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On the 16th we just had a calm day. After sleeping in we walked to Hyde Park and walked over the promenade. We saw the impressive St. Marys from the inside and just enjoyed the sun in general.

On our way back home we stopped by the Sparkle cupcakery and had amazing cupcakes. I also tried a green tea latte, which will be a first and last, as it resembled a spinach cocktail. After a nice homemade hamburger, I went to my very first houseparty in Coogee. Ignoring the sign 'no visitors allowed', we had fun with a rough fifty people who gathered in the living room and garden. Australia is also known as the land of Goon, Goon meaning cheap wine, made with the aid of fishproducts, nut, milk and egg, which is bought in litercartons. It tastes alright if you are lucky, bit it leaves quite a hangover. I met a lot of new people, mostly from UNSW and when the clock striked twelve those who had met me started singing or congratulated me. It was a bit odd though,not to celebrate my birthday with either family or a bunch of friends like I normally do. Especially when people came in with a cake because another girl shares her day of birth with me. With the risk of sounding egocentric, not to be the centre of attention on your own birthday is a bit odd. However, it didn't matter much and at three we took the bus back home.

In my room I skyped with my mum and brother and then I went to sleep at four, knowing my alarm would go off at eight so I could skype with Pedro. I overslept by an hour and a half, luckily he was still there. It made me quite sad though, not to be with my loved ones on my birthday, even though it is a day like any other.
After skyping I slept a bit more until Lisianne came into my room with a muffin with an unlit '2' candle, as she couldn't find the matches and 20 didn't fit onto the cake. The idea was to do the Bondi Coogee beach walk, but it was around two before we left the house to eat delicious cakes at the Chinese store in the city and almost four when we arrived at Bondi. Since we only have light until five, we just sat down and chilled at the beach.

When I went back home I once more skyped with Pedro and called my dad at his work (he doesn't quite get skype yet). Then we rushed to a place called the Gaff, where we would get a dinner and two free drinks if we bought one drink. So after another fun night we returned home not too late, as we wanted to go to the National park. Unfortunately 6.45 was way too early for the both of us after two nights without too much sleep, so we cancelled the trip. I now have a voice that is more fit for a heavy smoking male, but I most certainly enjoyed my 20th birthday, which lasted eight hours longer than normal.