Hamish & Andy save lives..daily

Until this trip I'd never driven in Sydney & as most other mere small-town-mortals would relate to; I hate it! Polite waves are replaced with car horns & an opportunity to merge cannot be expected or hoped for; but accosted, viciously, & usually with blind faith that when you throw on that blinker & attempt to cross those lines, that some busy sydney sider is in the mood to waste 2 seconds of their driving time to let you in.

I made the mistake of driving in peak hour today; and came across todays discovery in the process.

I've always loved afternoon radio; Ant & Becks' used to have me laughing so hard I'd pull over on the side of road at least one a week (necessary move; as my friends will know; I lose all motor control when I laugh). But on the Sunshine Coast, afternoon radio is merely a novelty. Nothing more than some amusement on your way home from work. But driving in 5pm peak hour traffic I suddenly realised, it is so much more than that in the city.

I'm pretty sure Hamish & Andys recount of their Bi Bi Tri Bi-athlon, where they did like 24 different sports in a single weekend was THE only thing keeping me from having a mental breakdown on that drive. & I wonder how many of the rude, impatient, angry drivers I saw on the roads today were only being held back from the ledge of conviction-worthy roadrage by the amusing anecdotes of two radio comedians.

Besides the quality (& crime rate reducing) radio & the bad traffic, I've discovered some of my other love/don't love points about Sydney;

LOVE: Hyde Park, Manly, Paddington & Newtown
DISLIKE: Nrma men named Eddie

LOVE: BONDI! Ahh, absolutely love it
LOVE: Catching up with family + meeting new people

DISLIKE: Creepy Sydney guys (dont even get me started, seriously.. you look sleazy, which you probably are, which is probably why you are still single. think about that)

LOVE: Getting blissfully, wonderfully, contently & purposely LOST

DISLIKE: Pointless graffiti everywhere (see previous blog)
LOVE: Watching people run desperately after their bus/train

DISLIKE: Missing my bus because i refuse to be one of "those" people :p

Tip; on 'walking in the city at night'- put on leather jacket, including hood. play independent woman by destinys child on your ipod. do the key-in-between-your-fingers-thing. walk fast. Haha!