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Working 9 to 5

what a way to make a living

all seasons in one day 14 °C

I bet many of you out there have no idea how Im living or what Im actually doing these days. It's been a while since a proper update actually so cant blame ya. Now lets give it a go and I will try to keep this short and sweet.

When coming to Adelaide in early April I crashed in at Corey's and Jason's townhouse in the city. Me and the hospitality friendly boys got along great and there were late night cardgames, pubbing and lots (lots) of tv included. But as time flew we had to leave the awesome neighbourhood just a block away from the busy streets with shops, restaurants and cozy cafes and market places where I loved to hang out (buhuu).
So now it is all about commuting between Darlington and central Adelaide (Darlington is a suburb in Adelaide but also the name of a man who couldnt decide any other names when naming Australian streets, villages, harbours. You name it. Take Sydney as an example ;)
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OMG! This was taken outside our townhouse! And yes, that is a redback spider! Common throughout Australia. How close am I?!! They can even kill you. shit! Lets run, FAST!

New house - new location... Al and Claire are the new flatmates and the owners of the pretty house we are staying in. Al is out of work and thought it'd be good with the extra cash and we can stay short term, pay no bonds or contracts so it is beneficial for all of us + it's great fun to hang out with this lovely married couple. We've done lots of Ikea exploring by this stage so the Scandinavian is pleased.
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yay, making tacos in our kitchen, well, Jase is ;-)
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yummy
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Jack Sparrow?

When it comes to work, I am no longer a slave. I got a new proper job. Yes, I am an office lady and proud of it ;-) It was lucky though, friend of a friend situation actually. So now Im doing computer work on Sir Donald Bradman Drive (can never say it right) people think it's a shame because I dont know a former Australian cricketer. So what about Mika Myllylä... or Valentin Kononen - THAT, you must know! hehe...
Now that I have a new job, it leaves me to that same confusing feeling I always get; what is it that i really want to do?? And that's when I dream away listening to John Lennon's lyrics; "working class hero" and my troubles fade away. Instead I find myself in the mornings re-living Dolly's written words and thats how my days look like here in Australia;
Tumble outta bed
And I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch
And try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the street
The traffic starts jumpin'
The folks like me on the job from 9 to 5...//

After all that rush of country tunes I better put an ending to this entry. (bet you know the rest of the song anyway, well, you who hang out with me ;-)

Posted by kulakajsa 16:56 Archived in Australia

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