stumonster Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Australians stranded by coup crisisSeptember 20, 2006 AUSTRALIANS bound for Thailand have been stranded in Singapore after their flight was diverted mid-flight on news of a coup in the south-east Asian nation. The Emirates flight left Sydney early yesterday evening, and was due to land in Bangkok overnight. Sydney man Stewart Wallace, a plumber from Ashfield, has said he landed in Bangkok last night and was waiting for his wife who was due to arrive on the later Emirates flight from Sydney. "The first thing I knew about any coup was when i walked into the hotel lobby and a local man asked me if I'd heard the news," he said in Bangkok. "I couldn't believe him and joked that it wasn't on my tourist schedule. "Within half an hour, I received a text message from my wife Joann to say that her plane had unexpectedly landed in Singapore." He said the crew did not tell passengers the reason for the change of destination. "The first thing she knew about any coup was when I told her," Mr Wallace said. "We have decided just to cancel our holiday. "It's not worth the risk since no-one really knows what's going on. "My wife has friends in the travel business in Singapore, so I am flying off there this morning to join her and will make other plans for our vacation." story continued here http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...37-1702,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Singapore !!!!!!!! No substitute for Thailand. Better to stay in Oz and enjoy the warm weather, VB beer, blondes in skimpy bikinies, Donz, Rugby League football, Aussie meat pies, lamingtons, vegemite...the list goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 ... Donz ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattayatony Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 ... Donz ... And the Pavlova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigene2 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Stranded in Singapore eh? Well let us know if you see Pojimon there in Changi..and if you do, give her a slap from all of us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaising Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Stranded in Singapore eh?Well let us know if you see Pojimon there in Changi..and if you do, give her a slap from all of us.. She is now in london with her square face husband enjoying the ill gotten fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nawtilus Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Lamingtons...hmmmmm yummy, anyone ever seen any in bkk ?? Everything else in that list I have found here already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 My wife works as cabin crew for Emirates. She is flying in the opposite direction to Sydney around about now. There was some initial confusion last night but the situation is very calm at the moment and flights are operating as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Other than alchohol and hotel prices, Singapore is a pretty good place to be "stuck". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I guess Emirates was just being cautious. I do not see why anyone should be "stranded", I am sure the airline will take care of them. To me it sounds like a reporter who wanted a moment of fame at the price of truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshiwara Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Other than alchohol and hotel prices, Singapore is a pretty good place to be "stuck". a few afternoon Singapore Slings in the Billiard Room of Raffles is a very civilized way to wait out a few days of the coup ...and watching the world go by evenings from Marriotts corner bar...sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Good thing they told the people it was Singapore, otherwise about half of them would have thought they were in Bangkok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Snake Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 ...and watching the world go by evenings from Marriotts corner bar...sigh! Yes. That is one nice spot on the earth. Hint #1: THe seat closest the escalator has the prime views. Hint #2: The beer prices are higher than the friozen margarita prices. THe beer gets hot but the margaritas stay cold (because they are frozen, remember) Hint #3: The girls that stop by. They want a drink. They might cost more than the drinks. wink wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souch Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 How about helping a poor uncultured soul. What are lamingtons and vegemites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 ...yum yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Uh, thanks for the pictorial translation for the rest of us, especially us Yanks. ...EWWWWWW.... One looks like sugar-frosted turds, and the other like diarrhea* spread out on bread. Am I getting close, here? *something like "diarrhoea" for the Brits/Aussies who are always screwing with my spelling rules. Edited September 21, 2006 by toptuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffphuket Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 ...yum yum. Look like burnt doughnuts to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Marmite for ever........... None of this Vegimite cr*p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mouse Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Stone the crows, fair dinkum you Yanks are hopeless. Getcha selves out to the kitchen, put on your apron and start cooking: Australian Lamingtons Recipe The easy way Ingredients * 1 slab sponge cake (one day old) * 4 cups icing sugar * 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder * 2 tablespoons butter * 1/2 cup milk * 2 - 3 cups desiccated coconut To make the icing * Cool the cake for at least half an hour in the Fridge or Freezer, then cut into squares or fingers * Combine the Sugar and Cocoa in a large bowl * Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan until the butter is melted. * Add to the sugar/cocoa mixture and mix to a fluid yet not runny consistency To put it all together * Make a production line of Sponge Fingers, Chocolate Icing mixture in a bowl, coconut in a shallow container or plate, and a cooling rack with paper underneath. * Using a fork dip the sponge fingers into the icing, roll it in the coconut covering it well, and then place on to the rack to dry. * Once they have dried, place in an airtight container and leave to "mature" for at least a few hours, preferably overnight, before eating. *********************************** ........as for the Vegemite, you buy it in a jar, you don't need to cook it, just eat it.......and comparing Vegemite to Marmite !!!!!! What a bloody nerve !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) * 1 slab sponge cake (one day old) * 4 cups icing sugar * 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder * 2 tablespoons butter * 1/2 cup milk * 2 - 3 cups desiccated coconut Wow, my Sis runs a delicatessen at a health food store back in the states. I bet she'll appreciate this one! Would go well with a carrot/parsely veggie drink, methinks. Edited September 21, 2006 by toptuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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