Old House New Job

so im finally back in Melboure and iv got a job in a barber shop.its around 45min from my hostel but its not so bad. its called The smith street barbers.i work friday sat and monday 9/10-5....my boss adamo had loads to teach me and i have to learn how to do a cut throat shave...wee bit nervous about it.Ivan is the other barber who opened the shop 10years ago but hes semi retired so he sold the shop to adamo.iv only started so il keep you up dated on how i get on.
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Cairns

so arrive in sunny Cairns and its raining!Go figure!

Got to my hostel and couldnt get into the same room as my friend Selina so i was in the room next door...we went out to Gilligan's my first night and had a great laugh i went home a bit early cause i was knackered after my flight and early start....so i was just getting to sleep wen the Scottish guy came into the room and turned on the light.AAARRRAGH.then the french girl came in absolutely plastered and she got up 8 time to get sick!!!and once when she was running out of the room she fell into my bed.so that was a sign of times to come for the next week.

i booked my scuba diving trip and for most of the week i just relaxed and enjoyed the heat and the sun.instead of a beach they have a man made Lagoon.and around the lagoon there are a few outdoor bbq where we went one night and cooked some food...yum yum...so a guy moved into the bed beside me and his girlfriend came in and came back an hour later carried by 5 guys after she had passed out.so they shared a bed for the week,that didnt bother me too much but wat did annoy me was that they gave the key of our room to their friends so they could store their bags....

so scuba diving day came and it was raining wen i got up...but it soon cleared.the wind was at 35knots so everyone was seasick.finally got to the reef after 2.5hrs.i was second to dive.it felt like i was only down for 10min but i finally got to saw the reef...one of the main things i wanted to do in oz

so my last night in the hostel was interesting.woke up to this strange noise...it woke the french girl too...next of all someone stood up in the middle of the room...and puled up their pants.the girls had taken a piss in the middle of the floor!i screamed at her but she was sleep walkin(pissin) and never woke up!so i moved outa of that room asap...next morning i finally flew back to Melbourne...thank f*#?k. bumped into the pissy girl in the airport...had to hide from her YUCK

all that matters is that i finally got a tan!

THE SWING!

oh god!

"a platform on the edge of a cliff 109m/360ft above the Shotover River. At the platform you are fitted into a seat and chest harness and connected to the jump ropes. This harnessing configuration keeps your arms and legs free throughout the journey and enabling you to safely depart the platform in any position imaginable. Gravity does the rest. "

scary shit...but i was so excited about doing it....i was so up for that i nominated myself to go first...i wanted to be scared so i decided to do it the scarest way....backwards...i was so brave and cocky till looked over the edge....oh god oh god....my legs stopped working and i couldn't physically make them move....the video is on my facebook....so i was standing on the edge...shitting myself....while the man leaned me over the edge and explained that i'd have to do a little jump to push myself of the ledge...was this guy crazy...didnt he know my legs werent working!so the count down began 3.....2....1..... and in my head it all happened very fast...i fell backwards and jumped...fell and screamed alot...but in the video it takes me ages to fall and they had to give me a little push but i loved it....i loved it so much i decided to do it again...the second one i did was called "Gimp boy goes to Hollywood!"it involved hanging upside down over the canyon while they pull the cord and you fall head first down the sharp pointy rocks and then swing across the canyon.excellent...such a rush....

that night i met up with darran and spud who i met on the flight to sydney we went for a few drinks and had a laugh.but i had to get up early to catch the bus to christchurch.

Back at Liam and Kylie's we had a good time.went to the museum and art gallery and up to Liams mums to see the view from her house.then on tues i had to get up at 3:30am to get the bus to the airport for my flight to Cairns!