The Halloween (31/10)

31st/Oct/2008, Friday, Day 413 in Australia, The weather in Townsville is a bit rainy day.

I've to apologize for lazy to update my blog for almost 5 months. When I was in Melbourne and Bundaberg. I used free and very cheap internet. After I left Bundaberg. I never used free and super cheap internet anymore.

From 5th/May/2008 to 21st/Sept/2008 is the period that I stayed in Ayr. The small town in North Queensland. I made much money and got my visa extension in this rural and small town. My previous plan was going back Taiwan in Mid-Sept. Due to the expensive flight ticket, I've decided to change the plan.

I worked more than 130 days for harvest jobs. It's absolutely enough to apply for the 2nd time working holiday visa.

After the working in Ayr, I intend to move to the city. The closest one in Townsville. The second largest city in Queensland.

The first step for my staying in Townsville is trying to get a job in Townsville Meat Work. I also applied a job for pizza delivery with my lovely small car. I've to say I love my tiny and old car. Although I spend lots of money on it.

The hostel I live in is Adventurous Resorts. It sounds like high-level hotel. I also hope it is, but it's still a normal hostel only.

The life in Townsville is not bad. Gorgeous beach, Magnetic island, tropical sunshine, exuberant night bar. It makes me difficult to oppose the lure.

One of the views in the CBD of Townsville

The Strand in Townsville, the island is Magnetic Island

31st/10/2008, The Western festival, Halloween. I know it's not our Asian's festival. But I also know an axiom - When you are in Rome, do as Roman's do. So when I started the work in the pizza delivery from 6PM to 9PM, I saw one of my colleague that made up like a vampire worked in the reception. That was just a beginning.

Everybody knows the Western culture means party up in the weekend. 31/10 Halloween was on Friday. The hostel owner informed all the people who live in this hostel that we'll have a party at night. I had finished my work at 9:30 and back at quarter to 10:00PM. When I was back the hostel, I know I have to join the spree. The first thing I had to do is to buy some beers. The Russian guy Alex met me first and had a talk to me. He works in the meat factory. But it's ridiculous that he possesses the working visa to Australia in the name of radio engineer. He's the first Russian I meet.
Alex, right, he's clever. He hugs the Finnish superbabe every guy in this hostel secretly fancies, Linda. (Maybe I was a bit jealous when I took this picture)

The right one is a French guy. I confess I squeezed his "boobs" without his permission. Is this sexual harassment??

In fact, when I took this picture, I was slightly pissed. Verena(German) said she needed some blood.

This guy I don't know his name. But he looked so handsome.

Halloween is the ghost festival in Western culture. But they don't prepare foods for the ghost or ancestors. It seems be more like the competition of dress up and make-up. All the people in the pub dressed up like ghost or vampire. It was really funny that you see ghost and vampire and fairies dancing on the floor.

I'll remember this special festival in my mind. It's absolutely a unforgettable experience in Australia. Now I really expect the other Christmas.