Anyway, that's pretty much all I have to say, nothing much else exciting has happened.
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Another move!
So it's been a while since I made a post, and not much has happened to be honest. Still working away at Harvey Norman and getting better all the time. Slowly getting into a routine, which is soon to be broken. I am moving into somewhere new, again! The rent is cheaper, $130 a week all included, and I'll be staying in the room of one of my workmates who is leaving on a 2 month holiday. There's a 52'' plasma TV hooked up to a media center and an Xbox 360 with live, free wireless internet and food/cooking too. Such awesome!
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Busy, busy and double busy
Pretty busy week this week, as you can assume from the title. Monday I received a phonecall to inform me that I had got the job at HN, tuesday I had my first driving lesson over here, wednesday I started work, with four hours straight of training (supposed to be done over a week in greater detail), thursday I did a 9 hour day at HN, friday was the same, but I moved house on friday to this new place. I have uploaded some pictures to my photobucket account (click here, although you should have bookmarked it by now!) of the place, and some pictures of Perth. Today I did another full day at work and was hell tired when I got back, I leave the house at 7:45am, and get back at around 6:45pm. Went to an all you can eat buffet earlier too, it was with the badminton club I go to - that was cool.
Considering cooking for the new people I am staying with, but from what I can tell it seems like it will be quite difficult since they all have lives (funnily enough) and will be difficult to get in the house all at the same time. Oh well, I'll see how it goes.
I have a day off tomorrow which is nice, I think I'll go to the gym, collect some stuff I forgot to bring over here then have a relaxing afternoon. Although I expect it will be hard to relax because it will be bloody hot, as per usual. I bought myself a netbook for $400, and mobile broadband for $25 a month (discounted from $45), so pretty pleased with that. Things are looking good, as they have done for the whole of the last few weeks. Let's hope they carry on this way.
Considering cooking for the new people I am staying with, but from what I can tell it seems like it will be quite difficult since they all have lives (funnily enough) and will be difficult to get in the house all at the same time. Oh well, I'll see how it goes.
I have a day off tomorrow which is nice, I think I'll go to the gym, collect some stuff I forgot to bring over here then have a relaxing afternoon. Although I expect it will be hard to relax because it will be bloody hot, as per usual. I bought myself a netbook for $400, and mobile broadband for $25 a month (discounted from $45), so pretty pleased with that. Things are looking good, as they have done for the whole of the last few weeks. Let's hope they carry on this way.
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Success!
I got a phonecall today, telling me that I managed to beat 118 other applicants in getting a job! Hell yes! I'll be working at a place called Harvey Norman, they are this strange franchise business, and I'll be working in the department that sells computers and consoles and accessories and so on. I can't bloody wait, I start on wednesday - I get to wear the new trousers and shirt I bought! That reminds me, I need to polish my shoes...
Anyway, after 4 weeks of applying for jobs near enough every day, I can stop searching and start working! Excellent news - the next thing to look forwards to after this is my first pay cheque, since my bank account recently has only been experiencing money going out, rather than money going in. It means I can start to contribute some rent too which is good, I've been made very welcome here, but I still want to have some sort of contribution outside of doing some washing up and cooking.
Last week was good and bad. I had an interview for the job I now have, and that went really well and I was very excited about the whole prospect of getting a job. I also went out clubbing on friday, and it was great fun even though it took me a few hours to actually get into dancing, but I got there in the end. The next night wasn't so good - I wasn't allowed into a part of a club because some woman thought my shoes were dirty. Bint! I wasn't too pleased about that, thus wasn't in the mood to go dancing, so I thought I'd have a glass of wine, try and chill out. Disgusting wine. Long story short, I went home early. But who cares, I have a job!
I think I'll go for a cycle in a bit and take some more pictures of lovely Perth.
Anyway, after 4 weeks of applying for jobs near enough every day, I can stop searching and start working! Excellent news - the next thing to look forwards to after this is my first pay cheque, since my bank account recently has only been experiencing money going out, rather than money going in. It means I can start to contribute some rent too which is good, I've been made very welcome here, but I still want to have some sort of contribution outside of doing some washing up and cooking.
Last week was good and bad. I had an interview for the job I now have, and that went really well and I was very excited about the whole prospect of getting a job. I also went out clubbing on friday, and it was great fun even though it took me a few hours to actually get into dancing, but I got there in the end. The next night wasn't so good - I wasn't allowed into a part of a club because some woman thought my shoes were dirty. Bint! I wasn't too pleased about that, thus wasn't in the mood to go dancing, so I thought I'd have a glass of wine, try and chill out. Disgusting wine. Long story short, I went home early. But who cares, I have a job!
I think I'll go for a cycle in a bit and take some more pictures of lovely Perth.
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Update - Some photos of Australia!
So it's coming up to the end of week three and I'm still unemployed. I've been handing out CV's all over the place and applying for jobs online but nothing has come up yet. Oh well, I expect something will come along soon, I hope. So far I have managed to spend a lot of money, although I have got some of the things that I need, or things that will be useful. First off, I've got an RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) which allows me to work in a bar or place that sells alcohol. Secondly I have a Blue Card, which allows me to work on a construction site. I completed a first aid course today, so that will add to my repertoire. I boubht a road bike at a police auction recently, which cost me $140, and I had to spend another $350 fixing it up - but it's a far cry from about $1000ish I would have had to spend on a brand new one. So I've got myself some transport and a few licences that increase the availability of jobs to me. I've also bought myself a new badminton racket so I can carry on playing over here, and got membership at the local gym/pool too.
I've taken a few photos since I've been here, so click here to view them. The weather seems to be looking up which is good, there was some crazy rain recently, I had washing out for about three days, just waiting for it to dry. Anyway, I did manage to get this small job, basically going round and putting up posters on walls and in shops etc. (probably illegally), which I managed to complete today. If they are satisfied then they'll give me tickets to see Pharoah Monch, Pendulum, some low-fi festival, and VIP tickets to a festival on new year's eve, which would be cool, oh, and $100. It was hard work though, I had to walk/cycle for bloody miles with a bag full of posters and flyers. It's over now so I can relax.
So everything is going pretty swell, asides from the unemployment thing, but I'm sure that'll be over soon. Can't think of anything else to say right now, so ta-ta!
I've taken a few photos since I've been here, so click here to view them. The weather seems to be looking up which is good, there was some crazy rain recently, I had washing out for about three days, just waiting for it to dry. Anyway, I did manage to get this small job, basically going round and putting up posters on walls and in shops etc. (probably illegally), which I managed to complete today. If they are satisfied then they'll give me tickets to see Pharoah Monch, Pendulum, some low-fi festival, and VIP tickets to a festival on new year's eve, which would be cool, oh, and $100. It was hard work though, I had to walk/cycle for bloody miles with a bag full of posters and flyers. It's over now so I can relax.
So everything is going pretty swell, asides from the unemployment thing, but I'm sure that'll be over soon. Can't think of anything else to say right now, so ta-ta!
Thursday, 12 November 2009
So far, not so good
Mainly because my expectations of myself were much higher than what I can actually achieve. But then again, if I had actually thought about it I wouldn't have expected so much of myself. Firstly, I went swimming today. Merrily walking along to the local leisure centre in the rain (Curse you England!) thinking that I'm a good swimmer, because when I was younger (Circa 9 years ago) I was a relatively good swimmer. Clearly the passage of time would not impact that, because, naturally, I am immune to effects.
When I entered the outdoor pool, my spirits were high and I set off down the pool at a good speed. Stroke, stroke, breathe, stroke, stroke, breathe. Ok so perhaps I'm a little rusty, and my front crawl (?) needs a little touching up, but I'm going alright. I got to about half way and wondered what the burning sensation in my arms was. Oh right, I'm bloody knackered, that's what. So it turned out, much to my dismay, that I actually suck at swimming, and that put a big, watery, swimming pool piss on my firey dreams of learning to surf. Maybe I could invest a little more time in swimming. Then again I could just use the gym there instead. Good thinking batman.
Later that day I had a training course booked, which I needed to arrive at for 3pm. Needless to say I was a little late. I checked out the location on google maps, looked where I was and promptly headed out the door with my course in mind - clearly I have memorised the streets that I saw on google maps. As I approached, what I thought was, my destination, it became apparent that I did not, in fact, have a photographic memory, nor did I have a sense of where I was. I was currently stood on Aberdeen street, and was looking for Newcastle street. Out of some sheer (idiotic) ingenuity, I thought that since Aberdeen and Newcastle are on the same island, following one would, naturally, lead to the other.
Such clever thinking is bound to get one into trouble, and so it did. I did not find Newcastle street, but after a much needed phonecall to HQ to try and get my bearings, I found out I was actually bloody close. Again, good thinking batman! I retraced my steps a little (literally about 8 to the crossroads) and turned in the correct direction. Lo and behold there was a neat yellow sign yelling "Newcastle Street" at me. I followed this street, a little skeptical, since google said NC st. ran east to west, and I was travelling north. Oh well, perhaps in Australia their streets go round corners.
As far as I can tell this was not the case, and the neat little sign I saw was simply teasing me, indicating that I was somewhere in the vicinity of the elusive street.
After about 20 minutes of walking about in all the wrong directions, I decided to phone HQ again, then phoned the place I was meant to be going. They promptly directed me in the correct direction and I found myself wandering along a street I dismissed as the wrong one (it was full of apartments, surely not the location of my destination). Admittedly the guy I was meeting did have to walk outside of the business and wave his arms as if he was stranded, waving at a passing helicoptor, but it did the trick and I followed his S.O.S. finally ending up in the right place. I had left myself 45 minutes to get there - a leisurely pace I was sure - but ended up marching around Perth for a good 50 minutes, ending up just a little late. Not that it mattered anyway, nobody else turned up for the course.
The course was good, it was pretty simple and I honestly have no idea why I needed to pay $99 to read a .pdf on Australian law and common practice (which wasn't sufficient to answer their theory test anyway) and learn how to pour a pint or measure out whiskey. Both of these things could have been accomplished by simply perusing the internet and going to the pub, both of which are hobbies of mine. Oh well, speculate to accumulate as they say.
And I apologise for the lack of pictures, I shall get round to taking some of this 'quaint' (hah!) little city so you can see where you don't live ;)
Tata for now
When I entered the outdoor pool, my spirits were high and I set off down the pool at a good speed. Stroke, stroke, breathe, stroke, stroke, breathe. Ok so perhaps I'm a little rusty, and my front crawl (?) needs a little touching up, but I'm going alright. I got to about half way and wondered what the burning sensation in my arms was. Oh right, I'm bloody knackered, that's what. So it turned out, much to my dismay, that I actually suck at swimming, and that put a big, watery, swimming pool piss on my firey dreams of learning to surf. Maybe I could invest a little more time in swimming. Then again I could just use the gym there instead. Good thinking batman.
Later that day I had a training course booked, which I needed to arrive at for 3pm. Needless to say I was a little late. I checked out the location on google maps, looked where I was and promptly headed out the door with my course in mind - clearly I have memorised the streets that I saw on google maps. As I approached, what I thought was, my destination, it became apparent that I did not, in fact, have a photographic memory, nor did I have a sense of where I was. I was currently stood on Aberdeen street, and was looking for Newcastle street. Out of some sheer (idiotic) ingenuity, I thought that since Aberdeen and Newcastle are on the same island, following one would, naturally, lead to the other.
Such clever thinking is bound to get one into trouble, and so it did. I did not find Newcastle street, but after a much needed phonecall to HQ to try and get my bearings, I found out I was actually bloody close. Again, good thinking batman! I retraced my steps a little (literally about 8 to the crossroads) and turned in the correct direction. Lo and behold there was a neat yellow sign yelling "Newcastle Street" at me. I followed this street, a little skeptical, since google said NC st. ran east to west, and I was travelling north. Oh well, perhaps in Australia their streets go round corners.
As far as I can tell this was not the case, and the neat little sign I saw was simply teasing me, indicating that I was somewhere in the vicinity of the elusive street.
After about 20 minutes of walking about in all the wrong directions, I decided to phone HQ again, then phoned the place I was meant to be going. They promptly directed me in the correct direction and I found myself wandering along a street I dismissed as the wrong one (it was full of apartments, surely not the location of my destination). Admittedly the guy I was meeting did have to walk outside of the business and wave his arms as if he was stranded, waving at a passing helicoptor, but it did the trick and I followed his S.O.S. finally ending up in the right place. I had left myself 45 minutes to get there - a leisurely pace I was sure - but ended up marching around Perth for a good 50 minutes, ending up just a little late. Not that it mattered anyway, nobody else turned up for the course.
The course was good, it was pretty simple and I honestly have no idea why I needed to pay $99 to read a .pdf on Australian law and common practice (which wasn't sufficient to answer their theory test anyway) and learn how to pour a pint or measure out whiskey. Both of these things could have been accomplished by simply perusing the internet and going to the pub, both of which are hobbies of mine. Oh well, speculate to accumulate as they say.
And I apologise for the lack of pictures, I shall get round to taking some of this 'quaint' (hah!) little city so you can see where you don't live ;)
Tata for now
Monday, 9 November 2009
One week in
So it's been one week since I arrived in Australia, and I've managed to get a fair few things done, although other important things have had to wait. So far on my completed list are getting my bank sorted, although I'm still waiting for my PIN, I've booked some courses which will open jobs up to me (Responsible Service of Alcohol, Blue Card, First Aid), I completed my learner's test too so I can start to learn over here. The driving system here is actually a lot easier than in the UK, it just takes a lot longer to become fully qualified. On my pending list is sorting out Medicare and my Tax File Number (so I can get a job), buying a road bike so I can get around Perth easier, and buying a badminton racket and some sportswear, and possibly a car, although I need to get a job before I do this probably.
But yes, for the first week I have been fairly productive. I've been out and experienced a little of the Perth nightlife and it's pretty good, although I did have to queue up to get into this nightclub that wasn't that great. And they do have cider here! Some of it's nae bad either, although drinks are quite expensive ($8-9 seems to be the cheapest). I've developed a taste for white wine too, thanks to Richard.
Richard and Dianne are the people who are housing me at the moment and they have been immensely helpful, helping me get things sorted and showing me around Perth, as well as getting me on the road to learning to drive. I'm trying to get them a present, but I asked in a bookshop and books tend to take 4-6 weeks to arrive (that should make you guys at Waterstone's feel better) and they are bloody expensive too! My big leatherbound conan book costs 20 pounds, whereas working out the exchange rate on the book price here, it costs around 47 pounds! Madness...
More about Perth! It's a beautiful city, as I have discovered from my bike rides with Richard. There are some amazing cycle routes around the river and some of the lakes, as well as some routes that go through King's park and along the beaches too. Once I get hold of a road bike I'll be doing a lot of cycling. It's quite a small city, there are like 2 or 3 skyscrapers (nothing compared to the ones in HK) then a few more medium sized office buildings around the CBD, other than that, there are no tall buildings. The suburbs stretch for a way, but the city, for me, revolves around the CBD/shopping centre which is like 5 streets. Houses here are hella expensive! The average house price for some of the suburbs is around $2mil, with a lot of the other surburbs ranging from $700,000 - $1mil. Maybe I won't be settling in Perth after all!
Anyway, I'm off to do some reading - I was going to go into town but I've got a fat toe after accidentally kicking the floor at badminton last night, and it hurts to walk on. Another day then!
Ciao!
But yes, for the first week I have been fairly productive. I've been out and experienced a little of the Perth nightlife and it's pretty good, although I did have to queue up to get into this nightclub that wasn't that great. And they do have cider here! Some of it's nae bad either, although drinks are quite expensive ($8-9 seems to be the cheapest). I've developed a taste for white wine too, thanks to Richard.
Richard and Dianne are the people who are housing me at the moment and they have been immensely helpful, helping me get things sorted and showing me around Perth, as well as getting me on the road to learning to drive. I'm trying to get them a present, but I asked in a bookshop and books tend to take 4-6 weeks to arrive (that should make you guys at Waterstone's feel better) and they are bloody expensive too! My big leatherbound conan book costs 20 pounds, whereas working out the exchange rate on the book price here, it costs around 47 pounds! Madness...
More about Perth! It's a beautiful city, as I have discovered from my bike rides with Richard. There are some amazing cycle routes around the river and some of the lakes, as well as some routes that go through King's park and along the beaches too. Once I get hold of a road bike I'll be doing a lot of cycling. It's quite a small city, there are like 2 or 3 skyscrapers (nothing compared to the ones in HK) then a few more medium sized office buildings around the CBD, other than that, there are no tall buildings. The suburbs stretch for a way, but the city, for me, revolves around the CBD/shopping centre which is like 5 streets. Houses here are hella expensive! The average house price for some of the suburbs is around $2mil, with a lot of the other surburbs ranging from $700,000 - $1mil. Maybe I won't be settling in Perth after all!
Anyway, I'm off to do some reading - I was going to go into town but I've got a fat toe after accidentally kicking the floor at badminton last night, and it hurts to walk on. Another day then!
Ciao!
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Australia!
So I finally arrived in Australia. I got out of the airport at about 11:15pm, it took a long, long time for me to get my baggage, it seemed to come out last, then I had to go through customs etc. Finally got to use my Australian passport though, which was awesome. Got picked up from the airport by the people I am staying with until I find a job/somewhere to live, which shouldn't be too long hopefully.
Anyway, the next day we went into Perth, and boy do I see what they mean about a small city, it's bloody tiny! Although, being the country bumpkin I am, I was still wowed by the tall buildings. We went about town getting things done, such as saying hi at the bank and applying for an ID that isn't a passport. I walked back into town after we had some lunch, and bloody hell was it hot. Apparently it wasn't that hot (29C???) so the summer will be fun for me. Anyway, I had a wander about looking for things I needed and it was nice just browsing the shops, getting to know the place, and trying out my ozzy salute. I ended up spending about $370 on a new phone, some thongs and sunglasses. The phone is awesome! I'm used to phones that barely do more colours than black and grey, so a phone that has full colour screen, and internet access (facebook, skype, the works!) is like the holy grail of phones to me. Pish to your iPhone malarky.
Hong Kong was pretty good. I spent saturday wandering around kowloon and a litte bit on the island (didn't take the ferry :() and made a visit to the HK science museum too. The shops in kowloon were pretty cool, some things there were pretty cheap, but some of the things (like watches) were bloody expensive. I didn't end up buying anything but food, which is good since I like food. Back to the hotel to sleep from 5pm until 11pm, and waking up starving. Luckily enough there was a 7/eleven open and I got some fudz.
Sunday was a lot more enjoyable - I took the (very, very efficient) rail system to HK island and took the tram up to the peak. The views were pretty awesome, although it was marred by the pollution, there was a thin haze covering everything so you couldn't see as far as I had hoped for. I had a wander round the routes they suggested you take and they were nice, although going up the hill was a struggle in the hot weather. I'm uploading the pictures I took to photobucket, but they're all about 4mb so I guess it'll take a fair few hours to upload. Here's the album if you want to have a look, but give it a few hours from now because they won't have uploaded.
Bye for now!
Anyway, the next day we went into Perth, and boy do I see what they mean about a small city, it's bloody tiny! Although, being the country bumpkin I am, I was still wowed by the tall buildings. We went about town getting things done, such as saying hi at the bank and applying for an ID that isn't a passport. I walked back into town after we had some lunch, and bloody hell was it hot. Apparently it wasn't that hot (29C???) so the summer will be fun for me. Anyway, I had a wander about looking for things I needed and it was nice just browsing the shops, getting to know the place, and trying out my ozzy salute. I ended up spending about $370 on a new phone, some thongs and sunglasses. The phone is awesome! I'm used to phones that barely do more colours than black and grey, so a phone that has full colour screen, and internet access (facebook, skype, the works!) is like the holy grail of phones to me. Pish to your iPhone malarky.
Hong Kong was pretty good. I spent saturday wandering around kowloon and a litte bit on the island (didn't take the ferry :() and made a visit to the HK science museum too. The shops in kowloon were pretty cool, some things there were pretty cheap, but some of the things (like watches) were bloody expensive. I didn't end up buying anything but food, which is good since I like food. Back to the hotel to sleep from 5pm until 11pm, and waking up starving. Luckily enough there was a 7/eleven open and I got some fudz.
Sunday was a lot more enjoyable - I took the (very, very efficient) rail system to HK island and took the tram up to the peak. The views were pretty awesome, although it was marred by the pollution, there was a thin haze covering everything so you couldn't see as far as I had hoped for. I had a wander round the routes they suggested you take and they were nice, although going up the hill was a struggle in the hot weather. I'm uploading the pictures I took to photobucket, but they're all about 4mb so I guess it'll take a fair few hours to upload. Here's the album if you want to have a look, but give it a few hours from now because they won't have uploaded.
Bye for now!
Friday, 30 October 2009
Hong Kong!
Just a quick update while I have the opportunity - I'm in Hong Kong! It's pretty cool, at first I was in a bit of a grump at the communication breakdown, but that's because I was tired from the flight. Now it's more of a challenge trying to get things done, which makes it all more the fun.
I visited the HK Science Museum earlier, that was cool, had a look round and played with some of the stuff they had. Wandered off in search of food and came up trumps on this little cafe that did me a delicious tuna sandwich. I think I'll do all of my (window) shopping today, then do some more touristy things tomorrow. It's funny being a tourist, I feel silly for taking pictures of things!
Anyway, off to find myself a watch.
Tata!
I visited the HK Science Museum earlier, that was cool, had a look round and played with some of the stuff they had. Wandered off in search of food and came up trumps on this little cafe that did me a delicious tuna sandwich. I think I'll do all of my (window) shopping today, then do some more touristy things tomorrow. It's funny being a tourist, I feel silly for taking pictures of things!
Anyway, off to find myself a watch.
Tata!
Monday, 26 October 2009
The aftermath...
So! Had my leaving party/other family celebrations yesterday - and received my new camera! Very shiny, I will upload some pictures. It was good to see everyone and we certainly partied good, which is sad because it won't be happening again, the world will move on (Stephen King!). We spent the afternoon eating party snacks and having a chat and it was all very nice. Playing with the camera was fun, trying to get snaps of the ever elusive liam. Success in the end though, very satisfying. Headed into town afterwards, which was a good and bad idea. Got to celebrate my last night out in Bridport with all my friends, however I drank some vile concoction and was gone for the night. Still feeling it now. Anywho, I'm going to miss all of my friends, but hopefully they will come out to visit me in Australia, and any of you if you are passing by. Just let me know and I'll find you!
Group photo!
Anyway, I (mother) packed today and now the cupboard is truly bare, as are my shelves. Come wednesday the computer will be gone and my room will be nowt more than an empty husk with a bed. Roll on thursday I say! I can't wait to get on the plane, not been on one before so it's pretty exciting. My bag weighs just under the limit I think, I haven't checked my hand luggage (which at the moment is 6 books), so I'm all set!
I'm off to play badminton for the last time in the UK (for a while at least), ciao!
Oh and last but not least, a big thank you to Oli for making my blog design, it's excellent.
Group photo!Anyway, I (mother) packed today and now the cupboard is truly bare, as are my shelves. Come wednesday the computer will be gone and my room will be nowt more than an empty husk with a bed. Roll on thursday I say! I can't wait to get on the plane, not been on one before so it's pretty exciting. My bag weighs just under the limit I think, I haven't checked my hand luggage (which at the moment is 6 books), so I'm all set!
I'm off to play badminton for the last time in the UK (for a while at least), ciao!
Oh and last but not least, a big thank you to Oli for making my blog design, it's excellent.
Monday, 12 October 2009
The beginning of the rest of my life!
Will begin on the 29th of October! For those of you who don't know, and I'm sure that's a minority since it's pretty much all I talk about, I'm moving to Australia - flight leaving on the 29th of October. Pretty damn exciting really - lots of people ask me if I'm scared. but no, not really. Perhaps ignorance is bliss, perhaps I'm just brave, but it doesn't seem to me like I'm doing anything crazy. So it's a one way ticket and I don't really know anybody over there, but hey, it's all good fun.
I've always wanted to go to Australia, mainly because my dad went there when he was young (many years ago :P), and because pretty much everyone I've asked say they loved it when they went there. So in my head it's the land where dreams come true (cheesy I know), but the world's my oyster and I don't much like seafood.
Anyway, I'm Ben and I'm an alcoholic... Wait, what? I'm making a blog so you guys 'n' gals can follow me about on my travels and see what I'm doing where - there'll be pictures to see (if I find out how to upload pictures), and I'll give updates on how things are going. First step though is to finish working, sell most of my worldly posessions and get on the plane. I get to stay in Hong Kong for 3 days, which is pretty damned exciting - I've never really wanted to go to a Disney Land, but there's one in HK so I may as well go.
Then I'm landing in Australia (Perth, WA) at 23:45 their time (oh the jet lag will be interesting). Once there I have to find somewhere to live and a job to work! That'll be exciting, who knows what odd job I'll end up doing, *rolls dice* come on bookshop! Once the summer has passed (and it'll be hell for me, I'm not that good at summers over here!) I'll hopefully move on out into the bush and find some job doing manual labour, visit my uncle and a friend in NZ then head back to the mainland for University. So that's my life all planned out! At least for the next year or two.
And now for a little more information about me, if you so care to read on. As we established earlier, I'm Ben (but not an alcoholic, honest!), and you can call me Conan if you like. I almost changed my name by deedpoll to Conan earlier in the year for some reason. Robert E. Howard wrote the Conan books, and I read them and became slightly obsessed at the time - but they are great stories. I've not read his other stories, but they're being released in an awesome binding in a couple of days so I'll buy them then (so excited!).
Music is another thing that I love - and I love wide range of it too. As phil amusingly pointed out yesterday, my music taste ranges from 40's swing to obscure german metal bands. Other hobbies include badminton and sitting around. I want to learn to surf and snowboard though, so they may soon be added to my list of hobbies. Now I've run out of ideas of what to write about, so I shall cease to write!
That was a rather long post, congratulations if you read it all! I shouldn't think the following posts will be as long. More to follow.
I've always wanted to go to Australia, mainly because my dad went there when he was young (many years ago :P), and because pretty much everyone I've asked say they loved it when they went there. So in my head it's the land where dreams come true (cheesy I know), but the world's my oyster and I don't much like seafood.
Anyway, I'm Ben and I'm an alcoholic... Wait, what? I'm making a blog so you guys 'n' gals can follow me about on my travels and see what I'm doing where - there'll be pictures to see (if I find out how to upload pictures), and I'll give updates on how things are going. First step though is to finish working, sell most of my worldly posessions and get on the plane. I get to stay in Hong Kong for 3 days, which is pretty damned exciting - I've never really wanted to go to a Disney Land, but there's one in HK so I may as well go.
Then I'm landing in Australia (Perth, WA) at 23:45 their time (oh the jet lag will be interesting). Once there I have to find somewhere to live and a job to work! That'll be exciting, who knows what odd job I'll end up doing, *rolls dice* come on bookshop! Once the summer has passed (and it'll be hell for me, I'm not that good at summers over here!) I'll hopefully move on out into the bush and find some job doing manual labour, visit my uncle and a friend in NZ then head back to the mainland for University. So that's my life all planned out! At least for the next year or two.
And now for a little more information about me, if you so care to read on. As we established earlier, I'm Ben (but not an alcoholic, honest!), and you can call me Conan if you like. I almost changed my name by deedpoll to Conan earlier in the year for some reason. Robert E. Howard wrote the Conan books, and I read them and became slightly obsessed at the time - but they are great stories. I've not read his other stories, but they're being released in an awesome binding in a couple of days so I'll buy them then (so excited!).
Music is another thing that I love - and I love wide range of it too. As phil amusingly pointed out yesterday, my music taste ranges from 40's swing to obscure german metal bands. Other hobbies include badminton and sitting around. I want to learn to surf and snowboard though, so they may soon be added to my list of hobbies. Now I've run out of ideas of what to write about, so I shall cease to write!
That was a rather long post, congratulations if you read it all! I shouldn't think the following posts will be as long. More to follow.
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