Well it's all worked out, thank God! Got a temp job immediately, thanks to one of my great agencies. It's at a property valuers and i'm PA to the two MDs (who are both called Greg). Sounds scarier than it is. In truth i just get to type up valuations of six million dollar properties all day. "Infinity pool....home cinema/rumpus room....uninterrupted views of Sydney Harbour Bridge..." etc. After a very hard sleepless week in one of the worst hostels in Sydney,...

Another financial crisis looms and i've been sleeping on my friend Paul's floor (thanks Pauly) whilst looking for work and some permanent digs. Sydney is supposedly the place to be for New Year but i couldn't really face it let alone afford it so i stayed in and watched telly. I was going to go up to the roof of Paul's building to watch the fireworks but i received a special phonecall at the appointed hour and so just heard them instead. Who bl**dy cares anyw...

I took the coach down to Ulladulla (three hours south of Sydney) to meet Kelly's friends Stephen and William. Stephen is an ambulance driver by day and a clairvoyant/psychic healer/reiki master the rest of the time and runs courses with his wife Jennifer. William has a retreat in the Bush with cabins and has recently discovered his own psychic abilities. Together they are starting to put courses on at the retreat to allow people to connect with the earth ener...

Today is my last day in Sydney and so this part of the journey is done with. After 4 months i have got to know the place quite well but there is so much i didn't do or see for whatever reason. Didn't go to the Blue Mountains. Didn't see the famous drag show in Kings Cross. Didn't visit Hunter Valley wine region. Didn't climb the Bridge. Didn't even have lunch at the Fish Market. However, that's all irrelevant because what i have done and seen has been life ch...

Not really been interested in writing on here lately but I couldn't let this sad day go by without marking my respect for the special spirit that was our Jaspie. The perfect dog. What more can you say? The perfect companion and the purest and noblest friend. How many dogs come and give YOU a hug whether you like it or not? A warm and sturdy, soft and tactile physical presence. A dependable, unquestioning source of solace and love. How can we say goodbye t...