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2007.05.31

[106] My First Mobile Phone

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This week I got my first mobile phone. I've been living for years without one. I even spent three years in Japan without a mobile, and everyone has one there.

But as a freelance worker, I really need clients to be able to call me. So here it is: my first mobile phone.

This phone is second-hand. It was given to me by a friend. A lot of my friends also have second-hand phones.

I've noticed that the mobile phones in Japan seemed very fashionable, unlike the ones in Australia.

I think Australians tend to see their phones as a tool, and don't care that much about how the phones look. I think most Australians would rather have a cheap call cost than a cool-looking phone.

I've also noticed that Australian mobile phones are behind Japanese phones in technical terms. The cameras and video on Japanese phones are amazing, but a lot of the Australian ones still aren't very good.

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2007.05.31 23:17:49

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2007.05.29

[103] Moving House

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I got a very nice message from a reader called 'sachi' on the weekend, who had also recently moved house.

Sachi talked about having to throw away a lot of things when leaving the old apartment.

When I went to live in Tokyo in 2003, I stored my furniture and belongings underneath my dad's house. I had almost nothing when I came to Japan, just somes clothes and my laptop.

After living in a small apartment in Tokyo for about 3 years, I realised that I didn't need all the things I had stored in Australia. I didn't miss them at all!

So I decided that when I got home I would throw out most of my old belongings. The problem is that deciding what to throw out takes time... and I never have much time.

Anyway, thanks for your message, sachi. I hope you're enjoying your new place!

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2007.05.29 10:48:19

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2007.05.25

[102] My New House, Part 3

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I've finally unpacked most of my things and set up my furniture, so now I can show you some pictures of my new house.

The house is quite small compared to most Melbourne houses, but it's large enough for me. The main part of the house is a combined kitchen and lounge room area, which you can see in the first and third photos.

Upstairs is my bedroom, and there's another bedroom at the front of the house. Out the back there's a garden. It's pretty small (and at the moment it's pretty wild), but it's nice to able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine.

My favourite thing about the house is that it has plenty of big windows, so the house gets lots of sunlight in the morning.

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2007.05.25 17:31:56

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[101] My New House, Part 2

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2007.05.25 17:25:02

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[100] My New House, Part 1

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2007.05.25 17:24:23

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2007.05.22

[98] Shared Housing

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I moved house last weekend, so my life is very chaotic at the moment. Most of my things are still in boxes, and I don't have access to the internet.

I've moved into a two-bedroom house. I'm sharing the house with a French couple, called Anthony and Gael, who are staying in Melbourne for a year on vacation. They are friends of a friend, so they're not complete strangers.

House sharing is quite common in Australia, especially among students. The main benefit is that you can split the cost of rent and utilities, but also it can be fun to share your house with people, if you get along well with them.

Rent used to be cheap in Melbourne, but recently it started to get a lot more expensive. These days it would be too expensive for me to live in my new house alone.

Right now my digital camera is packed in a box somewhere, but I'll post some pictures of my house later this week.

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2007.05.22 17:31:56

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2007.05.18

[96] Winter in Melbourne

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It's a couple of weeks until June, and the start of winter in Australia. It has been getting colder, and raining quite a lot. I'm a bit sick at the moment, maybe because of the change in the weather.

It rains a lot during winter in Melbourne, although it's quite different from the rain I experienced in Tokyo.

In a typical Melbourne winter day, it will rain for a couple of hours in the morning, afternoon or evening. The rain usually isn't very heavy, and if it is, it usually isn't long before it gets less heavy.

Most Melbournians don't mind walking around in light rain without an umbrella. I've lived in Melbourne almost my whole life without owning an umbrella.

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2007.05.18 18:09:17

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2007.05.14

[94] Australian Rules Football, Part 2

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Last week I went to see a football game. And by 'football', I don't mean soccer or American football. I'm talking about Australian Rules Football. (Australians usually just call it "footy".)

Australian Rules Football is very different from other kinds of football. It's played on a huge oval field, with an oval ball that's similar to a rugby ball or American football ball.

Australian Rules is quite a rough game. It's quite common for players to get injured while playing, and fights between players are also frequent.

The game started in Melbourne originally, but over the last 25 years teams from other Australian cities have started to play. However, most of the teams that play are still from Melbourne.

It's an exciting and fast-paced game, although you'll probably need someone to explain the rules to you if you watch it. It can look very chaotic compared to other ball games!

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2007.05.14 16:57:04

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[93] Australian Rules Football, Part 1

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2007.05.14 16:34:12

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2007.05.11

[91] Australian Culture: ANZAC Day

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I'm going to talk a little bit about Australian history. If you're not interested in history, you can skip this entry and read my next one on Monday!

We had ANZAC day the week before last, an important public holiday for Australia. ANZAC stands for 'Australian and New Zealand Army Corp', and it was the name of the force that was sent in to fight against Turkey during the First World War, in 1915.

The attack was poorly planned (by the British generals), and was a disaster. Lots of Australians and New Zealanders died.

Interestingly, this great disaster is seen in Australia as a great triumph of the Australian spirit. The idea is that Australians were put in a terrible situation, but they fought as hard as they could anyway, even though victory was almost impossible.

This shows a bit about how Australians see themselves. We see ourselves as easy-going and relaxed, but when have to work or fight to protect each other or our friends we will do everything we can, even if it seems hopeless.

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2007.05.11 00:40:57

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