An Alarming evening...
Yes... another post from Melbourne... Funny how I post more when I'm not at home... I wonder why that could be... more spare time not doing things around the house perhaps?
Well today was the 12.5 hour day that I had been dreading since I received the course program... It was long... but the information that was presented was really good. I must admit though, if it wasn't for the regular short breaks I would have probably fallen asleep!
Last night just as I was about to go to bed a fire alarm started to go off in a building close by... after about 5 min I decided to stick my head out of the window just to make sure I shouldn't be getting out of bed and heading outside. I couldn't see any smoke and there seemed to be no panic so I went back to bed. 60 min later the alarm was still going so I am a bit concerned about the fire brigades response time!
I can't remember if I mentioned it or not in my last blog (even though it is just 24 hours it feels like weeks since my last entry) but I'm staying in an apartment at the Swinburne Uni. We are on the 6th floor with lovely views... but we can still hear every sound from what is going on at ground level... and that includes the trains that regularly go past through the night, the 4.30am garbage run, the 6am street sweeper and of course the hoons flying through the "S" bend in their cars throughout the night. Still I will definitely try and stay at this place again for my return trip in a few months, apart from the fact I'm sleeping in a brand new bed and its close to the college this apartments biggest selling point for me is the fact that we have central heating.... I tell you... its bliss! 20 degrees all night.... ahh.... (although walking outside to near 0 degree temps wakes you up in a hurry!)
Well today was the 12.5 hour day that I had been dreading since I received the course program... It was long... but the information that was presented was really good. I must admit though, if it wasn't for the regular short breaks I would have probably fallen asleep!
Last night just as I was about to go to bed a fire alarm started to go off in a building close by... after about 5 min I decided to stick my head out of the window just to make sure I shouldn't be getting out of bed and heading outside. I couldn't see any smoke and there seemed to be no panic so I went back to bed. 60 min later the alarm was still going so I am a bit concerned about the fire brigades response time!
I can't remember if I mentioned it or not in my last blog (even though it is just 24 hours it feels like weeks since my last entry) but I'm staying in an apartment at the Swinburne Uni. We are on the 6th floor with lovely views... but we can still hear every sound from what is going on at ground level... and that includes the trains that regularly go past through the night, the 4.30am garbage run, the 6am street sweeper and of course the hoons flying through the "S" bend in their cars throughout the night. Still I will definitely try and stay at this place again for my return trip in a few months, apart from the fact I'm sleeping in a brand new bed and its close to the college this apartments biggest selling point for me is the fact that we have central heating.... I tell you... its bliss! 20 degrees all night.... ahh.... (although walking outside to near 0 degree temps wakes you up in a hurry!)
A quote from the back of a packet of Nescafe "Joe's" Instant Coffee mix... how true and what a timely reminder for me!
P.S. I got an MMS from my friend who is looking after Charilie earlier this evening with some pictures... she stayed around and played with them tonight unlike last night. Needless to say I'm relieved that she seemed to be happy :-)
posted by Al's Adventures @ 10:21 pm
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