Sydney Trip 1

After a couple of days in Sydney, I finally got to sit down and upload my blog.

Here's a little summary of what I've been doing for the past few days:

08.12.05
I stayed up the entire night before this so that I wouldn't miss the first bus that gets me to the City so I could catch the bus that gets me to Sydney. So I was chatting and about 45mins before I left the house, I logged off the computer and started stuffing everything into the bags. Dragged the luggages downstairs and OMG, they are freaking heavy, no kidding. Ran down to the Residential Office to drop off my house key and started the hike to the bustop. Halfway there, the handle of my big luggage came off. I think the load must have been too heavy (WHO AM I KIDDING..!!) and I had a hard time dragging the thing uphill. Just as I was struggling with the luggage bags, I saw the bus passed by me when I was about 5 mins away from the bustop. The freaking bus zoomed passed me, leaving me behind, inhaling the exhaust fumes. How wonderful. I thought I was gonna miss the bus to Sydney because I didn't have a cab's number on my mobile. So clever right. My guardian angel must have been looking out for me because in 30 secs, I managed to flag down a cab. Woo hoo. Caught the bus to Sydney in time. Arrived at Central Station and met up with my friend's bf, who picked me up to her place.

He's such a nice person. He actually carried my luggage bags to her place (because I found out much later, he was afraid he's gonna spoil the wheels if he dragged them). And my bags are not 10 kilos in total, I'm very sure the larger one weighed like 30 kilos, while the cabin bag weighed a tonne as well because of the toiletries and stuff.. hahahahahaha. Kesiannya..anyway, got to her studio, took a bath and went to work. Yeah, my boss managed to arrange me to work. And the train ride was dem fucking long wei. Close to an hr, managed to catch 40 winks on the train and work was tiring. After 7 long hrs of harassing people in the mall, I caught the train back and went home. Got a little lost trying to find my way back to her studio, LOLZ. Sydney is a confusing place. Hahaha.

BTW, the guy I was working with is such a MOFO. He's a Brazilian. Just because some teenagers walked past him, giggling and whispering, he thinks he's oh-so-handsome and he's so fucking vain. He's short wei. About 2 inches taller than me only. Wearing some kinda tee, the white and super thin ones, sumore no brand. If branded then different la. DIUZ. He keeps checking out reflection in the glass windows and the little reflective metal plate above the ATM machine, which is conveniently situated next to our booth. He also thinks super highly of himself. He keeps telling me what to or not to do because he thinks I'm new to the job. HELLO, when I was working, you were still walking around Sydney listlessly okies? CB. Fucking selfish sumore. Because I hate it when ballons burst, I never do pump up the ballons when I'm on a shift. I always get the guys to do it. So I told him to help me pump the ballons. Guess what, he pumped up a few and stuck it to his side. MCH. So the booth was covered in ballons on one side while the other side was totally devoid of anything besides the soft toys on the booth. WTH right, so whenever the kids asked for the ballons, I just gave them away, irregardless whether they signed up or not. Bwahahaha.

Oh, I thought he was really good at getting leads because I saw him holding the clipboard a lot. So when I calculated my total at the end of the day, I was surprised to find out he only got 22 while I got 17. And he worked for 12 hours, while I worked 7 only. So much for being a show off. So little leads also wanna lan lan si si. PEGI MAMPUS LA. Asshole.

09.12.05
Friend brought me shopping around the city. We were hunting high and low for swimmers because we made plans to go to the beach the next day. Walked for 13 hrs the entire day okies. Dun pray pray. Bought quite a bit of things and managed to capture a few pics.

That's my friend that I'm staying with in Sydney. I've known her for years and she hasn't changed one bit. The pic's bad because we used night mode to take the pics, and if you dont have a leverage, every slight move blurs the pic.

This bar is COOL. When I say cool, I really mean cool. Or rather, COLD. It's called Minus5 because the entire bar is carved from ice, everything is made of ice, glasses, stools, tables and stuff. Everyone is provided with coats when they go in and even the bartenders are dressed in winter clothes. Dem cool.

This is my first batch of shopping stuff. The orange and red top is from Espirit. Super cheap wei. About $50 for 2. Where to find, hahahaha. Such a steal.

10.12.05
Went to Manly and Bondi Beach. Woo hoo. It's been such a long time since I went to the beach. Nice hot weather, the sun was shining with all his might and there were no clouds in the sky. The sea here is rather cold, as compared to the tropical beaches we have back home. But everything was lovely. Got gals baring their chests also, but I didnt get any pics of them. Scared they come scold me, ahaha.

On a ferry on the way to the beach. Love the sun.

I know this pic looks very photoshopped, but trust me, it's real...!!!! Anyway, I lost my computer graphics skills ages ago. Hehe.

This is the amount of food consumed by 3 people. A family meal which consists of a bucket of chicken, 1 large mash, 4 small coslaws, a litre and half of coke, a large fries another 2 piece platter and a bunch of spicy wings. Woo hoo. This is crazy.

11.12.05
Finally met up with mum and dad. Went yum cha, which is what the Aussies call their Dim Sum. So fucking nice wei. My friend told me that their prawn dumplings (apparently) is the best in Sydney and they have won awards for it and stuff. AND THEY ARE ORGASMIC. Blardy big and oh so yummy. Not like the ones in KL, small and half of it is filled with pork. The ones here have 2 huge prawns in it and the skins are transparent. Even the egg tarts are yums. Had something which was like the chee cheong fun, where they pan fry it, serve it with sesame seeds and chopped spring onions, drizzled with a little soy sauce. You dip it in some kinda dark salty sauce together with peanut butter sauce. Wah, I think I must have gained 5 kilos eating that meal.

Split up with my friends after yum cha and followed my parents to this place where they were told it's filled with antiques and second-hand stuff. Sampai there edi, only we found out that most of the shops in that place are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. KNS. Saw this shop where they sell heaps of beads in many shapes ansd sizes. Bought about $30 worth of beads. Haha. Ventured into another shop called All Buttons or something where they sell buttons. Seriously, guai lous are guai lous, the variety and amount of the beads are enough to drown you. Miniature shovels, scissors, buttons half the size of your palms to the size of your pinky nail, squares, triangles, gold, plastic, mother-of-pearl, miniature babies, you name it, they've got in buttons. In every color sumore. I felt super jakun for a moment in there. LOL.

12.12.05
Went to work again. Was slightly late, beause I had a hard time trying to find my way to the train station. Dun laugh la okies, people new to the place mah. Now I know my way around edi. Ishhh.

Super long day. Had to find 40 leads to ensure the leads are $10 each, if not it'd be $5 only. And we managed although it was a really slow day. Phew. Lucky I was working with a different guy, another Brazillian, this one, over-friendly. Was trying to give me massages and all. Wanted to kiss me sumore. Kurang ajar siut. Found my way home this time.

This is the flush for the toilet in the railway station. Dem cool okies. It's just a metal plate where the buttons are super flat and they react to the touch of your fingertips. I'm soooo jakun.

ANDDDDD, I found out that the back of the chairs can be flipped so that you're sitting facing another direction. Hahaha, my mum told me that. Hahaha. And I didn't know. And I've been here longer than here, apparently.

13.12.05
Another day of shopping. Spent a lot edi wei. I spent about $100 today. AlONE. Die wei. Mum's gonna kill me when I get back to KL.

Another few things I bought on my shopping spree today. Espadrilles (total steal..!! I saw the exact same pair for $120, and this pari only costs me $60, half the price. Woo hoo.) The others are just tops and bottoms. I especially love the purple top. It's actually something where the ancient ladies frm China wear as inner wear, but who wears it as lingeries in these days.

Oh yeah, friend brought me to this pasta place in another suburb. Omg, so delicious, everything was flooded in cream and/or cheese. SOOOO fattening. Had Rissotto with something with Spinach and Ricotta. Both also drowned in cheese and cream. Can die from high cholesterol wei. I'm very sure I will become obese if I stay any longer.

Went to Max Brenna's as well, but because I forgot to bring my cam, therefore no pics cuz they're all with my friend. Had a thing called Thick Chocolate Shake or something, super thick and creamy. OMG, SOOOOO fucking orgasmic. My friend ordered the chocolate souffle. EVEN MORE ORGASMIC. I think I orgasmed the moment I tasted it. My dessert wasn't that great. It's called Dome, mousse on the outside and creme brulee filling on the inside. Ok ok only la. But chocolates in Aussie are to die for. I love their dairy products.

I THINK I GAINED 10 KILOS SINCE I CAME TO SYDNEY...!!!

Wanna join Fitness First or something edi. Make sure I lose the weight kao kao when I get home, or go on vege + fruit diet from today onwards. Ughhh....OK la, tired edi...More pics to come when I take more pics and go more places. In the meantime, enjoy.