h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello

Finally arrived for that cuppa coffee!!!!

Eternity

Wonderful!
How do you like it? Milk? Sugar? Cream?

And would you like some ?

Black, one sugar, lotsa coffee!

Oh yes please, never say no to !!!!!

*makes sure you have some water with your coffee*

I WOULD ask 'one lump or two?' except I'm Australian, and we're not that sophisticated

Water would be wonderful thanx. just don't stop adding coffee 'til the spoon stands up on its own.

An Aussie! We should be fighting not talking. Aussie's are not South African's favourite people!!

But who cares anyway! Why spoil a perfectly good cup of coffee over such ness!

Umm, is it just me or is it a little lonely in here.

*starts thinking that mentioning SA was not a wise idea*

Oh dear; I see why you thought I was ignoring you. I missed BOTH of those messages, although I'm not sure how I managed it Probably I didn't quite get through all my messages (that's happened a couple of times lately) and missed ones that were close to the bottom.

And I am not the slightest bit worried that you're South African. Have you met the Unmentionable Marauding Pillowcase? He's from there too!

*makes another *

Phew!!!!

*sighs a sigh of relief and 's SMoB for good measure*

I feel much better now!!

I came across him yesterday, haven't received a response from him yet.

*burns her tongue due to a little overeagerness after the long wait*

He hangs around a few of my conversations; I KNOW he's on my exercise diary journal if that helps

And why don't South Africans like Australians?

He did eventually respond.

You beat us in the world cup cricket, and you shouldn't have!!!

It sounds good to me

..I'm glad that's all it is; I'm sure you'll beat us back one day, and we'll all be friends again!

As long as ol' Shane is around I think the SA's will always dislike the Aussies .

*quickly washes her mouth out with soap, after catching herself talking about cricket, and slaps herself on the hand...*

Bad eternity, bad, bad eternity!!

Sorry, I can't start this, just now someone will think I actually enjoy cricket, and I definitely wouldn't want that, I'll ruin my reputation!

*has a sip of to get rid of the taste of soap*

I'm happy to say that I'm pretty well oblivious to cricket In my P.O.V, the only way to watch cricket is on the news: all the good bits and none of the long waits in between.

But I don't mind talking to cricket fans. Especially nice ones like you (if of course you were a cricket fan )

*makes yet another cuppa for herself and SMoB*

Hope you don't mind me just helping myself to the coffee.

A friend of ours has been over there *points in the general direction of Australia* since the beginning of February. He is wanting to get his commercial pilots license, and discovered that down under would be about the best place to go about getting it.

Whereabouts are you in Australia?

I'm in Sydney.

Really? I have an American friend who wants to be a pilot in outback Australia. He hasn't arrived yet, so I don't know what his chances would be like at all...

What on earth would a pilot be doing in the outback? Surely there can't be much need for pilots out there?

I would imagine though that it would be tremendously beautiful! I 'spose that might be enough of a reason.

Well there'd be a demand for supplies. And there's the flying doctor service too.

It IS beautiful, in an Australian kind of way.

*shakes her head to remove the picture of a with wings attached to his back and carrying a little medical bag*

Hopefully one day (in the not too distant future) I will get to have a look for myself. I have two brothers in NZ. So if we go over to see them, we will hopefully make a point of going to Australia too.

Despite all the problems over here, SA is still an amazingly beautiful country!

I'd love to see it; but don't think I'll be travelling for a while