"I still call Australia home..." cutestmidget's Profile

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<font size=1><font color=CC99CC>This is a photo of me
and my beautiful Burmese kitten, Symphony. :)</font color></font size>
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<b><i>Hi there dear and wonderful VT friends.
As many of you may know, I have not been around for awhile. I am taking a break from VT. I am sure that as time goes by you'll look at my name on your friends list and think 'who's that?!' and delete me without a pause ... that's ok - the wheel of time turns for everyone... I'll be back eventually, but I hope that you all continue to enjoy my writing and pictures that I am leaving here...

I hope you are all safe and happy, and that your travels are all going wonderfully.
Happy Travelling, God Bless, and see you soon... :)</font color></b></i>

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I believe that the best ambassadors for a country are
the people that have lived there - so I encourage you
to work on a page about your home country, let us 'outsiders'
see it from an 'insiders' perspective.

I've tried to do a lot on my home-state of Victoria
(which I have put under the general guise of
Melbourne), and as time goes by I'll add more
and more information, for those of you
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Confused about Australians strange sayings? Go to
my <a href="http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.128525/article/4/4/?s=f">language travelogue</a href> which will translate many
unusual Australian phrases or words for you. :)
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Below is a poem that I wrote at the start of summer
2000. It is how I feel about the beautiful country that is Australia...

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<font size=4> Freedom... </font>

I'm free...
Where the sun is hot on my skin,
Brown as summer grass,
Red cheeks bright eyes,
I glow with the kisses of
Australia's sun,
I'm free...
The sand between my toes,
Water lapping at my feet,
I see my reflection
Is as distorted as
Some perceptions of me,
But I'm free...
Salt on my lips,
Wind sweeping my hair around my face,
I breathe in the whole world,
Nothing matters
Where I'm free...
I dance across the hot sand,
The waves splashing around my feet,
White foam and clear water,
Shells and the smoothest stones
Skim against my ankles
Salt on my lips, my hair, my skin,
Dolphins dance in the distance,
The waves splashing around their silken forms,
Sunshine glistening
We're so free...
My friend the sun
Watches over me,
Warming my skin
Whilst the world slowly turns,
Nothing matters here where,
My soul is finally free...

<font size=1> Katia Michelle Grimmer copyright 2000 </font> </centre>

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Check out my <a href="http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/.128525/article/4/3/?s=o"> Food For Thought</a href> </font color>

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Here are just a few things of general interest
about me...

<i>What I'm reading</i> - crime fiction - anything in
English that I can get my hands on here!
<i>What I'm listening to</i> - MC Solar (cooooool
French dude), Jean-Jacques Goldman (I've fallen in love
with this music!), and the Aussie music station
<a href="http://www.abc.gov.au/triplej/triplej.htm">Triple J </a href> on the web
<i>What I have to watch on tv</i> - anything in
ENGLISH!!!!! Sunday afternoons on cable are my favorite
(SerieClub!) where there are heaps of shows in English
with French subtitles! And I am enjoying "Popstars" - so daggy butI
loved it in Australia and it's great to watch here too! Reruns of "Who's the Boss", called "Madame est Servie" -
I just love it!
(hehehe see Ramey - I've taken off Big Brother!!! lol!)
<i>My favorite books</i> - April Fools Day by Bryce
Courtenay, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien,
everything by David Eddings, and
everything to do with crime fiction (the Kellermans,
Patricia Cornwell, Elizabeth George etc.).
<i>My favorite movie</i> - "Robin Hood: Prince of
Theives", "Dead Poets Society"(don't ask!... lol)
<i>What I'm playing on the pc</i> - Neopets
(don't laugh - i'm having fun!!! lol)
<a href='http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=cutestmidget'>
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<i>Finally, I'd love it if you could sign my guestbook... :)</i>

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