Today was the first day in what feels like ages that I could have a lie-in, but I woke up at 8.30 and needed the loo, and decided to get up then to claim my breakfast (it stops at 9) and to get on with my online training. When Alice was up, I went to visit her new hostel. Hers is a female only dorm, and there aren't any bunk beds so reminds me of a sister's bedroom or something, especially as the door has Tinkerbelle painted on it. We went to the lagoon, wh...

The girl who does the breakfast told me she was leaving, so I spoke to Erin about taking over her job- this means I could have continued to stay here with Alice and Bex, and keep more of my wage for savings. However we couldn't wake Alice up for her housekeeping shift, and so Erin told her she couldn't stay here as a paying guest, which is a bit steep, as surely she would want the money? But Alice is now staying in a hostel more centrally located, which I think...

Alice had come back after we had gone to bed, but she had got the job at the restaurant- she's getting $10 an hour but they can give her 35- 40 hours a week. She also got given free spinach curry and chapattis, although she found it too spicy to eat (which is good news for me). I had to hand in my notice for cleaning at the hostel, because when I have evening shifts at Hogs, they start at 6 so wouldn't be able to be here at 5.30-8.30. I'm also going to have to...

Me and Alice tried to sneak off into town to get Bex a birthday cake, but Bex wanted a McDonald's so she came with us. I had some chips (you have to pay for ketchup!) and a cookie crumble McFlurry, which had a lot more topping than what you'd get in stingy England! Alice had a double fudge chocolate brownie, and Bex had a McChicken meal. We then went to Target to get Alice some black clothes for her Indian shift tonight. They went to get the 4 o' clock bus bac...

My shift at the café went pretty well, and was actually quite fun, as it was quite busy so I was kept on my toes. I'm the only non-Chinese person there, so sometimes they say things that I don't understand, particularly as Tina's (the coffee barista's) English isn't particularly good. Bella, who is the other waitress aside from me, was really helpful though and gave me really clear instructions of how to do everything, although some mistakes were made because ...