P.S. I got a tattoo...
The coordinates of Manly on my wrist! :)
33 47 46 S
151 16 58 E
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Thursday, 17 May 2012
A month has flown by
Hey guys,
Sorry it's been ages since my last post. I forgot my password for a while and I have obviously been busy going out and working a lot.
Work
Moo is really good, I'm leaving in a few weeks because I am going up the coast to do regional work (fruit picking) in order to get my second year visa. I am going to miss Moo a lot, as I have been working there so long now. Elise, the other manager is also going, she is from the UK and is going back to finish her Uni course in Newcastle. She only came over to Aus for a year because she had an opportunity as part of her course to do a year out in another country! So she doesn't want to go back, but tells me she will come back to Aus and continue travelling, perhaps meet us somewhere, once she has finished her course in 2013. We have had a few leaving do's at work as two other girls are continuing / starting travelling, Lisa and Julia. They are lovely girls and am going to miss them a lot. So elise and I are doing our best to trial and hire girls to be our replacements which is obviously difficult because they need to be trained up and ready to go by the time we both leave in a few weeks. But we will do it, we have a few potentials :) I am still doing design work; I am currently making a few tshirt designs for our ''Deluxe Moo'' (a big burger) champions, those who eat it basically and want to buy a tshirt to mark the occasion! and also some promo tshirts to promote moo manly around the area. I'm also doing a video for Moo too, stringing together photos and video snippets and making a sort of advert. That's taking a bit of time and unsure whether it will get finished by the time I leave. I am hoping I get to do a bit of design work even though I am gone, that would be amazing. Not doing any online marketing work at the moment but did work at Malcolm's book launch event a few weeks ago. Mel and Adam helped out too and we got free alcohol, to drink and take home, as well as loads of yummy food to eat, and he gave us some ''boozing'' money haha and he paid us. i love Malcolm so much, I really hope to come back to Manly after my travels, settle down here and get sponsored by his company, that would be a dream situation, hope it works out, i will definitely keep in communication with all of the contacts i have made here.
Going Out and About
Now Adam has arrived, our other friend from Uni, we have been going out even more. We have now been appointed Entertainment Managers at the hostel which means Mel and I both get free rent! saving $162 each a week, and we organise loads of parties and dinners. So far, we have organised an Olympics night where we played loads of sports themed drinking games and everyone dressed as a country, that was our first and biggest event because there were loads of people. Then the week after we did a Full Moon Party, with body paint, glow sticks and we bought buckets to drink out of, like you do in Thailand :) everyone loved that and got really into it. Then we had a White Tshirt Party the week after that where everyone wore a white thsirt and everyone writes on your shirt, rude things and pictures mostly haha. Last night we had a traffic light jamaican party, where people wore red if they were taken, amber if they are a maybe and green if they are single! And I made loads of Jamaican delicacies for everyone, Mel said it was the best meal she has ever eaten which is so amazing :) everyone loved it, cooked for 12 people. Did a big roast dinner last week for everyone, 17 people!!! that was a big job but we did it and everyone loved it. So I have really got used to buying and cooking for loads of people now! which is good, seeing as I plan to open up by own bar, serving quick and tasty food, one day :) we have been out in the city a few times, and have been to loads of markets too. We went to Kings Cross to World Bar one night which was really good fun! really good music! And then we went to Cream fields festival at the end of April, about 15 of us went together, and we started drinking vodka at 11am, eugghhh, I'm hungover writing this so it's making me urge thinking about drinking. haha. We have been out to dinner a lot too, making the most of all of the nice restaurants, loads of nice steaks, and pasta dishes, thai and desserts, yum! and eating at Moo as well. We cook a lot at the hostel though too, so my cooking has got a lot better. It's freezing here though. Beautiful weather though, blue skies!
Friends
So many people have come and gone. The hostel is fun but a lot of my 'friends' have gone. The good thing about the hostel at the moment is that there are no cliques, everyone knows and hangs around with each other and all of the 'old' long term people are really open to meeting and talking to new people. Adam has made friends with a few lads who are staying here for a while, think he misses the lads at home a lot bless him :( and the football team in Perth. One of my friends, Martin left this morning, he is off to Bali to surf. then going home to Sweden then back in September possibly. Then Claudelle and Alex, two of our good friends have gone to Fiji for a few weeks but they are coming back in a few days now. Katie, my really good german friend who went to Perth in January, came back, as a surprise!!!! i couldn't believe it, she was flying out of Sydney so she popped to see me in Manly for a few days before she flew back home! we said we would meet again in another country. She is an amazing friend and will miss her a lot, but i know we will see each other again one day. Jo, Emma, Karin and Sandra, four girls, german, Norwegian and english, are heading up the coast in a van! haha! and Luke is going to Thailand. Tom is chilling in Manly and Adam is going to work here for a bit, he has a wedding in Bali then he is coming up to cairns to meet us to do regional work. Colin and Dave are staying here for a while i think. My friend
Plans
So Mel and I have tried to make a bit of a life plan over the last few weeks. We are moving out of the city in a few weeks, spending a few days there doing all the touristy stuff! Blue Mountains, Opera House, going out in Bondi, going to Newtown, etc! Cant wait until that week! Mel Adam and I are planning on going to the zoo this Sunday and we are going to the city, at The Rocks on Saturday night, which we are really looking forward to. We are going to Cairns on Sunday 9 June at 6am I think! haven't booked yet but that looks like the best price! :) then we are going to spend a week in Cairns, enjoying the sun and heat!!! then we will go to airlie beach to search for fruit picking work! Then after that we are planning on going to Indo, Thailand, Lao, etc Canada, SA, then come back to Aus when we are done travelling and find some work in Manly where we can get sponsored to stay! we <3 manly :)
Gosh there is so much to tell but not enough time, but I am still loving it in Manly and don't really want to leave :( but know I have to in order to come back.
Lots of love to all,
I'll try and update you a lot sooner next time,
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Sorry it's been ages since my last post. I forgot my password for a while and I have obviously been busy going out and working a lot.
Work
Moo is really good, I'm leaving in a few weeks because I am going up the coast to do regional work (fruit picking) in order to get my second year visa. I am going to miss Moo a lot, as I have been working there so long now. Elise, the other manager is also going, she is from the UK and is going back to finish her Uni course in Newcastle. She only came over to Aus for a year because she had an opportunity as part of her course to do a year out in another country! So she doesn't want to go back, but tells me she will come back to Aus and continue travelling, perhaps meet us somewhere, once she has finished her course in 2013. We have had a few leaving do's at work as two other girls are continuing / starting travelling, Lisa and Julia. They are lovely girls and am going to miss them a lot. So elise and I are doing our best to trial and hire girls to be our replacements which is obviously difficult because they need to be trained up and ready to go by the time we both leave in a few weeks. But we will do it, we have a few potentials :) I am still doing design work; I am currently making a few tshirt designs for our ''Deluxe Moo'' (a big burger) champions, those who eat it basically and want to buy a tshirt to mark the occasion! and also some promo tshirts to promote moo manly around the area. I'm also doing a video for Moo too, stringing together photos and video snippets and making a sort of advert. That's taking a bit of time and unsure whether it will get finished by the time I leave. I am hoping I get to do a bit of design work even though I am gone, that would be amazing. Not doing any online marketing work at the moment but did work at Malcolm's book launch event a few weeks ago. Mel and Adam helped out too and we got free alcohol, to drink and take home, as well as loads of yummy food to eat, and he gave us some ''boozing'' money haha and he paid us. i love Malcolm so much, I really hope to come back to Manly after my travels, settle down here and get sponsored by his company, that would be a dream situation, hope it works out, i will definitely keep in communication with all of the contacts i have made here.
Going Out and About
Now Adam has arrived, our other friend from Uni, we have been going out even more. We have now been appointed Entertainment Managers at the hostel which means Mel and I both get free rent! saving $162 each a week, and we organise loads of parties and dinners. So far, we have organised an Olympics night where we played loads of sports themed drinking games and everyone dressed as a country, that was our first and biggest event because there were loads of people. Then the week after we did a Full Moon Party, with body paint, glow sticks and we bought buckets to drink out of, like you do in Thailand :) everyone loved that and got really into it. Then we had a White Tshirt Party the week after that where everyone wore a white thsirt and everyone writes on your shirt, rude things and pictures mostly haha. Last night we had a traffic light jamaican party, where people wore red if they were taken, amber if they are a maybe and green if they are single! And I made loads of Jamaican delicacies for everyone, Mel said it was the best meal she has ever eaten which is so amazing :) everyone loved it, cooked for 12 people. Did a big roast dinner last week for everyone, 17 people!!! that was a big job but we did it and everyone loved it. So I have really got used to buying and cooking for loads of people now! which is good, seeing as I plan to open up by own bar, serving quick and tasty food, one day :) we have been out in the city a few times, and have been to loads of markets too. We went to Kings Cross to World Bar one night which was really good fun! really good music! And then we went to Cream fields festival at the end of April, about 15 of us went together, and we started drinking vodka at 11am, eugghhh, I'm hungover writing this so it's making me urge thinking about drinking. haha. We have been out to dinner a lot too, making the most of all of the nice restaurants, loads of nice steaks, and pasta dishes, thai and desserts, yum! and eating at Moo as well. We cook a lot at the hostel though too, so my cooking has got a lot better. It's freezing here though. Beautiful weather though, blue skies!
Friends
So many people have come and gone. The hostel is fun but a lot of my 'friends' have gone. The good thing about the hostel at the moment is that there are no cliques, everyone knows and hangs around with each other and all of the 'old' long term people are really open to meeting and talking to new people. Adam has made friends with a few lads who are staying here for a while, think he misses the lads at home a lot bless him :( and the football team in Perth. One of my friends, Martin left this morning, he is off to Bali to surf. then going home to Sweden then back in September possibly. Then Claudelle and Alex, two of our good friends have gone to Fiji for a few weeks but they are coming back in a few days now. Katie, my really good german friend who went to Perth in January, came back, as a surprise!!!! i couldn't believe it, she was flying out of Sydney so she popped to see me in Manly for a few days before she flew back home! we said we would meet again in another country. She is an amazing friend and will miss her a lot, but i know we will see each other again one day. Jo, Emma, Karin and Sandra, four girls, german, Norwegian and english, are heading up the coast in a van! haha! and Luke is going to Thailand. Tom is chilling in Manly and Adam is going to work here for a bit, he has a wedding in Bali then he is coming up to cairns to meet us to do regional work. Colin and Dave are staying here for a while i think. My friend
Plans
So Mel and I have tried to make a bit of a life plan over the last few weeks. We are moving out of the city in a few weeks, spending a few days there doing all the touristy stuff! Blue Mountains, Opera House, going out in Bondi, going to Newtown, etc! Cant wait until that week! Mel Adam and I are planning on going to the zoo this Sunday and we are going to the city, at The Rocks on Saturday night, which we are really looking forward to. We are going to Cairns on Sunday 9 June at 6am I think! haven't booked yet but that looks like the best price! :) then we are going to spend a week in Cairns, enjoying the sun and heat!!! then we will go to airlie beach to search for fruit picking work! Then after that we are planning on going to Indo, Thailand, Lao, etc Canada, SA, then come back to Aus when we are done travelling and find some work in Manly where we can get sponsored to stay! we <3 manly :)
Gosh there is so much to tell but not enough time, but I am still loving it in Manly and don't really want to leave :( but know I have to in order to come back.
Lots of love to all,
I'll try and update you a lot sooner next time,
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Saturday, 7 April 2012
Shoesmith arrives just in time for my 23rd Birthday!
Hello all!
Wow, this week has been amazing!
Mel arrived on Monday morning early (had to wake up at 5am to go and collect her from Central Station in the City). Was a very emotional and fun filled day with lots of catching up. We came back from the airport and city on Monday and went to the beach and chilled. Took a few days for Mel to settle in but I think she is happy now she has met everyone! Tuesday we chilled on Shelly beach and then went to a Salsa evening in the city. Loads of photos to upload from that and took a few cool videos too! Was so much fun, met some aussies who we hung out with all night. We wen with Jill who is a professional hip hop dancer and everyone kept on wanting to dance with her because she was amazing. someone told me i looked South American though! and told me i looked like i knew salsa! I clearly don't but i obviously shake it like a professional! brilliant! Mel was a bit livid though because someone called her ''fair'' skinned and she is annoyed about her pale skin compared to everyone else already haha, is a bit of banter anyway.
wednesday night we went the the steyne and met a very strange new zealand guy who kept on shouting ''South Side'' and singing ''Sexy... Can i?... Sexy... Cani i?'' which obviously makes no sense. He also kept on being incredibly racist, pulling is top up and punching himself in the chest. We took videos of him too. We also met a bloke who looked like Wagner from the X Factor and kept on smelling my hair... :-/ weird people, but met some cool guys too and we just had a good laugh!
Thursday Mel went looking for jobs and I was at work all day, then we went to Reggae night at Shore club and Shark Bar, was such a good night because everyone was out pretty much and we had all just had a massive dance!! amazing! Then Friday we went to Collins Bay for the day which is up by north Head and then went out for the most amazing Thai meal I have every eaten!!!!! yuuummmmm then we went to Space Bar where there was a live guitarist and he sung happy birthday, bless! Then we had a mini party in the hostel! Yesterday we went to the Rocks for the day, then we went to Darling Harbour and went shopping and I bought a new black dress. We played a few drinking games in the hostel then we went to the Steyne and Shark Bar. Everyone was knackered but we still spent a few good hours shaking it on the dance floor!!!! :)
The weather has been amazing here but today is the first day it has been overcast and miiissseerrraaabblllee. But it means I can get some emails, updates and work done.
In general I am good, lovely having Mel here and doing loads of different things! Adam, a guy from Marketing, is joining us from Perth at the end of April and we are going to Creamfields festival together and then up the coast to do regional work so we can get our second year visa!!!!! woooooooo.
Hope everyone is good, keep me updated with all of the goings on!
Lots of aussie love
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Wow, this week has been amazing!
Mel arrived on Monday morning early (had to wake up at 5am to go and collect her from Central Station in the City). Was a very emotional and fun filled day with lots of catching up. We came back from the airport and city on Monday and went to the beach and chilled. Took a few days for Mel to settle in but I think she is happy now she has met everyone! Tuesday we chilled on Shelly beach and then went to a Salsa evening in the city. Loads of photos to upload from that and took a few cool videos too! Was so much fun, met some aussies who we hung out with all night. We wen with Jill who is a professional hip hop dancer and everyone kept on wanting to dance with her because she was amazing. someone told me i looked South American though! and told me i looked like i knew salsa! I clearly don't but i obviously shake it like a professional! brilliant! Mel was a bit livid though because someone called her ''fair'' skinned and she is annoyed about her pale skin compared to everyone else already haha, is a bit of banter anyway.
wednesday night we went the the steyne and met a very strange new zealand guy who kept on shouting ''South Side'' and singing ''Sexy... Can i?... Sexy... Cani i?'' which obviously makes no sense. He also kept on being incredibly racist, pulling is top up and punching himself in the chest. We took videos of him too. We also met a bloke who looked like Wagner from the X Factor and kept on smelling my hair... :-/ weird people, but met some cool guys too and we just had a good laugh!
Thursday Mel went looking for jobs and I was at work all day, then we went to Reggae night at Shore club and Shark Bar, was such a good night because everyone was out pretty much and we had all just had a massive dance!! amazing! Then Friday we went to Collins Bay for the day which is up by north Head and then went out for the most amazing Thai meal I have every eaten!!!!! yuuummmmm then we went to Space Bar where there was a live guitarist and he sung happy birthday, bless! Then we had a mini party in the hostel! Yesterday we went to the Rocks for the day, then we went to Darling Harbour and went shopping and I bought a new black dress. We played a few drinking games in the hostel then we went to the Steyne and Shark Bar. Everyone was knackered but we still spent a few good hours shaking it on the dance floor!!!! :)
The weather has been amazing here but today is the first day it has been overcast and miiissseerrraaabblllee. But it means I can get some emails, updates and work done.
In general I am good, lovely having Mel here and doing loads of different things! Adam, a guy from Marketing, is joining us from Perth at the end of April and we are going to Creamfields festival together and then up the coast to do regional work so we can get our second year visa!!!!! woooooooo.
Hope everyone is good, keep me updated with all of the goings on!
Lots of aussie love
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Friday, 30 March 2012
Counting down the days...
Hey guys sorry this post i wrote but it never published, pressed save instead of publish... but here it is... a more current one is on the way soon
Hey guys
Once again sorry it's been a while since my last update. Not much has changed, a few people have come and gone, manly weather is still a mixture of rain and sun and working at moo is still good. Continuing with the design work, just finished a limited edition poster for the burger of the month and working on a deal poster for services as well as for the hostel to get more customers in :) currently sat in the common room about to watch 300. Chilling with a packet of crisps and a massive bar of crunchie chocolate, totally chilling tonight! Got a bit of a tummy ache so trying to relax
Went out to the city Saturday night for st Patrick's day went to an Irish bar which was really great fun and a different night out! :) trying to stay on a bit more now though (and failing) so I can save money!! But I have had to spend quite a bit on some warmer clothes cos I literally have nothing but bikins and little dresses haha. Went out for a drink with the other manager at work on Sunday which was lovely, we get on really well which is great and makes working at weekends fun (during the week you are on your own cos it's not busy enough yo have more than one person!
been invited to one of my mates mates house for fajitas on Wednesday which will be a nice change, trying to spend a bit more time with everyone cos I've been focusing my attention on the same people for too long and have been missing the boys and their ridiculous banger haha.
Thursday night I am getting cooked for again by my friend ken (the guy who helped me with the rice on the big curry night) - he is going to make me Japanese curry! Yum! Then I am .... Wait for it.... Being an extra in a music
Video haha one of the guys here is a rapper and one of his mates is recording his music videos in one of the bars in manly and needs extras... And the hostel girls are it! Very exciting, naturally going to attempt to be in centre shot as much as I can... Once they see my dancing skills they won't be able to refuse!! Haha.
Very exciting now... Mel is arriving in two weeks- cant believe it's nearly arrived! Also my other beat guy mate from marketing (he is in aus already with his parents) is joining us Perth to Sydney so we can hang out and then do regional together! Buzzing!!!!!! Gonna be immense to see them!! Those two weeks should go so quickly! Got a few more months left in manly I reckon then I am flying the neat either north or south to do regional then we are planning on doing Bali!!! The surfer guys are going so we are going to meet up with them :) so should be a big group of us :) yay!
I think that's all that's changed! Happy mothers day to all the lovely mums including mine!! :) the film should be on soon!
Love to all! I'll try and update you all again soon!
Xxxxxxxx
Hey guys
Once again sorry it's been a while since my last update. Not much has changed, a few people have come and gone, manly weather is still a mixture of rain and sun and working at moo is still good. Continuing with the design work, just finished a limited edition poster for the burger of the month and working on a deal poster for services as well as for the hostel to get more customers in :) currently sat in the common room about to watch 300. Chilling with a packet of crisps and a massive bar of crunchie chocolate, totally chilling tonight! Got a bit of a tummy ache so trying to relax
Went out to the city Saturday night for st Patrick's day went to an Irish bar which was really great fun and a different night out! :) trying to stay on a bit more now though (and failing) so I can save money!! But I have had to spend quite a bit on some warmer clothes cos I literally have nothing but bikins and little dresses haha. Went out for a drink with the other manager at work on Sunday which was lovely, we get on really well which is great and makes working at weekends fun (during the week you are on your own cos it's not busy enough yo have more than one person!
been invited to one of my mates mates house for fajitas on Wednesday which will be a nice change, trying to spend a bit more time with everyone cos I've been focusing my attention on the same people for too long and have been missing the boys and their ridiculous banger haha.
Thursday night I am getting cooked for again by my friend ken (the guy who helped me with the rice on the big curry night) - he is going to make me Japanese curry! Yum! Then I am .... Wait for it.... Being an extra in a music
Video haha one of the guys here is a rapper and one of his mates is recording his music videos in one of the bars in manly and needs extras... And the hostel girls are it! Very exciting, naturally going to attempt to be in centre shot as much as I can... Once they see my dancing skills they won't be able to refuse!! Haha.
Very exciting now... Mel is arriving in two weeks- cant believe it's nearly arrived! Also my other beat guy mate from marketing (he is in aus already with his parents) is joining us Perth to Sydney so we can hang out and then do regional together! Buzzing!!!!!! Gonna be immense to see them!! Those two weeks should go so quickly! Got a few more months left in manly I reckon then I am flying the neat either north or south to do regional then we are planning on doing Bali!!! The surfer guys are going so we are going to meet up with them :) so should be a big group of us :) yay!
I think that's all that's changed! Happy mothers day to all the lovely mums including mine!! :) the film should be on soon!
Love to all! I'll try and update you all again soon!
Xxxxxxxx
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Weeks just fly by...
Morning from Australia!
We have had a great few days and weekend. Went to shore club again on Thursday and I had a dance off with one of the guys, Jeff, was so funny... and i defo won!!!! was so good haha, and i don't actually really remember it. Shark Bar again this weekend, everywhere was absolutely packed because it was the open of surfing finals! so there were queues around every bar. But when we got in there it was such good fun. I'm hanging out with the girls and the surfer guys a lot more now and they are really nice so its a good set up. Have a good laugh all out together! Bought some new stuff too on Thursday, two new dresses and a pair of killer heels which i can't walk in. Haha, but i absolutely love the outfits and the girls i go out with always looks pristine so i have needed to step up from my usual denim shorts and t shirt combos for dresses and heels haha but its actually been nice to make an effort for a change :) last night we went to sugar lounge and then to shore club but we were so knackered from thursday, friday and saturday then sunday took its toll and i was in bed by midnight!
got a chat with the mc saatchi lady this after noon and a meeting face to face tomorrow so going to clue up on the company a lot more this morning and totally wow them :-/ please everyone keep your fingers crossed for me. i really want this! :)
really loving manly at the moment, the girls are great, jess, bronte and i call each other a little asian family because we are all half ''something'' (jess is italian, bronte is spanish and me iranian of course) and we all have dark hair and dark skin so we get on really well altogether. Claire is a new girl who is sound but she is leaving tuesday which is sad. jess and bronte are sticking around for ages which is cool! :) and amelia and sarah of course :) maggie the german girl has an au pair job now so lives out with the family so she comes back at the weekends! yay. speak to katie still too even though she is gone. miss her a lot. and of course martha hannah and polly i miss all the times too :) they were the best. so glad i have made great new friends too though.
my healthy eating plan is going well too, feel a lot better and the tan is shaping up nicely because the weather has been fantastic over the last week! my hours at moo are getting really bad, i only have a few here and there... at least i have my design work hours. obviously i can't live or save on that wage so i am having to look else where which is sad... there is a job going at sugar lounge, a cocktail bar for 30-40 hours a week... one of the surfer guys mentioned it to us cos he works there but... he said they are bad with pay, which may be a turn off... :-/ anyway so if the mc saatchi job doesn't work out then at least i know i have options.
got another order for mycoolcv.com as well, she wants two cvs designed which is good :) she is a dietician but wants a normal cv for casual jobs too. the marketing online job i haven't done anything for in a while. i have a few days off so if the weather goes bad then i will have a few days to catch up on everything and actually save!!!
my savings have all gone now cos of buying and spending etc. I may be getting free rent though soon (fingers crossed) because the owner of the hostel has an autistic son they want me to help socialise with everyone and integrate into the group for a few hours a week and i get free rent in return so that sounds great and something that i feel would really benefit him :) so yeah lots going on, i feel so lucky every day that i have the chance to be out here, with people i love, doing design work i love (plus a little waitressing) and in a beautiful surroundings. just wish that i could be with all my friends and family too!!! congratulations by the way to my beautiful cousin laura on her engagement to adam! :) so happy for you both and for olivia :)
mel is coming out here in 5 weeks and i can't believe it!!!!! time flies!!!!!! can't believe i have been here 4 months nearly, i love it, don't want to leave, don't want things to change but don't want things to stay the same either..... haha.
love you all i will keep you updated with the how the job situation goes!!!! its jess's birthday next tuesday so we are going out in the city on saturday night :) should be fun!!!! :)
xxxxxxx
We have had a great few days and weekend. Went to shore club again on Thursday and I had a dance off with one of the guys, Jeff, was so funny... and i defo won!!!! was so good haha, and i don't actually really remember it. Shark Bar again this weekend, everywhere was absolutely packed because it was the open of surfing finals! so there were queues around every bar. But when we got in there it was such good fun. I'm hanging out with the girls and the surfer guys a lot more now and they are really nice so its a good set up. Have a good laugh all out together! Bought some new stuff too on Thursday, two new dresses and a pair of killer heels which i can't walk in. Haha, but i absolutely love the outfits and the girls i go out with always looks pristine so i have needed to step up from my usual denim shorts and t shirt combos for dresses and heels haha but its actually been nice to make an effort for a change :) last night we went to sugar lounge and then to shore club but we were so knackered from thursday, friday and saturday then sunday took its toll and i was in bed by midnight!
got a chat with the mc saatchi lady this after noon and a meeting face to face tomorrow so going to clue up on the company a lot more this morning and totally wow them :-/ please everyone keep your fingers crossed for me. i really want this! :)
really loving manly at the moment, the girls are great, jess, bronte and i call each other a little asian family because we are all half ''something'' (jess is italian, bronte is spanish and me iranian of course) and we all have dark hair and dark skin so we get on really well altogether. Claire is a new girl who is sound but she is leaving tuesday which is sad. jess and bronte are sticking around for ages which is cool! :) and amelia and sarah of course :) maggie the german girl has an au pair job now so lives out with the family so she comes back at the weekends! yay. speak to katie still too even though she is gone. miss her a lot. and of course martha hannah and polly i miss all the times too :) they were the best. so glad i have made great new friends too though.
my healthy eating plan is going well too, feel a lot better and the tan is shaping up nicely because the weather has been fantastic over the last week! my hours at moo are getting really bad, i only have a few here and there... at least i have my design work hours. obviously i can't live or save on that wage so i am having to look else where which is sad... there is a job going at sugar lounge, a cocktail bar for 30-40 hours a week... one of the surfer guys mentioned it to us cos he works there but... he said they are bad with pay, which may be a turn off... :-/ anyway so if the mc saatchi job doesn't work out then at least i know i have options.
got another order for mycoolcv.com as well, she wants two cvs designed which is good :) she is a dietician but wants a normal cv for casual jobs too. the marketing online job i haven't done anything for in a while. i have a few days off so if the weather goes bad then i will have a few days to catch up on everything and actually save!!!
my savings have all gone now cos of buying and spending etc. I may be getting free rent though soon (fingers crossed) because the owner of the hostel has an autistic son they want me to help socialise with everyone and integrate into the group for a few hours a week and i get free rent in return so that sounds great and something that i feel would really benefit him :) so yeah lots going on, i feel so lucky every day that i have the chance to be out here, with people i love, doing design work i love (plus a little waitressing) and in a beautiful surroundings. just wish that i could be with all my friends and family too!!! congratulations by the way to my beautiful cousin laura on her engagement to adam! :) so happy for you both and for olivia :)
mel is coming out here in 5 weeks and i can't believe it!!!!! time flies!!!!!! can't believe i have been here 4 months nearly, i love it, don't want to leave, don't want things to change but don't want things to stay the same either..... haha.
love you all i will keep you updated with the how the job situation goes!!!! its jess's birthday next tuesday so we are going out in the city on saturday night :) should be fun!!!! :)
xxxxxxx
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