Update: I forgot to note down that on our second day here in Sydney, Ling found $10 on the street!! We had part of our dinner settled! hahaha! :)
Can't believe I've been in Sydney for 6 days already! It's been interesting really. Trying to recognize the roads and buildings, so that I can find my way around. It's still confusing. Wonder how Yi Ling did it back then. It must have been worst when she was here alone.
We've been searching for a place for us to live in for the rest of the year since we landed. And it hasn't been easy! We've seen a total of 5 rooms, 2 of which aren't even worth considering. The other 3 are okay, in the suburbs and sharing the apartment with strangers (one with 2 ladies, the other two with a working guy). We found 2 very nice apartments in the city and we have the whole apartment to ourselves, with kitchen and living room and toilet and all bills included. So we emailed in and the worst thing happened. Both persons replied the exact same thing - overseas and finding someone to take care of the apartment, cheap rent, keys kept at DHL office in the airport, payment online, ask for the same details from us, etc. The photos of the apartments were really nice. BUT it was too fishy. The emails sent were almost identical and the information given and needed were also similar. So we decided not to continue contacting them about it. Just too scary cause the rent was almost a third of the normal rental in other apartments around the same area. Do pray for us as we continue to search for a room. Ling is actually doing more of the searching online than me.
We went to church on Sunday (Day 5), the church that Ling has been going to in Sydney. A very small congregation, meaning everyone kinda knows everyone. The whole service was quite short, slightly over an hour. Cause they sang a song or two for worship and the sermon was shorter than the ones I'm used to listen to back home in Singapore. That's why the whole service was short. We then chatted with Ling's church friends, all very friendly. It's good to be new in a church, so that when you're back in your own church, you know how newcomers feel. And you know how to help them feel more at home. I stayed with Ling for her bible study. It was on the same topic as the sermon (I think it's how the church works I guess). Her group is kinda like YAM, different age and gender. Though some of the things shared didn't really apply to everyone, there were many lessons and things you can learn from the whole bible study. That's what's important. So it's good.
Here're a few photos of the food we had these few days.
These two dishes were from HK 烧腊 shop. Ling had 油鸡饭 and I had 烧鸭叉烧饭. It was really yummmyyyyyy!!! Went to this place with Karryn, Izzy and Jace when we came to Sydney 2 years back.
Ling cooked lunch - chicken mushroom and egg spaghetti. Never cooked it before, but it sounded good in our minds. haha! It turned out delicious anyway. haha!
This was our dinner - japanese food. It was cheaper than a lot of other food. And it was nice! the udon's texture was really really good! Love it. Ling's half-boiled eggs with rice was really nice too!
We also skyped with friends and family these few days. It was nice to hear familiar voices and see familiar faces. Always warms the heart!
With Love,
En
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