Sunday, December 30, 2007
Nature is nice
Today my family and I went on a Pic-nic in the Kuring Gai National Park, about 1.5 hours north of the Sydney CBD. I now understand why so many people choose to live in Sydney, or near it. There's some amazing landscapes and if you like the beach, you can live near it too, and still work in the city. Hmm, but maybe it helps to have a bit of cash. But even if you don't live at the beach, you can still visit it, and the National Parks. So, I think I have a new exciting place to explore north of Sydney. It was soooooooooooo blue! And soooooooooooo relaxing. Nature is nice!
Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!
Dear wonderful friends and family,
It has indeed been a while between posts. So it's Christmas, well at least Christmas Eve. I'm in Manly as I write, a nice little sea side suburb of Sydney. This is where my family live now, and my sister and her family (husband and baby 1 year old boy) arrived last night from Hong Kong. I'm excited about Christmas especially because I will get to know my nephew who is only one year old, with my mum, dad, uncle, aunt, sister, brother in law and grandma. It's so cute. He has seen me for less than 24 hours, but is already holding my hand and blowing me kisses. Babies don't beat around the bush, that's for sure! They just love you, and you just love them. It's that simple. It's great!
Querida amigos/amigas/familia,
perdone me - era mucho tiempo desde mi ultima carta. Entonces, hoy es Navidad, o por menos el dia antes. Estoy en Manly ahora, un barrio de la costa en Sydney, Australia. Mi familia vive ahora aca, y mi herman y su bebe y esposo han llegado el noche antes de Hong Kong. Tengo ganas para estar aca durante Navidad, porque puedo conocer mi "nephew" (sobrino) con 1 un ano, mejor, con mi familia. Es muy lindo. El me conoce hace 24 horas, pero ya tomas mi mano y da me besos. Los bebes no se esperan, es verdad. te aman, y vos se aman tambien. es facil, y fantastico.
So what has been happening in Canberra (where I normally live)? Well, the cost of rent has gone up in Canberra, so my land lord wants me and my housemates to move out. So, December has been a very busy month, spent working full time, researching the rights of tennants, and finally looking for a new place to live. Oh yes, and I also volunteered to organise the waste management for a music festival that will be in Canberra at the end of February. Let me just say, it's been a busy month and I am VERY happy to be on holidays. When I came home from travelling, I adopted the philosophy "less is more", and told everyone that my mascot was a snail, in order to not rush through life and allow time for relaxing. Unfortunately I have not been very snail-like of late. But the snail will return! Slow is good! This Christmas I also decided to make Christmas presents for my family. My housemates taught me how to dehydrate fruit using their dehydrater, and I also made gingerbread for the first time. And I only spent half an hour buying Christmas presents - a world record for me. Oh, and one of the best Christmas presents I got was during our federal election about 4 weeks ago, when the conservative Prime Minister of Austraila, John Howard, who had been in power for 12 years, was voted out of office! Hooray! I think mother nature is happy too, because since the change of government, it's as if the drought has broken - it really has rained a lot recently!
Entonces, como es en Canberra? Bueno, ahora es mas carro para alquilir una casa en Canberra, y por esso el dueno de mi casa quiere que nosotros vamos a salir de casa. Por esso, en Diciembre tuve mucho para hacer. Investige los derechos de los alquileres, trabaje "full time" (lunes hasta Viernes), y ahora hago trabajo voluntario para managar la basura en una festival de Musica en Canberra, el fin de Februar. Entonces yo soy muy feliz para tener vaccaciones ahora. Depues de mi viaje in Sur America, tuve la philosofia de ser un caracol, para vivir mi vida mas lento, con qualidad y no quantidad. Desafortunadament, no estuve recien tan como un caracol...pero el caracol va a regressar! Lento es bueno. Este Navidad, me decidio para hacer regalos para mi familia de mi mismo. Mi amigos en me casa me mostrieron para hacer frutas "dehydratos" y concine "pan de gingebra" (ginger bread) la primera vez. Lo que es mejor es que solomente fui a el shopping mall para una media hora por el compro de los regalos. Es lo mejor en mi vida. Y lo que no puedo olvidar - lo mejor regalo para Navidad pasE mas antes de Navidad - tuvimos nuestro "elecion" de gobierno en Noviembre, y el ministerio primero de las ultima 12 anos, John Howard, se perdi - yo soy muy feliz! Pienso que pacha mama (mama de naturaleza) esta muy feliz tambien, porque desde el cambio de la gobierno, tuvimos ha lluviado mucho! Eso nececitamos. Que justo!
So, I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas wherever you are, and a great outlook for the New Year full of openess, love, kindness, fulfillment, music, dance, and lots of laughs!!!!
I am so happy to know you all. Love Clare xoxoxox
Entonces, ustedes mando un feliz Navidad en cual que lado estan, y tambien un buena perspectiva para el ano nuevo. Que tengan felizidad, amor, "laughter", musica, baila, y "ha ha ha (como es "laughter" en espanol????). Estoy muy feliz para conocer ustedes.
Besos y abrazos grandes, Clare xoxox
It has indeed been a while between posts. So it's Christmas, well at least Christmas Eve. I'm in Manly as I write, a nice little sea side suburb of Sydney. This is where my family live now, and my sister and her family (husband and baby 1 year old boy) arrived last night from Hong Kong. I'm excited about Christmas especially because I will get to know my nephew who is only one year old, with my mum, dad, uncle, aunt, sister, brother in law and grandma. It's so cute. He has seen me for less than 24 hours, but is already holding my hand and blowing me kisses. Babies don't beat around the bush, that's for sure! They just love you, and you just love them. It's that simple. It's great!
Querida amigos/amigas/familia,
perdone me - era mucho tiempo desde mi ultima carta. Entonces, hoy es Navidad, o por menos el dia antes. Estoy en Manly ahora, un barrio de la costa en Sydney, Australia. Mi familia vive ahora aca, y mi herman y su bebe y esposo han llegado el noche antes de Hong Kong. Tengo ganas para estar aca durante Navidad, porque puedo conocer mi "nephew" (sobrino) con 1 un ano, mejor, con mi familia. Es muy lindo. El me conoce hace 24 horas, pero ya tomas mi mano y da me besos. Los bebes no se esperan, es verdad. te aman, y vos se aman tambien. es facil, y fantastico.
So what has been happening in Canberra (where I normally live)? Well, the cost of rent has gone up in Canberra, so my land lord wants me and my housemates to move out. So, December has been a very busy month, spent working full time, researching the rights of tennants, and finally looking for a new place to live. Oh yes, and I also volunteered to organise the waste management for a music festival that will be in Canberra at the end of February. Let me just say, it's been a busy month and I am VERY happy to be on holidays. When I came home from travelling, I adopted the philosophy "less is more", and told everyone that my mascot was a snail, in order to not rush through life and allow time for relaxing. Unfortunately I have not been very snail-like of late. But the snail will return! Slow is good! This Christmas I also decided to make Christmas presents for my family. My housemates taught me how to dehydrate fruit using their dehydrater, and I also made gingerbread for the first time. And I only spent half an hour buying Christmas presents - a world record for me. Oh, and one of the best Christmas presents I got was during our federal election about 4 weeks ago, when the conservative Prime Minister of Austraila, John Howard, who had been in power for 12 years, was voted out of office! Hooray! I think mother nature is happy too, because since the change of government, it's as if the drought has broken - it really has rained a lot recently!
Entonces, como es en Canberra? Bueno, ahora es mas carro para alquilir una casa en Canberra, y por esso el dueno de mi casa quiere que nosotros vamos a salir de casa. Por esso, en Diciembre tuve mucho para hacer. Investige los derechos de los alquileres, trabaje "full time" (lunes hasta Viernes), y ahora hago trabajo voluntario para managar la basura en una festival de Musica en Canberra, el fin de Februar. Entonces yo soy muy feliz para tener vaccaciones ahora. Depues de mi viaje in Sur America, tuve la philosofia de ser un caracol, para vivir mi vida mas lento, con qualidad y no quantidad. Desafortunadament, no estuve recien tan como un caracol...pero el caracol va a regressar! Lento es bueno. Este Navidad, me decidio para hacer regalos para mi familia de mi mismo. Mi amigos en me casa me mostrieron para hacer frutas "dehydratos" y concine "pan de gingebra" (ginger bread) la primera vez. Lo que es mejor es que solomente fui a el shopping mall para una media hora por el compro de los regalos. Es lo mejor en mi vida. Y lo que no puedo olvidar - lo mejor regalo para Navidad pasE mas antes de Navidad - tuvimos nuestro "elecion" de gobierno en Noviembre, y el ministerio primero de las ultima 12 anos, John Howard, se perdi - yo soy muy feliz! Pienso que pacha mama (mama de naturaleza) esta muy feliz tambien, porque desde el cambio de la gobierno, tuvimos ha lluviado mucho! Eso nececitamos. Que justo!
So, I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas wherever you are, and a great outlook for the New Year full of openess, love, kindness, fulfillment, music, dance, and lots of laughs!!!!
I am so happy to know you all. Love Clare xoxoxox
Entonces, ustedes mando un feliz Navidad en cual que lado estan, y tambien un buena perspectiva para el ano nuevo. Que tengan felizidad, amor, "laughter", musica, baila, y "ha ha ha (como es "laughter" en espanol????). Estoy muy feliz para conocer ustedes.
Besos y abrazos grandes, Clare xoxox
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