Australia Day – Gratitude for Food, Finances and Freedom
Celebrating Australia for ALL the Greatness
… ‘Cause We’re a Bludy Lucky Mob!’
There’s no doubt that if I were alive and travelling at the time Peter Allen wrote “Still Call Australia Home“, I would have claimed he wrote it especially for me.
Do you know the song “I’ve been to cities that never shut down, from New York to Rome and old London town, but no matter how far or how wide I roam, I still call Australia home”.
I’ve been to some pretty special, shocking, suprising and even surreal places in the world, some experiences have reshaped my beliefs and reformed my life – to truly appreciate the Greatness of countries like Australia and that I can travel anywhere in the world and return to one of the friendliest, safest and ‘richest’ places on the planet.
So, on this Australia Day, I pay gratitude to all the people in this country (particulary to the indigenous people) and the world that continue to enrich and inspire my life – I’ll keep travelling and sharing what I know, to help others grow. “Fair Dinkum, Australia’s bludy alright!”
Feeling grateful for today too? Join me in a little sing-along with the Qantas Australian Childrens Choir, in hommage to Peter Allen, a brave and talented Australian that travelled the world sharing his gift in his greatness.
I want to also thank all the wonderful people around the world that look out for me and look after me when I’m travelling. In 2009, I travelled the globe 3 times, it really makes a difference when you’ve people around you that care about you – and that dont mind a night out on the town!
If you’re planning a trip down-under some time soon, you had ‘better brush up on ya aussie slang mate’. Here’s a list of some of the best (and worst) Aussie slang I’ve prepared especially for you, AUSSIE SLANG 101:
Ace! : Excellent! Very good!
Arvo : afternoon
Amber fluid : beer
Aussie : Australian person
Beaut, beauty : great, fantastic
Big Mobs : loads, a lot of
Bloody : very
Bloody oath! : that’s certainly true
Blue : argument/mistake
Bodgy : poor quality
Bonzer : great, ripper
Bottler : something excellent
Bottling : his blood’s worth: he’s an excellent, helpful bloke
Buckley’s chance : (you’ve got) no chance
Bull dust : rubbish
Cactus : dead, broken
Cark it : to die, stop working
Chocka : full up
Click : kilometre – “it’s 20 clicks away”
Come a gutser : a bad mistake or have an accident
Come good : turn out ok
Cooee, not within : figuratively a long way away
Cost big bikkies : expensive
Crack a fat : get an erection
Cream, to : defeat by a large margin
Cut snake : (mad as a) very angry
Dead dingo’s donger : (as dry as a) dry
Deadset : true / the truth
Dingo’s breakfast : no breakfast
Dinkum / fair dinkum : true, real, genuine
Dinky-di : the real thing, genuine
Docket : a bill, receipt
Doco : documentary
Drink with the flies : to drink alone
Dunny rat : (cunning as a) very cunning
Exy : expensive
Fair dinkum : true, genuine
Fair go : a chance / break
Fair suck of the sav! : exclamation of wonder, awe, disbelief
Furphy : rumour
G’Day : hello!
Give it a burl : try it, have a go
Give it away : give up
Going off : good fun
Good oil : useful information, a good idea, the truth
Good onya : well done
Grouse : great, terrific
Heaps : a lot
Iffy : dodgy
It’s gone walkabout : it’s lost, can’t be found
Kangaroos loose in the top paddock : Intellectually inadequate
Kick the bucket : to die
Knock back : refuse
London to a brick : absolute certainty
Lunch: (who opened their?) OK, who farted?
Mate’s rate : cheaper than usual for a friend
Mate’s discount : cheaper than usual for a friend
No worries! : no problem / its okay
Nun’s nasty : (as dry as a) very dry
Piece of piss : easy task
Pig’s ****! : I don’t agree
Plate, bring a : Instruction to bring a plate of food to a party
Pozzy : position
Quid, make a : earn a living
Rack off : get lost! get out of here!
Reckon! : for sure
Ridgy-didge : original, genuine
Right : okay
Ripper : Great
Rooted : ruined, broken
She’ll be apples : It’ll be alright
She’ll be right : it’ll be okay
Sparrows fart : dawn
Strewth : exclamation
Stoked : very pleased
Stuffed, I’ll be : expression of surprise
Too right : definitely
Turps, hit the : go on a drinking binge
Zack, not worth a : not worth anything
Keep being amazing Australia – Happy Australia Day to you.
