Saturday 1st June
1st day of Winter and we were warned that a colder wet spell is coming. Yesterday it was quite warm and most of Autumn was in the late 20s to mid 20s degree C. It sure is overcast and dark this morning so it could start raining today.
This morning I put my first batch of laundry into the washing machine. I will save the second batch ( colours for later as I don't do half loads).
I do have plans for this weekend although it may not include VIVID as I have lost interest in it this year. It has been scaled down and there is an increase in ticketed events. Disappointed that I could not get a ticket on the techno train which is completely sold out and I joined the wait list which fat chance I will get a ticket .
Next wash dishes, have a shower and think about other stuff.
The SOLD sign still hasn't been put up on the auction sign outside nor has the auction sign been taken down. The property was sold almost a week ago. I am still searching for a place to live as eventually I will be evicted. The stress and pressure of trying to complete assessments and group work is causing my allergies to flare up and it does not help with the environment grass rain trees ventilation etc.
It started to pour with rain as forecasted and would last for the weekend , clearing up on Mon & Tues before raining again on Wed Thurs & Fri.
You know when you take a planned but unplanned last minute escape. Probably not. I had planned to travel to Melb again on Fri night but had too much on so decided not to but a last minute booking to go to the GFWS Melb @ MCEC & Beings @ ACMI on Sat morning for Saturday night I made saw me spend Saturday night Sunday Monday arriving back to Syd on Tues morning.
Economy XPT Syd to Melb Sat overnight service
First class XPT Melb to Syd ( don't ask me why I booked it this way) Mon overnight service Fiying was an option but cost unfeasable overnight service
Overnight Sun @ YHA Melb Central in a 6 share female dorm ( 4 share was sold out and so were private room I booked the last 6 share female bed ) and concession tickets to the GFWS on Sun and Beings on Mon . That's all the bookings I needed.
News headlines today include
Trump - yep who cares. He has appealed his charges - just accept them. The legal bill must be high by now the longer they ( more then 1 court case) drag the larger the legal bill. However donations are flooding in for him. How can this be?
An Age limit for social media push continues backed by Australia's top model Meghan Gale.
The Queensland airport train ( sirtrain) fares has just been reduced by about 50% after a trial for a 50 cent fare for all public transport for 6 months commencing in August was announced.
An Aussie girl is marrying her real life Amazonian jungle man. They don't speak each other's language they are in love and she wants to learn more about his culture.
The King & Queen are at the races at Epsom again enjoying themselves although the late Queens horse didn't win ( did it come last?)- slow down King Charles! Nice to see him looking so well though. The Princess Jate has considered making an appearance on the balcony at the Trooping of The Colour.
ABBA reunites for a top honour a knighthood.
Another teen has crashed in Edmonson Park. Just a day ater the last teenaged P plater crashed.
What Ticketek customers data may have been breached it has been announced.
J Lo has cancelled her US tour amongst rumours of her marriage is on the rocks to spend time with family and friends.
Eminem has new music.
Sunday 2nd June 2024
No news headlines as I had no WiFi or signal.
Arrive Melbourne only 15 minutes late - record! It's 7.45 am.
Toilet stop, Breakfast basics supplies from Woolworths Metro Shower but too early to check in, store luggage in paid lockers before heading off to the MCEC for the Good Food & Wine Show the entire day including a lunch break from opening @ 10 am - closing 5 pm today. Last day of the show.
Stayed the entire last day of the show 10 am - 5 pm.
So tired.
Went back to YHA checked in retrieved luggage changed repacked and went straight to bed. I feel so exhausted.
No working on my assessment tonight.
Monday 3rd June 2024
Today I spent the day viewing the immersive exhibition Beings at the ACMI after a sausage & egg with tomato McMuffin for breakfast sans plastic cheese. Then back to the hostel to work on my assessment, dinner retrieve luggage recharge electronic devices etc before heading to the station to catch the overnight XPT back to Sydney departing at 7.50 pm tonight in first class.
No news headlines as I had no WiFi or signal- not really I was just busy out & about. No time for news
Got an email with last minute release of new tickets for the techno train for 6.45 pm session for tonight but am in Melbourne thetefore could not go. Missed oppportunity. So I put myself back on the wait list again.
Tuesday 4th June 2024
Arrived back in Sydney about 25 minutes late. Typical. Breakfast no just a tea with new friend made on train
Home - grocery shop on the way home. So tired have not done anything today except catch up on YouTube etc.
A sunny day but another wey spell for Wed Thurs & Fri coming .
Classes & assessments for the rest of the week.
Did not finish last slide on group assessment.
News headlines today include
Foreign ADF recruits may soon be allowed to join from certain countries
The Matilda's Olympic 18 player squad has been named after they won their second friendly this time against China over the weekend. No Sam Kerr as she is still injured.
Shorten in trouble for hiring an external speech writer when he has a staff of 120 already.
There are concerns of gas smells from the Western Sydney suburb of Whalan social housing fire as a result of an explosion that happened over the weekend killing 1 person a student nurse. Investigations are underway to determine the cause. Concerns for the safety of public housing as neighbours reported smelling gas for days .
Detainee drones used to monitor immigration detainees released. The immigration minister has backfliped on these drones ever being used. There seems to be a split between the minister and his party.
Melbournes gang land matriarch Judy Moran pleas for freedom from solidtary confinement due to ill health .
A $130 million boost an increase in QLD budget to increase more ambulance staff.
P & O to merge with Carnival Cruises due to financial collapse.
Maderna has a new skin cancer vaccine - dodgey.
Still no comment or appearance from Melania Trump. Stormy Daniels has spoken up and says she should leave him not because of his affairs but because he is a convicted criminal.
Seat belts to remain on longer on flights after the Singapore Airlines turbulence incident.
A rap song chosen as a morning bell for Ramsgate public school has been taken off as parents complained due to division with inappropriate lyrics.
A landslide has occurred in Tawan . People were rescued and no one hurt
Extra strong beer recalled due to a second fermentation causing it to become too alcoholic to be safe.
Uh oh Labor is challenging Rishi Sunak at next snap election called by Sunak.
Godfrey's is going into administration?! Failure so far to find a new buyer for this over century old vacuum cleaner company.
AUS$ still sitting above $0.66 mark against the US$
India faces the largest country election with current PM expected to win the election
Wednesday
A rather overcast morning with a top of 20 degrees C today. State of Irigin kicks off in Sydney's West but will the weather hold up?
After 90 years on the waters P & O cruise lines no more as it prepares to shut down and merge with it's parent company Carnival Cruises as cruises are cancelled and possible staff terminated. Refunds will be offered to passengers to be used on future carnival cruises.
Bill Shorten gov services minister is tasked to clean up the corrupt NDIS which changes lives for the disabled. It was found that 9 out of 10 of NDIS providers ( although the actual % unknown) were and are defrauding the system and that they are spend funds from clients on organised crime such as luxury cars alcohol drugs etc. instead of using the funds for their clients due to the scheme over the last 2 years being properly regulated. A woman was arrested by police for NDIS fraud.
Meet the Baldwin's a new reality TV show on inside the lives of Alec Bauldwin and his family.
Balk billing goes bust in Western Sydney.
A known notorious 51 year old Maltese gangster in Melbourne has been allowed to stay in Australia due to his deep ties to Australia in a loop hole. The government hasmd considered cancelling his visa but the decision was overturned previously due to the loop hole.
Another arson attack on a Ballerat gym.
Another car fire in Woodville North of Adelaide.
A QLD wife killer is looking to clear his name , the first person to use the bungled DNA samples to do so. He is currently serving a life sentence.
$10 million to save Leichhardt oval and another $40 million to upgrade the neighbouring acquatic centre.
Sydney's troubled Tangara trains have been thrown a lifeline as well as millions have been given to fund this most maintenance needed fleet of trains. The trains will keep carrying passengers until 2032.
The push for businesses to pay cash for transactions of upto $10000. The option must stay as consumers should have the choice of paying cash. A fine of $25 000 to businesses who reject cash payments is being pushed.
Don't drink and fly as it could affect your heart if you fall asleep as it puts pressure on your oxygen levels to your heart even if you are healthy a study has found.
Modi wins the Oindian election and a 3rd tern in office.
Possible location for a future Melbourne Disneyland. Is Frabskston the happiest place on earth? Locals have mixed feelings about a Disneyland in Melbourne.
Harry will not attend a close friend wedding where William is usher. Harry & Meghan were also not invited to Trooping of The Colour.
Thursday
Last night was a late class night.
News headlines today include.
Yesterday may have been a top of 20 degrees but rainy. Today it is a top of 19 and rainy again. Thunderstorms were present overnight and there are severe thunderstorm warnings for today.
A gang of 9 thieves have invaded a family's house in South Western Sydney. 2 people were injured and police are still searching for the gang.
People in the UK are scrambling to get their hands on a new release of notes with the King's portrait and the lowest serial number on them as possible. Meanwhile the King himself has celebrated the 80th anniversiary of D day.
Meanwhile there is a new release of Bluey coins in Australia. 3 Bluey coins are being released wirth $55 each. A ballot system will be in place to get your hands on them as only 30000 will be minted.
Greg Lynn who pleaded not guilty will face a murder trial for the murder of 2 campers in Victoria.
A 59 year old man has died from bird flu in Mexico. This is the first time a person
RBA says Australia's economy is on life-support at the moment proped up temporarily only by Tay Tay's tour and has only grown by 1%. The RBA is threatening another rate rise and says it is following economic statistics when it makes it's decisions on rate increases. Rates will rise if inflation refuses to budge or decrease.
SA has it's budget.
The QLD maroons are celebrating as they gave NSW blues a thrashing winning 38 - 10 in game one of the state of origin.
Parliament are debating laws over the handling of the NDIS scheme as increased fraud by organised crime groups over the years come to the surface. Tens even hundreds of millions of tax payers funds have been going into these organised crime groups instead of helping those that need it.
Gold Coast are searching for a 14 year old boy who jumped off the roof of a moving car over a bridge. He has already planned a second stunt.
There are increasing fears of terrorist attacks in Paris as the Olympics approach. Thousands will be attending the opening ceremony and protests and a cyber attack are also feared likely to occur.
JLo's cryptic marriage rumours - Splitsville?!
Austin Butler is in Australia to promote his new film as a bike rider in Sydney @ the Sydney Film Festival.
Boeing may be troubled airline but that hasn't stopped them joining the space tourism
Navidia joins Apple at the top of the share market.
Peter Costello denies assaulting a reporter at the airport.
A giraffe has been caught on camera babbing a toddler from a car.
Friday
The downpour continues after yesterday afternoon's walk home. Flooding in Sydney's West is severe.
It's international donut day today apparently. Daniels Donuts are giving away free donuts in Melbourne - damn it I was there last weekend not this weekend. I don't get the big deal with donuts although I was curious about why Daniels Donuts are so popular in Melbourne. Sydney can't compete. Their donut stores just shut down after a shirt period of time although we do seem to have moche donut chains which are pretty good - wonder if they are in Melbourne? Maybe try one next time I am down in Melbourne.
Demi Moore has found love with a much younger man Joe Jonas? Some say it's a flirting romance other's say it's serious.
The famous 5 2 diet doctor Mosely has gone missing on holidays on a Greek Island. There are fears for his life.
There does not seem to be much news as this weekend is the King's long weekend.
40 years of Ghostbusters.
It's a space race between Boeing and Elon Musk's Space X both launching their rockets into space. Space X was cautious with it's launch after it's last failed attempt. Although not perfect the Space X spaceship did spash down in the Gulf of Mexico sucessfully . It is the aim of Space X to get astronaughts back into space.
Deadly tornadoes have killed a boy sleeping in his home and his mother.
The US cricket team made history and beat Pakistan in a match . The US don't even know anything about cricket!
The Olympic rings have been displayed on the side of the Effel Tower ahead of the Paris Olympics and will stay there for the next few months.
Saturday
King's Birthday Long Weekend (not really I thougt his birthday was not until November some time, not even the Late Queen's real birthday long weekend public holiday - it's just a long tradition that this is the set date for the late Queen's birthday long weekend).
It's still raining and rained overnight just stopping briefly. A forecasted temperature top of 21 degrees C today - hardly Winter temperatures. Flooding has occurred as the Warragamba Dam spilled for a second time this year in Sydney's Western and South Western suburbs. It's the King's birthday long weekend and opening weekend of the ski season with any snow that fell washed away from all the rain at Perisher - not a good start to the ski season this year.
I am so glad I did not go to VIVID tonight. There was a safety concern as crowds at Circular Quay were so packed people could not move and it only took one person to fall to cause a domino effect accident - crowds were worse then NYE just to see the drone show ( it was the first night without rain, a Saturday night and the King's birthday long weekend). The drone show is on again tomorrow night and closing night 15th June. Tgey should really have more shows during the week weather permitting.
News headlines today include
5 men in a stolen car at Parkville outside of Melbourne have been arrested in a police car pursuit and crash.
The search continues of the missing celebrity doctor Dr Mosely on a Greek Island. There are several theories about his disappearance which include he was on a coastal walk and fallen down into the water below. It was really hot so he could have had a medical episode as he had no water and suffered heat stroke and collapsed or died, he left his phone on the beach before going for a walk so could have suffered a mental meltdown or not wanted to be found or he just became lost. Footage has been release of where he was last seen.
A sophisticated Myki public transport ticket scam has resulted in money being stolen from credit cards .
2.5 tonnes of cocaine inside cocao shipments from South Africa have been seized along with weapons.
Biden has compared Putin to Hitler. He has commited more aid from the US to be sent to the Ukraine. France is also considering sending a team to train up the Ukrainian defence forces ( wasn't this what Australia did previously? An Australan Defence Forces team was sent over to the Ukraine to train up as well as supply military equipment to Ukraine's defence forces but not get involved in fighting the war against Russia themselves).
UTE rams police car where a grandmother driving and children were inside .
Direction 99 has been replaced with direction of 110 with tougher laws for immigration detainees with criminal records being allowed to stay in Australia.
Drones are being used to deliver supplies and remove rubbish replacing sherpers risking their lives travelling up and down mountainsCarlos Alcaraz - remember that name the youngest tennis player to reach the semi finals in the French Open but not just the French open .
Powderfinger rocks Brisbane to mark the end of an era for a venue.
More parts of Sydney are on flood watch as flood waters rise rapidly. Waragamba Dam is filling 200 GL currently after spilling. Richmond Managle and other Western and South Western regions of Sydney are either evacuated, asked to evacuate, are on wait and watch or have minor flood warnings. At least 12 regions have been on evacuation .
There is now pressure on Costello to resign after he assaulted a reporter at Canberra Airport recently.
A cat has join an orchestra on stage at a concert before having enough and walking away.
Monash University is now going to study how Cathy Freeman maintained her cool ( mentality) during the her career and the Olympics .
Archibald prize for 2024 is coming up.
Sunday
Another clear day this morning. The sun is trying hard to come out.
Yesterday I spent most of my day not doing any assessments but grocery shopping at Macquarie Shopping Centre, paying remaining bills, getting change for laundry , recharging my Opal card and returning my bottles for recycling. All things I find it diffumicult to do in Chatswood as the recycling machine is always full and shut, the Woolworths Metro does not give change and hardly takes cash and the Coles Local doesn't like giving change , the only thing I can do is recharge my Opal card and the Aldi main Coles and Woolworths are not all in the same location. Only the Coles Local and smaller Aldi are in the Westfield and there is no main Woolworths in Chatswood just a Metro. Both the Coles Local and Woolworth Metro never have the grocery items I need so I have to go to Macquarie Shopping Centre by bus or Metroline to get there.
I must do my assessments today.
News headlines today include
Princess Kate writes an apology letter to the Irish guards for being unable to attend the trooping of the colour due to her ongoing cancer treatment.
The search continues for the missing Dr Moseley on a Greek Island. His wife has spoken out about how the past week has been.He has since been found in a network of underground caves. His body appears to have been dead for a few days.
4 hostages released and rescued in Gaza kidnapped on 7th Oct in a military operation reunited with family and friends after 8 months (246 days). One of the hostages was kidnapped during the Nova music festival.
The Adelaide woman who was paralysed from the chest down from the Singapore Airlines turbulence accident has spoken for the first time. A dance teacher she said she will never walk again and that she was adjusting her seat belt on when the turbulence happened.
It's World Naked Bike Riding Day in it's 20th year - People in the UK, US, Canada participated to promote sustainability encouraging people to bike ride.
Former footballer Shannon Cox has crash a mv with his daughter present.
A bear has entered a house in California as the occupant was doing their dishes. The bear was told to scoot.
Another mv crash 4 involved crashing into another mv with 1 person inside.
Tay Tay kicks off her UK tour in Scotland. Sabrina Carpenter is no longer her supporting act with a new supporting act joining her for the UK tour.
Monday
A beautiful day in Sydney this morning on the King's birthday public holiday and a top of 21 degrees C . It's the middle of Winter and hardly feeling the cold in Sydney this year.
I slept in as last night I could not sleep staying up late trying to do one assessment but unable to.
News headlines today include
A cold front is on the way with severe weather warnings. Snow in the Alps are forecasted.
700 people have been awarded with King's birthday honour awards with the youngest being 29 and the oldest being 98 years old. Powderfinger's leadman was honoured amongst the awards. WA leader Mark McGowan was also honoured. Others include Glen McGarth firmer cricketer, Hamish Blake radio host and Jimmy Rees comedian
However controversy hovers over the former Melbourne Premier & longest serving Labor leader Daniel Andrews was also one of the people awarded with a Companion of the Order of Australia with controversy having cancelled the Victorian 2026 Commonwealth Games and his dictatorship leadership approach during COVID with strict border closure and enforcement of state rules and regulations causing unnecessary suferring amongst countless people who lost loved ones.
1 in 8 trades using cocaine in the building industry. There is drug testing in the building industry despite the increase in usage.
There is a national shortage of eggs due to an outbreak in Victoria of bird flu and chickens culled to stop the spread of the disease . Bird flu is not a threat to humans as there is very little bird to human transmission of the disease which is transmitted between wild and domesticated birds. 5 Victorian farms have been found to have cases of avarian flu and 600 000 chickens killed. Coles has limited 2 cartons per customer as shortages of eggs start to be appear in supermarket shelves in Victoria. Aldi still has a great supply of eggs but shelves in Coles and Woolworths are starting to look bare. "It's like toilet paper all over again" .I am lucky and just purchased a dozen eggs from Aldi a day before this outbreak happened.
Peter Costello has resigned as chairman of Channel 9 after an altercation with a reporter. He still denies that the incident happened and says he tripped on a placard whilst walking backward. His position as chairman has been replaced.
What a double decadence pizza from Domino's is back after social media popularity?
The annual big freeze is on again at the MCG with celebrities being pushed most dressed in fancy dress costumes down a slide into ice water as a fund raiser for MND.
The new Garfield movie hits the cinema.
JLo's new movie Atlas is streaming with great reviews.
Mother's Instinct starting Anne Hathaway hits the screens.
A documentary of Jim Hensen and The Muppets is also released.
How did Dr Moseley actually die? Spotted by media,his body found in a cave, collapsed just past the marina. Was he lost and could not find his way back? Heat stroke as it was 40 degrees C? Phone left behind. It seems to have been some medical episode perhaps a heart attack? Jamie Oliver pays tribute to him and Dr Morsely's body is taken to a morgue for an autopsy to find out the cause of death.
Many Western Sydney suburbs are sinking - land filled inspected then built on only to find major defects. A gag order on owners in order to receive compensations means no one is talking about it.It's buyer beware.
Channel 7 Cash Cow is back. I never win anything so probably won't bother entering.
A boost on stamp duty relief for QLDers to help more residents get into the property market and to recoup money by taxing foreign housing investors. It is estimated that it will help 250 000 more QLDers will get into their own homes. However some believe it will just drive housing prises higher.
Huge crowds were out to see the drone show again last night at CIVID.
Qld to get a new night-life comissioner to try and revive the music industry which is dying.
A playground toilet block in Adelaide has been discovered to have see through doors .
Tennis champ Carlos Alcaraz has become the new king of clay at the French Open and the youngest to claim a gland slam in all 3 types of courts
JLo may have been seen with her wedding ring on again after it being seen missing off her finger but her house is up for sale meaning ........Are the rumours true?
Kylie is enjoying a Coldplay concert after signing a multimillion deal for a documentary of her.
Sabrina Carpenterdebuts another new song at the governor's ball in NY " Please Please Please"
Victoria Beckham has taken new footage of husband David Beckham's gardening - ah a jack of all trades! or Victoria Beckham just enjoying perving at her husband.
Light rail is threatening strike action again.
The US Consulate has been vandalised.
Manual Macron calls a "snap" election 2 months before the Paris Olympics ( is this a trend after Rishi Sunak called an election just recently). Is Australia's PM AA next to call a "double disolution" election ?
3 fishermen have been swept odd the Rocks at Kurnell. 2 females died but the 3rd female made her way onto rocks The 2nd drowning in 2 weeks in the region.
Tuesday
I was up quite late trying to do an assessment. Still not finished. So many more to go. I am VERY unlikely to finish all my assessments.
I was also up late last night with my severe allergies and this morning as well although not as bad. Scratcy skin, coughing fits, runny nose and very itchy watery eyes. I don't feel sick at all just allergic. Took an antihistamine to calm it all down.
News headlines today include:
Another tobacco store hit and set on fire in Hoppers Crossing Melbourne
Another stabbing death in Frankston outside of Melbourne and another in Warrabee a short time later.
Another house invasion in South West Sydney. 8 men are now on the run. This is not just a random home invasion but may be an attack linked to targeted organised crime .
Another group of machete armed teens on the Gold Coast terroriise the region. No home invasions yet but they have been stealing and destroying cars to get away in organised youth crime gangs.
A post mortem on Dr Moseley reveals he died of natural causes. It is probable that he felt unwell sat down and died due to the position of his body and no injuries to it.
Former SA premier Steele Hall dies aged 95.
Old footage from 1972 has been found of the Beatles in Australia.
Rumours that Austin Butler is in talks for a role in Priates of the Caribbean. He denies it as the original was too good. I think he would make a good pirate
Consumers warned not to stockpile eggs due to the spread of Avarian Flu resulting in an egg shortage.
Ariana Titmas books her spot to the Paris Olympics but falls just short of breaking her world record personal best by .06 of a second at the Australian swimming trials.
QLDers have cost of living relief after Steven Miles QLD budget announcements. A big push by him before the October state elections this year. Meanwhile creating a bigger hole to the QLD state debt - that's right spend spend spend now to try and get re elected for another term and deal with the debt later if you win or leave it to the next elected premier and state government to fix if you and your parry lose!
AA is going after Peter Dutton's rejection of 2030 reductions in arbon emissions which could result in an early election.
A top of 19 degrees C in Sydney today and it is absolutely beautiful at Sun rise this morning.
The annual big freeze yesterday at the MCG celebrated 10 years and hopefully raised this year 3 million dollars for MND research. Rock stars was the theme this year.
Apple has partnership with ChatGPT in new updates. Only available at the moment on new iphones but will be in future updates. Apple Intelligence and Siri gets a big update. Tap to Tap is also a feature. Other features more security and customised emojis based on a few words. New $6000 Apple vision headset also available at release. Elon Musk is not happy with the AI Apple partnership and threatens to boycott them. What 60% of all phones used are iPhones? AI has never been a priority or feature of Apple in the past.
A SA personality has shared on social media ow much he paid for just 2 drinks - a glass of beer and a glass of wine $42!
A family sponsored to work in Australia for a position that could not be filled for years maybe forced to return home to South Africa due to their 13 year oldest son's diabetic diagnosis which the government says will be a strain on the health system. Unfair as criminals are allowed to stay in Australia yet hard working families are not.
A cashless society is getting closer. Cash is still king in some groups of society though.
King Charles has presents new colours was it to the Irish Guards in the trooping of the colours? The Princess was absent but has a big decision to make as to whether she will make an appearance on the balcony at The Trooping of the Colours.
The yellow carpet has been rolled out for the premiere of Dispicable Me 4.
There is a new Paddongton Bear experience opening.
Adrian Grande gives a preview of "Wicked" the movie version of the musical.
The UN has voted on a cease fire in Gaza and release of all hostages.
Sydney's tap water may be contaminated - my teacher did say he didn't trust Sydney's water. You may be able to boil and kill certain parasites but when it comes to heavy metals for example even filtration won't remove them. Filtration certainly won't kill parasites in water.
Administrators have let go hundreds of Bonza staff as the airline is likely to be dissolved.
Credit cards will no longer be allowed to be used online for gambling.This comes after the launch of betstop gambling help website.
Light rail will strike tomorrow going slow and not wearing uniforms over work and pay conditions. Limited replacement buses will run.
Niomi Watts has remarried after an initial registry wedding deciding to go big this time.
Wednesday
I did not attend this mornings Intro to programming class. I wasn't feeling well after spending the day in the library trying to do part of one assessment that almost killed me. It took ages.
I went to my 2 afternoon classes and did get some work done but not as much as expected. There is definitely something in Bullding J and particularly on the 4th floor that is making me really sick. Every single time I am in that classroom up there I have been coughing and my nose runs and my eyes itch and water. Today it was extra severe.
1 soon as I arrived back at the apartment it calmed down. I have class again in the same classroom tomorrow morning and asked the teacher what we are doing tomorrow. Nothing new so I mentioned that I won't be going to class as I am trying to avoid this classroom.
19 degrees and sunny. I was working on an assignment late again yesterday in the library. So tired. Have classes still for this week and next week but they are classes to work on group and individual assessments.
A fake nude photo scandal involving 50 girls images being circulated has resulted in a teenage boy being arrested at Bacchus Marsh Grammar School.
Oprah has been rushed to hospital with stomach complaints.She was so dehydrated with the stomach flu she was put on an iv. Her best friend Gayle has announced she is recovering . Speculation is that she is suffering side effects from taking Ozempic.
Joe Biden's son has been found guilty for gun pocession under drug addiction. First time a president's son has been arrested.
Another woman at Mt Coot-tah was atracked in weeks
Construction boss threatening to stall works on AFL sites
A Brit who has lived in Australia for years has never head of the word skivvy and always called it a turtle neck.
A huge inferno in South Western Sydney is mostly under control burning since 2 pm yesterday. There was a huge amount of fuel in the demolition building which made it difficult for fire-fighters to extinguish the flame. Residents in the South Western suburbs were warned about the huge amount of toxic fumes from the huge plumes of smoke especially those with respiratory conditions.
Sydney water is under the microscope of being potentially unsafe again. The US has declared that there is no safe levels of continuously present PFOA & PFOS in the water which are known to cause cancer . Wait - weren't these and could be still be chemicals in non stick cookware that are being phased out ?
The deputy leader of China will be paying a visit to Australia to announce the futures of giant pandas Wang Wang & Funi who are on loan and were on a rather so far unsucessful breeding program. Their stay in an Australian Zoo maybe extended . Other the downside, protests are expected with the deputy leader of China's visit to Australia.
ANZ forecasts no interest rate cuts until February 2025 along with other banks . One economist also forecasts a rate rise in August . Jim Charmers begs to differ. Only the RBA knows what's in stall as they are the ones tgat decide month to month whether there will be an interest rate increase, decrease or hold independent of tge Australian government. Jim Charmers treasurer is doing his best to balance the increasing rate of inflation, the raising cost of living as best as he can without upsetting the economy too much eg sending it into a recession and causing the RBA to make a decision to increase interest rates.
Oliver and Isla top boys and girls baby names
People are ditching the daily weekday coffee and croissants due to the rausing cost of living and allocating the savings to other household expenses.
A man being pursued by police locks himself in a costume store before being arrested by police entering via the back door.
Light rail is on strike buses will replace the light rail from Central for school students in Eastern suburbs.
The Australian government is sending $10 million more aid to Gaza to be used to fund food aid to stop famine occurring.
Mel Doyle after telling everyone else's stories she is telling her story on "Who do you think you are?"
Whale season has begun in Sydney as they head North . Meanwhile a team of volunteer whale rescuers are on the Gold Coast where they are ready to spot and rescue stranded whales in a narrow window of opportunity to do so.
A man in Georgia in the US has hijacked a bus with passengers on board.
An extra 6 shows added to Cold Chisel's 50th anniversiary tour for those that missed out.
Jared Haynes has had his rape conviction quashed in an appeal.
Jim Charmers wants a more softer landing as the cost of living continues to rise and inflation remains high. He is trying not to crash land the economy sending it into recession. Countries around the world think the Australian Reserve Bank is not doing enough by not having interest rate cuts whilst other world banks are already cutting interest rates overseas. Meanwhile Peter Dutton wants a cost if living election.
What someone has vandalised the new King's portrait!?
Thursday
Well my extension via email has been granted for Game Systems now my little 17 year old classmate wants an extension.
I think about 50% of my classmates are either seeking extensions or repeating the course next semester including me considering it - actually I have been saying that I will be repeating the course next semester to my teachers for weeks now. There is just so much to complete. Some of us are even considering going backwards to a cert 3 and doing it ( it is a new revised course)
It's 17 degrees C and cloudy today. That's cold in Sydney apparently it felt like 1 degree in Sydney's CBD at 7 am this morning!
Wang Wang and Funi are going home to China but will be staying for now until a new pair of pandas arrive to breed. Hopefully the panda pair swap will be more sucessful in breeding after Wang Wang and Funi failed to breed.
The QLD opposition has replied to QLD's budget with better housing plans.
Jerry West former basketball legend passes away at 86.
A humpback whale caught in fisherman's nets migrating North off the NSW coast about 100 km has been rescued by Sea wWorld whale rescue team.
Lebonese milliant group fires 100 rockets in a relatiation strike to Isreal. No injuries reported.
Biden's son Hunter faces 25 years in jail over gun charges. If he is sentenced he will be in jail after the presidential election.
Paddington in Peru. A new movie in the works for Paddington ???
Ariana Titmas breaks record her 200 m freestyle record by almost 1 second.
He's out of jail on bail again after his rape conviction case was quashed but Will Jaryd Haynes face a 4th appeal? He just wants
Another Melbourne gym fire - when will gang wars stop especially in Melbourne
50 m Cam Mcevoy makes history and heads to the Olympics for a 4th time.
An elderly woman is rescued from an Adelaide unit fire.
Saints Jack Stevens refuses to take a drug test after a crash and feeing an accident scene.
Peter Dutton wants to raise social media age restriction from 13 to 16 years of age.. How and can he do it? No other country in the world has been able to except China as they have strict censorship laws.
A tourist was walking until she realised she had entered crocodile country seeing the warning sign around posted on trees.
There are calls to strip former premier Dan Andrews of his King's birthday honours. It's too late - haters should have spoke992n sooner before the honour list was finalised when they had their chance ( maybe they were unaware of this) as Dan Andrews suffed up in his COVID pandemic handling blunder - where countlesss sufferred and resulted in unnecessary deaths, his cancellation of the Commonwealth Games - what an international embarrassment for Australia and of course sending the state of Victoria into massive debt and leaving it up to the new Victorian government and premier to deal with and fix - all before he resigned as Victoria's premier! He was the longest serving premier and the most popular - how is this even posdible?
A rare pink diamond has gone on sale by Christine's in NY.
The Big Pineapple in QLD an Australian icon for decades ( everyone including myself growing up visited the Big Pineapple) has been refurbished and reopened. Australia is known for the big anything and everything - The Big Merino in Goulburn NSW, The Big Banana in Balina, The Big Kangaroo, The Big Prawn etc I wouldn't be surprised if Australia has a big toilet (Dunny)!
There are pressures on the G7 as the majority of leaders face elections Macron, Sunak, Biden etc
Thousands of Aussies work for unpaid overtime.8 out of 10 Australians are working unpaid overtime.
Friday
It's been pouring with rain most of today which means another night of not going out to see the other half of ViIVID. Tomorrow is the closing night. It is going to be poring with rain again but I have to try and go. Even if it rains I will try and mticketed event.ake it to at least the Dark Spectrum .
Tonight it is not that cold at 16 degrees C but really wet.
The news has been reporting it for a week now but an article blast is coming across Adelaide and up the East Coast all the way up into QLD. This will bring much needed snow to the alpine areas and to Sydney which is still a top of 17 degrees C forecasted today. Rain is also forecasted. zero and even sub zeri degrees C temperatures are expected.
Shake it off Scotland Tay Tay's tourln Scotland caused seismic activity from her concerts.
5 more men and 1 teen have been arrested over the Western Sydney Bishop stabbing riots. 29 people has previously already been arrested. 9 are still
Another fire in QLD that broke out at 4.40 pm yesterday with a man died and woman trapped but rescued before being treated for serious burns on 40% of her body. At this stage this fire is suspicious.
$50 billion loan from United G7 leaders has been added to boost the Uranian war chest to fight and win the war against Russia.
Another case this time in NSW Hunter Performing Arts School where a teenager at a NSW school has been caught using AI to post fake degrading images of girls online.
Meanwhile politians are still discusding an under 26 ban on social media and how social media messages is harmful to teenage boys between the ages of 16 and 21 years of age when they are just beginning to become men and finding their way.
The NSW state and Federal government have come together with funding to save a Sydney oval.
A flu epidemic across the nation where thousands of people tested positive and in QLd more are rejecting the flu vaccine.
An Xbox education - 71% of Australians believe playing games can help with financial skills. No wonder my 17 year old classmate spends so much time in class playing chess and outside of class playing mine craft instead of doing his assessments!
Ben & JLo appear with a united front
A controversial restaurant which has the name that sounds like pate wants to implement an Age policy to ban under 30s women and under 35 men from dining at it's restaurant to make it a more sophisticated place to dine believing these age groups cause too much drama.
The King lays down the law asking Harry to stop leaking royal family secrets.
Swimmee Kaylee Mckeon is off to the Paris Olympics.
Greg Lynn judge can't find him guilty. The jury needs to reach a verdict either he is guilty or not guilty. Lynn has pleaded not guilty to the muder.
A Melbourne cold case of mudered Maria James has been reopened.
Would you pay $8.50 for a sausage sizzle at VIVID? It's just a piece of no frills white bread , the cheapest single thin sausage and some grilled onion ( optional - I would take it due to the price) add some cheap tomato sauce , BBQ sauce and/or mustard ( I would put all of these on the sausage sizzle as well - you might as well for $8.50!).
Another gang of youths stealing luxury goods and cars in QLD before being arrested by police.
Holly Valance holds a Trump fund raising event @ $75000 per head with Trump junior present at tge event as Trump returns for the first time to Capital Hill since the January riots.
Sydney is rated globally the 2nd most unaffordable city in the world to own a home. Melbourne came in at 7th.
Australians were encouraged to withdraw cash out today to
A Dinosaur dig at Eromanga is the latest of 80 digs .Santos geologists who are usually mining have become involved in this project.
As Ukraine walked away with a US aid deal, world leaders are watching Joe Bidens every move as his state of mind is in doubt due to his age. He was seen wondering off at the G7 summit. This could be Biden's last G7 meeting.
A principal and it's 2 deputies were stood down at a high school at Lindfield Learning Centre. The mystery as to why has not been revealed so far.
Saturday
It's still pouring with rain and had rained throughout the night. I am now feeling the cold at 8 am this morning turning on the heater. It's mean to clear up later today with a top of 16 degrees C.
Worked on my Twine assessment this morning.
Went to the closing night of VIVID. paid $51 to see Dark Spectum only spent 30 minutes there. Nothing special. Drone show at 9pm and 9.10 pm tonight was cancelled at the last minute. Disappointment at VIVID this year. Did not go to Barangaroo this year.
It was dark cold and wet tonight.
Upon arriving back to the apartment I spotted a cute brush tail possum scurry across a telephone wire from a tree on the footpath connecting a telegraph pole to the roof of the motel building next door . The building I live in doesn't have any poles or wires connecting to it and the closest tree on the footpath is a bit further away from the building. There is always the screeching sound of some animal and I suspected it was possums but never saw any just parakeets - lots of them in the trees on the foortpath and they are really noisy. It was definitely not a rat as rats don't run across telephone wires above and certainly don't have a curled bushy tail.
News headlines include
An update on Princess Kate's condition with a message and recent photo the palace says was taken a week ago of her and that she will be attending the King's birthday celebrations and making an appearance in a carriage at the Trooping of the Colours parade the first time she has been seen for over 6 months however as for other engagements it is unlikely she will be attending many with possibly only some surprise visits in the Summer . She says she has been turning to nature to help her heal.
Michael James the hero pilot that managed to land that Seaworld chopper that crashed after clipped by another chopper in 2023 has passed away from cancer afed 53.
The 87 year old Pope has addressed the leaders at the G7 with a speech - the first time a Pope has done so talking about warnings over the use of artifical Intelligence and the use of autonomous weapons and meeting with comedians , even cracking a joke with them which he thinks is important to do.
Mariah Carey drops new music with a dance hit Rainbows End .
US footballer Tom Brady reveals how to eat healthy and stay fit.
REM reunites after 17 years but not formally.
What Joe Biden seen wondering off recently was not actually wondering off but walking out of the way of some flags in a landing .Biden left the G7 early to return to the US to continue campaigning ( more like preparing to battle Trump in the debate)
Another fire in Western Sydney Cabramatta(?) completely destroying a building .No injuries have occurred.
Another shooting in the Western Sydney suburbs of Mt Druit where the gunman is still on the run.
13 rescued penguins have been released back into the ocean off an Argintine coast.
A teenager was caught wth 300 fake nude female photos on his phone after the NSW deep fake school incident.
Jim Charmers to announce measures that will force banks to be more transparent to customers eg better deals made available, easier to switch mortgages , create more competition for smaller banks with top 4 banks.
Sunday 16th June 2024
It's National Vegemite Day. Really? Better have some today. Nah I don't like Vegemite- I eat promote because it is not as salty or leave a strange after taste.
It's a beautiful sunny day today a little windy . Why was it not like this last night! A top of 16 degrees C.
Today I slept in as I was doing an assessment yesterday morning and went to a very disappointing closing night of VIVID. I got back late.
Neighbours birthday on Friday . He asked me if I wanted some cake yesterday - not really.
Catch up day today.
News headlines today include :
Princess Kate makes an appearance on the balcony with her family at The Trooping of The Colour and also in the carriage with her family. She looks beautiful despite her cancer treatment. Her white dress with the bow and a touch of colour on the trim was perfectly matched with her hat. She shared centre stage with the King on his birthday celebrations. Prince Louis was as naughty as ever with big sister Charlotte telking him off again as he wiggles and highles on the balcony.
QLD biggest immigration destination due to better weather and lifestyle. Meanwhile in the news - There was a "Please explain" as Pauline Hanson was asked by Robert Irwin to remove defaming video by Monday afternoon or face legal action. What? Robert Irwin threatens to sue Pauline Hanson over a Tourism QLD video which Pauline Hanson refuses to take down off her social media accounts which features Robert Irwin, mention of the QLD government, Bluey and a multicultural group. Looks like a great cartoon video until it opens it's mouth and you start to hear what is being said on it. How dare she use Robert's image to promote the state of QLD like that . The question is will Blue sue Pauline Hanson as well. It's really is a shocking rip off Bluey video if anyone has seen it. It is an anti QLD tourism cartoon.
"VIVID FIZZLES!" " LIVID OVER VIVID!" This was the Australian news headline this morning. Organisers cancelled the drone show 20 minutes before it was due to start at 9 pm on the closing night of VIVID . I was there we only got the notification of the cancellation after it was due to start at 9 pm. There was another drone show due for 9.10 pm so I hung around but Googled the cancellation and it confirmed it was actually cancelled on their website yep it was! No one was moving in the huge crowds along the Harbour so I assumed it was just delayed and didn't move after 9 pm staying until after 9.10 pm in case it was just delayed ( I did not want to be on a train platform on my way home if it was only delayed). There was not really an explanation and because it was the last hours on the very last night of VIVID there was no rescheduling of the drone show. Last year I missed most of it this year I missed it completely. It stopped raining but did start sprinkling in intervals but only very lightly . It wasn't even cloudy as I could see the moon crescent clearly above in the sky . There was a single drone above that hovered around and stayed there for a long time before the drone show was due to start and was still in the sky after the cancellation announcement happened so I don't understand - very disappointing as the time wasted waiting that could have been spent walking around and seeing all of the other light installations around or even having that time to go to an alternative ticketed light installation such as Lightscape at The Botanic Gardens or even Dark Spectrum at Wynyard Park. Apparently people forked out a bit of money on dinner cruises and travelled all around Australia and overseas just to see the drone show - disappointment! The weather was not to blame and the real reason for the last minute cancellation is still unknown.
Another fire in Melbourne this time a old building which is a fish and chip shop where neighbours had a narrow escape as the building collapsed.
Trump turns 78. Biden sends Trump a birthday message " Age is only a number.......election is a choice" as Trump continues his presidential election campaign as he celebrates his birthday.
A jetskiing chicken named Gypsi - only in the US.
A dog in Chile steals a gradmother's dentures. Did the dog swallow them?
Tougher laws will be enforced for youth crime in Victoria where teens recruiting children to perform youth crimes will be charged and stricter bail laws and ankle bracelet tracking of youth offenders enforced.
Singer Cody Simpson misses out in a spot on the Paris Olympic team and Cate Campbell misses out on spot in the Paris Olympic team in what would have been her 5th Olympics as her sister Bronte Campbell makes it in the team.
Monday 18th June 2024
It's a little overcast this morning and I slept in until 7 am this morning ( up doing my assessment again) . It became a little cold overnight and I have the heater on this morning.The sun is trying hard to come out and a top of 15 degrees C forecasted with showers.
Today I need to report my fortnightly Centrelink income eventhough I have been switched over to Austudy by Centrelink insteady of job seeker payments. Last fortnight they discontinued my rent assistance that I had been receiving so I have to write to Centrelink about this.
After posting my letter to Centrelink at Chatswood I recharged my Opal card before heading to Woolworths Metro, then Aldi finally Coles to do a main weekly grocery shop. Monday night but it is still difficult to find regular grocery items. I grab what I can carry which is 3 full bags of groceries to take home on the bus with me. I wanted to buy more but could not fut anything more in.
I get home late so there goes my plans to do my assignments tonight.
My neighbour in # 7 finally returned after weeks of going " misding". He was talking to my neighbour in # 3. We were getting wortied about our neighbour # 7. When he first moved in he used to ho on house sitting stints for weeks or needed to ho to hospital for his shoulder so I wasn't wortied at first but he wasn't looking the best just before the building was sold and then he disappeared after the final inspection so zi became a lityle wortied. Now he is back and looking much better. He had been staying with friends who looked after him as he said he didn't feel like living on his own. We caught up on what happened with the sale of the building and who bought it. So I knew that the building was sold for $2.75 million - an absolute bargain to whoever purchased it, I knew the owner of the building was only a part owner, I knew the building used to be a motel and I knew it was last sold in 2016 fir over $1 million but failed to sell after that due to COVID. The neighbour in # 7 's father a real estate agent actually went to the auction apparently but he did not know what it was sold for which is a bit strange but he said an Asian couple purchased it and his father asked them what they intended to do with it and they wanted to keep it as an rental investment property. Well we will have to see if this is actually their intention and we are not evicted and/or if our rents will sky rocket like the rest of Sydney.
News headlines today include
A drunken man who drove through a KFC in the wrong direction was fined the equivalent of approxomate 165 burgers.
Australian swim team has been finalised handed their tickets to the Paris Olympics and is a very strong team who are hunting down their Tokyo Olympic records spear headed by Ariana Titmas.
A photo of John Farnham has appeared at his son's ( rob) wedding online The first since his major recontructive jaw surgery after a tumor was removed from his mouth. He is now cancer free and looking hood ( but he looks as if he has lose a lot of weight).
It's ATO scam season again . The ATO has already received tens of thousands of scam reports.
Celine Dion has opened up about her rare neurological condition stiff persons syndrome in Australia's only interview with her. In her interview and documentary she mentions her friend John Farnham.
Another tragic house fire in Woodridge South of Brisbane where 2 people a mother in her 80s amd her son in his 60s died and cause of the fire unknown.
Western Sydney's health system is in crisis
Commuters facing major delays on the rail system due to urgent signal repairs at Harris Park which affects lines on T1 North, T2 West ( Blue Mts) and T5 South West (Cumberland) lines.
Another ram raid in Melbourne.
New polls show Peter Dutton is narrowly leading over taking AA as preferred PM
Kerry Ann Kennerly slams the Nine Network for it's bullying culture naming 2 men in particular at the network
A major car accident into a ditch has occurred in Adrlaide.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was heckled at his Sydney Show overnight for supporting genocide.
A man cozies up to a bear in Russia but when the bear starts to get a bit rowdy, it was time for the man to say bye bye to the bear.
AFL player Lachie and sports commentator Abbey's kiss on field at an AFL match.
The Chinese Premier Li has announced 2 new panda diplomats due to arrive at the end of the year in Adelaide to replace Wang Wang and Funi who have failed to reproduce after 15 years on loan to Australia. The premiers visit to Australia has a more serious side to panda diplomacy, he is here to discuss relationships and trade with Australia which has improved recently. The continuation of the panada diplomacy program is a good indication of the continued relationship between China and Australia. Contrast to the US who recently had to return their 2 pandas to China possible an indication that the relationship between China and the US has soured. Not everyone is happy with Premier Li's visit as protestors from different pro and anti China groups protest outside Parliament House in Canberra. Although the visit was only partially sucessful , formerly detained in China in a jail for 3 years 8 months ago , journalist Cheng Li was blocked from view by 2 Chinese officials one in a brown suit and another in a blue suit. Climate change, trade, immigration visas were some of the subjects discussed during his visit. He will now head to a lithium processing plant in WA and before heading back to China.
There is a new Tabcorp CEO
Tuesday
Its a sunny top of 27 degrees C today but an artic freeze is coming to Australia's South East with ice mornings.
A massive fire erupts in QLD at Rocklea at a police storage facility with cars destroyed.The towing facility holds cars that are towed,stolen in a traffic accident or for other reasons pending investigations by police. At this point the fire was not deemed suspicious but could have been caused by a damage car with a defect that caught alight and spread through the facility.
A bird strike caused a Virgin Airlines plane to explode with banging sounds several times and catch on fire with flames coming from the engine from Queenstown NZ to Melbourne but diverted in NZ landing safely with 67 passengers stranded in NZ awaiting an alternative flight back to Melbourne. They have been putup in a hotel before being transferred to Queenstown for the alternative flight.
RBA makes another critical move on interest rates as it makes an it's deciion on interest rates in an announcement today. More rate rises predicted by some economists before the end of the year whilst other economists say rates will hold by the RBA. The RBA has announced an interest rates hold this afternoon but admits it flirted with putting it up. Staying at 4.35% for the 5th time and staying for at least next few months but in August a rate hike is firecasted and not a cut. Inflation is still too high but job growth is slightly up but economic growth is down.
Another e bike fire in Western Sydney where a dog was rescued .
Only 1 in 15 Australians are eating enough vegetables which should be 5 a day. People are recommended to consume tinned and frozen vegetables to meet this need to save money.
The Irwin verses Hanson defamation feud continues. The deadline for Pauline Hanson to take down her "satrical" style cartoon featuring Irwin and Bluey by 5 pm yesterday has passed and Irwin's legal team are threatening legal action as it is seen as defaming Irwins's image as a QLD tourism campaigner. Over 2 million people viewed the cartoon which was the the purpose of it to boost the party's popularity as it decined. Hanson had told Urwin to "lighten up" and invited him to dinner. Why isn't Bluey going after Hanson? They should have already gone after her for breaching copyright laws but they haven't which means maybe Irwin should "lighten up".
There is a push to put warnings similar to smoking warnings on apps to limit social media usage by kids.
Pomp and ceremony was seen in the pocession of the Order of the Garter a 700 year old tradition where the Royals ( King Charles and Queen Camila) and anyone considered worthy ( including Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber for services to music) parade in feathers and velvet.Prince Andrew still a working royal was absent from the ceremonies - banned from participating by his late mother and King Charles as not to draw attention to him and Kate was nowhere to be seen after her appearance at the Trooping of the Colour likely to be exhausted.
California Wildfirs have destroyed towns.
Could Kevin Kostner return to Yellowstone after his controversial exit?
Katy Perry releases new music available in July.
There awas a surprise appearance of Alicia Keys singing at the Tony Awards with Jay Z
Brook Shields appears in a yellow dress and matching Crocs due to foot surgery. Very classy but people are divided. Looks OK to me.
Daniel Radcliffe receives his first Tony award thanking his partner and baby.
Bring back the all you can eat buffet for under $30 to encourage diners to return to eating out
Still no verdict to the High country murder case yet.
The PM and politians are up for a 4% increase in wages as of 1st July. Some are debating whether this is the appropriate time given the current state of the economy.
Horse surfing is going viral - a new meaning to using horse power to surf.
Scooter Braun retires but still involved in the entertainment industry.
The state of NSW announced it's budget today but it seems that there is very little benefits applicable to me. Yep no cost of living handouts and the budget remains in deficit by billions of dollars for next 3 years at least. More money for social housing over 4 years, health, roads - yeh heard it all before! blah blah blah. Rebates on payroll taxes if the majority (80% metro areas or 70% regional areas) of clinics bulk bill their patients - what the????
Jerry Seinfeld plays his last show in Sydney at the ICC and advises what his next plans are.Security has been increased after he was heckled last night.
Actor Ian McKellen 85 has falled off the stage during a fight scene losing his footing . He is in hospital recovering. What he is returning to the stage after getting checked over by doctors?
Russian president Putin is enroute to meet North Korea's president where he will be given the red carpet treatment.
Wednesday 19th June 2024
Last official week of Tafe and I am far from completing all my assessments due by the end of this week.
I was working late on them again last night.
A top of 16 degrees C again and another warning that a cold front is hitting the South Eastern coast of Australia. Canberra will be a forecasted -4 degrees C.
It is a little cold in Sydney early this morning and I do have the heater on.
News headlines today include
What Townsvill mayor Troy Thompsom blocked from returning from sick leave by the council?
The AA government will introduce new laws to break up the CMFEU to allow the manufacturing division to leave the union.
Jerry Seinfield was heckled again last night at his last show in Sydney by pro Palestinians with flags.
The King and Queen along with other royals are out and about at the Royal Ascot with the King having several horses in the race named after him. The King has had a very busy schedule since returning to royal duties from cancer treatment. It was an Aussie sprinter that stole the show upstaging the field in The King Charles Stakes.
Justin Timberlake pulled over and arrested spending the night in jail now free to go for drink driving and refused a breath test. His mug shot has been released - he doesn't look very drunk but then again it is alledged that he refused a breath test instead did a balance on one leg walk in a straigstraight test. Apparently he had only 1 Martini and was wobbly when he did the test. The officer present was so young they had no idea who Justin Timberlake was.
NSW highway patrol on pursuit have discovered and seized a large haul of illegal tobacco, vapes and cigarette haul trying to sneak cross the border.
QLD to get 2 new nuclear power stations with 7 in total planned as Dutton prepares to reveals a new energy plan with details to follow.
Another Brisbsne fire where 2 residents were saved with minor injuries with some of their dogs however 2 dogs did not survive.
SA wants to introduce a smoke free generation by raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 22 years old. The health minister will consider this law.
Tasmania has advertised a number of odd jobs like wombat walker, oyster event organiser, sauna stoker or puffing steam train driver.
A surfer South of the Gold Coast hit a sandbank and had to be rescued. He waa taken to hospital with spinal injuries.
Not again signal failure in Parramatta has delayed the T1 North line and Blue Mt and Cumberland lines again delaying commuters this morning.
Another accident on Monash Freeway has caused delays. Motorist were advised to find an alternative route.
Friday
A 22 year old male pitch invader has been charged in court in Adelaide banned from all future AFL and WAFL matches for life. Called an idiot gmhe says he is a legend
Byron Bay has banned all ballons glow sticks party poppers from any parks and venues shirewide owned by the council.
There has been a road block in Peter Duttons 7 neuclear reactor plans. He has finally released the locations of each of them at old coal power station if he wins the next elections however he will have to fight a ban on state laws that ban nuclear power generation. Lithgow outside of the Blue Mt has been named as one of them where residents in the past have banned nuclear energy plants there.
Stonehenge has been vandalised and sprayed with orange paint in protest of climate change by a woman who was arrested. The hertage site is about to be used to celebrate the Summer Soltice.
Bones have been found on a Northern Beaches construction site in Cromer . Forensics have been called in and they are thought to belong to mudered wife of Chris Dawson , Lynette . Dawson was accused of murdering his wife but her body has never been found and he worked near the site therefore there is the suspicion the bones could belong to her. Forensic tests have confirmed the bones are not human but animal from a dog.
There has been a massive fire in Chicago in the US destroying the building. Meanwhile still in Chicargo , the zoo has 2 Koalas on loan for 2 years. The headlines are always about panda diplomacy and there is not much on koala diplomacy. Koalas are much more diplomatic then panadas as they don't get up to mischief and just sleep most of the time.
Jerry Seinfield continues his tour in Brisbane without any heckling issues after his Sydney shows however security will be increased when he travels to Melbourne next due to his visit and views on Isreali.
Another shooting has occurred in South Mackay in QLD. A woman was shot dead in front of 2 teenagers and another man who came to the rescue after was shot and injured seriously . The city went into lockdown
The Trades Hall in Melbourne has been vandalised .
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up together for a new movie - no details yet.
Netflix House an immersive experience is coming to Pennsylvania in the US.
A man has been charged for a bomb scare in Melbourne's CBD at lunch time locking down the city. A white car was found to contain a gun and drugs.
Bird flu has been found in Sydney in the Hawksbury region. The strain of bird flu is a different strain to the Victorian bird flu again posdible spread from wild birds. 4 poultry farms are now in lockdown as the bird flu spreads in the Hawksbury region. H7N8 is a different bird flu strain to the Victorian birdflu strain.
Another Gold Coast truck fire where a small battery could have been the cause in the back of the truck.
Ellie Cole (not that famous Olymic swimmer Ellie Cole) 17 year old first time diving Olympian will travel to the Paris , is training with diver Melissa Wu 5 time Olympian all whilst studying for her year 12 exams.
Ash Barty is returning to tennis at the Wimbledon invitational pairing up with another tennis legend for the doubles. Speculation she may return to tennis full time since her retirement in 2022.
Penny Wong and the Deputy PM are in PNG. Australia makes it's presence known with support for landslide victims as China gets closer to Australia's island allies.
Putin and North Korea sign a deal to support each other when needed however it is unclear what benefits each leader gained in the signing of the deal making them war allies.
US cancels meeting with Isreal and is accused of weapon hiding.
Sydney is the most expensive cruiseship dock in the world.Last year docking fees for cruiseships in Sydney in the hundreds of millions compared to other countries.
A government sponsored project where mystery shoppers were recruited to scan supermarket product to determine which supermarket had the best value ( cheapest) groceries found Aldi to be the cheapest but Wiolworths followed by Coles significantly more expensive for similar grocery items and they seemed to be a combined monopoly in the terms of supermarket groceries.
Friday
The Good Food & Wine Show is starts in Sydney today and is on this weekend - I forgot all about it and said that I was unlikely to ho after going to the Melbourne one. I am still thinking about whether I should go. I don't have to go to Miguel's show as I've already seen it. Will see if I have time.
Very last day of Tafe. I have so much to do still. So tired and not well. The stress is taking it's toll. Did not wake up until 8 am this morning and have class at 10 am.
I don't think I will be able to finish this course again.
I haven't checked the stat's to this blog for a very long time and am surprised I still have readers as my concentration is mostly on my YouTube channel . I can't even post any photos onto my blog anymore. I haven't been able to for a long time.
Thanks for reading my blogs anyway. It's mainly news headlines.
It may be the last day at Tafe but I still have to finish stuff off. There are assignments that were returned to be fixed and resubmitted but it's really difficult to see comments to incorrect answers. They want perfection . If you even get 1 true or false question wrong you need to go back to the original assessment in Word amend it resave it as a PDF and resubmit it. Really annoying especially if it's only part of 1 question incorrect.
Some of the class members went to Chatswood to have hotpot to celebrate the end of the course. I decided not to go and neither did my 17 year old class mate. I was just too tired and allergic to go thinking of all the stuff I still have to do.
I did some work on my Twine assessment but abandoned it
I got up after midnight and watched a Rusdian romance movie. It was a goid movie although in some parts in part 2 the editing was a but choppy and the storylines did not flow.Maybe it was lost in translation or censored who knows as it was Russian or was it ? It could have been Ukrainian or Georgian. Anyway it was redubbed in English with no subtitles - this is where the one bits of the editing was bad, the mouth movements did not match the words.
So it started to rain in the early morning and continued. The forcast for the weekend is rain.
News headlines today include
All is quite on the Irwin verses Hanson cartoon fiasco and no sign of Bluey coming forward to sue. Isn't Bluey part of the BBC and now Disney ? I guess they are not interested in sueing Australian content or are not familiar with it or interested in it. No dogs were hurt in this cartoon satire.
It's take your dog to work day. I don't work or have a dog. Not applicable to me but in the past quite a few of my jobs had dogs.
17 degrees and showers today. It hit 18 degrees yesterday.
A baby Wiggle is on the way making total Wighle babies to 17.
Another police pursuit across the NSW border.
Another house fire in Melbourne. No one was in the house at the time but 2 people females on the second floor in the apartment next door had to be evacuated and rescued when they could not escape via stairs.
There is a gas shortage this winter.
Actor Donald Sutherland screen legend for 6 decades dies after a long battle with illness at aged 88 . Survived by his son actor Kiefer Sutherland whose Hollywood Star of Fame sits next to his .
Today is the Winter Soltice - shortest day of the year. To celebrate Tasmania has it's annual nudie swim in freezing waters. I would do it if I lived in Tasmania and if it wasn't nude. I will stick to my annual Polar Bear swim whenever I am over in Canada.
The police officer who took down the Bondi Junction attacker was honoured today with a bravery award by the police comissioner.
A 4 mv crash South of Sydney at Waterfall
An Australian Muslim on a pilgrimage to Mecca arrived collapsed and died as he reached the temple.
3 senior media directors usually in competition with each other have come together to fight Meta over blocking news on it's social media platforms.
Anti nuclear memes such as the 3 eyed fish from The Simpson's have popped up everywhere by politians as the debate to build nuclear power stations around Australia.
3 poultry farms remain in lockdown . 5% of egg supplies have been knocked down McDonalds denies it is having an issue with supplies . Aldi shelves are still full. It is highly contagious and likely to spread around NSW and Victoria.
Hawthorn AFL former footballer Mike Porter was included on the hall of fame as having passed away when he is very much alive but had moved to Sydney. More then a few friends and former fellow AFL players in hos team when it was announced called him to find out if he was still alive even from overseas.
While the Winter soltice was celebrated down under, the Summer solstice was celebrated at Stone Henge.
McDonalds joins EV race making it's deliveries in it's first electric truck.
A cat gets stuck in a light fitting .
A test train with carriages carriage and a freight train collide in Chile due to signal failure it is believed. Several people were injured .
Saturday
It's early morning and I'm so tried having stayed up to watch that movie. I'm going back to sleep.
I need to return my bottles, go grocery shopping, get laundry money and do my laundry and wash my dishes.
I need to continue with my assessments today.
Nothing on this weekend . I have an appointment with Wise Employment on Monday and intend to go into Tafe to seek help with a few assignments.
It's10 am and still raining continuously with a top of around 13 - 14 degrees C today.
News Headlines today include
Doctors are monitoring the King's health and changes have been made to his Australian tour which has been cut down a little although details won't be known until closer to the tour dates. He will visit Australia Somoa but skip NZ. He has been out and about a lot making up for lost time and looks well but is still undergoing treatment for cancer. It was Prince Williams 42nd birthday and there has been a new photo of William with the kids and messages from his wife Kate and The King his father.
There has been a stabbing at Westmead hospital where several staff ( at least 3 ) were stabbed.
Another Shopping Centre shooting outside of Melbourne.
First group of AUKUS workers electricians are off to Japan to learn how to build submarines.
Tay Tay's Shake it off is being played by Palace guard band. she is currently in the UK on her tour playing Wembly stadium.
More Australian women are binge drinking increasing the risk of cancer and other diseases. Alcohol also increases menopausal symptoms.
Dispicable Me 4 and Inside Out are both new animated movies released in time for the school holidays.
Twister, Fly Me To The Moon, Dead Pool & Wolverine are just dmsome of the new movies being released in July.
Sunday
I woke up so late this morning trying to do more of my assignments but not getting far. Can't log into the moodle therefore can't upload my assignments. Must have tried 20 times.
It's an overcast morning and the sun is trying hard to come out . It is forecast to rain today. Top temperature is forecasted to be 15 degrees C.
SpaNova is on this weekend at the Showgrounds out at Oympic Park . It isn't on at the ICC as it is probably too small an event. Some of my teachers and class members will be going as they got discounted student tickets. Some even dressing up in Cosplay costumes. I don't get thefifference between SupaVova and Oz Comic Con which is a larger event and has been held at tge ICC in the past. I've been to an Oz Comic Con but never a SupaNova.
Because there are 3 events I wanted to go to this weekend and zi can't be at all 3 ( the 3rd is the last minute Parramatta Light Rail community open day) , I chose the Good Food and Wine Show because it was the closest location of the 3 and it was a last minute decision. Also I knew about this way before the other 2 events on this rather wet weekend.
Today I purchased a last minute ticket online to go to the last day of the Good Foid & Wine Show at ICC Darling Harbour. It is raining most of the day and I only spent around 4 hours at the Sydney Show this time round. I did not purchase as much - no show bag which was very different to the Melbourne one which I decided not to purchase. I also did not got to the 1 30 pm session of Miguel's cooking demonstration show where it looked as if he was making a paella again. No freebies on the seats at this show not even at the egg cooking show ( which I actually didn't get to attend after feeling sick in Melbourne). I had to leave the egg cooking demonstration as it was not even cooking , it was a food writer just putting together a taco bowl and topping it with a few cooked eggs. Boring but I got tge opportunity to sit down. I grabbed some modi apples which could have ended in an apple pie as when I returned to the apartment, my neighbour had received the wrong delivery of a jumbo sized not normal sized packet of puff pastry ( he ordered ice creams but didn't receive it in his home delivery - the local super market must hate him as he keeps complaining about how many deliver mistakes he gets). Tried to take tge puff pastry and give it to my other neighbour but he would not answer his door. He was home because his TV was on really loud as usual. The pastry when I tried would not fit under his door - too thick ( this was not my idea to try and slide it under his door it was fat boy slim downstairs who was the owner of the incorrectly delivered jumbo packet of puff pastry!) He calls my neighbour upstairs fatty so I call him fat boy slim or chicken legs!
I was up very late doing my laundry just one batch of it and I submitted my assessment for Into to unity hoping this is now 1 subject fully completed. A million more assessments to complete!
Sleep around 11 pm.
News headlines today include:
John Blackman dies from a long battle with cancer. Just recently didn't he make a comment of how John Farnham would come outhis mouth cancer surgery better then he did as he only had a partial jaw removal and reconstruction and not a full one?
Justin Timberlake speaks out for the first time during his concert about his run in with the police for drink driving and thanks his fans support. Something still doesn't add up about his arrest and charge.
Jerry Seinfield was again heckled last night at his show in Melbourne with protestors chanting during his show and him laughing it off. He performs his last show tonight in Melbourne before travelling onto NZ. The protestors were removed by the increased security.
A bear in California jumped into a family pol to cool off and got out again to continue on with it's adventures.
The plans to make all public transport in QLD $0.50 in August is forecasted to bring down the public transport down due to lack of funding from the state government delaying infrastructure and cutting the number of buses and trains in the system as packed overcrowded buses and trains making it difficult for commuters to get onto the limited number of buses and trains running stretching the systems beyond it's limits .
A doco of of the last 12 days of tennis legend Roger Federer has been released.
The Good Food and Wine Show mustn't be selling enough tickets because they are pushing the hard sell in Sydney being on Weekend Sunrise this morning, advertising daily pre and during the show and even having Kahn Ong who is appearing at the show on Sunrise on one if the weekdays cooking and promoting the show. Tickets aren't cheap to get in. There is a concession ticket but it's $34 plus booking fee. I wonder if there is a booking fee if you buy a ticket there?
There is a push in QLD to get beer pong to be recognised as an official Olympic sport.
The bird flu is spreading in the Hawksbury region to another farm and there is a fear of an egg supply shortage in NSW and Victoria on supermarket shelves after 7 farms in Victoria were found to have the bird flu which is a different strain. More then 1 million birds have been culled.
QLD tourism is continued to be pushed and it is expected millions of people will migrate North for a warmer holiday destination.
Bridgerton - Smut really?! But it's great watching.
28.4% pay rise over 4 years for Victorian nurses - the biggest win for them.
Another strike on a refugee camp in Gaza - I wish this war would just stop what is there to gain from it?
It was the annual tour de cure snowball last night at the ICC last night to raise funds for cancer.
Another pair of men driving into police at St Peters to get away from them.
What Prince William was shaking it off at a Tay Tay concert to celebrate his 42 birthday with George and Charlotte?!
Monday 24th June 2024
It stopped raining yesterday late and this morning is sunny with a top of 19 degrees C. Foggy in the Western suburbs but clear in the city.
I have an appointment today at 1 pm then plan to go to the library to try anddo another assessment.
News headlines today include
An Uber driver picked up 2 men north west of Sydney stopped at a service station before he was atracked kicked out of his car and had his mobile phone stolen. A teenager has now been charged.
2 teen have been arrested for the SA Westfield mall ( Marion) lockdown which involved a violent brawl.
A group of gunmen have open fired in Russia and police believe it is an act of terrorism. 6 police have been killed along with several other people.
Travis Kelce has debated on stage at Tay Tay's Eras tour in the UK as a backup dancer. stay Tay
Queenland has had a tourism boost as 2 new routes between NZ and Queensland are launched.
Rebel has had a brush with royalty attending a wedding of a friend where Fergie was at.
Protestors spray paint a golf tournament.
Peter Dutton's nuclear power plans are still under debate. State laws banning nuclear power plants being built, PD's lack of information with his plans, the claim that tax payers will foot the bill for it and that it is more expensive then alternative sources of energy such as solar, wind as well as the concern it will not happen for more then another decade is concerning. Polls show amjority are for and about 20% still undecided
What supermarkets to be slapped with a food and grocery code of conduct? New penalties for supermarkets that do the wrong thing such as exploitation of farmers and growers, supply chain contracts not adhered to, documentation not kept etc. I ask will the prices of groceries in supermarkets now drop????
Nominations for the Logies are on again.
An Ed Sheeran look alike gets married.
Final testing of the metro line and it is forcasted it will open in August.
Tuesday 25th June 2024
A top of 19 degree C again today and sunny although I think it rained again overnight.
Today I am going to work on assessments again.
Do my second batch of laundry and wash my dishes first.
Last night I forgot to fill in my Workforce Australia online obligations so woke up at around 3 am and did it. I also sent a message on Discord to my class mate about how the play test went with the group game created for Game Design. The people he chose to test it loved it apparently but I submitted my assessment document before I received the play test and feed back so I would not forget to submit it. I have been sent a copy by Discord. I have to say it but I never thought I would re register to use Discord again as I hate it. I haven't been on chat rooms for decades. I just don't like them. maybe it's a generational thing as I was constantly on them when I was younger. You can't show emotion on chats. I sent a message to my class mate and he too it too seriously so I had to respond with only joking. Just trying to be funny but it back flipped . Oh dear may yhe alpha generation have their own language that I'm just too old to understand. So what was the message I sent to him ? " #1 General is watching you!" in reference to our game . He responded with "Is there a problem?" lost in interpretation or is that translation by generation Alpha(s)?
News headlines today include
Princess Anne 73 is in hospital under observation for a week from a concussion caused by a horse riding accident . As a result her schedule is on hold including a visit to Canada.
Peter Duttons 19 year old son has been seen on social media snap chat in pocession of white powder. It is not known what this white powder is.
PM appointed a former liberal minister Matt Kean as chairman of Climate Change Authority
Boeing faces new problems - violation of settlement for 2 x 737 crashes.
A seal pup has been seen sunbathing on the concrete at North Bondi Beach for the last 2 days . The police have barricaded the area off.
Freaky Friday remake is underway starting Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsey Loha. No details have been released yet and more or the original cast is set to return.
Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson are really good friends ? what?
Shike 5 is in the works with a spin off Donkey afterwards.
4 dead in Melbourne 2 men 1 female and a teenage boy found dead in a house as a nephew knocked on the doir to see if tgey were OK. It is believed it could have been a drug overdose.
A blazing fire in Upper Coomera took 6 higher fighters to put out, a lithium battery from an e scooter may have been the cause. Neighbours yelled to the resident to tell them to get out when they noticed the flames.
A backtrack on vaping bans as AA makes a deal with Greens to soften the vape bans. The pharmacy guild has slammed the government's decision. This will allow vapes to be sold outside of pharmacies and not as perspiration only.
A giant panda celebrated it's 8th birthday with a special cake made of Chinese delicacies like dumplings, carved carrots, cookies etc.
Julian Assange in plea deal with US and has left a British jail. He has pleaded guilty which means the time he has already served in the UK jail will be transferred over to time in the US and he could returned to Australia.7 years in Ecuadorian Embassy and 5 years in a UK jail. The court has been chosen on an island which is US territory and closer to Australia then the US mainland.This case has gone on long enough just let him plead guilty to the charge and set him free so he can return to Australia. He is now 53 but looks much older.He returns to Australia in the same private jet as Tay Tay flew in. Assange is now banned from entering the US without permission.
Parramatta Lightrail is 50% complete in testing with sandbags now loaded onto it to test it before opening in August.
The Metro line is due to also open in early August with buses to replace closure of Bankstown line Hundreds even thousands of bus drivers will need to be recruited in order to meet the rai replacement buses.
War of words over Peter Dutton's nuclear power station plans.
A dam is in trouble with residents keeping an eye on it. One house is tinkering on it's edge due to the poor condition of the dam after flooding in the US.
Australia accuses Afghanistan of cheating as they lose and exit the the world Cup cricket.
A European pilot has posted a warning on social media where 2 years ago her top that encapulated her in her plane came off causing her to have trouble seeing but she still managed to land her plane safely in a training exercise. She admits that shedidn't do the proper checks.
An oversupply of avocados should mean prices will go down domestically however there is plenty of interest for our green fruit from Asian countries.
Wednesday
Atop of 21 degrees C today! What this isn't winter . Sunny forcasted.
Greg Lynn found guilty by jury if the murder of Carol Clsy but Russell Hall as there was not enough evidence. He could face life in prison. He admitted to burning their bodies.
Energy market operator calls for more renewable energy and transmission lines.
Mr Beast will be in Sydney outside the Opera House to give away 10 Lamborghini's as part of a competition to promotion his "feastables" chocolate bars. I'm sorry but I won't be supporting his chocolate bars and will not be purchasing them at all after what I read about them. According to reviews they taste awful and is made of cheap chocolate. I am unsurprised as most commercially made mass produced American chocolate taste disgusting and not like real chocolate. Would not be surprised if it contained plastics. They look cheap and nasty and are sold in Coles and Woolworths in the truck loads! $4 a bar at Woolworths they are only available in milk peanut, crunch and a dark - pretty boring and limited range. Mr Beast may be a # YouTube star but he certainly is no Willy Wonka no matter how hard he tries! Mr Beast more like Mr Bean! 300 000 million YouTube followers who cares. Even the Morning Show didn't know exactly what he does. Challenges ? Desceibed as a Click bait stunt.
Floods in the US are causing havoc with a collapse of a bridge in Dakota.
Lunar probe returns to Earth. China's space ship into space could contain answers to what is on the moon.
Charles and Camila host the Emporer and Empress of Japan whilst Princess Anne misses the schefuled event due to her horse accident resulting in hospital observation.
WA senator Payman crosses the floor to support the Greens for Palestian statehood, the first Labor member to do so in 30 years.
Vandals have taken to a chain saw to the ankle in an attempt to knock down the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park. Police were able to stop the vandals before any more damage could be done.
First the CSIRO diet now they have created a diet shake but does it actually work?
$9.8 billion in housing funding where every state will get a share to build more homes and provide rental support.
Queensland tourism has surpassed prepandemic levels.
Another tabbaco store break in this time in QLD. At least the thieves didn't fire bomb it like criminals do in Melbourne.
Sate of Origin is on tonight at MCG NSW verses QLD. They are playing on neutral ground where NRL is playing on AFL ground.
A 20 year old has broken the record and assembled a Mr Potato Head in 5.15 seconds.
Something Lost Something Gained Hillary Clinton releases her book coinciding with the US elections.
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman celebrate 18 years of marriage.
Katy Perry's red dress in Paris has a trail with all her lyrics to Woman's World on it
5 adults and 4 children escaped arrive by house shooting. The car was found in nearby suburb of Mt Pritchard.
A horrific mini bus crash with 2 dead and 9 injured has occurred in North Mildura. Those in the mini bus are thought to have been farm workers.
Inflation jumps to 4%. an interest rate hike is imminent.
Luna Park is up for sale
A new Parramatta ferry graces the harbour.An Australian made Parramatta River Class Ferry named the John Nutt is the second in the new fleet of ferries. It is hoped that these new ferries will solve the previous faimult riddled asbestos carrying imported ferries. Meanwhile public transport fares are rising again for bases trains light rail metro and ferry.
Julian Assange is now a free man and expected to artive in Canberra this evening. The judge accepted his guilty plea for espionage in a Saipan court.
The King hosts the Japanese Emporer but absent were Princess Kate and Princess Anne.
Snapchat has upped their security to stop child srx abuse.
Thurs
A top of 19 degrees C today and sunny.
Another assessment bites the dust and another subject completed hopefully.
Still so many to go. Received an ensil ftom my Game Design teacher re outstanding assessments - a little cryptic and how did he get my email address? I thought it was a scam email as Tafe usually sends teachers fake emails to test thir cyber security awareness and if they do the wrong thing they have to attend a cause. So I checked the Moodle to ensure it was legit.
I was up until past 11 pm trying to complete another assessment. Still not finished
news headlines today include:
Kate Campbell retires after missing out on her 5th Olympics.
Julian Assange touches down overnight to his first day of freedom in Australia.
The Blues (NSW)win state of origin over Maroons (QLD) at the MCG with a crowd of 90000. The deciding match will be at Suncorp Stadium in QLD in 3 weeks time. Go Mitchell Mosses. and then there was a return of Letrell Mitchell.
Prince honoured 7 years after his death with Hollywood Star posthumously. He said he wasn't ready when he was alive but his estate has now given permission for it.
Another fire in Logan
It's all happening in Newcastle. A climate protestor has attached themselves to some type of structure and a 19 year old teen threatened terrorist plan foiled by police.
Bolivia coup fears - the president created the couple himself to make himself look bravery to the people? What?!
Singles sufferers now can get treatment at pharmacies.
Unable to get more flights to and from Australia, Qatar Airways is eyeing a 20% stake in Virgin Airlines to muscle it's way I'm however any sale has to be approved by the Australian government. If the sale goes ahead it will lower ticket prices due to increased competition.
Niomi Watts and Nicole Kidman and their daughters seen front row at Paris fashion week and photographed with Katy Perry and her ladder stocking.
Supplements don't make you live longer a study has shown.
Girl born at Pink concert celebrates her 5th birthday at the concert venue she was born in.
Uncle Frogs Magic mushrooms gummies are causing people to end up in hospital due to hallucinations and seizures.
Woolworths joins Coles and has imposed a customer limit on egg purchases as the bird flu spreads in NSW. Finland is starting to vaccinate people against bird flu ?
Light rail plan along Parramatta Rd ? Will this $6 billion plan fix the traffic problem along Parramatta Rd?
Bruce Lurhmann ordered to pay $2M to Ten. He is unemployed so unlikely to be able to pay this. Mameanwhile Lisa Wilkinson has had her legal fees part paid by Ten.
A sink hole in the US appears suddenly on a soccer field which was an old mine. Lucky none was on the field at the time. 2 feels are off limits but the others are still open.
Tomorrow is the live coverage of the CNN Presidential debate from the US between Rump 78 and Biden 81. A quarter of US are neither pro Trump or pro Biden but a large majority of Americans will be watching the debate. Due to the age of both candidates all eyes are firmly fixed on who will make the first blunder .
Friday
Slept in this morning until almost 8 am as I was up doing my assessment. Still not finished . I haven't really mentioned in my recent blogs how my over-active immune system has been reacting. My allergies have been pretty bad as Winter approaches and due to the amount of rain we have had in Sydney this year has caused my asthma to be more severe. My battle at the moment are my eye lids and my face as well as my hands. Very dry and itchy Winter eczema which can be quite severe. Some days I can hardly open my eye lids as they puff up and itchy. My whole body and senses can be affected. Every year it can affect a different part of my body. I have had this condition my entire life seen a lot of specialists but they told me it can't be cured just controlled. Things that can set it off are environment which can't always be controlled , diet, stress . I am suppose to be using cortisone but hate using them. Being on them for most of my life has effected my skin, especially my hands where my skin is very thin. Can't imagine how my insides have been affected over the years if I can see how my outside has been affected.
Watching the presidential debate at 11 am and doing my Studio Practice assessment. Interrupted by a classmate who was harassed by my teacher to contact me. He had already contacted me by email. I didn't respond as I thought it was spam but did submit my assessment.
Back to the presidential debate - the question of age came up. OK they both answered the question but I think Biden made a blunder at the beginning of the debate.
Will you accept the results of the presidential election of course Trump has to deflect from question by extending his response to Biden's answer to war.He was asked again will you accept the result of the presidential election yes or no and again Trump did not respond but ranted on and on and then the claws came out with accusations of lieing and Trump never accepting the result of the election etc etc. Good time for an ad break
I think the 1.5 hour debate is ending soon - I could be wrong. How either of them can stand up and be still alive after that long a debate is a mystery at their age. You would think both would need a Nanna nap or toilet break but no they are still going. They are probably wearing incontinence pants!
News headlines today include
Biden arrived a few hours earlier prior to the first presidential election at a CNN studio in Atlanta. Trump has just arrived in Atlanta to a crowd of supporters. The presidential debate will be broadedcasted at 11 am Australian time which is just a few hours away. This may decide the next president of the US however all eyes and more interest are on any blunders they make due to their age. No one is allowed to watch from next door to the studio so all the media have been suished into a converted university basketball arena called the spin room with it's red carpet.
Maryborough is having it's largest Mary Poppins Festival hoping to break the record of having the most number of Mary Poppins
ANZ to buy Suncorp Bank in order to keep branches open. The sale had been blocked previously to stop the big 4 banks becoming a monopoly resulting in less competition but now it has finally been approved by the government.
A popular Greek family owned restaurant named after their nanna in Yarraville has gone up in flames which police believe was an arson attack.
Allens is planning to re release spearmint leaves and sherbies (sherbets) which disappeared off shelves.
One of the largest late Princess Diana memorabilia auctions is on. Meanwhile Prince Harry opens up a outhis mother's death.
Singer Dami Im steals the show at Wonen's State of Origin singing a stunning rendition of the Australian National Anthem in the rain.
Jacinta Allen has changed her view on pill testing saving lives at music festivals.
Sanctions have resulted in Tony Abbot and Jogn Howard being banned from entering Russia.
Another 2 fires in QLD on the Gold Coast.
A nan in his 40s has been charged for killing a woman in a Burwood share house whilst house mates were present in the house.
Melbourne again has come 4th in the world as the most liveable city. It is believed this is due to its huge sporting art and culture community and possibly it's booming economy ? and vetter affordability ( something that is really lacking in Sydney) .
Australian news will be banned from Facebook and instagram if Meta has it's way. Australian government is being blackmailed to pay for news that appears on social media. This has been an ongoing issue for quite a while now.
AA's family and Labor MPs threatened with terrorism .
Calls for the Isreali PM to resign bonfires lit.
Repairs needed for hundreds of Sydney trains
There 65 new ambulance recruits including several women.
There were 250 new fire fighting recruits from all fields .
Saturday 29th June 2024
Cloudy and a top of 20 degrees today. It's pretty overcast today.
I slept in until 9 am this morning as I was up late again last night doing my assessment.I thought I had lost my 2 documents I had worked on all day but managed to find them and submitted them.
Today zi need to complete more assessments and keep doing until they will no longer be accepted. The deadline was yesterday but officially some teachers will still accept assessments over the weekend. If you don't finish them all which I won't you can be strategic and re enrol to continue and do the subjects again next semester however you need to be strategic and this was advised by my teacher to ensure you finish whol subjects otherwise you end up doing all subjects again.
I'm sure there is more news today but I'm just not interested.
News headlines today include
Princess Ann has been released from hospital but will remain at her Hatham Estate.
Joe Biden goes to a rally and says he has no intention of leaving the Ehite House.
LeBron James is set to play together with his son Bronny James for LA Lakers the first time a father son will play together in history.
A family with 3 generations almost died from carbon monoxide gas poisoning as they used an outdoor burner indoors to keep warm. There has been an increase in carbon monoxide poisonings as people turn to cheaper alternative sources of heating.
Shops have had to let staff go as trade in the CBD slumps.
The PM is dining with Olympic greats tonight as the government increases in funding for athletes .
Former Victorian Cross recipient Ben Roberts Smith has been awarded a medal by King Charles despite his legal issues.
A security guard and a police officer his accomplice planned to kidnap a popular morning show host and her husband . He was arrested and it was found he had countless photos of the morning show host in his room.
Bowel Cancer screening test kits will now be available to 45 and over from the current 50 years.
Alec Baldwin loses his last ditch bid to dismiss Rust manslaughter charge .
Sunday 30th June 2024
Last day of the 2023/2024 financial year..
I am so tired but woke up at 6.30 am. Was up very late completing another assessment which I could not upload. It said it was done but it was not and the red X on the bar still has not been changed on the Studio Practice assessments. I resubmitted it back in March, it's now June - that's 3 months ago! What's going on?
It rain quite heavily overnight and is still wet this morning although it is not raining very hard. It's very grey and overcast - still a bit dark and possibly a little cold. A top of 17 degrees today a bit cooler then usual.
I haven't been out for almost a week now so must go out to get groceries as I am out of some basics.
News headlines today include
QLD is the nations crime capital 300000 people fell victim to crime in 2023. Nobody is surprised about this.
Another woman falls victim to domestic violence in Casino. It took an hour for police to arrive after she called for help. Why did it take so long for police to arrive? She waa found in her home breathing but unconscious but died from her head injuries there. A man has been arrested at the scene.
A Melbourne fisherman muderer has been charged. The the attacker amd victim were unknown to each other and thought to be homeless.
A man on the Gold Coast has driven his Tesla into a restaurant. He waa driving under the influence of alcohol
A Perth mother and daughter fell ill after drinking a red drink ordered at a restaurant which was suppose to be cranberry juice which tasted strange. The father demanded to see the bottle the drink came from. The incident is being investigated. It turned out that they drank citrinella insect repellent. The health department is investigating the incident.
Still talking about the Presidential debate on the news between Biden and Trump? Who cares it's over. See you on the US election day in November broadcasted on tv!
A man has been rescued from a remote beach in NSW.
Another serious car crash in Brisbane.2 seriously injured.
2 teenagers have stolen 2 golf carts from a retirement village and taken them for a joyride.
There is a 50% chance of a recession in Australia if the zrzbA decides to hike interest rates again and inflation continues to remain high or increase. Treasuer Jim Charmers says tomorrow's tax cuts and cost of living assistance will help struggling zaustralians with the raising cost of living without increasing inflation.
The Isreali Embassy has been attacked in Serbia where a man armed with a cross bow was shot by an officer.
