Walking around Sydney

Hello fellow citizen,

I was very sad to learn about the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo this week. Damn ... I can't believe it ... I've seen the video of the policeman shot ... fanatic bastards.

Australians have heard of it, each time I meet someone and tell them I am French, they say something like: "Very sad what happened in Paris".

Anyway, Je suis Charlie ! (and Ahmed too) 

So I'm not yet in my flat, but Monday I'm supposed to move in. I didn't get the big one, however I got the one next to the beach ! I will definitely show you pictures of it !

What happened since the last time ? Well, on Wednesday evening I got to the meetup event in cockle bay, near Darling Harbour, in the Pontoon bar. I met a lot of people from different nationalities there. After all it was a meeting of two groups: "International Friends Australia" and "The Sydney English as a Second Language Meetup Group". It was fun, and hopefully I will meet them again next time.

On Thursday I had a meeting with a guy working in a recruitment office, Anthony. He was introduced to me by Arnaud, a former Epitech student. We talk about the possible salary and what to add to my resume, and other casual things. There was another event from meetup, this one was a meetup for a seminar on how to date more girl, with a sincere seduction technique. Well it was fun, and today (Friday) I've tried it.

First of all, today, Friedrich (I told you I was getting better) left the dorm to travel the East cost with his friends. And guess what .... yep you got it right, another English girl got into the dorm ... I feel a little bit in inferiority here ...

So today, another meetup event planned: After-work drinks.

I left the backpacker hotel early to try the seduction technique on girls ... okay ... actually I tried it on one girl sitting on a bench, reading a book in the park. It went well, I got her number, but when I asked her if she wanted to get a coffee, she told me she was waiting for her boyfriend .... damn ...

On the way to the meetup event, something struck me. You've all seen in France how people are waiting to get into the bus, or how they get into the bus. Well in Australia, people are queuing peacefully waiting for their turn:

Have I already said that I love Australia ?

After that I went to the meetup event, met a few people and left with three of them to go to another bar. Didn't like it this much, so I left early.

On the way back to the backpackers HQ, I heard a music, with voices singing. When I got closer to the sound, I saw a circle of people singing, with some other sitting on benches, watching the singers performing.

They were all Asians, so I guessed it was a group of some sort. A girl was apart from them so I went to her and asked what it was.

They are a South Korean Chorea from a church nearby. And they are performing for a group of homeless, and other people going by.

I watched it all, and talked to them. They really are nice people. All they want to do is give, and give.

I am not Christian, I am agnostic. For me everything they do is beautiful because it comes from them, even though they think it is what god wants, doesn't change the fact that they do good.

I took some Facebook contacts and gave my number for further social interactions. I have no intention of converting to Christianity. I'm a scientific, and only believe in what I can see and touch. But once again, they are nice people, and I liked being around them.

After that I went back to the backpacker HQ and I don't know why, but it was overcrowded. I met some new people: a group of Germans, some more of English girl, and finally 4 English guys who are in Australia since 14 months. (Damn, so many English people right now in the hotel ...).

I went with the 4 guys to an Irish pub near the backpacker hotel, had a few pints, then got back.

Well that's all. I hope you enjoyed reading. Once again, don't hesitate to leave comments my posts so I can improve.

Thanks mates !