Sunday, December 14, 2014
Summer Frights High
What does a gay horse say?
HEEEEEYY!!!!
Whats up blog fans!? I got a sizzling, semi-spontaneous blog fo yo asses!
Yes im still in Australia, yes im still in Darwin, working, in a school... sweating my arse off... But theres been a FEW small changes and things going on. Plus I aint really spoken to people at home too much, so read this for an update. Then when we talk I dont have to repeat the same shiz a thousand times, leaving more time to talk about YOU!
So tighten your belt! Coz if those shorts aint TIGHT, they'll blow right off like DY-NO-MITE!
So basically, im writing this from my cozy little cabin at the moment. Its getting dark, and im about to shower and go to bed... No big deal right? No, EXCEPT, tomorrow Bulldozer Billy is coming along and crushing our home TO THA GROUND!! :-0 I know, right! Shocking! All the kids at the school have broken up now for their Christmas holidays. Whilst they're away the schools getting a major make-over. Its like the schools going into surgery, and our home is the big ugly hooked nose that needs removing the most. So tonight will be our last sleep here. Bit of a shame, as we've just settled in and made it our home.... But thats not even the worst thing about it blog fans! Once our home is turned to dust, we're being moved to the EEC building. I dont even know what EEC stands for. If I had to guess, i'd say "Extremely Eerie Crap!" Because that building is SCARY! When I lock it up at night, its like House On Haunted Hill. Which is pretty fitting, as apparently it used to be a hospital! Great... I've heard stories about things being moved in there, over night, once its been locked up. I've spoken to a girl who said she was listening to the radio in there, and several witnesses saw the volume dial turn down right in front of their eyes. So SLEEPING there, on the 3rd floor, at night, alone on campus should be... ginteresting... Ive been sleeping with a big knife and baseball bat near me in this cabin... but i dont think thats gonna help me against a bloody rapist poltergeist :-(
OTHERWISE the job is going really well! The staff are all really nice, Cat and I are saving well, so cant complain... The teachers sometimes cook us food for lunch, or buy us ciders for just helping and doing our jobs. Its weird, but great haha... On top of that, 80% of the teachers look like super models. That just wouldnt happen in a British school. The Australian kids just dont know how good they got it!... I was invited to the Christmas party on Friday. We had after work drinks, and after 4 ciders, and 4 beers, I was well up for it. Especially considering I lost about 19 gallons of sweat at work just before that... It was really last minute though, and I was texting all the other backpackers to come with me, but no one did. Didnt really wanna tag along with none of the other backpackers with me, like a weird lonely loser. So I just stumbled around the school, drunk, locking all the gates... Then I passed out at 7:30... Epic fail...
We have no plans for Christmas or NYE yet... Its probably gonna suck. Its our 3rd Christmas away from home. The 1st one we flew from Costa Rica to Peru on Christmas day. So that was pretty shit. Dry arse airplane meals for Christmas dinner lol. Last year in Sydney was good. But I got a feeling we got another shit one in store for us this year. We've got some dates in mind for our next stages now though. Probably gonna leave the school on the 27th of March. Drive to Uluru on a road trip, then leave Australia (finally) to The Philippines on April 7th. So its all getting pretty close! I've given myself a couple of projects some of you might be interested in. Im gonna start to make slideshows of our travels, and uploading them to YouTube. Its a little hobby of mine, but its also a nicer, easier way for people to look at what we've done, step by step. The slideshows will take a while to do, but im also sporadically uploading some random travel videos... If you search YouTube for "RobCat Travel" you might find it... I'll try to get a URL for our page or something later.
So keep your shorts tight for all of that!
Merry Christmas if I dont speak to you before that...
Make it a blogtastic one ;-)
Until then.... Zoooooooooooooooop!! x
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Darwin: Blogtastic Update
Im sitting
on my couch, in Darwin, fan on, watching “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower” and
writing this spontaneous blog... WELCOME BACK BLOG FANS! :D This is a little
different... I’ve made no notes, and theres no major trips to tell of... This
is just a little catch up, coz shiz happens, and I haven’t really told everyone
whats been going on much... The blogs are back in town, the blogs are back in town! ;)
The last
update I wrote, I think Cat was just starting her job at Britz campers. This
job is now coming to the end of its contract, and the company is closing up for
the “wet season”. I was getting odd labouring jobs, sweating my arse off,
making the odd buck or two... I took a job on where I was helping sand, paint,
and restore boats. It was fun at first, but then the boat went out on the
water, and I ended up spending my days moving heavy shit around the dusty yard,
in the blazing heat, and sweeping... Lots and lots of sweeping. On top of that,
my hours were getting cut, so my shit wage, was getting even shitter... I was
trying to get more work at this point but I was failing. I came really really
close to getting 2 jobs at graphics companies, but they did a U-turn on me as
soon as they found out I wasn’t a permanent resident here. It was starting to
piss me off. Lots of guys from all over the world are here, making lots of
money, in good jobs that they’re trained in, and I was always bottom of the
barrel. Darwin revolves around construction work. I actually wrote a poem / rap
about it :p I was gonna do my first “vlog” (video blog) performing it, but
luckily my fortunes changed for the better before I had the chance to... I had
things like...
Now we come here making grands
On the beaches, lay in sand
No more need for faking tans.
And
References –
A handful
Experiences
– AmpleI’m job hunting all the time, and my mind is getting tangled
Anyway...
Things chopped and changed a lot. I quit my boat job, and started work for a
partition company. Helping build walls and ceilings, in homes and offices. It
was OK. There was other backpackers there, so I didn’t feel like the little,
lonely, foreign runt anymore. The guys here were funny. A French guy and an
Argentinean make funny jokes about the bosses and Aussies. They do impressions
of Australians having sex: “Ahh, thats good mate!” “Fucking good mate!” lol...
We have bosses that are Greek and pretty fucking miserable. Also, there’s
Australian tradies that work on the more technical stuff. Some are really cool,
but some have that same “stupid backpackers” attitude, because some guys don’t
speak fluent English, and a lot of us don’t have experience in this kind of
work. So they walk around like their shit don’t stink, looking down on us in
the same way the bosses do. Theyre over-paid, and under-educated pricks though.
All they do it measure and cut things... Cat took on part-time evening work at
a pizza place :) On her first day she brought me back a free one she made, and
it was really nice...
But this is
where the game changer kicked in... Cat was at her Britz job one day, and she
answered the phone to a friendly lady. They got chatting, and it turned out
that this woman worked at a school that often hired backpackers. She said she
hates how most of us are mistreated here, and if Cat ever needed a job, she was
welcome to come along. After swapping contact details and asking more
questions, we found out we could BOTH work there, LIVE there, RENT FREE, and
get paid a GOOD wage. GAME CHANGER! THATS why I scrapped my vlog, inspired by
stress and negativity :p Maybe I should write a happy poem :D
So, this is
whats going down - Today I worked my last day at this partition company (they
don’t know it yet), and tomorrow, we’re moving out of our Darwin home, to our
NEW Darwin home, in the middle of a SCHOOL! :o Cat will do general work around
the grounds , and I will be the bloody CARETAKER. King of the school! Haha...
So I should be starting that on Monday morning, and start saving a BOMB! Cat
will be moving in with me, and starting work after her Britz job finishes in a
week or so. It will be sad to move out
of this place, as I really do like it. This new place is smaller, older,
without a pool, and its in the middle of a school, further from the city. But
to be fair, we came to Darwin to work and save money - nothing else. So this is
what we’re doing.
Not much
else to say really... Every day I have off I research travel routes, things to
do, visas, and everything for travelling Asia. Got a rough route planned. Philippines,
Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
India, THEN home. Want to see Uluru, in the centre of Australia before we leave
here though. But to be honest, im just really excited to leave Aus and start
travelling again really. As you might be able to tell, struggling to work here,
and being degraded, and stressed has been a challenge. We could come home to
work and save for Asia. Cat was close to doing that at one point. But I told
her to stick to our decision to stay here and graft. Cat agrees after a bit of
encouragement :p I’ve missed some big events at home lately. My brother got
engaged and had a big party with all our friends and family. Someone very close
to me came out of prison, and id like to see him. My dog got hit by a car...
and I heard this morning that my nan passed away... So her funeral will be
another big thing ive been away for. Most people I speak to encourage me to
stay away as long as possible though. “Keep living the dream!” Even if it aint
exactly pretty right now :p At least we got good luck with the new jobby
though! Time to stack that cheeeeese!! Money, money, money baaaagggsssss!
(and keep
them tight)
;)
Sunday, September 28, 2014
UK vs AUS
DUH DUH DUUHHH!!! We’re going to war bog fans! Now for all my British blog fans at home, I know you know AT LEAST 1 or 2 facebook contacts, in Australia, posting annoyingly smug statuses about beaches, sun and fun. Selfies, screen shots of weather forecasts, and generally touching themselves with gloating excitement... BUT should you believe the hype!? What – is – the - deal!? Well, keep your shorts tight, coz im breaking shit down like a b-boy on a sugar rush...
FOOTBALL vs
“FOOTBALL”
One of the
main tings I miss about the UK is the football. Real football... If Australia
wants to be taken seriously, they should really sort this shit out. The AFL (Aussie Football League) is NOT
football. If ANYTHING its a gay version of Rugby. Yeah, that’s right, I said it
– Gay Rugby!... I don’t know what they were thinking when they created this
game. Its basically Rugby but the pass the ball weird, and wear the TIGHTEST
batty rider hot pants. I swear these guys must all be impotent or something.
Its aggressive, I give them that, but naaahhh... Its no Premier League... Plus all
their teams are called things like “The Storm!” and “The Rabbitohs!” The
national football team is called the “SOCCEROOS” and the national basketball
team is called the “BOOMERS” lol def gay though...
VERDICT – UK
DOGS vs
DINGOS
Most Brits talk
about this when coming to Aus. DANGEROUS ANIMALS... Australia has snakes that
can kill you, spiders that can kill you, crocodiles that can kill you, sharks,
cassowaries, dingos, kangaroos, even the bloody koalas can give you an STI! So
think twice if you decide to bum one of them, blog fans... But seriously, what
do we have in the UK? Pigeons and rats?... That’s about it when it comes to
wild animals really. Oh, and maybe the odd fox or two. I’ve had a few close
encounters with nasties in my time here. But to be honest, I’m still alive, so
far, and at least the wildlife here is a little more interesting...
VERDICT –
AUS
I don’t know
what the social definition for a chav, or a bogan really is. But from what I
can tell, a bogan is pretty much the same as a chav. Suppose Jeremy Kyle is a
good reference point... I think maybe chavs are a bit more urban and scummy -
whereas bogans are usually dirty little rednecks with missing teeth... Dunno, maybe
I’m a chav? Suppose it depends on how damning the chav / bogan labelling is
really... Anyway... I hate rednecks, so...
VERDICT – UK
LAMBRINI vs
GOON
OMG goon!!
Gooooon!!! Ok, let me compose myself. I was never really a Lambrini drinker in
the UK. For anyone who doesn’t know, Lambrini is a cheap wine in the UK, famous
for 14 year old girls drinking it in parks. Which is pretty much what goon is
for Aussies... Or maybe thats Passion Pop? I love a bit of P.O.P too, but lets
focus on the goon for now :) It comes in 4ltr bags, and costs $12 on average.
Its so cheap, that I think they cant legally label it as “wine”. Its called
FRUITY LEXIA. Some people hate goon, and have bad reactions to it. But after a
while - a beautiful thing. So many fun times and memories have been created, and
so many brain cells destroyed :) Without it, id have a lot fewer friends in
Aus, trust me... It brings a whole new meaning to “fun bags”! Ah, goon. I will
miss goon... Good ol goon... Ah... Goon :D xxx
VERDICT –
AUS
BOOZE vs
GROG
As we’re on
the subject of alcohol - let’s compare the rest. Goon aside, drinking in the UK
is a lot better for many reasons. One of the main reasons is because of a dirty
little word in Aus: “RSA”. Responsible Service of Alcohol. Its the biggest pile
of shit ever. It basically means you’re supposed to go out to clubs, and dance,
and talk... But you can’t get DRUNK, oh nooo! The drinking laws in Australia
are PATHETIC! Bouncers won’t let you in clubs for being tipsy, you can get
removed from clubs for ANYTHING, you can’t have doubles after midnight, no
shots after midnight, shots are expensive and no offers are allowed... it
sucks!! Without goon, I don’t know what they’ll do! So what are you supposed to
do? Buy a beer and have a reasonable, sober conversation with my peers? Psst,
Ich don’t think so blog fans. Goon and house parties is the way forward. Goon
all night long please :D
VERDICT – UK
PRIMARK vs
K-MART
Everyone
loves a store that uses child labour to bring us cheap goodies! :) What’s the
major difference? Well, K-Mart is a lot more like the American Wall-Mart. It
has anything you can think of – from clothes, to kitchenware, to sports stuff,
electronics. Primark is just a chaotic heap of shit really. You can only get
clothes there, and shopping there usually feels like you’re doing grocery
shopping at a manic New Delhi, Sunday market...
VERDICT –
AUS
SARAHS vs
SHEILAS
Time for me
to get even more shallower... Which is better? Well, let’s just say the weather
aint the ONLY hot thing in Australia blog fans! ;) Hell yeeeaa!... I mean, they
probably get a bit of help from the tans, outdoor jogging, and beach
lifestyles... Some of the Aussie girls have a rep for being a bit more stuck up
though. Some come across as pouty little bitches. But still... Tamarama! ;)
VERDICT –
AUS
BRONSON vs
CHOPPER
I really don’t
know. But it would be interesting... Dont know if im talking about the films,
the people, or who would win in a fight... Dont even know why im typing about
it... Just don’t know blog fans...
VERDICT – ???
CHRISTMAS vs
“CHRISTMAS”
I’m
approaching my 2nd Christmas in Aus, and it just aint the sames...
Its approaching the end of September now, so in the UK, Christmas is probably
in full swing. Which is kind of lame to be honest... Coz after our “summer”,
there aint much more to look forward to. So by September, Christmas is in the
shops, in the magazines, on the TV, in the adverts. Its everywhere. Which is
shit... But when it finally comes around, we do it properly. Cold weather,
knitted scarfs, Christmas jumpers, stockings, and a big roast. Thats what
Christmas is all about!! None of that shrimp on the barbie bullshit!... Plus,
they call Christmas crackers, “Bon-Bon’s”... Yeah, I know....
VERDICT – UK
EAST ENDERS
vs NEIGHBOURS
I hate both...
All soaps suck arse... But this aint about them two. It’s about TV in general.
A lot of Brits have said to me “Australian TV is shit, init”. I suppose it
depends on what you mean. I actually like Australian TV. They have a lot of
good programs on, and every night there’s a decent movie or 2 to watch. But if you’re
talking about Australian TV made by AUSTRALIANS, then yeah... Its pretty shit.
Most of the stuff they play is British and American anyway. But all their game
shows are just lame imitations, and the acting in their soaps is TERRIBLE! So I
would actually say EastEnders wins...Plus, some of their regional adverts
OMG... They make me cry with embarrassment...
VERDICT – UK
BOURNEMOUTH
vs BONDI
Rhetorical
question? A lot of Aussies say they don’t like Bondi. They think its
over-crowded, and over hyped compared to other beaches they have. Which is
true... But they obviously haven’t seen Bournemouth on a sunny day, have they...
I think we usually match the entire Aussie population on that beach during our
one week of summer. Spoilt bastards...
VERDICT –
AUS
£ vs $
The pound is
powerful, and is probably the best currency to travel with. But working in
Australia, is so much more of a better deal than home. They get paid so much
more, and although people say “Australia’s expensive”. It really isn’t, for
most things. There’s always jobs available here too. I came to this country as
a half way point of my travels, to save money and continue my travels. You can
land jobs here with little to no experience or qualifications, and earn more
than someone at home with a university degree. If you have a skill or trade,
you could come here, and literally rape!
VERDICT – AUS
PISS OFF vs
PEEEEEZ ORFFF
We def have
cooler accents blog fans ;) We say “yog-urt” They say “yo-gurt”. We say “pasta”
they say “parrrsta”. We say “Christmas crackers” they say.... “BONBONS!”
ARRGHH!! Their accents can be a bit cringe. It doesn’t vary too much like ours
either. Its either Aussie, or Bogan hillbilly. My argument is - we speak the
correct way, as ENGLISH is from ENGLAND... :D Ha!!
VERDICT – UK
MARMITE &
PENGUINS vs VEGEMITE & TIMTAMS
If you don’t
know what Marmite and Penguins are, or Vegemite and Timtams. They’re BASICALLY
the same thing. I don’t overly care too much about any of these products.
Regardless to what the advert says – I don’t love OR hate Marmite. But I can be
partial to it on a bit of toast now and then. I haven’t tried Vegemite yet. But
ive smelt it, and it smells just like Marmite, mixed with baby diarrhea :/
Timtams are good though! I used to think they were a bit over hyped. But then i
was introduced to the caramel, peanut butter, and white chocolate ones. Mmm... Marmite beats Vegemite – Timtams beat
Penguins...
VERDICT – Draw
HYDE PARK vs
“HYDE PARK”
Obviously our
Hyde Park in London, is the original - and Sydney are just faking the funk...
But i cant judge them on that... In general, most Australian cities have lots
of parks, and gardens, and they’re all really nice. One of the best things about
living in Sydney was you could always just go to the park, or botanical gardens
and just chill there... The sun it out, the grass is green, and you can get
nice views, and you can do some bird watching (In both senses of the word). And
you can bring GOON!! I’ve done about 6000 BBQs in various parks around
Australia. I will miss them times when im back in the UKs greyness.
VERDICT – AUS
RITA ORA vs IGGY AZALEA
Yeah, I know ive probably just
picked out the worst possible names to make a comparison on music. But which
country has the best music scene? Rhetorical question? Another thing I miss
about living in London, is the buzzing music scene. Whether it was a local or
overseas artist, I could literally see someone I liked every week. I do love
finding new music, and I have found a few pretty awesome artists from
Australia... But to be honest, the list of amazing artists from the UK, just go
on and on and on...
VERDICT – UK
This aint a direct comparison
of Londons tube, to Melbournes Tram. But a comparison of transport in general.
Local transport in most of Australia sucks pretty bad. In a lot of cities the
service has been irregular, slow, dated, and they use stupid systems. But then,
you can look at the UK, and I haven’t seen hardly any of my homeland. This is
mostly down to the ridiculous prices for trains and petrol, and all the bloody
road works and traffic that holds people back from travelling it. I could
probably fly from Adelaide to Darwin for cheaper than a train from London to
Newcastle. But on the other hand, I cant get home from the centre of Darwin
because buses stop running at 9:30pm. What the hell is that about?...
VERDICT – Draw
I spoke about food already,
but a lot of people like to yap their opinions about it. I don’t see the big
deal... Find something you like and shove it down your throat! The GENERAL
opinion is... Our Nandos is better, their Subways is better. Their McDonalds is
cheaper, their Burger King is called Hungry Jacks. Our chicken is cheaper,
their beef is cheaper. Their fruit is expensive, but eating out is cheap. Our
Indian is better, their Chinese beats ours... Blah blah blah blah!!... Nearly
every Brit ive met has told me what food they miss from home. Ironically
Britain has a reputation for having shit food. To be honest, I got the feeling
ill be missing more food ive had out here, then I do from home now. Mainly
because, eating out IS cheap! I will miss $1 hot dogs, $5 pizzas, $10 steak and
mash, and 30cent Ice creams from McDonalds. Yeah, 30cent... Thats like, 17p.
Its a joke... When you combine that with all the tasty Asian food they do round
here, you can shove that “I miss Yorkshire puddings” attitude up your arse!
VERDICT – AUS
Just thought this category
up... James Bond has crazy gadgets, drives flash cars, shags hot bitches, and
saves the world... What does Crocodile Dundee actually do? Sharpen knifes and
fingers crocodiles bumholes!? HA!...
VERDICT – UK
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS vs
POLITICAL RESPECTLESS
Ooooh!! Touchy subject blog
fans... Let me start off by saying race issues on Australia seem to be a big
topic amongst backpackers. Im just gonna speak my opinion on it... To say
Australia is a racist country, is a racist remark... So people saying that
obviously aint very open minded, and don’t know how racial profiling actually works.
What I CAN say though, is the UK seems to be a very “P.C”, and Australia is
not. They’re overly patriotic, and patriotism is frowned upon back home. This
is not about individual people, but just in general... Some things can be quite
a shock compared to what im used to. This is not just racial, sexist, or
religious issues. But even things like swearing and watershed on TV, is a lot
more lax here. I think at the end of the day, all countries roughly have an
equal amount racists and bigots - obviously. The main difference is when
someone shouts something like “I fucking hate jews!” ..In Australia people are
like “Hmm, fair enough” Whilst in the UK, you’ve probably already been
decapitated... I agree with freedom of speech, and I feel our country is a bit
overly poofy (not being homophobic) about hurting peoples feelings. Although we
have some stupid, NF, skinhead, dickheads in the UK – I’ve witnessed too many
uncomfortable moments in Australia, that makes me proud to be from an area of
the world that generally wouldn’t accept it those types of attitudes... But
thats probably just because im a “Bloody pommy c*#t” :p
VERDICT – UK
Ooooh! THE BIG ONE! (thats
what she said) How could I do such a thing!? I think ive spent a total of about
8 months in Sydney all together. I know it like the back of my hand - and
ironically... probably better than London!! :o Its true... Living in the city,
and Bondi, working there, drinking there. Ive done nearly every single tourist
attraction, ate at nearly every budget restaurant, and drank in nearly every
bar. I cant say the same about London... To start off, Sydney is a lot smaller
than London. You can walk around the CBD in half a day, and see all the sights.
As a tour guide I wouldn’t know where to start in London! It’s not really
walkable. London is quite spread out, and there’s a lot of hidden gems that
I’ll never know about. I suppose its all about the pros and cons... Sydney has
the beaches, the weather, the chilled vibe, the parks, the girls... I like the
fact you can do everything by walking, or just a bus or two, and you don’t need
to spend much money. London has the culture, the history, the atmosphere, the
cool vibe, and it just feels like home... We might not have the weather and
beaches, but we have loads of museums, old architecture, cool bars and pubs,
and the whole city is just very iconic. If I had to come down to it – I would
say Sydney is slightly better in the day, London is better at night... But
again... Swings and roundabouts...
VERDICT – Draw
So, what
have we learnt blog fans? Where does this leave us? Well, I guess you can never
really give a fair comparison on 2 countries. Its easy for someone travelling to
go “Oh, Brazil is amazing! New Zealand is beautiful!” But until you’ve actually
worked, played and lived in that country for a considerable amount of time, you
cant judge at all. I’ve been here in Aus a year and a half now. I’ve worked and
paid bills. I’ve come across arse-hole bosses, and met really nice locals. So
ive got a small taster of what it might be like to be an Australian, living and
working here. But its still not a fair comparison. For a start, I come from
Harrow, in England... In Australia, most of my time I’ve lived at Bondi beach. Therefore
my vision on each countries reality is probably clouded. I’m sure there’s some guys
living a very dull life in the outskirts of Sydney, that could come to London,
stay in Kensington a couple weeks, and think we all live like the royal family.
Also, I’ve seen quite a bit of Australia now, but aint really seen f*ck all of
England. So every time I speak about home, its from a Harrow point of view. I know
NOTHING about England lol.
Anyway – The
big question is, can I / will I ever live in Australia? Well, like I said, I
came here as a half way point of my adventure. Its just a stepping stone to
completing my bucket list. To stay in Aus, you really need to be sponsored by a
company to continue working here. Its never really been a realistic possibility
for me, so I never thought about it. But WOULD I, if I COULD??... Probably... NOT
:)
Its just not
where my heart and soul lies... Australia would be a great place to live, and I
think the Australian people are really lucky here. IF I was one of these guys
that was happy to come here, settle down, get a career, start a family, then
yeah... This would be a great opportunity for people like that. That just aint me
though... I came here as a “backpacker” and I will leave as a backpacker.
People come here with the intentions of bettering their life, and I respect
that. But to me, all these things in Australia will not make me happy. I left
the UK through lack of satisfaction, and until ive finished my planned route
around the world, I will never be satisfied lol. I don’t feel I belong here
either. Im not a surfer, im not a fisherman, im not a farmer, and I don’t hunt
animals or play gay rugby... So where
does that leave me? All jokes aside, Australia does feel cut off from the rest
of the world. One guy said to me he feels Australia doesn’t feel like real
life. It feels like a pop-up country for backpackers to roam around. The best
thing about living in London is it feels like earth has been shrunk into our
little city, and everything exists there for us. So unfortunately that time
will come where I will have to say bye to the sunshine, bye to the hot girls in
bikinis, buy to goon, bye to Sydney, bye to Australia... I will be coming home
better than ever!! :D
(You might
just have to wait a while)
;)
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Welcome To Darwin
Errm.. May I
have one Hazelnut Macchiato, and a big dollop of BLOGBERRY TART!!
Oh, hey Blog fans... Wasn’t expecting you on an idol Tuesday afternoon....
But as you’re ALREADY HERE, you might as well gander at the GOOSE!
This is my intro to our first week in Darwin... Whats going on, whats going on...
Landed from Bali on a brisk Saturday morning... It was bleak, but much angst was in the air... (lol) We didn’t sleep much on the plane. It departed at 1am, 2-3hr flight, then a cab to our new Darwin home. The cab cost twenty-something dollars... Just a couple of hours before that, we could of bought a personal daily chauffer for that price! Anyway, we were at our new home, safe, and it wasn’t a hostel... Moving up in the world blog fans ;) We walked into town on the Sunday. The “city” is DEAD! Patrick Swayze! Its a TINY city, with a couple roads, shops, restaurants, bars and hostel. Its literally built for backpackers to come here and work. They say its the “capital of the Northern Territory”.. PAH!! The only sign of civilization was in the bars. “Sundays Sessions” are a big thing here. Everyone seemed pretty smashed for an afternoon. All backpackers – mostly British and Irish... It felt a bit like ive just walked on the TOWIE set or something... Not really my type of scene. But we got a cider, walked round, and headed home...
We hit the job hunt ting HARD from then on. I was actually pretty happy in Darwin. I really liked our place, our landlords were really cool, and I was just happy to chill out here and work for a few months. Cat didn’t seem to be in the same mood. She was panicking about getting work, from day 2.. Literally... This is what i gotta deal with... She then started huffing about being a bit far from the city, not wanting to be around the house, and not meeting new people... I know what you’re thinking... “Why does she need new friends, when she has Robbie G?” I know blog fans. Bitches – be – trippppiiinnngggg.... I was happy to be around the house, chill by the pool with my music on, job hunt etc... (Bare in mind, this is day 2 or 3) I also gave us a few things to do around the house. We moved beds around, put up a world map, and some family photos... bought a few pots and pans... Just making the place feel a bit more like home really. It was nice! We signed up to “The Job Shack” quite quickly. Cost us $70, but I got to admit – job hunting online was already getting a bit depressing. Im not really qualified for anything, or employable for much here. Then i gotta apply for jobs that have been seen by 100 different people. Sucks donkey balls man... So yeah, Job Shack seemed a good idea. With the service they print off CV’s for free too. Cat got 3 or 4 printed, handed a couple out, then... 2 phone calls... She literally got calls back within a hour or 2...
She took a trial for the first bar that rang. She almost instantly regretted it. I told her she didn’t have to take it, but like I said (whisper) “bitches be tripping”... She seemed to be happy with the pay and the tips. But she was working from 9 to 5... Not the Dolly Parton type of 9 to 5, but the naughtier side of 9 to 5... 9PM to 5AM... And Cat aint the type of person that can just chill out in the day and sleep. So she was coming in at 6am, waking up at 9am, and feeling aggravated... tripping... I also got work. Mine was through the Job Shack. Got a couple shifts on an exhibition site, just taking down all the stands and loading them on trucks etc. Bit sad, coz i used to print and design these types of stands, but oh well... Im prob getting paid more to do this anyway... Also got a gardening job at a womans house. She was nice, and had two nice dogs. She made me lunch and drinks. Work was fine, but Darwin is HOT! People keep warning me, saying “You just wait until wet season, when it gets REALLY humid”. Fenton, I don’t wanna know... Really hope to land a full-time job, indoors with air-con to be honest. Id literally... eat baby shit from nappies for work - if it was indoors with air-con. But at this gardening job, it wasn’t too bad. She had a NICE big pool in the garden though. Teasing me! Like a fat kid being tied to a stool, with chocolate cake just out of his tongues reach... I was mostly shovelling, moving stuff, spreading mulch around... It was “E-MULCH-ONAL” ;) At the end of the day she offered me a can of V energy drink. I downed it in two gulps, then shit hit the fan. Just started to feel really faint, and sick. The lady looked at me and said “You look like shit, maybe you should go home” Luckily it was more-or-less leaving time anyway. DEF need air-con... Baby shit anyone??
So... This brings us up to the last couple of days. Its been a GAME CHANGER... I joined up with a free local agency, and they got me work straight away. They hooked me up with working on a building site - doing labouring stuff, and I got it for the whole week. Its really good money, and this week should sort me out rent, food, and savings for ASIA!! I did my first shift there today, and felt shit in the heat again :p I just don’t cope with it well – headaches, dizziness, nausea... But oh well... No nappies to eat yet... Cat kept getting “e-mulch-onal” about her job at the bar... but luckily she managed to get herself an interview with Britz campers. The interview went very well, and today, SHE GOT THE JOBBY!! :D So she will be hiring out campervans to tourist from tomorrow! Awesome. She also quit her bar job too... Naturally...
So thats it!
After Cats premature worries, everything seems to be on the up. I’ll keep looking for this full-time, indoor work... “I’ll have my fingers crosssseddd” (as Freddy Got Fingered would say). Stay tuned for that!
Until then.... Keep your shorts tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!
You never know whats gonna happen...
Peace out Rabbbiiitttssss
...Zoooooooooop!
Sunday, August 17, 2014
BALIstic Birthday Blog
I hear 30 is the new
18 blog fans...
Here’s the proof....
The journey:
So - Goodbye Sydney... Again. Me and Cat were contemplating getting local busses to the airport, instead of paying $12 each for the shuttle from our hostel. It would have meant us carrying heavy bags to a local bus stop, switching buses, and a lot longer journey. But Cat found a bus ticket on the pavement with 4 extra rides left on it. So we decided to take the bus, and save money. Destiny... J It wasn’t such a bad trek, but it was getting late in the day, and my chronic sinusitis was kicking in. Meaning i was feeling ill and weaker than usual. We had sooo much stuff to carry. We accumulated a lot of crap in Sydney (especially Cat). We had stuff to bring for Natalie, Shona and Rachel too... I even had to wear my steel cap work boots, and hard hat as i couldn’t pack them. When i caught my reflection in the airport, i realised what a knob stain i looked. Looked like I was the only guy coming in fancy dress, as i walked through customs. But it saves me buying it all again in Darwin I guess... LUCKILY we got our baggage checked in OK. We were both a bit over-weight (the bags that is, not us), but she let us through anyway. Cat paid for 20kg, but her bag was about 22kg... I only paid for 15kg because it saved me ONE DOLLAR when booking online. Seems a bit silly now, but my bag was only about 15.7 or something haha... f*ck the system ;) We arrived in Darwin at 1am... As I said in my last blog, we didn’t book a hostel. So we had to sleep on the airport floor until morning. There was actually quite a few people doing the same thing. We looked like a big homeless community. Just with a lot more bags... We managed to get a tiny bit of sleep. After that, we got a cab to the city centre, and dropped our bags in a hostel for the day. We sat by the lagoon for most of the day. It was BOILING! So much hotter than Sydney... We went for our house viewing at 5pm, and it was REALLY NICE... So tight, and super chill J It was kind of a granny flat, under a family home. It had a big living room / kitchen, bedroom, big bathroom, big fridge, air-con, swimming pool outside, and the family were really really nice. The lady Nicole was really friendly and bubbly. She was like Cat x20... They also had kids running about, and i think it’ll be a nice place to settle when we return. So we put down a deposit, and 2 weeks rent... Just before we left, we met up with our farm friend, Charlotte, had steak, and got a cab back to the airport. Two flights in two nights, and we were stinking. Couldnt wait to get to Bali, shower, and sleep J ...That’ll be so tight...
Aug 1st:
BALI!! :D Pretty sure
we were raped by the taxi man from the airport... Was expecting people to try
it on... naturally... but there was so many people in the pre-paid taxi que,
and so many Asian tourists. I couldn’t really ask around for best rates, or a
shared taxi. I told Cat to walk outside to look for a cab, and not to talk to
all the vultures. But she didn’t listen as she said she was too tired and just
wanted to get there. He said “$20 to Kuta. Its an hour or 2 away..” I thought
it didn’t sound too bad... but we were literally in the cab for 20mins!! Sneaky
MoFo! Oh well... We were here, showered, and in a nice comfy bed J ...NICE!
Woke up in the morning
- had rice, noodles, and eggy omelette things for breakfast. Cat must of said
“This is a bit strange for breakfast isn’t it” about 62 times... In the morning
light, the hotel looked really peaceful, small and quiet... Super chill...
NICE! The staff even said “Morning Robert”... I was like “Am i famous or
something??” ..Hadnt even introduced myself yet!... We went back to the room to
rest a bit more. Plugged in my hard-drive to the TV to watch Idiot Abroad :p We
wernt gonna make this a habit though. Was just a busy last couple of days... We
went out to walk around the main strip of Kuta and all the laneways and shops.
Did a bit of haggling. Managed to get myself a shirt, vest, pair of shorts, and
a bucket hat for about $25 J We then randomly bumped in to Emily and Josh (2
friends from our farm). That was a bit strange in the middle of Kuta. A
slightly different setting to Mordor, aka Lakeland... We had a beer with them,
then met 3 others from the farm that they were travelling with... After the
catch up, Cat and I walked back to the hotel, and met up with Rachel and
Shonaaa! A couple cocktails later – Marky B, Dacky and Charlotte arrived! J Super badass... We all went out for
a curry... Natalie was arriving late, so we didn’t bother waiting... Pssst
Natalie.... But we did come back to meet her, and then watched videos and pics
off my hard-drive from our time together in Sydney... Totally LOL’ed ourselves
to sleep. Was so tight... Totally got ourselves in the mood for another crazy
holiday together :D ... Let the Souf holiday be-GIN!!
Aug 2nd:
Got woken up by bells
from the local temple, and a bunch of cocks (cockerels)... Was not so chill... All the girls went off
shopping, whilst me, Mark and Dacky had a little look around, and chilled in
the pool. The whole day was planned around us getting absolutely smashed at
night. And OH MY GOD blog fans, it didn’t disappoint! We had our usual predrink
routine of Ring Of Fire, Fire or Ice, Kaos Cards, F*ck The Dealer, etc etc –
then we headed out to a bar called AlleyCats. Apparently the “cheapest bar in
town”. And for Bali, thats saying something! I went up to get the 1st
round, and got a tray of double vodka redbulls - 150,000IDR... Thats 12 drinks
for $15. Or 12 for about 8quid. Fenton... Safe to say we all had 4 or 5 each by
the end of it. Maybe more... Not to mention the tequilas etc... We then went to
the next bar, and everything got a bit hazy. We were introduced to Shonas
friend Mikey, and I had a couple of beers... Apparently.... Then all i remember
is thinking to myself “oh my god, im going to die”... I was laying on my bed,
and everyone was around me helping me puke off the side of it, into a bin. I
chundered EVERYWAAHH... I was in a bad, bad way...
Aug 3rd
Death... Woke up
feeling terrible - still being sick, and tingling all over. Now, I know what
its like to be absolutely paralytic. Especially with Souf crew. Theyve seen
this shiz before blog fans. BUT, this was NOT me being smashed! According to
Mark, when he came back, he found me slumped in the shower crying.... lol! I
don’t remember being in the bathroom at all, and i probably haven’t cried since
i was.... 12? But apparently i was doing it for a good half hour... That shiz
cray blog fans. So, i genuinely think, something dodgy happened. Like a spiked
drink, or dodgey alcohol or mixers. I didn’t drink anything the other guys
didn’t though. Except perhaps tequila... I think... But, I know me... They know
me... That wernt normal – at all... Everyone sat round in the morning asking
me, and telling me what happened... I also heard Dacky somehow came back, and
walked in to the wrong room lol. Classic Shmose. Somehow he went to the wrong
room, and even more weirdly – his keys actually opened the door. So we walked
into a room, and some big guy was in there, and he got proper mad haha... Anyway.
Aug 3rd was a complete write off for me. We planned to go and see
the temple “Tanah Lot”, but i literally couldn’t do anything. I tried sitting
by the pool at about 3pm, but i needed to be by the bathroom and air-con... In
the evening i thought i might be able to eat, so i headed off to SkyGarden with
everyone. SkyGarden is a super club in the middle of Kuta. It does a “all you
can eat bbq” for $5!! Its a joke!! The food is awesome as shit, too. On top of
that, they do free beer from 5pm to 6pm, and free cocktails from 9 to 10... But
i wernt drinking for SHIIIT that day blog fans. I sipped a girly cocktail and
wanted to DIE! ...I did order a shisha though, and went home sober J ...Tight...
Aug 4th
Jesus Christ Fenton,
blog fans! My last day of my 20s :/ That could only mean one thing... Im
getting wasted tonight!! I also got to see my PARENTS! :D First time in almost
2 years! Was really weird, yet totally normal to see them. Hung out with them
for a bit, super chill, but they needed rest from the big long journey... and i
needed to get ON IT! We went back, rested, ate, and got showered and ready
early... NICE! I was planning on wearing a Balinese shirt for my big night out,
but thats when i got my first of MANY surprises. Cat pulled out 8 plain white
Primark tshirts for us all. I think everyone else was surprised too. She also
had a packet of colour pens, to graff them up with bday messages, quotes, blah
blah blah. At first, I was like.. “Ah, im turning 30 in about 6 hours. Is this
really what 30 year olds do?” But after a few drinks, and some mad colouring
skills, it turned out to be super badass... I was struggling with predrinks. We
played many different games, including a new drinking game present. But I
wasn’t as hardcore as usual. I was still dying a bit inside from the “death
night”. Every drink was a struggle... It was like the opposite to R Kelly – My
mind was telling me yes, but my body was telling me NOOO.... But we got pretty
tipsy... I was probably mid-range drunk compared to everyone else. Got out,
went AlleyCats, and then it came... Trays upon trays of “double doubles” (those
double vodka, and terrible energy drinks again) I was in pain, but i had to do
it. ITS MY BIRTHDAY, AND ILL CRY IF I WANT TO.. (In the shower again maybe?) Lol
:p Then it got to midnight - BIG celebration, EVERYONE sang for me, was awesome
as shit J So tight... Even a bunch of
strangers started hugging me and singing for me... We left AlleyCats and headed
for SkyGarden. Its basically the biggest club in Kuta. Everyone seemed to be
shouting “Follow Robbie G!” “Wheres Marky B and Robbie G!?” I was like... “Who
are these people?” Ha best... Paid $10 for entry into SkyGarden, and that came
with another free drink. I saw the guy pouring the vodka way up past the half
way mark of my drink, and i was like “F-M-L..” lol... But I drank it, and it actually
made me feel better! ;) The club was awesome! We danced to live bands, danced
next to pole dancers, danced on the roof top... Was probs my fave night of the
year so far actually... No one too drunk, no one too sober, no dramas... Just
souf ting fun! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBIE G! Blup blup! .... Tiiight... J
Aug 5th
My ACTUAL Birthday!...
Woke up with half of Bali standing around my bed. Felt like the virgin Mary
with everyone bearing gifts. All the crew and my parents were there, and i got
SPOILT! I had NO idea how i was gonna pack all these presents away into my
backpack... It was ridiculous! Everyone made so much effort... Even got loads
of cards and gifts from people at home, who shouldn’t even be thinking about
me. I was just sitting there, slightly dazed and confused, and the presents
kept coming and coming, and i didn’t even know what the hell was going on.
Then, Natalie pulled our laptop, and played a PowerPoint presentation... OMG...
She somehow messaged a load of friends from back home, to send photos of them
holding “Happy Birthday Robbie G” signs, and video messages to me. Was emotional...
So tight... But i was still too hungover and in too much in shock to react
much. Like i said on Facebook – my friends ROCK! After all the present opening,
Dacky puked in the toilet (classic dack), then we all headed out to Tanah Lot
temple. Was really cool... Super chill... Our first cultural thing since
arriving, really. We were a bit rushed, but then we drove to Seminyak for a
couple drinks, and a meal on the beach J So tight, and super chill... Good
way to end your birthday, right? The ribs i had almost made me JIZZ, OMG! The
atmosphere was cool, mellow music. So chill. As we sat coloured bean bags, and under
coloured umbrellas... Then the sunset... Sex... So tight... My dad even covered
the meal for us... And I’m well and truly in my 30s... blurrhh
Aug 6th
Believe it or not, i
didn’t get absolutely waste stained on my actual birthday. So i was fresh as a
daisy to have a productive day. We got up, and made our way to some tour
company to book our elephant rides for the 8th J We negotiated a price a couple days
before in USD, and when we got there, he did his own little cash converter of
what he thought it should cost in Rupiah. I found this a bit suspicious, but
everyone just agreed and we booked it. The guy there was purposely testing Cat
and confusing her as a joke. He was like “So we’re booking for 8 people, yes?”
“On 10th August, yes?” Cat was saying yes to everything, and he was
just laughing. She then took my bank card and asked in front of everyone “WHATS
YOUR PIN NUMBER AGAIN, ROB!?”.... There was like 4 locals in the room, a couple
outside, and she was just about to walk down a tiny alleyway with nearly
$200... Shmose...
We booked up, then got
a taxi to Ubud... Just me, Cat, my mum, and my dad. I wanted to take a day trip
there, as it was a more cultural part of Bali... You know how cultured i am
blog fans ;) On the way there we stopped off at some clothes making place, then
a traditional jewellery making place, then to a tea and coffee plantation. We
had about 12 different teas and coffees lined up, including this coffee thats
been shitted out by a mongoose... literally... They have a bunch of mongooses sitting
in cages, just shitting out coffee beans all day for extra flavour :/ What a
life... My dad didn’t enjoy the tastings much. He was scoring them all like “2,
1, 2, 0” out of 10... Even on the really nice ones - me, mum and Cat were like
“9, 8, 10...” then my dad “ermm... 0?...” Psst. He did try some of the local
alcohol though... Arak. I moved past that shit and went straight to the
chocolate. When we left, Cat gave the girl who poured the drinks a massive tip.
I said “We cant keep tipping, we’re still backpackers” She was like “Its nearly
her birthday” ...It was in October blog fans... We finally got to Ubud, but we
were rushing as we were a bit late. We visited the Monkey Forest, which i could
of spent a whole day in, but we only had about an hour there. Mark told me some
of the monkeys carried rabies, and he would never go near them. But they only
seemed interested in jacking you. Not biting you... Luckily for me, I got
photos of monkeys on my arms, and head, without getting robbed at all... We’re
frriennddss ;) We managed to see a bit of the Ubud town centre, shops, and
palace, and then we went home. Definitely liked Ubud a lot though. Some of the
architecture, temples, surrounding rice fields were amazing... Felt i needed a
lot more time than i had...
Aug 7th
Cat decided she was
going to go to Ubud again with Rachel. I was really tempted to, but i felt i
should spend more time with Mark, Dacky, and my parents. So we basically chilled
balls by the pool with them. It was a month since Marks birthday, which i
wasn’t at home for, so we decided to have a month late celebration... It was
just an excuse to get drunk really. We thought we’d have a “boys night” and
“girls night” separate to make it interesting. Originally we thought we were
gonna go into Seminyak to see “midget boxing”. But we got told all the midgets
went on holiday... Thats a bit weird... I had the vision of 26 midgets, sitting
round a hotel, somewhere exotic, sipping cocktails, doing flips into the pool...
Why would ALL the midget boxers take a holiday on the same day? Makes it seem
like some weird lollipop guild, cult thing or something... Anyway, that failed
- and according to my research, all the other clubs and bars in Seminyak were
gay bars... That wasn’t the “boys night” we had in mind. So we stayed in Kuta...
We were playing this game all day where we couldn’t say any quotes from the movie
“Hot Rod”. Every time we did, we tallied up shots for predrinks. By the time we
started drinking: Nats owed 1 shot, Dacky owed 2 shots, me 3, and Mark 4. We
also played ‘Drinking Jenger’, which i got for my birthday. By the end of
predrinks, some of us had done over 10 shots, downed several cups, and we were
all pretty wasted. So much so – girls night failed, and boys night failed...
Dont think any of us were in the mood or state to mingle with others, and we
would of had a better night together... So, nothing much happened that night.
But i did end the night sleeping next to the toilet, on the cold bathroom
floor... Chundering EVERYWAHH... J ...tight...
Aug 8th
ELEPHANT DAY! :D Was
all pretty hanging. Some worse than others, but we all managed to get our arses
into gear to see the Elephant Safari Park. The drive there was SO LONG! We were
all hungover, tired, and hungry. And you cant sleep in taxis on these Bali
roads. Shits cray... When we finally got there, we all kinda powerwalked past
the elephants and straight to the buffet lunch. Yum! After we satisfied our
hunger, we managed to catch a elephant show. Saw all of them doing tricks,
slam-dunking basketballs, scoring penalties, and doing maths... Mad skills!... They
all looked SO HAPPY! :D We then had a really cool 30min ride on them, and got
our photos taken... My favourite bit was at the end though. When they all were
able to play together in a big pond there. Was funny to see them run around and
splash water at each other. Was super badass... My parents really liked it too,
and we bought some photos J ...So tight...
Aug 9th
Spent another day
lazing around the pool, backing up photos, and starting to pack for our last
day L REALLY didn’t wanna say bye to my
friends and parents, and go back to Australia. Starting in a new town, job
hunting, back at stage one... didn’t seem appealing. But this was my last full
day with everyone. I thought it would be special if we got a cab to the south
of Bali to Uluwatu. Its a place where they have a temple on a cliff edge, and
it looks really nice at sunset. They also do a show, and traditional fire dance
called the Kecak... It wasn’t REALLY a dance, but the day there was a nice
ending to the trip anyway. The temple and sunset was really nice... My fave
part was probably when a monkey stole Natalies glasses off her head though... SHMOSEY...
We all went back, and
wanted a last night out with each other. But we started predrinking late... We
were about to head out at 1am, but then it started pissing down with rain. We
were all pretty tired though, and we had a good time chatting and laughing
together in our rooms.
Aug 10th
My leaving day! L Got up early to pack and check out
of Hotel Suris. Had so many presents and new things, but a lot of it i was
sending back home... We said bye to Rachel and Shona, then went with Cat to say
bye to my parents. Bad times... The other 4 went to a hotel in Sanur, as they
were getting picked up from there to go to Gili the next day. Me and Cat were
going to stop there after i saw my parents, to say bye to them before we went
to the airport. Anyway, we went to my parents place, and spent my last couple
hours with them... Thats when there was a bit of a GAME CHANGER blog fans... I
said to my dad “Ive been thinking... We’re going back to Darwin, to an
expensive hostel. We don’t get our new apartment until next week.. Darwin is
bloody expensive! And all we’ll be doing is job hunting. So, why not pay to
change our flights, get a boat, and just stay with our friends and go to Gili
Islands!?” YOLO right?? EVERYONE raves on about how good Gili is, and ill also
get the chance to see Ubud a bit more. Darwin is so expensive, and Bali is so
cheap. I probably wouldn’t spend that much more, to cancel flights, and
continue this trip here. Then, when we do go back to Darwin, we can move
straight into our new apartment, and get on this job hunting ting serious. So
that what we did! :D It was a bit of a headache to sort out. And we were
discussing it as my parents were leaving. But my dad said “You left home to
travel and have fun. So do it”... Excellent choice... I said bye to my parents,
and it was a bit sad... Our time together flew by so quick. We looked forward
to it for months, then it was gone in days. But we did have a really good time
together, and it was good to see them. Was sad to wave goodbye to them as they
turned the corner in their taxi...
I couldn’t dwell on it
though. Cat and I had to buck our ideas up, and book this boat and change our
flight... After a few hours of stress, payments, and phone calls, it was
confirmed! We were coming to Gili with our friends! We messaged Mark and Dacky
to tell them, but it was a surprise to Nats and Char when we turned up in Sanur
J Spontaneous wins!
Aug 11th
Woke up early to get
the shuttle bus to the harbour. It felt like real travelling again. Bumpy
roads, crowded buses, 600 backpacks, and a dodgy stomach.. So much farting blog
fans... So much farting... The harbour was a bit busy and disorganised, but we
got on the boat OK. Had one of the best views you could ever have whilst weeing
there. Was emotional... Super chill... The sea instantly looked more tropical
than it did in the rest of Bali, and the surrounding islands looked beautiful.
Kind of what i imagined parts of Vietnam or Thailand would look like... We
arrived in Gili Trawangan, without accommodation arranged. Which was a risk...
Cat and I walked down the hot dusty roads to Marks, Dackys, Nats, and
Charlottes place... They didn’t have space. But this is where our PLAN B kicked
in! Little did the others know, Shona and Rachel were ALSO in Gili with us! :D
We found out that when they were in the airport in Bali, they just had a total
game changer, didn’t board their plane to Singapore... Just decided, “F*ck it,
lets go Gili too!” So we were ALL here together! J Sooo, whilst we were trying to check
in at others hotel, I messaged Rachel to see where her and Sho were staying. Rachel
told me Nats had just bumped into her on the beach. SURPRISE!! ..Again! ... Cat
and I checked into Rachels and Shonas place, and we were all here together J 4 in one hotel, 4 in another... Best...
That day we mostly chilled by the beach. The ratio between boys and girls was
amazing. So tight... Rachel and Shona got day time drunk, and me, Mark and Dacky
tried swimming in the sea. But it was full of really REALLY sharp rocks, that
just completely raped our feet. So that didn’t last long... We went out for a
few drinks at night. After my first few drinks i was already feeling drunk, which
was cool... But then, every other drink seemed to make me more sober... Which
was not cool... Was still a decent night though... DEFINITELY made the right
decision... J
Aug 12th
Today we splashed our
cash on a 5hr snorkel trip.. It set us back a MASSIVE $8... guess it was worth
it ;) We saw a shipwreck, turtles, lots of fish, and Shona puke. Several times
actually... She wernt in the best shape from the night before, so she spent all
day feeding the fish her vom J Classic Shmose... When we got back, me and Mark had a
nap on the beach, then we all started drinking again. It was an alright night.
Started bar hopping, then we went to an empty beach to rave up. There was no
music, alcohol, or people, but I was drunk enough to get on stage and pretend I
was a DJ to the best beach party of all time... Parties without music and
alcohol aren’t too fun though, so we went to another bar or 2. Ended up getting
a few beers from a shop, then chilled on the beach again... I fell asleep with
beer in hand... Nice... J
Aug 13th
Woke up at a weird
angle as my bed leg was broken. Wish I could tell you this happened in an
interesting way, but I slept alone, and I don’t remember going to bed. So who
knows... Didnt do much in the day. Ordered lunch at about 11:30, and it didn’t
come out til about 12:30. Indonesian service seems so sllooww sometimes. But
luckily i was in a super chill mood. In the evening the whole gang did a walk
to the island view point. Was a moderate walk, but my balls had been chaffing a
lot lately... And with the sweat and rubbing, and itching, it felt they were
gonna bleed to DEATH! But i got through it... The views were decent, but it
didn’t compare to the sunset we got at dinner time. Had really good food,
amazing sunset, fire dancers, and everyone together... it was so tight.....
Aug 14th
Today was the day we
all left GIli to Ubud. And when we actually, officially, said bye to Shona and
Rachel... Again... For real... Me and Cat got a boat over to Bali, then a bus
to a hotel that Dacky, Mark, Nats and Char had booked up. Ubuds traffic is
pretty mad, so we had to walk a fair bit with all our bags and shit. It
wouldn’t of been so bad if the concrete was level, it wasn’t sweltering hot,
and i wasn’t wearing black jean shorts. Was a rookie mistake. The chaffing was
getting worse, and it felt like my balls were gonna drop off with every step i
took... NOT so chill... Got to the hotel, and was not expecting any rooms available,
as we checked it... online... BUT, luckily there was one room available J NICE... It looked like a bloody
palace or temple! We paid a little more than the others, but we had air-con, it
was bigger, and, well... It was a temple... We ate out at a restaurant that
over looked a rice field... NICE! ... We then had a shisha, got monged, and
went to bed J ...Super chill...
Aug 15th
Had breakfast in the
morning, and waited for everyone in the hotel restaurant. Everyone was there,
but Dacky. Mark informed us that he might of had food poisoning, and he had been
up all night shitting... I found this kinda funny, as me and Mark were talking
about the weird lay-out of his and Dackys room the day before. They kinda had
an open planned bathroom. So any noises or smells Dacky made, Mark would of
experienced too :p But apparently it wasn’t too bad, and Dacky was mostly
pooing water at this point J So, Dacky stayed in bed whilst we all went to the
Monkey Forest. Mark was still pretty scared about going. He said the monkeys
would probably bite us and give us rabies... We had a good time, fed the
monkeys, let them climb on us, one stole my toothpicks - Super chill... THEN
Marks nightmare happened... But to someone else... Cat and Charlotte bought
some bananas to feed the monkeys with. I stood there with my camera, ready for some
badass photos... They both got jacked for their bananas within about... 6
seconds... THEN one monkey (a pretty big one) was eyeing up me, Nats and
Charlotte... He then locked eyes with Char, and grabbed her... We just kinda
laughed. But the monkey didn’t let go. Then he opened his mouth and tired to
sink his teeth into Charlottes ankle. His teeth were BIG. I feebly tried
stamping at it, then a woman with a stick fended it off. Then Charlotte was out
off the Monkey Forest in a flash! Within about... 6 seconds?... She now hates
monkeys, Haha. We took it a bit easier after that. Had a nice walk around rice
fields and stuff... Went to a bar called “LOL”. It was a right “laugh” blog
fans ;) We then went to a shisha bar with live reggae. Nats and Char tried
sneaking in a bottle of their gin, and mixed it with tonic water. Charlotte got
caught, and her drink, and gin bottle was taken away... Was totally
GINnconvenient day for her ;) Shmose...
Aug 16th
LAST DAY IN BALI –
Booo L We were all packed and ready to
leave Ubud. Ready to head back to Kuta for our last hours together. Dacky left
his room for the first time since his “incident”. We made a diversion to the Tegallalang
rice fields. They were really picturesque, and super chill... But poor Dacky
was struggling big time. We walked down all the terraced levels, then back up.
Dacky took a break about every... 6 seconds... He looked like he was dying, but
it was pretty funny :p When we got back to Kuta, we checked in to our old
hotel, Suris. Mark and I got a McDonalds, then swam in the pool for a bit. Then
we all went to SkyGarden, for our last $5 all you can eat buffet with free
beer. Even that couldn’t get Dacky to come with us... I ate way too much again,
then came back with Mark to say bye to him and Dack before they got a cab to
the airport... Was not so chill L The goodbyes happened pretty quick,
but ill def miss them two a lot in the next few months.... After that, It was
just me, Cat, Nats and Char left. Nats and Char were staying the night in Suris
as their flights were the next day. Char was going back to Thailand, and Nats
back home to England. Was sad for us to say bye to them too. Seems weird that Nats
is going home, as shes either been with us, or near to us for over a year now.
So to see her going home, reunited with family etc will be a strange feeling.
It feels like shes continuing in surrounding countries like Shona, Rachel and
Charlotte are. We have some loose plans to meet up with others in Asia when we
leave Oz. We’ll just have to see how that pans out... Anyway, as Cat and I got
in the cab, Nats and Char waved us off... Nats then walked off teary eyed and
tripped on the curb. Reminded us what a total sshhmose she is :p Psst
Natalie...
Summary:
For better or worse...
Until then, keep your shorts TIIIIIIGHT!!
(So tight)
Tarima Kashi, Bali J
Peace out to all my Rabbits....
Love you....
Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooopyloooooo!!
x
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