b’s blog

Met up with my boss’s daughter today. Funny how our trips to Australia coincided! Don’t worry, Colleen, I’ll take good care of her! hahaha

I actually lost her before I even met up with her. She got off at Spencer Street Station and I was waiting at Flinders Street station… 2 hours later, we met up and I helped her check in to her very first hostel! Very ex-ci-ting and cheap too. it is 18/nt… A bit dodgy but only staying 3 nights.

Going to do part of the Great Ocean Road with her and her “host family” on the weekend.
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Went to the City today (CBD/downtown) and was hoping to see this crafty market in the arts area but ended up going only to Federation square and stopping to watch the free concert for World AIDS Day. It was pretty good!
They had a bunch of public service posters saying Think + Drink = Safe Sex but I think the best bit was the couple of guys dressed as sperm handing out condoms! hahah, I should have gotten a picture…
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I'm going to use this one all the time! it's not Australian though, it's English, specifically Geordie. MUFFIN TOP - The buldge in the waist or hip area that appears when pants are worn too tight or too ... [Continue reading this entry]

I was wondering where the heck my money is going lately since i am really trying to watch my spending until I find a job. Then I realized, I've spent $10.00 on internet today! In other news, I got the ... [Continue reading this entry]

I have moved into Mona's (Edmonton Mona) houseshare/hostel in Richmond, a suburb close to the CBD. It is cool cuz we are sharing a room! This afternoon we went to St.Kilda, the trendy, backpackery area of town right near the ... [Continue reading this entry]

last night was the birthday of one of my dorm roommates so 4 of the 6 of us went to an Irish bar for backpacker night. It was quite crowded, the drinks were cheap (I just had one free ... [Continue reading this entry]

When I google myself, I come up as number 1, 2 and 4! Number 1 is the Edmonton Centennial Scrapbook Project Number 2 is my travel blog check out a pic I submitted to a travel website of Maligne Lake. That ... [Continue reading this entry]

"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness. Not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it." - William Feather

in one word = RANDOM There was an Australia Gallery and when I got there, it had "6 important highlights of Victoria's History". Inside were a Neighbour's set (soap opera shot in Melb), random information and diaramas about Melbourne streets and sewage ... [Continue reading this entry]

Well, I stayed up all night last night since I had to catch a shuttle from my hostel at 4:20AM I thought, why bother to sleep? It's now noon and I'm in Melbourne. I am so tired. The bad thing ... [Continue reading this entry]