Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Less Al Qaeda, More Al Fresco

Our friendly city of Sydney has made global headlines as of late, having busted up a suspected terror cell yesterday. 17 people were arrested in New South Wales and Victoria. The Prime Minister 'called his shot' a few days previous, saying that he knew something was going on and that evil doers best beware. Lo and behold, the media clamored, 'what? what? what's going on?', but to no avail. The government wouldn't give any specifics nor show any sign of relent.

Then, yesterday, they put the royal smackdown on thems people, successfully quelling whatever it was that these theoretical terrorists may or may not have been planning. One of those arrested was a very visible cleric who repeatedly was in the press, justifiably speaking out against anti-Muslim activities. Whoops. Bad move, dude.

In my daily jaunt on the metropolitan public transport system, I've noticed no change in public persona on the days building up to this alleged event. Business as usual. I'll bet if this was Singapore, however, it would be a different story. Never have I seen such an awesome display of public firepower, save the time I had that chili dog before going on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Bad times.

On to the weather. With the current heat, we feel somewhat vindicated for bailing out of California in the middle of summer. Now, boys and girls, its payback time - we hit ninety today. Today was unseasonably warm, with a fairly high level of humidity. The conditions seem to swing quite wildly here, with a hard tropical rain one day and blistering sun the next. I've had my first sun burn, toasting my back a bit whilst Boogie Boarding. The daylight sticks around until 7:30pm, which sure beats 4:30pm dusk when we first arrived.

posted by ncawthon at 7:02 PM