A Muslim and a bar of chocolate
Trip Start
Aug 20, 2009
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Trip End
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sam checked out early and as far as we knew was in a taxi to the airport. Kirsty and Leanne should have checked out at 10am but instead padded through at 1pm and checked out then. Rather sneakily they left their stuff in my room and just kicked back there for the rest of the day. We did head down to Subway at one point though and when we left the hostel who should we see?! Sam!! What the fuck...her flight is in under two hours!! She tells us in her hilarious accent that the shuttle bus is coming to get her. Leanne tells her that she is waiting on the wrong side of the road so she should just cross over and it will grab her there. Thinking nothing of it we head down to Subway and grab some lunch
We had the best catch up over pizza
. Walking up the street on the way home something catches my eye and I am pretty much rolig aroud on the pavement laughing. The others, not a clue what is wrong with me, ask whats so funny and, unable to get my words out I simply poit to the hostel where Sam is STILL standing!! Dear lord...is this girl crazy?! We walk over to see whats happened to her taxi and she informs us, in a completely uconcerned tone, that is has not yet arrived!! Her flight departs in ONE hour!! Ha ha ha ha!! We tell her to call a cab and inform the airport she is en route and then head inside in hysterics...Leanne wants to move to the Billabong as she has checked out of here but Kirsty wants to stay for free internet!! I hop on the laptop to look for jobs but feel bad as I know Kirsty wants a peek so I pass it over!! Within 5 minutes she is informing me of the latest goings on in the world through Facebook and then I hear it...the X factor tune!! Hang on a minute here...I lie there with my eyes closed listening to the hopefuls warbling there way through the auditions and thinking of a way I can get the computer out her hands without actually going over there and battering her and then I hear a creak...!! I immediately open my eyes so she doesn't think I am snoozing and we both fall about in hysterics!! 2 minutes later and we are snuggled up in bed together!! Leanne decides to head over to the other hostel and me and Kirsty spend the rest of the day laughing and talking and laughing and laughing!
Sneaky sneaky
! It's like the good old days and makes me realise just how special the relationship we have is.We head for a pizza takeaway and then Jamie returns. Kirsty has not checked back in and we decide we can get away with her not paying if I give her my duvet which has the bright hostel cover on and I have her uncovered one. With the bright hostel sheet on my bed and the matching duvet on her bed no one will ever know she is not meant to be here!!
Jamie comes back full of crazy tales, much like I did a mere 48 hours ago, and we fall about laughing as he tells us of this Muslim fellow he met who taught him so many important lessons in life. It's interesting to see someone who has had their eyes opened by simply talking to one individual and I can't help thinking that racism could be wiped if everyoe took the chance to actually speak to people with, as simple as it sounds, different coloured skin. I remember talking to the locals in Sumatra who would say 'why are westerners prejudiced against us?' and we would sit for hours discussing it.
After hours of laughing Jamie has us in hysterics once again when he tells us of this chocolate bar that the farmer sent him home with to give to Kirsty and he couldn't help but eat it on the way!! This went against everything his Mohammed had told him and his little face was distraught at the thought, that without even thinking, he had eaten it!! We all laugh and then decide that despite Kirsty not even allowed to be in here as she had checked out...that Jamie could stay too!! IT IS A GIRLS ONLY DORM!!ha ha!! I tie my Indonesian shoulder rug to the side of Kirsty's bed to create a shield so no one can see and then hop into bed myself.
Twenty minutes later the blondies arrive back from yet another night out screeching ooh look there's a shag tent and such like and for the second night in a row everyone has been rudely awoken!! When the girls go to brush their teeth Jamie decides to make his escape and it's a good job he did because 5 minutes later the guy in charge comes in as he has heard 'there is a boy in here'!! Shit!! Kirsty aint even paid...good job I gave her my duvet I think, as I kick back uncovered one to reveal my sheet!! No one says a word and everyone shakes their head when asked of there was a guy in here before!!
Who could have told him...the mystery continues long into my sleep?!
