Lucky Stars

Well.. i know its been a while since i wrote, but the daze of being back in sydney is finally lifting and reality is settling back in nicely.

gosh, when i landed in sydney, who should also be landing at the apirport but a friend of mine, Simon...made the whole airport experience warm and friendly. The flight back from San Fran was actually one of the better flights ive had for a while. probably more to do with the fact for the first time in a while i wasnt flying alone and had someone to talk to.

arriving at my house that first day was really weird. didnt know what to do with myself. so much to do, where to start. there was a huge pile of unopened mail..... majority of which even 3 weeks later remains unopened. bills bills bills, most already paid before i got back.

ended up spending the morning bouncing around the house like a pinball, from one task to the next, vaccummed, mopped the floor, dusted, started the labourious task of clothes washing, which ended up taking 4 days and 6-7 loads.

had to stay hidden for 5 days, until the friday, so that i could turn up at mums on the friday night and suprise her and one of my neices for their birthdays... was indeed a big surprise.


Had stated from the start that i wasnt going to start worrying about work for the first week and give myself time to settle back to australian life. the first couple of days were so surreal. wandering streets that were so familiar and yet strange to be walking down again. noticing little changes here and there...new shops, new signs....an increase in train fares (and the rail system is still as useless as ever but they have the nerve to charge more for it now).

i ended up stretching the not looking for work into 2 weeks... by the 3rd week i thought, hmm i had better start actually looking.... put together all my CV and created an online work profile in one of the australian job finder sites, and late in the afternoon sent my CV to 2 recruitment agencies. The next morning (thurs) one of them called and arranged to see me on the friday morning. by monday morning i had an interview, and by tuesday afternoon i had the job.
so in reality it took me 3 days to find a job.

and what a job....my dream job actually. Im now a Technology Trainer (something ive been wanting to do for years) working (hahahaha wait for it...) for my old employer.
never thought i would go back but this is a dream job, and working with people that i enjoyed working with, and no ties to the old boss who caused so much stress and heartache last time i worked there. (cant wait to see his face when he finds out)
The salary is not as great as my last one, but is actually the same level that i was at prior to my last 12 months there, and i know the increase was due to my having intellectual property and they couldnt afford to lose me at that time.


The job entails lots of travel around australia and across to New Zealand. another thing i always wanted in a job was lots of travel, and i actually enjoy business trips, going to different cities, staying in hotels, exploring new streets and taking on the challenge of working alone in a city away from home, and dealing with new staff and offices. weird i know but i actually enjoy that...or rather, the challenge of that.

whats been happening with my photos? well, for several days now i thought i had lost my camera.....and a couple of sleepless nights later, stressing over where it couldbe... i found it last night, in a jacket pocket i dont remember wearing. oh well... its back, so i can commence my photo essay on Sydney, which will probably turn into Australia and NZ by the looks of things.

seems my guardian angels have been working ovetime for me over the last six months.... must have a lot saved up in the karma bank. good out, good in ...so i say.