My new favorite snack, marmite on toast!
You can turn the individual outlets on and off.
Butter in a square plastic tub, instead of sticks.
If you don't wear a helmet when you're riding a bike, you will definitely get a ticket.
You almost always get the option to half flush or full flush here. Ask yourself the next time you get off the pot: what kind of poo was that? A half flush one or a full?
I find the light switches funny looking.
To open the door you need a key and there's no door handle, where oh where did my door handle go?
The sidewalks, or footpaths as they call them here, are slanted. I find it makes walking a bit uncomfortable.
They have giant recycle bins! I think Canada needs these.
EVERYONE grows roses. They're everywhere, all different colours and scents.
I asked my housemate what these funny lines on the road meant. It's a school zone and you're meant to slow down when you drive on them.
I noticed this one in New Zealand when I lived there, grocery stores sell eggs on the shelves instead of in the fridge. Why do we sell them in the fridge?
This is the world that I currently live in. I've stopped noticing that people drive on the 'other' side of the road and have started to remember where the passenger door is located. It makes you question why you we do things the way we do. Why are Aussies more concerned with bike safety? Why do we put our eggs in the fridge? It's a huge waste of energy. Why do Aussies get the option of a half flush? Are they more conscious of water conservation?
On another note, life's been pretty busy. I've joined an ukulele group that meets every Wednesday and have a performance coming up, which I have been happily invited to join in for, but I don't really know the songs all that well. We'll see. Practice makes for good uke playing :)
The owners of The White Rabbit where I work are a couple and the male half died earlier this week. I worked at his wake yesterday, serving nibbles to all his family and friends. It was a lovely affair and I really enjoyed myself, I felt like a hostess and it reminded me of when I was little and my parents would have dinner parties and I would serve dessert or whatever. It was a nice memory. I found my emotions a bit confusing. I never met Mark because he was sick when I started working at the rabbit, but I was quite sad and quite stressed about his death. I think I absorb other people's emotions because I am a very empathetic person. I care very deeply and strongly. It has it's benefits and it's negatives, but it is one thing I've learned about myself in the course of life. All in all it was a really nice feeling to be at a family affair. It's always one of my favorite things when I'm not at home, is to attend other people's family events. It makes me feel part of a family for a moment again. Makes me less homesick.
Otherwise I've been spending my time gardening, doing schoolwork, yogaing, friending, and hopefully soon badmintoning, and all those other wonderful ings.
Another day in the life.
Love to all.
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