Here are just some quick dot points about my trip so far.. as I only have a few minutes before I am auto-logged out..

• Taxi drivers in Singapore do not indicate... unless they are turning down a street that is actually 3-4 streets away... if they are changing lanes they just go.. or drive in the middle of two lanes just in case they might need to be in one and not be able to later
• There are some awesome food places around
• Having people with rifles at airports are normal (army ppl.. but still..)
• Sooo many shops!
• Sleepy sam's is an awesome place to stay
• Changi airport = a small town
• ..
• other stufff... m uch too tired now though and out of time

take care

Grace

A coke can in a plane = 2.5hr delay..

The adventure has begun, and it was off to a pretty good start :)

Left Cairns.. not too many bumps..

Arrived in Darwin and met many random people who I had worked with at Borroloola who were also traveling to singapore (small world!)

It was a good thing that there was a mob of us at the airport as we had arrived early (at least 3hrs before the flight... since my flight from Cairns arribved at 9pm.. then I could check in my begs at 10pm .. yay :P) and then the plane was delayed by a further 2 or so hours... no rel explaination until we were sitting inside the plane and the pilot was saying sorry for the delay and explained that as they went to take off in Singapore (to get to darwin) a coke can had been sucked into the jet 'thingo' and they had had to fly a new plane to singapore ... hence the delay..

So it is now almost 9am and I have been (m ostly) awake for 24hrs -yawns- so if this does not make alot of sense then you know why :)

more later when I am awake

Darwin Airport

I am sitting at Darwin Airport remembering all the reasons why being in a dry community is a good thing (for my head and liver at least :P) drinking a coffee (yuck!) and trying to stay awake for my flight into cairns..

I cannot wait to get back home and see everyone! :) I always love flying into cairns and seeing the mountains and the ocean... how green the whole town is.. I definately feel as though I have come home everytime I start the descent into cairns.

Some people up here have been talking about that is how they feel when they return to Arnhem Land.. these are people from the larger cities down south.. I guess they just don't live in as awesome a place as cairns ;) I think it may be just seeing all that nature is a very moving thing... meh! My island home is really nice... green.. but not as green as cairns.. it is not the same.. although I have been noticing that many of the smells are the same and they have been making me home sick!

The smell of water from a hose on a hot day as it hits plastic (pool/tarp/etc) the smell just before it rains when it feels like everything has paused just for a moment as the temperature drops


-sighs-

I guess I shall just have to admit that I think cairns is awesome!!

Hey people!
Well I shall be back home saturday morning :)

I cannot wait!

well.. i guess it is back to packing :P

Friday Night

Well not surprisingly I am sitting here not in Ramo :P

yet I did get to watch a movie (yay for austar)

-yawns- soo tired!

Only one week to go!! yay!! :)

Diltjipuy Mirritjin

I was quietly sitting at the table reading a book and ignoring my headache so that it might get bored and go away when I hear a knock at my door...

It was Judith (one of the yolngu teacher assistants from school) with some diltjipuy mirritjin (bush medicine) for me...

Lately my tummy has been rather sore and as a result I haven't been looking the best/happiest.. so Djumbutju (another yolngu ladies who sometimes works in my class) told Matjawuy that I needed some Mutja tea... so he told judith and judith brought it round for me to drink..

I have tasted it .. it tastes like ... well the smell of pork cooking on a wood fire.. how that makes any sense I have no idea :)

apparently this tea is great for a whole range of medical complaints.. and I have been promised a steady supply of it untill I am feeling better..

well anything is worth a try.. :P



On another note, I may be going over to Ramo (Ramangini.. however it is spelt) tomorrow arvo to see some weaving.. however this is something Judith has promised me.. many many times. so i'm not holding my breath :P although it would be great if I could go :)

that is all for now.

take care,
Grace

I have austar :)

but i have no time keeping device... the balance has been restored :(