Brisbane The Finale: Random Words
King George Square
(taken with Sony T3)
Breakfast
The first breakfast was fabulous. For someone who's little of a breakfast-person, the buffet breakfast at Carlton Crest was pretty enticing! Of course, it was only wise to start slowly, so I grazed on a light portion of sausages, scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrown, roasted tomato, baked beans and grilled chicken. And when that woke up my digestive juices, I made a beeline to the continental section for toast and fruit and croissants and muffins, and washed it all down with tomato juice and tea. It was fabulous disposing all that food into oneself!
It’s my 5th morning tomorrow, and I’m not sure how I’m going to do this. I’m thinking of calling a “no-show” at breakky time, even though it’s on Uncle AA’s account. It’s weird being staying in a hotel all by yourself – I feel like a snippet of Bob Harris's life in Lost in Translation.
Dinner
Went out to dinner with Mars again on Wednesday night. It’s been insanely hot in Brisbane and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it! Thought sushi would help ease the heat, but for the fact that we were seated right in front of the deep fryer. Brilliant. After dinner, we strolled down Brunswick St and recalled the stretch at the Valley where we were first stalked a couple of weeks ago. This dude followed us, tracing us from behind or from the opposite side of the road. He stopped when we stopped. He looked away when we looked at him. Mars was probably twice his size, so I'm wondering why he picked us. I'm more wondering if Mars would have really bashed him up as he said he would have. (Mars, Mars...so violent!)
The Storms
Brisbane has some of the eeriest lightning displays I have ever seen! I know there are worse ones in the world, but I’m not underneath those so it doesn’t bother me.
The storm came very suddenly this evening. The thick grey clouds from the south loomed above us and headed north faster than the speed of traffic. Took a detour into Indooroopilly Shopping Centre for shelter but still walked around in soggy socks after the swim from car to entrance.
I didn’t realise…
HOW PRETTY…King George Square is.
HOW CLOSE…I am to Roma Parklands, but I’ll leave Brisbane not having time to see it.
HOW MANY…restaurants there are on Albert St. Only tried one for the first time this week.
HOW POOR…I’ve let myself become – my bank account had $11.55 as of today. God please let not payday fall on a weekend…
HOW LITTLE…fashion sense I have lately – thanks to the ‘how poor’ statement above, thanks to my last blog entry, and finally thanks to Uncle AA whose manufacturing- fashion sense revolves safety googles, hi-vest jackets and rock-hard rubber soled shoes.
Gosh...I really need to snap out of this....2 more weeks to my holiday...oh how i REALLY need it!
Goodnight...
The first breakfast was fabulous. For someone who's little of a breakfast-person, the buffet breakfast at Carlton Crest was pretty enticing! Of course, it was only wise to start slowly, so I grazed on a light portion of sausages, scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrown, roasted tomato, baked beans and grilled chicken. And when that woke up my digestive juices, I made a beeline to the continental section for toast and fruit and croissants and muffins, and washed it all down with tomato juice and tea. It was fabulous disposing all that food into oneself!
It’s my 5th morning tomorrow, and I’m not sure how I’m going to do this. I’m thinking of calling a “no-show” at breakky time, even though it’s on Uncle AA’s account. It’s weird being staying in a hotel all by yourself – I feel like a snippet of Bob Harris's life in Lost in Translation.
Dinner
Went out to dinner with Mars again on Wednesday night. It’s been insanely hot in Brisbane and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it! Thought sushi would help ease the heat, but for the fact that we were seated right in front of the deep fryer. Brilliant. After dinner, we strolled down Brunswick St and recalled the stretch at the Valley where we were first stalked a couple of weeks ago. This dude followed us, tracing us from behind or from the opposite side of the road. He stopped when we stopped. He looked away when we looked at him. Mars was probably twice his size, so I'm wondering why he picked us. I'm more wondering if Mars would have really bashed him up as he said he would have. (Mars, Mars...so violent!)
The Storms
Brisbane has some of the eeriest lightning displays I have ever seen! I know there are worse ones in the world, but I’m not underneath those so it doesn’t bother me.
The storm came very suddenly this evening. The thick grey clouds from the south loomed above us and headed north faster than the speed of traffic. Took a detour into Indooroopilly Shopping Centre for shelter but still walked around in soggy socks after the swim from car to entrance.
I didn’t realise…
HOW PRETTY…King George Square is.
HOW CLOSE…I am to Roma Parklands, but I’ll leave Brisbane not having time to see it.
HOW MANY…restaurants there are on Albert St. Only tried one for the first time this week.
HOW POOR…I’ve let myself become – my bank account had $11.55 as of today. God please let not payday fall on a weekend…
HOW LITTLE…fashion sense I have lately – thanks to the ‘how poor’ statement above, thanks to my last blog entry, and finally thanks to Uncle AA whose manufacturing- fashion sense revolves safety googles, hi-vest jackets and rock-hard rubber soled shoes.
Gosh...I really need to snap out of this....2 more weeks to my holiday...oh how i REALLY need it!
Goodnight...
posted by joni @ 9:31 pm
2 Comments:
you can afford a holiday on $11.55?
haha! with 10 days to go before the trip, I'd say it was long paid for, hence the consequences now! But i have been setting aside spending money each month, so fingers crossed, i won't be a poor shopper! ;P
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