Never forget where you've come here from, Never pretend that its all real, Someday soon this will be someone elses dream

I'm sure the next question on your lips is aside from all the working - how exactly are Gem and Amy having fun without spending any money...we play cards - mostly Cheat which I'm not so good at but Amy is worse, something about a huge grin on her face when she lays the cards down! Sh1thead (no Gravesend School for Boys rules here I'm afraid Kit!), watching gheckos stalk insects, sweating stemming from the walk to work (with the aim of saving more money), laughing at Irish guys and English girl, drunk on goon having discussions on religion and history of own countries, watching Irish guys fight outside hostel (not as interesting as it sounds), betting on which Irish guy will be kicked out the next morning for being rowdy, betting on the time Clint and Will actually made it work at the weekends.

Brisbane is in a drought and is apparently destined to run out of water in two weeks according to our hostel (reality is 18 months) so you are only allowed two minute showers, to compensate for the lack of time allowed in shower people take several a day! We joined a library with a messed up "locating book" system (trying to recall lessons in library terminology but cannot) where you inevitably find the book you are looking for, not on the shelf in alphabetical order but on the 'recently returned section' AKA 'these are the books that folk have dropped off and we cannot be bothered to put them away so you should spend your afternoon looking through this pile on the off chance that the book you are looking for has just been returned', must mention that this section of library takes up most of library!

We are now the pikeys that raid the free food basket everyday in the hope of winnning lottery and finding bag of pasta or spaghetti! Woohoo, a saving of 85cents :) We played Ludo one night as well which was grand although took forever, anyone remember is it one dice or two you are supposed to play with? We go to bed most nights about 9:30-10pm and still wake up tired?! And the reason (without knowing it) that we came to Brisbane - so that Amy's dreams from 14 years ago could come true - when she met Take That in the Queens Street Mall! I've never seen anyone so excited about anything as she comes strolling down the road brandishing a signed CD for the bargain price of $6!