Logan lives in Yulara

I have been told that there are about 700 people living in Yulara at the moment, and now Logan can be counted among us. Woot Woot! Loges arrived last Sunday, had a job confirmed on Friday and he starts on this coming Wednesday. Logan will be one of the new handymen at the “Sails in the Desert” hotel (the 5 star hotel here). We are all very excited for Logan, and very proud of him for getting a job so quickly.

Logan has made lots of friends already, his newest best friend being Darren. Logan has been going to the pool, the pub, socializing at different people’s houses (lots of house parties up here), playing cards, etc. The young women in Yulara are clearly quite interested in him, and of course Logan is loving that.

Kristy and I are taking Logan to the Residents Club tomorrow night for dinner because it is FIVE DOLLAR BURGER NIGHT! Kristy usually works on Monday nights, so she doesn’t get to experience this cheap burger-in-a-bun event, but tomorrow she has taken the night off because... we have the BIG METEORITE SHOWER OF DECEMBER 2010 tomorrow night.

If you are anywhere in Australia you should be able to see this meteorite shower. If you go out and look at the sky around midnight or so, chances are that you will see a meteorite. They are predicting about 50 meteorites an hour! We are all going to a big hill in the desert to watch the meteorite shower – it should be amazing. With the stars being totally unreal here every night, the meteorite shower will be wow!

Last Wednesday was the Resorts big Christmas party. It cost $25 pp to attend, and each person got a stubby holder (I gave mine away), a t-shirt (someone will be getting this sent to them for Christmas), food all night (hamburgers, cinnamon donuts, fairy floss, and something called dagwood dogs – uggg) and alcohol all night. Logan had a very good time with the free alcohol. Oh there was also rides! Dodgem Cars and some other scary whirly thing. I am not a ‘carnival-ride’ person, but Logan was on the Dodgem Cars until they closed them at 10pm (re-living his childhood?). Logan and I also had lots of dances on the VERY sticky, booze-soaked dance floor. And tell me this... why... after a number of drinks, does John Farnham’s “Your the Voice” feel sooooo good to dance to? Surely alcohol does not distort the senses THAT much!!!??!!

I won a prize in one of the competitions I have been entering! It was Take 5, or That’s Life (the prize and accompanying letter was sent to my mumma’s house so I am not sure exactly which magazine it was from). The prize is only a small one – a makeup set, but it is a beginning! Bring on the rest!! I was so excited!

Speaking of winning, I won the retail again this month at the Spa. Unfortunately (and unexpectedly, and unexcitingly) I was not given the dinner as the prize (as per last month). I must say, I was pretty disappointed, as I was truly under the impression that the dinner voucher was again the prize for selling the most Spa products. Oh well. So much for regular incentives.

Oh, and I have just finished watching the first season of Underbelly, on DVD. I know, I know, everyone else in Australia has already seen it years ago, but I hadn’t until now. It was a lot better than I thought it would be.

Latest Japanese word/phrase: “Garusu Irrimaska”, which translates to “Do you want a glass?” Also, “Me Tay”, which means “Look”. Oh, and also “Rakuda” which means “camel” (this is a good one to know in the desert, but not sure it will help me in any other place – I mean how often will I need to say “Rakuda Me Tay” when I am away from here?). Interestingly, I have have been speaking my Japanese with an Italian accent – not sure why this weird phenomena is occurring, but I’m putting it down to a past life thing (of course I am). Although, in spite of this, many of the Japanese tourist tell me that I do speak my small amount of Japanese very well and that I am very understandable.

Karen and Nardie – welcome back from your Europe Invasion – Yay you are both back safe and sound!

Happy birthday for yesterday Gayle!

Kristy and I are sending our thoughts and love to Annie. xxx

Arigato (thank you) for reading the blog.