I have moved around our fair state of WA a lot (plus stints on Christmas Island and Darwin) but I always consider Perth my home. Thanks to

leecetheartist

 for this one. It's a pearler.

How Perthian are you?

Bold the ones you have done.

Italicise the ones you could easily achieve within 3 hours if you had the time/money.

Underline the ones you'd like to do.

Perthian Quiz by Alicia Smith © 2009 – leecetheartist.

Lived in Perth, Western Australia for 3 months or more?

Do you intend to visit or have you visited in the past? In between stints of living elsewhere

Been taken to Lake Monger to feed the Black Swans as a kid. (yes we know not to feed wildlife now)

Climbed the DNA Tower at King's Park.

 Climbed the DNA Tower at King's Park more than once.

Climbed Jacob's Ladder

Been to Rottnest.

Stayed overnight at Rottnest.

Seen a Quokka.

Barracked for the West Coast Eagles

Barracked for whoever, at any given time, is playing the West Coast Eagles

Barracked for Fremantle Dockers

Barracked for whoever, at any given time, is playing the Fremantle Dockers

Find contrails unusual

Say “I'm going to Perth” when you are already living in the suburbs of that city.

Remember or have heard of the Birdman Rallies at Yanchep

Does the name “Fat Cat” ring a bell?

Do you remember Percy Penguin?

Have you ever been to “Hamburger Hill” (no, not the battle site)

Have you ever eaten at “Captain Munchies”

Have you ever been annoyed by “Captain Munchies” advertisements

Have driven across the Narrows

Have you been 'Perthed' lately?

Have caught Blue Manna Crabs at Mandurah, or tried to.

Have gone to Mandurah for a cheap holiday And now I live there.

Seen the peacocks at UWA

Spent New Year's Day at Scarborough Beach

Had a BBQ at King's Park at Boxing Day

Heard the Bell Tower

Shopped at Bunnings Or, as we in our family call it, Mecca.

Had a good time in Northbridge

Had a bad time in Northbridge

Don't remember Northbridge even though your friends swear blind you were there

Referred to the Eastern States as t'othersiders But only in context during my first year History course at Uni

Urgently ring the relevant authorities if you see a Cane Toad, Starling or Sparrow. I couldn’t even identify any of these.

Prawned in the Swan River and got the deep end

Given someone the deep end in the Swan river while prawning

Had a drink at Little Creatures in Fremantle

Had chips stolen by seagulls.

Know that Gauge Roads is not just a beer company.

Been in the City to Surf.

Seen Tricia at the Perth Zoo.

Watched the Sky Show from an outside vantage point.  From my own balcony

Been through the Polly Pipe.

Think South of the River is unknown territory

Think North of the River is unknown territory

Know where and what the Snake Pit was

Know what a bodgie and a widgie are

Know who the Boy from Bassendean is Saw him in concert too!

Know or are related to a neighbour or relative of him?

Wish it rained more often and for longer. Are you mad??? I live in the most glorious city in the world. Why would I want to ruin that? Let it rain for the farmers, I get that, but leave the city out of it.

Know your sprinkler days

Do you 'look for the birthmark' when shopping?

Do you or have you ever owned a Smartrider?

Gone on a wine cruise

Had breakfast at Miss Maude's

Been to Penguin Island and not seen Penguins

Been to Penguin Island and seen Penguins

Been to Penguin Island and seen Bridled Terns

Been to Penguin Island and not seen Bridled Terns

Been on the Leeuwin II

Complained about Perth's public transport. No way. We have a transport system that other countries rave about. I live over an hour away from Perth (the city centre, not the whole) by car, and get there in 50 minutes by train. Our transport system is fantastic.

Find other State's public transport payment systems far too confusing

Contract suburb names: Subi for Subiaco, Ozzie Park for Osborne Park, Freo for Fremantle etc Scarbs for Scarborough, Paradise for Mandurah J

Wished the Fremantle Doctor would make more house calls

Been to Lake Leschenaultia

Travelled along the Bibbulman or Munda Biddi Trail

Been to John Forest National Park

Do you know what a Sandgroper is? I’m one, and loving it.

Have you ever seen the actual animal? (No, not the drunk guy at the bar claiming to be from W.A)  Of course. Only people from WA can see them. It’s what makes them so special. You’re not a true Perthie until you’ve seen one.

Made a special trip to see Mundaring Weir

Made a special trip to see Mundaring Weir overflowing

Caught the ferry to/from South Perth

Caught the ferry to go to the Perth Zoo

Been to the Cricket at Lilac Hill

Youtube have finally let me down. I can't find David and David's Welcome to the Boomtown :(

I'll have to trawl for some Enya instead.

It's a child free weekend. I should be tucked up warm with my beloved, but instead I've succumbed to Connor's "Spine Flu". I have a cold and I feel like dreck. I can't sleep, but fortunately I can stay in bed all day tomorrow, once Lee gets me some Codral.

On the other hand, I did receive a lovely surprise in the mail yesterday, courtesy ofmurasaki_1966 , a box of the most delicious Rocky Road I have ever eaten in my whole life. Most of it has gone now. My hips are not :)

I could wax lyrical about our brilliant new lifestyle and what we got up to this weekend, but instead I'm going to direct you over to Lee's blog.

Ah, this is the life.

http://battersblog.blogspot.com/

Thanks to everyone for their comments and emails over the past few days. Your kind words have meant a lot to us.

I spoke to Cass on the phone yesterday and she seems back to her old self. She even tried to pick an argument with me so the morphine-love has worn off :) I am finding it hard to come to terms with. I was the one who read the stick and told her she was pregnant, I was with her at her first ultra-sound. I bought her a book and vitamins and healthy food. But, in the end, none of it is about me. This didn't happen to me, it happened to someone I love and that's what I have to focus on. Cassie is what is important and she's already talking about how she'll be doing it properly 'next time'. So, that's where my sights lie, on getting her to give up smoking and drinking and riding around on motor bikes. Because nagging is what mummies do best.

In other news, YAY, NO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's hope it stays that way.


 

I didn't get to see Cassie after all today. My car was acting up (refusing to change gears and feeling 'mushy') and I didn't want to risk the two hour drive. I did speak to her on the phone several times and she seems happy and positive about the future.

Thanks to all for their support today. It has been most appreciated.

Special love goes out to my bestie Terri who distracted me by taking me out to see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Thank you Tess.