it was my first time to fly this long… and sydney is the farthest i have been. the flight was overnight and i arrived in sydney at noon. i feel so filthy from the long flight, im bladder is bursting and my body aches. as in! soon as i landed, retrieved my luggage and passed through immigration, takbo na ko sa wash room, to reduce body liquid. binalak ko pa mag toothbrush but was too tamad to do so. so, i went out had my money changed for the local currency and met a lovely filipina who happens to be the bank cashier 
the first impression i got during the ride from airport to hotel is that sydney is a lovely place… the buildings are a combination of both modern and old architecture (but i think mostly the old), and me being an old soul loved the old buildings more. soon as i arrive in the hotel, i ate and hit the shower.
a friend/co-league was too kind to show me around. he showed me around the city, the tourist destinations like the botanical garden and bondi beach. what i appreciated most is that he took me to different sydney residential neighborhoods where one can easily access the beach!
a few meters walk from the houses or wher you park your car, and surprise! this is what you see…
lovely small beach... yes, this is for free access
then we went to watson bay. we had some ice cream, i was amazed to see kids as young as 3 roam the streets in their swimming trunks with bare foot while their mom line up for ice cream with us. accross the street from the ice cream shop, we saw “the gap”, a cliff where two big bodies of water meet (not sure lang what – i think the sea and a river). he says the some peole jump from there and commit suicide… i said — but why?! he said — well, this is a nice place to die… hmmmm, true.
enjoying the view and the ice cream
here are other snapshots of my day 1 in sydney…
lovely cathedral
andres
view from speedo's cafe
more post about sydney next time
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nice thing today : my brother’s birthday, growing up with 2 older sisters must have been tough for him but he have grown to be a fine gentleman. my heart still swells whenever i remember him tell other people when he was still young that i am his favorite sister. i’m sure he loves ate and me equally 
years and years ago
