http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com Going Nuts in Aus Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the side of a lonely hill in South Korea’s lovely Gapyeong Valley lies a memorial to the brave soldiers of both Australia and New Zealand who came from Down Under to fight for the freedom of South Korea over 50 years ago: The 3rd Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) and the ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/profile-of-the-korean-war-anzac-war-memorial So who thinks anti-Australian FTA protests will sweep the country if a FTA between Australia and Korea is ratified?: South Korea and Australia agreed Monday to open “preparatory talks” on a free trade agreement to further boost bilateral ties. The agreement came in a summit between President Lee Myung-bak and Australian Prime ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/australia-korea-agree-to-fta-talks India ran through the Australian top order in the 4th Commonwealth Bank Series One day International played between India and Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia is struggling at 91 for 6 in 25.2 overs. Sreesanth gave the initial break through, Adam Gilchrist was unfortunate to be given lbw for ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/australias-top-order-wrecked-by-indian-paceman-at-4th-oneday-at-melbourne Something which has appeared on the BBC a couple of times now, but not once that I have seen in our own local media, is the Rudd government’s plan to erect a firewall to block Australians’ access to certain websites. The “cyber-safety plan” apparently comprised part of the 2008-09 budget, ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/great-firewall-of-australia The 26inches.com magazine ran bi-monthly over 8 issues. The first, and still the only, of its kind in Australia, it was based on a mix of written, video and interactive articles. Starting as a web based magazine, it progressed to CD and finally DVD for its last issue. It was ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/cd-magazine-issue-3 Here you go, my photos from Wonder Down Under! My favs are the body paintings…the one with the Aussie flag with a koala is Mark Reids, the ragedy anne doll/clown is Yolanda Bartrams and the Purple Wonder Down Under Girl was painted by Lynne Jamieson! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czO-KHBGGtg If you like, send in ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/my-wonder-down-under-photos Wow! what a match that was. When India was trailing by 2-0 after sydney test match, It is a great come back. I would say the team effort that paid off with a jubilant win. Every one in the team contributed to this match - great batting performance from tail ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/india-beats-australia-at-perth Saw this on Gizmodo today: Yesterday ZDnet broke the story that Virgin would be launching the iPhone 3G within two weeks, but without any official confirmation, it was stuck into the “rumour” basket. Today, Giz can happily confirm that Virgin will be launching the iPhone, hopefully as soon as Friday this week ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/iphone-coming-to-virgin-in-australia Since the mutinous days of Captain Bligh, Tahiti and French Polynesia have symbolized paradise for South Pacific travelers. The soaring volcanic peaks, white sand beaches, and emerald lagoons continue to feed escapist dreams. French Polynesia also caters to adventurers and sightseers, and the colorful histories of ancient Polynesia and French ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/top-things-to-do-in-tahiti-and-french-polynesia Today we got the news that our application to move to the Illawarra has been accepted. Being a new area the house is exceptionally new and has very few, if any flaws. Personally I am yet to see the place physically, but the raw emotion and excitement that ... http://www.crazyaussiebastard.com/a-change-is-as-good-as-a-holiday