Home for Christmas - rain, rain and more rain

Home in Norway for Christmas. The "real" Christmas weather is absent, but we have had a pretty decent amount of rain.

My mom and I bought and decorated our Christmas tree the other day.


In the wild, hunting for the perfect tree.

Managed to find a tree and get it home. A great achievement.

The result

This pic is crap, but it gives you a better idea of the atmosphere.

Me decorating.

Santa brings me a gift every day=)

Leaving Australia today

Flying to Sydney at 13.15 today and then to London. Will stay in London for a couple of days to visit my South African friend, Lisa. Will be home in dear old Norway on Friday December 1.

Have spent the last week organizing my new room, shopping and doing tourist stuff. Managed to get a nasty cold, so that pretty much prevented me from going to the beach=( Almost rid if it now, but I'm sure it will emerge again in London. I'm not quite sure if I'm prepared for this change of weather.

Christmas in Brisbane






Just some photos from uni

Sommarferie

Sommarferie
Jupp, då har den litt øve tri måneder lange sommarferien min begynt. Hålle for tiå på me "panikksoling", ittesom huden min akkurat isje e så veldig brune. Har vært relativt varmt de tri siste ugene, spesielt siden d har vært eksamenslesing. Vett sje kor veldig effektive lesingå de dagane der va på d varmaste va, halveis låg på sengå i bikinien me vifta på follt. De tyske jente leste i bassenge, någe eg og har mine tvil om va sånn kjempeeffektivt. Men men...

Flytte te Yeronga
Fra i dag blir det klimaanlegg=) Flytte te Yeronga, ein bydel på andra siå av elvå i forhold te der eg e nå. De hålle på å bygge ei bro så linke Yeronga og St Lucia, så den bydelen blir nok veldig populere blant universitetsfolk. Før måtte du kjøra te ei aen bro og heile operasjonen tog rundt 40 min, men nå e d knapt fem min me bil.

Flytte inn me 4 venner av Vas. Heilt nytt hus, veldig fint. Får større rom og betale mindre i leia. Einaste probleme me d har vært å finna någen så kan ta øve mitt rom i St Lucia te kontrakten går ud 16. januar, for eg va sje så lysten på å betale leia for to rom. Fant ei jenta i går så kan ta romme fra i dag av te den 16. Har rydda ud av romme mitt. Har klart å samla samen ein imponerande mengde ting på de snart fem månande eg har vært her. Der e sje internett ennå i huse i Yeronga, men eg antar eg komme te å gå te universitete for å sjekka mail og sånn.

Mission Ikea

They opened up a new Ikea store in Brisbane today, 4 times bigger than the older one. With heaps of great offers, like a 9 dollar foot stool, we had to make the trip. Sadly enough we weren't the only ones that had that idea. The car park was full when we got there, so we were redirected to a field pretty far from Ikea.

They had shuttles going to and from this field every 20 minutes. We reached Ikea after a bit of waiting, which by the way looks pretty much like Ikea at Forus, and the shopping could start. There were not an uncomfortable amount of people, but I don't think it would have been a day for my mother to visit the store.

Ate Swedish meat balls and has lots of free samples of Daim, sånn kaga me gule krem, Balerina and Sangrina cookies. Foods you can't really get in Brisbane. So that was cool. Had a pretty nice day. Seeing some of the staff dressed up in cheap copies of the Swedish bunad almost brought me to tears. Not...

Paraplyvær

Skikkeligt paraplyvær for tiå, men isje fordi det regne altså.
Den sterke solå har skylden. E vel mest vanligt blant de øve 30 og asiater.
Og det bør vel nevnas at de fleste paraplybrukerene e hunkjønn. Personlig har vel hverken rynke- eller hudkreftfaren virkeligt festa seg hos meg. De solstrålene så kan trenga seg gjennom sminken e hjerteligt velkomne. Som nordmenn flest prioritere eg heller det å bli brune enn å vasa rundt me ein paraply når det strengt tatt isje e heilt nødvendigt.

E ennå isje heilt vant me (nesten) bare fint vær. Følelsen av panikk og angst når eg våkne opp te ein overskyå himmel e riktignok isje så sterke lenger så an pleidå å ver. Solå har ein tendens te å dukka opp igjen ganske kjapt - men du vett jo aldri.

Surfers Paradise

Spent Saturday in Surfers Paradise, an hour's drive from Brisbane. Were a couple of hours on the beach, but had to leave earlier than we planned because it became quite windy. The temperature was good though, and the water was really nice.

Spent the rest of the day shopping and touring Surfers. Ate lots of ice cream and just chilled, really got the holiday feel.

Unfortunately the whole beach was in the shade by the time I remembered to take pics.

Desperate Housewives

New Desperate Housewives (Frustrerte fruer) episodes are out! Very exited about that. Seen two episodes so far=) Still very dramatic of course, already had a murder.

Got post from Norway the other day, two magazines from mormor. Tanx. Read them by the pool while tanning. Went for my first swim in the pool afterwards. Water was a bit cold for my liking, but I guess the temperature was not that bad.

The Brisbane Broncos Won!

Just wanted to let you know that at least one of my teams are doing well. The Broncos, Brisbane's rugby team, won the final 15-8. To say that people were happy is an understatement. Heard Viking finally won a game too. Congrats=)

Oppdateringer

Har hatt ei uga me ferie, mid-semester break. Goe greier d. Har sje gjort någe sånn kjempespess, mye soving egentlig. Vere har vært glitrings, ligge på rundt 27 grader kver dag nå. Einaste va at d pøste og tordna den eine dagen me dro te strandå. Så me tilbragte isje så veldig mye tid der, duppte bare såvidt beinå i vanne før me sprang te bilen igjen. D hørre forresten me te historien at de timane me solskinn den dagen blei tilbragt på et slags bilmuseum. Meeeeget festlig.

Ska i ud i kveld, borsdag imårå og på sundag e d rugby finale, Brisbane - besta lage ever lixom - e så klart me der. De spele isje i Brisbane, men heile byen komme nok te å stoppa opp mens d pågår. Ganske store greier.

Riverfire

Hallais... What's going on guys? I've basically been busy with uni. The weather has been awful - I've had to use my umbrella more than once during the last two weeks. I know, shocking.

Two weeks ago I went to the Riverfire which is a part of the Brisbane Riverfestival. A week filled with boats, water and fun! No, seriously I'm not quite sure what it was all about, but the Riverfire, which is the opening of the festival, was great. Nice fireworks and the "dump and burn" thingy by the F-111 was cool. Watch the video by clicking on the link if you're interested.

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"Man cannot live on chocolate alone; but women sure can."

- At least according to the hot chocolate brand I'm drinking now. It's pouring down outside and we even had a bit of thunder. Since it's getting dark soon the chance of me having to go outside is quite slim, so I guess it's sort of cozy to be inside snuggled up under my blanket. Hmm... It's really raining hard. Kind of noisy. It's good for Queensland, as there's water shortages here (not nearly as bad as I experienced in Cape Town, but apparently it's getting worse).

Went shopping yesterday (Sunday). Jupp, it is possible to shop on Sundays in this amazing country. Very practical. Sundays in Norway can be pretty boring when everything is closed. This is just my opinion of course, know some of you (not mentioning any names) love these days as you can ski, hike and do pretty much all kinds of nature stuff.

Exams, ants and possums

*I just wrote a long post and then managed to delete it, feeling rather angry about that. But as the determined and devoted person I am I'll give it another go. Just wanted you to know how much effort and frustration this post took me.*

Quite glad it's weekend.
Handed in my first assignment and had my first exam last week. Don't think I did too well, but at least I'm pretty sure I didn't fail any of them. My exam was multiple choice, but I had some difficulties understanding all the words they used. Afterwards someone told me that international students can bring a dictionary to exams, so now I know that.

The weather is getting "better", or maybe the correct term would warmer as most days are sunny. Was 27 C yesterday, which I must say is quite good for winter. Definitely my type of winter, no offense snow-lovers.

We're under attack at the moment. Apparently the ants like the wood in our kitchen walls and seem pretty determined to start a colony in the corner above the fridge. The Germans have declared war, but unfortunately it looks like they're loosing. I really want a house pet, but this was not quite what I had in mind.

What I would like though is a possum. They're so cute and I really want one (no shock). Saw a couple last night walking home. Pics are not too good, but it gives you an impression. It's like a crossing between a squirrel and a cat. åååå...

Slange?!

De franske i huse trodde de såg ein slange unna ein busk i hagen imorges, någe så førte te stor oppmerksomhet. Itte store anstrengelser med ein kost for å dytta slangen fram viste d seg (heldigvis) at det bare va ei store firfisla. Åååå, så søtt... Så nå bor an unna verandaen vår=)

Random pics

A couple of pics from the house I'm living in. Sharing a house with six other poeple (4 Germans and 2 French).

My room... Interesting, hey?


The living room...


Da pool=)


At an AFL game, Australia's own sport thingy... Can't really explain it, guess it's sort of close to rugby. Cool game...


Some of you might be interested in the fact that Veolia is one of the Brisbane Lions sponsors...

Heia

Flinke meg har endelig klart å somla seg te å laga ein blogg. For de så isje har fått d me seg ennå befinne eg meg i Australia, nærmere bestemt Brisbane. Studere journalistikk her og planen e å ta bacheloren her. Vært her i litt øve ein måned nå, og alt e generelt sett ganske bra. Legge ud ein del bilder nå, siden der e ein del folk så har mast itte det. Någen så føle seg trufne??

Hey guys...
Been in Australia for a month now, having a good time. Studying journalism here.