Finally...the answers

okies. sorry to the people who actually posted a comment, attempting to answers the australian slangs because I got lazy to count the score. hehe. so, nah! check for yourself. hehehehe.

Occupations
Garbo, garbologist - municipal garbage collector
Greenie - Environmentalist
Gyno - Gynaecologist
Journo - Journalist
Milko - Milkman
Polly - Politician
Postie - Postman

Places
Freo - Fremantle
Kindie - Kindergarten
Maccas (pron. "mackers") - McDonalds
O.S. - Overseas
Oz - AUSTRALIA
Rotto - Rottnest Island
Servo - Petrol station (do you see any connection???? i don't quite see it...=/)
Subi - Subiaco

Other
Arvo - Afternoon
Aussie salute - look at my last post
Barbie - not a barbie doll but a BBQ!!!
Bathers - Swim wear
Bikkie - Breakfast (amazing how they can come up with this, yes??)
Bloke - man, guy...
Chrissie - Christmas (huh???)
Cuppa - cup of coffee
Cactus - dead, not functioning (it sounds like some code name for it)
Docket - receipt/bill
Footy - Australian football...it's a weird game...look it up.
Full - not eat full, full but it's DRUNK!
G'day - good day
Good onya - good on you...an expression when you do something great like you pass your driving test!!! (yup, i just passed mine this morning)
Grog - beer/alcohol/liquor
Holy dooley! - an expression similar to..."Holy cow!"
Hooroo - good bye (I don't know how that became a good bye)
Hoon - in Malaysian terms, Mat Rempit
Lollies - sweets/candy
Mate - Friend
Moolah - money (yippee for my brother!!! he got this right ^^)
Mozzie - Mosquitoes
No worries - expression of forgiveness or reassurance, everything is alright
Nuddy, in the - in the nude
Porky - It can be a pig/pork but it's only related to it...it's "pork lie" which means a lie!
Prezzy - present (i think i used to say that at one point of my life...lol)
Reckon - think...as in "I think..." = "I reckon..."
Rego - car registration
Salvos - Salvation Army
Stubbie - Bottle of beer
Sheila - woman (i hear this ob British shows, i think)
Snag - sausage!! (again, Aussie slang just leaves my amazed)
Sunnies - Sunglasses
Thongs - cheap rubber backless sandals
Trackies - track suit
True blue - patriotic (i heard of this before...quite often too)
Tucker - food...CAN YOU MAKE THE CONNECTION??????? sigh......
Ta - Thanks A lot...amazing right???
Ute - utility vehicle, pickup truck
Waggin' school - skipping school/playing truant
Whacker, whacka - Idiot; somebody who talks drivel; somebody with whom you have little patience; a dickhead
Woop Woop - invented name for any far-away town (eg, "he lives in Woop Woop")
Wuss - coward
Yonks - long time ago, ages
Yabber - talks a lot/chatter box

one word...

amazing

FAIL!

ARGH!!! terrible week!!!!!!!!

I failed in so many things!!!!

failed my driving test

fail 2 papers

failed to abide by the traffic rules

etc...

will not mention anymore...too saddening

hehehehehe

Gotcha! I can so imagine my parents' eyes opening wide and having the urge to pick up the phone to call me. LOL!

The truth is..................

I only failed my driving test which I took on the 31st Oct morning. Did a few mistakes. The testers here are so much better/fair than the ones in Malaysia or shall I just say Ipoh. Although their strict, you know that there's a standard that must be met to actually get your lisence. It's good! In Ipoh, you can *ahem* bribe the testers to ensure that you will pass. I was told by a friend that her tester actually slept in the car the whole way through her test! By the way, she passed. That's so unfair, hey! But then, good on her cause she actually did well.

My mistakes:-

1. Did not look back while reversing (quite a lot of marks were deducted as I reversed alot)
2. Did not look at my blind spot when the lanes were merging (I didn't see/there actually wasn't any marks on the road showing that the lanes were merging)
3. and I didn't follow instruction - missed a turning (well, more like I didn't understand what the fellar was telling me to do!)

Other than those mistakes, I did well ^^ I failed by one mark...that makes it more frustrating. And it's so painful to the wallet to pay for another test...$71.80. SIGH....

The other thing that is true is that I(more like a group of us) failed to abide by the traffic rules. It happened on a Tuesday night. It was already dark and we (Lawrence-the driver, Da Yong, Derek, Fei, Xin Ying and me) were heading home from a game of badminton. Now, it is illegal to travel in a 5 seater car with 6 people inside. If caught, we could be fined $250. Along the way, we saw light flashing. It was a road block! "Oh no!" we thought. All the cursing starting to come out...just joking...there was no cursing what-so-ever ^^ Lawrence then said, "someone quickly hide!" Then another person blurted out saying to jump out of the car. Now, if you're the kind of person who can think under pressure, you'd know that that is a stupid idea since the police would suspect something. Anyway, one person at the back seat actually opened the door. Names shall not be mentioned but you can go ask the person if you know any of them who actually opened the door. And you know, as you open the door, the car lights on the inside lit. So, there's a possibility that the police/people outside saw the insides of the car...thus, knowing that there are 4 people in the back seat. Boy, was that an adrenaline rush! But all was well, it was just a breath test and Lawrence tried very hard to stick his head out of his window so that the police would not need to peak inside. After everything ended, we all had a good laugh about it. ^^

About failing tests...I didn't fail any one of them. But I did do not as good as I would like to in some of them. Some were really good. Whatever it is...it is the end result that counts ;-)

Ok. that's all for this week. If I remember something else, I'll be sure to blog about it (if it's interesting enough to tell the world. hehe)

till next time!

FLIES!

fly

fly fly...

It's spring and all the flora and fauna are "waking up".

Yes, this includes the Musca domestica or commonly known as the house fly.

buzz buzz buzz...not like a bee but like an annoying house fly.

Never in my life have I been annoyed by a fly so much! The flies here are not like the ones back home in Malaysia or shall I say, the tropics. Back home, the flies fly around food or dump sites. Basically, somewhere dirty or yummy. You would still get annoyed by flies but only to a certain extend. Ok, to get my point across, THE FLIES HERE FLY AROUND YOU!!! THEY STAY WITH YOU THROUGH OUT YOUR JOURNEY TO UNI AND THEY'LL STAY AROUND YOUR HEAD! not just landing on your shirt or bug you while eating lunch or something but also while you're walking from one lecture hall to another! THEY STICK TO YOU!!!!! Another point I just thought about...you can feel the fly landing on your skin. Some flies in Malaysia, they're so small/light that you can't feel them...but here, you can. every single one of them.

and they say that there'd be more later in the year and troughout summer =S

This is an Aussie slang regarding flies: -

Aussie salute - brushing away flies with hand

you won't understand how i feel unless you've experienced it here yourself... =( *snif sniff*

Are you Australian???

ARE YOU AUSTRALIAN ENOUGH?

TAKE THE TEST IS YOU DARE.....................

Define the following terms and post it on the comments section. I'll give you your score ;-)

ALL THE BEST!

Occupations

1. Garbo, garbologist
2. Greenie
3. Gyno
4. Journo
5. Milko
6. Polly
7. Postie

Places

1. Freo
2. Kindie
3. Maccas (pron. "mackers")
4. O.S.
5. Oz
6. Rotto
7. Servo
8. Subi
   

Other

1. Arvo
2. Aussie salute
3. Barbie
4. Bathers
5. Bikkie
6. Bloke
7. Chrissie
8. Cuppa
9. Cactus
10. Docket
11. Footy
12. Full
13. G'day
14. Good onya
15. Grog
16. Holy dooley!
17. Hooroo
18. Hoon
19. Lollies
20. Mate
21. Moolah
22. Mozzie
23. No worries
24. Nuddy, in the
25. Porky
26. Prezzy
27. Reckon
28. Rego
29. Salvos
30. Stubbie
31. Sheila
32. Snag
33. Sunnies
34. Thongs
35. Trackies
36. True blue
37. Tucker
38. Ta
39. Ute
40. Waggin' school
41. Whacker, whacka
42. Woop Woop
43. Wuss
44. Yonks
45. Yabber

Okay. There are 60 questions. Grading system:

0-10 : Totally not Australian

10-20 : Good knowledge of the Australian slang

20-30 : Very knowledge of the Australian slang

30-40 : You've lived here for quite awhile (PR)...Go travel!

40-60 : You can be a "citizen" or a slang expert.

OCTOBER

It's already October!!!

WOW!!!!

almost the end of the year..................

how time flies......................

that was cliché (hmm...)

anyway, october seems to be a month of mixed feelings and i think this feeling of joy mixed with dread would be more extreme further towards the end of the year.

you know why????

I'll tell you anyway. hehehehe...

1. my brother is turning 19!!! oops...am i allowed to announce to the world? keke. and for the first time, i'm can afford to buy a present for him with my own "hard earned money". I shared with my older sister. I'm so excited about the present. I really really hope that he'd love it.


2. I'M GOING HOME TO MALAYSIA SOON!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEE!!!! Something to really look forward to. It's not like I'm super duper homesick (I don't know why exactly I'm not =S) but the thought of bullying my younger sister, hugging my parents, living in the comfort of my own home which i grew up in for 20 years of my life, eating authentic Ipoh/hawker food, seeing old school friends, etc, is just......wow. COUNTDOWN = 68 DAYS!


3. the negative part of "October" is that exams are drawing very near. Got loads of tests due, and finals are coming! It's not really a negative feeling though...nothing can beat the dreadful feeling of STPM drawing nearer (glad that's over).
   

Well, there you have it. October.

Picture:

Can't wait to sit on the couch at home and just laze about...i miss that couch =(

i miss sleeping on it.

but of course in this picture, i wasn't sleeping ^^

Work work work.....

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Presenting WORK!

I am currently working at 2 places.

My first job offer was at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and at that time, even though it wasn't really the job that i wanted, i was willing to take any job offer that fall on my lap. If you've been reading my blog, you'd know that i promised to post a picture of myself in my uniform. And therefore, you'll know that this post is very much overdue as well...hehehe.

Me in the staff changing room at the convention centre in my uniform. sorry ah...picture blur cause it's from my phone camera and it's sort of my first time taking a self-picture using my phone.

My second job offer was at Sizzler Restaurant. Well, it's something like Ye Old English but the favourite in the restaurant is their buffet salad bar (which also comes with free flow of desserts...yyuuuummmmmm.......). Sizzler is a really nice place to work cause you'll never be bored! It is so busy that you won't have anytime to go to the loo! but you are allowed...they can't stop you when nature calls...obviously...Besides, it's really close to my house ie. 10 min bicycle ride/less than a 5 min drive. It's the job that I wanted and so I took the offer and ended up working at 2 different places.

Me on my...2nd training shift, i think. picture courtesy of Kimberly Chia. People said that i look smart...chewah...perasan! HAHAHAHA! :-P

Now, this is me in my home bathroom after work...see...the shirt all tucked out, hair falling apart, no apron on...

Yup, that's work.

BUT.....

The most satisfying thing is to see this thing --------->>>

----------->>>>>>>>>>>

TA-DA!!! My first pay summary!!! muahahahahahaha!!!

looking at the amount of money rolling in. wah....the feeling of earning your own money...quite syok.

OK la. that's all about work...at the moment. I'm sure I've got more interesting stories to tell as I gain more experience ;-)

a trip to the vet museum in murdoch

one fine day long ago...well, about 2 months ago la, the beginning of semester 2. i was in Murdoch with Sue Ann and her new found friend, Wilford just to spend some time with the "freshies"...kekeke... We had lunch and then we went walking round the campus to help Sue Ann with her enrolment stuff. After that, I had some time between all the walking round settling Sue's enrolment stuff and something i had later in the evening i can't remember -- that's for leaving blogging about interesting events to much much later, you forget! -- Wilford then mentioned that he wanted to visit the vet museum. Me, blur as usual didn't know that Murdoch was ssssoooo interesting (having their own vet museum - unlike Curtin). We went and..............the following are a few pictures:-

It's a rat -- quite obviously -- the muscles and skin of the abdominal (stomach) and thoracic (chest) region is cut out to reveal whatever that's on the inside (DUH!)

It's a horse head!!!! -- sectioned to make a series of sections. The purpose of doing that is not to satisfy the psychotic urge of some people to chop an animal for some weird, psychotic scientific experiment but so that vet students can have a real life inside view of a horses head.


Now, as for this 9 series thing (hmm...scientist like serial things eh?), it depicts the growth of a lil feotus of some animal...my sister said cat, i said puppy...

They seem to like the horse. Well, this is a quater of a horse head...or was it half...can't remember. sorry people! Anway, this quater/half of a horse head is as complete as it can be ie. skin still intact, tissue, blood vessels and what-not all still intact. Let me just point out one more thing...look at how big the nostrils are, man! *snigger*

OOPS!!! This duck isn't suppose to be in here!!! Got this off from a friend who sent an MMS to me...but ain't this duck handsome/pretty??? HAHAHAHAHA

Okies......that's all for now. All these photos were in my phone. so, now only uploaded everything into my computer and blogging about it. will be putting up the rest may be tomorrow...i am afterall more free (NOT totally free...just MORE free)

p.s.: Curtin has a really nice Human anotomy collection thingy...something like this vet museum just that it's human body parts! Too bad we're not allowed to take in phones -- which have cameras -- to respect the privacy of the people who donated their bodies to science.