Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Australia Day

Happy Australia Day.

Today is Australia Day. It is celebrated every year on the 26th of January. It commemorates the colonisation of Australia OR the day the europeans stole Australia from the Aborigines (it's the same thing from different perspectives). I'm very pleased because Australia Day is a public holiday so i get to relax all day. Today i will be sitting in our little kiddies pool listening to triple J's Hottest 100. And BBQ for lunch which is always fun.

Given that it's Australia Day i thought i'd post some pictures/facts/videos about this great country of mine.


This is my Australia Flag Cape. You pretty much have to wear an australian flag at some point on Australia Day. It's an unwritten rule.


Bundaberg Rum - A personal favourite of mine


Vegemite - It's a bit of an aquired taste but i love it. Especially with grilled cheese


These are my thongs (or double pluggers). I pretty much wear them everyday when i'm at uni. PLease note - they are not called flip flops, sandals, jandals or any other name besides thongs (or double pluggers).


Me in my Bonds. Very Australian (even though they are made in china now)


Now for some facts about Australia
~Australia is the greatest country on earth (this is more personal opinion but i think it's fact)
~Australia's colours are green and gold
~Australia's highest point is Mount Kosciusko at just over 2000m (not very high in other words)
~Australia is the driest inhabited country on earth
~Australia was the second country to give women the right to vote
~Australia's national anthem is called Advance Australia Fare
~Australia was originally a penal settlement (mainly petty theft)
~Australia is home to the worlds only 2 monotremes - the echidna and platypus
~Emu's and Kangaroo's cannot walk backwards and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason
~Australian's eat emu's and Kangaroo's (I like kangaroo but have never tried emu)
~Australia is home to the worlds deadliest marine creature, spider and snake
~Australia was the first country to beat the americans at the america's cup (sailing)
~The melbourne cup is also known as the race that stops a nation (its a horse race and i've never lost money on it).
~the capital of australia is Canberra
~the 25th of april is a very important day in Australia, it is known as ANZAC Day

Now for some videos




No amount of sam kekovich can make me like lamb chops. And i dont think any of you will get the football joke about sharing what you find in pubs unless you're australian but it's funny.

8 comments:

  1. i agree with you on most aspects, but, wearing a flag as a cape is basically an american sentiment. they started it, we followed, once again proving that we are U.S.A's bitch (or jealous sister).

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  2. Hey, nice picture of the bonds, and the underwear is not too shabby :P I´ll have to taste that Rum though, haha.

    Congratulations on Australia Day, have a relaxing day and have fun :)

    Love
    Me

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  3. I'll trade the religious bigots that the US got for Australia's prisoners anyday. What exactly is Vegemite? Men at Work had a song mentioning that in the 80s and I've looked for it in grocery stores here but never seen it. What's special about Bonds over other underwear? (I thought Speedos were the rage there, until some American company bought Speedo if I remember right) ANZUS day is a big deal? Is that the Australia/New Zealand/US treaty in which all three countries agree to defend in each other in case of attack? Didn't know that was a big deal there.

    Enjoy your holiday.

    Pants, I can't agree that Australia's the US's bitch.

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  4. lol I am running low on vegemite lol ... lol about time for my cousin to send me some more. Sorry just can't get past the taste to try it on grill cheese lol ... Happy Australia's Day Tommy .

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  5. well, i must say i based that on the fact that i was the submissive to my amazing american boyfriend hehe. oh america, i will see you someday. wonderful. ANZUS is less of a focus here, in fact, most no one recognises it and vegemite is pretty much condensed yeast bi-product. its extremely tart and should be taken in small doses. agreed with tommy on the fact tht it has to go with cheese.

    viva AUSTRALIA!

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  6. Australia day huh? Well I guess our big brother has to get some props occasionally..., even if they have to do it themselves... ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

    Now for some facts about Australia
    ~Australia is the greatest country on earth (this is more personal opinion but i think it's fact)

    Yeah..., interesting opinion that...

    ~Australia's colours are green and gold

    Isn't it "Canary Yellow"?

    ~Australia's highest point is Mount Kosciusko at just over 2000m (not very high in other words)

    That's what you get for being flat chested...

    ~Australia is the driest inhabited country on earth

    Yeah I agree..., your beer is terrible

    ~Australia was the second country to give women the right to vote

    Right behind us... ha ha ha ha

    ~Australia's national anthem is called Advance Australia Fare

    Better than ours I have to admit...

    ~Australia was originally a penal settlement (mainly petty theft)

    I knew there was something off about you... ha ha ha ha

    ~Australia is home to the worlds only 2 monotremes - the echidna and platypus

    That's pretty cool actually I didn't know that.

    ~Emu's and Kangaroo's cannot walk backwards and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason

    You don't like walking backwards over there...? Should tell that to your rugby scrum... ha ha ha ha ha

    ~Australian's eat emu's and Kangaroo's (I like kangaroo but have never tried emu)

    Not for me thanks....

    ~Australia is home to the worlds deadliest marine creature, spider and snake

    And i'm sure they are quite happy there so you can keep them!

    ~Australia was the first country to beat the americans at the america's cup (sailing)

    When your boats aren't breaking in half...

    ~The melbourne cup is also known as the race that stops a nation (its a horse race and i've never lost money on it).

    I have and I want it back!

    ~the capital of australia is Canberra

    Yeah I know a guy who lives there...

    ~the 25th of april is a very important day in Australia, it is known as ANZAC Day

    You're missing a key component there buddy..., it's not just you that celebrates that....

    Thanks for sharing mate. I really hope you had a good day. All in good fun right? Nice "Package" by the way!

    Octavius the Kiwi!

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  7. Happy DAY! Hope you had a good time!!
    It's nice to feel patriotic...

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  8. Happy Australia Day!... all the way from the old mother country

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