Brisbane September '07

Saturday, September 1st ‘07

It’s the riverfest here in Brisbane and it starts with a huge firework. This afternoon, I’ve heard loud noise coming and going, as I stepped out on the balcony, I saw the Roulettes (Australians’ Snow Birds) in the sky. I have a nice view from here. Mungo reached me and we are going to South Bank to watch the fireworks. It’s full of people we can barely walk. It reminds me of the Benson & Hedges Fireworks at La Ronde. The fireworks are opened by 2 army planes flying with flames coming from behind. Then, it was time for the half hour long fireworks accompanied by music. The show ended the same way it started, with the planes. It was really nice. It took forever to get out of the crowd though. We are lucky to live not far from there.

Sunday, September 2nd ‘07

Mungo and I decided to spend the day together. We looked up the riverfest and went for some Jazz at a Warf but the music was more like Brazilian elevator music, it was ok but not too much. We took a walk and then caught the city cat to New Farm Park where we enjoyed a picnic before we took the city cat back home. It was really nice to spend that time with him and really very enjoyed it. We haven’t spent some quality time together in awhile.

Monday, September 3rd ‘07

Mom’s arriving tomorrow and I can’t wait. I’ve been counting days for 2 months now and she’ll be here tomorrow morning. I just can’t believe it’s so soon.

Tuesday, September 4th ‘07

Mom’s arriving today and I had to get up at 5:30am. Drew’s picking me up and coming with me to the airport. My mom’s flight was delayed so we left a bit later. I can’t wait to see her. At the airport, there she is!!! I’m soooo happy to see her. Haven’t seen her in over 6 months and it’s about time she comes to visit me overseas. The airline lost my roller skates but they’ll be delivering them tomorrow. We went for breakfast and my mom finally realized what I meant with food is expensive here. Went for a walk downtown and took a nap. Just so happy to have my mom here.

Sunday, September 30th ‘07

I know I really haven’t been writing much. I just got really used to living here, I feel pretty much at home. Mom stayed for 2 weeks and 2 days. The first week was quite rainy so we didn’t do much more than visit the city from South Bank to the Valley and Milton. Then, we went on a tour that took us on Moreton Island which is the 2nd biggest sand island in the world. We saw some dolphins and a Dugong which is known as a mermaid. We also did some snorkeling around the Tangalooma wrecks. It was really nice but people had no respect in the water. We went to Surfer’s Paradise with Mungo, it was nice but Mungo was a bit moody and it kinda ruined the day. I brought my mom to Lone Pine Koala sanctuary, it was nice to feed the Kangaroos see the koalas, emus, kookaburras, wombats, ect. We even fell in love with a Black Cockatoo. We had a Kangaroo BBQ at Shani’s place. I was soo happy to have my mom here and spend time with her. I’m really glad she finally came around to visit.

Mungo moved out! It’s just Kristina and I again. We’re waiting for a new housemate. Aloka had some old man coming in but after talking to her, she refused him. Thank god, I would’ve moved out if not. How could I live with an old creep in the house. I saw Damien the other day and he seemed to want me back in his life, we’ll see if that actually happens. I found a new job at a fruit market in the Valley. I gotta take the bus to get there but it’s not too bad. It a “professional” environment and it feels good to be back on a payroll. I work 3 days a week / 20hrs but I’ve been taking quite an amount of shifts from the other girls so I do more hours and I love it. The market is for the rich and snobs and my colleagues are really nice. I’m glad to be there and I hope all ‘ll go well. If all goes well, I’ll stay until right after the holidays, go to Alice Springs to work in a bar or something and then go to Asia before coming back to Montreal in June 2008.

Else, I might say that my mood is going thru ups and downs I really miss home, my friends and social life. My social life is not great here but with this job, I’ll have money to do things and I should make friends. It’s just unusually hard to make friends with the swing dancers here in Brisbane. I have a new camera so I’ll be able to make better quality pictures. Well, that’s about all for this month.