Sign inside coffee shop on the George St side of The Galleries Victoria (TGV) reads “Sorry we’re closed”. Though at 1/4 past midnight, I’m not really looking for coffee, just sleep.
I liked the contrast between light and shadow, black and shiny, and the polite little sign.
I’m not sure all the things in the first aid section at the local Coles supermarket should really be classified as such.
Band-aids and other bandages are a normal part of the first aid section.
Now, I can see that condoms might fit. Though they seem more as a preventative measure.
Although once you need a pregnancy test kit, I think you have gone past the first aid stage.
fragrant disregard \ phrase
an obvious, conspicuously bad sense of smell
“He showed fragrant disregard at the markets, and bought fish that smelt dreadful.”
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The English on this menu in China Town reads “Shredded pork in fragrant hot sauce”.
Although, a literal translation of the Chinese 魚香肉絲 would be “fish-smelling shredded meat”.
Which shows why the literal translation isn’t always what you want.
Saw this wanted ad in the window of a café in Newtown.
Must have waiting and coffee experience.
Yes, I’ve spent extended amounts on time waiting in phone queues for a customer service representative. And by the time you get a person you often need a coffee.
Must be available weekends and nights
When do you think I spend all my time waiting in call centre queues?
Noticed the label on the shelf in Coles exhorting the wonder that is ‘Multi Save‘ on 200g blocks of Cadbury chocolate.
You can buy ‘Any 2 for $6‘.
A wonderful saving at only $1.50 per 100g.
Or you could just buy them individually for $3 each.
A bit of false advertising then?
(Better than the $4+ they are normally though.)
In Balmain at Balmain Public School you can see some of the effects of the Economic Stimulus package coming into effect. Today I noticed that one of the school’s building is/has been torn down. And they are currently scooping up the rubble with a ditch digger.
Can’t remember what the old building looked like. Though I think it might have been a portable that was there permanently. I wonder what the new building will look like? And how big it will be?
(Workman supervising a ditch digger loading rubble onto a truck)
Had intended to do one post a day for October. Some social commentary, of a picture commenting on things I saw.
It worked for half a month, but October just happens to be at the wrong time of year. Too much madly rushing to finish assignments. And not enough (spare) time to write commentary on what you see (let alone time to see it).
Try again next month? Maybe, it’ll just have to fit in with exams.
Now that the Australian Dollar is doing well, about US$0.92 to the AU$, it seems like the perfect time to buy all the stuff I wanted overseas. The only problem is, what did I really need? And all the recent upheaval in world finances had made me thing: Do I really need it?
The dilemma of the strong Australian dollar: buy now or wait for it to get stronger? As the current predictions are that it will go over US$1.00 in the beginning of next year.
So, are you going to buy all you Christmas presents from online retailers rather than local stores this year?
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Looking down Broadway in Ultimo. A new sign for the RTA to give motorists ‘important’ directions stands with a test message.
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