Lazy Sunday Afternoon

I spent a large portion of the afternoon at a coffee shop in West End with Kat and Nick. We ate, and then worked on a couple of cryptic crosswords. It was a relaxed, fun afternoon, the sort of afternoon that should occur on a Sunday. We almost completed one crossword successfully and made a significant dent into the other one. I've never really been into cryptic crosswords, but after this afternoon, I think I'm a convert.

It's been a while

I has been a while since my last post. The last one was number 222, which is a cool number, in my opinion.

What has happened since my last post?
Well, I went to Sunrise Beach for the Easter weekend with my mother, younger brother and dog. It was a great weekend, though the weather was a bit cold due to the wind. I don't mind if I don't get to swim, so this didn't bother me too much.
Nie jeszcze mieszkam w domu mojej mamy. Mieszkam w domu kata teraz, w jerongie. Nie wiem dlaczego, ale nie chce pisac to w jezykiem angielskiegim(?). (Chcialbym mowic dobrze po polsku ale nie moge. Szkoda.)
Mark was up from Melbourne for a week, so I caught up with him, and other people, last Friday night. 'Twas a nice evening.
I'm still teaching an exam preparation course, and it's week 5 of a 12-week course. I'm starting to get concerned that some of my students won't pass the test, though that's not really my fault; I can't do the test for them.
J'irai a Mont Bunya le weekend prochaine. J'y irai avec quelques amis. Nous esperons qu'il fera un peu froid, mais assez chaud pour promener au dehors. Je vous dirai comment la vacance ira.
Kat's brother went to Taiwan for a couple of weeks with his girlfriend (who is Taiwanese). They returned at the weekend and thanks to them, I am now the proud owner of a 2GB USB memory stick. It's tiny. I've attached it to the supplied cord as otherwise I'm sure I'd misplace it. It's approximately the same size as a tiny memory stick. I can't be bothered measuring it or thinking of something more appropriate to use as a comparison.
Anything else worth writing?
I think not. Except that I have just finished drinking a cup of coffee*. It was good coffee, made with a Breville espresso machine, and good quality coffee.

* I wrote "cup of coffee" because coffee is technically an uncountable noun, even though in spoken, everyday English, it is used as a countable noun.

Updated links

I've updated the links menu on the right-hand side of my blog. This was prompted by Aggie's decision to move to a new blog, and I had to update the link to reflect her move. I've added a link to my travelpost site, which is essentially a blog-like thing that tracks the cities and countries that I've visited. It looks like I'm concentrating my efforts in just two parts of the world, but that's mostly because I haven't been elsewhere, not that I don't want to go elsewhere. There will be a few jaffas in Asia by July (though it's anyone's guess as to when I'll get around to updating it). I don't write much in the text section because I keep this one as my main text blog. I use it just for the map.

Hot Fuzz

I saw Hot Fuzz at the cinema on Friday night. It was absolutely hilarious. Everyone should see it, and if you don't think it's funny you must be in a coma.

It's by the creator of Shaun of the Dead, which is also hilarious.

Go. See it.

Notebook Computer

Well, I bought a notebook computer today. I have heard bad things about old Dell laptops but that was due to the design of the hinges more than anything else, and I've heard some good things about them too. So, I've bought a Dell notebook computer. I think I got a good deal, and it will be delivered within the next two weeks. It's a notebook computer rather than a laptop because people apparently burnt their genitals with laptops, so the new names don't suggest that one can use them in one's lap while they're heating up from use.

Flight 3

I have just bought the third plane ticket. Now I have a ticket from Hong Kong to London. So, I am now able to get from Darwin to Singapore, Singapore to Macau, and Hong Kong to London. Great. Next step is to get to Darwin from Brisbane.

Flight 2

Also with Tiger Airways, I've got a flight from Singapore to Macau. This is my second flight for this journey.
Now I have to book the third flight with a different airline.

Flight 1

The first flight is booked with Tiger Airways, from Darwin to Singapore. Yes, I know I'm in Brisbane, so I'll have to find my way to Darwin at some point prior to this flight, but that's all part of my grand plan.

Questions

I am considering doing several things today, tomorrow or perhaps Tuesday that involve me giving large amounts of money to various companies.

Firstly, long haul flights. I'm probably going to be flying on a budget, long haul airline. Does anyone know of any reason why I should avoid certain budget airlines for long flights?
Specifically Tiger Air and Oasis.

Secondly, I want to buy a new laptop, which was the topic of a recent post. I don't want to buy a mac*, and I'm seriously thinking about a Dell. Dell currently have an offer on the model that I like of a free upgrade from 80GB to 120GB HDD. They also have an option to buy insurance from them that would negate the need for separate travel insurance, which lasts for 3 years, and is therefore a much better option than buying separate travel and/or other insurance for it. Are there any reasons to avoid Dell?

For both of these questions, if I go ahead with them and something goes awry, then I'll hold all readers of this blog responsible if I am not adequately warned in advance.

* I don't really know why I don't want to buy a mac. On one hand, they're the sort of computers that are bought by people who don't know how to use computers. On the other hand (you have different fingers), they also seem to be the computers that are bought by IT professionals.

Może być

Myślę że mam praca w anglii. Mówiłem z szefem anglijka i ona mówiła że będę mieć ta praca czy moj szef w australii pisze dobry 'reference'. Mój 'reference' jest bardzo dobry - czytałem go.

Piszę po polsku teraz bo nie wiem czy chcę że wszyscy wiedzą czy nie. Chciałbym lecić do anglii i kiedy będę tam, pisać że jestem w anglii.

Też, nie wiem czy mam racje - czy mówisz "do anglii" i "w anglii" czy nie?