A nice easy weekend in the Shah household

Friday was a lovely girlie night in at Chez Watters. I came home full of pizza, wine and a mouth ache from laughing - just what I needed! To round up a lovely evening, I spoke to Jojo at home to catch up on the gossip and giggles! Its amazing that whenever I speak to her, I am always happy and homesick at the same time when I put the phone down!

Saturday was a bit of a write off cos both Roland and Sham were broken from their boys night out so we managed to get to Manly for lunch with Mark and Anita and then did not a lot until it was time to order a take away...

Roland left early Sunday morning - didn't manage to wake up to say goodbye!
I spent the WHOLE day at the mall with Sarina and actually managed to only buy things we needed for the house.. oh and a couple of tops (that I needed!!)

My friend Helen who is also unemployed has an interview this morning and although I wish her every luck, I will be gutted when she starts working cos I won't have anyone to hang around with!!

So its another week of applying for jobs for me!

Unemployed but keeping busy!

This is the end of my first week of being at home on my own...
I have been surprisingly busy!

Roland (our friend from home) arrived on Wednesday and was welcomed with potato and pea curry, rotli, veg rice and mango pulp! (my mum will be so proud when she reads this!!)

Yesterday, my friend Helen came over for the day and we had a lovely day gossiping, walking in Manly and pasta!

Last night, we went for dinner with my cousin Mala and her family. They moved to Australia from kenya about 8 years ago and live just outside Perth. I haven't seen Mala since I was 16 and always thought that I got my chatty nature just fom my mums side of the family - I stand corrected!!
It was lovely to spend time with the closest family I have on this side of the world and we look forward to going to visit them.


I am holding off on job hunting too seriously as I really want to make the most of the sunshine in Sydney. Since the clocks changed, its been getting dark really quickly at about 6pm! But its fine cos the days are still lovely and sunny.

Finally seem to have started that healthy life we moved here for!

Shamir and I are both eating much better than we did at home - mainly cos one or both of us have been at home so we are cooking more... although eating out is quite cheap here too.
Food shopping is comparible to the UK (most of our shopping is vegetarian, so this might be different for meat eaters), but there are only 2 main supermarket chains so not too much competition!

Anyway, so we are eating well, but until now, I hadn't done any proper excercise since Jan! So I have just been for an hours walk along the beach, to Manly and back. Its quite hilly here so i am knackered!!

I could get used to this!

Bye for now!