Chinchilla Melon Festival....

The small Queensland town of Chinchilla is in the grip of melon mayhem as it plays host to about 10,000 visitors for it's famous Melon Festival. About 25 per cent of Australia's melons come from the Chinchilla region.

Akin na lang yung isa na malaki sayang takam....! This is something i wanted to do, mukhang enjoy na enjoy sila ano?

Gumulong-gulong ka ba naman sa tonitoneladang pakwan kaya mo pa kaya kontrolin excitement mo nyan....! Among all the things i wanted to do before the day i die ay isa ito ha ha....! (ang gumulong sa pakwan?) Hindi.... ang kumain ng sang toneladang pakwan ha ha....!

Locals say the event, which began in 1994, helps lift their spirits in times of drought and flood. It also promotes the melon industry and encourages tourism.

Ang init....!

My goodness, i am sweating a bucket a minute....! This week is probably Sydney's hottest on record as western suburbs swelter in seven days of 35-40 degrees heat, and the city endures six days of temperatures above 30 degrees.

Ang iniiiit....! Don't ask me how i'm coping up with it because i can't, i don't even have the energy to reach that tv remote in front of me right now, nanghihina mga kamay ko parang wala na akong super powers ngayon.... Pakiramdam ko para akong litson na iikot-ikot sa apoy at patak ng patak ang mantika....

May 2 gallons na super ice cold coca cola na yata naubos ko at tatlong beses na yata ako naligo in just a matter of 4 hours kasi pagkalabas na pagkalabas ko pa lang sa banyo ay tumutulo na naman ulet ang pawis ko ang init talaga dito GRABEEEE....!

Happy Australia Day....!

Today we are celebrating Australia Day.... It's a public holiday which means i don't have to go to work today.... Some gathers in their backyards and public parks for that traditional Australian barbecue day, some went for a dip at the beach, and others have attended a life changing ceremony that spells the fulfilment of their dreams to be the newest citizens of this lucky country....

Ganitong ganito rin ako nung bago pa lang ako dito habang nakatayo at naghihintay na ma-receive ko rin ang inaasam-asam na certificate of citizenship ko nun.... Isa lang talaga ang hindi ko pa rin maintindihan hanggang ngayon.... Para kasing may kulang pa rin hanggang ngayon.... Hindi ko pa rin nararamdaman yung tinatawag na sense of belonging....

And though how hard i've tried, deep in my heart hindi ko pa rin matatawag ang bansang ito na home.... Ewan ko ba pero ang tulog ko dito ay parang hindi kasing himbing ng tulog ko kapag na sa pilipinas ako.... Talagang in total peace of mind ako dun.... Pusong mamon este pusong pinoy pala....

Cell Phones cause blindness....?

As the cellphone technology is continuously evolving from the humble 1kg block type motorola phones to the more complicated but fantastic walastik ones like iphone halimbawa, and becoming more and more popular and their use is still increasing as we blog, so too are the cellphone-related accidents.

These accidents ranges from minor to catastrophic, to disastrous and have led to the implimentations of various laws that limit or prohibits the use of cell phones in different situations and different cases. Cell phones kasi halimbawa na lang, can easily draw a driver's attention away from the traffic around him. Tuloy nawawalan sila ng konsentrasyon resulting to tambling, balintong gulong ang kotse, in short, aksidente....

At hindi lang traffic accidents, meron naman dyan na nagkaligaw-ligaw, tuloy sa riles ng tren napunta ang kotse at muntikmuntikan pa'ng mabangga ng rumaragasang tren dahil sunod sya ng sunod sa GPS mula sa cellphone nya.... Common sense lang naman kasi ang kailangan nating pairalin dyan ano ka ba naman.... Pagsinabi ba ng GPS mo na lumiko ka sa kanan at nakita mong bangin pala yun liliko ka pa rin ba dun....?

May tinatawag din tayo na cellphone etiquette, like not talking while driving wihtout a handsfree kit, remembering to mute the ringtone sa loob ng sinehan, and wag sigaw ng sigaw na parang baliw, keep your voice down when in public places, kawawa naman yung sa kabilang line at mga katabi mo sa upuan na sa loob ng eroplano ka pa naman....

May mga nagsasalita sa loob ng toilet, pabulongbulong ka pa dyan naririnig ka naman sa labas with echo pa in the bakgrawnd, sino kausap mo dyan best pren mo downunder doon....? May turo ng turo na kala mo naman nakikita nung sa kabilang line ang mga pinagtuturo nyang dereksyon.... May mga kala mo na-engkanto't tulala at paiba-iba ang emotion sa mukha yun pala pilit lang mini-memorise ang number nung bagong ka-textmate nyang titser....

May mga nauuntog, nadudulas, nahuhulog, lilitaw-lulubog, nasusugatan, napipilayan, nasusunog, at sinunog, etc, kaya tuloy naman aking naging konklusyon ay nakakabulag nga pala itong cellphone ano, say nyo wat do yo tink....? Kung ayaw nyo naman mag tink i-text nyo na lang pwede he he....

Dito sa downunder may 26 million cellphones pala that's more than one phone to one person grabe.... Kayo meron din ba kayo cellphone related moments or accidents na nakakatawa,nakakainis o nakakabaliw to remember, share nyo naman sa amin para masaya tayong lahat.... =)

Crocodile Meat....

Nakakita na ba kayo o nakatikim ng karneng buwaya....? Ako nakatikim na at ang sarap pala....! For the very first time in my life at dito pa yan mismo sa downunder.... Actually crocodile has become a very popular meat both in Australia and overseas and is part of a developing cuisine that is uniquely Australian.

I think this picture was from a chinese market somewhere in china coz i can see a Yen sign on the price tag.... Crocodile or " hand bags " in slang australian term maybe because their skin is a good material leather for not only hand bags but also for belts, wallets, and other things, may underwear din kaya na gawa sa crocodile skin....? Croc's meat is a succulent white meat with a delicious and unique flavour. With a wider range of products and cuts, crocodile is now available to suit all culinary needs woldwide....

Crocodile meat is low in fat and high in protein and is best cooked in the same manner as lean pork, chicken, or even fish dishes.... It can be prepared into a variety of dishes using wet and dry cooking methods and is ideal in marinade or sauce.... Ako naman on the other hand just wanted to see it searing on my bbq grill.... Sarap....!

....or maybe this is just one of those many reasons why they've called crocodiles, the " hand bag " lol....fair enough.... =D

The Jiterbug Phone....

Will you swap your normal cell phone for one that's so simple even a senior citizen can use it? It's called the Jiterbug Phone, created by Marty Cooper creator of the very first portable cellular 800 MHz, and a massive 2.5 lb phone.

On April 3, 1973, standing on Sixth Avenue in New York City near the New York Hilton hotel, Cooper made a phone call from a Motorola prototype Dyna-Tac handheld cellular phone before going to a press conference upstairs in the hotel.

The phone connected Cooper with the base station on across the street from the hotel and into the AT&T land-line telephone system.

Cooper said that the mobile/cellular phones nowadays are so complicated that the instruction manual is often thicker, and heavier than the phone itself....

The Jiterbug have a should i say back to the basics of the past features, and would you believe it even have a dial tone....! How cool is that for a mobile phone....! A Retromodern Phone.... =)

New Year's Eve! 2011 Midnight Fireworks @ Darling Harbour Sydney, Austra...

Happy New Year to all....! =D