Ok, this blog is pretty much about the day I posted the Skydiving Video post, as well as some other information…

Beenleigh Station

Mitch and I met on the train into the city as we usually do. We live on the same train line, (the Brisbane – Beenleigh/Gold Coast line) he’s 4 stops towards the Gold Coast from where I am. So he jumps on the express train which stops at my station and we generally meet in the last carriage. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the City.

We got off at Brisbane Central and decided to go grab some Japanese food before the lunch rush. There’s 2 places we usually eat at, can’t remember the names… But yeah, we were talking about how everyone seems to make a big deal about Ramen, and neither of us had eaten it before.  So we made a decision to go with the Ramen that morning. We got Miso Ramen and they brought it out and it looked pretty good. I’m not a huge fan of soup-like foods in general but this was pretty good. But, like, if I went back there (which I will, i’m craving Japanese food as I write this), I doubt I’d get the Ramen again, because I would prefer Chicken Teriyaki or Karaage (fried)…

But yeah, overall, for a soup, Ramen was pretty good. Although I have read that it is kinda hard to get “good” ramen outside of Japan. Now this was my first Ramen ever so I dunno if it was “good” or not, so i’ll just wait till I reach Japan and try the various ramen over there. Another thing I’ve noticed is my Chopstick skills are getting a lot better! Yay…

After lunch, we headed into Uni and jumped into a computer lab. I tried to upload the Skydiving video but it wouldn’t work, so I had to work a bit of my magic and finally got it to work. Mitch and I then decided to chill a bit and play some games and study up on some Japanese. We were there for a while but then we got hungry again. So we know of this place where you can get a full serving of Chinese for $3.80! So we went there before it closed, it was gooooood.

After that we felt very asian. Next paragraph.

We then headed to the Post Office to see what the deal was with Passport photo’s and passport applications. Like we didn’t know if we had to make an appointment or what. But as we walked in the door we saw a sign that said “Instant Passport Photo’s”. So we just decided to get our photo’s done there and then. After a few minutes and $14 later we had our Passport Photo’s. I look like the biggest Criminal. Meh.

Brisbane’s Post Office

We also enquired about the Passport interviews etc. We didn’t need to make an appointment, just bring all the correct documents down and they do the interview there and then. But one thing they didn’t mention was any costs. I looked up the passport costs on the net the other day and it costs $200!!! WTF!? Guh… Well seeing as I have recording with the band next week and I gotta pay for that, I won’t be applying for my passport anytime soon. Although all my passport stuff is completed, I’ve had my guarantor (my best mates mum lol) sign off on what she needed to sign off and so I’m ready to apply for the Passport… just need a wad of cash first…

So yeah, a few steps closer to Japan which is all good. I’m assuming my next post will be Band related and be about recording our EP. Can’t wait!

Ciao for Now!