Sarah Wilkinson

Brisbane, Queensland

Birthday: March 12

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Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Brian Swanson

"Hello Brian! Yes, it has been a long, long time since we were in residence - have lived more than twice as many years as my age back then! Thank you for your friendly message and I hope you are having a great start to this new year. Take care.…"

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Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for David Bailey

"G'day, mate!
Wot's happening?!
Roo"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Thomas Hemingson

"Hi Tom,
Thanks for letting me know about Bruce and Sheila! They look like fair dinkum cobbers. Please say "Cooo-ee!" from me if they're still hanging out at your place. :-)
Sarah"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Thomas Hemingson

"Hey Tom!
I just happened to check this site today - haven't been on for ages - and it's the right day to say, "Happy Birthday!!!!" Have a good one, mate! Cheers.
Sarah "

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for John Richeson

"Hi John,
Yes, the music is my favourite thing about this NING site - wish we could do the same kind of thing on Facebook!! :-)
Boys are well and growing tall. It's a bit wintry here in Brisbane at the moment - means I can look forward to summer…"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for John Richeson

"Hey John!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
You are a bonza beauty awesome dude to the super-max. Have a terrific day!
Love from the Land of the Wombat, Kangaroo, Platypus and various other strange creatures, including moi!"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Ronold F. Wallace

"Happy Birthday, Ronnie! Enjoy your party! Cheers, Mate!!!!!"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for David Bailey

"Yep, it was a good one! Nearly grown up now. Think I'll give you a call in an hour or so.... Ha Haaaa!"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Ric Cox

"Hi Ric,
Thank you for the "Happy Birthday" greeting. It was a lovely day!
Take care,
Sarah"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for David Bailey

"G'day, mate! Was thinking of giving you a call, but discovered it's after 10pm, Friday night in Tennessee (just past the hour of 2 pm, Saturday here in Brisbane). Reckon it may be a bit late...
Anyway, looking forward to a catch up chat some time.…"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Joanne Richardson

"Hi Joanne,
I have Way Corps Retemories.
Sarah (Brisbane, Australia)"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for David Bailey

"Think of you! Don't forget me. :-)"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for John Richeson

"G'day, old cobber.
So,it's your birthday - you little ripper! Hope it's a beauty, 'cos you're fair dinkum - deadset!
- The Brizzie sheila

"Cobber" : friend
"You little ripper! : Exclamation of delight or as a reaction to good news
"Beaut, beauty" :…"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for Jerry Winegarner Corrodi

"Hi Jerry,
I'm sorry I missed an opportunity to chat with you the other day.
I actually live in Brisbane, which is about 3 hours flight north of Melbourne.
However, I am pretty sure that I remember you from HQ when I was in my final year in…"

Sarah Wilkinson left a comment for David Bailey

"Dear Mr TANKIKATED,
Here's a special treat for your birthday - party on, dude.

Let no adventure pass you by:
You da man!
Love you HEAPS!!!"

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Location

Brisbane, Queensland

Birthday:

March 12

Way Corp group(s) I was in

15 and 14

Where I live

Brisbane, Queensland "Sunshine State", Australia

Married or Single

Single

Maiden Name

Wilkinson

About Me

Born in Kenya, raised in Australia. I am a Subject of the Sultan of Zanzibar, a British subject, a naturalised Australian Citizen and I have two Kiwi/Aussie children... but I don't think I have a valid passport just at the moment.

My Interests

English literature, history, education, music, dance...

Employment or Career

I am gradually working towards my BA, majoring in History and English literature as an on-and-off part-time student. In the past I have been employed in the following jobs: fruit shop assistant, waitress, Arnotts Biscuits factory worker (biscuits = cookies), Hoyts candy bar attendant, legal secretary, McDonalds front-counter (are you impressed?), student nurse, nurses aide, customer service at St George Bank: loans and enquiries, motel house-maid, cocktail waitress, house-cleaner (for Dial-an-Angel), Telecom NZ faults centre officer, bookkeeper, and self-employed office manager for high-rise window-cleaning business (the latter for about 13 years.) I resigned from my full-time job in administration at the University of Queensland to study and complete my Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Literature and History.

Music I Like

Piano, guitar, clarinet, trumpet... I mean, I like to hear other people playing them - solo, as accompaniment, in orchestras, and bands. I like music.

Books I Like

I love to read! Recently I've read several "Postmodern" novels for a literature course. I enjoy novels by Jane Austen, George Orwell, Charles Dickens, PD James, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Gerald Durrell, John Steinbeck, Rosemary Sutcliffe, E Nesbit and many others. I like reading the poems of writers like Rudyard Kipling, AB Peterson, Lewis Carroll, William Shakespeare, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Henry Lawson, John Donne, Robert Frost, Mo Wilkinson (she's my mum!) And I like books that help me to spring-clean the brain cells: - The Peter Principle (Laurence and Hull) - The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Hoffer) - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig) - Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Brafman and Brafman) - The Language of God (Collins) - In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Honore) - Dumbing Down: Outcomes-based and politically correct – the impact of the Culture Wars on our schools (Donnelly) - Endangered Minds (Healey) - The Tipping Point (Gladwell) - Coercion: Why We Listen to What “They” Say (Rushkoff) - Boys Adrift: the Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men (Sax) - A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century (Van DeMille) - Eve’s Bite (Wishart)

Television I like

Crime investigation, British comedies - don't watch it very much - so I even find the adverts interesting!

Movies I like

The Mission, Out of Africa, The God's Must Be Crazy, The Constant Gardener, The Devil Wears Prada, Gone With The Wind, The Bourne Identity, The Sound of Music, Brave Heart, Spy Game, Finding Nemo, The Insider, Pulp Fiction, Along Came Polly, Love Actually, The Full Monty, Cool Runnings and all the rest! :-)

Sports Teams I like

Yeronga Devils, Brisbane Lions, the Kenyan Olympic team and the Kenya national rugby union sevens team.

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mary diaz-martinez May 19, 2009 at 12:12pm

Yes it was pouring last night but it seems to have stopped this morning. But will I go for a nice long walk? I don't think so. Think I'll have a coffee and and go to the mall.
Tovah Finman May 18, 2009 at 10:06am

Hi Sarah! I love the vegemite photo, don't actually know whether or not I like vegemite, I've never tried it. Maybe I should! Should I? What are the pros and cons?
Luv, Tovah
David & Linda (Smith) Scovel May 17, 2009 at 11:26pm

Are you saying that eating Vegemite transformed you into a kookaburra?
Ronold F. Wallace May 9, 2009 at 10:13am

Sure Sarah,
We can have a chat sometime you name the place.and or time.
What do you mean it's to cold here I like the chilly air this time of year.
I was talking to my daughter yesterday and she said it was very humid back home and I thought I am glad to be here and not in summer.
Of all places you lived in Ringwood. I was just over there last having a dinner with people from church.
John Richeson May 9, 2009 at 8:47am

You beat me to it Steve, thanks.
Ronold F. Wallace May 8, 2009 at 8:39pm

Sarah,
I guess I never met you while you were in residence. I live in Melbourne just south of the border from you guys. I graduated ninth Corps and wasn't aware of any skippies in the Corps. Good to see ya here.
Ronnie
Claire Suminski May 6, 2009 at 2:18am

I remember you, of course! God bless you. I have been homeschooling for 18 years. If you want to chat, my E-mail is claire@dometrics.com.

Love you!
Claire
Frank Joseph Wood May 1, 2009 at 3:18am

Yes, that would be me! I go by Joe. Do not know why I put Frank up there! I will never forget your birthday when Michael Fort had us sing, "Hoppy Hoppy Birthday" to you. Of course because of your beautiful accent. Do you remember that?

Bless your heart!
Frank Joseph Wood April 30, 2009 at 3:29am

Sarah, Bless your heart!! Do not know if you will remember me or not. I was on staff at Emporia while you were there. Glad to hear that you are doing well. God's best to you!!
Lonnell Johnson April 29, 2009 at 5:56pm

Sarah,

Thanks for your kind remarks. The book I made reference to is yet to be published. If you will send me your mailing address via email at ljohns10@insight.rr.com, I will send you a copy of STONE UPON STONE PSALMS OF REMEMBRANCE which I published through Ambassador Press in 2005. I think you will be blessed to read the collection.

I look forward to hearing from you again.

Lonnell