Musings of a wanderer

I thought about the title of this post for a bit after writing out the entire post and whether it is appropriate given that till now, I haven't actually seen a doctor. Decided to go on with it since that had been my intention but just haven't been able to manifest the seeing part. I tested positive for COVID a few days ago. It's no big deal now but I think I am quite possibly one of the minority now. It seems that there have been more people who have caught it than not caught it at this point. I didn't figure I would catch it in Australia given how wide and open it is. Incidentally, I was having this conversation with Renee a few months ago in Perth about how even without all the masks mandates and everything, it is far easier to catch COVID in Singapore than over here and the conclusion we came to was because its more open, even in the big cities. Anyway, on hindsight, now is proabaly as 'good' (I use good liberally here. There really isn't any good time to...

I recently completed my RSA certification (Responsible Service of Alcohol) with EOT . In Australia, it is mandatory for anyone who works in the hospitality industry that serves alcohol (which is essentially almost everywhere) to be RSA certified. While my main object of this adventure is of course to complete and learn more about farming and the work involved in our food, I thought I should complete this certification to give myself more options in case the farming thing doesn't work out. The thing about RSA certification is that while it is generally universal for all states in Australia, to be RSA certified in VIC and NSW would require you to jump through a few more hoops. And since I am currently in VIC, the generic RSA certification will not do and I had to pay slightly more to get certified for VIC. As you can see, if I were to get a RSA certification for WA, it would have been applicable in all states in Australia except for VIC and NSW. Which means that had I gotten my RSA t...

So while I was looking for a more permanent job here in Melbourne, I got a job off Facebook as a scare actor at the Royal Melbourne Show. Apparently, the royal show was a thing pre-COVID, and that it was an annual occurrence held at the Melbourne showgrounds (think Singapore EXPO, except it is outdoors, not indoors). This was an 11 day event from Thursday 22 Sept to Sunday 2 Oct. At this point, I'd like to point out the significance of the start dates. Now, you must be wondering, why start on a Thursday and not a Friday or a Saturday even? I'm not sure whether this was pre-planned or it was planned with this in mind, but 22 Sept happened to be a National Day of mourning for the recent passing of the late Queen E. And so that was a Federal public holiday here in Australia given that the Queen (and now King C) was the Head of State of Australia. Thank heavens we are a republic. That weekend however, was an ultra long weekend - because Friday was also a public holiday in Victoria;...