Diary of Someone In Transition – Sydney (First week)

Beautiful Manly Beach In Sydney

I have settled well in Sydney after arriving  on Monday early morning from warm tropical Singapore. It was a welcome change as I always find Singapore too humid and warm for me.

It rained since  the day  I arrived Sydney  and the temperature dipped to below 10 deg C mostly  during evening time. I housed in mostly more to avoid the rain and cold as I do not want to get the cold bug so early in my trip. I also brought a thick furly jacket for A$20  to protect me from the cold. We avoid using heater indoor if possible as it means that the electrical bill will not escalate so much!

Today was the first time that I see some sun and it felt cheerful especially when I could daily  feel our strong sun in Singapore. Anyway I am glad that I have left sunny Singapore – it is way too humid for my liking.

The sky also gets dark here early at around 5pm and by 5.30pm it is almost night time. People tend to journey home from their work earlier than usual during winter so that they can arrive home slightly before dark. They also want time to cook for the family.

I  was particularly heartened by two events that happened today over the television news. One was the Seven channel which featured couples coming out to exchange vows on the programme “Love Is In The Air”. Shown live over Channel Seven network, the  popular daily morning show featured more than twenty pairs of couples coming out in the early sunny morning  to exchange marriage vows.  It was an emotional event for many couples as camera showed that there were not many dry eyes  around during the meaningful event. What an event to start the day ahead!

Another event that happened overnight also brought tears to my eyes.  Close to 200 CEOs slept over night in the cold  to raise funds for St Vincent Homeless. As many as 100,000 Aussies are homeless now and sleep in gardens and cobble streets. In this cold wintry condition, the homelss people do deserve more than a helping hand from this group of CEOs. A total of $500,000 was raised by the charitable act. Aussies are pretty charitable in nature and they are very supportive of events that help the unfort

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