Reading jael's journal

Sunday afternoon - Time - 1:30 pm.

Location - Melbourne International Airport

Condition - Tired, sleepy, exhausted, cant feel her ~~ass~~ rear end any more.

After a long and uncomfortable 15 hour or so flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne, I was finally here. The 7 month wait was over and I finally going to start a new chapter of my life..

My father and I checked into a service apartment, and went out to grab some lunch. The streets were very very empty, and I kept thinking we got into the wrong part of town, usually on Sundays, families, people, friends are out enjoying themselves.. again I was wrong..

Its been a week since I moved to Australia and its very different from what I've gotten used to in Hong Kong.

- MacDonalds is 3 times more expensive here than it is in Hong Kong.

- Things are pricey here anyways!

- Shops close here at 5 - 6 pm on week days and earlier on weekends.

- Jerry Springer comes 2 -3 times a day on TV (and gosh.. i really didnt believe there were poeple like that in this world..they are just SO stupid.. and I wonder .. should I watch it cause its entertainment, or should I move to another channel cause this just sickens me.... Do I really want to hear about a 70 year old man who likes to smell women's undies? or watch women/men/transvestives bear their breasts and rear ends...)

- To get an apartment, one must fill out an application for and send it to the landlord, the landlord then goes through numerous applications and chooses the one he thinks is best for him/her to rent out their house/apartment. (We dont do that in Hong KOng)

- Quite a few landlords dont give a fuck what condition their houses/apartments are in and flouracent green walls are not supposed to be a pleasent colour.

- I cant find a decent computer mall here.

- Ciggerettes are 25% more expensive than they are in HK.

- The sun sets at about 8:30ish at night.

- Its too cold in the mornings and evenings and too hot in the afternoon and rains at odd times.

- Homeless people come up to your table where your sitting and eating in a food court and ask for money ~~while drooling and eyeing your food~~

- I still can't believe shops close at 5 pm (They close at 10 -11 pm in Hong KOng.)

- And I've noticed that a lot of people type with just 4 fingers here and very few know how to type properly..

*sigh* so many things to get used to...

Thats it for me, next update will probably be when I get a house and a computer and an internet connection....or..probably the day after tomorrow cause I cant stand being away from the internet for too long ;).

This post was edited by jael on Feb 12, 2005.

*prepares to defend nation*

this will be hard... right here goes.

MacDonalds is 3 times more expensive here than it is in Hong Kong.

Don't go! :D or, befriend the greasy adolescent working there and they'll give you free stuff.
free stuff is good.

Things are pricey here anyways!

my dear, i must show you around the suburbs. ;) the city is incredibly overpriced. at least take comfort in the fact that I can get you cheap books!

Shops close here at 5 - 6 pm on week days and earlier on weekends.

most shops will close at 5:30 mon to weds, 9:00pm thurs and fri, 5:00 saturday...sundays tend to vary from 3-5:00 depending on where you are.

- Jerry Springer comes 2 -3 times a day on TV

Really? Oh God... only on Cable channels though. i dont think it's on normal TV anymore... it used to be on around midday...

I cant find a decent computer mall here.

uhhh, to buy computers? or as in internet cafes? both are around. you wont find entire malls (or shopping centres in Aussie lingo) devoted to computers... but there is market which takes place every sunday for all your computer needs, and good stores around.

The sun sets at about 8:30ish at night.

the joys of Daylight savings time. wait until winter arrives, it'll set around 5:30/6:00ish.

Its too cold in the mornings and evenings and too hot in the afternoon and rains at odd times.

welcome to Melbourne. We're notorious for crappy weather. you learn to live with it. i recommend wearing layers of clothing.

Homeless people come up to your table where your sitting and eating in a food court and ask for money while drooling and eyeing your food

another "only in the city" thing. and, a great many of them aren't actually homeless. i prefer to give the convincing ones food so they dont buy drugs, grog etc.

And I've noticed that a lot of people type with just 4 fingers here and very few know how to type properly..

*blushes* that is true. very very true. a good 50% of primary schools do not place sufficient emphasis on typing, so people simple don't learn. our national motto is "damage control".

i hope this helps you understand our... national philosophy..

-Mel ;)

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