Today has had the craziest weather. It's 4 ish in the afternoon and we have gone throught sun, drizzle, tropical downpour, heavy drizzle and then back to sun. So many seasons in a few hours.
We have put in the application for our flat today, you need to provide them with so much stuff, fincial information, previous rentals and employers information. It's the employment information that is missing, I don't have job as yet and A company wont start trading untill 1 of july. So I just hope they will overlook that and take our other finacial information as an OK to the fact that we could pay our rent and speak to our previous landlords who has given us very good references. But you never know, we should know by the end of the week if they OK our application and if they do we can move in the weekend after next. So that would be good, I have enjoyed staying with S and R here, but I'm sure they are getting tired of us. Eventhought we are doing our best to stay out of the way and try to not be to untidy. I just have appaling taste in TV programs and try to force them to watch project runway and Bridezillas.
Belive me Australia has so much rubbish on TV, it's amazing. I love it. As a child I wasn't really allowed to watch crap tv, which means that I'm totally in awe of it now. I can't watch a whole show cause you know, it's rubish and people are really annoying and they are all so stupid. But since all channels here are full of crap I can swap between crap shows and then I can just watch a little bit of them all. It's great, I'm not even missing not having a job. Then again, A has said that we are not buying a TV for our new flat. So I guess that will be my saviour.
Other than that, I've made some plans for my creative endavors for our new flat. What i'm going to make in no particular order is:
1. a blue painting.
2. Some embroidery stuff. I'm thinking a painting again. Something with dandelions...
3. A necklace that looks like a cloud
4. A two leaf necklace, with I think the Parabia Tourmaline I have. It will probably be for me...:-).
5. A present for my BIG SISTER K who has a Birthday today, the 16 of June. Hapy Birthday. I will call her later, but as it is 8 am in Sweden right now I think she is still busy arriving at work and getting a cup of coffe and reading her emails...
So I make a Virtual Song for Her...
Med Blommor och Med blad
Vi firar denna dag
Hurra, Hurra for Syster Yster Idag
Hurra, Hurra, Hurra, Hurra, Hurra
Ja ma hon leva
Ja ma hon leva
Ja ma hon leva i hundrade ar....
Grattis, Grattis...
I will call you in an hour.
Kramar Maria
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Sunday, 14 June 2009
Jobs-House-Furniture etc
It seems like things are slightly falling into place with work and furnishing of the new apparment, assuming that we are getting it. We are supplying the apartment people with the information they need, visas, finacial statements etc etc today. So we should find out by the middle of the week how it will go with that.
It also seems that maybe i'm in luck and could walk into a contract position quite soon, I do not know for sure yet so I do not want to jinx it by talking about it.
The same source that would be the provider of the job could also turn out to be the provider of most of all the furnishing we need. I do not want to jinx that either so I say more later, assuming it all falls into place.
So keep your fingers and toes crossed and wish me luck.
Seen even more beaches this weekend, went to clavellie beach and today I spent some lovely time in Vauclause, and boy is that area beatifull. The houses looks like giant mansions and the view is amazing. Imagine waking up to your own private beach and a view of the Sydney Opera house and The Harbour Bridge. It would be hard to be sad in that location.
Hear yous later.
It also seems that maybe i'm in luck and could walk into a contract position quite soon, I do not know for sure yet so I do not want to jinx it by talking about it.
The same source that would be the provider of the job could also turn out to be the provider of most of all the furnishing we need. I do not want to jinx that either so I say more later, assuming it all falls into place.
So keep your fingers and toes crossed and wish me luck.
Seen even more beaches this weekend, went to clavellie beach and today I spent some lovely time in Vauclause, and boy is that area beatifull. The houses looks like giant mansions and the view is amazing. Imagine waking up to your own private beach and a view of the Sydney Opera house and The Harbour Bridge. It would be hard to be sad in that location.
Hear yous later.
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Welcome to Coogee Beach
Cooge Beach water walkingSydney is surrounded by beaches, well Australia being and island is surrounded by water and hence beaches. It seems to me that the whole culture here is beach focused, even for people who do not like them really, people who do not like to swim or sit in the sun. The beach is still an symbol of free time and relaxation on a day to day basis more then the Swedish 2 weeks of year luxury basis.
Me and A went to the beach located about a 10 minute walk from our friends house today, Coogee beach. It is not Sydney's most impressive or beautiful beach, but look at it. For me it's glorious. I love beaches, I love water, I love the colours and the sounds. My one main dream is at one time live next to the water so I could use it every day. Even days like this where it's 14 degrees in the air and with the wind chill makes it feel like it's below 10 people are swimming and surfing and playing in the water. It seems like the beach is everyone's exercise ground. There where people running, people doing weight training with personal trainers, some group doing stretches and other thingis. But then why wouldn't you. Wouldn't it be more marvellous to run along the beach front then in a gym in front of a TV pumping pictures of a gyrating Lady GaGa at you.
Cooge BeachOn Sunday we went to Bondi Beach which is a 20 minute drive from where we are staying and it too was beautiful and the people, well they where beautiful to. Feeling way out of my comforts zone with 6 extra Thai curry kilos still located around my waist I continued to look at all the fit and beautiful people while eating my full English breakfast with and extra side of bacon.
Other than that we are currently assembling all info for our application for the flat and once that is done I'm going to get down to the serious business of trying to find myself employment. I can't really say much about this at the moment as I mainly spend time worrying about it, not actually doing anything about it. So I will take tomorrow as my last faffing about day and then I will do my lists as per normal and get on with it.
There is a shop opening close to where we live which is a luxury craft shop :-). What a wonderful thing, such a wonderful wasteful thing. I have to get a job if for no other reason that I am intending to spend a fair amount of time in there. Maybe I should ask them for a job, that might actually save me money in the long run. I can look at everything and faff around with it, but not pay for it...Ohhhh...I like it.
my feets after a walk in the waterNow I have to go and find out the price of a fridge as the flats here do not come with fridges or washing machines, But they do come with dryers......which you know is totally sensible as one really need to dry things one can't wash....Nutbuckets....this country sometimes is totally nutbuckets...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Flats
We have viewed a number of flats so far, and finaly put down a deposit on one today. I'm very happy about that, not that living with R and S is bad, it's just that I do not want to outstay my welcome.
There is one funny thing about the flats that we have chosen to live in so far when we have moved countries. We have always stayed in the same house as S in the beginning. When I came to london as a student in 2000 we both stayed in the same dorm house as S, when I moved back to London A and I stayed with S in his flat untill we found our own flat, aprox 100 meters away from S flat. Now when we moved to Australia we are staying in S's house and the flat that we have put down a deposit on is basicly the same flat that he used to live in, just one floor down.
It's a relatively big flat. It's two floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a study with a big all-day-sun balcony with air con through the apartment. It's takes about 15-20 min on the buss into sydney central and 15 minutes to S and R's suburb. I can walk into the city in 45 minutes and run it in probably 20 minutes once I'm able to run again.
So, let's just hope that they accept our application. Here you need to apply for the flats, I guess to let the landlord choose whom he/she wants to rent it out to. You need to provide prof earning, ID and references of where you've rented before. I really hope they will accept our application. Obviously our problem is that none of us have any proof of earning in Australia, but I hope they will accept my papers from the UK.
So it's all good, and i'm starting to get exited about buying furniture. The only issue with furniture that I have here is that it's very expensive. The competition is not high and it's traditionally it has always been expensive so companies can charge anything. We went and looked at beds the other day and the cheapest bed we could find in David Jones was 2000 dollars on sale. That is 10,000 kronors, and i think that is a lot for a bed. But then again I can be very cheap. So I can say...IKEA here we come. Not just for the meatballs this time.
There is one funny thing about the flats that we have chosen to live in so far when we have moved countries. We have always stayed in the same house as S in the beginning. When I came to london as a student in 2000 we both stayed in the same dorm house as S, when I moved back to London A and I stayed with S in his flat untill we found our own flat, aprox 100 meters away from S flat. Now when we moved to Australia we are staying in S's house and the flat that we have put down a deposit on is basicly the same flat that he used to live in, just one floor down.
It's a relatively big flat. It's two floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a study with a big all-day-sun balcony with air con through the apartment. It's takes about 15-20 min on the buss into sydney central and 15 minutes to S and R's suburb. I can walk into the city in 45 minutes and run it in probably 20 minutes once I'm able to run again.
So, let's just hope that they accept our application. Here you need to apply for the flats, I guess to let the landlord choose whom he/she wants to rent it out to. You need to provide prof earning, ID and references of where you've rented before. I really hope they will accept our application. Obviously our problem is that none of us have any proof of earning in Australia, but I hope they will accept my papers from the UK.
So it's all good, and i'm starting to get exited about buying furniture. The only issue with furniture that I have here is that it's very expensive. The competition is not high and it's traditionally it has always been expensive so companies can charge anything. We went and looked at beds the other day and the cheapest bed we could find in David Jones was 2000 dollars on sale. That is 10,000 kronors, and i think that is a lot for a bed. But then again I can be very cheap. So I can say...IKEA here we come. Not just for the meatballs this time.
Saturday, 6 June 2009
More flat hunting
Went to see another flat today, led by another snotty agent. I just wanted to shake her and yell - You think you'r all that in your cheap suit and your unironed shirt. Since those are things that really matters when you are angry, get as mean as possible. She was so thin she would have been mortaly ofended if I would have called her fat. Wich is possible the angriest I can be at people.
The flat was awfull, lovely view of a building site, badly fitted carpet that buckled everywhere with beige stains over it ( I can't imagine what would have happened there, don't want to more like it) and all the cabinets in the bathrooms broken. They wanted 700 dollars for that.
But once we did that we went to Surrey Hills for lunch and that was awsome. Great food, fantastic area. I love it. I try to convince A to live there, but He is being obstinate and want to live in the city. It was about 20 degress celcius and bright sun all day. Beautifull weather, the type you imagine when people talk about Sydney.
Tonight we are out for B'day dinner, and last night we went to see Terminator Salvation. I can only describe it as 3 hours I will never get back in my life.
I'm starting to fret about the not living anywhere, I want a work room. I want to get back making things. I was given new tools by A:s dad, a bench drill he made from a sewing machine ( he can make anything that man, so clever, the handiest person I've met. A has not inherited that skill set at all), mandrels in different sizes, files and all sorts of other good stuff. I can't wait to get a table and house to put the table in and work away. My hands are restless.
When I saw this video on Etsy I almost cried with jelousy, for the skill she has and the machines she owns.
Better go downstairs and help out and maybe get dressed and put some make up on, or something.
Hear Yous
The flat was awfull, lovely view of a building site, badly fitted carpet that buckled everywhere with beige stains over it ( I can't imagine what would have happened there, don't want to more like it) and all the cabinets in the bathrooms broken. They wanted 700 dollars for that.
But once we did that we went to Surrey Hills for lunch and that was awsome. Great food, fantastic area. I love it. I try to convince A to live there, but He is being obstinate and want to live in the city. It was about 20 degress celcius and bright sun all day. Beautifull weather, the type you imagine when people talk about Sydney.
Tonight we are out for B'day dinner, and last night we went to see Terminator Salvation. I can only describe it as 3 hours I will never get back in my life.
I'm starting to fret about the not living anywhere, I want a work room. I want to get back making things. I was given new tools by A:s dad, a bench drill he made from a sewing machine ( he can make anything that man, so clever, the handiest person I've met. A has not inherited that skill set at all), mandrels in different sizes, files and all sorts of other good stuff. I can't wait to get a table and house to put the table in and work away. My hands are restless.
When I saw this video on Etsy I almost cried with jelousy, for the skill she has and the machines she owns.
Better go downstairs and help out and maybe get dressed and put some make up on, or something.
Hear Yous
Friday, 5 June 2009
Sydney
We are now in Sydney, officially looking for jobs and housing. I went to see an agent today, as they have recruitment agents here in the same way as in the UK. Sort of like budget version of the Swedish Head Hunters. It was good, I think. It's always hard to tell. They are in business to tell you that your CV is great and that you are great and that they'll place you easy peasy. We'll see, I'm talking to him again by the end of next week as it's a long weekend here in Australia. Queens Birthday.
They are a part of the Commonwealth and celebrate the strangest British things.
We also went to see an apartment today and the rental system here is crazy. I'm not kidding you, crazy. Instead of “registering” with an agent you have to go to these “open houses”, basically it means that for 15 minutes the agents have the apartment open, you and 11 other couples go in to see it, normally the people who live there are still packing up their crap so you can't really see the flat anyway. Then you go back and apply for the apartment online, and if you are lucky they pick you. No reason why they would pick you over some other couple except you promise to pay a bit more then the apartment is listed for. So instead of 200 pounds a week you pay 250 pounds...so the apartments are way more expensive in real life then on the listing.
Oh yeah, lest I forget, the estate agents are really not nice, they are rude and uninterested. Couldn't give a toss about you or the flat. So, really it's a great time had by all I'm sure.
So we went to see this apartment today, and it was listed without any pictures on line, it was 800 Aussie dollars a week, about 400 pounds a week. The people who lived there was moving out so their crap was everywhere, and there was cat. Big fat cat smell everywhere. Now, who in their right mind has a cat on the 16 floor in an apartment building. I believe that to be animal cruelty.
The cat smell combined with one if the women's extreme use of perfume made me retch, so funnily enough we decided that it wasn't a flat for us.
To cheer me up, I went and bought a suit and sexy secretary type of dress so I would have something to wear in case I got some interviews. But then since I've now tempted faith by buying these clothes for interviews that I haven't got lined up yet, I will have to go and do some big big knocks on wood, probably with my forehead.
Other purchases was also quite and ugly teal fleece sweater as the house that we are staying in is colder then outside...Ohhh I'm wearing it now. I might look like I fit on Jeremy Kyle (Uk version of Jerry Springer), but I am toasty...
Hear yous later...
Tomorrow – on this bat channel.
I will let you all know about the meeting with the Shoe Lady tomorrow...ohhh Suits you sir
They are a part of the Commonwealth and celebrate the strangest British things.
We also went to see an apartment today and the rental system here is crazy. I'm not kidding you, crazy. Instead of “registering” with an agent you have to go to these “open houses”, basically it means that for 15 minutes the agents have the apartment open, you and 11 other couples go in to see it, normally the people who live there are still packing up their crap so you can't really see the flat anyway. Then you go back and apply for the apartment online, and if you are lucky they pick you. No reason why they would pick you over some other couple except you promise to pay a bit more then the apartment is listed for. So instead of 200 pounds a week you pay 250 pounds...so the apartments are way more expensive in real life then on the listing.
Oh yeah, lest I forget, the estate agents are really not nice, they are rude and uninterested. Couldn't give a toss about you or the flat. So, really it's a great time had by all I'm sure.
So we went to see this apartment today, and it was listed without any pictures on line, it was 800 Aussie dollars a week, about 400 pounds a week. The people who lived there was moving out so their crap was everywhere, and there was cat. Big fat cat smell everywhere. Now, who in their right mind has a cat on the 16 floor in an apartment building. I believe that to be animal cruelty.
The cat smell combined with one if the women's extreme use of perfume made me retch, so funnily enough we decided that it wasn't a flat for us.
To cheer me up, I went and bought a suit and sexy secretary type of dress so I would have something to wear in case I got some interviews. But then since I've now tempted faith by buying these clothes for interviews that I haven't got lined up yet, I will have to go and do some big big knocks on wood, probably with my forehead.
Other purchases was also quite and ugly teal fleece sweater as the house that we are staying in is colder then outside...Ohhh I'm wearing it now. I might look like I fit on Jeremy Kyle (Uk version of Jerry Springer), but I am toasty...
Hear yous later...
Tomorrow – on this bat channel.
I will let you all know about the meeting with the Shoe Lady tomorrow...ohhh Suits you sir
Monday, 1 June 2009
First of June, the first official day of winter in Australia. Since some parts of Australia does not have the 4 seasonal pattern that is used in Europe, they have created an order of the seasons by setting the official day of the start of all seasons. Today is the first day of winter.
I'm in North Queensland and I've spent the day on the beach. At some points it was windy, but it was never cold. It must have been 25-26 degrees Celsius and the sun was shining most of the day. We spent the day with A:s parents at his parents friends beach “hut”, that is more of a fully equiped house.
The day was fantastic, the sun was shining, it was windy and I got to spend a long time picking shells out of the sand. It's strange to think that I can stay in the same country just 2.5 hours flight south and it will be cold and I will want to wear a jacket.
I'm starting to trying to think about getting organised, sorting out a mobile phone, updating my CV, start looking for a job and a place to live. I find it hard to know what I want to do, one minute I'm panicking thinking that I will never find a job, and I don't want to get a flat before I have a job etc etc etc. Then the other minute I'm thinking that I do not want to have a job, that I want to spend some time taking it easy, chilling, living on my savings and just doss about. But I'm sure in the end my inside German control freak will take over and chase me out to get a wage. I guess that is good for me, when I do not have something to do, then I don't get anything done; whereas when I'm working all day all night and have no spare time, that is when I spend the nights making things, sewing, soldering and generally fixing and fippling.
Anyway, tomorrow I will get an Australian Mobile phone, such that I can start getting ready to be a part of this new society.
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