Last night's musings
I'm sitting here sipping a coke, smoking a cigarette in the living room, in an interlude of Life playing on tv (I have no idea what channel it's on). The ads are weird, just like the signboards that adorn the shops and sit atop street poles. Like the houses and low-rise apartments that look almost too nice to be real. Like the cars that aren't familiar and the cool weather on such a low altitude. Australian rules football and rugby instead of football.
The locals call McDonald's Maccers and it has a McOz meal - a one patty Big Mac with beetroot. Beetroot! (A pretty good combination by the way) Sandwiches at work cost 5 Australian Dollars - around 15 Malaysian Ringgit. Basil costs 3 Aus$ and change.
And the biggest scourge - the local mall closes by five and the supermarket closes at seven on normal days. 7 pm!
The pavements are paved though and I'm living within a 10-20 minute walk away from the office, depending on which route I take. I just learned that I'd been taking the longer route, and had hauled at least 10 kilos of shopping bags going the extra 1 km (there's a hill :P ).
Oh by the way sweetie, download Life and see if you like it, then watch the next month's episodes 'cause I'll be watching them on the telly. Also, I've watched House 4x01 and I'll probably be watching the next 3 weeks' episodes too.
It's been zen so far - I can't wait for the weekend when I can begin the tour of Sydney in earnest. My Sydney colleagues aren't much of a talkative bunch though, probably due to their being together for years. It could be an Australian thing but judging from the extreme chattiness of the Tier 2 team right behind me, it's probably just the zombification of being at work in one place for so long. Still, it's probably me being effectively the new guy and a competitor who'd closed 38 cases last month, compared to the closest Sydney guy with 25. Else, they're just disaffected and discontent.
I love the weather though, except for today's highest spring day temperature for a hundred and twenty six years. Maybe Australia's subverting my fondness of it in that ironic way that the universe tends to spit in your face. Maybe.
I love you sweetie, you'll get well soon! Hugs and kisses. OXXOXXOOXX
The locals call McDonald's Maccers and it has a McOz meal - a one patty Big Mac with beetroot. Beetroot! (A pretty good combination by the way) Sandwiches at work cost 5 Australian Dollars - around 15 Malaysian Ringgit. Basil costs 3 Aus$ and change.
And the biggest scourge - the local mall closes by five and the supermarket closes at seven on normal days. 7 pm!
The pavements are paved though and I'm living within a 10-20 minute walk away from the office, depending on which route I take. I just learned that I'd been taking the longer route, and had hauled at least 10 kilos of shopping bags going the extra 1 km (there's a hill :P ).
Oh by the way sweetie, download Life and see if you like it, then watch the next month's episodes 'cause I'll be watching them on the telly. Also, I've watched House 4x01 and I'll probably be watching the next 3 weeks' episodes too.
It's been zen so far - I can't wait for the weekend when I can begin the tour of Sydney in earnest. My Sydney colleagues aren't much of a talkative bunch though, probably due to their being together for years. It could be an Australian thing but judging from the extreme chattiness of the Tier 2 team right behind me, it's probably just the zombification of being at work in one place for so long. Still, it's probably me being effectively the new guy and a competitor who'd closed 38 cases last month, compared to the closest Sydney guy with 25. Else, they're just disaffected and discontent.
I love the weather though, except for today's highest spring day temperature for a hundred and twenty six years. Maybe Australia's subverting my fondness of it in that ironic way that the universe tends to spit in your face. Maybe.
I love you sweetie, you'll get well soon! Hugs and kisses. OXXOXXOOXX