Double 0 Seven

So Vicki was right the villain in skyfall was the best villain ever. I really enjoyed watching the movie on a Vmax screen. It’s larger than normal screen but smaller than Imax. I don't know if it was my favourite Daniel Craig movie as I still hold a certain liking to Casino Royale, anyway enough about the movie. Today is the last day at the penthouse (sad face). From tomorrow the real journey begins. We will see what hostel life brings to us.
This evening we had burger for dinner with an extra long coke can hence the photo credit, can not find these back home. After the movie we went to a bar called The Goldfish on Kingscross, this is also the red light district and will be our hood for the next few weeks as all the hostels we are staying at are around there.
I’m off to bed now, need to catch up on my beauty sleep before the big day tomorrow.
Much love to you all. xx

Bundeena

Today we visited Bundeena, a 20 minute journey on the ferry from Cronulla. Situated in  Bundeena the Royal National Park is the second biggest in the world. We visited some of its beautiful beaches such as Jibbon and Gunyah.
To be honest the weather wasn't great, it was warm but cloudy. This meant the beaches were very calm and quiet, totally the opposite of yesterday's beach. This is the first time I have felt like I am in Australia. The landscapes are something out of the movies, I kept imagining Lost or Lord of the Rings being filmed but of course none were filmed here.
Despite the cloudy weather which meant colder water we braved it and swam in the sea. The water was very cold but we managed to do a bit of snorkelling. Saw a jelly fish very close to me, instantly remembered 7Pounds. I was told by Roo not to touch it as it would die. A small fact... Jelly fish body consist of over 95% water, so the poor thing is practically nothing. Also in one of the photos above you can see a star fish resting on my shoulder. We found it by the beach. This is the first time I had seen a real life star fish.
We are now back in Sydney, good to have wifi access again as my 3G connection provided by VIRGIN is rubbish, need to visit the store tomorrow and find out why.
I hope you enjoy the photos and if you want to know more about more then I suggest you pay a visit to uncle Wikipedia. WINK WINK.

Sunday Chillin

50 Cent a copy

Saturday: Today was mainly spent on sorting out my C.V, Australian style, I have been advised that if applying for a job in Australia C.V's should be very short and direct mainly bullet points. Kerry, the lady who was giving me all this information also explained that us Brits like to write a lot on our C.V's and it's the complete opposite for here.
Ramtin and I also tried to look for a printer shop where it doesn’t charge 50cent a copy or print, it's very steep compared to what we are used to back home, I can photocopy for as little as 5pence but I cant really complaint it needed to be done. Luckily we managed to find a small internet cafe in the middle of China town which only charged 25cents per copy. Hurrahhhhhh
I have noticed that I have become very money conscious, I don’t know whether that's due to being unemployed or being in a city which is full of backpackers all looking for the cheapest deals.
For tonight’s dinner we decided to test our budgeting skills, I don't think we did so well by spending $10 in the supermarket. The food above shows what we purchased. Ramtin cooked and it was very simple but a delicious dinner.
Hopefully we can try and do the same thing for half the cost next time.
Pictures above show what I came across today, the last picture shows my love towards bread and how it will be my best friend for the next few months.

Dinner Party

Tonight's dinner party was relaxed and interesting. Roozbeh (My cousin) had invited his school friend for dinner. Zoe and Roo both did a fantastic job of cooking dinner. For starter we had salmon accompanied by white radish and greens. For mains we had a very good steak with mash potatoes and asparagus. The conversation was flowing beautifully and the red wine helped.
Dinner aside, I have had a very productive day with Ramtin. We managed to open two current accounts with savings, signed up for sim cards (Virgin) and found ourselves a place to stay for next week. As of 28th November we will be homeless... So finding a place to stay was very important. Unfortunately it isn't another penthouse but we have managed to find a very clean hostel. When we were looking at hostels (a list was previously put together) the main thing we looked at was cleanness, the bathroom and kitchen was most important. We found two hostels which we both very much liked but one was fully booked for the dates we enquired.
We also found out today that during Christmas and New Year period room rates change even if we have booked it in advance :-(
Overall I feel very happy with the outcomes of today and I hope tomorrow is another productive one.