This is going to be one of those collections of random thoughts; a good reflection of life right now...
- Firstly, we're here. And by here I mean Northern Ireland. What a saga.
- I've never spent much time looking at driver licensing around the world, but I've got to say compared to Australia, the UK has the most utterly ridiculous system ever.
- Customer service from Singapore Airlines & Stena Line is totally wonderful.
- Europcar nearly gave us a massive fail in our carefully planned out contingency for having a potentially cancelled London-Belfast flight. I was going to rant, but I didn't. And they came through for us in the nick of time.
- The flight did get cancelled, and applying for a refund once it was cancelled involved a 20 second phone call. BMI WIN!
- Some of these next thoughts might sound rude.
- They're not meant to be.
- Whatever.
- I still find it absolutely hilarious how many conversations I overhear between Norn Iron lads where every possible part of their vocal range is covered in each sentence.
- I may do an audio snippet of me imitating that at some point...
- In general, Belfast women wear WAY too much make-up.
- Like seriously, it makes you u.g.l.y.
- That generalisation may apply across the country, but I'm not in a position to judge. Yet.
- We're going car shopping soon.
- I really enjoy hearing more people with foreign accents, or speaking in foreign languages, than you used to get here when I first fell in love with the place (and its finest daughter) back in 2001.
- Apparently, we have it on good authority that there's a good Japanese restaurant here now.
- Whether it will stand up to our scrutiny is yet to be determined.
- Confirmation of my craziness : I'm loving the weather. So far.
- I really need a facial and a manicure.
- Those are things I never got done in Australia - I'd do them myself. But I wanna be pampered.
- Yes, I'm still metro.
- It is seriously CHEAP here when you have Australian dollars.
- That last thought comes under the title of "Things I Thought I'd Never Say".
- Entering the country at Heathrow was also unexpectedly easy. Vast improvements on previous visits.
- I love colloquialisms. They're dead on.
- I think 25 points is more than enough for Part 1.
- Wait, that was 26.
- Now entering a never-ending circle of crazy.
Next up, my #50pic post on our new local surrounds. If you're familiar with my Facebook photos, you'll be able to compare some of them to prior pics too.
I do still plan to do a post of the amazing provision, grace and mercy of God in all of this change, turmoil, etc. Let me get my head together first.
Yes, that does imply it might not happen until June, since we're off to the US in a week...
