TO ME. TO YOU. TO ME. TO YOU. TO ME...
Trip Start
May 09, 2005
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Trip End
Ongoing
Syders!,
Australia
Monday, November 21, 2005
The money thing is a bit annoying, especially considering the last month or so we've been working solidly as removal men. Yep, that's right, the Chuckle Bros are back in town! But the really funny thing is, we're complete naturals and are really... wait for it... MOVING places within the company. After one week I was promoted to supervisor and next week me and the Giggs are project managers on a maker (or breaker) move for the company that will involve 100+ workers
1. BATVINK!
! We're moving Holden (Vauxhall) to a brand new warehouse -- over 38,000 vehicle components! Funny huh? Oh well, it will be an experience even if it does go horribly wrong. Anyway, we've a few more big jobs coming up after the Holden job and I'm expecting some big bonuses to follow, which should sort out my money problems. Oh and guess what -- I also get to drive a big truck which is really cool. I crashed it into a tree yesterday which wasn't cool... the tree came out from nowhere!As for Australia -- it's fantastic! Well, the parts I've seen... Sydney and a tinsy winsy bit of Melbourne. We're currently living in Kings Cross (Le Cross), which is a beautiful part of Sydney, full of hookers, pimps, druggies, wineos, hobos, gays and lesbians (lots of lesbians in Australia -- well, the ones we've tried to talk to anyway!)... We're staying in a hostel full of Germans! It's not ideal and we'd have preferred to get an apartment ages ago, but the plan to get a decent job didn't come through... as usual there was NO planning ahead! So at the moment we're trapped in a big Syders web working and trying to save enough money to get on the road again.
Yeah... so... haven't really done too much... erm, did go down to Melbourne to watch the Melbourne Cup (a big horse race that pretty much stops the country)
1. PARKLIFE!
. Got really drunk and lost my phone and Giggsy! We also went to the extremely cheesy Neighbours night, but I didn't have a clue who anyone was apart from Dr Kennedy. I'm a bit scared at the moment that I'm not going to see all of Oz, let alone complete the things on my travelling list (wrestle a croc, punch a kangaroo, pull several foxy Aussie chicks, arm wrestle a huntsman spider, take part in an Iron Man comp, become an Abbo for a week etc)... but it's all going to be alright -- I'm working on a plan! Apparantly drug trafficking is really safe around here and if you do trips to Singapore or Bali there is virtually no risk of getting caught and no punishment if you do get caught. Well that's what one of the friendly druggies in Le Cross said...Right I'm off to bed because I'm up early. I'd better wrap up warm tomorrow, I've heard it's only going to be 26 degrees... brrrr... what's the weather like at home?
