Not feeling so great today. I feel a need to rush off to my room, shut the door and just bury my nose in my slowly growing collection of books. Today I feel like I just can't trust people to be there, to actually give a damn enough.... like I've completely switched off and just showing a blank screen ( Read more... )

So I'm here in Melbourne Central in an internet cafe, relaxing and applying for as many jobs as I possibly can/am qualified for ( Read more... )

Hmm ( Read more... )

Hey there peeps, I made it back to Melbourne in one piece! Hooray!

The flight over with Qantas was a dream come true. The new Airbus planes are lovely and comfortable, and I even had a spare seat next to me so I could stretch out and sleep... well, hypothetically on the sleep front. As usual for me on planes, I didn't really sleep for more than ( Read more... )

So yeah, today is effectively the last day of my holidays, since tomorrow I'm going to be flying all day (just thinking about this makes me feel all blech ( Read more... )

Well, I'm glad it's raining here at least. If it weren't for that, it would be horridly hot and sticky.

I'm just thinking over how awesome my time in Melbourne was, and how I really, really want to go back and live there ASAP. It was kind of a downer to come back to Brisbane, but I'm also excited because I can catch up with all my friends who I ( Read more... )

My parents foresaw it, my friends foresaw it, even my coworkers in Japan foresaw it.

I really, really love Melbourne. There is a good mix of business and relaxation here. Plus, I could get a higher paying job, even though the working hours are really, really quite long. Like, 15 hours a day long, but considering I'd be able to live here and speak ( Read more... )

So kiddies, I've been in Melbourne for a few days now, and I'm starting to really warm up to it quite a lot. I've had some great adventures here so far, met some great and not-so-great people, and had a lot of fun along the way ( Read more... )