What I Think Of Australia Now
First of all, my mom left for Brunei today. I almost cried when she went down the escalator (I can’t go down with her). I didn’t wanna cry either so I tried my best to keep the tears in the ducts. Anyway, she gave me loads of money before she went down so I’m grateful for that, indefinitely.
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RIGHT. Since I’m done with the sad bit I’ll start talking about life in Australia for the one week and a day that I’ve been here~
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The first day was hell. Expensive reality hit me SMACK on the face. It was so hard getting a last minute place at 10+PM so anyone going to Australia please book a place a WEEK before arriving.
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The second day was depressing. I was searching for a place to stay (long term) and there were so many disappointments. It wasn’t the area or the places that disappointed me but the people who were renting out the places. They make an appointment with you or they promised to call you but they don’t come or do it at all. Which was kind of annoying. I expected them to be… well… more organized than that. So that night I tossed and turned in bed and had nightmares.
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The third day was better though. I found a place I liked and it was close to the university. Great timing too because the guy who rented out the place was there. He showed me the place and I loved it because it was homey (sp?)… He asked me to come again the next day.
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I bought loads of stuff on the fourth day and I came over at around 2 to meet with the girl who I was gonna live with. She was nice. She’s real quiet too. AND SHE FREEKIN’ COSPLAYS!!! Most of her collections are the same as mine BUT… we don’t talk much about anime or manga. We both may have the same interests but we’re just too different.
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On the fifth day I moved in at around 10 AM. My room mate left for Valentine’s and we left the house for MORE shopping. More clothes, more food, more kitchenware etc etc…
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On the sixth day we cleaned a bit of the house. My room, the upstairs porch/balcony and also threw the trash out. By the time we were done mom and I were pretty hungry so we went out to buy a RED SNAPPER. She mutilated the fish and I watched with amusement as she made it dance and swim in air. She made me clean the guts out and made me clean and cut shrimps too~ We ate A LOT. It was Fish Head Curry and rice. SO UNBELIEVABLY DELICIOUS (only because we’ve been eating salads, bread and fruits for the last few days).
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On the SEVENTH day, we did MORE and MORE shopping. And I was becoming more and more happy. I found a place to stay, I’ve got stuff for my house, I’ve found out I could understand the bus system here. I think that by the time I’ve stayed her for a month or two I’d be an expert in the Australian ways~ (Yea right).
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Today, I woke up late because I had a headache and a cold/flu that I caught from my mom. She had been sick for over four - five days and I only caught it last night. We reached the airport later that morning and she left. She bought quite a few souvenirs for everyone back home. I bought some for her to bring along too. I didn’t feel helpless at all actually when she left. I walked around the airport as if I knew where everythinng was and I used a taxi back. Cleaned up the mess in the house and that was it.
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Anyway, Australia is actually a nice, friendly place to be in. The people here are always smiling when you talk to them. They always say good day. If you say excuse me (please choose those who are walking slowly and without purpose~) they’ll look up at you and then smile and say "Yes?".
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The prices in Australia (as I’ve mentioned before) are really quite high. But the things are taxed and all that. So I don’t mind it. As long as I’ve enough money to eat and live here then that is fine.
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The weather right now is cold. Even though it’s summer it’s turning autumn soon. The rain here is quite heavy when the clouds need Earth to be their toilet. But compared to other countries…. It’s actually quite nice. Brunei’s rain is never light and if it was light it’d still hit you hard. In UK, the rain’s just annoying because it’s coupled with wind MOST of the times. Here… It’s nice.
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All I have to do now is wait. Wait for uni to actually start. Anyway… Til here.
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Man…….. Do I miss my family or what?!
