It’s somewhat official. Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams have broken up. It made me think about my time that I spend in Sydney…..
I went to Australia in November of 2004 to be with Dean, as that is where he was currently living. I was very excited but needed to find me a job!! I interviewed at a few places and got each job on the spot. But they were all at mediocre places where I didn’t feel like I would earn much money. I went to my orientation at IEP (the agency that sponsored my working holiday visa) and she announced they were looking for someone who had bar and restaurant experience. It sounded good, so I forwarded her my resume and cover letter, and bam! I had an interview. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. I arrived at the Park Hyatt, a very expensive, exclusive hotel located right on the Sydney Harbor with the only hotel in Sydney that had unobstructed views of the Sydney Opera house from EVERY room. Anyway, the job was for a food and beverage assistant in the restaurant.
It all worked out and eventually I found myself waiting on the rich and famous of the world and it made me realize how really obnoxious Americans really are compared to the rest of the world. I had to convince a group of men from Michigan that I was really a Wisconsinite, as I had developed a little accent and they thought I was an Australian. I served a $1500 bottle of Champagne to an old man and his very, young, very blond girlfriend. I walked along the harbour at 2am each morning to catch my bus, calling Dean to make sure that he was still awake when I got home. I began to hate my job and really despise going into work everyday. And then the fact that the place was understaffed just aggravated me to no end.
Back to the point….we had lots of celebrities come into the restaurant. I think the best was Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams. I just remember her coming in, wearing her Uggs and a hat and thinking, DAMN, she is lucky having a hot, hot, hot boy toy like Heath. I never waited on them but they did seem really happy and down-to-earth. But now it’s all over. At least I could say that I saw them at their best!
For as much as I hated working at the restuarant, I got to see the Opera House all day long. Which for most people is not the norm. So, for anyone that is ever Sydney, walk down to the Rocks, and head to the hotel under the bridge. Pull up a rocking chair in the resturant, order an extremely overpriced cocktail ($16-20) and take in the views. And maybe think of me and Heath Ledger.
