Aussie word of the day: push bike or pushy = bicycle, "I rode my pushy to work."
The title of this blog, Such is Life, was originally coined by notorious Australian outlaw, Ned Kelly right before he was hung. He was the Australian Jesse James.
FINALLY! a moment to write, but only a stolen moment. As a few of my dedicated readers pointed out to me, I haven't posted a blog in a while, so I am taking some time out of my very full week to let you all know that I am still alive, but just. My brain is overwhelmed and overworked with reading textbooks and handouts and preparing assignments and writing academic blogs. I like being back at school, but no one said the fun would last forever. The nitty gritty part of school life has commenced.
My big achievement in the last week, however, was not school related. I bought a bike last weekend (see photo). The task of shopping for a used bike I quickly learned to loathe, but was finally blessed in finding one with gears that didn't slip and handle bars that didn't melt to your hand as you gripped them. After I bought my girly purple bike I celebrated by going to the beach with my friends. That's me (above) at Cottesloe beach. People flocked to the beach Saturday for a chance to get some sun and enjoy the "unusually" warm weather.. 80 degrees, unusual for this time of year. Sunday the weather was back to shit again, but I braved the rains and ventured to the Subiaco markets for some cheap, but delicious fresh produce and buttery croissants. Despite the rainy weather, half of Perth decided to go to the markets that day as well. It was nearly impossible to squeeze through the throngs of market-goers, all vying for the best and cheapest produce around.
After my bike purchase, I decided I should forgo my weekly pub/ club visit as my money is quickly dwindling. The purse strings get a little tighter as each week passes without a job under my belt. Getting a job will be my next major achievement, although I've heard and witnessed it is not hard to get one. There's currently an employee shortage in Perth due to the mining boom in the northern part of the state. I found out this morning at my aqua aerobics class that they pay $45 per hour for aerobics instructors! I'm considering getting certified for aqua aerobics as well as lifeguard certification.. lifeguards make $25 an hour. What kind of job do you think I should get? Something casual like a waitress or sales associate at a clothing store? Or should I look for something more suited to my career, like entry level or clerical for a newspaper/ magazine?
1 comment:
It’s funny that you used the iconic phrase "such is life" in the same blog as a picture of you on a bike. The bike is also an aussie icon. That is the Malvern Star (http://www.malvernstar.com.au/About-Us/default.asp). Before the proliferation of what we are convinced by clever marketing companies to be well known brands (the influx of cheap Chinese crap) the Malvern Star was every young boy and girls dream. The Malvern star of yesteryear was as classic as a 69 Mustang. The most infamous was the “Dragster”. This fine piece of Australian pushy engineering had chopper like handle bars with coloured streamers flowing from the hand grips. The seat was long and skinny with a big sissy bar at the rear and the undisputed envy of all non Malvern Star owners was the 3 speed stick shift located on the cross bar between handle bar and seat. Kirsten may post the photo of one for all to see. Happy bikin’ dude.
The Prock
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