Thursday 26th was Australia Day! Straight after work I met Ben and headed into the city centre where there was a big parade of service men and women, different organisations and all different nations/cultures that make up Australia in traditional dress, carrying flags and with music and dancing. Was really lively and some of the costumes were beautiful. We then saw some street entertainers down by the river - one of which was so funny, his act was like "Trigger h...

GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooo annoyed I just spent nearly an hour writing and the damn thing crashed! I now have the internet in my house whcih is cool so at least it didnt cost me any more money. So for that reason (i.e. the fact that I have already written about the last week or so) you will all be so disappointed to know that I will now write an abbrieviated version!!! Oh no I hear you cry! Well don't worry, I will make ...

Yesterday I met up for a quick drink with Andy who I met in Wellington who is in Melbourne for his sisters wedding - was nice to meet up again, even though we had only met the once a few months ago! Was quite embarassing because I didnt recognise him when I went to meet him and sat down next to him without saying hello and he just though I was being rude!! So apart from doing all that I have been chilling out in my lovely house and chatting loads to my house...

As soon as it hit new year things have gone from being really dead in the hostel where I work on the reception desk to sooooooooo busy - I am meant to finish at 11am but one day I didnt leave till 12.45! It's partly to do with the Australian open which is currently happening in my home city (here!) which I havent gone to of course! But I quite like it there, and its a good job I didnt leave as soon as I started getting the childcare as I had no work from the agen...

Hello again everybody and happy new year! If not a little bit late! Cant believe I havent updated this since last year! Been quite busy you see! Last time I wrote on here I was saying how stupidly hot it was so went to the beach - when I got there it was gorgeous, not too hot, so was a good move! Got a call from the agency again that day and they had work for me for the week after so that was good. Anyway, the day after this (new years eve) was just unbelie...