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Personal Travel Work

Finally, One More Day!!

Yes, I haven’t been updating in a while because I have been too busy stuck in Sydney. The good thing is, I can finally fly back tomorrow.

Quite frankly, the whole trip hasn’t been exactly great. It has gotten better, but never like what I first expected. The whole trip could have been a lot better if my boss hasn’t been too much of a prick.

They wanted me to say for a week I said OK.

After I got here they wanted me to say for three months. No way.

I said my rent in Taipei finishes on the 15th therefore I need to move out before then, they said OK, come back on the 14th.

What? Are you out of your fucking mind? I also need time to pack, clean and arrange mover you dumb fuck, tell me I can arrange that in one day????

Now they are telling me after I come back I might have to fly back to Sydney again, and this time really for three months.

Fuck you no deal. I am coming back early no matter what.

I mean, I don’t mind to stay here for three months if I am to stay in a more urbane area. Unfortunately where the company is located is like in a remote area off the east side of Sydney. It is a little like Clayton in Melbourne, where you do not get much except, houses, trees and nothing more.

Please do not get me wrong, I love Sydney. It is a great place, except the location of the company is just a little too remote for my liking. Perhaps I am more used to Melbourne city life, and the convenience of going to shopping malls and restaurants in 5 minutes, by foot.

Maybe I should rent a car.

Anyway, slowly but painfully, I did get to know this neighborhood a bit better. Hopefully it will get better next time I come back, but still, I hope not for three months.

Oh yah, last day tomorrow, I cannot wait to go back!

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Work

Three Months???

My boss asked me to stay here in Sydney for three month??? He must be out of his mind. There is no way for me to stay for three months, perhaps three weeks is the most I can stay since I still need to go back and move house sometime around the middle of July. Still, what am I suppose to do here for three weeks???

I think I will try to get back early. I seriously don’t see any reason for me to stay here for that long.

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Travel Work

Land of Money Fiends

Company is complaining the cost in Australis is too high, and now I can understand why.

I arrived at the customs and got busted with two cartons of ciggies valued at NTD470 each. They confiscated the ciggies, and to get them back, no problem, AUD105.00.

I took taxi from airport to hotel, AUD115.00.

The hotel is OK but it is certainly not the best, but it is certainly the most expensive so far. By the way, they do not even offer tooth brush, and it is costing me each night, probably excluding GST, AUD198.00.

This place has no free internet (even Vietnam and Philippines do), and per hour is AUD9.90. One day unlimited is AUD19.90.

This place offers no complementary breakfast, and breakfast costs a mere, well, per person is, AUD14.00.

Australia is a land of money fiends.

Then again, like always, here is a picture of my hotel room.

My Room at The Grand Mercury Hotel

Man, I love business class. Actually, no, I didn’t take business class, I just have priority baggage. It does look pretty good hanging there though.

Business Class and Priority Baggage!

Me. Good night.

Blurry Me.

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Travel Work

Strange Week Coming Up

Next week is going to be strange. I will fly back to Australia, well, not for holidays, but for work related trip. I will stay in Sydney, but I need to make my own way to Melbourne.

Company is stingy. They won’t let me have a direct flight back to Taipei from Melbourne, because I purposely delayed the trip for personal benefit. Gay.

Anyway, like always, I am under tremendous pressure again. I don’t like business trips. They send you and make sure you cannot come back unless you get the tasks done.

If this statement stands, then dammit!! Maybe I cannot come back.