Week 51 Prepare to leave... / 離別前夕

One week before back to Hong Kong, I applied some volunteer program and done it. This volunteer program is held by CVA, some works in a regional park of Beeliar.

We've done the job to replacing fencing, weeding and some grass cutting... I use a lot of equipment I had never use in Hong Kong. It's a quite interesting experience... every experience in Australia is really valuable to me.

Joe invited me to have dinner together on Thursday, a big pizza meal. This he brought me to a stadium, he and his friends would play indoor soccer. This is the daily life for Austrlian... not only drinking and drinking in night time~

Joe invited me to went to his home again on Sunday. I met Joe's parent... they are very lovely people. I've got a new recipe of ARANCINI rice ball, thank you!

It's the time to leave Australia and back to Hong Kong. I've got both happy and sad feeling... I really miss my family, my TV games... but I also miss my friends in Australia... Let's keep in touch through Internet!

回港前的一週！希望每週都有些不同體驗的我，不想天天都白白過的我，在這週找了義工活動！今次的義工是CVA辦的，在BEELIAR的地區公園修繕籬笆、除草！不太辛苦的工作，又玩了一些沒有玩過的工具，也是一個蠻不錯的經驗。

週四，友人JOE找我到他家吃飯，是外叫的PIZZA大餐～之後帶我去看了一下健康的夜生活：室內足球。澳洲人也不是只會喝酒喝酒和喝酒的啦！

週日再次拜訪JOE的家，今天是烹飪教室；學會了意大利飯團：ARANCINI。在離開澳洲前又學到新菜式～真好～

回家在即，離愁別緒是一定有的‧‧‧但也很高興可以再見到家人，我的家‧‧‧還是要回到自己的地方才可以感到能放開手腳～澳洲，我回再來的！朋友們，來港也要找我哦～

Week 50 Grand Farewell ... / 送別飯局

This week... is the main purpose that why I back to Perth. Monday, I met Joe and Thiana again, they invite me to their house and have dinner with them. Joe cook very good pasta and give me a really great meal! Also, I copied the photo in Exmouth from his computer... anyone remember my computer had been stolen in Melbourne, now I recover part of my losing data! Thank you!

Another night, Joe, Thiana, me and Gary went to a Chinese Restaurant(Hong Kong style)... I can use Cantonese to make an order, and I taught my friend some of traditional in "Yam Cha"... Westerns made focus on "Fok Keng Fried Rice"... because it sound like Fu????

I went to donor centre to donate plasma on Friday, it's my first time to donate plasma, after plasma extracted, red cell and other fluid will return to my blood vessel, a interesting feeling.

Another friend, Victor and his wife Karly, also invite me to Sizzles to have a meal as farewell before I back to Hong Kong. Thank you~

I went to Joyce's new house on Saturday and had a steam pot dinner meal. She gave birth to her baby on April, we took some photo. Joyce is my first hired share house owner when I arrived Australia, thank for her kindness on me.

I went to cinema on Sunday... Dark Knight... honestly, I cannot really understand all the English speech, but it's my first time to enter cinema, also a good memory in Australia!

本週算是送別的開始吧！也總算完成了我回來PERTH的幾個目的！週一，當時的義工朋友JOE及他太太THIANA請我到他家作客吃飯！我也乘機抄回照片到電腦裡面，我總算找回一部份我覺得很重要的照片了！太好了！

之後週三，我們再邀請了義工的朋友GARY，到唐人街的一間港式中菜店吃飯‧‧‧嗯‧‧‧身為香港人的我在回香港前光顧港式中菜，多多少少我也是覺得有點奇怪的啦！但朋友高興就好。他們也會用筷子，我乘機教了他們一些飲茶的小規則，如添茶是打開茶壺，別人替他倒茶時扣扣手指是示謝謝。這家港式蠻港式的，是我來到後最港式的了吧！唯有中式牛柳與香港的差別很大！澳洲朋友，我會在香港等你們來探我，再帶你們去吃東西的！

週五我去捐血漿，將血抽出，拿掉血漿再輸回入體內，感覺蠻特別的。這是我第一次捐血漿，作為澳洲，暫時的最後一次捐血，也蠻有意義的。晚上與VICTOR、KARLY及一干友人到SIZZLES吃晚餐，聽VICTOR說是一間蠻有名的澳洲扒房‧‧‧吃得很高興，謝謝這一年間VICTOR及KARLY的關照了。

週六則是到JOYCE家打邊爐。JOYCE是我剛到來時，第一間入住的SHAREHOUSE的房東，給了初到步的我很多幫忙，現在可以在離開前見一見她一家人，實在太好了。她的孩子在四月出生，現在四個多月大，能看到他我是很高興的。

週日則是去看電影，在香港時看不少，但在澳洲倒是第一次，在離開前，多試試不同的事囉！但聽不清所有的英文，可能這一年我的進步也不是很大吧？

這週蠻豐富的，將於八月十九日上機開始回港，下週大概是搜羅手信帶回家吧？

Week 49 Back to backpackers life... / 回到背包客的日子

After finish the helpexchange live, I back to Perth city. Because my friend's house have another guest at this moment, I need to back to backpackers again...

It's a long time for me that I need to cook by myself. Actually, I really enjoy backpackers live, I can meet more people, I can help more people, I can make more and more friend...

By the reason of saving money, I start to help the backpackers cleaning to exchange accommodation, I spend about 2 hours every morning to cleaning. Honestly, I don't like cleaning, but I really want to save some money at that time.

I go to GO3 Expo on Saturday, it really similar to Hong Kong's computer exhibition, but it really scale down here... Hong Kong's will held it bigger.

Moreover, my Hong Kong friend Alfred will back to Hong Kong through Singapore, we had a farewell gathering in his share house apartment. I hope he really enjoy the trip in this year!

在交換食宿告一段落後，再次回到PERTH。因為之前打擾的友人家他們要招待另一位朋友，所以我就搬到BACKPACKERS住了，是以前就住過的CHEVIOT LODGE。環境還是那樣，但現在遇遇上不少香港人‧‧‧為了省錢，開始了替住處打掃來交換住宿。這樣一週可以省回一百元，還好吧？雖然我其實不大喜歡做這類工作，但為了省錢，也要做了～

友人ALFRED經星加坡飛回香港，在他臨走前，到他的住處替他道別。謝謝你這一年的照顧啦！希望你享受這一年的旅程吧！

週六，到了一個名叫GO3的電子娛樂展覽。聞說是澳洲一年一度的節目，適逢其會，所以也到此一遊。就像香港的電腦展吧！但這邊規模卻更小一點‧‧‧當中唯一我沒看過的就是一種供CD/DVD使用的透明膠套。看來蠻有用的，不知香港現在有沒有了～

剩下兩、三週左右的時間，能不能再有一些不一樣的體驗呢？

Week 48 Let's build a house / 我們來起屋

After abort to looking for job, I decided to go to helpexchange again! Work for the host to exchange accommodation and meal, I think it is a good method to stop spending money.

This host is in Childlow, a suburb near Midland, so I can get on the train to Midland... it's really an amazing project in my point of view! Build a house by owner's family! Eventhough they start to build their house form making their block!

It's really a valuable experience to stay there for a week! I have a lot of chance to use some tools I never use before! Bill's family is very nice and they provide very good meal! Bill told me he planned this project 8 years ago, and start the work 3 years ago... If someday later, I back to Australia, I really want to see that house finish... It's also a vluable memory for me in Australia.

website of this project: http://adobero.ww.com/

放棄找工作後（其實也做了一天搬貨），再找了一次HELPEXCHANGE，用工作換取住宿及食物！我認為這是一個不錯的停止花錢方法。

今次去的地方，是一個起屋的地方！在我看來，其實是一個蠻匪夷所思的構想，但在男人的浪漫情懷下，我也不得不覺得真的很浪漫！起一間自己的房屋！還是從磚頭開始做！屋主BILL告訴我，他是八年前開始計劃，三年前正式動工‧‧‧他今年七十二歲了‧‧‧

很高興的一週，中間把玩了不少沒有碰過的工具。有朝一日回來澳洲的話，希望我可以看到這屋的完成版，再探訪一下BILL一家人。這也是我在澳洲的寶貴經歷呢！

這個工作的相關網站：http://adobero.ww.com/

Week46-47 Looking for job... / 尋找工作的故事

I am looking for job in this two weeks... but found nothing as a result!

I try serval job agent, register my information... I try numerous of factory, submit my resume... but no respond at all... I run through Osborne Park, Welspool but still get nothing...

May be the main reason is I am too honest to told every employer I will back to Hong Kong within 6 weeks... may be part of reason is I've got no car... I cannot ensure I can arrive on time... many many cases, many many reasons...

Except looking for job, I've got a gathering of my nursery workmate, Julie. I, Alfred and Alfred's girl friend go to her house... we had a very good time in that night...

At the result, I give up to find the job ...

這兩週我都在找工作，基本上是為了想彌補一下花費，另外也是想賺點錢回港‧‧‧畢竟這時我是借住朋友家，但錢還未付給他們，不可以白吃白住得太過份吧？

走了幾家工廠，找了幾家工作仲介，甚至一些餐廳我都投了履歷‧‧‧但一概全無回應；是因為我太老實說我六週左右就要離開，做不長？還是因為我沒有車，信不過我能準時上班？總之，沒有消息就是了！這時心情蠻失落的，沒有工作等於沒有錢，但待在這兒又天天要花錢‧‧‧

在這期間，經友人ALFRED約了舊同事JULIE，到她家裡吃了一頓晚飯，中間介紹一下我走過的地方，也在她家中打打桌球，渡過了一個愉快的晚上～

兩週過去，剩下四週左右就要回港‧‧‧我決定放棄找工作，換些東西做做，讓這個旅程的結尾更豐富一點吧！