Thursday, June 24, 2010

Thai Food and Beer and Slang!

So one thing that is great about Sydney is that it has a-m-a-z-i-n-g Thai food! I can't stop eating the Pad Thai. My clothes are fitting a little more loose, so I think I'll stick to my diet of bananas and Pad Thai (that's all I've been eating since I've been here!

Another thing that is great here is beer. They have so many good beers. The first time I went out for a drink here I didn't know what to do because I didn't recognize any of the beer types, but in the two weeks I've been here (its going by so fast!) I think I've felt out the beer here and I like it! My favorite type of beer here (lol!) is called Hahn Super Dry. Its tasty! I also like the Blondie beers they have here. Another thing that is a big drink around here is different types of cider. I'm not a huge fan of these, they're wayyyy too sweet! But whatever floats your boat, right?!

Anywho, I was running a little short on a topics to talk about for today so that's what I came up with to talk about LOL....oh and also, they put sunny-side-up eggs on top of their burgers (its actually pretty good)

Time is flying by here and I'm loving every second of it, but I miss everyone back home soooo much! Its gonna be great to come back and see everyone.

After this weekend I'll upload a batch of my pictures for the site....theres a bunch on my facebook too.

So a friend of mine here, Bethany, also has a blog about the trip and she has started to include something in her blog that I want to put in mine (Thanks Bethany!). Its a slang of the day category...basically the random Aussie slang that I hear/learn everyday. Here are a few to start with (and yes, people actually do say this stuff!):

-whinge: complain
-vejjo: vegetarian
-uni: university
-trackies: track suit
-sunnies: sunglasses
-not the full quid: not bright intellectually
-op shop: opportunity shop, thrift store, place where second hand goods are sold.
-pash: a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on"
-rip snorter: great, fantastic - "it was a rip snorter of a party"
-surfies: people who go surfing - usually more often than they go to work!

-swagman: tramp, hob
-footy: Australian Rules football
-frog in a sock, as cross as a: sounding angry - a person or your hard drive!
-furphy: false or unreliable rumour
-fair dinkum: true, genuine
-g'day: hello!
-chewie: chewing gum
-chokkie: chocolate
-chuck a sickie: take the day off sick from work when you're perfectly healthy

-dead horse: tomato sauce (ketchup)
-esky: large insulated food/drink container for picnics, barbecues etc.
-spunk: hottie, sexy, or good looking
-cane it: drive fast, accelerate
-carpet grubs: children
-built like a brick shit house: well built
-catch forty winks: a short nap
-bludger: lazy person

-blue murder: serious trouble
-boiler: an old woman
-bonzer!: very good!
-goodanya: good job!
-boofhead: stupid person

more are too come!! and also....random fact about AU: 9/10 of the world's most poisonous spiders are here in Australia (what was i thinking coming here!)


Until later....

K

p.s. this post is really demonstrative of my A.D.D. lol




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