april 2004 sydney

na ha ha sydney 1 - simon 2

well when i got here much glumness overwhelemed my little lost heart-finding myself in big city,no friends and surronded by to many oirish for my liking-so many silly ideas and nout to show except an unsellable car and $1000 less in the bank acount-so last night as i prepare to try give up the smokes in a bid to streach the funds conciderably, i sat in the common room of this hotel sized hostel-surronded by yuppie backpackers and i trawled througe the many tv-audio visual companys in sydney as a last ditch attempt to gain 'reall" work before surfing back up the coast in 2 days to byran bay and picking fruit.this morning was a finger numbing phone dialing to various companys many of which were not interested,not there (saturday),rude or looking for permanent staff. and then lo i found a recruiting company looking for luggers and as i turned out is having dificulty looking for camera ops-lighting ops etc (i can do it or at last blag it well) so i got me an interview/induction on tuesday-aha as i emerged from phone box the world was a happier brighter place and standing on the roof top of the hostel spining my poi and drinking coffie i decided that sydney might not be so evil after all.so i got to move to a cheaper hostel for a week-possibly head out to palm beach on tuesday afternoon and watch home and away being filmed (drouuullll) -and buzz around sydney for a bit-then if nouts on ill surfari it up to byran bay and try my hand at some grape harvesting and wine drinking under the stars-ahaaa blesss the sweet sweet grape.

i got me a job interview on tuesday doing some tv stuff so im gonna stick arround for a week-if nothing happens im going to surf north to byran and pick fruit-i m staying here in a hostel with claudia and its nice-sydney is better now ive left the silly beach and at least im in proper city instead of tourist scum and leaches.its not the worst place-kinda different but ill wait another 7 days before making up my mind.matt came back from nz yesterday-he had a bit of weed in his pocket and the doggies got him and he got deported before steeping out of nz emmigration-big nelson HA HAaa.well enjoy time on mikes balls-aparantly on the whitsunday islands you can do 24 week instructer courses for $1500-nice,check out zinc maggazine.aniway im off to not smoke or drink-the pain-akakak

bless there little gay hearts but i got me an interview tuesday for some camer op,lighting desk work etc-your man said he got prenty of luggers but not many skilled ops-jeuzz boyos this could be the big one,fuckin nearly died today cycling around this city-its all hilly like a carpet of really fat bitches and the drivers are all on crack and have just killed grannys and are rushing to their dealers with no reguard for cyclists-looks like ill be another special faced bus passanger-joy.

im off to see home and away being shot on the beach on tuesday-do some networking ya ya-you know with the producers and that ya ya-sorry fransoir-ill have the pasta and a pint of hino, and bevan will have the cesar salad and a white wine spritzer. ya ya-so bevan you need an irish boy to be hayles new love interest ya ya.

aniway me heartys-glad to hear your all still alive and no one in any wheel chairs yet (gav the big thick neck on ya-like a bullock)--aaron and dul i shall be returning around mid june so we shall all have to meet up for a pint in chasers. dul if you are talking to will giv him a manly punch on the arm and tell him not to worry-in a few years all our sluts will be poppin sprogs left right and center so there is no need for him to feel alone in the world-still-papa will-mental.

im currently trying to swop car for a phone but nothing yet-a dodgy chap in the hostel said he would swop a phone or even a digital camera-but neither can be surfed on-emmmmmmm

chat ye alll soon and akakakakak

hey mum

alls still good here-just been hilling out in the hostel-they broke me yesterday and i drunk beers and smoked but it has left me more determined than ever to stop for the next few weks (beer) and longer (smoking).there are pretty nice people in the hostel-claudia,german who i worked with in cairns-3 estranged ozzy blokes who im getting used to-1 safrican who is quite funny {the south africian was a total tool, ak}and the owner+son-possible indian/newzealand in origin but nice people.i possibly have work on sunday night-if this get to be a regular thing then i have to invest in some regulation footwear and equipment-but hopefully that will pay for its self.until then im just gonna chill out in the house-read etc and try not to drink at all.could you mail me your phone number as im living out of rucksack and im not sure where i left it-cheers akakak s

at it was easy cause i also gave up drinking-but yesterday they made me drink-and then i made me smoke

but today is a new day and ive given up again-until next time

het ruth ya mad maynoootheee-cheers for the long email-i t cost a internal organ here in syd to mail for an hour so ill keep it short.alls good on the cheap here at the mo.have stopped off the gargle for a few weeks and hopefully off the smokes too,but im failing cause its so bloodynice here-seriously now im living in myfirst proper city-not like dublin with its 1 sky scraper and the poxy dart.alls nice-hopefully starting work with a crewing company tonight which will blossem into mucho tvo worko over the next few weeks when they see what a great nondrinking non hungover worker i am.ill be back in ireland in 2 months-got the 8 weeks work for tg4 again-then its up up and away before the winter sets in-possibly back here then newzealand or maybe south europe for euro chicks.have fallen in love with sweedish ladys-oho my god they be hotties-but aside from 2 sweeds ( ohoo bless their wee 19 year old hearts ohooo) -and a nice ozzy lady who said shed marry me so i could stay in oz its been a fairly uneventfull holiday with regards da laddieees-such is life.aniway sydney rocks and ill tell you about home and away in next mail-seee you july for an ould pint in a nonsmoky pub and akakaka k simon