Wintry Sydney in pictures

It doesn't snow in this part of Australia (thank heavens) so getting up in the morning is a tad bit easier. =D Then again, the temperature still gets toooo cold for my "tropical body temperature."

Welcome to Oziland!

My family drove me to NAIA in the late afternoon of July 26 (Thursday), boarded the plane at 9:30 in the evening then arrived in Sydney 10 loooooong hours after (includes a stopover in Melbourne). Unlike my first trip here in January, I immediately spotted my aunt and uncle (related post here: My Sydney trip), to my relief. Yaaaaay!  

There wasn't any drama with the family during bye-bye time!

Here I am looking really goofy in the airport!

So it's been exactly a week since I left the rainy Philippines to experience the winter season in Australia (colloquially abbreviated Oz as in OZtralia). 


Having lived in a tropical country, I am not really used to the cold so a steaming cuppa joe almost always saves my day! I say almost as there are also the layers of clothes, heater and electric blanket.

Coffee to warm our hearts. And hands. And feet. :D

My moving here isn't all fun and games as I am actually starting all over. And I need to familiarize myself with everything - culture, currency, work, accent and the list goes on. To earn a living, I have to hunt for a proper job. Sure I'll find something someday, but it is easier said than done. When you look at postings, job advertisers almost always require candidates to  (1) be a qualified CPA/CA in Australia, and (2) have local work experience. Obviously, I do not have these. So the challenge here is to make me stand out in the market by capitalizing on the Philippine qualifications that I currently possess. Plus a little smile here and there and an occasional flick of my hair (as my cousin Victor would say).

I hope everything goes well. I don't want to jinx anything yet but so far, Australia has been very kind to me *wink wink*.

Enjoying Nepalese cuisine. August 3, 2012. :)

P.S. In the spirit of Olympics, I now pledge to support the Australians, given that there are no Filipinos in the competition. Aussie aussie aussie, Oi oi oi!!!!! :))