Well tomorrow begins what will become my last term 3 ever. There are some key events during this term that will be a milestone like the last musical. It is only recently that I have seriously begun to think about next year and what I plan to do, I mean I have thought about it before but it has always been something that I could say “well I’ll think about that when I get to it” but now it’s getting closer and I can no longer put it off. This term I will be making some serious concrete decisions about my courses for next year. This is where it gets difficult as I am yet to truly decide which path to take (I have left my options open for both). I can go down the IT path or I can go down the ‘Arts’ path with the latter leading on to other career options in journalism, international studies etc. I also have to decide whether I will stay at home or move into my own place, unfortunately if I want to move out I need money which I sorta have sitting there but I need time to access it cause its all locked up in various term deposits etc (hence why I need to make a decision now). So over the next two weeks I will be making these crucial decisions that could well impact on the rest of my life (yes dramatic isn’t it!), anyway it’s getting late and unfortunately I still have stuff to do before I retire for the night. PS. This is probably the most personal post I’ve ever made, I feel like a myspace emo.

This morning I had breakfast with Nic at Brew Cafe down on Poath Road. It was good to catch up with an old friend with a variety of topics being discussed ranging from school to apartments. I then went up to Chadstone to buy my brother his birthday present (unfortunately I can’t tell you what it is because he has stumbled across this blog before). The most exciting part of my day however was when I walked into Kmart and saw giant Clarabel’s on sale. I immediately told Luke who seemed very keen to know which Kmart store and how big. They had a variety of sizes including the small Clarabel so if anyone wants one then Kmart is the place to be.

Well my wonderful week in Sydney ended today which is rather sad, but it’s good to be home. The flight back was interesting as I sat behind a couple of people (executives etc) from Wesfarmers (the people buying Coles). Anyway I’ve decided to put on this blog what I did each day before I forget so that in a couple of years I can remember it all (I don’t actually expect you to care, its merely for my own benefit)

Monday: Flew to Sydney on QF430, Visited MaCarthur Square Shopping Centre

Tuesday: Went into the Sydney CBD and had a look at the Pitt Street Mall, and around the CBD.

Wednesday: Went to Homebush, then made my way to North Sydney and walked back to Sydney across the Harbour Bridge. Went up to Pylon Lookout at the bridge which gave awesome views of Sydney and the harbour.

Thursday: Went to Bondi beach and then made my way back through Kings Cross (a very seedy place).

Friday: Went to the top of Sydney tower which gave me a 360 degree view of Sydney (well worth the entrance fee if your ever in Sydney), then made my way back down to earth and walked through Hyde Park and saw the barracks, then made my way north along Macquarie St and walked to the Opera House via the Botanical Gardens. Walked around the Opera House and got some awesome photos of both the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Then Friday night went out to Club 209.

Saturday: Took the ferry to Manly, then went to North Head (the northern opening of the harbour) which afforded some awesome views of Sydney and the harbour.

Sunday: Had a walk around The Rocks and Circular Quay.

Monday: Flew back to Melbourne on QF 419.

In other news I got my phone and VOIP adapter today, anyway its with MyNetFone and costs me $0 per month with a free DID (normal phone number). It offers me 10c untimed national calls, 15c per minute calls to mobiles and from 1.9c per minute international (very handy for calling people I know overseas). The reason I got a VOIP service was to try and cut down on my mobile usage and it was a really awesome offer (via Whirlpool). I was very glad that I made the order in time (offer ended last Friday) because the ANZ took ages in issuing me with my Visa Debit Card (benefit of VISA without the debt!!!).

Today I headed up to Manly on the Ferry. I must say I like Sydney’s ferry system and I believe Melbourne should adapt one, I mean just imagine Melbourne to Frankston for example via ferry. Unfortunately we all know that it will never happen as the only reason that Sydney have ferries is due to a lack of a land based alternative. Luke will be very pleased to read that last night I got pretty smashed at Club 209 and didn’t end up getting home till dawn (I then got up at 9:30am to go to Manly). Tomorrow is my last full day in this wonderful city on the harbour and then it’s back to good ol’ dreary Melbourne.

Today I did the real touristy thing and went to the top of Sydney Tower. I must say the view was worth the $24 admission (yes that’s right $24) . I managed to get a lot of photos all though most of them were ruined by the reflections in the glass (my camera managed to get rid of a lot of it but not all). I ended up spending about an hour at the top and had a cup of coffee while I was there. I then made my way back down to the ground and walked to the Opera House via the Botanical Gardens. Unfortunately when I got there my camera had run out of batteries and I had to buy a 4 pack of Lithium batteries from the convenience store there and lets just say that the cost was more than the admission to Sydney Tower.

 Anyway the weather was really good today with clear skies and it was actually warm enough to wear a T-Shirt, the good thing is that it’s expected to stay like this for the next week meaning that my last few days in Sydney will be blue sky and sun.

Well I’m currently in the Sydney CBD at Travellers Contact Point writing this. Sorry it’s taken me so long to post but it hasn’t really been high on the priority list. All in all it’s been pretty good so far, however the weather hasn’t been great (better than Melbourne I hear). Yesterday I walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge which was pretty cool, I managed to get some pretty cool photos of the bridge and the Opera House which I’ll post when I get home. One thing I have noticed up here is the complexity of their public transport system, but I think I’ve mastered it (sort of). I also went to Bondi Beach today and then made my way back through Kings Cross which was interesting to say the least. Tomorrow I will be going to the Opera House and going to the top of Sydney Tower to try and get some cool photos & yes Luke I may even visit the Casino, but I’ll try not to have the same impact on Star City as I did on Crown.

The end of term has finally reached us and all I can say is thank god for that. I’m leaving for Sydney tomorrow which should be fun and I’ll be up there for a week. I’ll try and find time to get onto the internet and keep you updated but I can’t make you any promises. However if I can figure out how to post via my phone then I’ll be able to post anytime I want.

Also my end of term assembly speech at Newlands was good, although there was a rather humorous moment afterwards when I was thanked by a member of staff. Overall everything went well except at Edrington, and that was because the taxi never showed up for George (despite numerous phone calls).

I must say this is always the worst time of holidays, the day before they end. It has been nice to actually be able to have some free time as I don’t seem to be able to get much during the Term. My holidays overall have been fairly non-eventful, just tinkering with my blog, catching up with people and of course turning up to school and pretending to be useful. I hope everyone has had a good holiday and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow (well nearly all of you, my loyal reader from Spain will unfortunately not be able to attend tomorrow).

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Today I headed out to a family BBQ at Cardinia Reservoir Park, which is only a few kilometres south of Emerald in the suburb of Narre Warren East to be exact. Overall it was a enjoyable day with brilliant weather. I managed to snare a few wickets at the game of cricket we held (not a hugely difficult task) and spent the rest of the day betting on the horses at the Emirates Doncaster Handicap (held at Randwick) and the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. I didn’t manage to actually win anything above my initial investment. The rest of the week will be fairly quite, however I do have something on Wednesday (cannot for the life of me remember what it is) and I will be heading to the inheritance rehearsals on Friday (I have to show up at least once ).

Well it’s been a very hectic two days, for my non Victorian, non-Australian readers the temperature has barely got below 35 Degrees (C) in the past two days and only this afternoon has it dipped below thirty. These two days of hot weather have been accompanied by power blackouts, caused by a bushfire in the north east of the state taking out a major transmission line between Victorian and New South Wales. Luckily we were only partially affected by this brownout and lost power for about an hour.

In other news, my Auntie gave birth to a baby girl yesterday, the babies name is Elizabeth Rainsford. I was planning to visit them on Friday however I have been called into work so I will probably have to go next week or on the weekend.

I’m also still waiting for a phone call from Optus, whom were meant to ring me back within 24 hours, however as long as the problem gets fixed I’m not too fussed about the phone call.