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Ex-Patria

Ex-Patria

Creeped ― http://ozexpat.wordpress.com

An Australian in London - a journal of my experiences living in London and travelling abroad (and any other topics that pop into my head in between).

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Listed: Sep 23, 2012

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The Look

Ex-Patria ― “The water is coming,” I called out nonchalantly, refusing to divert my gaze from my computer screen. My deliberate apathy covertly masked my nervous excitement. “How can you tell?” “Can’t you hear the bottles...

Tags: Life, London, Crush, Flirt, Gay, Humor

Creeped ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

The Inquisition

The Inquisition

Ex-Patria ― “Wait, when did he ask you this?” Mackie inquired, her North Carolinian accent failing to mask her wry disbelief. “Just now, in the other office,” I explained. “But, how… I mean… I wouldn’t have ...

Tags: London, Advice, Dilemma, Gay, Humor, Humour

Creeped ― 3 weeks 6 days ago

Ten Out of Thirty, or How to Finish What You Started

Ten Out of Thirty, or How to Finish What You Started

Ex-Patria ― As I am sure you all recall (I choose to ignore the site statistics) I recently turned thirty, and decided to commemorate the occasion by writing about The Thirty Things I Learned Turning Thirty. And as you are all aware (still choosing to ignore), ...

Tags: Life, Birthday, Breakfast, Drinking, Finishing, First World Problems

Creeped ― 4 weeks 6 days ago

Thirty on Thirty, or Lessons on Life Without Money Back Guaranteed

Thirty on Thirty, or Lessons on Life Without Money Back Guaranteed

Ex-Patria ― On 30 April 2013, I hit that milestone. You know the one. The Adult Coming-of-Age. The End of Youth. The End of Innocence. The Living End. The New Age. The Age of Aquarius. Okay, maybe I am just using random terms, but you know exactly what ...

Tags: Life, Birthday, Friends, Homeland, Humor, London

Creeped ― 5 weeks 4 days ago

Double Digits

Ex-Patria ― London is a miserable town. The kind that permeates its misery throughout every muddy field, every leafless tree, every dark street, every lonely flat, and every dark, damned, dirty alley. Passers-by walk in gloomy, crowded streets – heads ...

Tags: London, Funny, Gloom, Happy, Humor, Mood

Creeped ― 7 weeks 6 days ago

What Does This Have To Do With The Price Of Coffee In Australia?

What Does This Have To Do With The Price Of Coffee In Australia?

Ex-Patria ― Yesterday, while lying on the couch, with The World’s Strictest Parents whining in the background, I trawled through my Facebook feed on my iPhone because I was too lazy to boot up my laptop, despite my detestation for viewing mobile ...

Tags: Australia, London, Adapt, Adaptation, Coffee, East London

Creeped ― 10 weeks 5 days ago

Work It Out

Ex-Patria ― Stefan shouted at Kirsty with a flurry of four letter words. I would have assumed he was joking, had he not thrown a stack of plastic cups at the wall the day before. We had all thought his first angry act was hilarious as he muttered and stomped ...

Tags: Life, London, Crazy, Humor, Inappropriate, Mad

Creeped ― 12 weeks ago

Australia Day in Mother England

Australia Day in Mother England

Ex-Patria ― I like to think that I adapt to new surroundings fairly quickly. A year has gone by and I already feel like I have been in London forever. On most days, London feels like home. However, now and then I forget I’m in London. It’s usually...

Tags: Australia, London, Music, Australia Day, Expat, Expatriate

Creeped ― 16 weeks ago

Worst Girls Aloud Concert Ever

Worst Girls Aloud Concert Ever

Ex-Patria ― To the losers who couldn’t wait two hours and smoked in my face in a smoke-free venue To the ignorant losers who yelled “what’s this shit, play your old stuff!” while we rocked out to Colosseum. To the fucker who threw a ...

Tags: London, Music, Amazing, Bloc Party, Earls Court, Music

Creeped ― 16 weeks ago

An End to a Holiday

An End to a Holiday

Ex-Patria ― A dagger pierces my right eye. I sit up, having been violently awoken from my slumber. I turn to my bedside table to check the time on the iPhone. It is 1:30 am. As I read the time, I have to squint my right eye to prevent the phone’s light...

Tags: Life, Travel, Austria, Cortina, Headache, Holiday

Creeped ― 17 weeks ago

I Just Blogged To Say…

I Just Blogged To Say…

Ex-Patria ― To all my loyal blog readers And to the bloggers I read everyday To my family To my friends To my future dog that I decided I will buy when I move back to Australia To ALL of you reading And of course to my JD I know it is just a shitty Hallmark...

Tags: Life, Humor, Writer, Fun, Weird, Valentine's Day

Creeped ― 17 weeks ago

Slacker Jack

Ex-Patria ― It’s barely February and I’ve already broken one of my New Year’s resolutions. Or at least I nearly did. I can’t exactly remember how I phrased the resolution, and I’m not exactly going to go back and read my own post ...

Tags: London, Travel, Humor, Writing, Money, Resolution

Creeped ― 19 weeks ago

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