BAM! Been awhile since my last post. I've tried to make every conscious effort to fully revamp and update this blog but it's taken a lot of time. So have patience as I get everything merged over.
My lease at Varsity on Main ended December 21st and in the meantime, was looking at a place to live with my then current roommate Perri and our friend Craig. Long story short, Perri moved in with her girlfriends and we picked up Dom to find a place in Burleigh Waters to live for the next six months. We wanted something outside of the student accommodation and apartment nature and into an actual house where we had our own belongings without shared units, parking, etc etc. We ended up moving into a complex right behind Varsity Towers and a quick 3 minute walk from campus. Great two story place with our own small yard, single car garage with driveway and partially furnished.
I'm still in need of a bed frame and desk so in the meantime, my room is pretty bare. But I'm not really impressing anyone. Ha. The landlord is lovely, haven't met the neighbours and probably have no intentions on it either.
The housing complex is called 'This', but I found the name to be too boring, lame and well, stupid. So I drafted DCH ([D]om, [C]raig, [H]ardy). The order is significant as Dom found the place, Craig helped follow up on it and I just sat around and said "when do we move in". Plus anything else (CDH, HDC, etc) just sounds like a viral disease...
And so here we are. At DCH for the next six months and possibly the final stretch of my time here in Australia. While it's been great, I won't make any preemptive calls yet as I could stick around a bit longer or go somewhere else other than back home to Seattle.
In the meantime, thanks for reading!
Cheers.
-H
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Japan
I realise I haven't taken the time to update my blog much since I've been swamped with my final semester at Bond Uni. Matter of fact, I've completely blown it off! In an effort to make things easier on myself and anyone (and everyone) that reads my blog, I'll be migrating all three (Japan, Australia, Pre-Depart) into one blog with different sections. This will also help with future efforts in blogging about my other adventures I go off on (Bali, China, New Caledonia, New Zealand, etc etc etc).
Much has happened since my 17 days here in Japan (should have only been 7...) and I plan on filling you all in on that. Just as soon as I return... Stay tuned and thanks for reading!
Arigatō
-H
Much has happened since my 17 days here in Japan (should have only been 7...) and I plan on filling you all in on that. Just as soon as I return... Stay tuned and thanks for reading!
Arigatō
-H
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Melbourne
July 28th, Thomas, Marc and I decided to venture to Melbourne in Victoria (down south) and 
see what all the hype was about. Needless to say, it's a great place. Hands down. We flew out of Gold Coast Airport via Jetstar for a quick 4 hour flight before checking into our YHA right in the CBD area.
We spent the first night walking around on the water front and checking out the nightlife to see what was out there before we fully tackled it the next few days. We were told there was a lounge bar in the area called the Berlin Wall and that we HAD to check it out. This was also a must as I was 
traveling with two Germans, lol. The place was pretty dope actually. We had to ring a doorbell to be let in and the place was decked out to the theme of WWII with memorabilia and signs up everywhere in regards to the war. We spent most of our time on the allied side sippin gin and tonics and drinking German beer. It was pretty cold at night and by the time we got back to the hostel we were ready to pass out.
The next day we walked around most of the day checking out museums and hitting up the market and thus meeting up with David and Julia for a bit (they were in Melbourne as well). Followed by going to the casino and gambling to try and double our money and fly back first class (yea right). Granted I'm not much of a gambler, we spent a good 2 hours there. Luckily I spent $20 and walked away with $.10. haha. Thomas losing most of his money he'd spent and Marc coming away with a few dollars. We then went off to the movie theatre to see what was playing only to realise we had just missed all the good shows. Thomas had the brilliant idea of sneaking past the ticket usher and we walked
around from theatre to theatre to see if anything worth watching was playing. Sadly, no. So we had snuck in for nothing. Plus Marc had a guilty conscious going on so we ended up leaving. Afterward we headed to the arcade and wasted a couple more hours there before retiring for the night. We had meant to go check out the night clubs but again, after walking around all day we were exhausted.
St. Kilda was on our agenda for the most of our last day in Melbourne. Just a short train ride away, we visited Luna Park, Brooks Jetty and stopped for some food at a place on the beach. There are some markets open, so we stopped to see what the locals were selling, nothing good as usual, but still good to check out.
Overall, a ton of walking and sight seeing, ton of pictures and great
memories of the place. Don't think I could ever leave there, but wouldn't mind going there again as I would like to check out the Twelve Apostles and roadtrip to Adelaide if I have the time and money.
Miss you all and hope life is well for you wherever you are located.
Cheers and 再见!
-H
see what all the hype was about. Needless to say, it's a great place. Hands down. We flew out of Gold Coast Airport via Jetstar for a quick 4 hour flight before checking into our YHA right in the CBD area.
We spent the first night walking around on the water front and checking out the nightlife to see what was out there before we fully tackled it the next few days. We were told there was a lounge bar in the area called the Berlin Wall and that we HAD to check it out. This was also a must as I was 
traveling with two Germans, lol. The place was pretty dope actually. We had to ring a doorbell to be let in and the place was decked out to the theme of WWII with memorabilia and signs up everywhere in regards to the war. We spent most of our time on the allied side sippin gin and tonics and drinking German beer. It was pretty cold at night and by the time we got back to the hostel we were ready to pass out.
The next day we walked around most of the day checking out museums and hitting up the market and thus meeting up with David and Julia for a bit (they were in Melbourne as well). Followed by going to the casino and gambling to try and double our money and fly back first class (yea right). Granted I'm not much of a gambler, we spent a good 2 hours there. Luckily I spent $20 and walked away with $.10. haha. Thomas losing most of his money he'd spent and Marc coming away with a few dollars. We then went off to the movie theatre to see what was playing only to realise we had just missed all the good shows. Thomas had the brilliant idea of sneaking past the ticket usher and we walked
around from theatre to theatre to see if anything worth watching was playing. Sadly, no. So we had snuck in for nothing. Plus Marc had a guilty conscious going on so we ended up leaving. Afterward we headed to the arcade and wasted a couple more hours there before retiring for the night. We had meant to go check out the night clubs but again, after walking around all day we were exhausted.St. Kilda was on our agenda for the most of our last day in Melbourne. Just a short train ride away, we visited Luna Park, Brooks Jetty and stopped for some food at a place on the beach. There are some markets open, so we stopped to see what the locals were selling, nothing good as usual, but still good to check out.
Overall, a ton of walking and sight seeing, ton of pictures and great
memories of the place. Don't think I could ever leave there, but wouldn't mind going there again as I would like to check out the Twelve Apostles and roadtrip to Adelaide if I have the time and money.Miss you all and hope life is well for you wherever you are located.
Cheers and 再见!
-H
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Varsity on Main
I know its been a while, but been busy with moving and whatnot. So here we go!
Finished with exams on Monday with Media and Crime being my last one, which was great as I had a few hours to prep my body in time for End of Semester Bash. It was pretty much one giant party to celebrate being done with
classes for the semester (even though some students still had exams the next day). Australia is religious to the point that come midnight on Good Friday, the sale of alcohol is prohibited (weird, I know). So the bash was held on Wednesday. Luckily for me I went and I had a blast. The theme being, "You wore that?", we all looked like backup dancers for Justin Bieber, haha.
The next day was a bit rough being hungover but Thomas and I moved out of Varsity Shores and into our new place at Varsity on Main (VOM) with Julia. The place has never had tenants and was extremely nice for the price we pay, which is far cheaper than Varsity Shores (VS). Because 2nd semester is winter, not many study abroad students will be venturing over, so it will be a bit quiet. Overall, VOM is extremely nice and has that upper class feel to it. The first couple of days we cooked together before Thomas and his brother, Alex drove off to Cairns for the holiday period. Just Julia and I to fend for ourselves which in turn, she has a boyfriend so just me to fend for myself.
We have a 6 month lease on the place until October in which case we can either move out and
agree to a month to month lease. It's a bit early to tell what we will do but will cross that bridge as the time draws near. I've decided to withhold the address as I've forgotten about the stalkers and psychos (ex girlfriends, you know how they are) that are out there, so if you want to get a hold of me, just Facebook, text or shoot me an email and I'll give you my address. In the meantime, looking for a job!
Cheers and 再见！
－H
Finished with exams on Monday with Media and Crime being my last one, which was great as I had a few hours to prep my body in time for End of Semester Bash. It was pretty much one giant party to celebrate being done with
classes for the semester (even though some students still had exams the next day). Australia is religious to the point that come midnight on Good Friday, the sale of alcohol is prohibited (weird, I know). So the bash was held on Wednesday. Luckily for me I went and I had a blast. The theme being, "You wore that?", we all looked like backup dancers for Justin Bieber, haha.
The next day was a bit rough being hungover but Thomas and I moved out of Varsity Shores and into our new place at Varsity on Main (VOM) with Julia. The place has never had tenants and was extremely nice for the price we pay, which is far cheaper than Varsity Shores (VS). Because 2nd semester is winter, not many study abroad students will be venturing over, so it will be a bit quiet. Overall, VOM is extremely nice and has that upper class feel to it. The first couple of days we cooked together before Thomas and his brother, Alex drove off to Cairns for the holiday period. Just Julia and I to fend for ourselves which in turn, she has a boyfriend so just me to fend for myself.
We have a 6 month lease on the place until October in which case we can either move out and
agree to a month to month lease. It's a bit early to tell what we will do but will cross that bridge as the time draws near. I've decided to withhold the address as I've forgotten about the stalkers and psychos (ex girlfriends, you know how they are) that are out there, so if you want to get a hold of me, just Facebook, text or shoot me an email and I'll give you my address. In the meantime, looking for a job!Cheers and 再见！
－H
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Miitaristic testing
Today I had my first ever university controlled test. I say this because last semester, the test either consisted of a take home essay or one that the professor administered in class because the class size was so small (Chinese, 8 people). The experience was completely nerve-wracking to say the least.
I found out that day, that I had a reserved seat for the test: N-5. I found this awkward to have assigned seating but thought nothing of it. Normally I strolled there with my iPhone, earplugs in, and listening to my jam session before a big test (Linkin Park). I look inside to see the sport gymnasium lined with chairs and tables, roughly 200 give or take. Each chair corresponding with a different row and column number. On the doors leading inside the room were numerous signs that stated "no cell phones allowed" "no backpacks allowed" "no food or drink" "assigned seating per student number" and lastly "no baseball caps". It was as if I was walking through a military checkpoint. But my biggest concern was I had my phone on me and the attitude given off by the instructors leading the examination process ensured if your phone was noticed or made any type of noise, you were failed, barred and given swift punishment to Bond University and Australian authorities.
Once inside and wandering around looking for N-5, we heard a voice on the loudspeaker detailing instructions and barking orders at us. When to start, what to do, how high to raise your hand if you have a question and the sign in/sign out procedures if you needed to use the restroom. After the orders were given, we were allocated 15 minutes of 'perusal time.' I have NO idea what perusal means and even after taking the test, still don't know. You'd think the university would clarify this as half of us were sitting there blankly looking around as what to do (do we start taking the test?).
From what I observed, perusal time is 15 minutes allocated before the start of the exam to go through it before you actually take it. This would be extremely beneficial if they THEN allowed 5 minutes to go through your NOTES before taking the exam. I don't see the benefit or need of a perusal time as I am already psyched and/or doomed of taking this test, why do I need 15 more minutes of pain and suffering (perhaps someone can better explain the efficient use of perusal)?
Overall, throughout the process it was very strict and militaristic. It def had a private school feel to it with instructors walking up and down the aisles, two timers up front to monitor time and 8 more people at the front to watch over student's wandering eyes. When I was finished, I was extremely glad to be out of there.
We'll see how I did come May when grades are released, but am really glad the test taking procedures within the US are far more lax. By enabling procedures of letting students know just by looking around they will fail due to attempt to cheat, makes it more worrisome then just a simple "hey here is the test, take this". And the day someone aces an exam because the answers are written inside their baseball cap is the day I bring two baseball hats to an exam (haha).
Cheers and 再见！
-H
I found out that day, that I had a reserved seat for the test: N-5. I found this awkward to have assigned seating but thought nothing of it. Normally I strolled there with my iPhone, earplugs in, and listening to my jam session before a big test (Linkin Park). I look inside to see the sport gymnasium lined with chairs and tables, roughly 200 give or take. Each chair corresponding with a different row and column number. On the doors leading inside the room were numerous signs that stated "no cell phones allowed" "no backpacks allowed" "no food or drink" "assigned seating per student number" and lastly "no baseball caps". It was as if I was walking through a military checkpoint. But my biggest concern was I had my phone on me and the attitude given off by the instructors leading the examination process ensured if your phone was noticed or made any type of noise, you were failed, barred and given swift punishment to Bond University and Australian authorities.
Once inside and wandering around looking for N-5, we heard a voice on the loudspeaker detailing instructions and barking orders at us. When to start, what to do, how high to raise your hand if you have a question and the sign in/sign out procedures if you needed to use the restroom. After the orders were given, we were allocated 15 minutes of 'perusal time.' I have NO idea what perusal means and even after taking the test, still don't know. You'd think the university would clarify this as half of us were sitting there blankly looking around as what to do (do we start taking the test?).
From what I observed, perusal time is 15 minutes allocated before the start of the exam to go through it before you actually take it. This would be extremely beneficial if they THEN allowed 5 minutes to go through your NOTES before taking the exam. I don't see the benefit or need of a perusal time as I am already psyched and/or doomed of taking this test, why do I need 15 more minutes of pain and suffering (perhaps someone can better explain the efficient use of perusal)?
Overall, throughout the process it was very strict and militaristic. It def had a private school feel to it with instructors walking up and down the aisles, two timers up front to monitor time and 8 more people at the front to watch over student's wandering eyes. When I was finished, I was extremely glad to be out of there.
We'll see how I did come May when grades are released, but am really glad the test taking procedures within the US are far more lax. By enabling procedures of letting students know just by looking around they will fail due to attempt to cheat, makes it more worrisome then just a simple "hey here is the test, take this". And the day someone aces an exam because the answers are written inside their baseball cap is the day I bring two baseball hats to an exam (haha).
Cheers and 再见！
-H
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sydney 2011
G'day everyone and 你好!
It's been a busy couple of weeks, but taking some time to write and let you know about my time in Sydney last weekend. Be sure to check out the video blog at the end for all the latest!
We decided to head to Sydney for the March 4th weekend because we had heard it was Mardi Gras. So Max, Thomas, Henriette, Hanne and myself got our tix and flew off to Sydney. We flew via Jetstar and I can easily see why the airline is so cheap and disgusted by locals. They boast low airfares, but reason they do is because they charge for every little thing you want to do. Want snacks on the plane? Have to pay, want a window seat? Have to pay. Want to check even one piece of luggage? Have to pay. So it's pretty stupid. Not to mention on the flight there AND back, the flight staff was EXTREMELY
rude. I assume Jetstar doesn't value in customer service as that would be another burden of costs on them. Furthermore, Hanne and Erin (who we met up with down there) had their flight canceled and someone had mentioned if Jetstar doesn't fully book flights, they cancel them and bump people onto the next flight for a full flight. So really cheap and shady, but that's beside the purpose of this blog. Point being, don't fly Jetstar unless you don't have luggage to check and are just going a short distance. I recommend Qantas by far.
We got up at 5am to leave from the 6:05am bus for the airport. Max was upset that he had to wake up so early and take the bus, but it was far cheaper than paying for a cab ($10 each compared to the $1.80 for bus). However, once we got to Pacific Fair, Thomas had forgotten his passport, so Max and Thomas went home to grab it and Henriette, Hanne and I continued on via bus. The only reason they had to go back and grab it was because Thomas and Max were heading to New Zealand for the week after Sydney.
We got to the airport about 7:30am and checked in and relaxed before boarding the flight at 8:30am for the 9am takeoff. The flight was relatively short, only an hour and I slept most of it since I had gone to bed at 2am only to get up at 5am. Once we landed Thomas and Max grabbed their luggage and
we headed out to our hotel in China Town.
You could easily tell you were getting closer to China Town as the signs on the buildings changed, the culture began to become dominantly Chinese and you could see the dead ducks hanging in the window (nomnomnom). We stayed at Aaron's Hotel next to Market Square mall and just a 5 minute walk from Central Station. It was the only place available as it was Mardi Gras and everyone else was booked. The room boasted a king bed and two bunks beds for 6 people, but we had checked in as 4 people so
that it was cheaper for us to split.
After checking in, we headed to a local pub to grab some food and get our agenda down for the next two days. We decided we would do the obvious being the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, Bondi Beach and Manly beach. So after eating we headed to the Opera House to take some touristy pics. We prob spent a good 3 hours heading and hanging out there and taking a TON of pics. My iPhone battery had died so I relied on using Hanne's Canon camera for pix. We originally were going to see an opera (Carmen) at the Opera House, but no one else wanted too (besides Henriette and I), so we opted against it.
After the opera
house, we decided to take the ferry to Manly that way we could get pictures on the lake of the opera house and bridge and because we had heard Manly beach was extremely nice. The ferry ride was roughly 30 mins and Manly was an amazing place. It was like Surfer's Paradise but not as many tourists, people or high rise buildings. When looking into hostels there were many open in Manly, but we decided against it since it was so far away. I think next time we head to Sydney, we will stay in Manly to see many other of the non-touristy attractions.
By the time we got home, it was already dark and we got ready to go out to Kings Cross to night club called Soho since Max's friends were there. On the way, we stopped at a pizza place to eat since we were all starving and about to drink. To say the least, Soho wasn't that great of a club as well as it was extremely crowded. We did get a free drink voucher on our way in, but I didn't use mine as I headed home soon after. Being there was annoying as I was with two groups of nationalities (Germans and Norwegians) and they were speaking to each other. So I went home as I wasn't in the mood to be there nor drinking (I think I am over the club scene).
The next morning, we headed to the YHA for breakfast which was really good. We were dressed for Bondi Beach but found out it was raining, so went home to change into proper rain attire. We ended up taking the ferry to Darling Harbour as we heard there was a great pancake place we HAD to go too. Now that I think about it, we never even bothered looking for the pancake place... We tried to go into the casino there, but Max had left his ID at home, so we headed home.
We ended up hopping the tram only to get kicked off at the next stop because we didn't have the proper tickets for it. Max, Thomas and I got off while Hanne and Henriette paid the ticket to go the extra stop. On our way home, we stopped in China Town to eat at this Chinese lobby. Very small and ton of people but the food was cheap and we got a lot for it (as with all Chinese food). Afterwards, headed home to change and go out once again, this time to some bar called Ivy. I know of a buddy living in Cronulla that I've know for some time, so he came up to Sydney and we headed to the pub next door to the YHA to have a few drinks and get caught up on life. We ended up throwing back quite a few and by the time we were done it was already 930pm. So I had missed the Mardi Gras parade, haha.
Headed back to the hostel to change and find out where this 'Club Ivy' was at from Henriette and Hanne as I couldn't find it via Google Maps on my iPhone. Ended up not going as no one responded so walked around downtown Sydney, taking pics and enjoying the night crowd. Hanne, Henriette and Erin stumbled in the hotel wasted around midnight and then Max and Thomas soon followed at 1ish. So now we had 6 people in a room that should have had 4 people, ha.
Woke up the next morning to Erin already gone and the time showing 1030. Which was not good as checkout was at 10am. So we eventually checked out at 1105am thinking we would be charged an extra night (Max of course saying no don't worry about it, they never charge), and of course they didn't :-D. So I rushed to the airport as I had to catch a flight at 12:20pm and it was already 11:10pm. Luckily I didn't have any luggage to check and I made it to the gate right before 0pening it up to boarding. I later found out that Erin and Hanne had to spend the night at the airport due to the canceled flight, HAHA.
Overall, really good trip. If I do end up back in Sydney, I'll be staying in Cronulla and then if need be, just take the train up to Sydney if I want to see anything. Next trip though will be up to Brisbane to visit my old stomping grounds where I lived back in 2007. Woot Woot!
Miss you all!
Cheers and 再见！
-H
It's been a busy couple of weeks, but taking some time to write and let you know about my time in Sydney last weekend. Be sure to check out the video blog at the end for all the latest!
We decided to head to Sydney for the March 4th weekend because we had heard it was Mardi Gras. So Max, Thomas, Henriette, Hanne and myself got our tix and flew off to Sydney. We flew via Jetstar and I can easily see why the airline is so cheap and disgusted by locals. They boast low airfares, but reason they do is because they charge for every little thing you want to do. Want snacks on the plane? Have to pay, want a window seat? Have to pay. Want to check even one piece of luggage? Have to pay. So it's pretty stupid. Not to mention on the flight there AND back, the flight staff was EXTREMELY
rude. I assume Jetstar doesn't value in customer service as that would be another burden of costs on them. Furthermore, Hanne and Erin (who we met up with down there) had their flight canceled and someone had mentioned if Jetstar doesn't fully book flights, they cancel them and bump people onto the next flight for a full flight. So really cheap and shady, but that's beside the purpose of this blog. Point being, don't fly Jetstar unless you don't have luggage to check and are just going a short distance. I recommend Qantas by far.We got up at 5am to leave from the 6:05am bus for the airport. Max was upset that he had to wake up so early and take the bus, but it was far cheaper than paying for a cab ($10 each compared to the $1.80 for bus). However, once we got to Pacific Fair, Thomas had forgotten his passport, so Max and Thomas went home to grab it and Henriette, Hanne and I continued on via bus. The only reason they had to go back and grab it was because Thomas and Max were heading to New Zealand for the week after Sydney.
We got to the airport about 7:30am and checked in and relaxed before boarding the flight at 8:30am for the 9am takeoff. The flight was relatively short, only an hour and I slept most of it since I had gone to bed at 2am only to get up at 5am. Once we landed Thomas and Max grabbed their luggage and
we headed out to our hotel in China Town.You could easily tell you were getting closer to China Town as the signs on the buildings changed, the culture began to become dominantly Chinese and you could see the dead ducks hanging in the window (nomnomnom). We stayed at Aaron's Hotel next to Market Square mall and just a 5 minute walk from Central Station. It was the only place available as it was Mardi Gras and everyone else was booked. The room boasted a king bed and two bunks beds for 6 people, but we had checked in as 4 people so
that it was cheaper for us to split.After checking in, we headed to a local pub to grab some food and get our agenda down for the next two days. We decided we would do the obvious being the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, Bondi Beach and Manly beach. So after eating we headed to the Opera House to take some touristy pics. We prob spent a good 3 hours heading and hanging out there and taking a TON of pics. My iPhone battery had died so I relied on using Hanne's Canon camera for pix. We originally were going to see an opera (Carmen) at the Opera House, but no one else wanted too (besides Henriette and I), so we opted against it.
After the opera
house, we decided to take the ferry to Manly that way we could get pictures on the lake of the opera house and bridge and because we had heard Manly beach was extremely nice. The ferry ride was roughly 30 mins and Manly was an amazing place. It was like Surfer's Paradise but not as many tourists, people or high rise buildings. When looking into hostels there were many open in Manly, but we decided against it since it was so far away. I think next time we head to Sydney, we will stay in Manly to see many other of the non-touristy attractions.By the time we got home, it was already dark and we got ready to go out to Kings Cross to night club called Soho since Max's friends were there. On the way, we stopped at a pizza place to eat since we were all starving and about to drink. To say the least, Soho wasn't that great of a club as well as it was extremely crowded. We did get a free drink voucher on our way in, but I didn't use mine as I headed home soon after. Being there was annoying as I was with two groups of nationalities (Germans and Norwegians) and they were speaking to each other. So I went home as I wasn't in the mood to be there nor drinking (I think I am over the club scene).
The next morning, we headed to the YHA for breakfast which was really good. We were dressed for Bondi Beach but found out it was raining, so went home to change into proper rain attire. We ended up taking the ferry to Darling Harbour as we heard there was a great pancake place we HAD to go too. Now that I think about it, we never even bothered looking for the pancake place... We tried to go into the casino there, but Max had left his ID at home, so we headed home.
We ended up hopping the tram only to get kicked off at the next stop because we didn't have the proper tickets for it. Max, Thomas and I got off while Hanne and Henriette paid the ticket to go the extra stop. On our way home, we stopped in China Town to eat at this Chinese lobby. Very small and ton of people but the food was cheap and we got a lot for it (as with all Chinese food). Afterwards, headed home to change and go out once again, this time to some bar called Ivy. I know of a buddy living in Cronulla that I've know for some time, so he came up to Sydney and we headed to the pub next door to the YHA to have a few drinks and get caught up on life. We ended up throwing back quite a few and by the time we were done it was already 930pm. So I had missed the Mardi Gras parade, haha.
Headed back to the hostel to change and find out where this 'Club Ivy' was at from Henriette and Hanne as I couldn't find it via Google Maps on my iPhone. Ended up not going as no one responded so walked around downtown Sydney, taking pics and enjoying the night crowd. Hanne, Henriette and Erin stumbled in the hotel wasted around midnight and then Max and Thomas soon followed at 1ish. So now we had 6 people in a room that should have had 4 people, ha.
Woke up the next morning to Erin already gone and the time showing 1030. Which was not good as checkout was at 10am. So we eventually checked out at 1105am thinking we would be charged an extra night (Max of course saying no don't worry about it, they never charge), and of course they didn't :-D. So I rushed to the airport as I had to catch a flight at 12:20pm and it was already 11:10pm. Luckily I didn't have any luggage to check and I made it to the gate right before 0pening it up to boarding. I later found out that Erin and Hanne had to spend the night at the airport due to the canceled flight, HAHA.
Overall, really good trip. If I do end up back in Sydney, I'll be staying in Cronulla and then if need be, just take the train up to Sydney if I want to see anything. Next trip though will be up to Brisbane to visit my old stomping grounds where I lived back in 2007. Woot Woot!
Miss you all!
Cheers and 再见！
-H
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