So I’m finally here. Perth. Australia. Its been a long wait, but now that part is over….WHEW!!
The flight from Calcutta was looonnng and reaaallly borin. Total travel time = 21hrs!! Beat that. Anyhow, once I landed, I found that my airport pickup from the college didn't arrive. So I had to take a cab to get to the University, and the driver had no clue where it was located! Managed to get there in the end, and paid a bomb for it too!! I swear never to take a cab in this city again. I tugged along my broken luggage (thanks to Indian Airlines for that!), and finally got things organized.
Life here is pretty laid back. People are helpful and friendly. Weather is extremely funny though, for the first two days it was extremely sunny and bright and almost unbearable to step out. Next two days its been raining, chilly and the temperatures must have dropped a good 20 degrees. This part is gonna take some getting used to. My flat mates are all Chinese, and so are most of the International students on campus. There’s Danniel (Danni for short), who’s an excellent cook. Then we have Chen and Yuyu who only giggle at everything being said (They both have some trouble with their English). Those are the girls. Among the boys we have Victor and See Yen Kyuan (aka Ivan). Except for Ivan, I can’t pronounce their Chinese names. But they’re a jolly lot. But they all converse in Chinese, occasionally filling me in with the English translations. Guess I’ll be fluent in Chinese very soon !! On campus there are a lot of Malaysian’s and Indian’s too…
I’m in a suburb outside the city, and this place seems void of people. After all coming from Calcutta what else should I expect?? The distances between any two points are really large, and almost everyone has their own vehicle. That’s why there’s not so much public transportation here. Most of the buses have a frequency of 40–45 minutes I'm told.
For the first time I cooking my own food, and since I’m still alive to write this down, I guess I’m doing ok. lol… Danni is teaching me some cooking, so I should be fine
Lesse how life goes on….as long as the weather doesn't keep acting funny..
The flight from Calcutta was looonnng and reaaallly borin. Total travel time = 21hrs!! Beat that. Anyhow, once I landed, I found that my airport pickup from the college didn't arrive. So I had to take a cab to get to the University, and the driver had no clue where it was located! Managed to get there in the end, and paid a bomb for it too!! I swear never to take a cab in this city again. I tugged along my broken luggage (thanks to Indian Airlines for that!), and finally got things organized.
Life here is pretty laid back. People are helpful and friendly. Weather is extremely funny though, for the first two days it was extremely sunny and bright and almost unbearable to step out. Next two days its been raining, chilly and the temperatures must have dropped a good 20 degrees. This part is gonna take some getting used to. My flat mates are all Chinese, and so are most of the International students on campus. There’s Danniel (Danni for short), who’s an excellent cook. Then we have Chen and Yuyu who only giggle at everything being said (They both have some trouble with their English). Those are the girls. Among the boys we have Victor and See Yen Kyuan (aka Ivan). Except for Ivan, I can’t pronounce their Chinese names. But they’re a jolly lot. But they all converse in Chinese, occasionally filling me in with the English translations. Guess I’ll be fluent in Chinese very soon !! On campus there are a lot of Malaysian’s and Indian’s too…
I’m in a suburb outside the city, and this place seems void of people. After all coming from Calcutta what else should I expect?? The distances between any two points are really large, and almost everyone has their own vehicle. That’s why there’s not so much public transportation here. Most of the buses have a frequency of 40–45 minutes I'm told.
For the first time I cooking my own food, and since I’m still alive to write this down, I guess I’m doing ok. lol… Danni is teaching me some cooking, so I should be fine
Lesse how life goes on….as long as the weather doesn't keep acting funny..
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Nice stuff dude,
Seen any Kangaroos yet?? Send some pics of uni as soon as u can. 1st years for party so dont waste your time lookin at the chics in the library ;).
Tk care...
Shaun..