I have not been doing much all week apart from nursing my finger. Last Thursday I was wiping down the oven when I sliced the top of my finger, I have been in pain for 10days now. If it was not on the tip of my right hand finger it would have healed a long time ago. read more
I have spent a great Friday and Saturday in Manchester catching up with all my friends that I have not seen for 18months and some for 2 and a half years. Just as I was starting to have a good time in Manchester it is time to go to Marbella, Spain. On Saturday, I finally saw Manchester City score a goal and end up beating the mighty . read more
This may be the new city but they still scare me death and make watching them very hard. We did it , 1-0 , 3 wins and still no goals conceded Sven-Goran Eriksson is a genius and has got Fergie on the run. I knew we had them worried when I read that Fergie is trying to play his mind games on US, lolGeovanni with a 25-yard shot, beauty. read more
C'mon the blues, I went to a pub in North Melbourne called the Keepers Arms which is owned by a city fan from Manchester who moved over to Melbourne. Around 20 of us sat around a big screen with a few reds watching the game. Great to silence the swamp :) I have just moved my last things out of my old flat and the cleaners are coming in on Monday with an objection of trying to get as much as my bond back. read more
I am back in and it is freezing. The flight over was not as bad as I thought and I seem to have overcome the jetlag. It has been snowing all morning and I am wearing three jumpers to try and keep warm. read more
We are going through a with temperatures reaching 35 Celsius which is 95 Fahrenheit to the British. On Sunday I went to Brighton beach to escape the heat and discovered I had forgotten my cream, not very clever but I managed to do 4 hours before having to escape back to my flat before I fried but the sea was so lovely and calm I could have spent all night there. I kept comparing it to a Sunday in Manchester or a Sunday on a beach recovering from the ... read more
Starting with Tevez signing and then the funny 'Welcome to Manchester' poster, great minds think alike as I had already twittered that headline a day earlier. They managed to top that by streaming the game to everyone and what a great job they did, the technical team that is but it was our B team, I hope they continue to stream them all so we can see our new signing, !
Liverpool - Didnt get Barry & increased Johnson ... read more
I have not updated my site in a long time so here I go.Thank you all for your birthday cards, I did not do anything special for my birthday and just watched the Manchester Derby. Yesterday I went to beach which is where the cruise ships come into port. Last night I watched Melbourne Victory clinch the title and today saw England loose the ashes. read more
Morning All, I went to see last night in concert or known as the dirty dozen minus eminem. Although Eminem was not there they still put on a hell of a show, some songs they left the record doing Eminems bit and other songs they just ripped them apart and changed the lyrics, for example my band turned into sacking Eminem and taking over the band. Funniest moment of the night was when Bizarre stood up and shouted , is this the loudest you can get Sydney, the ... read more
I am loving the new Manchester City website, there are still a few bugs to be ironed out and for some reason there is no mobile version released yet but I would expect that to follow very shortly. It actually took me until the next day to realise there was no adds because I run addblocker so I do not see adds anyway. On that note, I just installed adblocker on my iPhone - oh yeah :)Happy to see my dad is still on the site and he even has a nice little blurb about him which ... read more
This weekend was ANZAC day and for the first time since I came to Australia it fell on a weekend so we missed out on a public holiday. Another amazing weekend for sport, great win for City and remarkable comeback for United to complete my quadruple accumulator :) After a hard 3 weeks I am now very close to finishing off my flex enhancements for the Do Not Call Register. Welcome Twitters who should now be seeing this. read more
Saturday was so I was not expecting anything to be open. Monday is a public holiday due to falling on a weekend. I am sat up waiting for Sheffield United vs Manchester City in the FA Cup to start. read more
On Tuesday I left Lonely Planet after over 2 and half years working there. We went out for a drink on Tuesday for my farewell party and I got a Manchester City farewell card and an 8GB memory disc, you can never have enough memory discs. I got my new couch and coffee table delivered on Wednesday, apart from a slight hicup when the delivery man came with no help and expected me to help carry it into my flat, it was completed with little hassle. read more
This week I have had a cold so I have been recovering for the start of the World Cup. I hope you like my Manchester St George Flag with my very 1st piece of red clothing, my England Shirt. There are no Nike or Addias adverts :( I am hoping that once Australia start playing the media exposure will increase. read more
What a start to the new year, My first derby on my big screen. Albert Riera did a great job on the left of City's midfield and Manchester City took the derby-day honours with 3 goals. Trevor Sinclair put City ahead with a neat turn and shot after Joey Barton's cross was not properly cleared, and a cool Darius Vassell finish made it 2-0. Robbie Fowler can on and made sure of the win in injury time when he smashed home a third, I bet he will be having a great ... read more
Sydney FC came down to Melbourne for a top of the table clash and we won 5-0 and then Manchester City produced a stunning display apart from the finishing to top off an excellent weekent. has moved to the top of the Hyundai A-League table after the most devastating football display of the season to date, hammering an undisciplined Sydney FC by a massive five goals to nil. A capacity crowd of over 18,000 fans turned up to see Archie and Kevin Muscat battle it out... read more
I am nearly settled in my flat, in the next few days I should have my broadband installed and my webcam up and running. This is the view from my balcony , this weekend has been very hot and no clouds in the sky. Manchester City are 2nd , Melbourne Victory snatched a draw against Sydney after Dwight Yorke scored so overall its been a great weekend. read more
I could not wait any longer for my egg on toast fix and today I decided to go out and get a toaster as my grill is broke. I stumbled on an appliance that not only makes toasts but can poach or steam an egg at the same time. I am very exited, for the not the game LOL I have Monday off work and Tuesday is Australia day so that is a public holiday, the weather is sunny and warm. read more
I received my passport this week, note under Nationality is Australian. The reason I am not smiling is that Australia has such strict guidelines on what constitutes a valid passport picture. It has been very painful this week and I am still unable to open my mouth fully and I am living on Heinz tomato soup, avocado and boiled potatoes. read more
What a crazy week here in Melbourne, I have been working days and nights to get some code ready for a release last Saturday and Alex Kidd was in town with his entourage playing against Kidd Kaos who I had never heard play before and it was great night. I got about 5 hours sleep on Wednesday and Thursday night and planned to leave the office around 2pm on Friday so I could go home and get some sleep before meeting up with Alex. Although at one point some ... read more
Since I came back from England I have worked two weeks and had one week off for Xmas. The only bit of exercise I have had is my Boxing Day walk which as you can see from the image was actually a bigger walk then planned. It is very refreshing walking around with no destination but you can find yourself walking around in circles, I walked so far I had to get the train home lol. read more
If you are unable to see the picture, visit . Thanks Dad and Mum for an amazing night :kiss: I went to see City play Reading and Wigan , on separate days, lol we may be good but not that good. I missed the winner against Reading and the only goal against Wigan, strange that I see more goals when I am on the other side of the world. There are many things I do not miss from England, cold toilet ... read more
I went to see last night in Melbourne. I have been struggling all morning as I've lost all my hearing and about 5L of water, lol. I am about to have a few hours sleep in the sun and then finish packing ready for my flight tonight. read more
The weather has been great in Melbourne the past couple of weeks. Warm and Sunny and since the clocks moved forward and we are now in Summer Time the sun is out later each day. This is the first summer in my new flat and the balcony is far superior to Eureka, I can come home from work at 5pm and catch the sun till it sets about 8pm creating an amazing orange sunset. read more
I am now sat ready for the Man United and Liverpool game, it is the last weekend that the games are on early before we change the clocks forward. I have redone the website removing most tables and images and replacing them with CSS. The site loads quicker and the code is neater which some search engines will like more, not that I need any more help getting this site indexed. read more
I have just landed in dubai, I had just written a huge blog update but as I posted it the wi-fi crashed leaving me with no blog entry. I am sat in the longue in Dubai waiting for my next flight to Singapore, the flight was ok, a bit bumpy in parts and at one point all the trays were crashing around us which did make me a bit scared. I had a much better time this time than last time and I think going to Marbella played a big part. read more
Thursday Night I went to Australia vs Greece in the MCG where the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games were held. The game was not the best , George Samaras had a bad first half and was taken off at half time, there was pressure for him to start the game as his dad was born in Melbourne and played for South Melbourne. The goal that settled the game (aus won 1-0) was worthy of the world cup, a superb volley. read more
We have eaten at Ashton Kutcher's Dolce Restaurant and seen Karl Lagerfeld photographing Gisele on Rodeo Drive. We have been to the Beverly Hills Hotel and had lunch in the polo longue and some guy was there who was in Love Actually. We have changed our plans and tomorrow we are driving to Palm Springs for the week so more news to follow.... read more
I am back in Australia after spending 2 weeks in England to see my family and friends. I got on the British Airways flight on Sunday Night and flew to Singapore, when I landed there it was 6pm and very hot, I sat on the roof for 30mins and had a cig whilst they were refueling the plane, then back on it to Melbourne. Compare the Heathrow taxi driver who shouted at me to put out my cig to the taxi driver in Melbourne who I could not shut up for talking non ... read more
Hi, Just to clear up some confusion. I first had my extended for one month to take me over the xmas period. I have now just been granted a temporary 4 year residency . read more
