Walking around the city the other day, I noticed Mr Sunshine in his usual post doing his usual job. Fortunately, I was with my Chinese friend so I put 2 and 2 together and I actually got an INTERVIEW with Mr. Sunshine.... and 4.

Unfortunately my Chinese friend was doing the interview so she didn't ask the questions I would have asked like "Who's your favourite Veronica?" or "Do you think women's tennis has become revitalised since the return of Martina Hingis?". So I only got a tiny interview and he was SO nice!

As soon as my friend spoke to him he had a huge smile even though he had fake teeth, he really was Mr Sunshine! He was so chipper in fact, his new ironic nickname will have to be Mr Senor Despondency.

Q: Do you speak Chinese?
A: Yes

Q: This is my friend by the way (refering to me)

(MrS waves with a bigger smile)

Q: So how much do you make?
A: About $100 per day during Christmas and $30-$40 per day otherwise.

Q: Why do you do this?
A: I'm not poor or homeless. I have nothing else to do. I don't want to sit at home, so I come here.

That's such a romantic reason! He's my Australian of the year and he's way better than that guy at Wynyard with the guitar who swears at everyone. I gave Mr Sunshine $2 and the world got a little bit brighter. Maybe because it was a super-shiny 2005 $2 coin or maybe because of some tragic Hallmark reason.

So the next time you see him, give him some money, a smile or even sing along.

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