Archive through March 19, 2001
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Archive through March 19, 2001
Twiggyish | Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 12:18 pm  JuJu! yeah, you found a way to keep in touch! |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 03:01 pm  Soeur, that is downright uncanny. The Cross Court Hotel is exactly where we are staying, and the view on the home page is the view from our room. How did you do that??!?!? Did I say something in chat? The map link, however is not for Cross Court Hotel. It would be for a hotel a couple km away but still general vicinity. We have one of the suites with kitchenette, which pretty much consists of a small fridge, microwave and small sink in the 5x8 living room. This hotel offers an International Police Association discount. There are clean shared bathrooms all over the hotel, so even the less expensive rooms probably would not be all that bad. |
Soeur | Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 04:12 pm  LOL. Keep us posted, Juju! This is getting to be lots of fun. That was just a lucky, lucky guess  |
Soeur | Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 04:15 pm  #22 on the following map is where our Juju is... #22 |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 07:55 pm  We are in Melbourne now, arrived by Qantas yesterday morning. We are staying with my relatives out in the country about 60 k north of Melbourne. They are both having to work at the moment, so we are pretty much on our own. Today we got a ride to the train station and figured out how to do the rest ourselves. We were in the train station by ourselves and trying to figure out what kind of fare card to buy, and thought we had it figured out, purchased a Zone 2. Then after we had it, it did not seem like the right amount of money, and maybe we should have purchased a Zone 1 instead. Just then another lady came in the station, and I thought, "Oh good, she can help us." And she was so helpful she even came right on over to us. Then she said she cannot read and could we help her buy a card? Oh noooooo! Luckily, she had the sense to figure out we were no help, and she went and rousted up a train person who came out and helped us all. We needed to buy a Zone 2 AND a Zone 1. And so we made it in to the big city. All we need to do now is make it out again around 5. Piece of cake. By tomorrow we will be jumping trams to St. Kilda and who knows where else.
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Lancecrossfire | Saturday, March 17, 2001 - 11:37 pm  Juju, it's great that you checked in! Hope you and your family are having a great time. I look forward to hearing of your adventures as you are able to share some of them. |
Soeur | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 02:06 am  Map of Australia Melbourne Offers great info & has a nice photo of the train station 1/2 way down... aussie news (so glad they know Puff Daddy got off...) |
Moondance | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 09:26 am  Sis... this is so fun... tracking the dog through Aussie! |
Soeur | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 12:20 pm  Moon, how do her stars look for the time while she is away? Do we know her sign? |
Moondance | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 01:26 pm  I don't know her birthday... maybe when she checks in she will leave her sign with us! |
Soeur | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 02:06 pm  We can hope... |
Merlin | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 02:20 pm  How about turning this into a game? My guess is Gemini, doesn't this sign have dual personalities. That would be Juju2bigdog. |
Twiggyish | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 02:49 pm  I think Juju is a Leo, she has leadership qualities. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 04:35 pm  AHEM, everybody who was avidly following game II knows when Juju's birthday is. I believe we even had a Happy Birthday Juju thread.
We will probably come in to Melbourne again tomorrow, and then I may be out of touch for a while in smaller towns. May do Yarra River cruises today and wander the Southgate section of the Yarra River in Melbourne. (I am expecting it to be like the Miami Bayside area or whatever they call that area they developed near downtown in the late 80's that is now a big attraction.) That will give Soeur something to look up and track. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 04:45 pm  Soeur, you have really done your homework - that Melbourne page has lots of the highlights, including Southgate and the Yarra River. The map has the Great Ocean Road where we will be going either later this week or at the beginning of April, down visiting relatives in Portland. The scandal in the Sydney morgue is the big news this morning, and I did NOT know Puff Daddy got off. Must have got on the train before I got to that story. So, ta ta, all. We are off in pursuit of our next fish and chips.
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Soeur | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 06:26 pm  The morgue story... gross story |
Soeur | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 07:06 pm  juju's birthday what zodiac sign is that? |
Moondance | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 07:52 pm  Aquarius January 21st - February 19th IT'S VERY hard to describe what Aquarian women look like, because they don't really conform in that way at all. (They often don't conform in any other way, either.) In fact, whatever the current fashion is, you can bet your last Pools coupon that an Aquarian woman won't be wearing it. If long hair and miniskirts are all the rage, she'll be wearing a skirt that sweeps her ankles, with her hair cut to half an inch all over. Aquarian women were the first to wear peach, pink and puce eye shadows and purple lipsticks, because they are outrageous trendsetters. But by the time their trend has caught on they'll be wearing something else, equally shocking. A good example of the two halves of the Aquarian woman would be to picture a Greenham Common woman (Uranus Aquarius), sitting in her tent, glaring over a fence at Margot Leadbetter (Saturn Aquarius), clutching her pearls and cosy cardie, from The Good Life. Both are extremes of the same sign, with strong principles neither of them will surrender. We all want to be loved, but in different ways, and the Aquarian's need for love is quite different from a Cancerian's or an Arian's. You have to give an Aquarian as much freedom and independence as you possibly can. If you marry one, don't expect her to settle down, putting your slippers in front of the fire, tucking the kiddies up in bed, and making the cocoa every night. Otherwise one night you'll come home and discover she's rebelled, put the kids in front of the fire, tucked the cocoa up in bed, put your slippers on and walked out. She's far more likely to want to reverse sexual roles, and go out to work herself while her husband stays at home holding the baby. She wants to retain her brilliance, not see it tarnished by a pile of nappies. All Aquarian women want the world to know how clever they are, and to get the praise they feel they deserve. If married, she will certainly want her own bank account, but that is just the tip of the iceberg as far as this lass is concerned. The most obvious example of a liberated Aquarian lady is Vanessa Redgrave, who typifies the Uranian need for putting out not so much the dove of peace as the eagle of extremes. She has raised more eyebrows than most, but has always done so with consummate class. A negative Saturn Aquarian woman can be pompous while positively, she can use her Capricorn qualities to become a JE head lots of committees and be a pillar of local society. A Uranus Aquarian woman who is prey to the negative side of the sign will be the one who breaks the law; or she might use that extreme outlook to protest against the Catholic Church's attitude to abortion, and adopt all the causes she feels affect her as a woman. The Aquarian woman can be prey to fits of egotistical mania, behaving like a combination of the Queen of Sheba and Boadicea on a bad night. She will swan about, being arrogant, pompous and rude, and thinking she is absolutely wonderful. Of course, she'll appear really silly, but you won't know if she's behaving badly because she is so pleased with herself, or because she's about to shock you. The Aquarian motto is very much 'Live and let live' (by the way, a lot of them are into health fads or are vegans), yet the female Water Carrier may fly off the handle at something other signs will shrug off, or be acquiescently Aquarian over an issue everyone else is up in arms about. It's just one more example of the Aquarian contrariness - the Mary who had a garden full of cockleshells in the nursery rhyme was definitely born when the Sun was in Aquarius! She can almost be a hypocrite sometimes because it may suit her to change her mind about something. It's not that she's vacillating vaguely like her Venusian sister. Libra, but that she's purposely trying to confuse you and drive you mad! Very often she will succeed. You will hear people saying time and time again of an Aquarian woman T just don't understand her', whether she's decided to ban fish fingers from her fridge for evermore, or save the whale personally in a rowing boat. The day before she will have had completely contrary claims, and she will have only announced the change in convictions to confuse you, and to liven up life a little. In fact, the best way to treat an Aquarian woman who chops and changes, setting you in a spin normally only seen at a launderette, is not to say a word. Don't utter a peep. Never suggest she should do something, or not do something, because she will instantly set out to do the complete opposite of what you want. You are constantly playing a game with Aquarians, and the sooner you realise it the better! Aquarian mothers treat their offspring as equals, sometimes to the consternation of other relatives, who have rather different views on bringing up children. Saturn Aquarian women will be just like Capricorn, so flick back a few pages and find out about them there. But those ruled by Uranus can be really radical, and will have no qualms about breast-feeding their baby on the bus. They will want to bring up their children for the new age, sending them to strange schools where they will be taught by a Swiss acupuncturist and fed on a diet of pulverised prunes, porridge and peanuts. Aquarian women ruled by Uranus love revolution and disorder, havoc and chaos, although they would prefer to describe it as 'a change is as good as a rest' (as they watch you being wheeled off to the funny farm sporting a straitjacket and foaming at the mouth). There is nothing worse for Aquarians than to see things ticking along nicely. They positively itch to liven things up a bit. But, like her male counterpart, the Aquarian woman can be perfect in a crisis, so if you feel one coming on, make sure she knows about it! Aquarius is the thunder and lightning of the zodiac, the gales and the hurricanes, whereas Libra is balmy breezes, and Gemini is gentle zephyrs. It's up to you to decide, when encountering an Aquarian woman for the first time, whether you want to put on your waterproof and wellies, or stick with your sunshade. |
Moondance | Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 08:28 pm  JuJu's stars for March 19 Friends and colleagues offer sage advice and assistance. Surround yourself with people who support and understand your priorities and goals. Don't put yourself in the frustrating position of having to explain your plans from ground zero to eternity. There's no point wasting time with people who hardly listen - and never seem to get it. Be practical, and talk to those who willing to assist you. FYI: Your desire for romance and robust pleasure is off the charts late tonight.
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Twiggyish | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 11:48 am  "acquiescently Aquarian over an issue everyone else is up in arms about"..lol hmmmm sounds familiar I am a more conservative Aquarian, but I don't follow trends and that is for sure!! Good to see Juju and I are the same sign. |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 03:58 pm  We pulled a major food faux pas last night. The cousin was going to do roast rack of lamb, but she didn't get home until 6:30, so Bigdog thought he would help her out by making a salad ahead of time, which I proudly announced just as she was bustling about the kitchen. WELL, turns out one does NOT have salad with roast. It just is not done. That just threw her for a loop. She was unable to make the proper vegetables she had planned to have, and of course, one could not have gravy with the roast and potatoes if there was also salad. We were absolutely mystified, but realized we had committed a grave culinary error. We came into the city earlier today by having cousin drive us to the Upfield station, which is about a half hour closer to town than the Wandong train. We are going to go to Victoria Market, which might be one of the world's largest markets of its kind, selling everything under the sun. I remember going there with my grandmother both as a child and during my two trips as a young adult. Then we will probably do a foo-foo lunch again (ate lunch yesterday at Wolfgang Puck cafe; it was wonderful) and river cruise this afternoon with assorted tram riding in between. The time in the City is just flying without us seeing any of the really major sights (most of which we saw last trip). We are now looking at taking a trip with the cousins to Tasmania rather than Murray River as cousin Chairfree had planned. The wife is thrilled at the prospect of Tasmania and had been only lukewarm for Murray River. Bigdog found out from one of his motorcycle buddies yesterday that they are having a mosquito plague on the Murray and some people have got sick (or that may be a folk legend). So, may disappear from sight for a couple weeks, depending on what the facilities are in the hinterlands. We will have as much fun as possible. (Just re-read my post from yesterday and see that I did indeed put Puff Daddy when I of course meant Sean Puffy Combs; how embarrassing, sorry)
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Noslonna | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 04:07 pm  Juju THANKYOU for keeping us up on your travel news. It is wonderful hearing all about your Aussie adventures! So glad to know never to make a salad with roast lamb if I ever go to Oz! lol. Love ya! Miss ya! Wish I was there!  |
Lancecrossfire | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 04:16 pm  Juju, great to hear things as they happen TO you! No salad with roast?? Communists! Continue having a wonderful time. |
Maire | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 05:59 pm  Juju, just want to say I'm enjoying your posts about your adventures, thanks for sharing! Um, btw... would it be awful of me if I asked you to bring me a souvenier? Sheesh, I know, how bold of me to ask you. Anyway, hubby and I are planning to be in LaConner, Wa during Memorial Day weekend. Maybe we could arrange to meet then. Is LaConner too far from Bellingham? Hmmm, better check the map.
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Noslonna | Monday, March 19, 2001 - 06:08 pm  lol Maire. My brother went traipsing off a few years ago and I kept asking him to bring me back a sheepskin rug. He went to New Zealand and Austrailia and he said they were everywhere so he decided he would wait and get one just before leaving. He was postive there would be some in the airport gift shops when he was leaving because he planned to to that man thing... one stop shopping and get all his sisters the same thing. Wouldn't you know it... he was shocked to discover that in the airport he left from there were no sheepskin rugs. I never did get one from Austrailia. He did make amends and get me one for my next bd but it was not purchased in Austrailia. lol |
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