Is Australia heaven on earth?
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For those ppl sick of our HDB and NS life and wish to talk to your MPs like they are your friends, is Australia the place?
An old man who has kids there said brisbane is great with asian food and beautiful beach..low stress work life balance sometime even too much -
Feel free to go try..... maybe you will like it there.... maybe not. Just plan carefully before going. See you.Originally posted by Catknight:For those ppl sick of our HDB and NS life and wish to talk to your MPs like they are your friends, is Australia the place?
An old man who has kids there said brisbane is great with asian food and beautiful beach..low stress work life balance sometime even too much -
Wow hloc you aussie PR?
If you non-grad and no skill, how to migrate to Perth...just want to retire there sick tired of living here..just want a country cottage to RIP my last days not working in fast food counter lah -
I can almost hear a jingle by cannon:
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Pray your kids migrate.Originally posted by Catknight:Wow hloc you aussie PR?
If you non-grad and no skill, how to migrate to Perth...just want to retire there sick tired of living here..just want a country cottage to RIP my last days not working in fast food counter lah
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No Bro.... me is no talent S'porean who is struck down here....Originally posted by Catknight:Wow hloc you aussie PR?
If you non-grad and no skill, how to migrate to Perth...just want to retire there sick tired of living here..just want a country cottage to RIP my last days not working in fast food counter lah
Just telling you plan carefully before you go..... you might like it there, you might not. Not everyone can stand the 'peaceful and quite' lifestyle. The shops close at 5pm.... and the only things to do is to head for the pub.
Don't just listen to ppl who only tell you the Good stuff..... same for ppl who only tell you the Bad. Think and plan for yourself.
BTW..... if Aust is really Heaven on Earth..... why are there so many homeless in Sydney when I was there...... think about it. -
go go go
bye bye!
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australia does have beaches woth sand so fine they slip through your fingers all the time! thereaupatic ... go there when u r driven crazy here?
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yes aust is nice
esp Gold coast there very stress free place
if you go there ]
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if now singapore in 60s wear the grandma flower pattern shirt, paper made pants i think should be relax also..
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No idea, never been to Australia... but would love to go back to Japan for a holiday again
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Aus is definitely a nice place to just 'slow down'...Sg is 5th gear all the way whereas here you can shift down to 2nd or 3rd...lunch break?go have a beer...work over? go have a beer again
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Australia got good and bad.Originally posted by Catknight:For those ppl sick of our HDB and NS life and wish to talk to your MPs like they are your friends, is Australia the place?
An old man who has kids there said brisbane is great with asian food and beautiful beach..low stress work life balance sometime even too much
See if you can adapt or not .
Those who cannot adapt always pack bags and go back home.
Those who adapt cannot go back to Singapore,like me - too used to the lifestyle and my base have been built there already. -
Originally posted by hloc:
hloc, how come you stuck there?
No Bro.... me is no talent S'porean who is struck down here....
Just telling you plan carefully before you go..... you might like it there, you might not. Not everyone can stand the 'peaceful and quite' lifestyle. The shops close at 5pm.... and the only things to do is to head for the pub.
Don't just listen to ppl who only tell you the [b]Good stuff..... same for ppl who only tell you the Bad. Think and plan for yourself.
BTW..... if Aust is really Heaven on Earth..... why are there so many homeless in Sydney when I was there...... think about it. [/b]
Ah those homeless in Sydney- some of them have some form of mental illness or even HIV. They got thrown out by their families who cannot cope. Poor thing actually. Some are runaways. Some have no skills , no work - nothing at all. And some would have criminal records. I remember volunteering at the soup kitchen - they will tell you why they are homeless.
Always remembered that beggar who came and help me with those teenage muggers . I used to buy him food when I can spare some money . He actually went behind one of them and go he he he ....they zao straight away because he does look crazy. He then return to his corner and sleep like nothing happened.
Got late night shopping - can't remember if Sydney's late night shopping is on Thursday or Friday. Got night spots. -
From what I remember, Perth or Fremantle was pretty nice and slow. Retire to a nice and small farm, sleep under stars, wake up to the sound of ducks waddling on ponds... Hai...Originally posted by Catknight:For those ppl sick of our HDB and NS life and wish to talk to your MPs like they are your friends, is Australia the place?
An old man who has kids there said brisbane is great with asian food and beautiful beach..low stress work life balance sometime even too much -
Try Canberra.Originally posted by soleachip:From what I remember, Perth or Fremantle was pretty nice and slow. Retire to a nice and small farm, sleep under stars, wake up to the sound of ducks waddling on ponds... Hai...
It's ultra boring . Wherever you go - you still can see some farms near the CBD. -
Will do that after I try central AustraliaOriginally posted by fymk:Try Canberra.
It's ultra boring . Wherever you go - you still can see some farms near the CBD. (in the etherealms of my dreams) but thanks! -
Ewww.......go there for a holiday first . Central Australia is made mostly of desert and damn hot. Alice Springs is not exactly a place I want to live in . It is also quite isolated from the major hospitals.Originally posted by soleachip:Will do that after I try central Australia (in the etherealms of my dreams) but thanks!
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Some buddies and I could be planning a mini road trip (last attempt at freedom) around Australia, will keep your recommendations in mind. Since you've lived there for a period of time, is it possible for non citizens to rent a car and get around from one state to another?Originally posted by fymk:Ewww.......go there for a holiday first . Central Australia is made mostly of desert and damn hot. Alice Springs is not exactly a place I want to live in . It is also quite isolated from the major hospitals.
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They allow travellers to rent. Hertz is one of the reputable car rentals company. For your reference:Originally posted by soleachip:Some buddies and I could be planning a mini road trip (last attempt at freedom) around Australia, will keep your recommendations in mind. Since you've lived there for a period of time, is it possible for non citizens to rent a car and get around from one state to another?
http://www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au/content/FAQ.asp
You might as well buy one second hand vehicle for 2-3 k to drive around if you are coming in for a month . Then you sell it back to the shop. Not sure about insurance aspects though but usually salesman will tell you how to get it. Risk : your car can break down in the middle of no where.
If you go down to perth from eastern australia or vice versa - be vary of the road trains. Even my cousin who is an experienced driver dare not try to take them on .
The Stuart ( can't remember what it is called) Highway in South Australia is crap and prone to accidents . Melbourne highway is quite good until you hit NSW Federal Highway - that is a nightmare to negotiate at night and then you end up in Canberra to Sydney . Not sure about NT and Perth - going to NT involves dirt roads and going in the middle of nowhere.
road trains ^ -
Road trip map
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Thanks dude for the info. There are lots of train travel guides available as well so I reckon some research needs to be done. Alice Springs looks like a nice place though am not sure what the chances are of going around via trains. Perhaps driving might be a better choice.Originally posted by fymk:They allow travellers to rent. Hertz is one of the reputable car rentals company. For your reference:
http://www.vroomvroomvroom.com.au/content/FAQ.asp
You might as well buy one second hand vehicle for 2-3 k to drive around if you are coming in for a month . Then you sell it back to the shop. Not sure about insurance aspects though but usually salesman will tell you how to get it. Risk : your car can break down in the middle of no where.
If you go down to perth from eastern australia or vice versa - be vary of the road trains. Even my cousin who is an experienced driver dare not try to take them on .
The Stuart ( can't remember what it is called) Highway in South Australia is crap and prone to accidents . Melbourne highway is quite good until you hit NSW Federal Highway - that is a nightmare to negotiate at night and then you end up in Canberra to Sydney . Not sure about NT and Perth - going to NT involves dirt roads and going in the middle of nowhere.
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My suggestion : take a train instead of driving or do a combo. Cheaper.Originally posted by soleachip:Thanks dude for the info. There are lots of train travel guides available as well so I reckon some research needs to be done. Alice Springs looks like a nice place though am not sure what the chances are of going around via trains. Perhaps driving might be a better choice.
http://www.gsr.com.au/
If you take a plane to Perth - rent a car for a few days - drive around to Port hedlands, Broome and return your car. Then you go by train to South Australia - you will ride across the longest straightest track in the world in Nullabour Plains ...from perth into South Australia.
At South Australia - have a gander into Barossa valley for wine and the germanish town in Adelaide Hills
Then return to the city , catch a country link train (Cheaper) , the GSR train (think got more views) or coach to Melbourne (free views but butt hurt). For your reference:
http://www.countrylink.info/travel_passes/travelpass_agencies
Melbourne - rent a car again - wander about the city , go to Grampians if it is not burning in summer as usual , Geelong , Ballarat , Bendigo . Return car
Take a coach to Albury Wodonga and then catch the train into Canberra or Sydney straight. Canberra - stay for 2 days enough to see the sights . Then proceed to Sydney. From Sydney , fly to Adelaide , bypassing Queensland and take the Ghan GSR train to Central Australia.
From Central Australia - go to alice springs , check out Ayer's rock and then at Darwin - catch a plane to either Cairns or Brisbane to see queensland.
Flights are cheap sometimes if you book in advance : we got virgin blue , qantas domestic, jetstar and tiger airways now
You need about 1 month to do all these. That is what I planned for my friend who is coming down from America.
GSR Train routes:
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Ha ha ha ha haOriginally posted by Catknight:For those ppl sick of our HDB and NS life and wish to talk to your MPs like they are your friends, is Australia the place?
An old man who has kids there said brisbane is great with asian food and beautiful beach..low stress work life balance sometime even too much
if by heavan n earth u mean aplace inhabited by descendants of convicts then yeah.
australians have no manners,most ofthem areracist against Chinese. their ancestors were criminals and other forms of scum, the culture just got passed down.