“Bus 6, Packet 2, I.A. 1, 15F, SQ8932: Coming home”

Ex Wallaby 2005: Rockhampton town
Rockhampton’s CBD

I’m back, and in case some people still haven’t realised, mrbrown has been very kindly guest blogging here, which means that the number of visitors has actually gone up in my absence.

I have a nice tan to show for 3 weeks of Queensland sun too, except that I still look like I’m wearing a tank top even when I have my shirt off. I look like I’ve lost a bit of weight too.

R&R was great as the Army arranged for a tour of Rockhampton town and its environs – y’know, didgeridoo throwing and boomerang blowing shows – and a Heritage Village purpose built for us, so we could learn about the history of Rockhampton, and be served a traditional Rockhampton lunch of rice with stir-fried broccoli, beef rendang and keropok.

Later on, the bus took us to another historical landmark, the Rockhampton Stockland Mall, where 600+ soldiers walked around like zombies buying all manner of nougat and beauty treatments made from sheep by-products, even though most of us had already bought all manner of nougat and beauty treatments made from sheep by-products at the Rockhampton Heritage Village’s souvenir shop run by one Judy Wong, who, as she puts it, has over ten years’ knowledge of what Singaporean soldiers like to buy from Rockhampton (and who must have made a kiling by now).

I haven’t been so glad to be home.

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18 responses to ““Bus 6, Packet 2, I.A. 1, 15F, SQ8932: Coming home””

  1. rationalneurotic Avatar

    yay! miyagi is back! now I can continue to play the “spot-mr-miyagi-in-CBD-during-lunch-time” game heh =)

    just kidding hor, don’t give me a restraining order.

    but really glad you’re back.. more fodder to read!

  2. rationalneurotic Avatar

    yay! miyagi is back! now I can continue to play the “spot-mr-miyagi-in-CBD-during-lunch-time” game heh =)

    just kidding hor, don’t give me a restraining order.

    but really glad you’re back.. more fodder to read!

  3. eLsi3 Avatar

    haha.

    welcome back. ( =

  4. eLsi3 Avatar

    haha.

    welcome back. ( =

  5. Tym Avatar

    Welcome back! Don’t let brown bluff you lah. He only put up ONE chio bu piccie.

  6. Tym Avatar

    Welcome back! Don’t let brown bluff you lah. He only put up ONE chio bu piccie.

  7. Bravo Company Platoon 7 Sectio Avatar
    Bravo Company Platoon 7 Sectio

    wah. so sparing on the sarcasm? admit it. judy wong was damn annoying…

    “i haven’t been so glad to be home”

    ditto man.. ditto…

  8. Bravo Company Platoon 7 Section 1 Driver Avatar
    Bravo Company Platoon 7 Section 1 Driver

    wah. so sparing on the sarcasm? admit it. judy wong was damn annoying…

    “i haven’t been so glad to be home”

    ditto man.. ditto…

  9. Braincoder Avatar

    welcome back home! 😉

  10. Braincoder Avatar

    welcome back home! 😉

  11. Her Highness Avatar
    Her Highness

    welcome back!!

  12. Her Highness Avatar
    Her Highness

    welcome back!!

  13. Drew Avatar
    Drew

    “didgeridoo throwing and boomerang blowing”

    haha.

  14. Drew Avatar
    Drew

    “didgeridoo throwing and boomerang blowing”

    haha.

  15. x-coolman Avatar

    Welcome home Mr Miyagi !

  16. x-coolman Avatar

    Welcome home Mr Miyagi !

  17. Mr Miyagi Avatar
    Mr Miyagi

    Thank you. Really happy to be back.

  18. Mr Miyagi Avatar
    Mr Miyagi

    Thank you. Really happy to be back.

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