The lowdown

Picture Credit : Adsy

21ST January 2008

It's 5 in the morning and I have been awake since 2. It's not that I am jet lagged but because I slept all afternoon and until about 8 in the evening yesterday. It was torturous waiting for the connecting flight to Sydney at the Singapore airport. To while away time I went to the Apple store and bought a Second Skin for the Macbook, had lunch and also went for a 'Cultural tour' of the city. I was chatting up with a friend while waiting for the boarding time when I realized that I could find the wallet with my passport and currency etc. After some insane moments of running to the cafe and lunch place I found I had left it at the Apple store.
The flight was relatively uneventful. The seats and entertainment console in the economy class of the A380 was an upgrade over a regular flight and so it was kinda worth the wait.
Fortunately my roommate was at the airport to pick me up. We came home and after I had taken a quick shower he took me Coles - the supermarket. In India the supermarket and chain stores idea is relatively new and I as a creature of habit have been going to a local store I knew my way around and always bought veggies and fruits from the local farmers market. Coles to me was like a maze. I had't even bought the veggies and my roommate was already done with his shopping so I hurriedly picked up whatever I found and we headed back home.
Once home I made myself a salad and my roommate and I got talking. We discussed a lot of stuff and I came out to my roommate - well he asked me if I was and I said yes. He took it well and told me that the neighbors downstairs are a gay couple.
After lunch I spoke to Mr OZ, Mr Hyde, and texted JB. It was nice being welcomed by them to Sydney and things didn't feel all that alien. I slept all afternoon and have been sleeping and eating ever since. I guess today I'd go for a walk around the place to get my bearings right if the weather permits so. I was welcomed to Sydney by a bright sunny day but by the evening it had started to rain and didn't stop all night. It was in a way reflective of my state of mind. I was excited when I landed but soon a part of me was missing things back home but still no tears!!

22nd January 2008

Having woken up rather early I started to feel sleepy around 6 and slept until 11 in the morning. My only motivation to wake up was that an acquaintance that have in Sydney was supposed to come see me. He came around 1 and we walked to the Macquarie Shopping Center. I had a lot of stuff to buy and also had to get my bank account activated. We ended up buying a ton of stuff but all of it was rather necessary and the only thing I splurged on was buying a speaker dock for the iPod because I was missing listening to music. A well spend $279.
We had such a lot of stuff that we had to hire a taxi home. Once home we dumped everything in the room and left for the city. We went to the Harbour and the Opera House. I had my first experience at riding the Sydney metro and I walked more than what I would have walked in about 3 months at home. But overall a very productive and interesting day.