19 May 2008 Y
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My stay in Port Augusta is a good one.
Although this place is very laid back, I really enjoy myself alot.
I know quite a number of people during my stay in Port Augusta.
Most of my weekends, I would be spending my time at home as I don't really have a car or any form of transportation (other than taxi which is extremely costly). Therefore, I would be at home most of the time.
One of the weekends, one of my colleagues asked me to join them to chill out together. However, before I start telling you all about my experiences about the place, I shall give you an introduction of the place.
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Hotel Augusta
A landmark Hotel complex located on the waterfront in Port Augusta,
near the Flinders Ranges.
A contemporary stylish Hotel to reflect the landmark seaside location
on the quiet safe Westside foreshore.
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My 1st time in Hotel Augusta
As I mentioned earlier, one of my colleagues asked me to join her and the rest of the company to chill out and play pool together. She is Leah. She works in Flinders and Far North Community Health Services.
I got really excited and thrilled.
At last, I am able to start socializing again.
It is really very boring to stay at home all day long after work
with limited friends and things to do.
The first time I went to Hotel Augusta was on 9th May 2008 (friday).
During work, Leah told me to get ready by 7-ish pm.
At around 7.30pm, Leah messaged me over the phone and told me to get ready as Jennifer, Natelie and her would be waiting outside my house and we'll share a cab over to Hotel Augusta.
Miles Street and Hotel Augusta is simply a 5-10 minutes drive over a bridge.
When we arrived, we decide to chill out.
We bought our drinks.
That night, I ordered Baileys, which is my favourite alcoholic drink. I paid about AU$10 for that small tiny little glass. I am really upset. Initially, I thought that it would be much more. However, the quantity that they gave me was even lesser than the picture that I show you below.
Baileys
A glass of baileys with ice
Anyway, back to my story. We sat down, chit chat a while before we start to play pool.
It has been ages since I last played pooled. The last time I played it was with a couple of good friends when I was in Singapore.
Place where we played pool
That night, there were many people playing pool. While waiting for our turns for the pool, Rebecca came in. She joined us for a chat. We waited for a while before we can start our first pool game.
My first time in Port Augusta was a pleasant night. All we did was sit down and chat a couple of hours before we started playing pool. By the end of the day, Rebecca sent us home and we got back around 10-ish to 11pm. We didn't want to stay too late as there was programme (Lawn bowling, rodeo and symphony) the next day.
My 2nd time in Hotel Augusta
The 2nd time I went there was today.
We (Jennifer, Natelie, Leah, Rebecca and I) went to the cafe to celebrate Lisa's Birthday.
We had our dinner there.
I ordered mixed grill for dinner. It is a tender mixture of:
(1) Scotch Fillet
(2) Lamb Chops
(3) Sausages
(4) Tomato
(5) Bacon
(6) Eggs
Additionally, I also ordered soup of the day, which is pumpkin soup.
The mixed grill costs AU$21.50 whereas the soup costs AU$5.90.
The soup was of a thick mixture which makes us kind of bloated.
However, I was still able to finish my main meal
as our main meal was not served till a while later.
I know quite a number of people during my stay in Port Augusta.
Most of my weekends, I would be spending my time at home as I don't really have a car or any form of transportation (other than taxi which is extremely costly). Therefore, I would be at home most of the time.
One of the weekends, one of my colleagues asked me to join them to chill out together. However, before I start telling you all about my experiences about the place, I shall give you an introduction of the place.
---
Hotel Augusta
A landmark Hotel complex located on the waterfront in Port Augusta,
near the Flinders Ranges.
A contemporary stylish Hotel to reflect the landmark seaside location
on the quiet safe Westside foreshore.
---My 1st time in Hotel Augusta
As I mentioned earlier, one of my colleagues asked me to join her and the rest of the company to chill out and play pool together. She is Leah. She works in Flinders and Far North Community Health Services.
I got really excited and thrilled.
At last, I am able to start socializing again.
It is really very boring to stay at home all day long after work
with limited friends and things to do.
The first time I went to Hotel Augusta was on 9th May 2008 (friday).
During work, Leah told me to get ready by 7-ish pm.
At around 7.30pm, Leah messaged me over the phone and told me to get ready as Jennifer, Natelie and her would be waiting outside my house and we'll share a cab over to Hotel Augusta.
Miles Street and Hotel Augusta is simply a 5-10 minutes drive over a bridge.
When we arrived, we decide to chill out.
We bought our drinks.
That night, I ordered Baileys, which is my favourite alcoholic drink. I paid about AU$10 for that small tiny little glass. I am really upset. Initially, I thought that it would be much more. However, the quantity that they gave me was even lesser than the picture that I show you below.
Baileys
A glass of baileys with ice
Anyway, back to my story. We sat down, chit chat a while before we start to play pool.
It has been ages since I last played pooled. The last time I played it was with a couple of good friends when I was in Singapore.
Place where we played pool
That night, there were many people playing pool. While waiting for our turns for the pool, Rebecca came in. She joined us for a chat. We waited for a while before we can start our first pool game.
My first time in Port Augusta was a pleasant night. All we did was sit down and chat a couple of hours before we started playing pool. By the end of the day, Rebecca sent us home and we got back around 10-ish to 11pm. We didn't want to stay too late as there was programme (Lawn bowling, rodeo and symphony) the next day.
My 2nd time in Hotel Augusta
The 2nd time I went there was today.
We (Jennifer, Natelie, Leah, Rebecca and I) went to the cafe to celebrate Lisa's Birthday.
We had our dinner there.
I ordered mixed grill for dinner. It is a tender mixture of:
(1) Scotch Fillet
(2) Lamb Chops
(3) Sausages
(4) Tomato
(5) Bacon
(6) Eggs
Additionally, I also ordered soup of the day, which is pumpkin soup.
The mixed grill costs AU$21.50 whereas the soup costs AU$5.90.
The soup was of a thick mixture which makes us kind of bloated.
However, I was still able to finish my main meal
as our main meal was not served till a while later.
Venue where we had our dinner
After our dinner, we went over to the counter to get some drinks before we head over to play some pool again. However, this time, I didn't get the same drink. I bought something else instead due to my disappointment previously.
The Counter
Before we went over to play pool, we sat down to chill out.
After a while, some guy came over and started getting friendly with us.
Leah and I suspected that he was trying to hook one of us up.
However, we were not really sure of his words.
There were some contradictions to his words.
We were very skeptical of him.
Firstly, he introduced himself as a person who came out from jail.
Then he changed his identity to his friends were the one who came out from jail.
Some of my friends actually tried asking him what he was working.
However, he kept on changing his job.
We asked about where he came from etc.
He also didn't really want to tell us stuff too.
Since he wanted to play with us, we did the same thing too. Hahaha.
We tell them that we were all doctors.
But all different kind of doctors though.
Although all of us were of Allied Health Professionals,
we told him jobs which were different from our real job.
We made up positions such as dietitician, podiatrist, paeditrician, nurses, etc.
However, some of our jobs were real. But he is unable to know.
But it doesn't matter at all.
He requested us to join his friends at another table before he went over to get some drinks.
After a while, he actually came back with some beers.
One of my friends were very playful and asked:
"Before we decide to go over to your table, you have to guess where we come from. If you are able to guess it. We would join you. If not, I shall take your beer."
3 chances were given to him. However, he was unable to guessed it.
So my friend actually took that drink instead.
However, she isn't that bad. She still went over to the other table to join them for a chat.
The rest of us decided to play some games of pool instead.
We played a couple of games before heading over to Lisa's house to chill out that night.
Anyway, it shall end here for now. I need to go for my lunch break soon. See you all soon. hope you all enjoy reading my blog. :)
The Counter
Before we went over to play pool, we sat down to chill out.
After a while, some guy came over and started getting friendly with us.
Leah and I suspected that he was trying to hook one of us up.
However, we were not really sure of his words.
There were some contradictions to his words.
We were very skeptical of him.
Firstly, he introduced himself as a person who came out from jail.
Then he changed his identity to his friends were the one who came out from jail.
Some of my friends actually tried asking him what he was working.
However, he kept on changing his job.
We asked about where he came from etc.
He also didn't really want to tell us stuff too.
Since he wanted to play with us, we did the same thing too. Hahaha.
We tell them that we were all doctors.
But all different kind of doctors though.
Although all of us were of Allied Health Professionals,
we told him jobs which were different from our real job.
We made up positions such as dietitician, podiatrist, paeditrician, nurses, etc.
However, some of our jobs were real. But he is unable to know.
But it doesn't matter at all.
He requested us to join his friends at another table before he went over to get some drinks.
After a while, he actually came back with some beers.
One of my friends were very playful and asked:
"Before we decide to go over to your table, you have to guess where we come from. If you are able to guess it. We would join you. If not, I shall take your beer."
3 chances were given to him. However, he was unable to guessed it.
So my friend actually took that drink instead.
However, she isn't that bad. She still went over to the other table to join them for a chat.
The rest of us decided to play some games of pool instead.
We played a couple of games before heading over to Lisa's house to chill out that night.
Anyway, it shall end here for now. I need to go for my lunch break soon. See you all soon. hope you all enjoy reading my blog. :)