Harry’s Cafe de Wheels, Sydney, Australia

alright. before I explain the ‘tubby-ness’…I just wanted to let you know the great lengths in which ben and I have gone through in order to get this internet access. We are currently staked out in front of some stranger’s home…’borrowing’ their wireless access (whatever. you say ’stealing’…we say ‘borrowing’). This was after we drove up and down the street for 15 minutes with our laptop out, trying to get a connection. Now… if me driving on the right hand side AND on the opposide of the road wasn’t hilarious enough…might I mention that ben and I initially tried walking to find a connection and found ourselves squatting on the front lawn of some house looking like two ridiculous refugees. BUT, not like staking out in a dark minivan is any better…….the creepy looks we’ve gotten from people walking by…….but it could be cuz it’s almost midnight here anyhow, so I’m blogging now with the laptop literally hanging out the driver side window because both ben and I figured we received the strongest signal this way. yes…we are GEEKS…there’s no denying it now…

Alright…backing up now. Tubby. It is now somewhat near the end of our Syndey leg…and I am officially at the heaviest I’ve EVER been in my ENTIRE existance. Funny thing is right before we left for Oz, ben and I moved…and instead of moving our scale to our new place…I just found the original box and put the thing back in the box and am determined to RETURN the bloody thing back to store. You know…I’ll be coming home just days shy of my 26th birthday…and for me, well…I don’t make new years resolutions…I just wait until my birthday hits…and instead of being all depressed about my age…I simply freak out about my weight and make all sorts of commitments I’ll NEVER keep…about getting back in shape. right. So this trip isn’t helping whatsoever. Not only are we eating atleast 2 3-course meals a day…aussie’s know how to eat…and their food is nothing short of pure cream, pure lard, pure badness.

Anyhow, on the upside…the food IS awesome. I definately am much like my dad…can’t say no to anything edible. a cheung-weakness. we had the world’s most expensive dim-sum the otherday in chinatown. mind you, we should’ve seen it coming when the restaurant somewhat resembled Sun Sui Wah…but noooo…we couldn’t wait another week for HK, we gave it in and devoured all the ‘loh bak goh’s, ham sui gok’s and other dim sum goodness. Another thing, they call it ‘Yum-cha’ here…don’t you agree it makes much more sense than ‘Dim-sum’?

Today, we spent the day checking out the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and The Rocks. Another beautiful day…late twenties with a few clouds in the sky. No complaints…when the sky is clear, the heat is pretty unbearable. We’re having a great time so far…but we’re all in agreement that living here would pose a few problems. First of all…everything is pretty expensive. From staples like food…to cost of living. But my dream of raising my kids here hasn’t been entirely crushed…yet

Alright…this has been long, some of our sydney pics are up…you can check em’ out here. We miss you lots! ……..but not enough to come home yet. we still find ourselves saying daily…."hmm, I could get used to this…” l8rs!