G'day, Mates!
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ehhhhh i remember mine was at a shop with blue neon lights.Originally posted by Rhonda: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!
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.
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Wah leeeeew(d)!! Which area of town were you in, man? Sounds so... kinky like that! Is the blue neon lights district the equivalent of the more commonly-known red light district?Originally posted by kopiosatu:ehhhhh i remember mine was at a shop with blue neon lights.
more like a restaurant.
You can don't pai seh and tell us one!
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Well, the same guy who first coined the term to our press, his daughter is also a "quitter" anyways. Married an ang moh, settled down overseas and had his kids no less. So much for "pah si buay zao"Originally posted by Rhonda:
Well, I must say that there doesn't seem to be any negative implications from being a 'quitter' thus far!
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G'day
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I heard shops there closes very early?
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When I was staying with relatives in Perth, 5pm bo lang liao.Originally posted by sbst275:I heard shops there closes very early? -
elloz rhonda
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are you so sure it'll taste the same?Originally posted by Rhonda: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!
especially the one that you're gonna cook yourself..
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great to hear from u!!
hello
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Don't hex me liddat leh. I just got new ones.Originally posted by Rhonda:jettaaaaaaa!!!
It's never too late to see the thread... but ah... you need new prescription specs, izzit? 
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I think Perth is ultra boringOriginally posted by av98m:When I was staying with relatives in Perth, 5pm bo lang liao.
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they must have a lot of personal fun time at nightOriginally posted by elindra:I think Perth is ultra boring
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I really enjoyed my stay in Perth. Precisely because it was so quiet and peaceful and slow.Originally posted by elindra:I think Perth is ultra boring
I marvel my friends who enjoyed their stay there and stayed on
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Perth ? ...
my sis found entertainment by watching japanese backpackers fight with the local racist punks .... -
Of course I am right ....mwahahaOriginally posted by Rhonda: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!
Rhonda : try out these places
Stalacites or something the greek restaurant is called - it is at the corner of La trobe and russell street - your souvlaki for ya .
cept anything kebaby is an accident waiting to happen according to my boss hehe.
Singapore chom chom near corner of bourke street and russell not bad - JUST DON'T ORDER THEIR PRATA UNLESS YOU WANT TO THROW UP BADLY
Bismi at the corner of La trobe and Elizabeth Street - got cheap roti prata for 2.50 ( average by singaporean standard but cheap and good by australian standard) and TEH TARIK YUM YUM.
Pacific Seafood House at Richmond - famous for roast duck ( yum yum - they make it almost like peking duck) and roast pork .
Ito at Bourke Street , just before Hoyts - good for japanese food
Chilli padi at Melbourne Central - ok singa food
Shark fin House famous for Yum cha - mmmMm HAR GOW and HAR CHEONG and SAGO PUDDING and *drrooooooooooooools*. Don't try dragonboat restaurant- yucks.
Laguna grocery shop at Melbourne Central - mee goreng 6.50 per carton of 30 packets , kueh lapis ( yummmmMMm) , radish cake ( to make your own char tow kuay)
Got some more to say but I think that is good enuff for ya atm
I MISSSSS MY TRAMS WAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAH
some of you think Perth is BAD? Wait til you come to Canberra . Perth seems more fun than Frickin Canberra. You wonder how all those redneck bogans can live in canberra with its freakishly expensive rent and outrageous grocery prices - STILL HAVE NO FOUND A DOZEN OF EGGS costing less than 3 bucks!
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I enjoyed the peaceful part in Perth but.. it was REALLY SUPER SLOW. I can't imagine wanting to LIVE there.However, Melbourne wld be a different story.Originally posted by av98m:I really enjoyed my stay in Perth. Precisely because it was so quiet and peaceful and slow.
Say, I had fun riding the camels at the camel farm while I was there.
Had a bad racist experience at Camel Farm. Humm.
Remembered that friends and i spent summer.... having FLY batting competition. We stuck masking tape sticking side up on ruler.. and have a 'score' on our white board at our student lodge to see how many flies did we bat. (fly must be caught ALIVE not dead) -
For me I had bad experience in Brisbane.
Actually not so much at me but at my brother
Stupid giant ang mo picking on a small skinny boy.
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We should have a Club30 Melbourne Trip.
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Well, Melbourne is coming to us first in the form of Subarugirl.Originally posted by Gackt247:We should have a Club 30 Melbourne Trip.
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If I hold a party when I get back, you definitely won't be invited liao!Originally posted by stellazio:are you so sure it'll taste the same?
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Originally posted by fymk:
A colleague spoke fondly of the Bak Chor Mee at the Singapore Chomp Chomp and when pestered for directions, only managed a "somewhere near Chinatown" and well, FOUR TIMES I've walked the entire Chinatown but have yet to find it so thanks for the specific directions! TA!
Of course I am right ....mwahaha
Rhonda : try out these places
[b] Stalacites or something the greek restaurant is called - it is at the corner of La trobe and russell street - your souvlaki for ya .
cept anything kebaby is an accident waiting to happen according to my boss hehe.
Singapore chom chom near corner of bourke street and russell not bad - JUST DON'T ORDER THEIR PRATA UNLESS YOU WANT TO THROW UP BADLY
Bismi at the corner of La trobe and Elizabeth Street - got cheap roti prata for 2.50 ( average by singaporean standard but cheap and good by australian standard) and TEH TARIK YUM YUM.
Pacific Seafood House at Richmond - famous for roast duck ( yum yum - they make it almost like peking duck) and roast pork .
Ito at Bourke Street , just before Hoyts - good for japanese food
Chilli padi at Melbourne Central - ok singa food
Shark fin House famous for Yum cha - mmmMm HAR GOW and HAR CHEONG and SAGO PUDDING and *drrooooooooooooools*. Don't try dragonboat restaurant- yucks.
Laguna grocery shop at Melbourne Central - mee goreng 6.50 per carton of 30 packets , kueh lapis ( yummmmMMm) , radish cake ( to make your own char tow kuay)
Got some more to say but I think that is good enuff for ya atm
I MISSSSS MY TRAMS WAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAH
some of you think Perth is BAD? Wait til you come to Canberra . Perth seems more fun than Frickin Canberra. You wonder how all those redneck bogans can live in canberra with its freakishly expensive rent and outrageous grocery prices - STILL HAVE NO FOUND A DOZEN OF EGGS costing less than 3 bucks! and bloody bananas cost 16 bucks per kg now [/b]
I da bao from Pacific Seafood very frequently! The folks there kinda know me liao! I'm a creature of habit too so when they see me, they sorta know what I'm going to order liao!
There's now a new Shanghai restaurant opposite Bread Top (apparently a franchise of our Singapore Bread Talk!) in Victoria Street - Xiao Ting Restaurant. THeir guo tie is really great! So's their spicy sauce noodles! They have a lot of dishes on offer that's worth trying.
And then there's Gigi Japanese Restaurant in town where their whatever-don's are good! And their Gyozas are humungous and very tasty too!
I saw long queues one Sunday morning outside that Shark's Fin restaurant you recommended. Will go try it someday!
The Asian grocery stores in Victoria St carry this Malaysian couple's homemade nyonya kuehs which include ang ku kueh, yam cake and chai tow kuay (dark sauce version). And I guzzled a lot of dao huey chui (soya bean milk) in my first few weeks here when I developed a sudden craving for it.
I'm happy and snug as a beaver here! I have a lovely home to return to, I'm busy at work but not having to go through all those constant complaints and nagging and sarcastic remarks make a huge difference! And on top of that, I can start to save for my plans! It's not all rosey here but it's mostly lovely so I can take the bad along with the good.
I had a fun time working out the Salary Packaging and Superannuation stuff but now, I understand them fully. I've filled out my tax form too since this time round, it's extremely clear-cut and straightforward for me. The tax rates here are high, but at the end of the day, I keep one eye closed and I still get more than I did back home, so fair enough!
SL and I were just saying the other day that it's a great, encouraging sign that the govt is attempting to get people who are receiving handouts to get to work at least three days a week. At least, something's being done, slowly but surely.
I love to read the local papers. At first, I was put off by their prices, but am used to it now. I only buy the papers on weekends - The Age on Saturdays, and The Age, The Australian, and The Herald on Sundays. I love the local TV current affairs and social issues programs like the news, Today Tonight, You are What You Eat, etc. So informative!
I haven't done much exploring of Melbourne outside the town and the Richmond area because I'm still settling down but I'm taking it slow and easy cause afterall, it's only Week 6! -
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How did you know I'm about to run off, Fatum?Originally posted by Fatum:*runs and hug Rhonda before she runs off .....
OK, I'm logging off! I'm heading to town for the first day of the Myers' History Making Sale, which is supposed to be much better than the June Stock-Take Sale!
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Sale!!!!Originally posted by Rhonda:How did you know I'm about to run off, Fatum?
OK, I'm logging off! I'm heading to town for the first day of the Myers' History Making Sale, which is supposed to be much better than the June Stock-Take Sale!
Byeeeeee!! 
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Hanor! Hanor!!Originally posted by elindra:Sale!!!!
The magical 4 letter word!!!!!
Byeeee!! I have to get meself to the sale NOW!