Moving to another English speaking country, which basically is an almost exact copy of United Kingdom, shouldn’t be too shocking for mr.mck and I. Especially since I have lived in Australia before, and mr.mck has had visited the country for many times in his life.
Driving is an obvious example. Australians drive on the left side [...]

March 19th, 2010 by Finally Woken

Budi Putra posted a very interesting fact about Facebook: as of March 2010, Indonesia is at the top rank of Facebook users in Asia. With 18.9 million users, Indonesia is well ahead of the number two, Philippines  (10.5 million), and number three, India (6.8 million). I am not surprised. Indonesia might pick up the trend [...]

March 8th, 2010 by Finally Woken

A man in New Zealand is selling what he claims are two troublesome exorcised ghosts on an internet auction website. He claims the ghosts, one of an old man and the other a young girl, were removed from his house by a spiritualist and are now captured in vials of holy water. The seller, known [...]

March 6th, 2010 by Finally Woken

Who would have thought that we could be famous just by crying our eyes out? American bloke Parker set up the site after 400,000 people watched clips of his missus sobbing on Youtube. A dog who smiles whenever his owner is around has become an Internet superstar, as apparently more than 300,000 people have [...]

February 21st, 2010 by Finally Woken

Having read Ecky’s post, I too have to reveal something that both mr.mck and I have found since the day we set our foot here in Perth. Everywhere we go, everybody who serves us, from the baker, the florist, the staffs at the shops and supermarkets, delivery people, guys at ticket box, the call centre [...]

February 18th, 2010 by Finally Woken

Two weeks had past so quickly I woke up today in Perth already. It felt like it was only yesterday I was stuck in traffic jam in Jakarta, desperately wanting to pee, in a taxi that smells like feet, helplessly looking at my watch, worrying I would be late for my appointment.
Two weeks had past [...]

February 16th, 2010 by Finally Woken

On one Sunday mr.mck and I decided to go for a brunch, and since the day before we had a quite successful experience with Boucla Cafe using the book “The Food Lovers’ Guide To Perth” as our inspiration, we decided to check another spot listed in the book, and we decided this time to do [...]

January 26th, 2010 by Finally Woken

I’ve been living in Perth for almost 2 months now, but it’s already felt like forever. Slowly but sure mr.mck and I begin to adjust with the new life in our new adopted city. We have finally moved to our home last month and although our stuff from Scotland hasn’t arrived yet, the rental furniture [...]

January 22nd, 2010 by Finally Woken

Two months a go, when I was enjoying my (another) holiday, I bumped into Bart in Cazbar at lunch time. The last time I saw him was probably in our wedding, as he had relocated to Bali and we moved to Scotland, so it was a nice surprise to see him again. He told me [...]

December 28th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Maybe because it’s summer, sunny and hot and it’s Christmas and there’s supposed to be cold and snow. Certainly because Walker’s shortbreads are sold everywhere but I know nothing compares to granny mck’s homemade ones: straight from the oven full of real butter, and made by love. Or maybe I am just still in culture [...]

December 25th, 2009 by Finally Woken

….. To our mobile provider.
I have been Mrs. Maciphone since last year, and having so much fun using it. The first time I had it I didn’t really like it because it failed on basic mobile phone function, namely texting. It didn’t have a function to forward the message, let alone to copy and paste. [...]

December 21st, 2009 by Finally Woken

Recession? What recession?
Some people are literally showered with money, and if you and your mega-rich friends have an extra million or two to spend, British newspaper’s The Sun’s has some ideas about the most opulent and OTT presents for Christmas this year:

Iphone 3GS Supreme, contains 271g of 22-carat gold and almost 200 diamonds. The [...]

December 17th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Last Friday was the day of that marked our 2-week settlement in Perth.  But we are still in the adjustment phase, where we compare everything here with what we used to have back home. From what I’ve learned in my settlement course 2 years a go when I moved to Scotland, normally the first phase [...]

December 16th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Spring cleaning: thorough cleaning, especially of a residence when winter is over.
The first time I heard spring cleaning term was when I was working back in Indonesia. Every time we were ready to move a company to their new office space, the removals or movers would come to identify each staff’s items, pack them in [...]

December 13th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Shocked after landed in Perth under its glorious sunshine at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, I quickly reminded myself that we are no longer in Aberdeen, where it gets dark before 4 PM, where  it is cold, windy, and wet all day.
We were discussing the best option to get into our temporary apartment (Emirates provides [...]

December 9th, 2009 by Finally Woken

The confirmation finally came when I was still enjoying my holiday in Indonesia. Yes, we’re moving to Perth, Australia (not Perth, near Glasgow!). The date was finally agreed. Yes, it’s 26 November. Lots of emails went back and forth about how we get there (they sent us a booking with Qantas, I wholeheartedly refused – [...]

December 7th, 2009 by Finally Woken

The date is set, the flight is booked. We officially have only less than 1 month in Aberdeen. By end of this month we will start our new journey in Australia. The movers will come to pack everything away a few days before departure, and the list of what we can bring and how we [...]

November 2nd, 2009 by Finally Woken

I had planned my trip to Indonesia oh-so “quietly” I only told some people that I was coming. The mission: to surprise my mom who thought that she is not going to see me until next year or after I move to Perth, and to surprise R & E who are dear friends and were [...]

October 14th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Yes, it has been 19 days since my last posting, but I wouldn’t bore you with excuses. Instead, here is some stuff I could share by now:
Moving – again!
This is the first time I officially confirm that mr.mck and I are going to move down under. The news, of course, has been circulated around friends [...]

September 29th, 2009 by Finally Woken

Have you googled your own name? Or your ex? Do you feel that you are a weirdo by doing that?
Well think again. Apparently people have too much time on their hands – either that or too much imagination – and rely a lot on Holy Google to answer their dilemmas.
The Telegraph has featured 20 Funniest [...]

September 10th, 2009 by Finally Woken