No photos from today, just a few updates as a reassurance to family, and a couple of odd meetings with people.
Firstly, I've got a bank account, a tax file number (like an NI number I think) and I've set up my phone properly. I think that means I'm in a position to get myself employed, so I hope to register with some agencies tomorrow and see what happens.
Ok, stories from the day - the lady on the plane from East Timor happened to wander past me today, and after some glances and mental "Is that...? No..."s from both of us we stopped and chatted. She still has terrible jetlag, as she came through from Ireland to Sydney, and spent 30 hours travelling in total. She's settling back in though and beginning to enjoy herself again. I had told her on the plane that I was travelling in part to meet a girl I hadn't seen for 6 months, so she asked for an update on that. I asked where I might buy a guitar, but she wasn't sure. I was on the verge of asking for contact details and dragging her to the party on Saturday, but she was staying an hour outside the city, so I thought it'd be a long way to come. So we both agreed that if we bumped into each other after two days, we'd probably see each other again.
In the asian supermarket this afternoon I was wearing my "I climbed the Great Wall" t-shirt, and the man behind the counter aked if I'd been to China. I told him how much I'd enjoyed the Temple of Heaven. He asked if I had been to the mountain range there. Apparently if you walk up the hill until you see the sunrise, and pick up the pebbles there, they have a cultural significance. You leave them on the join of a branch of a tree and the tree grows around the pebbles. It's something to do with Feng Shui, which I remember was a big thing in Singapore. I'll look it up eventually. He said he had never been to China but he really hoped he could some day.
Tomorrow the job search starts in earnest. Hopefully there's something out there that pays ok, isn't too dull and wants someone for 6 months or less. Of course, I'll keep you posted.
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I think it only prudent that you update your blog profile as you most certainly are not in 'London, Greater London, GB'. There are no fruit bats and possums in London's Hyde Park for a start!
Good point. Changed.
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