G'day, Mates!
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Hellooooooo, you Club 30 folks! How are you? I've missed all of you tremendously!!
I still don't have my own PC yet. I've missed being online and decided to visit the library at the hospital to access the internet. Can you imagine, it's been five weeks since I've left... and I've survived without a PC and the internet!
I know quite a few of you are anxious to know this quitter's report, as MG put it in my last thread before I left SG. Bottom line, I LOVE IT!!
Any regrets?
YES... I should have left for Melbourne sooner!!
fymk's right, Melbourne is cosmopolitan and very easy to love! I haven't felt homesick badly since arriving because I can find most of the food that I love in restaurants here, and if I can't, it's amazing what I found in the various Asian grocery shops here! My first weekend in town, I went to look for CHOYA and whaddaya know, found it sitting snugly in the shelves in an Asian grocery shop in Chinatown! I didn't buy it then cause I had to 'conserve resources' but soon, I shall! 
During this time, I've settled in at work, and also managed to find myself a bright and lovely one-bedroom apartment within walking distance to my workplace. I love my apartment - it's quiet, has some form of security, is near the tram stops and town, the shops and a neighbourhood mall. It's also near an Asian enclave where there are tons of Asian restaurants, grocery shops, butchers and seafood mongers and on Saturdays, there's an open-air farmers' market nearby too!
I'm snug as a bug in my cozy apartment cause I managed to furnish it during the great mid-year sales here and I managed to get some pretty good bargains on electrical appliances and furnishings. Guess I'll only be able to show all of you photos only when I have my own PC, which should be before the end of the year.
Besides working and doing up my place and eating, I've been... SHOPPING!! I've got lovely winter coats now, most of them with faux fur trim (cause I just love 'em!), all of them great bargains too! I've found quite a few bookstores here, including Borders. What can we do without books? I still think the Borders and Kino back home are larger with a much wider selection of titles, though.
Other than books, I've been spending my shopping time in the department stores here - Target, K-mart, Myers, and other stores like Ikea, Harvey Norman, and the large supermart, Coles. I've been having FUN!
I've got so many stories to tell... but I shall leave them all to another day when I access the internet again. Till then, thanks to those of you who left good wishes for me! I do miss all of you! 
Take care, everyone! No worries! -
Hi Rhonda!!!
So nice to hear you're having a good time. Waiting for your photos and looking forward to meeting you again when you fly back for a break -
Looks like u r loving it
Keep us posted
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Rhonda I miss you
Glad you are enjoying your stay and remember to drop by every now and then to keep us updated!
Yes we are waiting for pics too! -
Rhona!!!!!!
i missed u!!!!
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just watch out..soon i'll dedicate a food thread to you about my meals with pictures everyday and see whether you'll miss it..
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Hi, Quitt.. er, Rhonda!!! Glad to hear you've more or less settled down in Melbourne and are enjoying life there. Needless to say, we've missed your presence in here, so do write when you have time. Pictures would be nice too!
How's your work situation? You didn't quite mention that in your post. What about getting a car? -
glad that you are enjoying urself there...
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RHONDAAAAAA!!!!!
Ohhhh.......thank you for visiting the library and writing an update. We've been dying to hear from you and missed you dearly!!!!!
So happy to hear that everything's going great over there!!! Now, can't wait to see pictures. Will await patiently.
*singing*
Tell me more, tell me more~~~~~~~~~~~
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Didn't saw this thread
ello Rhonda Long time no see
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u must br busily exploring the new found area, i really envy u, and pls dont worry abt here "ahem" cos u noe. wish u hav a blessed life there. take care.
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i miss melbourne.
and soon... thailand... again. -
Good to hear from you again.
Australia is a vibrant place, so just make full use of your time there.
Godspeed in your work and let's see some pics soon -
Nope... won't miss it! Cause what you have there, I can cook here! And if I can't cook here, I will be able to find an authentic Singaporean / Malaysian restaurant here that offers the dish!Originally posted by stellazio:just watch out..soon i'll dedicate a food thread to you about my meals with pictures everyday and see whether you'll miss it.. -
great to hear ur back online
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Work's pretty ok... we're kept busy but minus the nagging, insults and constant gib-no-face scoldings that we were showered with back in SG.Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Hi, Quitt.. er, Rhonda!!! Glad to hear you've more or less settled down in Melbourne and are enjoying life there. Needless to say, we've missed your presence in here, so do write when you have time. Pictures would be nice too!
How's your work situation? You didn't quite mention that in your post. What about getting a car? We work hard for the money here, but we work in relative peace, which is really fine by me! Patients here are also very independent and mostly self-caring, which is awesome! They also do not have a quick-to-complain mentality, unlike those back home.
The work processes here are also more streamlined and there aren't the tons of documentation to handle, unlike back home, when paperwork was a real burden to our already bursting-at-the-seams responsibilities. It's really amazing!
Plus, there are staff here employed to do tasks which we had to shoulder back home! So nurses here no longer have to concern ourselves with the ordering and amending of patients' diet and menu, arranging for patients' various scans and blood tests etc, arranging outpatient appointments for the patients, clearing food trays, etc etc.
Flip side is, we very much work alone with our own allocated patient load. There are no assistant nurses to provide help so it's very much a one-nurse show. You can get really exhausted by the end of the shift, but hey, at the end of every fortnight, I get a big, wide smile when I see my payslip and all's well again!
Hope to catch up with you when I get my own PC and get online once more! In the meantime, take care! -
Hey, kopi! I went to eat Souvlavki at this joint along Bridge Road but it wasn't nice, leh! The meat was tough and I wasn't sure if it was the famous tsitki (or whatchamacallit) sauce that you and Bear were talking about, leh!Originally posted by kopiosatu:i miss melbourne.
and soon... thailand... again.
To be fair, I don't think that was the best place to head to for Souvlavki so I'm going to try the proper Souvlavki place Bear recommended that's in town and near Chinatown. -
elindra sms'd the magic word, 'Kuishin-Bo' to me about two weeks ago, that just activated my salivary glands in a jiffy!Originally posted by av98m:Hi Rhonda!!!
So nice to hear you're having a good time. Waiting for your photos and looking forward to meeting you again when you fly back for a break Apparently, you guys are arranging some sort of feast there soon? *resists the urge to chew fingernails... -
I still need to arrange the datesOriginally posted by Rhonda:elindra sms'd the magic word, 'Kuishin-Bo' to me about two weeks ago, that just activated my salivary glands in a jiffy! Apparently, you guys are arranging some sort of feast there soon? *resists the urge to chew fingernails...
Without you around we are kinda slack in the organising
Glad to see you around again today
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Thank everyone, for your good wishes! I'll keep on taking photos and hopefully, soon, can put them up!
One Aussie said to me that this is the coldest winter in her memory. When you're out walking and the wind starts blowing, it can get really really reeeeeely c-c-c-COLD!!! I'm already looking forward to the end of winter and am all ready to welcome Spring! -
I didn't even notice this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *smacking own hand*
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I didn't organise that many outings even when I was back home mah.Originally posted by elindra:I still need to arrange the dates
Without you around we are kinda slack in the organising
Glad to see you around again today
I guess I will start to organise events before I fly back again. Projected home-coming period would be 1st quarter of next year! -
Glad you are having a good time as a "quitter"!
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jettaaaaaaa!!!Originally posted by jetta:I didn't even notice this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *smacking own hand*
So wonderful to hear from you ah Rhonda!!!!!!!!!!!
It's never too late to see the thread... but ah... you need new prescription specs, izzit? -
Originally posted by av98m:Glad you are having a good time as a "quitter"!
Well, I must say that there doesn't seem to be any negative implications from being a 'quitter' thus far!