Welcome to the WILD

im sure you're wondering what have i been doing and where have i been going, and that is why i figured that it would be best of me to write what's been happening here and what exactly have i been doing, and maybe inspire some of you to do what im doing. : ) (AND KASI NAKAKATAMAD TO MAKE KWENTO AGAIN AND AGAIN)

okay, GREAT! 

i left the philippines last february 17, 8:35 PM and arrived to Sydney, Australia at around 9AM, feruary 18. so basially, ive only been here for three days... and in all honesty the only thing that ive done is sleep, eat, and walk a little. no touring yet or whatever youve been imagining me to do, why? because 1. im going To be here for atleast 10 months, there's no rush. 2. im trying to familiariaze with everything here, like for example...

- how the way the cars go, its the other side. driver's on the right seat.

- how i cannot just walk the street

- how i can now see blondes everywhere and act normal when i see a blonde baby with green eyes (yes,i do get excited all the time hahaha)

- how im not suppose to stare at people who walk it barefoot (its normal)

- how the sun is so freakin HOTTTTTT! sweating is normal here-- not good, cause you smell different kinds of smell

- how you should walk rather than use a car

- how im suppose to understand their accents... mehn, its hard ah!

but, i did however learn how to ride the bus to the city from my cousin's house in mosman, and i went out for drinks with my cousin and her friends, got to see the city, my dorm and how its across victoria park that is currently being used for a month long celebration of the mardi gras for gays and lesbians, and how it FINALLY hit me that i am actually in a different country, and the only time that it REALLY REALLY REALLY hit me was today.

here'sthe story:

i went to my dorm and fixed my stuff, and so i fixed everything... and i went down to check out the place and all, then i came across two people riding the elevator with me, one was a buff-looking guy and another 40-looking russian girl (im assuming she's russian cause of her accent) and our conversation went like this:

russian girl (RG): hello! where you from? 

me: philippines

RG: ohhhh! you know you're very beauitful, dont you think so? (talking to the buff-looking guy)

buff-looking guy (BLG): yes, she is. 

me: (blushes) thanks! 

we go inside the elevator

me: dont you think its hot today? its sooooo hot!

RG and BLG: yeah... its is, very hot.

talking about something, then RG goes out of hte elevator

BLG: sooo... what's your name

me: my name is.... uhm... ROMEYNA, but you can call inna, how about you? why you are you here for?

BLG: oohhh... im taking my Phd for medicine, and im from meHHHHHIco (mexico)

me: ohh wow! 

BLG: and my name is HECTORRRRRRRRRRRRRR

me: ohhh your name is HECTORRRRRRRRRRR

then elevator opens, i get out and i say bye. 

while walking to my room in the hallway, i smell this incredible... very... MAASIM at AMOY ARAW smell... amoy... KILI KILI.

AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED I WASNT HOME ANYMORE. cause at that particular experience i realized that, 1. my name is pronounced differently na talaga, 2. im very exotic in their eyes, fumorforeigner! 3. the smell is nowhwere near the smell in the philippines, and 4. this is going to be a great adventure.

MY STORY ENDS FOR TODAY. : )