olympic athletes .
Higher Nursing home fees to make up shortfalls in aged care are proposed.
Ariana joins Mariah in a remix .
Robert Irwin has announced he has split up with his girl friend in a joint statement. She was related to the late Heath Ledger and was working at Australia Zoo whilst dating Irwin.
Hopes that missing Ballarat mother ,now missing for 2 weeks now with no leads ,may still be alive.
Tay Tay gifts a signed black cap to a hand picked fan. She performs her last 3rd concert tonight before heading to Sydney.
Monday
A top of 25 degrees C today overcast and possible showers later this evening.
These possible showers end up being severe thunder storms which cut off the Northern and Western rail lines between Gordon and N North Sydney and North Sydney to the city. Floods and the thunder and lightening strikes are so close and frequent I did not venture out today. I had an appointment at Samsung at 5.30 pm today but did not go. Too scared and knew I would have trouble getting to from the city due to public transport cancellation and delays.
King Charles has been seen at a church service again whilst continuing his treatment for cancer. Meanwhile William has been flying solo attending the BAFTAS ( yep it's award season around the world ) whilst Kate continues to recover from abdominal surgery. Cate Blanchet was her stand in sitting next to William. Whilst Magot Robbie was up for an award for Barbie and also as a producer but in the end misses out on yet another award for Barbie.
The asylum seekers that were found in Pendle Bay & Beagle Bay in remote WA have been put on a plane and sent straight to Naru with only a brief stop in Brisbane. The government has be been accused of being soft on people smugglers and asylum seekers trying to evade borderforce security in Australian waters. The opposition says this was a "test" for people smugglers.
It is the first time the pastor the sole survivor has spoken publicly for the first time since the mushroom poisoning incident that killed his wife and 2 others in Victoria. He spent 20 minutes with his congregation saying he had a tough week with the celebration of his 70th birthday and what would have been his 45th wedding anniversary with his wife Heather if she had survived the mushroom poisoning.
Calls for a booze ban inside Parliament House and testing of politians as another senator was found slurring her words at a senate inquiry. She claimed she only had 2 glasses of wine at a staff function.
Taylor Swift thanks Australians for attending her series of 3 concerts in Melbourne with a total of estimated 238 000 people attending over the 3 nights. Is Tay Tay going on a getaway with Tavis Kelce to one of the islands in Australia in between her Melbourne & Sydney tours?
QLD police could walk off the job due to unsafe work conditions. A urgent summit has been called to try and prevent this from happening. There is increasing pressure for the QLD police commissioner to be sacked for not taking enough action to control the iut of control youth crime in QLD.
2 more schools have tested positive to asbestos. Schools remain closed. 2000 students are studying from home due to several schools around Sydney remaining closed since testing positive to asbestos.
Sydney Airport went into chaos last night and had to be evacuated after an a learn went off in the control room.
Victorian V line is on strike again until 7 pm today with limited rail replacement coaches.
Sydney is facing a GP shortage. Meanwhile the building industry is also in crisis due to government regulations on energy standards , increase in material costs etc. making it more difficult for builders to construct more housing.
Another measles case has appeared in Melbourne Adelaide after the Gold Coast Sydney case.
An Olympian horse rider could be banned from competing at the Paris Olympics after a stunt comprying in a mankini.
Taylor Swift may have landed safely in her private jet in Sydney just before 1.30 pm but 4 unlucky people who sought shelter under a tree near the Botanic Gardens from the rain near the Opera House were struck by lightening knocked unconscious with burns and taken to 2 hospitals by ambulances in the worst of the freak storms around 12.45 pm . A runway was damaged which delayed flights at Sydney airport and trains between Gordon and North Sydney have bern cancelled due to a lightening strike. Trains between North Sydney and the city were also cancelled and buses did not stop at North Sydney leaving commuters stranded in the rain. 75000 lightening strikes between 11 am and 2 pm within a 100 km radius of Sydney today.
Tuesday
Too much to catch up on. Have decided to miss my Volunteer digital mentoring session today at HKCC.
Still Raining heavily today. I thought the forecast was clearing up today with more storms not due until Thursday.
News headlines today include
5 new sites testing positive to asbestos now 47 sites in total .
Residents woke to a grass fire in SA.
Border force is to receive a budget boost as border security force falls in numbers.
Taylor Swift receives people choice award along with Margot Robbie for Barbie after she missed out on an award in several awards in UK Australia and US.
Coles and Woolworths accused of price gouging despite the supermarkets claiming they are doing everything to keep grocery prices down. Not a good look as the representative from Woolworths walks out on an interview in regards to the subject.
Kentucky Fly Chicken launches travel campaign for winners to try KFC items around the world.
QLD police commissioner considers stepping down from her position as pressures continue from out of control increase in youth crime and the QLD police force protesting about unsafe work conditions as well as the police officer sacked for doing his job.
The 4 lightening strike victims in Sydney are recovering in hospital in a stable condition with burns.
Long delays this morning for commuters on the Harbour Bridge as a police operation was in operation.
News headlines must be slow when there is an announcement that a new musical called " Gwyneth Goes Skiing" is part of news headlines.
Kylie performs prime time her "Padum Padum".
All eyes are on Tay Tay's movements ahead of her Sydney series of concerts.
Wednesday 21st February 2024
It is a grey rainy day again today.
News headlines today include
Tay Tay was spotted in Surry Hills at a restaurant dining out for dinner with her entourage.
The QLD police commissioner has sensationally resigned from her job announcing she will not be renewing her contract. She has been in the job for over 40 years.
Another snap resignation, the CEO of Woolworths is stepping down from the job after he walked out on a TV interview recently Brad Bonducci retiring after 8.5 years as managing director and CEO in September . He claims that the interview had nothing to do with his resignation and it was planned a while ago. What how many million dollars worth of Woolworth shares will he be given upon leaving Woolworths??!!!!$24.4 million in Woolworths shares plus another $6.5 million!!!
A career and jobs for life as the government throws multi billion dollar funding to build a fleet of 6 ghost ships
Thursday
A little dryer today and hot 29 degrees C however showers still possible as it is cloudy. Melbourne is bracing for another heat wave .
Members of the public are banning together to volunteer to search for missing Ballarat mother who has now been missing for 3 weeks now.
QLD is suffering a shortage of police as youth crime continues to escalate out of control, police are too scared to leave the station at night fear of being attacked .Not enough is being done to recruit and retain police . Meanwhile there is a multi million plan to install security cameras around QLD in an attempt to stop the out of control amount of youth crime.
2 reception centres have been attacked and on fire in Melbourne.
Tay Tay has visited the Zoo in Western Sydney yesterday ahead of her concerts and possibly the arrival of her boyfriend Travis Kelce who is thought to be on a flight heading towards Australia and very close to landing . He has since landed and loaded into a van to be reunited with Taylor at the penthouse she is staying in at Crown Barangaroo . They were seen together from the penthouse and then went on a date ( a return to Sydney Zoo in Western Sydney that Tay Tay had visited the previous day) ahead of her first concert on Friday night. Meanwhile those that could not get a ticket to see her concert went to a Taylor Swift "Errors Tour" concert - in tribute performance at a centre stage in a shopping centre/mall.
A Kong fu master has been arrested after killing a mother son in separate rooms and father at a Baulham Hills resident before arriving at a hospital claiming he was attacked in a car park.
Prices for flights are decreasing by 10% as there is a change in leadership. Virgin CEO is resigning after 4 years and Qantas has a new chairman Meanwhile 1.25 million dollars in profits was just reported by Qantas down but to be reinvested into customers eg better food, WiFi , newer fleet of planes added on flights.
8 more sites have been found to contain asbestos including Observatory Hill.
Snowtown muderer will be out on parole however with strict conditions such as curfew, tracking device reporting etc as residents rally to prevent his realease back into the community.
An alleged hacker has been detained in Russia for the Medibnk data security breach last year.
A children's hospital at Westmead has been added to the list of asbestos contamination sites.
King Charles has met the British PM and move by the support and well wishes he has received during his cancer diagnosis and treatment which has been 3 weeks.
A bishop in WA has been arrest for child sex abuse when victims came forward. Now out on bail.
A water main has burst in Toronto Newcastle flooding streets but has been turned off since.
The 26 year old armourer is facing the first trial from the Rust shooting - involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. Alec Baldwin will face trial later this year.
Actor "Big Keith" dies from ill Heath at aged 50
Friday
It's 35 degrees C today and it's almost the end of February!!!! It should be a lot cooler by now but temperatures continue to be above mid 20s most days. I am a little worried about getting home today due to the thunderstorms tonight ( not just the chaos on public transport due to all those people going to the Taylor Swift concert tonight)
Taylor Swift starts her series of 4 Eras tour concerts in Sydney tonight with very humid weather and thunderstorms forcasted tonight. People travelling to Taylor Swift's first concert tonight have been affected by several flight cancellations due to severe storms moving in on Sydney tonight. Temperatures today reached over 40 degrees. With Tay Tay earning $5 million per night over 4 nights. Increased Tay Tay trains at Central were packed and the biggest transport test since the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Meanwhile Metrowest is aimed for opening in 2032. A storm looming over Oympic Park threatens Tay Tay's concert. The concert that was due to start after 6.30 pm with supporting act has been delayed ( later cancelked) due to thunder storms and the stadium evacuated with concert goers told to seek shelter where possible.
Working from home could soon be a legal right for employees.
Bank owned ATMs are disappearing (which do not charge customers fees even when using another bank's atm) and replaced with 3rd party ATM's that charge customers a surcharge.
A policeman the former partner of the missing Brisbane tv host is wanted over the disappearance of the Brisbane' tv host and his partner. He later turned himself in and arrested for using a police gun and shooting them dead.
A new Western Victorian bush fire evacuation has been issued with strong winds not helping. About 5000 smes have been sent out to residents.
Derryn Hinch may run for Melboune's Lord Mayor.
Polls have found that over 60% of QLD residents are in support/favour for daylight savings. No referendum is planned again to vote on this .
Broncos have touched down in Las Vagas ahead of training and a professional game. The Roosters are in LA and other teams ( Manly & Souths) are scattered in the US . Although they are in the US to learn about what it has to offer the teams are there to play a series of professional football games.
The PM was asked to give up his Taylor Swift ticket which he firmed refused to.
A US private unmanned spacecraft Odysseus is the first to land back on the moon in 50 years .
3 cases of legionnaires disease have been identified in Sydney's inner West.
Seceral trees have been found to have been poisoned in Balmoral Beach.
Saturday
It's another awful day today. Overcast and hot although it has cooled down a little. I am so tired as I was up very late last night doing an assignment.
Taylor Swift performed her first concert last night. No I was not there. I don't have tickets to go. I did look to see if there were any tickets available for the 2024 Vanvouver dates in December - nope none on ticket ticket but some still available for $1500+ on third party resellers.
Anyway the concert was delayed last night as the storms rolled over stadium but the concert went ahead for 3 hours, a young girl with brain cancer was chosen to meet her idol and given the signed black hat during Tay Tays 22 song and she invited her support act that was cancelled due to the storm onto the stage to sing a song with her due to her act being cancelled before quickly running off the stage at the end of her concert into the arms of her love Travis Kelce who few thousands of kms just to be at her concert. At her concert we're not just the PM AA but Katy Perry her friendly and Rita Ora. Even public transport has got into Taylor Swift mania renaming trains as the Taylor Swift Express on the outside front destination board and with Shake it Off displayed on the inside destination boards.
Not much new news - a few more mv accidents, the search for missing East Ballerat mother is coming to an end as volunteers in the community continue their search and police fear is is dead and more parties were involved in her disappearance .
Meanwhile the police officer who shot and murdered his ex partner and his new partner is not co operating with police refusing to reveal where their bodies are and a person he spoke to after the act is under investigation by police who may have the answer as to the location of the 3 missng murdered bodies.
Justin Timberlake releases a new single.
Teachers are leaving the profession in droves .
Bush fires continue in Victoria.
World Wrestling arrives in WA.
A cloudy cooler night for the 2nd night of Taylor Swift concerts. Meanwhile Pink is now in Melbourne performing.
Flooding in far North QLD.
The Oddeseus did not make a smooth sucessful landing on the moon , it toppled over onto it's side making data collection a little more difficult.
King Charles moved to tears as he received opened and read loads of mail from well wishes including cards and letters from cancer survivors and kids.
Sunday
Today was a do nothing day - take rubbish out , do laundry , put stuff away , change sheets etc. Also chase APM as my job seeker payments are on hold and I can't report any mutual obligation activities online. Sent and email re removed from Volunteer digital mentoring group on What's app after I responded to the link to join whars app group. No response to my email yet.
3rd night of Tay Tays series of 4 concerts in Sydney and no suburb escapes Tay Tay crowds even in Chatswood . There was a queue waiting for the bus to her concert at the back of Chatswood Station however by around 4.30 pm - 5 pm it was too long. Smart these Tay Tay fans did not use the rail system to get there. I wanted to go into the city see the final festivities of Luna New Year around the city including the trail of large lanterns and the drone show at Darling Harbour but decided not to as I knew the trains would be packed. I needed groceries so stuck to Chatswood. Whilst I was shopping at Priceline a lady separate to purchase a bottle of water was enroute to the Tay Tay concert unsure still of how to get there - she was still deciding whether to take the train or the bus. It's after 6 pm she needed to make her mind up - there is probably a huge queue by now waiting for the bus - I did not suggest to her to just take the bus but did mention to her that there was a queue for it. I saw her again after my shop and when most of the shops in Westfield were now shut still wondering around - she obviously wasn't in a hurry to get out to Olympic Park in time for the start of the concert or support act - maybe she was secretly panicking about how to get out and where the bus departed from as she looked pretty panicky as she bought the bottle of water.
It will be around 28 degrees C today in Sydney with possible afternoon showers.
A couple has tied the knot with an $80 000 KFC wedding.
Seven reporter Sam Mac announces his wife is expecting a second child.
Same news headlines as yesterday. Maybe a few more building fires around Australia, bush fires in regional Victoria rages as it spreads out of control with heat wave temperatures over 39 drgrees C not helping,the search for the missing mother from East Ballerat continues and specific locations are now being investigated based on last phone rings, the search for the 2 murdered bodies that a police officer shot with a police issued weapon continues as the police officer involved refuses to reveal to police where he buried their bodies as police now search various locations including bodies of water in the Southern Tablelands, the real you crime figures in QLD are revealed , here's some new news - a Lamborghini has crashed when the older driver accidently pressed the wrong pedal and spun out of control.
Ah the March 2nd Victorian Dunkley by election almost forgot about that. Will Labor win this by election? The race is on to find a replacement for this electorate after the passing of Peta Murphy. What while the votes roll in on Saturday night AA will be marching in the Mardi Gras???
What if Trump becomes president he will kick Harry out from the US based on his history of drug use in the past whilst he was in the US??? Can he actually deport Harry back to the UK??? what about losing his security???
Tuesday
Today I went to another digital mentoring volunteer session at Hornsby Karingai Community College after missing last week's session due to damage to the Northern line by the storms.
I took the train in the opposite direction towards Central via Epping ( my first time going out past Thornleigh and Norminhurst which is all bushiut there with .I was thinking if getting off at Rhodes to do some grocery shopping and go to Ikea but knew I would end up spending the whole afternoon there so got off at Epping Station transferring on the Metro train back to Chatswood.
Lunch was a free mini chicken burrito from GyG using my points which was not too good as there were a lot of people and the kitchen staff were rushing to make up orders. My burrito was peetty messy when I received it.
Bext stop the libray then Coles . It is a little more difficult to get to as contruction insie Chatswod Chase on the lower ground floor increases. There are a few mire new food comcessions open now in the new food court amongst all the constuction but ones that I would like to try.
Next stop the library to try and work on my assignments. Not much luck as the desk kept vibrating.
Onto the larger Coles - still stuff from my shopping list that is unavailable.
Home. It was past 6 pm.
Scott Morrison is bowing out of politics with his last speech today.
Bruce Lehmann will learn if or when his rape charge will go to trial.
The first public hearing into the Taipan helicopter accident where 4 defence force members were killed in a night training exercise off the coast of QLD in 2023 has occurred.
The search for missing couple murdered by a police officer continues and widens to Greys Point South of Sydney. Top cop Karen Web is under pressure over the murder case . The 2 murdered bodies have since been found . Meanwhile due to this incident and investigation. Meanwhile the police force have been uninvited to marching in the Mardi Gras. Karen Web says this decision should not have been made just based on one police officer's action resulting in a gay couple's murder especially after 20 years of police involvement in the Mardi Gras. Police are not the only unwelcome - Jews are as well. This is believed to be due to safety concerns .
The news without the newspaper - The nightly is a new digital news bulletin published at 6 pm .
Another shark attack in WA as a person was preparing to go scuba driving.
Large companies have been put on notice as the gender pay gap report is released. Airlines and Banks are amongst the worse with gender paygaps. Some companies have upto 19% gender paygap well above the 12% national average.
India's PM goes for a holy suba dive.
A George Michael tribute coin has been made by the UK Royal Mint
Cars have been torched in Logan.
Another reception centre has caught on fire and police are investigating whether it was related to the 2 other reception centre fires last week and whether all were targeted.
Hundreds of residents have been told not to return to towns NW of Ballerat as bush fires continue to burn out of control since last week with high temperatures reaching above 39 degrees C. Reckless activities, such a man with sparks from his mv driving around causing grass fires- a citizens arrest was made ,are also hindering fire-fighters trying to control the fires where there are areas with total fire bans.
The AUS$ is still around the $0.65 mark against the $US
Gladys Berejiklian is set to return to court today over her conflict of interest case .
It's a wrap for Taylor Swift's Australian leg of her Eras tour as Tay Tay ended her 7 day series of concerts in Melbourne and Sydney on Monday night in Sydney . Tay Tay has since grown out of Australia and heading for Singapore.
A woman escaped being abducted from a mattress store in Tweed Heads on her way home from work as a man tried to drag her into a mv. A cross border man hunt is underway. The woman managed to lock herself back in the mattress shop and is taking time off due to the ordeal.
Trump & Biden take their presidential election campaigns to the Mexican border on the same day. Illegal immigration is a big issue.Meanwhile Trump is appealing his fraud charges which will cost him tens of millions of dollars.
It has been revealed that Alexi Navalny was on a prison exchange program before he passed away. His release was in exchange for the release of a Russian hitman held in a German prison.
Rhianna lets a group of fans who just wanted one photo into her car.
Football the premiership game cup season begins. A friendly before the real games begin.
Greens want negative gearing reform as the government attempts to push though its shared equity home ownership program where the government owns a portion of new home purchased claiming it will drive housing prices up. The Liberals and Greens are not likely to support it unless a deal is made.
SA is suffering extreme heat conditions before the heat waves push through to Sydney and Melbourne with 40 degrees C plus temperatures .What's happening with Australia's weather it's the end of Summer by February It should much cooler not heating up to extreme temperatures sometimes equal to or above normal Summer temperatures!
Wednesday
Classes
News headlines. Looks like another stinker today with the sun already out early this morning. Sydney is going to be 29 degrees C again.
News headlines. today include
AA cost of living laws passed as he address the nation.
The families if the murdered Sydney couple have been bought to the site on a property in Bongonia where police found their bodies. They stayed for about 30 minutes.
Victorians towns West of Ballerat continue to burn and the main road closed off.
The Matildas play an Olympic qualifying match at a sold out game in Melbourne without Sam Kerr who is injured.
$15 million tobacco import has been intercepted raided by police with 5 men arrested in Victoria.
Another Western Sydney measles alert when a child was taken to a hospital last Friday.
SA swelters again in Adelaide around 35 degrees with Port Agusta in high 40s.
Prince William has had to cancel an engagement where he was to hive a speech due to a personal matter, speculation was it was to do with Jate's health but he said she is doing well.
Thursday 29th February 2024
Last day of Summer and it going to be another stinking hot day. Happy leap year ! Temperatures will be reach 40+ degrees C today
News headlines today include
The Matildas win their game against Usbekistan at a sold out Olympic qualifier at Marvel Stadium 10 to 1 securing their spot to the Paris Olympics and minus tgeir injured goal scorer Sam Kerr substituted by a veteran team member and once retired Michelle Heyman who had not played for years and scored a hat trick in 15 minutes . Cathy Freeman was there as their mentor.
The temperatures around most of Australia will be in the 30s and 40s as SA reached 35 degrees in the early hours of the morning and fires continue to burn in regional Victoria.
Inflation remains at steady 3.4% which may mean rate cuts are to come.
Even the PM AA does not know the identity of the former MP who sold Australia's sensitive information and his information to foreign spies.
New technology released include the Samsung ring available in 3 colours that tracks your health just like a smart watch as an alternative and the first transparent laptop after the transparent TV was released last year. Apple was not included in the showcase of new technology as they have their own tech snow in June.
Another man shot in Western Sydney last night in a drive by shooting.
Prince Harry has lost his battle over his security in the UK.
The asbestos contamination has spread from Sydney to multiple Qld sites including a school.
Biden undergoes his annual physical at the military medical hospital to show he is fit to hold office. There has been much talk about his mental capacity which is not tested in his annual physical. He passed his physical but no cognitive tests were performed.
