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!