After our trip to Moreton Island I explored the city at night via my feet. I ran along the beautiful Brisbane river until my brain was a volcano of pleasure. Man the humidity is thick! I can't even imagine what north Australia is like during the summer months, and I don't intend on ever exploring those parts unless it's winter time. After a shower I was still soaked, sweat dripping on the ground as I was writing in my journal. Haowen dancing and singing in his undies to mainstream American pop is a sight to see.
New Years Day started out sun torched and humid. Haowen and Feifan didn't want to venture out and do something during the blazing daylight hours, so I journeyed out alone to explore the city. At the train station I conversed with a lady who was headed up to Cairns (north east Straya') and I wasn't jealous thinking of the absolute sun scorched sauna it must me right now.
I found a mall downtown, and looking up from the bottom, it looked like the rotating stairwell in Hogwarts, minus the rotating. Instead of stairwells it was slightly slanted escalators going every which way. And lo and behold, at the top a movie theater and giant arcade. Sweetness. I decided I may as well see Star Wars, and waiting in line to buy my $21.50 V-Max (bigger than normal but smaller than I-MAX) ticket, the artificially glistening ice cream was staring at me full force. What the hell I'm paying $21.50 for the ticket may as well throw in an ice cream as well. I tend to stick to around the 90/10 rule. 90 percent super clean nutrient dense foods. 10 percent whatever the fuck I want with no guilt or shame attached. The movie seemed to be more enjoyable because I hadn't been to a theater for a while, and also because it was an adventure just finding it.
Authentic Chinese food in my belly, camelbak on my back, our night began walking along the Brisbane river to watch the fireworks more towards the inner city. Little boat cruisers with passengers darted along the water, so quiet you could only hear a faint humming. Bikers and runners and families headed towards the city. The weather is still and calm. We passed a series of bridges, both for cars and trains. I realised my camera was not picking up the whole scene as clearly as I hoped, but the videos I took captured it all.
A groovy bridge that changes colors. Yes please.
We sat along the walkway railing along with lots of other people and enjoyed the first firework show of the night. I turned to my right and Haowen was looking at his phone. I about slapped him silly. Wake up you crazy Chinese boy! After the show ended an applause erupted all around us, and we all looked at each other and laughed. We had no idea there were people lining the bridge and streets above us.
The rest of the night we kept on walking towards the city and kept it simple just enjoying the music and scenes of the night. We stumbled upon a multi-colored casino, the performing arts centre, a ferris wheel, a two storied boat called "Lady Brisbane" that was Christmas'ed out complete with a lit up dance floor on the back, and lots of other goodies I hadn't seen before.
By the time it was midnight I was back in Feifan's basement room. The only blanket I had on that night was a thin layer of sweat accumulating on my body.
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