sat at work still pretty inhebriated after y'day's welcome to websters lunch! we ended up at mine sinking through 1 botttle of Jack Beam 1 bottle of John Daniels and 1 bottle of Smirnoff.....i got in at 7am...and im mean't to be working til midnight-ish!
Can't Wait!!
bring on the weekend for some surf and relaxation x
Thursday, 30 August 2007
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
Frank in the Bank
So them helpful people at my bank back home told me I can not withdraw cash in Oz…I have to go into the bank with my passport and driving licence to with draw money grrrrr.
So I headed down to my new bank (ANZ) for the first time since opening the account on Monday, first of all I forgot my passport then had to run back and get it, so I get in there at 3.50pm (it shuts at 4pm). And shortly after I get to the counter a mentalist walks in (think it was autism…proper Rain Man type) and he’s scratching his ears shouting for $250….
A women is following him round asking for ID…and he’s just screaming I want $250….as everyone pretends he’s not there. On his rucksack he has “Frank Blacker” & a phone number written on it.
Then he starts banging on the plastic window that separates the cashiers from the public….he then walks off as if he is leaving. On the way out he walks into a side office and goes into a draw, and comes out with a few dollars. The woman shouts that its her money so a Jim Robinson lookalike (full head of hair thou) grabs him and gets him in a hold. This send “Frank” wild and he’s screaming his head off. I walked over to help Jim restrain Frank…as I walk away from the counter. The shutters FLY UP!.......BANG! my passport drivers licence and money is all now stuck behind a metal window…
I get over to Frank who is screaming and start asking him to calm down and count to 10…which he starts to do but is shouting…then tell him to do it a bit quieter and breathing at the same time….we get him to sit in a chair and I get his bag off for someone to call the number on the bag. Then the cops arrive and have no idea how to talk to Frank but then 2 more cops turn up and one of them realizes he needs to talk quietly and calmly to him…after 40mins stuck in the bank the screens come down and I can get my money and stuff….as I walk past the cops i tell Frank to be good for the cop’s and his carer / parent is apparently on the way. The woman says thanks for your help and I head off to buy a ironing board!
So I headed down to my new bank (ANZ) for the first time since opening the account on Monday, first of all I forgot my passport then had to run back and get it, so I get in there at 3.50pm (it shuts at 4pm). And shortly after I get to the counter a mentalist walks in (think it was autism…proper Rain Man type) and he’s scratching his ears shouting for $250….
A women is following him round asking for ID…and he’s just screaming I want $250….as everyone pretends he’s not there. On his rucksack he has “Frank Blacker” & a phone number written on it.
Then he starts banging on the plastic window that separates the cashiers from the public….he then walks off as if he is leaving. On the way out he walks into a side office and goes into a draw, and comes out with a few dollars. The woman shouts that its her money so a Jim Robinson lookalike (full head of hair thou) grabs him and gets him in a hold. This send “Frank” wild and he’s screaming his head off. I walked over to help Jim restrain Frank…as I walk away from the counter. The shutters FLY UP!.......BANG! my passport drivers licence and money is all now stuck behind a metal window…
I get over to Frank who is screaming and start asking him to calm down and count to 10…which he starts to do but is shouting…then tell him to do it a bit quieter and breathing at the same time….we get him to sit in a chair and I get his bag off for someone to call the number on the bag. Then the cops arrive and have no idea how to talk to Frank but then 2 more cops turn up and one of them realizes he needs to talk quietly and calmly to him…after 40mins stuck in the bank the screens come down and I can get my money and stuff….as I walk past the cops i tell Frank to be good for the cop’s and his carer / parent is apparently on the way. The woman says thanks for your help and I head off to buy a ironing board!
Monday, 20 August 2007
My new life....
I landed Sat morning at 7am and got showed around the Manly area where i am living now. Being the first day i couldn't really stay in, so we went to Kings Cross and danced & drank til 3am. It took me about an hour to get a cab and ended up getting in at 4.30am. 49 hours after i had left my house in Oxford haha!!
Phil an Jane were moving out when i got there so i have taken their old room. Ben goes to China for 7 weeks today.
So i now have a nice 2 bed flat to myself....with a nice view of Manly harbour & 2 minute walk from the beach.Need: a bed, sofa, kettle, iron, ironing board, some drawers etc etc
They have council pickup days when people leave stuff on the streets here, so hopefully i can litterally pickup a few bits.Oh yeah its been raining yesterday and today (hasn't rained in the previous 6 weeks hmmm) at least Sat was nice and hot so i know what it is normally like.
Ben introduced me to 2 of his mates Ryan & Dave who seem pretty cool & are gunna show me around. It seems like everything is a bit more chilled out here, i started work yesterday and this is my second day, they keep saying "ah so you can do LED content" ummm no....oh thats what Ben said. Cheers BEN!!
Opened a bank account y'day, brought stuff for the flat and did some shopping before having a 10 hour big sleep mmmm, 7am til 3pm is what we seem to be working at the mo...bring on the summer i'llbe on the beach by 3.15 everyday wooooo.
Phil an Jane were moving out when i got there so i have taken their old room. Ben goes to China for 7 weeks today.
So i now have a nice 2 bed flat to myself....with a nice view of Manly harbour & 2 minute walk from the beach.Need: a bed, sofa, kettle, iron, ironing board, some drawers etc etc
They have council pickup days when people leave stuff on the streets here, so hopefully i can litterally pickup a few bits.Oh yeah its been raining yesterday and today (hasn't rained in the previous 6 weeks hmmm) at least Sat was nice and hot so i know what it is normally like.
Ben introduced me to 2 of his mates Ryan & Dave who seem pretty cool & are gunna show me around. It seems like everything is a bit more chilled out here, i started work yesterday and this is my second day, they keep saying "ah so you can do LED content" ummm no....oh thats what Ben said. Cheers BEN!!
Opened a bank account y'day, brought stuff for the flat and did some shopping before having a 10 hour big sleep mmmm, 7am til 3pm is what we seem to be working at the mo...bring on the summer i'llbe on the beach by 3.15 everyday wooooo.
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Phantom Flee's
Well my ticket has finally come through, my visa has been granted and in 30 hours i'll be living in Australia!!
As iv been waiting for the company im going to, to book the ticket. I have never had a date to look forward to or get anxious about, not sure if thats a good thing....as now its all starting to mount up:
"what the hell an i doing" "will i like it" "can i do the job" "will i be sat by fat people or babies"
I have my life in 2 bags ready to take to the otherside of the world! Getting pretty nervous & excited all at the same time.
Im not sure what to expect, but i have been told that im down to play in a game of football at 3pm Saturday then a party afterwards....i land at 10am. So that is going to be interesting.
Keeping myself hydrated and trying to set my body clock to Oz time now so i hopefully won't be too bad.
Anyone who wants to keep me up to date on some decent music it would be much appreciated as i think Wet Wet Wet are still topping the charts down-under! (i can send you a ftp link to send over some tunes for me if anyone is up for that).
Gunna miss everyone loads!! not to say i'll be sat on the floor rocking like a baby (Paul Robinson breakdown stylee) but will occasionally be thinking about what your all doing "back home".
tada for now and keep in touch on FB & Myspaz. X
As iv been waiting for the company im going to, to book the ticket. I have never had a date to look forward to or get anxious about, not sure if thats a good thing....as now its all starting to mount up:
"what the hell an i doing" "will i like it" "can i do the job" "will i be sat by fat people or babies"
I have my life in 2 bags ready to take to the otherside of the world! Getting pretty nervous & excited all at the same time.
Im not sure what to expect, but i have been told that im down to play in a game of football at 3pm Saturday then a party afterwards....i land at 10am. So that is going to be interesting.
Keeping myself hydrated and trying to set my body clock to Oz time now so i hopefully won't be too bad.
Anyone who wants to keep me up to date on some decent music it would be much appreciated as i think Wet Wet Wet are still topping the charts down-under! (i can send you a ftp link to send over some tunes for me if anyone is up for that).
Gunna miss everyone loads!! not to say i'll be sat on the floor rocking like a baby (Paul Robinson breakdown stylee) but will occasionally be thinking about what your all doing "back home".
tada for now and keep in touch on FB & Myspaz. X
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