Originally posted by HITMAN11111111111:Asians u may meet in oz:
vietnamese workers on employment visa(60%)
south koreans on work-holiday visas(35%)
japanese and taiwanese on work holiday visas(5%)
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ALWAYS WEAR UV COATED WITH TINTED GLARE RESISTANT SUNGLASSES IN OZ OUTDOORS AS THE PLANETS OZONE LAYER IS LEAST PROTECTIVE IN OZ.....ELSE YOUR EYES GET STRAINED AND TIRED BY AFTERNOON.
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poisonous insects and snakes u may meet in oz:
brown snakes and black snakes that may slither into tents(poison kills as fast as a cobras venom)
red back spiders(small spiders that have venom as strong as a rattlesnake venom)
white dot back spiders(spiders that sting and your flesh keeps rotting off for many years)
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credit cards to use on oz ATM is cirrus or master card debit card as from POSB or DBS ATM cards for emergencies.
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things to buy which is good:
believe it or not.........made in australia CADBURY chocolaTE DAIRY CHOC BAR.ITS MORE SOFTER N CREAMIER than THE ONES FOUND IN SPORE.$2.99 FOR ONE HUGE PIECE on offer.OR IF U WANT VALUE FOR MONEY......GOTO BIG w AND GET ONE GIANT BAR MADE IN BELGIUM FOR $3.98.SOMEHOW THE CHOCOLATES IN OZ TASTE WAY BETTER THAN THAN ONES FOUND IN SPORE WHICH STILL BAFFLES ME.
Check out those expensive looking gifts thats like going for a song at Big W.good for xmas gifts!big W have stuff there that would make great gifts...price range from $3 to $xx.big w has no meat products and isnt a supermarket.its something like k-mart.
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IF U NEED FAST FOOD BELOW $10...GO FER THE CHINESE FOOD WHICH GIVES U 1 LARGE PLATE FRIED RICE AND 3 MEAT DISHES....OR U CAN EAT THE KEBABS(ROTI PRATA WITH SLICES OF MUTTON OR BEEF WITH SALAD MIX)
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ALL SHOPS CLOSE AT AROUND 4PM MONDAY TO Saturday
but fer this ex wallaby in stockland shopping fair:
Woolsworth will open from mon-fri(0800hrs- 1900hrs ) and sat (0800hrs-1700hrs)
K-mart will open from mon-fri(0800hrs- 1900hrs ) and sat (0800hrs-1700hrs)
Big W will open from mon-sat(0800hrs-1700hrs) except thursday which is from 0800hrs-2100hrs)
all other shops will be closed around 1600hrs.
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to willy,
go to coles supermarket, one bottle of 1.5l pepsi only $1.30.
2 litre milk is $2.15 from milk section.
sandflies???red rash???i got all of that...just see m.o.not really serious.
its the poisonous spiders n snakes u need to take note of.heard the weather will be getting hotter the next few weeks.
its 40 degrees celsius in adelaide today and temperatures such as 37C looks as hot as thailand summer for qld area.thats the time all the snakes n creepy crawlies start to come out in oz.
no australian would buy a can of cola for $2....let alone sporeans.person in charge of canteen must have been a bank robber in his previous life.
ready cooked food on the go.....just buy and eat:
smoked chicken 4 drumstick for around $4.20 at chicken section or smoked meat section(only at woolsworth)
normal can of whole corn kernal for $1.00(coles brand)
roast chicken is $10.80 at deli counter(used to be $7.50 a few months ago )
sliced pitted(slightly salty) olives(large jar)$2.00 (woolsworth)
canned oysters in oil $1.40 (woolsworth)
canned oysters in oil $1.00(crazy clark)
canned mussels in oil $1.00
pork rind or fried pork skin crackling snack $1.85(woolsworth potato chip section)
stuffed olives with anchovies in large jar $3.50(coles preserved vegetable section)
packet of prepacked smoked salmon fish at deli fridge area is $5 at any supermarket
belgium milk chocolate bar cheapest giant size is only found at big W $3.80
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OFFERS FROM MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2009 AT WOOLWORTHS
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3 BOTTLES OF PEPSI MAX $5.50(1 BOTTLE = 2LITRE)
CADBURY DAIRY MILK 200GRAM CHOC BAR $3.00
TOBERLONE CHOC 400GRAMS $8.00
TURKISH DELIGHTS 300 GRAMS $1.98
MORTEIN INSECT SPRAY 350GRAMS $4.99
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 2 FOR $4
NESTLE ICE CREAM 4 LITRE $4.97
CHOCOLATE CAKE 600GRAM AT BAKED BREAD SECTION $3.97
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LOOKS LIKE NOT MUCH ON OFFER THIS WEEK.....MAYBE THE FOLLOWING WEEK OFFER SHOULD BE BETTER.
AT REJECT SHOP
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LAVA LAMP BLUE,RED OR ORANGE 34CM $10.00OTE
PACK OF 30 XMAS CRACKERS $10.00
REMOTE CONTROL MINI COPTER $15.00
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AT DICK SMITH
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LAPTOP COMPAQ PRESARIO 15.6" DISPLAY 2GB RAM $699.
HEART RATE MONITOR WATCH SANITAS SILVER OR ORANGE $\49.97
MP3 PLAYER/FM RADIO 1GB THOMSON $19.97
SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS WHITE OR BLUE COLOUR $25.00
Okay... depends on your vocation... Anyway, just bring a plug adaptor and you are able to charge up your hp or psp in the canteen, outside your tents and in toilet. If you are in vehicle all the time, a car charger would be more advisable. Now also got like device that you can charge using rechargeable batt or normal batteries mah... That would be useful if you are always on the field.
A camo scarf can be very useful as it would be dusty during vehicle trips and yes, the beer are cheaper than the milk and cola. And cameras are allowed in the training area.
If I remember correctly, it would be bright by 5am and dark by 5pm over there...
they have those at battery rechargers at big W hardware section.........others at k mart etc ............should have bought one in spore b4 exercise..........oh well...lesson learnt.