Don't You Forget About Me

I just watched a movie called 'Easy A'. While I don't recommend the movie, she referenced getting back some chivalry - like the 80's movies. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Breakfast Club. She wants John Hughes to script and direct her life - like a an 80's movie,
John Cusack standing under her window with a boom box, riding off on a lawn mower with Patrick Dempsey, Judd Nelson to thrust his fist into the air because he got the leading lady. She wants the 80's movie with an awesome musical number, with no purpose, just like Ferris Bueller
It started me thinking, was it all too much to ask?

John Hughes is no longer with us - that brilliant life was cut short in 2009. That is sad because the next generation of kids after me, won't have the magic and the brilliance that we had growing up. That you really can get a happy ending ... my life to be just like Molly Ringwald, in Pretty in Pink.
5 of the best

• Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 
• Weird Science, 
• Breakfast Club,  
• Mannequin
•  The Goonies.

(By no way mentioning the Star Wars or Indiana Jones series who I'm sure will get their own blog page one day.)

My Aussie Pride

Australia is tough. It is the most beautiful and the most deadly of the countries. The Box Jellyfish, Salt Water Crocodile, Blue Ring Octopus, Funnel Web Spider, Great White Shark, Brown Snakes are all from our shores. They make us scared of swimming and walking around outside. But that doesn't stop us? Hell no. Throw on a pair of thongs (flip-flops) and she'll be right.
We have the same outlook for our natural disasters. Since 2011 started, Australia has seen some of our worst ever natural disasters, inland tsunami's, flash flooding, fire, heatwaves and a category 5 cyclone. (Comparison URL: http://bit.ly/eQjVBG ) While several of the media are looking for the news to break us, or the sensational story that will capture everyone's hearts, the one true feat in this is we're all tough and we're all mates.
The sheer number of volunteers turning up to sandbag stations pre-flood and the tens of thousands helping in Brisbane and surrounding areas post flood made your chest swell with pride. These are Aussies, not rich, not looking for any form of recognition, just wanting to help out fellow Aussies. Mate helping mate. (ABC News: http://bit.ly/ghs7yU )
Bring on the recovery plans, the economic downturn while we pick ourselves up.
We'll have bananas growing again soon and be ready to take on whatever else will be thrown at us. Just like The Goonies, we never say die.

My Girlfriends

Friends come in different shapes and sizes. Some are there for you all the time, and some come and go from your life. Are you still friends with those that you went to school with? I consider that my life really started when I moved out of home and began on a path that was chosen by me, not by school and circumstance.
I also learnt a very simple lesson about friendship when at 26, I found myself suddenly single after having a boyfriend since early high school. Suddenly all my school friends were not there for me and I was alone. I learnt that friends are people who offer you a bookcase because they have a spare, loan you money until your tax cheque clears so you can move house. Those who know you when you're at your best and have seen you at your worst. Someone who is willing to travel from Australia to Austria because they asked you to be their maid of honour. A breakfast outing of bacon and eggs when said friend is an understanding vegan who knows what you're like without bacon. They are your friends.
I had a flatmate - knew her through a colleague at work, we lived together for 2 years, and recently I caught up with her for her 30th birthday. It was as though not a day had gone by since she moved out. The ease in conversation, or the silence in our conversations, the fun.. all still there. It didn't matter that she is married and now lives interstate. Friendship should mean picking up where you left off, no matter the distance - either time since you last saw each other or geographically.
2 girlfriends live in London We see each other for visits once a year, try to holiday when we go get together together, skype when we can but there is still distance between us - geographically. We have new and different friends and different lives, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Kudos to Mrs D, Miss JJ, Miss J, Mrs B and distant friends Miss Z, Mrs F, Miss V, Ms R.

My love affair with Santorini

Some people come to Santorini for the magical sunsets over the Caldera, some come for the romance, and some for the nightlife. I’ve wanted to come here since I was a small child. I remember watching a television program about the lost city of Atlantis and I glimpsed the white washed blue domed churches that are synonymous with the island.

My first time was 5 years ago and I’ve been drawn back 4 times. The first time was as a back-packer, the second as lone traveler, the third with my boyfriend and the forth, crashing the honeymoon of my best friend. To say I’ve seen everything the island has to offer would be an understatement, but to say I’ve had enough would be a drastic exaggeration.

You start with the churches, those white washed blue domed churches that are all over the island. Climbing stair after painted white stair, every corner showing you more of the history and the enchantment that is on offer. Cruise ships arrive in droves to take in this startling island and looking up, makes you smile in absolute amazement at this picture perfect village perched on the top of a volcano.

My 6 things about Santorini:

• It's the ultimate romantic destination: Without being in your face. I love romance - even if it isn't me being romanced.
• The best weather: There is something about the sun there, even in summer, it is absolutely perfect.
• Look at me !!: It is no where near as showy as other islands in the Mediterranean. Comfortably chilled.
• Something new around every corner: Each time I visit, I have found a new village, or area never found before.
• Lots of my favorite animal ever... DONKEYS
• Greek food: Enough said

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