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::NEWS::

28.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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well i've certainly been slack with the updates- but its been a busy 2 weeks. i have had a blast with rhi in brisbane- we went to the sunshine coast and to australia zoo (home of the crocodile hunter!), and to the gold coast, frolicked in the cold ocean, written our name (and websites) in the sand, dranks lots, got lots of drinks bought for us, shopped and watched much days of our lives. we said good bye to all the brisbanites and flew down to sydney on tuesday and met up with asa. the past few days have been full of shopping and sightseeing, shopping and good food, shopping and drinking....last night we went to dinner at a Shinju Teppanyaki.... the food was absolutely delicious and it was a blast of a night. the chefs cook the food right in front of you, and make a show out of it. throw food and make you catch it in your mouth, toss bowls and make you catch half a dozen of them one on top of the other. food ends up on the floor, on your chair and on you, but plenty makes it into your mouth as well. we ended up going out with 10 of asa's friends, and then after dinner, we went to a bar for drinks and dancing. it was an awesome night. we saw this asian guy with the worlds largest spikey mullet- asa ran in front of him and i pretended to take a photo of her, and got him in the background.... he knew we were laughing at him and he had a go at some of the guys with us.... eeeeep!

anyway, i might add some pics to this post, but the girls are waiting for me. we're doing facials and painting our nails this afternoon. pampering ourselves before a big, trashy night tonight at Home nightclub. dinner at a spanish restaurant first.... mmm spanish food. i haven't had it since last time i was here in february.
anyone in sydney- come to Home tonite!

15.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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PHOTOS FROM RHI'S 2nd DAY IN AUSTRALIA
quick recap- friday afternoon rhi and i ventured into the city and checked out a few australian gift stores. we did find some kangaroo scrotum pouches, but they never had the word scrotum on them.... and whats the fun in that?!?! we met up with steve and scored free coffee from aromas, and got rhi to try a "Betty Blue". named after some actress, a Betty Blue (or a Betty chino) is a huge arse coffee which comes in, what looks like, a soup bowl. after the caffine fix, we wandered around and through a few stores, but there is still plenty of time for shopping. took a walk past the casino and half way across the bridge (heading over to southbank). the sun was setting and the sky was reddish and the roads were full of cars. the lights from the buildings and cars was really pretty. its been a long time since i took the time out to appreciate some of the sights in brisbane. i'm definately enjoying rhi being here.
after a quick stop off at coles express supermarket, we headed home and watched Series 7, before i had to head off to work. steve took rhi to see Matrix Reloaded, and our international traveller had a quiet night :)
saturday- slept til midday, vegged around, on the net, watching movies.. etc etc. we cooked up a big dinner about 4pm (like old people), had a nap. i dragged rhi into work with me at 9pm. i was just in the cigar bar, which means its dead quiet and i can just sit around and bludge. all the regulars i thought we turn up, didn't. but tracey and robyn, these sexy girls who like to come in and drink baileys and smoke vanilla and chocolate cigars, came in again! perfect timing! big jim and all his friends were in and kept rhiannon entertained. heheh. rhi got drinks and a biggish cigar bought for her. and then at 2am, jim came up to cigar bar with cody (a dancer) in tow... and he had BOUGHT RHI A LAPDANCE!!!!! i soooo wish i wasn't stuck in the cigar bar, i wanted to go and laugh. elle went up (she was waitressing) laughed at rhi, then came back up and reported to me, anyway i'm sure rhi will write more about it on her site........
tracey had a little digi cam with her and i ended up in one of the photos! me @ work. wheeeee!

anyway, its 1.24pm sunday- steve has been sick from josh and kristy's engagement party last nite, and rhi is still asleep. if no one gets up soon i think i may have to go back to bed. tonight we are going to Family! with tracey & robyn, and hopefully jane too! many photos i imagine.

13.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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PHOTOS FROM RHI'S FIRST NITE IN AUSTRALIA
well everyone is feeling nice and seedy on this fine friday morning (oops its afternoon now). rachel was drunk even before we left for the party at 7:30. i had a doctors appointment at 9am which i totally slept thru. tsk tsk. but rhiannon is feeling better after a good night's sleep- not really suffering from jet lag (or so she says). walking home from the valley mall last nite we stopped by New York slice (pizza place) and she worked her tourist charms and got us cheap pizza :) heheheergh my mind is still a little slushy from last nite so i can't seem to write much more than short sentences. anyways, we're probably going into the city to show her around and check out some australian gifts stores. i have 3 words for you..... Kangaroo Scrotum Purse. ;)

12.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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UPDATE FROM RACHEL (MIZ CHII)

hello spase peeples. tis i. miz chii. you may remember me from such posts as "how to drink yourself into a dirty dirty mess" and "was that you mister cheese?"....
i am back for a visit. for one night only. get your tickets now. at rhi's right now, just havin some (more) drinks.. we are going soon to a party of sorts. it's interesting how you forget how difficult it is to type accurately whilst kind of drunk. this is proving quite a task. anyhoo, things are looking up, i'm not sure why. stuff just happens. i could ask you all what you've been up to but then what's the point; how could you tell me? i'm sure there are ways. but right now they elude me. uni is finished for the moment, i have had three KERAZY weeks of being holed up in the apartment doing assignments day and night and then fitting in work. it was yucky as hell. but i somehow managed to get it all finished. all that's left is one exam next thursday. and then it's celebrations.......... BRING IT ON!!!! that's quite an interesting movie don't you think, all the cheerleaders and stuff... i really don't think i remember anything from that movie except that it was somehow about cheerleaders and had faith from buffy in it. pff, buffy is so crap now. anyhoo, speaking of americans, the infamous rhi from america is here. we shall refer to her as sticko. hahaha no i'm only kidding. ummmm...... i could never, wear that sweater...... eskimo joe are so cool. ooooooh, i tried soooooooooooooooooooo hard to get these "exclusive" powderfinger album launch tickets, i was sitting online clicking over and over and over and it kept saying "internal error" and all this bullshit that really pissed me off and i tried for HOURS... but to no avail. once again i have missed out on getting tickets to see my favourite band. every single time they have played in the past for some REALLY UNLUCKY reason i have missed out. i guess that's just karma. anyhoo, i did actually get to see them at livid last year, although that was horrible cos there were these teeeenybopper 12 year old chicks right in front of me all screaming and the like. and so when powderfinger played, i couldn't hear a goddamn thing cos this girls were screaming so loud and singing along. and i was so mad. "HELLOOOOOOOO!! i understand that you know the words to the songs, we ALL do, but that doesn't mean we have to hear you singing instead of hearing the band!" BAH. GAH. DAH!.. sorry, i'm getting worked up. and i'm straying from the point.

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right. now that that's done. i have to go. i'm drunk and foolish and a moron.

later skaterz. oh, by the way, i'm going to have a site soon. something to do with me and my baby, "cheese with hats"....... makes no sense? exactly.

till next time, peace out children,

miz chii.
xoxoxoox

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after much procrastination, my last assignment was finished (a bit late, but finished nevertheless) and submitted and i'm now on holidays. since then i've just bludged around-i've watched half a season of buffy, drank wine and pre-mixed drinks every nite, and i cut and dyed rach's hair. i also spent all of yesterday cleaning the house- man, i have much sympathy for housewives now- i was totally buggered. but now its all clean and good.
anyway its 8:42am- which is waaaay early for me to be up. but i've been awake since 7:30am- i haven't been able to sleep! rhi arrives today! i have to admit i was worried, what if her plane was late to sydney and she missed her connecting flight? what if, what if, what if???? but no, at 8am i received a phone call! she's here all safe and sound! heather is coming around at 10:45am and we're heading up to the airport to meet and greet her. omg, i am so damn excited- 5 years i've chatted to rhi online! 5 years. and now we're finally meeting :) god damn. anyway, keep watching the cam- i'm sure we'll be online later on.

on a stupid note- there was a couple of comments from the last post about the hollardores and about australian music breaking into the american music scene. both people with the negative comments were wrong. midnight oil (hahah what were you thinking?) and silverchair weren't the last australian bands to make it in the states. just because you dont listen, doesn't mean it isnt popular. anyway, the big question is- why do you assume that to make it in "the big time", you have to break into the american music scene?!?!? dipshits. there are ALOT of bands who "make it" who are famous around australia, asia and europe. sure, to break into the american music scene would be good. but its not the be all and end all. so get off your high horse- i dont give a shit if you dont' care about australian music- there are lots of people who do and australian musicians dont need american support to be a success! anyway, read the comments by "nobody" and "touched by an uncle"- quite hilarious!

04.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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8 days til rhiannon arrives! wheeee!

hahah i'm getting such a kick out of Triple J- i haven't listened to the radio in ages. its always mp3 list or cds, but i thought i'd flip it over to the radio and listen to triple j while i was studying. i had totally forgotten how awesome it is. and i've been procrastinating for over an hour looking at the triple j website. i found Mel & Charlie's Hottest 100 Things About Summer and i'm pissing myself laughing. lemme just recap a few funny ones.

#97 - Getting to burn your brother or sister with the belt buckles in the car.
#92 - watching a barefoot idiot doing the lizard run across the roasting bitumen
#83 - Watching your siblings burn their arses on the local slippery slide
#68 - Getting a Christmas beetle stuck in your hair
#62 - Dads who continue to wear the holey scrap of material, which was once a pair of stubbies insisting that the holes provide air-conditioning.
#61 - Wearing bum grooves into your new banana lounge
#60 - Watching your mate get stuck barefoot in the middle of a Bindi infested paddock.
#56 - the injuries sustained by poor placement of the slip and slide.
#46 - Getting a ‘secret sandcastle’ in the crotch of your swimmers
#42 - freeze brain from eating your icy pole to fast
#41 - telling tourists at Taronga zoo not to get too close to the koalas as they are highly flammable in summer due to all the eucalyptus oil.

oh now i'm really wishing it was summer instead of chilly winter. i'm jealous of all you northern hemispherians. *sulk*

ooh how exciting! my mum just called and she's been thinking of while of investments for the future. my uncle has been convincing her to buy a unit here in brisbane for me to live in, or to rent to other people if i move, and then in 10-15 years selling it (for hopefully a profit- brisbane real estate is booming i think- especially in cityish areas) and then buying herself an apartment and retiring or something. so i've had a bit of a browse at some online real estate agents! how bloody exciting! i would love to be living in a place that my mum owned! i could watch home lifestyle shows and actually try out the home renovating tips! wheeee! however, this is not good becoz i've wasted the whole day, and done none of my assignment. eeeek. tomorrow is pretty much out too becoz we're filming a video clip to "Matador"- the first track on the Hollardores EP- "A Job Seekers Diary". Should be funny! Luis (rach's boyfriend) is DOP i think. Rach and i are go-go dancers. and steve has to dress up in drag! should be hilarious and i'm definately taking my camera along. i just made a little sample of matador if you wanted to hear- 1 minute and 19 seconds and only 163K.
Matador- The Hollardores.

ps- if anyone wants a copy of the Hollardores EP (4 tracks- Matador, I met her in the Dole Queue, From Poland With Love & Whiskey Dick) they are going for $10 Australian (which is a mere $6.63 USD according to the currency converter). Email me @ muntedmess@hotmail.com if you're interested and we'll talk! Support the local bands!

01.06.03 **** ELIMINATION ONLINE HAS STARTED ****
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hey sorry about the slackness and lack of posts. the trip to bundy last weekend was awesome. great to catch up with my mum, sister, and other relatives. my mum was the best host- the food she prepared was awesome. mmm fresh prawns :) while peeling them- "one for the bowl, one for me, own for the bowl, one for me!". at middnite or so, all us young ones decided to hit the town- which on a saturday nite in bundaberg means one place, and one place only- Krystals night club. gotta love small towns. the competition doesnt even bother opening on sat nites, coz Krystals has been the one and only place on a saturday since forever. i couldn't walk 2 steps without running into someone i knew in high school. not exactly a good thing either. anyway, my sister, who's usually pretty sensible (*cough*prude*cough*) was floored before we even got there. she had drank heaps at home, and when we got out she was going for shots non-stop. i have NEVER seen her that drunk before. and we had a blast! we got along so well. she should really get drunk more often. anyway, my cousins (cindy and holly) and i had a bit of a chuckle at nony's expense while she was off cavorting with various boys and girls ;)

unfortunately the next day, with everyone feeling a little worse for wear, my relationship with my sister went back to usual. fights and harsh words and cold sholders. *sigh* i'm hoping one day she grows out of it, and we miraculously become best friends. but i dont know if that's ever going to happen. i always envied friends who had awesome relationships with their siblings- briony and i have just never had that. we have moments, here and there but that's all.
while trying to recover from a hangover, i raided the house for things to look at and watch and i found a home video from 1992-93. it was the family(and friends) going camping, briony and i mucking around on the camera, me and friends mucking around. i would have been 11 and briony would have been 9 (i think). god she was soooo cute! and i realized what a bitch i was to her. well not really a bitch, but the typical bossy older sister. she would follow me around a bit, trying to be part of what i was doing, and i'm just ignore her and get frustrated with her. it made me feel kind of sad, because all this time i thought she was the one who wanted nothing to do with me. and yea, that was the case when we were a bit older, but i think i had alot to do with the state of our relationship when we were younger. i was a really bossy brat.
i also got all sad and reminiscy at the good old days- when we used to go camping with my cousins and other family friends, our first house (where i lived til i was 13), mum and dad getting along, carefree days at the end of primary school. i was so little and skinny and my skin was so beautiful. constant tan from being such a beach baby, my hair was almost down to my butt. if only i knew then what i knew now.
i have always thought, if i could have ANY magic power in the universe, it would be time manipulation. i would love to be able to freeze time or go back. i would love to go back and tell my younger self to keep up with the exercise while i'm young. do it then, and keep it going. don't waste 3 years of your life being shy and self conscious, stop hiding behind those hideous glasses and fringe, stop worrying if you're boobs are too small- be proud of your body (god i had the best little body at 13 years of age), and for gods sake, stop wearing clothes with high waistbands (im talking about shorts that seemed to come up around near my non existant boobs). and have a little more patience with your sister. she's not that annoying. because i was so quiet and shy (around other people- i was bossy to briony) when i was younger, i used to get soooo embarassed, annoyed and frustrated at briony who was louder and used to make scenes sometimes. when i was in grade 4 and she was in grade 1, she used to cry when mum dropped us off to school and woudl follow me to my classroom and cling on to me. i was mortified. it was soooo NOT cool to have your daggy little sister bawling her eyes out and not letting go of you. not in front of my friends. i used to tell her i hated her thru gritted teeth til a teacher would kindly pry her off me and i could pretend it never happened.
i know i'm not the only older sibling to treat their younger ones like shit- to boss them around, call them names, be embarrassed by them. but by the time i was old enough to want to be friends with nony, she was fed up with me and wanted very little to do with me. i played a part in ruining my relationship with my sister. i feel horrible- this realization feels horrible.

well this certainly took a very different path to where i intended. i have to get ready for work altho its only 3:15pm on sunday. we are now opening sunday nites at the club. the new football stadium has reopened and today is the first big match there. its going to be a hell nite. i'm started at 5pm and prolly going til 3am. yuck. the past week or so has been nothing but uni work, and i only have one assignment left. thank god.