Happy New Year and go to see firework soon

Happy New Year ! I will go to see firework very soon

MountVille

MountVille, that is european village at the hillside of sunshine coast

The Wheel of Brisbane

This is the Wheel of Brisbane. This is the latest tourist attraction in Brisbane.

Boxing Day - Queen Street Mall

Boxing Day - Queen Street Mall was full of people. I felt there were more people than the previous years.

Casino - Celebrate Xmas

I took this photo at Bribane's Casino on the boxing day 2008.

Southbank 2008

I took a new photo of southbank. I found the wheel of brisbane has built.

Too Hot

Yesterday is too hot.
That seem to be the late summer coming....................

Getting Cold......

I found Brisbane is getting cold now.
I started to use a hearter when I took a shower this morning.

New Bus Service

I found there is a new bus service in my area, from Sunnbank Hills to City. All of them are long buses and around 10 mins per bus.... Very good, but they are for all prepaid ticket passages.

More info :http://www.translink.com.au/qt/translin.nsf/index/sc_bt_additionalservices_feb08

Bonic Women & Heroes

There are a great night on TV. Two new series , Bonic Women & Heroes, are on Channel7.
The Heroes is not bad. That is still early to say good or bad. Bonic Women, well, the story seem to be a bit plain. A girl turn into a kind of super heroe....

Using your shower water

I found a way to save water. When I take a shower, I will put in a bucket as well. The most of my "shower water" can be collected. This is a source for flushing my toilet!.

Climate Changes

Today, I watched the news about a survey showed More Australian worrying about Climate Changes than Terroristism. Because they can feel it now. We are on droughts for more than six years. Moreover, our weather is getting hotter. We can feel it, then we started to worry it. Very logical.

Level six water restriction very soon

According to news.com.au,http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22507188-1248,00.html,
there will be level six restriction around mid nov.

Saving water....

A new failure bus ticket

I bought a new ticket few days before. But I found this ticket is not working. Thus, the bus ticket put a sticker on the ticket and gave me a paid envelope I used the envelope to send back to the Brisbane City Bus office. Yesterday, I got back a new ticket and there is a note to tell me, I can directly give back the ticket with the sticker to the reseller of bus tickets. They will give me a new one.

the new smart card system rolling out

I have seen some bus in the western suburbs of Brisbane have rolled out the new smart card system. I think they are in a kind of test run, tuning the bus drivers panel and all others touch panels for smart cards only

Using rain water

I have used rain water a lot. I use the rain water to wash my rubbish bin and flush my toilet with a bucket. I think I can save 20 L water per day.

Thanks God! Heavy Rainning for a week!

Thanks God! Heavy Rainning for a week! Praying for dry situation in brisbane will be ended soon.

Thanks,God!

Thanks, God! Since last Sunday, almost everyday, we had rain. My water tank is full.

I have been the most easterly point of the Australian Mainland

I have been Bryon Bay. This is the most easterly point of the Australian Mainland

The new look of State Library

Because of the new Modern Art Gallery, the state library have a new look too.