seeing that it's the first time i live in a city by an ocean (the baltic sea at helsinki doesn't really count as an ocean right?), i try to make the most of it. and considering that i haven't started surfing nor kite surfing nor any other ocean/water sports, not many options remain especially now that winter is on its way. but what i do enjoy is running on the beach shore to give my cardiac and calf muscles a bit of action. it is by no means a big run, but perfect to start the evening after knocking off work....even if it's dark.

i can't say i did much today. the reason for that was a very thirsty afternoon and evening in perth's cbd yesterday. but considering it rained for most of today, i guess it wasn't that bad staying in. the highlight of the night out was devilles pad, a las vegas style hell themed nightspot in the heart of perth. what a crazy place. the highly entertaining performers of the night were the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra:

As part of our continuing series of concerts celebrating the jazz greats, on the unofficial 60th anniversary of Bossa Nova, WAYJO, with particular charm and natural flair, will perform the new thing at Devilles Pad.

i was starting to feel much better after having some of katrina's delicious cooking though. winners on the menu were the homemade chicken pies and the banana bread. yumm!

in my nomadic life thus far, i've opened my fair share of bank accounts. after doing a bit of research and looking at comparisons on canstar.com.au, i walked into a local bankwest branch and opened not just one but two accounts in under half an hour. and here's the money shot: i only needed to show my passport. none of the so often catch-22 kind of prerequisites. for my everyday transaction account, i chose the hero account. i am curious to see what its online banking is like.

furthermore i applied for my TFN - tax file number. without a TFN it is possible you may pay more tax than necessary.... and we can't have that, can we!? so under 20 minutes i applied for my TFN online. we'll see how that goes, but for the moment i am optimistic.

• @lauramaddison Yeah, great to be out and about. Food was average, but vibe was pretty good... (posted )

• Lunch in The Hills #bliss (@ Parkerville Tavern) http://t.co/aiu6KJoD (posted )

• Ferrer lost, Federer lost and FC Bayern lost... #fail Good thing I slept through it all (posted )