SYDNEY

It's marvellous here! The wearther's perfect - hovering around 17C - 18C, just a bit of a nippy wind that makes everything seem to crisp and fresh. :P to all you naysayers who were regaling me with stories of how miserable I'd be in the cold.

We haven't done much. We got here yesterday at 8 a.m. and went around the harbour for a while before checking in at two. The harbour's amazing. The opera house isn't that impressive (not yet at least) but the bridge is WOW. We caught a fire-juggling busker's show too - really funny jokes. And the streets and buildings and wharves in the harbour... This is like the perfect place on earth to live, if only the prices were better. The perfect mix of the modern essentials and beauty and culture to go along. And ahhh the romance.. what can I say?

After that I just came back and slept 15 or 16 hours straight. Didn't go for the pub night, which Ani assures me was decent. He, BTW, had his first beer and wasn't impressed by a long shot. I don't blame him.

Acco isn't very great. Quad sharing in a room meant for two, and this has meant Ani, NMK, me and a guy from NUS (don't know him, some dude called Farhan) are going to be fighting for the bathroom every morning. :S

More updates later. Might spar with Ateneo today, if those guys are recovered from their flight.