After my relaxing weekend it was back to work on Monday 2 July. It was hard getting up at 6:30 AM every day, and so I decided to do a little bit of research to find out a more appropriate time for transport and commuting to work. As it turned out I found a train that would allow me to get up 45 minutes later than I had been previously and still arrive at work on time, score! The office I now work in is very very friendly and welcoming, and the people are in...

After securing my job the previous day, I decided the first course of action would be to find somewhere to live more permanently in Brisbane. After looking around various places on gumtree, it became apparent that very few places would be much cheaper than the hostel I was already staying at. I contacted only one house to arrange a viewing, set for the morning of 1 July. I woke up early and prepared to head out towards the suburb of Windsor. Pleased to...

In life I have found that quite often things will fall into place. Not always, but a lot of the time I have landed on my feet from difficult circumstances. I can track this pattern back to when I got my job at Maplin electronics after having a month from hell working at McDonalds. Its funny just what a difference a week can make. I went in to the company on thursday and friday and both days went very well. The company were really welcoming and have a great o...

The 20th of June was to be a good day. I woke up and by 9:30am had received an email from the company I had applied to the day previous, inviting me to an interview that day at 2pm. Excited, I collected my thoughts and before I knew it, it was time for the interview. I headed off to their office, and at 2pm sat down and had an interview with the CEO. The interview went very well, and they asked if I would like to spend the next couple of days on a test tria...

The 19th was to be the day that, after 4 days of difficulty, would bring the promise of better things to come - even if it didn't happen right away. I woke up early in the morning, and just like days previous, dived on the internet in search of jobs. This time though, I decided to advertise my services as a freelance iOS and PHP developer on gumtree - a decision that would change my fortunes. After spending another 3 hours trawling the internet for work, I dec...