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Removed?  Yes - as in Australian for “moved” - and not of the emotional type.  This is likely old news to a lot of you - but Makiko & I have packed up and left Australia as of about a month or so ago.  Ironically enough, one of the “removers” (at least the guy who owned the van) was a Scott Harris:

What are the odds!?

We’ll miss Sydney.  It was a great home for us for a couple of years.  I know I for one will miss:

• Laughing at snowed in nothern hemisphere dwellers in February, while enjoying week after week of +25C sunny weather
• “Aussie burgers”, meat pies and sausage rolls
• Living near countless beaches - even though we rarely exploited them!
• Big Brother, Kochie and Mel
  
• Saturday morning Japanese classes at Sydney Uni
• Working in a 2 (well now 3 or 4) man office
• Harbour ferry rides… *sigh*
• Monthly fireworks and festivals
• Surry Hills and its amazing selection of restaurants within walking distance of our apartment
• Our rooftop pool and BBQ area - complete with Sydney skyline views

What I won’t miss are:

• Deadly snakes and spiders
• The isolation of being so far from loved ones
• Overpriced everything ($3 for a canned soft drink - get real!)
• Crappy Internet service providers
• Rowdy drunkards parading down our street at 2AM on a Wednesday night

We tried to make the most of our remaining time in Australia once we knew we were on the way out, but now it seems there was never enough time to cross everything off that “to do” list.  Now how am I ever supposed to go streaking at a cricket match…

There’s pictures of the move if you want to dwell on it any longer.  I’m happy to move on though.

Hey Tokyo - we’re back!

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