Heath Ledger

A friend of mine (let's call her Geraldine, but that's not really her name) asked "what's in Perth?". And I was stumped for a while. Then I remembered something, but I still had to Google it to be sure.

Heath Ledger's grave.

Not that I'm interested in visiting the grave. What I AM interested in is going to Wave Rock, which I read is like 350km away from Perth. 350km? That's like what, Penang to JB? In one day, you go there and come back. I've never driven from JB to Penang and back again in one day. Plus my mum told me it's pretty much desert all the way. Yikes.

I won't be driving, of course. There's plenty of tours heading to Wave Rock. It's just that it's a bit expensive. The packages I saw online ranges from $150 to $750. And for $750 you could go there by helicopter. That's sounds like fun, but way over my budget.

So, is it cheaper to get the package at Perth itself? I certainly hope so.

In the Beginning

A friend of mine (let's call him Giant, but that not really his name) asked if I had a "thing" about going shopping. The reason he asked is because the last movie I saw was Gone Shopping and Confessions of a Shopaholic. And my "thing" is, I have a problem that I think every problem can be solved when you buy stuff.

So yeah, I can totally relate to those movies.

Anyway, as part of my "I think I can solve all the shit that's going on in my life by spending" outlook, I bought a ticket to Perth. This was a few days ago. I saw an ad in the paper, and how very apt is the name of the offer? It's called the Credit Crunch Sale.

I have to admit I have my reservations about going, since it's just going to be me, and I've never been to Australia. Another concern that I have is that, it IS that time of the decade when all the stocks are down, export figures down, growth figures down, unemployment rate up, and I think suicide figures are also up.

But what the heck. Perth here I come.