Sydney, Australia, What the hell are FlyBuys or Fly Buys

Ok,

I finally got sick of people asking me for FlyBuys every time I go shopping, its "FlyBuys sir?". So I looked it up. Google'd it ne'.

In Australia they have a long running loyalty awards program where you currently get 1 or 2 points for every $5, five dollers you spend. And when you have spent about $2500 you are eligible for some rewards. Ok thats the minimum award...

There are a couple of Australian banks and chain stores in this so purchases on credit cards and shopping get you these points.

There are apparently over 10 million people using FlyBuys and its card. Similiar to the tescos card, etc.

There are all types of rewards (over a thousand) apparently such as flights, accommodation, credit card payments, merchandise- you get it I think. Points are only valid for three years. 

Some major shops participate on this - eg Coles, Kmart, Target, Bi-Lo and some others.

So there you have it, just another loyalty scheme..

later peeps


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Sydney outing - Aquarium - very nice.

Hi All,

well we went to the Sydney aquarium. Cost me $80 for 2 adults and 2 kids. I enjoyed it as it was not too busy and the Sydney waterfront was very mellow for a change(and this on a Saturday Afternoon). It must be because Winter is almost here. Took us about an hour and a half to go through everything and it covers sharks, doguns, coral reef and the various river regions in Australia.

I liked it, it was quite a bit bigger than the Cape Town one and there are some nice underwater walkways.

Its in Darling Harbour and can be reached by all the usual transports - car, bus, train, ferry etc. We took the car and parked in a parking garage in Sydney for a $10 flat rate. You just walk to the waterfront which is 2 blocks.

Watch out for the gift shop you go through when you leave, My wife and two eleven year old girls were oohing and aahing and there was a another til-kaching on the way out :)

But good fun, with some restaurants on the waterfront or just double scoop ice-creams all round etc.

Regards
Byron

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Australia at 8 months and counting

Well, we have been here in Sydney since June 2009. What a roller coaster it has been. We almost left to go back to the UK. I resigned twice from my work and left them for a two week period before we settled down again. Hats off to my management for their patience and they have really earned my loyalty. 120% effort from now on.

From my first day in Sydney its been a ride, I have stayed own my own in shared accommodation for a month in Baulkham Hills, On Scotland Island for a month, enduring the long bus ride, the ferries and uphill trudges(It's a paradise though). And now we have been in St Ives for seven months. We are coming up for our first Winter. Yup, Autumn is here and I have desperately been swimming in the pool before it gets too cold. I will probably stop when I get the flu like in Cape Town.

The kids are settling, one is at TAFE, the other at school and boy it took long for the teens to settle and get happy. Now for grind of pushing on.

We have a puppy now, so thats pretty permanent. A cute little girl mini Daschund called Lulu, she is very intelligent and actually is allowing us to train her at eight weeks.

We have explored suburbs like Rouse Hill and beaches like Bongin Bay and seen Tiger sharks at Manly Beach.

My blog has jumped from page rank of 0/10 to 3/10 which is totally awesome. Three out of ten is a pretty good for a little blog, but I just wish people would click on the sponsored links a bit more. Ah well, one day!!

I have also passed 6500 page hits on my site which is quite good so its ticking over nicely! Not bad for four months hey?  (its now at 60000)

My most commented post on the blog is here - Why do immigrants leave Australia?

Anyway thanks so far to everyone that has read this site and I vow to add to it more often as I have been quite slack.

Thanks also to those kind people who have subscribed for my posts. This is quite novel. Hopefully I can build a nice subscribed base.

And people, good luck with your visa's et al and wherever you get to, I hope it brings joy.

Oh yeah, for some reason, I am missing the UK and Bedford? And the few work colleagues I made there.

Later peeps!


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Australia, Sydney, St Ives - Leeches after the rain

Hi,

This leach is from the short grass next to our driveway! We were living in St Ives in Sydney Australia at them time.

I found this little present on my daughters leg some time back, The bulge is all her blood. Thanks goodness it attached itself to her sock and not her leg. As it is she had a traumatic experience over this. She just got out the car to get the post and it somehow got onto her leg.

See the video below.

Ok, here I bashed it and all the blood came out. But it would not die. They are not harmful and inject a slight anesthetic so you don't feel them. Nice huh?

People who have grown up in Australia seem to be used to them, I mentioned them to someone at work and he cheerfully told me of his wife who found about 20 on her leg after a walk in the local forest....

They are like little terminators, I tried hitting it with a piece of wood about 10 times but it just kept going. They are like living pieces of rubber. Apparently viniger kills them. I just bagged it and put it in the bin in the end.

Here's a blurry video of it trying to find some flesh to suck on.

Go on, please leave a comment. Later peeps.

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