Good'ay fellow Aussies. I'm from the Manly area in Sydney. Had a really nice sunny day here yesterday. Day started off with a bacon and egg breakie on the beach then we watched the Warringah Shire pipe band perform, the surf clubs parade, bush bands, vintage car display, thong throwing competition etc. Then went for a walk to the club and had a few beers and looked out at the panoramic ocean views. Then walked to the next pub and a couple more beers. We ended up at the end of the day at the Manly Skiff Club having more beers and looking out at the yachts on the harbour, a very very nice and great day was had.

ThaiPauly, why are we here in Thailand? For me I got a Thai wife, love Thailand, it's 1/5th the living costs compared to OZ, I love looking at Thai women, need a change, better drinking scene, enjoy the beautiful temples like "Doi Suthep".... many many reasons but today I'm in OZ so I will leave it at that.

Edited January 26, 200521 yr by bmanly

Happy Aus Day to all Ozmates in Thailand and elsewhere

Sign in here if yer an Aussie..... and where you are from, bush or city.

Me?........ Neutral Bay, Northside of the Harbour.

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me: Gold Coast, mostly. When not on the highway somewhere between Cairns and Sydney...

The beautiful city of Melbourne which has been a stinking hot bastard this week! The best end to Australia day was Lleyton Hewitt whipping that Argentinians arse 6 minutes before midnight, the poor sod was in agony, his legs were shagged, but he battled on in true aussie style!

I'm from the happy suburb of Preston, Melbourne.

Didn't do much yesterday. Just enjoyed being Australian.

Too hot anyway. The sun down south burns a lot more than up north. Something to do with the thin ozone layer. Not the same as Thailand. I can walk around with no hat on for most of the day in Thailand but couldn't do that in Melbourne for more than 30 minutes. Follicly challenged.

Hope everyone in Thailand and Australia had a great day.

G'day A, agree about the sun burning here.

In SYD it starts to burn at 2 mins past sunup, about 0530...

Very scarey, the thinning of the ozone layer here is very real.

I had never seen skin cancer before I left (1971),

now, it's everywhere and it affects young and old alike.

5 mins in the sun is my limit here.

I do like the lack of humidity and cooling breezes in the arvo though

So what is the reason for Autralia day, is that when you got your independance then?

26 January 1778. The first fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour and Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales.

http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/austday.html

And the Aussie Boat party is on again

More about that later

Terry's the name

and I come from Australia's best "Gold Coast"

Why do I keep comming back to Thailand

Well they first send me here 3 years ago to bring the little Brown Brain Techs in Thailand up to specs with the latest gear, 2 month back in Australia they told me I had to go back, the poor darling had forgotten 70% of what I taught them

Three years later I now make regualar trip every 3-4 months to do the same, said same, same same

Now I have a gf who lives in Bangkok

Every time my plane lands she is waiting their, (think its to make sure no one else is meeting me)

She loves to meet all the stars that pass throught the country from time to time.

Sometime i have to travel to the highlands, and this is the only place she will not go with me.

To Cold To Cold she says, come to think of it she wears an Aussie sweat shirt every time I turn on the air conditioning

But one thing I can not understand when ever I travel on my own or with Aussie friends, all roads and planes return to Bangkok via Pattaya never been able to work out why

Be there again in 3 weeks, and if your an Aussie your welcome to join us on the Big Boat Bash we are holding there this year In early March to help raise money for the Thai's

Rules:

Prefer Aussies as they just keep going

NZ welcome but must have permission form signed by

..................(Thai wife or Doctor, or at least 4 thai bar girls)

Must be under 80 and no heart condition

No alegies to high volumes of Australia Beer

Must be prepared to bring a min of two ladies to party with you (yes as i said this is a fund raiser for the young not so well off Pattaya girls whio have come from Phuket)

Must be able to swear the Ozzie Oath

FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO RAGE, WE SALUTE YOU

Boat we be anchored 1 klm of Pattaya beach so be there before 6pm or be a good swimmer

Us Brits not invited then, to think we cannot drink as much as you is a myth. This is discimination

Hey No Way

Gee if we'll drink with a New Zealander, we'll definatly drink with a Pom

My best mate always tells me

Grow Drugs

Plant a Pom

but you will have to bring along a consent for same as NZ blokes

Nothing worse than fakes that give up half way through, gives us Aussies a bad name

I'm also a bloody lier

I was born In Lancashire but moved to Australia when I was only 8

But my old man always told me I'm an Aussie

After all if I was born in a garage that would not make me a car

Spent Australia Day w@rking at the refinery at Olympic Dam, but had a good time after at the Roxby Downs Club, back in Adelaide now for a few days R&R, so happy belated Oz Day to all.

Happy orstraya day (there's no "l" in the name) - better late than never - I come from Perth but in bangers for a little while now.

Miss the beach - swannee and cott....and sometimes the pubs - but there's enough beer here!!

gorn, get a big black dog up ya!!

(go the eagles - flag in 2005!!)

(go the eagles - flag in 2005!!)

carn the eagles!!!

A few days late, but Happy Australia Day diggers! I'm from Newcastle, I do miss living between the beach and the lake. Me & the missus should be there again if the embassy pull their finger out.

God's Country

In the beginning God created day and night. He created day for footy

matches, going to the beach and barbies. He created night for going

prawning, sleeping and barbies. God saw that it was good. Evening came

and morning came and it was the Second Day.

On the Second Day God created water - for surfing, swimming and barbies

on the beach. God saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came

and it was the Third Day.

On the Third Day God created the Earth to bring forth plants - to

provide tobacco, malt and yeast for beer and wood for barbies. God saw

that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the Fourth

Day.

On the Fourth Day God created animals and crustaceans for chops,

sausages, steak and prawns for barbies. God saw that it was good.

Evening came and morning came and it was the Fifth Day.

On the Fifth! ! Day God created a bloke - to go to the footy, enjoy the

beach, drink the beer and eat the meat and prawns at barbies. God saw

that it was good. Evening came and morning came it was the Sixth Day.

On the Sixth Day God saw that this bloke was lonely and needed someone

to go to the footy, surf, drink beer, eat and stand around the barbie

with, so God created Mates, and God saw that they were good blokes. God

saw that it was good. Evening came and morning came and it was the

Seventh Day.

On the Seventh Day God saw that the blokes were tired and needed a

rest.

So God created Sheilas - to clean the house, bear children, wash, cook

and clean the barbie. Evening came and it was the end of the Seventh

Day.

God sighed, looked around at the twinkling barbie fires, heard the hiss

of opening beer cans and the raucous laughter of all the Blokes and

Sheilas, smelled the aroma of grilled chops and sizzling prawns, and

God

saw that it was not just good, it was better than that, it was bloody

good.

IT WAS AUSTRALIA

beaudy tezza, a rip roarer of a tale mate!

did you know the origin of the term mate?

some say it is from the early days, when everyone would pitch in and help each other out, the only way Australia got on its feet was through mateship.

others reckon its cos we are no good at remembering names!

"God saw that it was not just good, it was better than that, it was bloody good."

bonza bludy bewdy mate!

(sorry... can't remember your name)

The Names's TERRY

beaudy tezza, a rip roarer of a tale mate!

did you know the origin of the term mate?

some say it is from the early days, when everyone would pitch in and help each other out, the only way Australia got on its feet was through mateship.

others reckon its cos we are no good at remembering names!

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it does come in handy for that, I am a bugger for names.

beaudy tezza, a rip roarer of a tale mate!

did you know the origin of the term mate?

some say it is from the early days, when everyone would pitch in and help each other out, the only way Australia got on its feet was through mateship.

others reckon its cos we are no good at remembering names!

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it does come in handy for that, I am a bugger for names.

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Pardon me........but how can you forget Bruce & Shelia