For medicinal purposes only

So I've read (no idea where) that if you take PBS medication, you aren't allowed to take it out of the country without a doctor's certificate (seriously wtf - if the box has my name on it which means its a prescription - why the hell am I getting a certificate to say I'm allowed to take it?!). 

I take a prescribed tablet daily, so I'm going to need to organise a doc visit before I go. What a PITA! Ah well.

One more addition to that...

http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/qantas-frequent-flyer-program/the-ultimate-qantas-guide-5364.html

The Ultimate Qantas Guide. Quite a handy tool. I suspect I'll need it in future. :)

Passports, the Post Office and you! A wonderfully horrid marriage...

I'm trying to organise my passport. It's simple, fill out a form, get a guarantor to sign their life away and hand in your precious documents at the Post Office. 

Aside from trying desperately to find a PO that would suit my needs (4th one's a charm), I'm also having the joyous occurance of having to have my photo taken and then have it signed by my guarantor. Great idea! I have to get my photo taken at the PO, and while I'm there I do my Passport app. AWESOME except I have to get the photo signed on the back. Jerks.

So now on the weekend I have to get my photo done, then go back to the PO during my lunch hour during the week (because no one near me does them on weekends).

Aside from these fun and games, I've been looking at air travel stuff. I found a fantastic forum - www.frequentflyer.com.au - and have found out a lot of useful information.

Heres what I'm led to believe is the Qantas listing of seat allocations.

A QF FIRST

B QF ECONOMY

C QF BUSINESS

D QF BUSINESS

E QF SHUTTLE SERVICE

F QF FIRST

H QF ECONOMY

I QF DISCOUNT BUSINESS

J QF BUSINESS

K QF ECONOMY

L QF ECONOMY

M QF ECONOMY

N QF ECONOMY

O QF ECONOMY

P QF FIRST

Q QF ECONOMY

R QF ECONOMY

S QF STANDARD

T QF ECONOMY

U QF Business - Award

V QF ECONOMY

W QF ECONOMY

X QF Economy - Award

Y QF ECONOMY

Z QF First - Award

Helps me understand what they're on about when they talk about which class they're in (because apparently they're almost plane spotting types, and saying "first" or "business" isn't cool enough for them!)

I also found a fantastic little overview of a guy's first Qantas A380 flight. Again, another planophile type. But very helpful in that regard.

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/135808/

I checked out the seats via the free service Seat Counter for our flight, and it looks like its pretty empty at the moment <3>

www.seatcounter.com

Mr Rudd, I presume...

I got me a tax bonus! Yeeee haaaw! 

Stupid accents aside, yep, I received Mr Rudd's tax bonus yesterday. Well, I guess he'll be happy knowing I'm supporting Qantas & his other friend Mr Obama.

I'm particularly ecstatic. About another pay and I'll be ready to book flights & accommodation. 

Sweeeeet...

The Sports + LA

LA Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, August 21st 2009, 7:10PM. 

Oh yeah baby. Get mah jersey, get mah ball, get mah dog. It's on.

Also we've changed the first LA hotel. From the Holiday Inn LAX (crappy airportness) to the Kyoto...something or other. I dunno. Its a Japanese sorta hotel, obviously. In that district. Its on the same block as the Ramen place I spoke about earlier too. Convenient. Haha!

Anyway its about the same price and right across from town hall, so very central.

The mysteries of whether the Rudd bonus will be hitting my account are still at large. No confirmation on yes or no, though it'd be easier if they gave more detail in their cash bonanza. I haven't heard anyone getting it yet either. Maybe its all just a big conspiracy :P

Anyway I'm obliged to say Happy Easter. Though it technically ended a few minutes ago, I'm still awake so it's still Sunday. I'm missing this break already.

Putting in leave request on Tuesday, hopefully all will be good. Fingers are crossed.