The only gay in the village
The past weekend was one of the busiest I have had since coming to Sydney. On Friday my housemate was having some friends over and he asked me to join them. Just to chip in and because I enjoy cooking I offered to help him prep things up. It was nice to cook and entertain even though I hardly knew the guests. They were an interesting bunch of people and stayed till late so I had a rather late night and some every interesting conversation.
On Saturday I was to meet Garfield in the city and go on my very first shopping escapades in Sydney. It was well worth the wait but as expected I went overboard. For the record I LOVE the Calibre store in the city (not the one on Elizabeth St) and find the staff in the store is very tempting!! After shopping and burning a rather big hole in my pocket we left for Newtown for a kinda forum to share music. The theme was 80's music (which I am not a big fan of) but the event could have still been enjoyable but for a loud and irritating American and her bogan Aussie boyfriend. The woman's laugh, voice and mannerism left me with a headache.
But there was some respite in the form of some more than obvious attention that Garfield and I got from a guy at the bus stop. But neither of us made a move and all that happened was exchanging of glances on the bus ride from Newtown to Central. When we got down the guy waved at Garfield but the idiot didn't get off the bus so it was all in vain. The wave coupled with my cheeky comment about the same scandalized an Indian couple who saw it all. I guess they like Ahmadinejad believe that they're aren't any gays in their country. Well the attention from the cute stranger turned out to the highlight of the day.
While on our way back from Central to Garfield's place we had an interesting experience. We passed by the venue of the Good Vibes festival and while we were waiting at a red light a drunk Aussie bloke walked up to our car opened the front door and started off with his crap about wanting to tell a joke. This is in the middle of the road with traffic whizzing past him and that scared the cab driver who was an old Iranian man. The guy told his bloody joke and moved on to trouble someone else. I thought the whole scene with all the young teenagers resorting to vandalism and rowdy behaviour was a rather sad spectacle. It certainly pushed the cab drivers buttons and he couldn't stop cursing and complaining about the police, government and irresponsible parents and their children all the way home. I must admit the teenagers behaviour was a bit unsettling for me too.
Sunday started on a much better note and the day was rather nice and enjoyable. We went for Fair Day and while on our way bumped into a group of lesbians going to the park one out of whom recently assisted an Indian film unit shooting a movie (Victory starring Harman Baweja and Amrita Arora) based on cricket in Sydney staring a few Aussie cricketers including Bret Lee. Fair day was very refreshing compared to the the rowdiness we witnessed at the Good Vibes festival. It was great to see a lot of children along with their parents at the venue enjoying the festival and also all the pooches there for Doggywood. I could say a lot of things but I would let the pictures do the talking. The only sad part being the almost absence of guys from South Asian community. Garfield and I felt like the only gay in the village; it was funny feeling a minority within a minority but the day in the park was rather enjoyable. I saw Denys but couldn't catch up with him and lost him in the crowd but I did get to meet JB.
After the festival we went to Paramatta to watch "Breakfast with Scot" (part of the Mardi Gras film festival). It was a heart warming and funny movie with quite a few laughs. So after having some great Italian food at Paramatta and chocolate at Max Brenner we called it a night and went home thus having a perfect end to a very enjoyable and eventful weekend. I have a new favourite area in Sydney now and its Newtown for the range of eclectic shops (as opposed to chain stores that one sees all around Sydney) and my first hook up with the guy at the bus stop (well almost) in Sydney.
On Saturday I was to meet Garfield in the city and go on my very first shopping escapades in Sydney. It was well worth the wait but as expected I went overboard. For the record I LOVE the Calibre store in the city (not the one on Elizabeth St) and find the staff in the store is very tempting!! After shopping and burning a rather big hole in my pocket we left for Newtown for a kinda forum to share music. The theme was 80's music (which I am not a big fan of) but the event could have still been enjoyable but for a loud and irritating American and her bogan Aussie boyfriend. The woman's laugh, voice and mannerism left me with a headache.
But there was some respite in the form of some more than obvious attention that Garfield and I got from a guy at the bus stop. But neither of us made a move and all that happened was exchanging of glances on the bus ride from Newtown to Central. When we got down the guy waved at Garfield but the idiot didn't get off the bus so it was all in vain. The wave coupled with my cheeky comment about the same scandalized an Indian couple who saw it all. I guess they like Ahmadinejad believe that they're aren't any gays in their country. Well the attention from the cute stranger turned out to the highlight of the day.
While on our way back from Central to Garfield's place we had an interesting experience. We passed by the venue of the Good Vibes festival and while we were waiting at a red light a drunk Aussie bloke walked up to our car opened the front door and started off with his crap about wanting to tell a joke. This is in the middle of the road with traffic whizzing past him and that scared the cab driver who was an old Iranian man. The guy told his bloody joke and moved on to trouble someone else. I thought the whole scene with all the young teenagers resorting to vandalism and rowdy behaviour was a rather sad spectacle. It certainly pushed the cab drivers buttons and he couldn't stop cursing and complaining about the police, government and irresponsible parents and their children all the way home. I must admit the teenagers behaviour was a bit unsettling for me too.
Sunday started on a much better note and the day was rather nice and enjoyable. We went for Fair Day and while on our way bumped into a group of lesbians going to the park one out of whom recently assisted an Indian film unit shooting a movie (Victory starring Harman Baweja and Amrita Arora) based on cricket in Sydney staring a few Aussie cricketers including Bret Lee. Fair day was very refreshing compared to the the rowdiness we witnessed at the Good Vibes festival. It was great to see a lot of children along with their parents at the venue enjoying the festival and also all the pooches there for Doggywood. I could say a lot of things but I would let the pictures do the talking. The only sad part being the almost absence of guys from South Asian community. Garfield and I felt like the only gay in the village; it was funny feeling a minority within a minority but the day in the park was rather enjoyable. I saw Denys but couldn't catch up with him and lost him in the crowd but I did get to meet JB.
After the festival we went to Paramatta to watch "Breakfast with Scot" (part of the Mardi Gras film festival). It was a heart warming and funny movie with quite a few laughs. So after having some great Italian food at Paramatta and chocolate at Max Brenner we called it a night and went home thus having a perfect end to a very enjoyable and eventful weekend. I have a new favourite area in Sydney now and its Newtown for the range of eclectic shops (as opposed to chain stores that one sees all around Sydney) and my first hook up with the guy at the bus stop (well almost) in Sydney.
2 comments:
Dear Sunshine, you are having such a funtime and a further education! May it long continue! Mr Hyde.
Thanks Mr Hyde. It has surely been quite a journey and I am enjoying every bit of it!!
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