You will be my new years eve...
My valentine...
blah blah blah blah blah...
You'll be my mardi gras
My april fool...
lalalalalalalal...
Very famous! Every year, so many people come to Sydney for Mardi Gras. But i had never been there since last Saturday.
That was 3rd March 2007.
I went there by myself, caught the train 7.08pm from Regents Park after serving at the mass here in Regents Park (Local Church).
My flatmate was also there too, but we went seperately as i had to go to the church before it. So, thought we would meet him there, shocking news was.....there're SOOOOO many peeps standing in the line from ELIZABETH ST (ST JAMES) - HYDE PARK was also packed - OXFORD ST (Hell yeah!) - LIVERPOOL ST. Those street are closed for this.
It's apperantly one of the Sydney's biggest even of the year.
For you who dont know what Mardi Gras is, it is an even for Gay and Lesbian pride. Began on 24th June 1978 and it met with police violence. Not every country has Mardi Gras. Why Sydney has one? I have read a study saying that Sydney has one of the biggest gay and lesbian community in the world. I think the first is San Francisco, and then London, and then Sydney.
Thats why the mardi gras here is Sydney's contribution to the Int'l Gay Solidaritas Community.
It surprised me that so many people 're into this stuff.
For me, its not as good as i thought it was.
I couldnt breath, i had to squeeze in with other people, the weather was too hot...ewww i was thinking eww i would be better off sit in the cafe somewhere.
But hey, i got to see DREAM BOYZ...in one of those parades..but again too bad i didnt have chance to take a pict...:(
Anyways, its a good thing, AT LEAST, i have seen that and i have been there...!!!
After that before went home, i met Vera and her uncle who came from Jakarta for a week. And we had a bit of chit chat on the train on the way back home...:)
I think Gay is not a sexuality, but it is A lifestyle....
GO GAYS...!! You're as amazing as we ARE.
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ADOLF
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