28th October 2008
Enough of Brisbane
Day 21
I think it's time to leave Brisbane. May book a tour outta here. Don't fancy sticking around and may head up north to the Sunshine Coast. That sounds nice. What will be weird is my birthday. I wonder where I'll be and who I'll be with.
I'm actually doing nothing in Brisbane now. Nothing. I can do nothing in some new place. I have started to email people from the WWOOFing programme. The deal is you work on their farm for 5 hours a day in exchange for accommodation and food. Sounds good to me!
Oh and another thing - I hate subways (the sandwiches), especially the turkey ones. That's all I've been eating recently. If I have to eat another one I swear I'll puke.
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Saturday, 1 November 2008
Day 20 Quiz night
27th October 2008
Quiz night
Day 20
Here is the main difference between hostels in Japan and hostels in Australia. On arriving at a hostel in Japan there are posters and maps up everywhere advertising tours and showing the local cultural spots like temples and gardens. In Australia there are posters up advertising drinks nights and fancy dress competitions.
Visitors to Japan go for the history and culture, where it seems visitors to Australia come to get battered. Not that that's a bad thing - just a bit expensive with major hangovers.
Went to a quiz tonight at the bar in the hostel with Mitzie (a Swedish girl who's in my room) and Matt (a guy who was sitting at the bar when we walked in and joined our team). Matt seemed quite loud and friendly to start off with, and withing an hour he was so drunk and could hardly speak. He was telling us about how he has bought some old fire engines and he is going to paint the green and wash peoples houses for charity (??). We didn't win the quiz. Or come 2nd. Or 3rd.
When the night was over, Matt was slumped over the bar waiting for his friend to take him home and Mitzie went to bed. I wasn't tired so sat with a group of people that were talking in the common area of the hostel. They were all French. I thought if I sat there for a bit I'd be able to pick up something that they were saying, but unfortunately my High School French lessons with Mrs. Townsend weren't enough for me to understand anything that was being said, so I went to bed.
Quiz night
Day 20
Here is the main difference between hostels in Japan and hostels in Australia. On arriving at a hostel in Japan there are posters and maps up everywhere advertising tours and showing the local cultural spots like temples and gardens. In Australia there are posters up advertising drinks nights and fancy dress competitions.
Visitors to Japan go for the history and culture, where it seems visitors to Australia come to get battered. Not that that's a bad thing - just a bit expensive with major hangovers.
Went to a quiz tonight at the bar in the hostel with Mitzie (a Swedish girl who's in my room) and Matt (a guy who was sitting at the bar when we walked in and joined our team). Matt seemed quite loud and friendly to start off with, and withing an hour he was so drunk and could hardly speak. He was telling us about how he has bought some old fire engines and he is going to paint the green and wash peoples houses for charity (??). We didn't win the quiz. Or come 2nd. Or 3rd.
When the night was over, Matt was slumped over the bar waiting for his friend to take him home and Mitzie went to bed. I wasn't tired so sat with a group of people that were talking in the common area of the hostel. They were all French. I thought if I sat there for a bit I'd be able to pick up something that they were saying, but unfortunately my High School French lessons with Mrs. Townsend weren't enough for me to understand anything that was being said, so I went to bed.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Day 17 Ginger Ninja's Karaoke
24th October 2008
Hungover
Day 17
I am hungover.
Last night at the bar there was a 'killer pool' competition going on and as I had noting else to do I entered for $2... AND WON $25! The last girl in the competition and the overall winner both get $25 each. WINNER! I only planned on going to the bar for a little while (yeah right) but as I was the pool champion I decided to stay a bit longer.
A Dutch man, French Canadian man and a German man walk into a bar... no joke - these were who I was speaking to. I overlapped the $20 and $5 note I'd won so it read $205 and showed them that I'd won $205. At the time I thought it was hilarious. No one else did.
When the bar shut some of us went to another place where there was karaoke going on. Ended up singing 'Summer of '69' and 'Wonderwall' with the Dutch guy, who was
also ginger so we introduced ourselves as the 'Ginger Ninjas' and planned on going on X Factor. Lots of people said we'd defo get on the show, well the first show anyway.
Hungover
Day 17
I am hungover.
Last night at the bar there was a 'killer pool' competition going on and as I had noting else to do I entered for $2... AND WON $25! The last girl in the competition and the overall winner both get $25 each. WINNER! I only planned on going to the bar for a little while (yeah right) but as I was the pool champion I decided to stay a bit longer.
A Dutch man, French Canadian man and a German man walk into a bar... no joke - these were who I was speaking to. I overlapped the $20 and $5 note I'd won so it read $205 and showed them that I'd won $205. At the time I thought it was hilarious. No one else did.
When the bar shut some of us went to another place where there was karaoke going on. Ended up singing 'Summer of '69' and 'Wonderwall' with the Dutch guy, who was
also ginger so we introduced ourselves as the 'Ginger Ninjas' and planned on going on X Factor. Lots of people said we'd defo get on the show, well the first show anyway. 
Oh and the Taiwanese girl from my room didn't end up coming out.
It's the Slipknot gig tonight. I'm going with a guy I met on the http://www.couchsurfing.org/ site, so that should be fun, but probably scary. Gonna feel even rougher by tomorrow. Can't wait.
I'm a bit worried though as the girl at the reception at my hostel said that she heard that Slipknot urinate on the crowds and spit blood on people. I hope not.
Day 16 Hello Australia!
23rd October 2008
G'day mate
Day 16
I am in Australia. Got 3 months here. Going to a Slipknot gig tomorrow, well tomorrow or the day after - must check. Picked up a WWOOFing pack today, which is sort of a volunteer programme. Hoping to get some volunteering done around Brisbane. The deal is if for about 5 hours of work a day, you get accommodation and food. The places are mostly farms and they work seems to be gardening, painting, looking after farm animals, etc.
Well I am here on my own so decided to get speaking to some people. Got chatting to a German girl who is also travelling on her own. She was meant to be in Australia for 9 months and working here as well, but it turns out she doesn't like it so is getting a flight back home! Good start.
The dorm room I'm in is shared with 5 other girls including a Taiwanese girl who is really worried about her english speaking skills and wants to practice talking to people. I told her she should come to the bar tonight as she's alone and doesn't know anyone, like me. Not sure if she'll come though. It's 'ladies night' at the bar tonight. Cheap wine here I come!
G'day mate
Day 16
I am in Australia. Got 3 months here. Going to a Slipknot gig tomorrow, well tomorrow or the day after - must check. Picked up a WWOOFing pack today, which is sort of a volunteer programme. Hoping to get some volunteering done around Brisbane. The deal is if for about 5 hours of work a day, you get accommodation and food. The places are mostly farms and they work seems to be gardening, painting, looking after farm animals, etc.
Well I am here on my own so decided to get speaking to some people. Got chatting to a German girl who is also travelling on her own. She was meant to be in Australia for 9 months and working here as well, but it turns out she doesn't like it so is getting a flight back home! Good start.
The dorm room I'm in is shared with 5 other girls including a Taiwanese girl who is really worried about her english speaking skills and wants to practice talking to people. I told her she should come to the bar tonight as she's alone and doesn't know anyone, like me. Not sure if she'll come though. It's 'ladies night' at the bar tonight. Cheap wine here I come!
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