1. Talkative: Chatta box, ezmay, queen bee, pest, miss know it all, pain in the bum

2. Frog and toe: road

3. Germaine Greers: beer

4. Bloody oath: its certainly true

5. Blue: argument/ mistake

6. Chocka: full up

7. Cost a big bikkies: expensive

8. Ridgy-didgy: original. genuine

9. Im a goose

10. Grouse: great, excellent

11. Ace: excellent

12. Docket: receipt

13. His blood's worth bottling: do very well

 

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Recently, always writing email using OZ slang, which makes my colleagues thump up. Its a good way to have a fun.

 

Come on Sal.

 

 

I can't say current job is interesting or brings me sense of achievement, but I enjoy learning something specially OZ slang from lovely colleagues, which is hard to get somewhere else. Grab it! By the way, new bloke Andrew taking dear Jeremt's position is absolute OZ without doubt and very open and keen to teach me at any time. That's what I learn today as follows.

 

Give me Brad Pitt's---shit!

Dog's eye---Pie

Skippy---OZ

Yank---American

Have a ripper of the day---have a good day

Gidday mate---Good day, mate

Ur a little ripper---you do very well

Gotcha---got you

Im cruising along---Im doing it well

Fair lick of icecream, Fair push the trolley---fair go

Give yourself a upper cut

I don't mean butter my own bread

Just not cricket

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Using them, depend on.

 

Stride to local culture.......

 

There is nothing more important than happiness for me. In Australia, I couldn't be able to pursue my career goal or design my career path cuz of my language barrier or Estern background. It seems ridiculous or unacceptable to see westerners are managed by a girl or boy with Asian-looking and Chinese accent. Likewise, if I were in China, I wouldn't like to be monitored by a dark-skin person. Could I say racial discrimination? Definitely. Since that, getting myself enjoying work looks like so vital. No doubt, I have managed to make me happy by this way or that way at the time of working. Basically my colleagues are good to me and would like to give me hands actively as long as I need help, meanwhile they help me get over language disadvantage and culture difference by teaching me lots of slangs to get me feel that I am blossoming every single day. In addition, my character is main factor to force myself to try to get along with others.

 

At office, we seek joking if someone grabs your tail and spreads to others straight away so that other blokes will have chance to tease at your fault. But nobody caught will be angry, vise verse, he/she could be proud of his/ her silly action. However, recently I have some problem about working network since Alina came. Its hard to start.....You will find she has serious character from story following. Wednesay was Paul's birthday but Kate was not on board, then Jen let me organise a small party. After lunch, I went to Michelle shop to buy a cheese cake with Elliot and birthday card. When I got back office, I sent a email to inform everyone to get together at 4:00 at Kitchen room. Simple!!!!!!! Aroud 2:30, Alina told me she had got a anonymous call asking whether we were going to have a party this afternoon at kitchen or not, at that time she didn't check email so answered no. She worried its from Michael and she looked so nervous. I spoke to her don't worry, not problem, but she was still in stress. Much worse, I found her going out of bathroom with watery eyes later on. Surprised!!!!! Only for such a tiny thing!!! Both Jen and I tried to get her calm down, but we found she took it against me for telling others except her in advance. What the.......Who had time to think about it so much? Why she took it so seriously? No intention at all. Bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Okay, I don't care what she is thinking about me but care about how we are going on work, after all, she is receptionist and I have to contact with her constantly, otherwise I let her be. Shit! Through the three-week training, I more and more think she couldn't listen to others when she made mistake. Not only I don't like what she did but Jen, Monette, Robbie and Andrew have the same feeling. Gosh! She is stirring up our friendly environment.

 

 

Sutherland again! Its not too bad to go with Tony who is new site manager and looks handsome even though he might be already in mature age, Stacey with her bub in her tummy, Jacqueline who is taking Stacey's postion during maternity leave and Vivian, casual floater. I call it 4+1, that means four girls plus a guy. At least, its better than only Stacey and I.

 

Just now I got a cool client who came with his laptop for job search. It rocks me. The first time to see that. Our clients are LTUN, technically they shouldn't have such a most modern laptop that is supposed to be value with more than $1,000. Anyway, its not my concern but Centrelink's problem or the laptop was bought by client's relative or someone else, or he just finished his successful job. Gossipy! Yup, I feel boring and frezzing sitting at the low in-house temperature due to bloody air-conditioner. Tony went out for getting sunshine, so did I. Taking back my favourite chocolate M&M and Bueno, I would rather stay outside enjoying warm than sit there thrilling. Luckily I wear my lovely vest without referring to weather forecast said high temprature is 25 degree. Mongrel!

 

However, long time not to have a free day, finally I have time to access my blog and add something no matter that is interesting or dry just for killing time. What I am doing is illegal in our company. Believe it or not, almost all of companies think this behaviour illegal. Actually, I don't mind Tony probably watches behind me. Gotcha!

 

 

 

自己最近一直不在状态,除了胡思乱想，就是觉得累。再加上一些倒霉事。Its definitely snow adds fog up. what happended?

 

周六本是高兴的一天，和Michelle and Jason去北Sydney看房（虽不买，也凑个热闹，见识见识），我们中午在Ashifield吃的上海小吃,然后在Ashifield买菜，返回他们家打牌到晚上，又在他们家吃的虾和烤鸡翅，多美的生活！结果当天晚上我被难以忍受的搔痒挠星，发现满脸全是红豆豆。完了，这次又是虾过敏，而且有些严重，身上也开始起红疙瘩。郁闷！找不到扑尔敏，只好吃了百服宁，因为里面含有微量扑尔敏。第二天老徐让我使劲喝水， 算是稍微好些，真不知周二下午怎么去面试？为了忘掉身上的难受，在家看了一天的《一江春水向东流》，头一次领教刘嘉玲的演技，一般般。

 

周一上班，忙！还要抽空给Alina指点，她还是不会World和EA3000，急！发火！她看出来了，可我实在忍受不了了。管她呢！

 

晚上参加MYOB考试，第一个交卷，我才不在乎成绩呢，做完就交，反正也没打算做Accounting。老师很奇怪，上次考试最后一名（人家都90多，我才60多），今天怎么这么快就做完了，最后直问，是不是题太简单。废话！我老那么笨啊，不能早交一回卷，谁象那些人那么认真。

 

今天Melbourne Cup，才知道Derby Day 已经完了，不象去年全程跟踪，今年没功夫了，压注！ Flexi Trifecta, Box Trifector, Win/ Place....靠！最后Delta Blue and Pop Rock赢了，全是日本马，Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

......

忙吗？别人觉得是，我却不觉得，乐在其中，还整天回忆当时在Lenovo忙的时候，没有周末，周五晚上讲完课就去直飞深圳，周一早上从深圳飞回直本宾馆继续给人坎，那时也奇怪，自己怎么就没咽炎，讲两天的课嗓子还那么好。.....又记得，收购****（忘了公司的名字），整天开会，晚上陪VP到3点，然后回家，第二天7点起床继续上班，我那时怎么那么精力充沛啊！澳洲，没这机会了！忙好还是闲好？都不好！自己快乐最好！

 

人要知道满足，目前的生活比上学的时候强多了，当时两人全上学，澳洲教育一般，学费可不比英国少，掏家底啊！$1,$2都算计。现在，好多了，两人上班了，好象没有$1\$2的概念了。那天Annie让我买手套减少洗东西的伤害，说别省$\$2，我没好意思说，我早不知道那是什么概念了。现在每天早上只吃华人面包，每周必买喜爱的杂志（New Idea 和中国的《读者》《青年文摘》），每周五必在外面吃饭喝酒，周末还经常外面Happy,逢年过节还去外面住上几天.....爽吧！

 

可心里还是空落落的，想家，想这想那，你说我怎么就不知道消停会儿？

 

 

 

At lunch time, talking about how hard it is for first-generation migration with Robbie, I can see his respect and pride for his parents who came from Italia. He told me a shocking story between his family and some OZ guys when he was about 7 years old. His family including his dad, older brother and he, were driving passed by old Ashfield Hotel, they heard some drunk OZ guys shout at them 'WOG', WESTERN ORIENTED GENTLEMAN, which is a pejorative term for a person of Southern Europe, Mediterranean or Middle Eastern ancestry. The disgusting insult  irritated his family and then his five uncle families and more relatives who lived not far away joined the conflict even turned out a more fierce fight with the end of burned their car and broken golden chain that was passed on by great grandfather.  Its coincidence that it occured in where we are working at the time it was a block of dirt. So scary! I believe Robbie won't let it go in his mind forever.

 

As a onlooker, I can be able to understand all 100 per cent and have strong outrage because I am right one as a first-generation migration in my family. So far I have suffered some impolite treatments or met some rude creatures, which have got wobbled about my decision of migration here, but I could cheer me up promptly all the time by seeing good side that I have, such as more carefree life comparison with it in China, less pollution, some friendly neighbour and colleagues.....Actually, no matter where you live, you might have happiness or trouble that is defined by yourself and how you think what you have.

 

It will be long way to go, I am not sure where I will be.......

这两天什么都听不明白,英文听不懂很正常,连中文反应不过来。看什么也看不进去，买了两本《读者》和《青年文摘》，怎么着？看不明白，怎么觉得这世界好象和原来不一样了，本来很有哲理的文章，我琢磨半天才明白。可能是进入生理低谷期，迟钝！

 

My head has been rusty, so shut my mouth up, close my ears down, get everything stagnated.... I need time to refresh.....