Darwin...work work...

It's a good experience for me to work at a big company like Crowne Plaza. My position is actually houseman, public attendant and housekeeper, that means I have to run around quite a bit. The guy who trained me would get super stressed and be in a hurry all the time but I do admire his work ethics. I was only trained for 2 days and I was on my own to cover that guy's shift. I ended up working over time without getting paid for it and got really stressed. But now I just go at my own pace and take full proper breaks. One good thing is that I get free food, and in the evening, I even get to order whatever I want directly from the chef. That really helps with my finance.

Now it's crunch time to make some bling, so what else is interesting?

A Taiwanese girl asked me to cut her hair, and that's actually the first time for me, but it turned out decent :). She's hardcore, she biked around Australia! Driving or riding a motorcyle is difficult enough, let alone an Asian girl on a bicycle. (I went with her and another friend to Kakadu National Park which I will talk more about in my next entry, hopefully.)

I finally got paid back from "the guy." Hopefully, the other guy back home will pay me soon too. I now know that I'm not going to travel with him on this trip, so it's somewhat of a relief.

Darwin is not super interesting but quite rich in indigenous culture compared to other cities in Australia. A lot of their art is sold and displayed here, and many didgeridoo players, like at the market. A group is quite good, it consists of a super talented drummer and a didgeridoo guy. It's basically dnb beats, which gets alot of attention at the market, and even the "abbos" would get down on it.

There are aloooot of Taiwanese in Darwin, so some of my Tw friend don't want to stay here for this reason. Asian people would ask me if I'm Taiwanese instead of Japanese here.

I quite enjoy living in a tent in the backyard of my hostel. I have moved under some palm trees and I like the view of their silouettes when I am inside my tent. People usually pay to get wallpaper of similar visual from Ikea or something. I have a mattress and only use a thin sheet, so camping in Darwin ain't too shabby at all. I have my own space and it is much cheaper that a dorm room. The hostel prices in Darwin are ridiculous and most in the city don't even let people stay for long since they want to sell tours to newcomers.

A lot of friends come and go in Darwin but cest la vie. I should be leaving soon and a Taiwanese girl I met in Broome is going to Bali with me. I can't wait to get cheap massages everyday.

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More to be written...just want to post it before it starts this entry starts to rot.

updates:

• I booked my flight to Bali for September 12th, so that is very exciting.
• Kakadu National Park was awesome.