Journal no. 3

 so i did my survey recruitment job at the Gay Pride Fair Day...
it's basically various GLBT oriented stalls like dating sites, support groups, merchandise, etc. and some food stalls, situated at Hyde Park.

 rainbow merchandise.

 i got a chorizo wrap for lunch. it was small but good!

 it's very family friendly and i saw many kids and dogs.
they picnic on the lawn and there were some campaigners calling for people to show support for the Sochi GLBT athletes. they asked everyone to stand up and hold hands for the camera.
and there were bands performing and a dog show, which i missed.

 my dessert - fig, pitascho, cinnamon yogurt gelato.
very yummy.

 one of the many cute doggies at Fair Day.

random wandering performers - very amusing to see them stroll around so happily singing weird and wonderous songs.
there were also sexy people in Native American headgear. and a tub for jello wrestling.

the experience of approaching people to do a long and detailed survey on homo-sexual practices was very awkward at first because i couldn't quite explain the purpose of it very well. then i learnt to just go to people and ask if they have "some time to do a survey" and let them read the information sheet to check if they qualify.
most of the people were very accommodating and willing to spend the 7 minutes to fill it out.

the most memorable one was this big man in a big muu muu dress. and she had a Thai friend who looked after their huge fluffy huskie who had 2 pink ribbons on its head. i also remember a gay couple with an adorable and handsome toddler.
the most awkward was when i was waiting for a lady to fill out the survey while her non-gay friend and i had to make small talk... she said that she would have some action, in her fantasy world, but in real life, she would have to make an effort, and i was like, yeah me too. it was so very awkward.

in the end i had 50 participants and 53 refusals. lol.
i heard most people got about 40 participants, but there were some with 70+!