NYC cafe near that APPLE SHOP

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From Singapore: another coffee stop, hazelnut chocolate cake. my hips

are not thanking me but what else is pilates for huh? like the necklaces?

from street stalls in varanasi, my sunnies are from singapore.. v retro

oh, just finished writing yet another cover letter... did i mention i bought

new boots yesterday? yup.. buckles at the ankle, dark brown leather, just

below the knee.. very balenciaga. breaking them in tomorrow when i do

the rounds with the cv

The Hunt

Back in Sydney, sitting cross-legged on the bed with Friends marathon playing in the background, tweaking my resume and filling in online applications. I hate online applications. I hate tweaking resumes slightly less than online applications. And of course everytime I redo my resume, I have to read all over again, 20 different sources for resume writing tips.
Even thinking about online applications upsets me... spent several hours monday night completing one, and halfway through work experience the screen froze. Incredibly upsetting...it makes me miss fax machines and paper CVs...

To make this, you will need:

Reading material

McLeod Ganj: 'The Famished Road' by Ben Okri - stunning novel, every line was a dream, full of hope despite so much anguish
Delhi: 'Dance of 17 Lives' by Mick Brown - based on the escape of the 17th Karmapa to Dharamsala
Singapore: 'Remembrance of Things Past' by Marcel Proust - Volume 1. & many many magazines (for the pool).

Favourite Magazines at the mo:

• RUSSH
• Madison
• Computer Arts (WHAT? don't be so surprised!)
• Bazaar (US version)
• Shape
• OK! (Singapore version, less trash more shopping)

It's winter in Sydney, which, is where I live normally. Flying back this coming Saturday night so have been spending as much time by the pool as possible. Which is where the magazines come in. So I can soak up some sunshine whilst researching trends before returning to my *shudder* freezing, miserable and damp hometown. Which I do still love very much, don't get me wrong. But swimming outdoors will be physically impossible, not to mention inadvisable and downright stupid, for the next 5 months.

This is where a Mag Bag would come in handy. I did see one on Saturday when I went out with my best friend since yonks ago Tian, but like a fool, I decided I didn't need one. Not anymore!! I'm going to Topshop straight after this and taking it home with me where it belongs. The cutest blue-green-white Capri by Pucciesque print too, and only $13. That's ok by Singapore standards. Borders has tons of MagBags but they're $26, and I didn't find myself wishing I had one of those this morning when I had to cart my reading material around the pool.. so that's that.

Officially, arriving back in Singapore a second time, before returning back to Sydney was the end of my big trip this year. But I find myself easing out of backpacking mode and preparing for the Great-Search-For-A-Job-And-Apartment-Era. LORD, it won't be pretty...