Better the devil we know?

It's been a busy month - I've been in Canberra over the election weekend studying at the uni down there- yes- a grad certificate in education- am I mad? most possibly - however I have entered the great university wiki site - ie the current students intranet - the place to locate assignments, upload lecture notes, pay fees, log-on to detail other course participants. It certainly cuts down on the paper trail and Australia Post employees by the not having to wait at the letterbox for course notes. However the downside is that a problem with internet connection and or uni intranet server issues and that assignment is being penalised at a certain percentage per day. The pressure is on!

Now about Canberra the nation's great capital- love Friday night shopping- what a great way to finish the week - imagine trawling the city then going up for a well deserved drink and your asian fusion nestled above the shop- ie up a flight of questionable stairs with the exterior of the shop awning decorated with lanterns. The thirty pages of menu (representing your most commonly named asian nations) only to decide springs rolls, fish cakes, beef, chicken and rice and wash down with the most expensive glass of reisling? Who could resist? and all within easy walking distance from your bodgy hotel- which really looked better in the internet photos then in real life.
Imagine a hotel on Parramatta Rd with single glazing windows -(well we don't have to imagine it's called Formula One) and a kitchen but no mini-bar? Why have the kitchen at all if there's no stock for that late night needed 'coke' to wash down that asian thirst brought on by walking to the city in sub-zero temperatures and rewarded with a burst of msg? BTW the sub zero temp exposure was greatly reduced on the way back due to the frequency of cabs available in the city region. Sydney just can't compete when it comes to taxi's in Canberra! What a bonus!!

Now when is the Australian Electoral Commission going to invest in the use of the great Wiki so that we don't have to line up endlessly every three years to vote? Surely that is an important policy agenda!