Hey guys. Photos are excellent. Looks and sounds so exciting Hope the jobs are going well. You will be doing a great job in reception. I got my honours Need a holiday to recover from all the stress now. We got a puppy as well..a gorgeous wee Shih tzu - 10 weeks..called him Gizmo. Bloody hard work though Keep the blogs and piccies coming! Take care.

Love Nic and Daz

Gooday!!! well its your weekend already, yip I knew one day in the week should have been kept free for personal shopping at lunch time. Glad too hear you got a hairdryer and straightners, excellent. Hope the weather is not too cold, think Sophie's birthday that Sat (9th June) was the best day we have had in ages. It's been raining pretty much solidly for the past two weeks, seems longer, anyway glad you made it to the end of week without too much hazzles. well done, it is a thankless job being on reception.

Do not know if you know this, but each time I hit the message board you have to solve a sum!!!!! what is this all about I ask myself, for over a week the total was 5 today (now let me see it's asking me what 5 + 2 = gosh could that be 7?! anyway it's quite amusing if not rather fustrating - hey not bad for a Friday night back home and after a few glasses of champers!!! Hopefully you will have a lovely Indian meal washed down with some brilliant OZ wine!!!! I certainly cannot get enough of the wine!!!! If you get the chance a wine tour is a great day spent seeing fab vineyards and drinking lots of quality wines - no need to be polite and do the correct thing - just have a good drink and savour! Oh off you go and enjoy the weekend, I am still as jealous, would love to be back in OZ and certainly would love to visit Brisbane. Keep the info coming. Lots of love, take care, Aunt Linda and Uncle Ross xxxxxxx

Hello, Like Mary I'm hooked - come home from a hard day!!!! and onto your bloggs. Fantastic news about the work hope you both enjoy, sounds like Iain will be able to take you for lunch at least 4 days of the week! Anyway good to hear all going good on the job front, hope if they do flexi-time that you can get a Friday p.m. off to enable you to take off sooner for a weekend trip sightseeing. You will both be entitled to 2 days per month annual leave entitlement (ooops there me putting my HR hat on) .

Again Congratulations on getting jobs, knew you both would do o.k.

Bye for now, keep blogging, lots of love and best wishes Aunt Linda x

Me again.....yes i'm hooked on your blogs!! Just wanted to say fantastic news about the jobs. well done to you both. So glad about the money being sorted too....i know it would have been killing you to take cash from your visa!!! Sophie sends big kisses and cuddles. Love you Maryxxx

Hello, (Gooday!) great to hear more news and see your photos. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon. Hope the weather improves in Brisbane for you, (sure it will). Bye for now, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, hey hope the temping thing works out. What do you mean you not done reception work! just p.r. work you know, meet and greet, except you have to receive and forward on the call, you'll be an asset to any company, they are lucky to have you temping with them.

my tip!!!! Hello, Company name, how may I direct your call, one moment please, (this is when it can go pearshape! Oh Charlotte would you mind taking a message for me!!!) then the lines get busy, keep a mental note of those who will not receive their awkward callers, that way when the call is received - your response - i'm sorry Mr Bloggs is in a meeting - makes it easier. O.k. enough of this. Hope the money thing works out too!

Love and best wishes Aunt Linda & Uncle Ross xxxxxx

Hey Iain and Charlotte

Photos are great. Mum was really chuffed to hear from you today Been showing Sophie all your pics, ensuring that i say Auntie Charlotte and Uncle Iain over and over so she doesn't forget you!!!

Look forward to next blog

Lots of love Mary, David and Sophie xxx

Hi Guys, the photos are superb - keep them coming. I particularly love the ones of the Great Wall, quite stunning. En passant, Charlotte - you'd look great wearing a paper bag but yellow is NOT Iain's colour! Hope the weather's improved. Lots of Love W&G

Hi to both of you, looks like you are having the time of your lives. Take care and have fun. Work not the same without you Ian, met Mike Youny today for lunch he is asking after you.

Hi Iain and Charlotte, love the blog, can't wait to see and hear how you get on over the next few months. Good luck with the job/apartment hunting. Stay safe and enjoy every minute KnK xx

Hi Guys, keepin tabs on your journey so far. Bet China was amazing, would love to see it and taste it - better than Jimmy Cheungs? Time to tackle Oz, don't think you'll have to worry about the weather too long! Good luck with the job/apartment hunting - time to get those Powerpoint Presentations out Iain. Charlotte, he was telling us about this surf dude hair style he'd been planning to go with the six pack he was working on - keep an eye on it! Take care and have fun, we'll keep tabs. PS - There's going to be a little Laurie for you to meet when you get back (due late December) - have a Castlemaine XXXX on that.

Hi Iain and Charlotte, sorry to hear about the mossie bites and the weather - does it help to know that it's been raining here almost constantly for the past week? Glad you're having such a good time, despite the lack of sleep! Good luck with the various tasks still to do. Really looking forward to the photos. Take care. Lots of Love, Wilma & Gordon

Hello to you both, or is it Gooday! well you only had to do half the journey instead of the full hog from UK to Sydney and then to Brisbane. Looking forward to hearing your news and how things are there.

Hopefully you find some nice eating places soon!!!! Sounds like it was an enjoyable experience in Bejing, now for life down under. Somehow I do not think life will ever be the same again. The experience, well even I am jealous, wish I was back there, totally love the life and the people. Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy and I am sure we are all looking forward to hearing all your news!.

Lots of love, take care and savour and enjoy every moment, lots of love Aunt Linda. xxxx