no worries josh will have a mental time, if he manages to find his baggage and get to the arrivals bit on his own that is. once hes overcome that major obstacle we're go back to the flat dump his stuff then hit the city i think! the harbour at night is beautiful. then book the surf trip! shame everyone cant come out to check out Oz for a month but i spose josh will have to do. note to josh, charlotte gave me 4 kisses on the message, did u see that did u see that? think she likes me. note again to josh, just in the internet cafe before u arrive, just bought us some fat new york steaks to fry up whe n u arrive! got a crate of beer in too, and we'll hava good night tonight!! sweden lost 3-0 against ireland last night, so have good bragging rights in the house right now, and i know a lot of italians and unfortunately germans too, so that score of 4-1 to italy is going down well too. football on wednesdays has grown into a big thing now, from wat wayne and i started in november, we've gota good little 7aside game going on every week and take it fairly seriously but still just for fun. yeh dad shame im not there to make those new shirts look better eh. anyway im gona wack on some new cool photos of last night and other stuff. march already, been away for 5 months! done so much in those 5 months though, compared to working in purley in an office for 5 months.. hmm.. so cool to be out here working and living rather than in the dreary english winter, miss everyone at home a lot though, but not so sure if i miss england?? (apart from soccer AM and sundays watching/playing football and the pubs)...

hey matt, have a lovely time with josh over the next month, drink lots of beer, surf lots of waves and have loads of fun! ...and make sure you bring him back to me in one piece please! well.. enjoy, take care, look after him and speak 2 u soon ...love charlotte xxxx

Just said goodbye to Josh in the departure lounge at Heathrow - he'd due to board the flight in the next half an hour ! He is quite nervous now but very exited - LOOK AFTER HIM Mat !!!!! Hope you both have a great time - Wish we could have all come - "one day !! " Love you lots mum xxxxxxxxx

LAST DAY FOR JOSH, HE IS SHOPPING AGAIN FOR GOODIES TO BRING TO AUS,,,,,,,, SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU HAVE GOT GOOD TIMES SORTED FOR HIM, REMEMBER HE IS ONLY 16!!! ISH. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM MY BIRTHDAY PRESSIE TO BRING HOME, LET US KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE PICKED HIM UP, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME, NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE DANS TURN,, WEATHER IS V COLD AT PRESENT, BUT DRY SO GOOD FOR WALKING DOGS, MUM HAD GREAT TIME IN NY, BOUGHT ME SOME FAB SHIRTS, GOOD JOB YOU ARE NOT HERE TO NICK THEM,,,,,,, SPEAK TO YA SOON, DAD,,,

elo mataus just 5/6 days to go now cant bloody wait!!! with fishy boi just chillin on my last nites!!!!
fishy boi here i wanna cum wid josh !! if only,! i need holiday plus it looks well hot there ! im skint so cant plus to busy ! anyway hope u both ave good time out there make sure he cums back ye ! take easy ! speak to ya soon !! MFL!!!!!

Yo! bro! got bak from sheffy today, was a good larf got sum kwl converse shorts 4 aussie £3 BARGAIN! Drove chars mums skoda yeeeeeeeeeee! got into second and dun sum corners nd stuff C'MON! hopin to get a clio wen i get bak from aus through mums work! not tomuch a month so its KWL! i bought counter strike which is an amazin game for the pc but i SUK at installin things properly im sure of it, maybe its just this dam pc which decides to go sleep now nd again!damit! anyway cnt wait, its 2weeks exactly in bout 28mins AMAZIN! mum went off 2day avent seen her in LONG, shud of dun my arrangements beta, neva mind! shes bak monday! shame she had to fly alone! anyway bro cheers for the valentines txt, love u sweetie! ;) gota go bak to work 2mos! speak again soon bro! bye for now!

yo amazing to talk to you on msn the other day. i hope your feeling better and you havnt got anything too bad!! we had some more real good snow here this week. the week my parents are here! haha. not much else going on at the moment, just getting a few good meals in me this week. beaaut!! take care man and speak soon

hey mum!! ah tyson and cleo, give them a big hug and that for me wont ya! so many cool dogs and cats around bondi that im picking up and holdin so always thinking of the pets back home! just a postcard from new york please!!!!! that would make me the coolest person on the fridge in the flat lol. bros send me a postcard of letter too thatd be cool! just went to the beach this morning at 8am to watch the big rowing boat surfing thingy race, really cool,. got some great pics. huge waves again today and the rowing clubs were struggling a bit in the surf!! mad guys and gals! just had my doctors appointment too and he wanted me to give blood coz he reckons i might have glandular fever or another type of virus coz theres so much lmyphosomething swelling in my mouth and throat. i find out monday or tuesday when ther results come back. hmm so thats annoying, having killer toothache and a viral infection..but still gota work, dont think ill tell them about it until i know for sure. keep taking my vit B+C and eating fruit and veg and ill be better in no time. worst of all he said i cant play sport!!! dont know how im gona deal with that.... hmm yeh i do, ill sit on the beach :) anyway im just nippi8ng on the net for free at the net cafe, 2 of my mates have jobs here so i can get free net for short times which is handy for mail etc. hope everyone is well!! off the beach before work. have fun in sheffo joshy then not long after! looked afew cards now, ure gona hava lot of fun! (dont tell mum but im sure u can hava drive in it on one of the long straight raods with noone on! its gona be automatic, like a go kart wooo!)

Not long now till I go to NEW YORK - can't wait -just hope its not as cold as it is here !!! Mind you I will be in the stores on Fifth Avenue so it will no doubt be warm in there !! ( My credit card will be very hot !!! ) Adam has given me a shopping list - is there anything you'd like ?? All good at home, Dan is blossoming out of his "dark early teenage years" and was even singing in the car the other morning !!!!! Sasha is still adorable and getting very big - her and Ellie get on brilliantly, Ells is looking a bit on the solid side nowdays and has slowed down like you wouldn't believe!! Josh is working hard, earning lots of money. He is off to Charlottes mums in Sheffield today for a few days and then he only has a couple of weeks before he joins you ! We had Guy staying at ours last night - him and Dad went out in town ( some bender -they were home by 9.30 !!!! ) Old codgers !!!! And they still looked rough this morning !!
Hope you are good, love Mum xxx
PS Tyson and Clio send their love too xx

Hey Hally, how r u? looks like ur having fun still!! Boo u! im jealous! So, ur rude, how could u possibly love my little dog more than me?! i think he does miss u though, hes kinda gone all wierd since uv been gone! U have2 come back soon and play tug of war in the garden!! I bet he can still beat u even though hes like 65 in dog years!! Lame!!
But its ok, i know u love me really! hehe! and i feel im getting slightly better at making tea and food!! This is all good stuf, apparently!! Anyway, im off back to my boring world of typing and answering phones! Have fun!
Mimuff, x

played dad, have a good one in brighty! will be in melbourne in around a years time i reckon, so yeah a mansion most definately interests me.. and all my backpacker slummin chums. just been playing footy, nakered now, everyone is out in the flat so going to get some kip in then get an early train in the morning to rog and wendys house in miranda and then go for a trip down south with all al and val should be good. lookin forward to gettin outa bondio for a day! gota feeling chelsea will get beat by the other scousers tonight, gona check score in the morning.. footy was quality tonight, weve gota good game going every wed evenin now, tonight we played against a korean team, so bloody quick too quick, can learn a lot off them, dont faff around at all, play it simple, play it as soon as they see a pass, wait for the killer through ball then rip up the turf nip in between ya and do some kung fu s*** and smack it in. id love to play over here, theres a few guys who want me to come and train with them but as im leaving in 4/5 weeks theres not much point joining a team, but as i plan to be back in sydney before i fly somewhere else ill join up next year. so yeh it seems as if my plan is prety cert at the mo, i know if i was to copme home early i would regret wasting the opportunity to stay here for 2yrs. gona head up the coast, get to cairns by about late may, then work for a few months there, save up to get to darwin, travel around there, maybe work some more, get to the west coast (long LONG way) hopefully at around august or something,spend about 4months on the west and get to adelaide in the south, then work again and hopefully up into the middle to see some sort of rock. then back to melbourne and sydney, back to my restaurant job here, save up loads over next xmas etc and then try to i duno go to new zealand or fiji or something for a bit, then maybe to asia again b4 i fly home!! good to have big long term plans like that to think about. i reckon its easy enough to do.just depends if i get sick of being a bit broke and staying in crappy hostels and houses and tents and curbs with abos. see how it goes! anyway, off to bed now, will write again soon about my trip tomorrow! wil ltake my camera etc and get some good pics of this cove place were going to and will take pics of the food that i wont be able to eat cos of my godam teeth. rice pudding, soups, omelettes etc are all i can eat!! but it seems to be improving however i can see something lurking in my gum ready to pertrude out and really really piss me off. every watched castaway? maybe ill get rid of tooth pain hanks styley...

morning matty, see all your cronnies still writing to you, guess they miss you!!!! busy week on call for me, had to work 7 days on the trot, and finsh in the dark,,, ended up in Norwich yesterday, not a bad town, but they all speak the same as Dorset, v strange, Watched Dan play for Tandridge THIS WEEK under floodlights, played well won 2-1, though the oppo scored when Dan was off the pitch for 5 mins, we thought he was injured, no...... he needed a sh.t!!! only Dan could do that. Mum and I are off to Brighton for sat nite to celebrate our 21st wedding anniversary, dont forget,, and then I drop mum at HEATHROW next week, and she is off to new york,,,, with JU. Joshy is really xcited about coming out to you, make sure you look after him, hes got plenty off money, so he should keep you in beer, If you go to Melbourne later let me know as one of Dans team now lives there in a big Hse, apparently, anyway, off to work again, with a big coat on.... keep enjoying,, DAD