Sydney Update

Hey all!

So i've been in Sydney less than 24 hours but man do I have stories! When leaving NZ I had to go through screening and those guys are just as bored as we are in YVR lol, the customer service dude made me wish the walk through guy a happy birthday--it was not his birthday :P i did tho, cuz it would've been rude not to. Then I forgot I had water in my bottle, so instead of letting me throw it away, i had to drink ALL of it :S yes, i did not have fun at all! but it was interesting.

Got on the Emirates flight to Sydney and man was I impressed! Wish I was flying with them back home! Their washrooms are exceptional, they used real silverware for their meals AND their meals were really tasty. And here's the best part: they hand out toys for the kids, and in true Suzanne fashion, I joked with the male flight attendant and said: don't i get one? he looked at me and then handed me a cow hand puppet. it's soooo cute! lol and then to make it more funny, he gave me a set of crayons and a colouring book. lol <3 it! that airline rocks! and i watched my favourite movie...well one of my fave bollywood ones: SHOLAY! ultimate classic!

got to sydney and it was already dark, i was so muddled in my mind cuz of the time change and i was kinda freaking out cuz i felt disoriented. got my bag and snapped myself together cuz i had to go through customs, thankfully the guy was very nice to me. and then the trouble started. all i wanted was to get to my hostel and sleep and i thought i chose what was the fastest transport: a shuttle bus that would drop me to my hostel. NOPE! it took half an hour to get to the airport, then another 15-20 mins to get to my hostel. and the shuttle was this weird van thing, so shady! but it's ok, thank god i got to the hostel! and man, what a hostel. they have a bar/club in the downstairs part and it's so loud, but it was a great welcome. got checked in, and the reception loved my last name (lol, here i was missing all my work ppl calling me samujh, now i got two obsessed aussies calling me samujh!) and then i got to my room--no clean sheets on the bed so i had to wait an extra 15 mins before i hit the hay. at least in the meantime i met a really nice girl--who left this morning suckily! don't know the other girls cuz we didn't really get a chance to talk, not good to talk to ppl first thing in the morning when everyone is groggy.

and today i went to the "mall" which is uber ritzy and then found the supermarket, bought all my groceries and took em back to the hostel into the PACKED fridge, god help my yogurt and soy milk and tofu! and then i went back out to do the one thing i was very excited about but didn't really look forward to: buying a cell phone and mobile internet plan. cell phone was pretty easy, then i found out there might be cheaper options, personally after all this--it all works out in the end. AND the mobile internet was the most irritating thing i've ever set up in my life. i'm no good with technology, and it shames me! lol. it took me 45 mins of re-entering the same info, losing connection to get it done. GAH! at least i have internet tho and i don't have to run around and find internet cafes or wifi, etc!

and it rained. REALLY BADLY! and i had no umbrella. so i had to run around and find that! finally found one and the sun came out...am i complaining? HELL NO! i'm going to go walk around and hopefully see something beautiful. there's one thing i've noticed about sydney: everything is rush rush rush and i hate that. new zealand was so chill and relaxed--that was awesome! but i've been told that i will find the same vibe along the east coast, i'll check it out after new years!

...so ya, uber long post, lots to tell! and i will blog once more right now...it's a tad more philosophical