Praia, plage, playa - BEACH!
I've got to say, living by the beach is the best thing I’ve done in such a long time. Besides, not having enough friends to come and just hang with me, the crappy queues at the supermarket and having no decent local pub to booze at, I’m enjoying my stay here. This lack of friends thing is an issue. One that I’m trying to deal with, but alas, I don’t think I’m working through it. So this week, I’m meeting up with a few girls who I’ve met online who are kinda new to the area and also looking for people just to hang out with. I really, really, miss having one of my old time mates to just call up and say, want to go for a few bevvies at the pub? Want to come around and watch crap tv for a few hours? Let’s go for a swim and then have lunch? That’s what I need. My housemates are ace. Truly they are, but alas, they work weekends. I’m a social girl, I need contact with more than 2 people over an entire weekend.
So after scouring my phone trying to harass a few of my local mates into coming to the beach, I got a response from my newest mate Steve (although I think we’ve been mates since August now). He was out at the markets shopping but said he’d be back & we’d go buy him some boardies & then hit the ocean. Yay – a positive response! I went for a swim, read some of the paper, went for another swim and heard ‘Sarah’ being called out, which is a fairly common name. It was housemate Grantis calling, yay swim bud! Grantis, who convinced me it was time for lunch! (yes, it’s always hard to convince me to eat…). The thai place is near Steves place, so I swung by after, saw their new purchases (money box & bonsai) and then we beelined for the beach (after getting Steve beach gear). We christened the new Frisbee, which we deemed crapola (or was that just us?). Though apparently a good way to meet girls in the water…whoops, sorry, didn’t mean to splash you! Then as with all good friends, we ended up at the Coogee Bay for a few quite bevvies. This is what life should be about. The simple things in life are often the best.
Good times – without 3months of planning. Right.
Is it time for in with the new, out with the old?
So after scouring my phone trying to harass a few of my local mates into coming to the beach, I got a response from my newest mate Steve (although I think we’ve been mates since August now). He was out at the markets shopping but said he’d be back & we’d go buy him some boardies & then hit the ocean. Yay – a positive response! I went for a swim, read some of the paper, went for another swim and heard ‘Sarah’ being called out, which is a fairly common name. It was housemate Grantis calling, yay swim bud! Grantis, who convinced me it was time for lunch! (yes, it’s always hard to convince me to eat…). The thai place is near Steves place, so I swung by after, saw their new purchases (money box & bonsai) and then we beelined for the beach (after getting Steve beach gear). We christened the new Frisbee, which we deemed crapola (or was that just us?). Though apparently a good way to meet girls in the water…whoops, sorry, didn’t mean to splash you! Then as with all good friends, we ended up at the Coogee Bay for a few quite bevvies. This is what life should be about. The simple things in life are often the best.
Good times – without 3months of planning. Right.
Is it time for in with the new, out with the old?
posted by sarahlocks at Sunday, December 04, 2005
1 Comments:
As long as out with the old doesn't include me :) I'm still hoping to get my butt down there...so save some of those bevvies for me!
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