Still at Town Hall
Town Hall
Post office box
China Town aka the carparkI've been here nearly a week now.
I can't say i've been up to much. Last Friday was my first day in Manchester on my own. Apart from getting lost for a whole hour I did end up trying England Version of the Big Mac, my opinion would be that ours is 10x better, their fries are super greasy and the Big mac lacked flavor (like many of Englands food). Highlight of the day: ordering my medium Big Mac meal and a donut i had to repeat my order at least 3 times and she still only got that i was ording a big mac and i have to repeat donut 3 or 4 times. she then asked me what drink i wanted so i said "coke" her response "what" so i say it slower "i'll have a COKE" she still didnt get me so i look at her and repeat myself so what can she possibly say now "WE DONT HAVE THAT HERE" i look behind her with a puzzled look and say "i'll have a coke you know coca cola?!?!?!" and then she finally says ohhhh "coke"!!!! as she's getting my order im thinking to myself am i not speaking english, do i sound asian? my accents not that thick... after telling quiet a few people (people being Darren, Richard and Ali cos we all know how many friends i have here) they assure me that it was her and she was retarded and it wasnt me. ooo Highlight of the day number two would be I FOUND AN ASIAN GROCERY STORE that sell mi goreng and lots of filippino stuff :)
Saturday was spent at home and i finally unpacked and put all my things away we also went to the movies and watched The final destination in 3D. I tried their hotdog and drink meal and it was so POOR i took one bite and had to throw it away... it was definatly not greater union... the bread was rock hard and the hot dog tasted like what i imagine dog food would taste like but the icecream i bought definatly made up for it mmm cookie dough flavoured icecream. The movie was pretty good except that it was slightly annoying that i had to wear two glasses on my head because i forgot it was 3D and didnt wear contacts...oops... i recommend people watch it if they enjoyed the other Final Destination movies.
Sunday = SHOPPING now that is definatly something Manchester has over Sydney!!! the shopping is amazing soooo many different stores that are just MASSIVE and lots and lots and lots of shoes from sneaker to heels (omg the heels) to ugg boots!!! my body was all tingly and i just wanted to go nuts and also wishing that jess was with me because she'd be going nuts too we'd be a pair of hyper active kids in Toys R Us. My two purchases were a hat (because mine is not Manchester friendly and make my ears freeze which = brain freeze not cool) and some ballet flats which took about 3 hours to find for a total of 18GBP hmm i guess thats ok. Darren also took me to have my first pub lunch chicken keiv with chips and peas i'd say it was ok not the best but better than alot of things i've eaten lately. I also went to the Walkabout lol Australian Pub... with Authentic Australian Tucker lol had a pint of cider and i now remember why i dont like drinking!!!
Monday: What a depressing day... I started to question what the hell i was doing here, I sat next to a bum under the escalator and just watched the world go by for a while. I also tried KFC well at least they got something right the chicken was good i got wicked wings but the chips were NO WHERE near as good as our im pretty sure there wasnt any salt at all on them and the zinger burger was shite! no flavor... so self pity led me to purchasing my new swatch watch :) its lime green with a crazy green monster printed all over it saw it and knew it was for me. The girl in the shop also happened to be Australian and was from Melbourne she put me back in my spirits and I photocopied my resumes and started handing it out to different shops who were hiring for christmas. I also started going around to job agencies and stopped into one where i ended up getting interviewed. Finaly a good start because she's referred me onto Barclays which is a bank here. I also set up and interview for tuesday and an interview with another recruiter on wednesday.
and My day today Tuesday: i went in for my interview and while i was crossing the road which is currently barricaded because some political thing is going on i stepped in a HUGE puddle of water! well at least i gave the police officers a bit of laugh because they all saw me do it haha. The interview went well i think and they've referred me onto their client. I also got a call from the recruiter from the day before and I have a Phone interview with Barclays tomorrow yay!
I miss home alot... and i've had so much doubts these past few days but i refuse to give in. i miss everybody and everything (except the weather manchester weather has been a lot better than sydney weather since i left) i hope it gets easier soon...
Love you all and miss you
Lovely
I can't say i've been up to much. Last Friday was my first day in Manchester on my own. Apart from getting lost for a whole hour I did end up trying England Version of the Big Mac, my opinion would be that ours is 10x better, their fries are super greasy and the Big mac lacked flavor (like many of Englands food). Highlight of the day: ordering my medium Big Mac meal and a donut i had to repeat my order at least 3 times and she still only got that i was ording a big mac and i have to repeat donut 3 or 4 times. she then asked me what drink i wanted so i said "coke" her response "what" so i say it slower "i'll have a COKE" she still didnt get me so i look at her and repeat myself so what can she possibly say now "WE DONT HAVE THAT HERE" i look behind her with a puzzled look and say "i'll have a coke you know coca cola?!?!?!" and then she finally says ohhhh "coke"!!!! as she's getting my order im thinking to myself am i not speaking english, do i sound asian? my accents not that thick... after telling quiet a few people (people being Darren, Richard and Ali cos we all know how many friends i have here) they assure me that it was her and she was retarded and it wasnt me. ooo Highlight of the day number two would be I FOUND AN ASIAN GROCERY STORE that sell mi goreng and lots of filippino stuff :)
Saturday was spent at home and i finally unpacked and put all my things away we also went to the movies and watched The final destination in 3D. I tried their hotdog and drink meal and it was so POOR i took one bite and had to throw it away... it was definatly not greater union... the bread was rock hard and the hot dog tasted like what i imagine dog food would taste like but the icecream i bought definatly made up for it mmm cookie dough flavoured icecream. The movie was pretty good except that it was slightly annoying that i had to wear two glasses on my head because i forgot it was 3D and didnt wear contacts...oops... i recommend people watch it if they enjoyed the other Final Destination movies.
Sunday = SHOPPING now that is definatly something Manchester has over Sydney!!! the shopping is amazing soooo many different stores that are just MASSIVE and lots and lots and lots of shoes from sneaker to heels (omg the heels) to ugg boots!!! my body was all tingly and i just wanted to go nuts and also wishing that jess was with me because she'd be going nuts too we'd be a pair of hyper active kids in Toys R Us. My two purchases were a hat (because mine is not Manchester friendly and make my ears freeze which = brain freeze not cool) and some ballet flats which took about 3 hours to find for a total of 18GBP hmm i guess thats ok. Darren also took me to have my first pub lunch chicken keiv with chips and peas i'd say it was ok not the best but better than alot of things i've eaten lately. I also went to the Walkabout lol Australian Pub... with Authentic Australian Tucker lol had a pint of cider and i now remember why i dont like drinking!!!
Monday: What a depressing day... I started to question what the hell i was doing here, I sat next to a bum under the escalator and just watched the world go by for a while. I also tried KFC well at least they got something right the chicken was good i got wicked wings but the chips were NO WHERE near as good as our im pretty sure there wasnt any salt at all on them and the zinger burger was shite! no flavor... so self pity led me to purchasing my new swatch watch :) its lime green with a crazy green monster printed all over it saw it and knew it was for me. The girl in the shop also happened to be Australian and was from Melbourne she put me back in my spirits and I photocopied my resumes and started handing it out to different shops who were hiring for christmas. I also started going around to job agencies and stopped into one where i ended up getting interviewed. Finaly a good start because she's referred me onto Barclays which is a bank here. I also set up and interview for tuesday and an interview with another recruiter on wednesday.
and My day today Tuesday: i went in for my interview and while i was crossing the road which is currently barricaded because some political thing is going on i stepped in a HUGE puddle of water! well at least i gave the police officers a bit of laugh because they all saw me do it haha. The interview went well i think and they've referred me onto their client. I also got a call from the recruiter from the day before and I have a Phone interview with Barclays tomorrow yay!
I miss home alot... and i've had so much doubts these past few days but i refuse to give in. i miss everybody and everything (except the weather manchester weather has been a lot better than sydney weather since i left) i hope it gets easier soon...
Love you all and miss you
Lovely
First of all... it's quite and second its filipino jeez cheng
ReplyDeleteHang in there Lovely! I know things will work out for you! Keep the faith! x Renita and Cheltzie
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