Its a lil weird to think technically i'm writing this in a different year to the one you guys are currently in. Besides which, i'm glad i'll get the chance to wish you guys a happy NYE, and a prosperous NY before you actually get to experience it.
My cousins from Canada that were also visiting left NYE morning, very sad... i expect to see them at some point again in the near future, be that at the end of the Summer or next Xmas, but even so, seeing them off was emotional. I'm beginning to develop a love hate relationship with airports...
Back home... obviously i'd had the obligatory 3hours of sleep, and was dying in the 30degree heat... so passed out on the sofa... only for the lil niece to proceed to either, kiss me on the cheek, slap me silly or just jump on me.... I wasn't asleep for long.
Around 6-7 me and my cousin (the immigrant) set off for Darling Harbor and then Circular Quay (to get a view of the Harbour Bridge). Now, I don't know about you, but i've always watched the fireworks on tv given the chance... and Sydney's are always the best. I was quite excited to see it for myself. Obviously by the time we got there... every popular vantage point was closed and patrolled with excessive levels of security. After satisfying ourselves that the view of the bridge from between two levels of overpass was good enough... we slipped through an un-guarded fence into the docks. What followed was probably one of the most testing 3hours of my entire life.
If Zak is reading this, or any London football fan... they'll know the pain of the tube on match morning. Imagine that... then apply it to around 1,000,000 people, in a dock... all jostling for the best view.... and when i say jostling... i lie, they were straight out fighting. I saw cat fights, punches, the whole load. We saw the 9pm introductory fireworks quite serenely, nobody really caused too much of a fuss. As it approached midnight... the situation changed.
11:50pm... the police cordon which had been in place for about an hour finally breaks (they were trying to control the crowd)... they all decide to find their own places.
11:50pm 5seconds... PUSH!... en masse! .... I cannot explain just how painful the next 10minutes were. I'm currently not an insubstantial figure.... some would say 'Rohan-esq'... a series of buffets and lazyness has ensured that... and for swathes of time i was actually lifted off the floor as people pushed from side to side and forwards and backwards. Naturally, I knocked over a few idiots, and managed to manoeuvre myself into a position to see the whole show. When it kicked off, it was worth waiting for.
The Australians know how to put on a show.
Watch it all on tv... seriously, it was incredible. I seem to be using that adjective a lot in this blog... I make no apologies. Again, I have video... very good video.
Anyway, once again, wanna take the chance to wish all of you guys a fantastic new year, i hopee 2008 will be a great one for you =)
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