6 Months in Perth: Abridged. | 23rd - 29th Jan 2012

23rd Jan

• Moved back home to the place I moved into when I first arrived, from the shit hole I'd previously been calling a shit hole.

Day's Verdict: Home, sweet, home.

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24th Jan

• R and R.

Day's Verdict: Nothing of interest happened.

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25th Jan

• With the next day off, a trip to my local, The Garden, was called for, to consume random solids of food and swallow random liquids of drink.

Day's Verdict: Was a good night.

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26th Jan

• Australia Day!
• Super hot week so far, with temperatures staying above 40C the last place you'd want to be for it is a rooftop bar.
• The Aviary was our venue of choice, a new bar in Downtown Perth, that's perched on a rooftop, underlooking the Perth highrises.
• Thankfully, we got in there early to enjoy the use of a near-by fan, awesome service (except for one rude prick) supplying us with more water than Niagara Falls could throw up and the most amazing BBQ.
• Most of the day was spent listening to the Australian Day tradition of listening to the Triple J (Australia's BBC Radio 1) Top 100, some song got number 1, it was as expected and a bit rubbish, so not worth me remembering it.
• As night fell and drinks still flowing, a lightning storm rolled in as people were getting ready for Perth's Australia Day Skyworks, which was sold to me as the same as Sydney's New Year's Fireworks... 
• ...Well, what a load of bollocks that was, saw no fireworks or lightning as the buildings obscured the show. Worst. Display. Ever.
• Amazing pictures of the Perth's skyline did emerge with fireworks and lightning erupting at the same time. Here.

Day's Verdict: Long.

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27th Jan

• R and R.

Day's Verdict: Nothing of interest happened.

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28th Jan

• Amazing session of peddling and padding on bike and board, respectively.
• Cricket in the evening, the 20/20 Cricket Big Bash Final, Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers.
• Perth got destroyed.

Day's Verdict: It had its ups and downs.

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29th Jan

• Breakfast of fruit toast and peanut butter, reading the paper, people watching, drinking coffee and water, with the ambient sounds of loud frantic jazz.
• Watched the Melbourne Tennis final, I don't even like tennis, but this match where "Rafael Nadal lost to Novak Djokovic in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis on Sunday after 5 hours, 53 minutes." - from, Fox News Latino.

Day's Verdict: 40/love.