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Archive for the ‘My Australia pictures’ Category
A LUCKY COUNTRY – WITH BRAINS Leave a comment
SYDNEY – SMS RE FOOD PLUS AN OLD SONG Leave a comment
HIT SONG (1951) Rose Rose by Frankie Laine When I was a little kid this was a favorite song. My introduction to the orient? Subliminal advertising or brain programming? (Words are about an American who finds love in Malaya yet can’t take the girl home). There’s a couple of Taiwanese restaurants in Sydney’s Chinatown, and [...]
AUSTRALIAN BIRD Leave a comment
This one is wild. Visits me every day for raw sugar. His mate has a split beak.
SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS Leave a comment
ANCESTOR LIKED VISITING CHINA Leave a comment
FAMOUS MARTIN ST JAMES – Australian entertainer Leave a comment
A friend of Theresa St James introduced me to Taiwan in 2001 and I began visiting Taipei regularly from the following year. Martin now has three Taiwanese-Australian daughters and now a son born just weeks ago. Congratulations. And thank you for helping me discover the attractions and diversity of Taiwan. http://martinstjames.com
PoP ASIA – (New Australian National TV show) Leave a comment
Asian kids in Australia are ‘over the moon’ with a new TV show featuring foreign produced music videos gets them out of bed at 8:30 AM Sunday. Many kids would have an earlier night on Saturday to catch the show next morning. Taiwan actor and singer WILBUR PAN had good air time this week. Taiwan [...]
SPRINGTIME 1 comment
The morning’s are a little warmer. It’s a nice time of year. Still some snow on the high mountains south west of Sydney keeps the southern regions cool. On the mid north coast of New South Wales it’s an ideal time.
BEST AUSTRALIAN LOBSTER Leave a comment
The Eastern Rock Lobster is found only in the state of New South Wales. In my opinion it’s the best Australian lobster of all. Originally called crayfish, the name was changed to rock lobster to help exports. Australian rock lobster do not have ‘nippers’ as per Atlantic Ocean lobster. Fishermen keep the larger specimens (which [...]
AUSTRALIAN FOOD
About NT $1000 per kilo – or more – in a seafood co-op. More expensive in a city store. Large prawns sell for double the price of small prawns. Camp fire cooking can be fun. Spear fishing is becoming popular (again) in Australia. This fish is common around Sydney – a red morwong. Note the [...]
