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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Bill Hermsmeier October 26, 2009 at 3:01pm

Good Morning Sarah ...

well, lately my nephew was here, positive of the perils of global warming, but he had no substance behind his statements, except he was sure it was "settled science". That is one area where I think many have been conned, though polls now show only about one in three now think man is the problem., but I still run into plenty of "true believers".

And the whole health care debate is skewed by special interests that are still getting their way, even as "they" attempt to revamp the whole system.

I read more blogs and articles than books. I just looked at the Amazon notes on a couple of your books, Tipping Point and Coercion ... and the titles of the others seemed self-explanatory.

I feel we swallowed a lot of bull in our Corps "daze", but there are plenty of other con games going on that we should be aware of, and conversive about.

Nice music too ... I left a tab open with your page for an hour or so earlier so I could enjoy the music. :)
Ronold F. Wallace October 26, 2009 at 11:55am

Hi Sarah,
I'm sorry what letter is the letter X to delete at the right top corner?
Ronnie
Bill Hermsmeier October 26, 2009 at 1:52am

Hi Sarah ... thanks for your comment on my pic's ... you have an interesting page, and some intriguing books.

I spend a fair amount of time debating against some of the PC "religion" that appears to be behind some real problems up here, and around the world. I'd do well to read some of those books ...

cheers ...

Bill
Steven C. Lundberg October 24, 2009 at 4:13pm

Thanks for your note,it was great to see some of the old pic of Kansas and headquarters.Sorry to see of the friends who are no longer with us.Cool to find this site and the memories.

Steve Lundberg
Hayward H. Chappell Jr. October 23, 2009 at 9:58am

I'm glad you like the songs. David Wilcox is one of my all time favorite songwriters- his earliest albums are the best: "How Did You Find Me Here," "Big New World" "Into the Myatery" Very poetic and often spiritual. We have seen heim several times in concert. Steven Curtis Chapman has many wonderful Christian songs
Debra Kline October 22, 2009 at 1:53am

Hi Sarah! I'm not sure who wrote last (it's been hectic) but wanted to say hi, anyway! Hope things are sailing smoothly along for you! Nice page! Luv ya, Debra
Terry S. Worcester October 21, 2009 at 4:32am

Hi Sarah, God Bless you and yours,
Thank you for your kind birthday wishes. You are wonderful, in fact, you are the best!
May God keep you in the hollow of His loving hand.
Your brother in Christ,
Terry Worcester
Allan & Selina Woodhouse October 20, 2009 at 8:54pm

Yeah, that was cool alright but geesh..a maori boy singin' country & western AND with an aussie accent ?! that freaks me out :)
Allan & Selina Woodhouse October 20, 2009 at 6:28pm

Oops ! we didn't even have time to catch up with Mata this time round, schedule was that tight (if that makes ya feel betta ) ! But like the song goes..." we'll meet again some bright sunny day"
Allan & Selina Woodhouse October 20, 2009 at 2:34pm

Hi Sarah, there was a bunch of us just up there for one of our sons body building comps last weekend. He placed second so qualifies for a shot at national title in sydney this weekend.
We have a team of 'ambassadors' :) locating to qld. in the new year as well, exciting times.