Fruit Salad and Mixed Veg

I told someone I was going to Switzerland and he asked me 'Why? To see a bank?!'. Funnily enough, I didn't see many banks. I also asked at the tourist information office if there were tours of chocolate factories. Nope. The closest chocolate factory was 3 hours away, in Italy :|

Anyway, last weekend I was in Zuerich, Switzerland. I don't think I'll go back there anytime soon. It was unfortunately a very expensive weekend, eventhough I didn't pay anything for accommodation! An ICE train ticket to Switzerland and back will set you back around 75 Euro, if you have BahnCard 50. If you ever stay in Germany for a decent amount of time, buy a BahnCard 50. It allows you to purchase train tickets for half the normal price.


The chocolate section in a Swiss supermarket


Happiest mannequins ever


Miss E and I were in Zuerich during POT PLANT FESTIVAL!!!!


Sign in a tram, telling you not to make loud noises, damage seats and to not place your feet on the seats.


When I arrived back to my empty apartment (the removal guys had taken everything, including my mobile phone charger *annoyed*), I found someone on my bed!!!!

Tonight I made fish. I do like fish. It tastes good and it's cheap!

Around this part of the world a steak from the supermarket costs $6 or $7. Four slices of whiting fish costs less than $2! Australia: An island surrounded by sea (that's where fish LIVE) and where does the supermarket fish come from? CHINA!

This recipe is taken from Dave and Si, the Hairy Bikers. They are sooo cool! They are definately the funniest 'TV chefs' I have ever seen.



What you need:

• Juice of 1/2 lime
  
• Zest of 1 lime
  
• Some white fish fillets (I used four)
  
• About 4 slices of bread, chopped into pieces
  
• 1 chorizo sausage, skinned and chopped
  
• Some black pepper
  
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  
• Some parsley
  
• A bit of butter
  

What to do:

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C
  
• Place fish into a container/bowl, pour over lime juice, let it stand for 30 minutes
  
• While you wait, make the chorizo mix: Place the bread and chorizo into a roasting tin (I used a cake tin) and put it into the oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take it out and let it cool a bit.
  
• Blend the bread/chorizo mix (or you can just use your hands like I did), add in the parsley, garlic, pepper and lime zest...blend more (or just mix it).
  
• Place the fish, skin side down into a tin/roasting tin. I used a slice tin.
  
• Put the bread/chorizo mix onto the fish, pressing it down. Make it thick.
  
• Place a little bit of butter onto the fish
  
• Place foil over the tin and bake for 20 minutes.
  

These are great kitchen utensils :)

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Other stuff:
I'll pay for my trip next week I'm scared. I've never spent so much money before! I've never had money TO SPEND before!


This is what my sister's 'friend' calls 'tea/dinner'


Sweet intersheep is so clever. I'm a very proud shepherd! Maybe he/she can help me with my assignment

Today, my friends asked me what I'd like to do once I finish uni: 'Umm..I don't know...I'd like to be a gypsy ...not one of those crazy ones though! I'd have a wagon and a monkey, without rabies, and we'd sing and dance' Perhaps I was a gypsy in a previous life and I had a pet monkey without rabies! Maybe I was THE MONKEY without rabies! Can monkeys even get rabies? Does anyone here have a pet monkey?

ID?
*I walk into the door and greet the bouncer*
Me: Hi!
Bouncer: Hi...oh can I see your ID please?
Me: *turns back* I work here...
Bouncer: Oh


I'm weird?
Mr B (the guy I was working with): *picks me up*
Me: Ahhh put me down!
Mr B: You're so light, did you know that?! Do you eat anything?!
Me: Am I? No..I don't pick myself up...I don't go around picking other people up to compare weights either. Yeah...I eat toast and I graze on fruit. I like porridge too!
Mr B: You don't drink do you? I've never seen you drink
Me: No. I drink water, usually hot water. Infact, I'm going to get some right now. We get free hot water, right?
Mr B: Do you smoke?
Me: No
Mr B: Have you EVER smoked?
Me: No and I don't want to
Mr B: Do you want some chocolate? *puts chocolate infront of my face*
Me: No...I'm fine...
Mr B: You're so weird!


Freaky drunk guy

When? 4.43am Sunday morning.
Where? On my way to the bus stop

I was walking to the bus stop and was about to walk past some guy in a white hoodie, on the side of the street.

I was 2 steps past him when he said: 'Do you work in a club?'
Me: What? (I couldn't understand him)
Weird drunk guy: Do you work in a club?
Me: Do I work in a club?
Weird drunk guy: Yeah...
Me: Err not really. I work in a bar
*I try to walk away*
Weird drunk guy: dkjhfkjshfkjhfs (I had NO idea what he said)
Me: What? *tries to walk away*
Weird drunk guy: Do you kjsfhkjh (no idea what he said here) taxi?
Me: No, I'm getting a bus! It's cheap
Weird drunk guy: Do you kjsfhkjh (no idea what he said here) taxi?
Me: *takes one step away* I'm...
Weird drunk guy: Do you not talk to me (Ohhh so that's what he was saying...there was NO taxi involved in the conversation)
Me: Err...*gets scared*...I'm waking to the bus stop...it's warmer there (infact it's freezing cold, but I didn't want to talk to this FREAK)
*I walk away*
Weird drunk guy: jsdfkdjfhgkdjhgdkjhgkdfjhg (no idea what he was saying, something about how I didn't want to talk to him)

I got scared and kept looking in the windows of the shops to try and see if he was following me. Luckily the idiot didn't follow me. I think I could have bashed him up...he was around the same height as me (haha shorty! (well, for a guy I guess) )

Next week, I'm taking my big umbrella with a pointy bit on the end It's good for stabbing/hitting and keeping my hair dry


Sleepy guy
Last week, there was a guy sleeping on the ground at the bus stop. Another guy came along to wait for the bus and kept looking at the sleeping guy and was laughing at him for about 10 minutes.


Please dont' sit next to me

When I got on the bus 3 drunk deaf guys (yes, they were deaf and don't go on about how I'm discriminating them, because I'm not!) got on the bus. They waved to me, so I waved back. The last one sat next to me and all his friends started laughing. So I moved over, right up close to the cold window. Then his friend came and got him and took him to the back of the bus.

Normally on my way to and from uni, no one sits next to me. I must be scary looking. However to drunk people, I must look really friendly.

Sometimes there are funny drunk people on the bus and I talk to them Once there were English tourists on the bus and they were soooo funny! The guy was laying down on the 'old people' chairs and wondered if any 90yr olds would be getting on the bus at 5am....

It's around 7 months since I started working in the bar. Not many people stay in the job for this long so that's an achievement for me. Also, I have some money YAY! You know, I haven't spent any of it yet which is also an achievement


After 7 months, I've got some simple rules for people to follow.... (though I'm sure most of my readers are great customers when they go out )...there are probably some that I have forgotten too.

• 1. Know what you want to order BEFORE you go to the bar
  
• 2. State your order in a loud, clear voice
  
• 3. Don't do the 'Ugh I've been waiting sooo long' 'Hurry up and serve me!' thing
  
• 4. If you do (3), make sure you know what you want to order!
  
• 5. If you appear drunk, the bartender is not going to serve you OK?!
  
• 6. Sometimes, the bartender may get the order wrong. If you ordered a WHITE wine, but she pours a RED wine, tell her before she has poured you a whole glass of RED wine
  
• 7. If you know the bartender's name, don't keep calling out 'Kim! Kim!' 'Kimmmmyyyyyy!'
  
• 8. The bartender will be super nice if you give her tips
  
• 9. Give the bartender tips because she needs money so she can go overseas
  
• 10. Do not ask the bartender when she finishes work and suggest that you catch up for a drink. There is no way in the world that the bartender would hang out with you (even if you gave her a tip!)
  
• 11. Don't ask the bartender 'Do you think my friend is attractive?'. If your friend is the ugliest person she has ever seen in her life, she can't say that or she'd get fired. If she replies with "He's not 'conventionally ugly'", don't ask what 'conventionally' means*.
  
• 12. If you spill your drink it's your fault. You will not get a free one
  
• 13. If you are in the bartender's class, tell her because then she'll be nice to you
  
• 14. If you are German, you can say your order in German, for this bartender has and likes to take orders in German
  
• 15. Don't ask for an order consisting of 15 different drinks and expect the bartender to remember all of them
  
• 16. If you do (15), don't give the bartender the 'Ugh you're so hopeless' look because she'd like to see how you go behind the bar
  
• 17. If you're a girl: You do not look conventionally attractive or even unconventionally attractive when you're drunk and squealing to your friends about nothing
  
• 18. Please do not spill your drinks so that they spill onto the bartender
  
• 19. Save paper and precious ink by not giving your number to the bartender because it will be put into the bin outside McDonalds
  
• 20. If you store your coat/jacket behind the bar, make sure it's not a black one. They're really hard to find because EVERYONE has a black one!
  
• 21. Don't ask the bartender for scissors, sticky tape or mobile phone chargers.
  
• 22. If you ask for no ice in your drink, drink a bit, then ask for some ice, the bartender will put that on her blog
  
• 23. When 'last drinks' is called, it means LAST DRINKS. Once the bar has stopped serving, it means that they have started counting the money and you CANNOT buy another drink.
  
• 24. 'Home time'= HOME TIME! GO HOME! Some people would like to sleep
  
• 25. Can you NOT put bubble/chewing gum on the tables?
  
• 26. If you want some money, look at the floor near the bar. There is a lot of change down there
  
• 27. Taking your drink into the toilets (where people VOMIT!) is a potential Occupational Health and Safety Issue.
  
• 28. Learn to count your money and don't get the bartender to count all your coins for you
  
• 29. Try not to spit in the bartender's eye. Why? Because it makes her sick and then she makes her friends sick and they get annoyed with her
  
• 30. When ordering, try not to breathe into the bartender's face. If you look closely enough, the bartender is actually holding her breath so she doesn't have to smell yours
  

The most important rule:

• 31.
  

Do not underestimate the bartender. She has above average intelligence** and is most likely smarter than you.


*con·ven·tion·al
adj.
1. Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary: conventional symbols; a conventional form of address.
2. Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional: a conventional church wedding.

** Thank you to my dad who helped me become smart If he didn't, there is a chance that I could be like some of the people behind the bar AHHHH!