How Aussie can one week get???

[matt]

Went to my first dawn service at the War Memorial this morning.

Very moving. Very dignified.

Was great to see 30,000+ people crammed in there to pay their solemn respects and keep the Anzac spirit alive.

I now have just under 48 hours to go until I swear the oath of allegiance and take my very proud place among my fellow Australians at a Citizenship Ceremony.

To say I'm really feeling a sense of it all is an understatement.

Don't know why I waited 24 years to take the plunge, but I'm about to do it.

Very proud.

[Ric]

Hi Matt, glad you enjoyed the Dawn service they are a great experience.
Congrats on your upcoming citizenship, that will be another great day for you as well.

Dont forget to have a warm meat pie and a schooner of Fosters for lunch afterwards, very Australian :lol:

Cheers mate

[matt]

Thanks, Ric.

Had my ceremony today.

Am now 'officially' an Australian:)

I really enjoyed it and it was great to see so many people from so many different parts of the world doing the same.

I can thoroughly recommend the experience to anyone yet to go through the same process.

[iceman]

Congrats Matt!

[Ric]

Bewdy Cobber :D

Cheers :)

[Lert]

Congaratulations Matt, welcome aboard:D

[wavelandscott]

Congrats!

Having recently (Australia Day) joined the ranks of Australian Citizens myself...I echo your thoughts!

[matt]

Thanks everyone:thumbsup:

And here's a document that will find a very special place in my home.

[h0ughy]

Congratulations Matt

[spacezebra]

A big congrats - well done.

Cheers Petra

[DobDobDob]

Why can't people born here get a certificate like that, or better still, why can't they jazz up birth certificates a bit?

[Ric]

Good idea Ron, my birth certificate has more sticky tape than paper these days :rofl:

Cheers

[matt]

It is a beautiful certificate, Ron. That's for sure.

[sheeny]

Good on you Matt!

Al.

[ving]

welcome aboard matty. :)

you hav to speek aussie now :P

[matt]

No worries, mate;)

[DobDobDob]

It's your shout mate :thumbsup:

[matt]

'Ere ya go. Wrap your laughin' gear 'round this!!!:cheers:

Bewdy newk!

[Lert]

Have you had the operation yet ? If so you can reply 'fair dinkum mate' :lol:

[matt]

Hi Lert.

I suspect the operation was carried out secretly when I arrived in Sydney 24 years ago.

Strewth!:D

[ving]

oh, so you had the operation ages ago, thats goo... hang on...


** yes honey, i'll be off the computer to massage you and lavish you with my undivided attention soon***


where was I? oh yeah, the op!
over rated :P

[iceworks]

Congratulations on becoming an Aussie. Did you know that a stubbie holder makes a good dew-shield, ha ha. :thumbsup:

[matt]

Wow. I'd have to be drinking pretty big stubbies for the holder to double duty as a dew shield on my 9.25!:lol::scared:

[Tamtarn]

Congratulations Matt :gday:

[iceworks]

Actually, maybe a darwin stubbie holder would be better. I have a ETX 125 PE and am pretty happy with the views, although I've never looked through a scope other than mine( bought it in an impulsive moment, glad I did). What's the view through a C9.25 like, what type of optics?:D

[matt]

The view is very nice, Brett. The optics are SCT.

If you want to know more about the 9.25 perhaps you could go through the Equipment forum?

This is a bit off topic:)

[iceworks]

Thanks for the advice Matt, I'm new here and still have to learn all the protocols. Love to see you post some pictures taken with your 9.25", maybe start a thread where everyone posts a picture of the same object(eg. Saturn) with different scopes for a comparison of aperture vs image. I'm still learning the sky, so my ETX 125 shows me more than enough- but I'm sure aperture fever will get the better of me eventually.

[matt]

Hi Brett.

I've posted many pics taken with my 9.25.

They are in the Solar System forum:)

OK - back on topic.

[taminga16]

Congratulations Matt, neutralised at last. Regards Greg.

[matt]

:lol:

Or should that be neutered?