soooooooooooooooooo guys it jess again. and im gonna whizz thru this next blog coz its not gonna be as interesting as lauras!

So after manly beach adventures the next shenanigan was NEIGHBOURS NIGHT!!! yes thats right ladies and gentleboys..... we were graced with the presence of DR KARL KENNEDY!! so funny, after capturing on film lauras attempt to grab his bum, seeing how fat connor had got and having a crack at the nieghbours trivia quiz (which we failed dismally at seeing as no one had watched neighbours in about 8 years), we decided to move on (despite saying we WOULD NOT drink) to kings cross..... the dodgy part of sydney.... and oh was it dodgy! we went to this club called the moulin rouge... which was a little grubby....had good music tho.... at the next port of call the boys wanted food and we ended up seeing a prostitue palm a guy and his girlfriend in the face.... after swiftly RUNNING AWAY and taking refuge in another dodgy bar that had glass cages with poles in the middle (wonder what that was for) we jumped in taxis and headed back to our hostel (as ryan had started falling asleep at the table). made it back for half five.... and our roommate was just getting up... oops!

The next day we met up with another jess (my sisters friend) for nice civilised drinks and some funny stories about pranks on my sister! then we headed back for an early night and well deserved sleep. The next couple of days we pottered about.... and then the fated wednesday came.... supposed to be heading off to vietnam the next day but my body had other ideas... as i hadnt been able to keep my food down and i was feeling generally s***e we headed off to the emergency room where i was given some anti biotics, told not to fly the next day and told to come back if i couldnt keep fluids down..... lo and behold.... after dinner that night my stomach decided it would expel its entire contents and no thankyou very much nothing else (not even water) was welcome down there. so back to the emergency room it was (this is where it got a bit hairy and the girls got rather worried) long story short i was admitted to hospital FOR A WEEK :(. got a lil better on the saturday and then took my malaria tab and went straight back down hill..... but i did get better and i had visitors, stuart and emma came to see me and marc and dan (boys from nz) came too, bless them. so after lots of sick, s*** tv, the little green bowl, jelly, lemonade, water, mags, me feeling bad for char, boredom and some tears i was finally let out of hospital. YAY! and i packed char off to vietnam the next day the poor girl.

The day i got out me and marc spent a very nice day at darling harbour... and thank the lord he suggested i come and see them in melbourne so that i didnt have to be on my own in sydney. so marc set off to melbourne that night.... me and char stayed at nomads in a box sized twin room and had a bit of a natter before falling asleep. the next morn we went for brekkie (in the rain..... pathetic fallacy and all that) and we said our (tearful) goodbyes but i was glad that char was getting to resume her travels as she had wasted a wek of them for me.... i headed off to the internet and booked a flight for melbourne the next day. stayed at a swanky hotel that night and was on a EIGHT HOUR DELAY (as you prob know) the next day tryin to get to melbourne. so should have arrived at 2 but got there at half 11 instead. The next day me and marc went on a wander around melbourne, went to the flat the guys were stayin at where they very nicely putting me up for the next few nights and were greeted by a very hungover dan... after some milling around the boys went off to an aussie rules match (mix between rugby and football where the players wear very tight vest tops!) and i showered and chilled, they bought back their friend andy (funny welsh guy) and we had dinner and watched oceans 12.

The next day we went to the queen victoria market where the boys picked up some very cheap last min presents. More food and dvds that night. the next day we went on the trams around the town and the boys went on their neighbours night (which i opted out of and left them to a boys night!) they did come back drunk and that was rather amusing. the next day we basically cleaned that flat, me and marc went for coffee and then it was time for another goodbye... more tears (dunno what is wrong with me) and the boys were off home, which they felt very wierd about. teh day after and i was heading back from melbourne avalon airport (the smallest airport EVER!!!), and the hugest mission to get there! up at 5.30 to catch a train to lara, then a taxi to the airport, luckily there were no delays and i was back at the hotel pensione in sydney by 11.30 in the morn, where i stayed in bed that afternoon, wtching cheesy tv and sleeping. picked up some dinner, watched lots of friends and fell asleep. and now we are up to today! FINALLY up to date!! so today i checked into the wake up hostel as i have realsied i am a backpacker and cannot stay in hotels the rest of my life (although i am doing it the night before i head to thailand). today im meeting up with carlie (some of you from home know her!) who i have just discovered is in sydney and we are goin to paddy's market. later im gonna meet with stuart and we're phonig isabelle (the swede) together! so at least im not alone alone here!! and its four days til i am reunited with my girlies and i cant wait!! ok. phew. thats it for a while! byeeeee xxxx