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04/08/2008 19:40
Semester starts
My first day at Macquarie Uni - the Orientation Day. Well, nothing too surprising or unexpected but I tried to arrange a few things previously, unsuccessfully because it was "too in advance", and today I have learnt it would be better to do it before...What to say. Common red tape;o) Nonetheless,...
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19/07/2008 16:26
Hilly and green bush in civilization
Sydney is not any flat place. There are hills all along the harbour banks. We have to climb one every time we catch a bus. However, it is green city, full of parks and bushes. We go bushwalking quite regularly. There are many paths and tracks to explore. It is the subtropical climate here, so one...
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13/07/2008 20:05
No venomous monsters
The fears were idle. There are no poisonous spiders and snakes lurking behind every other corner. At least not in Sydney. I have seen just one spider and it was only 4-5 cm big. I would not fondle it but on the other hand, it did not seem it would dine me on. Nevertheless, we will flap our...
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08/07/2008 18:47
Looking for a job
...but we got no offers... till yesterday. We are trying to take hold in hospitality. On Friday we will have our first training shift in a local restaurant - starting as "Men in Black":o) It is a hospitality dress code here - black shoes, black trousers, black or white shirt. Black [on] Friday. So...
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06/07/2008 21:38
...and its surroundings
We have been to Bondi Beach! Place where everybody must go otherwise cannot say s/he visited Sydney. Winter, but still there were many surfers and swimmers, in neoprene swim suits though. The Ocean is never too cold for an Australian, I guess. Although they keep complaining of severe winter (the...