this aussie trip so far..has been great! i'm really having loads of fun.. cant say i've seen any 'wonders', after all both brisbane and sydney are cities. how fantastic can they be.. but all the interactions with people..made me feel that my perspective of life has been widened.
it's different coming to a place as a tourist, and as a resident. i'm a tourist, living like a resident here, because the people i hang out with stay there, so i live like them.
i went to chill out places and had drinks with friends at nights. i visited a supposedly rather posh strip club. it felt weird watching women in g strings, bras and garter belts strip..and do slutty poses for the men and a little of pole dancing. sexy? yes. the power to turn on guys? i dont know, since i'm not a guy. but the guys i was with all looked damn bored (or maybe they were just pretending to be bored). but isnt it like..really cheap? degrading? humiliating? what if their friends see them? how are they ever going to get married?
oh well, but i supposed there is a story behind everybody.
watched fantastic four. woh the movie tic costs $12 in sydney..like twice of that in brisbane? the show was alright..to me.. the comments from my friends was that it was boring and they almost fell asleep. but that could be because we were watching the midnight show.
did plenty of shopping too.. got lots of good buys!! you can really find cheap and stuff that you would want to buy at sales. like in AX, fcuk and nine west. i bought a pair of heels from nine west at half price!! so happy..hehe..
my buys:
i've got more..but i am having prob uploading the pics up..
the people here are so friendly. it's so common to just strike up a conversation here with strangers. not those sleazy pick up lines that guys use to pick up girls. but real, sincere conversations. like once, we were in a carriage of the monorail, there were us, a middle aged couple and a mother with a child. we asked for some directions and then ended up chatting for that short period of time we were on the monorail. the old couple was from new zealand, and they were in the middle of travelling around the world or sth like that. it was so heart warming listening to them smile and laugh and being so loving. gues i'm not exactly depicting the scene very well.. hah just try to imagine yourself!
this might sound weird but there was this particular moment that i thought the friendliness actually freak me out. takes some getting used to. after all we asians are bornt from a different culture and environment. not used to such chattiness. you now if someone around me sometimes becomes sooo friendly, sooo helpful and sooo chatty, i might wonder if he is being hypocritical. hm, i might be just narrow minded. mind-broadening in progress!
n oooh yesh, my friends happened to download a lot of reality shows and dramas. one of which is called beauty and the geek. it's of great entertainment value..think one day they will show it in singapore. it's game..women and men are paired up, a beauty and a geek. beauties are to learn about different subjects each time, eg. rocket science, camping, maths etc..and geeks are to learn about women's fashion, dating girls, pick up lines.. couples compete each week in some sort of challenge and each week one pair gets kicked out. damn interesting to watch la..i finished the whole series.. hah..
things i like abt sydney:
1. weather (despite my perpetual complaints abt the cold)
2. the bustle and hustle..there are activities going on and every time of the day.. i saw people queuing up to enter a club at 4am!
3. the shopping..although it's expensive
4. the people - friendly
5. the train, it's like sitting on a double deck bus, only with nicer view and no jams.
6. the river. much nicer than boat quay
things i hate abt sydney:
expensive ..
1. movie tics
2. FOOD
3. accomodation - my friends' 2 room apartment in city costs $520 per week??
4. transport fares
5. clothes
ok it's 5.10am. i'm exhausted. time to go to bed. nitez.
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