Facebook

Due to lack of time I am not going to be blogging any more, but rather I will be using facebook to keep people up to date and find out what others are doing.

I may return and start blogging at some stage, however if you are interested in me please add me as a friend on facebook.

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Whale Shark

While we were out fishing with Steve and Craig we came across this whale shark. It was as big as the boat and very gentle. It started to lift it's head out of the water to see what we were doing there.

All in all it was a very successful day with a couple of coral trout and a few other Trevelly we had a great dinner when we got home. Along with the mud crabs that were fresh from the mangroves, it made a delicious meal.

November 2008: Photos from Nhulunbuy

This is the view from our flat. Third floor overlooking the beach.
Also attached are some of the photos of us exploring new areas around town.

Back in Nhulunbuy

After our trip to Melbourne it was nice to get back into the warmer climate, blue water, white beaches and outdoor lifestyle. Although Melbourne was nice to see many family and friends the cold weather and the traffic was just killing us.

You can check out more info about what we get up to in Nhulunbuy on my town website. Gove Online.

Photos from Melbourne

More Halloween Photos

Haloween Party

Here are some of the photos from Nathan's annual haloween party.

Some older photos

Here are some photos that I forgot to post a couple of months ago.

Bogged

Yes I got bogged, but what better place to do it.
This place is magnificent. You couldn't ask for a better beach.
Little Bondi East of Nhulunbuy.

The new flat

I created a video for my website www.goveonline.com that shows the flat that I am moving into.

Work Hard, Play Harder

While I was in Brisbane a week ago I decided to go all out and buy a Sony Playstation 3.
It is a beautiful system, it is easy to use. Totally wireless, already hooked up to my wireless internet.




I also went all out and bought Grand Theft Auto 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, Ratchet and Clank and Buzz, the TV Trivia game.



So What does it do?

• Plays Full High Definition 1080p games
• Plays Full HD blueray movies
• Works as a wireless media player - Streams movies and music from my laptop
• Plays DivX movies off discs and USB sticks
• Records TV (Using the Play TV adapter which I am going to buy)
• Plays online games for free (Unlike MS XBox 360)
• Dual boot to yellowdog linux
• Oh, and it grills...

Brisbane Visit

During the last week I stayed in Brisbane for a control logic meeting at the companies head office. This is the view from the balcony of the apartment which I stayed in. The 'Medina' apartment was located just at the end of the story bridge, not a very fancy room, but the location was fantastic. Only a 2 min walk to work in the morning along the river.

You can see the office I was working in in the second photo. It is the small brown building right on the water with trees around it.

I will be back in Brisbane in about a weeks time for the Rio Tinto Graduate Forum.

Australian Hip Hop

I am a bit of an Australian Hip Hop fan. I thought I would share some of the best tracks with you.

For those of you not listening to Triple J you are missing out!



The classic and best Australian hip-hop track ever.



About taking the not so easy options in life.



Australian Hip Hop cover of Redgum's 1975 anti-Vietnam song.



Very political, I would like to think this song is about John Howard.



Bliss and Eso with their 'Make Poverty History' track.



Urthboy "We get around"



El Questro



It's your round. The Clown Prince.

Some great Australian artists are: Hilltop hoods, Downsyde, Bliss n Eso, Urthboy, The Herd.
Get out and listen to some Australian music, stop listening to American pop.