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Date: 29 January 2005 07:20:58
So today was the fun day with friends from uni to celebrate almost being finished stuff. Fun items included:
1. Watching the Pyrmont Bridge open. I'd never seen this before and couldn't quite work out how it would happen as the monorail goes above the bridge and it's all a bit tricky. So I was extremely excited when I was standing on the bridge and the siren went off and the man in the control box told everyone to get off because the bridge was opening. My friends didn't even know that the bridge was capable of opening so maybe they were more excited than me even. But it's possible that they aren't as interested in bridges as I am...
2. Watching the fudge shop people make fudge for about half an hour. I did get a bit nervous when they seemed to forget to stir the pot on the burner but I guess they know what they're doing. I think I saw them making walnut fudge today but it could have been pecan. We were watching from overhead so it's hard to tell... walnuts and pecans are quite similar at that sort of distance.
3. Having lunch at Australia's first Dutch eating place (well I think that's what the press release says but it's in Dutch so I'm not quite sure). I had hot chips that in the whole scheme of things weren't fantastic but they were what I wanted at the time and came with ketchup (I would say sauce normally but that's what it said on the menu) and mayo. My friend had these little baby pancakes which were very cute and quite tasty. The other friend had chips with just sauce. I am unsure of the authenticity of the place but I was full and happy.
4. Watching people go on this giant swing/stretchy stuff thing... you're suspended between two elastic things and jump very high. Hard to describe. But fun to watch and laugh at little kiddies who aren't very good at it because they aren't heavy enough to get any bounce happening....
Hmmm that's enough fun stuff. Other things happened but not much worthy of a report. I am very tired now.