sbst275 SG Wanted to leave for IKEA But they only open at 10 (If can remember) and haven't wash clothes Got SBS bus lah, standby driver forget the rt ask the passengers... That passenger expect standby driver to remember the bus rt (Actually the rt was diverted due to road works)
the Bear SG just ferried my sister to the Australian High Commission... those guys are idiots well, after about 7 months, they finally got the work permit and everything else done.. all except the visa... visa.. "can apply online".. but requires things like x-rays and all kinds of documents to be sighted by them... uhh.. like that, apply online for what? well, sis went there coz telephone enquiries only allowed between 2pm to 4pm on mondays, tuesdays, thursdays and fridays.. counters are open only from 9am to 12noon.. wonder what they do the other times? drink beer and throw shrimps on the barbie? things which will take 1 to 3 days in Singapore, take about 7 months or more in Australia... i guess there's no need to wonder why my sister is being hired instead of a native australian to be trained and run the asia-pacific branch
the Bear SG well done! now go get some rest.. btw, my sister's fuming.. the people there are so lazy, it actually takes a lot of effort to be that lazy
Rhonda SG Ah, tell me all about the Great Aussie Sloth, a new sub-species of homo sapiens! Nowadays, when my agent tells me, "It'll be done in a week!", I will mentally multiply that by 3 or to be on the really safe side, by 4! I've come to learn that when they promise "1 week", it'll be more like "3-4 weeks"! I guess this gives me the opportunity to slowly adapt to my new lifestyle over there!
skeujin SG wat does n hour early mean? 1) you knew all the answers? 2) you dont know all the answers?
Rhonda SG Ah, tell me all about the Great Aussie Sloth, a new sub-species of homo sapiens! Nowadays, when my agent tells me, "It'll be done in a week!", I will mentally multiply that by 3 or to be on the really safe side, by 4! I've come to learn that when they promise "1 week", it'll be more like "3-4 weeks"! I guess this gives me the opportunity to slowly adapt to my new lifestyle over there!
Rhonda SG Aaaarrrrrggghhh!!! These days, I either get a screwy internet connection or a screwy forums server!
the Bear SG i'm not the fastest worker in the world.. but i wonder.. if i went and worked for them, in my position now, i'd probably be stabbed by a unionist
av98m SG I'm beginning to like the idea of working in aussieland. I can adopt their slug-like work ethic with pleasure.
Fatum SG yeah .... dream on ..... I reckon they'll have a stereotype of asians as hard workers, that's why you'd be hired in the first place .... if you catch the aussie sloth bug as well ... the bosses may just replace you with a mainlander or bangla, no reason to think that they'll not be there in strength too eh ....
the Bear SG nope.. not to stereotype ethnic groups, races, creeds or whatever, the migrants from the Indian sub-continent who get jobs in their civil service, put the natives to shame in terms of inefficiency and general ineffectiveness if i go there, i'd probably be coasting and still be able to put out hell of a lot more productivity than a few of them put together working at 150% capacity i mean.. it's a lousy work permit and a visa!! it took more than 7 months!!
the Bear SG *($^# almost forgot to take my antibiotic effing pills always cost me a bomb.. oh well.. they should shoot the pharmaceutical companies for making them so expensive
Fatum SG doctors and lawyers .... one sucks you dry when you're alive .... the other sucks you dry when you're dead ......
Rhonda SG Yippee! Wahoooo!! I'm sooo excited! I'm going to attend the Times the Bookshop's Members preview of the Books Warehouse Sale at the Expo this afternoon!! Wheeeee!! Now, I can bring up to four other peeps with my invitation... who wants to take a half-day off to join me?!
