I'm an Workaholic!

承接上篇日誌的香港風，這次也來用中文寫吧。

澳洲的生活閒適，相信未來過這裏的朋友也想像得到。（事實上，香港人到哪裏都能感覺閒適吧？！）而我老早已投入這裏的節拍，一整天只做一兩件事，走路慢得像個腳拖十公斤鉛球的囚犯。可是，當我看到銀行存款數字驟跌，猶如把溫度計放進冰箱，不禁十分心寒，而且急切覺得要做點事。

所以，我又去找工作喇！現在是晚上十二時半，我在半小時前才下班呢，很勤勞啊，不是嗎？這工作嘛，就是在超級市場收銀，算是很簡單的了，加上這裏的人一般較有耐性，遇上我這笨手笨腳的收銀員，可說是天衣無縫的配搭！

這超級市場離我家只有三分鐘距離，那為甚麼我現在才到那裏工作呢？說也奇怪，住了那麼久，我一直未進過這超市，及至有晚印度朋友帶我進去，我才知道那裏有很多香港的零食啊，真令人振奮（註：價錢是比香港貴一倍，這是甚麼道理呢？）。我就想，嘩，如果在這裏工作，可能不用付款就可以吃啊（真是妙想天開！），就是要付款也該有職員優惠吧？於是，我就馬上問問他們是否有空缺......

這樣，我得到了這份工作，以及員工九折的優惠。九折...真係...多謝哂～

（預告：有機會再與大家分享替外國人工作和替中國人工作的分別吧～）

Gain or Lose

I don't think I'm suffering from homesickness but I start to feel happy when seeing something 'Hong Kong'. (Don't try to ask: 'Weren't you happy about that before?' This is the type of questions only troublemakers ask) These might be fishballs, Calbee chips, yumcha, movies, news roundup, and even travel book! Sometimes when I am with my Cantonese speaking friends, I have the illusion that I am still in HK!

Tonight I had late night snack with Angela, Julian and Stanley in China Town (where even the waiters speak Cantonese), and it certainly reminds me of our Friday night 'siu-yeah' times. I am pretty amazed about how much has actually happened in HK in the past 2.5 months, and I feel like I have missed something, even though I talk to you guys pretty frequently already.

If I have to say what I lose for deciding to come here, this is certainly one of them...

Alarming Thirteen

As you know, I arrived at Sydney on the 13th. Therefore, whenever it comes to the 13th day of the month, I am extremely conscious of what I have been doing here. January 13 was not so good for me, as I was jobless at that moment. Right, it is dead quiet at the sandwich shop in January and so I don't need to go there this month. **thunderstorm**

But don't worry, now I am working at a shop selling wraps. During job searching this time, I came across some really strange people. I was a bit upset in the beginning but it's okay now. It's just one more thing for laugh. Ask me if you wanna know how strange they are...;)



Please pray for the planning of my trip, as I might want to move to somewhere else in a month or two. Let's see ...

To add some multimedia element to this entry, take a look at this clip which my flatmate showed me yesterday...Enjoy =)

Miniature of Life

Interestingly enough, I seem to lose my zeal in writing when I am here in Sydney. It may also be an indication that I didn't spend much time in reflecting on my life as a whole.

The beginning of January is a very sad period of my journey up till now. Many of my friends left Sydney and continued with their journey. You may ask, "You only know them for several weeks, how sad can it be?" But man, I tell you, it is really sad.

Isn't it just like a miniature of life? People come people go. We are never sure of how long we'll be accompanied. Instead of lamenting upon separation which is unfortunately inevitable, a more practical thing to do is to 把握今日(Seize the day), as the tattoo on a foreigner's shank said.

Don't Miss Me Too Hard

Haha...it's been a while since I last updated my blog. I hope you guys are not missing me too hard. I have been wanting to write about one topic, but let me share some photos first and write that in my next entry.

Obviously, old man and the sea. And this is Kiama, 2.5 hours train ride from the city.


In the picture is the Blowhole. It's like a big fountain. Dont ask me about its formation. It's a geography question.

Again, Kiama. I like it so much. A very beautiful place.

On our way to watch the New Year Eve fireworks. They are Clemens and Margaretha.

The long-awaited NYE fireworks at Sydney over the Harbour Bridge. We got there after 8 (i.e. very late) so we were pretty lucky to see half of the bridge...

Vineyard at Hunter Valley. They make wines with these grapes. Well, I climbed over the fence and tasted some grapes secretly.

Sand boarding at Anna Bay. Pretty cool, but could be cooler if the slope is steeper.

After 10s of happiness, you probably need double the time to climb up the slope.

Camels by the sea. Also somewhere near Anna Bay.

Ciao~