Hurrah, an up-to-date internet cafe at last, but not surprisingly it's run by Asians. Yesterday evening I went to Metro City to see Live in concert, after much umming and aahing as to whether I was a real saddo going solo. I am so glad I went, as they were quite superb and played all my favourite songs. It was a small standing venue, a bit like the Hammersmith Apollo, for those of you who've been there. I arrived just as the support act were finishing and, after purchasing a beer, found a nice spot on some stairs with a great view over the heads of the masses. Whilst at the bar queueing, I was asked if I'd managed to get a cup of warm piss yet?! Luckily Sam had warned me that Australians call beer piss or I would have been rather confused and slightly concerned - see I'm not swearing mum! When I got back to the hostel I discovered that a new lady had moved into the bed above mine in the dorm. She resembled a blonde Victoria Beckham, right down to the huge sunnies and Louis Vuitton hand bag. Not you usual hostel riff raff! She then proceeded to keep me awake all night - tossing, turning, sighing, moaning, snoring and then got up at 0500 and left, thankfully. Sadly, Keren has left to fly to Sydney, but we are hoping to meet up once I get there and spend some of the Christmas festivities together. As a result, I made a concerted effort to be friendly and chatty to my room mates - big mistake. I started talking to a girl called Sarah from Sussex somewhere and within 5 minutes she had come and sat on my bed and was telling me all about her sex life - too much information. So this morning I made my escape from the hostel while she was still in the shower, lest I get bombarded with even more personal information that I can live without. It's very hot today, about 36 degrees and the Christmas decorations are looking even more bizarre than usual as the sun glints off them. S xx