I have been feeling a bit worn out from all the hard work I have put in finding work, so decided to take it relatively easy today. I went to see the manager of a restaurant I went to yesterday, where the girl, Leah, had actually written on my CV (or résumé, I should say) that I was going to come in at 11.30, so obviously it would look bad on me if I didn't go. Then I went to the Police station to report my lost purse, then brought some black shoes for the shi...

Today's wander around town got me a few trials- I had a trial shift at the restaurant next to the Pier bar this evening, starting at 6, and a trial on Saturday in an Indian restaurant (I think the fact that I had been to India and was familiar with what a Thali was helped). This was the good news of today. I got the local bus back to the hostel, and left my purse on it. This was the bad news of today. To do my trial shift, I had to get Alice to do my clea...

Today I covered Bex's cleaning shift, as she is working at Toys 'R' Us today. The morning feels a lot cooler than the evening! After showering, I got the paid local bus into town and walked to the pier shopping centre, to hand in my CV to 'Tha Fish' restaurant, as I had seen an advert for wait staff on Gumtree. I also handed it in to various other places there, and along the way to the Rainbow Inn (where a food and beverage attendant job was advertised). Domino...

I spent the morning taking my online Responsible Service of Alcohol (pretty much essential for bar jobs) and Food Handling Retail and Hospitality courses. It's almost a scam to get money off you, because the website I got mine off gives you the money back if you fail (which is pretty much impossible given you get unlimited goes at the questions, and gives you the link to the notes before and after you answer the questions). The food one is more about cooking th...

It was a bit of a struggle, but me and Bex both managed to get up for our 6.30 am training session. The girl showing us seemed quite quiet and not really bothered about doing a good job. We have to clean the mirror, wipe the doors, clean sinks and toilets, sweep and mop the floor and clean the showers. It gets incredibly sweaty in the morning heat in a humid shower! Our free breakfast of toast and a choice of vegemite, jam and marmalade is served from 7-9, and ...