Ios Blue

So readers last night i started in Ios Blue (funnily enough one of the many bars i did NOT mention in my previous post) it might have taken 8 days to find this little gem of a job but im under no illusion that its the best i could get on the island. i dont want to say this outloud or anything but heaven forbid that i actually admit to being a little bored with the constant partying all night, dealing with aresholes of barmen and then sleeping all day and missing the beautiful sun (not something i have actually done, the guilt is too much so even if im in bed at 7am im out of it at 11 am at the latest) so sssshhhh! but the secret is i have been yearning for my own crew to bum about with. its kind of like living in a version of dirty dancing but its an island and XXX rated! all the staff have their own special type of bond and have the craic with each other and have some sort of respect for eachother. but holiday makers??? fair game, both male and female it would seem! but sprry ladies but there is no "Johnny" character in Ios to fantasize over. just a bunch of self centred semi goodlooking barmen who have the gift of the gab and freedom or giving free drinks!how cynical am i?

so last night at 9pm I started in Ios Blue, the bar is situated in the square in the village of Ios on the hill. It competes with about 3 other bars in this tiny space, all pumping out the same music but at different intervals. we have Charlie, this cheeky english bloke who starts at 11pm and stands outside the bar encouraging women to come in and get the special offers, he is cute so he does quite well. i worked last night with a Finnish chick of only 17 years called Kaiser( drop dead beautiful), the 2 greeks who run the place are both called Yannis (can get a little confusing) and then there is Lisa the swede who is not allowed make cocktails but can serve beer and look pretty, plus she is a complete doll. so thats the crew. from 9-11.30 the place is dead, then it picks up and K and I only have about 7 tables outside to look after, way below the amount i am used to taking care of in ireland but everything moves so SLOWLY here that you need 2 waitresses to keep everyone calm when their drink doesnt arrive! the 2 greeks are notoriously slow, its like pulling teeth sometimes!drinks for workers are free but im not in the boozing mood at the mo so red bull keep me going till 5.30am when we closed (harsh i know) but at least i start at 11pm tonight so its not that bad, although... for 25 yo yos a shift its just above slavery. all to meet new people.. im mad!

on other news today was australia day on Ios, and i apologise to all the travelling ozzies out there but man oh man do i hate ozzies on tour.. more update on that tomo

xxx