The Goon Diaries

ok so let me tell you what goon is to begin with.....its any cheap ass wine in a box!usually4.5l for $10!!!and its the reason iv not been writing....
i arrived in Melbourne almost a week ago and i feel like iv been here months.the hostel is the best in the world.everyone is so nice,it feels like im in a really big family,esp with an annoying little brother!!!hahaha MANC!my lovely roomies brought me into the city one of the days and we went to the Victoria markets and to Federation square!And also to a roof top bar which was pretty awesome!most of the time iv been trying to cure my hangovers or trying to create a few more.i started my own little barber shop in my room,iv kept a hectic workload of 2 haircuts a night hahaha!the night i went to the pub sober a girl in front of my stumbled and as i was laughing at her i fell flat on my face.im now the proud owner of 2 black and blue knees and a pretty rotten lookin cut on my hand.oh yeah i also did some washing....need to get out more but im waiting on molly to come back!
il write again soon...love u all!
Christine x

Bondi and other stuff :)

hay all so things are starting to quiet down now...
Went for a walk on Monday and ended up on Bondi Beach....only ten minutes from where I'm staying!!! It was really beautiful.It was a bank holiday so it was full of people....and surfers..yum!...so i had a walk on the snow white sand and paddle in the water...not warm enough yet for a proper swim.spent the day on the grass beside the beach watching the world go by enjoying the sun and the view....the beach looked nice too..hahaha!
On Tuesday i took a bus into the city and went to Sydney Wildlife World and The Sydney Aquarium.The wildlife world was really cool except the first thing i see when i walk in is the keeper feeding the spiders....uggggh *shudder*...but then i got to see the butterflies through the glass screen.The colours were beautiful (il post the pics soon).I also got to see my first Kangaroo!!!and it just happened to be taking a piss when i was walking by!I was looking forward to holding a koala but the little feckers were asleep when i went in!But still so cute.When i went upstairs you could go into the encloure with the butterflies(suzie you'd hate it) 2 landed on my face and one on my hand,i wouldn't mind but they weren't your average butterflies these were giants compared to what we have at home
The aquarium was awesome...i found nemo and dori! :) and went through the tunnels that the big fish swim over you.i walked around for hours and found the shark tank....oh my god they were HUGE! there were some turtles too and i got some amazing pictures.

I also booked my tickets to melbourne.leaving on tuesday to stay in "the ritz for backpackers"...10 people per room...a sign of my future lodgings for the year?
Today i just hung around Bondi and got a pedicure and manicure....ahhh its a hard old life :P

My first days in Sydney

Well my first few days consisted of sleeping and tryin to find the right bank...
The first day i arrived i chatted with Maureen and had a shower...nearly4 days in the same clothes i tell you they nearly walked off me...and slept.Woke up at 7am!!...very unusual for me...and headed into town(the city) with a small map and an address.I must have walked for 2 hours up and down George st before i found USIT and the right branch of ANZ banks...and after all the trouble i had trying to get a credit card at home the just handed me one here....i didnt even ASK for it!!!went home ad sat down to watch a film....at 4pm i went to bed and woke up at 8am the next day (today)stupid jetlag.....so i decided to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House.got on the bus with my map and found them.....i was gobbed smacked!!!...It hadnt hit me that i was in Australia til i saw them..i sat for 3! hours just looking trying to convince myself it wasnt a dream and that i was actually there...at 12pm a load of soldiers came over and let off 21 cannon shots for the Queens birthday that was kinda cool...and loud.on the Quay i saw some aboriginals playing their didgeridoos. I met up with Ashling and her friend and took a ferry to Manley island...when we got there we found out there was a wine and food festival.so we paid $7 dollars for our wine glasses that came with a holder that strapped around your neck!CLASS!!!! then $5 for a big glass of wine.we got some Indian food and sat on the beach watchen the surfer dudes and drinking our wine...got a late ferry back and got to see the harbour at night...tried to take some photos but my battery died(typical).It was a really sunny day...people keep telling me i brought the sun with me cause the weather has been so crap lately!il post the pic's on facebook ASAP but i didnt bring the wire for my camera and Christophers computer doesnt have a bit to put in my memory card and theres no wireless for me to go on my laptop....Ce la vie

what a way to begin...

Well i finally made it to Sydney.Let me tell you how it all began....
It started with me and my mam and dad walking through dublin airport lookin for the aerlingus terminal(which is below the basement) and spottin brian from East17(i know...how lucky am i?) thinkin it better NOT to ask him for a photo we checked my (very big and heavy)bag in.So at departures it was time to say good bye to my family.There were a few tears(mostly from me and mam) but i just kept telling myself this was all part of the adventure that I'd see everyone again soon.So i got to my gate and who did i spot only Brian Harvey AGAIN!!! i said it to the guy standing beside me in the queue and he looked at me like i was a lula.The flight to itself Frankfurt was uneventful.But we had a 5 hour wait til the next flight,thats where i met Darragh and Jinxy from cavan who i'd be introduced to in the imperal on sat night.I also met a girl called Ashling from Monaghan who turns out had the seat next to me on the flight.Our flight was eventually called and we went throught the metal dectators and i beeped and got a very full on search.So we boarded the plane and were giving our free eyemasks socks and toothbrush...then around half hour later they arrived with a bag full of crap dried fruit,party mix and water...then an hour later the plane was getting really hot and the air conditioning wasnt working,so we were asked to leave the plane because the engines would have to be turned off to do a trouble shoot which would turn the air con off.so by this time some people had already takin their sleepin tablets,and by the time i got off the plane there were people K.O'd all over the floor of the terminal.I got bored and went for a walk.I exited through the security people and found these glass rooms where a load of people were smokin and havin a laugh so i popped my head in and saw darragh and jinxy....then someone suggested we all go down to the duty free and get some cans...best idea EVER!!!!so i got a mini bottle of wine and went through security AGAIN to get ashling and another girl.so we all sat around drinkin and singing and playing games(the name game...without the hard rules).as time went by the group got bigger...and drunker...i ended up flyin down the empty terminal in a trolley being pushed my some guy.Then we were stopped by an airport worked on a bicycle telling us not to drink and driving.Ashling convinced him to give her a shot of his bike...he was a bit reluctant because you need a special licence to ride it....the man on the bike finally told us they had some food for us...bananas...and oh yeah your flight is cancelled...more cans...back through security to get my bag of the plane...back out for more drink..then we all had to go through security one last time to find out we were going to a hotel...i got brought into a special room and my laptop and book swabbed for explosives and drugs!no joke!!!...To the hotel and its really nice.got our rooms and headed for the bar..this would have been around 7 am...the hotel ran out of normal rooms and started giving out suites.Some of the boys got them so we went up and found they had a mini bar which we were told to help ourselves...then we went to the pool and nearly got kicked out for makin noise...at this stage noone had clean clothes and were really starin to stink.back to my room and i found my mini bar..so did Ash so the party continued in her room till aout 8:30...i finally went to bed and woke up at 12 for our free lunch.then we all met in the beer garden and with the pints being 8euro everyone went to the garage for drink...it was a lovely sunny day.might have like it more if i wasnt wearing black jeans!so then we got free dinner and only then did some of the lads resurface.After dinner the hotel gave us a free bar haha!and it was time to chek out.handing in our card we were asked if we'd taking anything from the mini bar...Pffft eeehh 'No'...so far we've all gotten away with that one...in the airport we queued for 2 hours to check in with NO bags!!! got on the plane to Singapore(we didnt know we were going there til check in).Got of the plane and couldnt fit me feet back in my runners so there was this chair that massaged your legs i sat in for around half hour waiting on the flight.The flight to Sydney was grand until we were diverted to Melbourne because of fog in Sydney....3 hours waiting on the plane.Landed in Sydney on thursday at 3pm!Got a taxi to the place and met my new family for the next two weeks.They're lovely.