Well a few things have happened since I last blogged. Since Brad arrived, we sorted out a trip from Brisbane down to Byron Bay. We actually met an American guy called Matt who was heading down with his girlfriend and decided to hitch a ride with him a few days later. We spent a week in Byron, the beach is pretty spectacular but a little windy. Byron was enjoyable but after a week of chilling out we decided that we needed to settle in Brisbane and earn some money.
We're currently staying in a cheap motel in Kangaroo Point (yes it's a real place!), just outside Brisbane. It's right near the Gabba, the famous Ozzy cricket stadium. Finding a house or apartment ends up cheaper per week then even the cheapest Motel, so that's what we did. We saw a place advertised in Maurooka, just 4 miles from the city centre. It's essentially the lower level of a house, with its own front door, bathroom, lounge and kitchen. There are 3 bedrooms though, which means me and Brad will be living with a guy named Dave. What's he like? You'll find out soon! We move in this Sunday.
In addition to a house we have applied to a few agencies for jobs. Brad found an IT job and started this week. I had some formal clothes sent over here (thanks mum!), so couldn't get a job as fast as Brad but something should transpire soon (he says).
I sorted out some flights too. I'll be headed to Thailand in December before heading back to England for christmas then returning to Thailand. By Mid January I should be back in Oz and working again, on and off until my visa ends in June. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends in Thailand as well as my family in England after spending what will have been 6 months in Australia and New Zealand and nearly 9 months on the road altogether.
With regards what me and Brad are getting up to, we are now the masters of public transport here, and know the city very well. We have deviated from playing pool to playing snooker and are actually getting quite good! Saturday nights are spent watching premier league football, and on one occasion ended with a trip to the casino. We haven't yet experienced a night out at China town, where there's a number of night clubs, but that will happen soon.
This last week I've actually met a couple of fairly well known people. In our snooker club we met the ex Villa goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and the rest of the Fox sports team, out for a few (dozen) drinks after covering the Australia v Qatar game which was played in Brisbane, had we known it was played locally we'd have gone, but nevertheless meeting Bozzy was quite cool. I also saw that the author Matthew Reilly was doing a talk and book signing at a local library. In Thailand I picked up one of his books from the second hand book shelf in one of the hotels. Since reading it I've read all 9 of his books, and meeting him was quite a privilege.
That's about all for now, more updates on the apartment and jobs soon!
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