Planet_JASE
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Would you be interested in a free 4gb card? You're in the Springfield Lakes area, right?
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viciouskillersquirrel
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I haven't decided yet, but a memory card full stop is a requirement.
I wouldn't say no. Pretty sure the Vita I ordered comes naked.
bodyboarder
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OfTheOverflow
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I'm tripping over myself with 4GB Vita cards, but you honestly don't want to be stuck with one of them as your main card, take my word for it.
Planet_JASE
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Well, let me know if you need it. We can arrange a dead drop or something to complete the transaction. But, as mentioned, just above, it may be a very temporary solution, depending on the type of usage you want from the Vita.
Paasei
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Might be slightly off-topic here, so just ignore/delete this if this is not "allowed".
Anyway, I'm going from the Netherlands to Australia on September 14th for at least year with the work/holiday visa.
If any of you would have good recommendations on landmarks, cultural habits, maybe a place where it shouldn't be too hard to find a job, where I could play games if the weather will be terrible and so on.
I start in Sydney and plan to move southwest to also visit Melbourne, hopefully Tasmania and Adelaide. Hopefully my dream will come true and I'm able settle somewhere around, or in, those cities and find a job where they would want me to stay.
Anyway, I'm going from the Netherlands to Australia on September 14th for at least year with the work/holiday visa.
If any of you would have good recommendations on landmarks, cultural habits, maybe a place where it shouldn't be too hard to find a job, where I could play games if the weather will be terrible and so on.
I start in Sydney and plan to move southwest to also visit Melbourne, hopefully Tasmania and Adelaide. Hopefully my dream will come true and I'm able settle somewhere around, or in, those cities and find a job where they would want me to stay.
ThoseDeafMutes
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In Tasmania it depends on what kind of stuff you're interested in. The view from the mountain in Hobart (Mt Wellington) is pretty spectacular and you don't have to go far to see it, but a lot of people are here for the nature stuff. The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) should be on your to-see list, the Salamanca markets are okish and if you have the time/inclination, go out to Cradle Mountain / Wine Glass Bay.
Paasei
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I'm going to add all this on the to-do list. Thank you very much. Hopefully I'll make my way there. The unique animals, also named after the island, are also very interesting.
ThoseDeafMutes
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If you are interested in the local animals, Bonorong wildlife sanctuary is a good place to go.
Paasei
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It seems to take some effort to get there without a car, so it will be a bit tricky. With some luck I might have made some friends by then
Darren870
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It seems to take some effort to get there without a car, so it will be a bit tricky. With some luck I might have made some friends by then
You need a car for Tasmania. Honestly it would be pretty boring without one. It's cheap to hire one anyways.
Edit: hell you need a car for Australia in general if you really want to see it.
ClivePwned
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It seems to take some effort to get there without a car, so it will be a bit tricky. With some luck I might have made some friends by then
yes, Paasei, you'll probably need to hire a car at some point but it's a relatively easy place to drive.
-Driving on the right hand side of the car is the easy bit, most hire cars will be automatics.
-We drive on the right, but you're more likely to get into the front passenger seat by mistake than get on the wrong side of the road.
-Most Australian cars will have the wipers and indicators on the opposite sides of the steering wheel to Europe (and UK too oddly enough). SO yeah, turning on the wipers when you want to indicate a turn is common.
-Australian motorists generally give way to Giant Spiders, but not Giant Cane Toads
If you want everybody to hate you, hire a van from Wicked.
Darren870
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I still do this after 2.5 years! It's backwards from the US too. And everywhere I've ever driven actually....
endlessflood
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I also really enjoyed Bruny Island, the vistas on the South of the island around the lighthouse are absolutely spectacular.
If you want to see Australian wildlife up close, I'd strongly recommend checking out the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney. I take most of my overseas visitors there and it's always a hit
Paasei
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I also really enjoyed Bruny Island, the vistas on the South of the island around the lighthouse are absolutely spectacular.
If you want to see Australian wildlife up close, I'd strongly recommend checking out the Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney. I take most of my overseas visitors there and it's always a hit
Seeing I start in Sydney it shouldn't be too hard to find that park
A note to everyone else: Thank you all for your recommendations and advice, really appreciate it. I've wanted to go there since I was very young and now it's finally happening. I really am very excited.
Once I have a (parttime) job I could always save up to rent a car. I always thought you guys drive on the left, just like in the UK. The indicator thingy is just a matter of getting used to I guess?
I also have no desire to kill animals, no matter if I'm a little scared of them (such as giant spiders).
When you work your way down to Victoria you should definitely do the great ocean road. Melbourne by itself is such an amazing city the only problem is that rent is insanely expensive so you'll most likely be living with some other back packers
I don't need Sydney people to jump in and remind me how much worse they have it
Feel free to bring me some choco pasta en hagelslag...
Paasei
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No stroopwafels? You don't know what you're missing!
But hey, I might actually bring some Dutch treats to show my gratitude for those who end up helping me out in any way, shape or form =)
Also looks like I have to rush a tad bit down to Victoria. It seems my favorite band is the headliner of Unify in 2017.
Darren870
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Seeing I start in Sydney it shouldn't be too hard to find that park
A note to everyone else: Thank you all for your recommendations and advice, really appreciate it. I've wanted to go there since I was very young and now it's finally happening. I really am very excited.
Once I have a (parttime) job I could always save up to rent a car. I always thought you guys drive on the left, just like in the UK. The indicator thingy is just a matter of getting used to I guess?
I also have no desire to kill animals, no matter if I'm a little scared of them (such as giant spiders).
We do drive on the left. But obviously you sit on the right. Can be confusing if you're not used to it.
Did anyone head out to get the Vans this morning? Can't believe how expensive they are. Almost triple the US price.
http://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2016/07/27/nintendo-vans-incredibly-overpriced-australia/
http://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2016/07/27/nintendo-vans-incredibly-overpriced-australia/
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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That's insane. I'll just get my sister in the states to send me some I think.
You mean Nintendo haven't found a way to region lock shoes?
bodyboarder
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Fuck that. Aussie tax strikes again.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I had Stroopwafels from a supermarket in Amsterdam. The one just near the Rijksmuseum that you go down the escalator to reach. They were ok.
The fresh regular waffles from the stall outside the Museum in the park area was great though.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Nice one mate.
FormallyMegadrive
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Very true. I remember seeing my first in Lorne about two years ago, it was the now-banned "bukkake" themed one. It was shocking and funny at the start. They're just a bane of society now. The gimmick is gone my friends.
Were they covered in stroop? There's no point in having them otherwise.
I fully agree that belgian waffles are superior.
FormallyMegadrive
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Getting all my wisdom teeth out today. I'm sure it'll be a quick surgery but man I'm not looking forward to the recovery
Harsh. I should have worked on the wording instead of rushing it. There's potential there.
endlessflood
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My face blew up like a balloon, it was hilarious. Like something out of a cartoon
See if you can't get some painkillers prescribed. My dentist prescribed codeine when I got mine out and I couldn't feel jack for the day or two it hurt.
FormallyMegadrive
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i was prescribed codeine for the pain previous and apparently im one of the 30% that codeine just nothing for.
but yeah i cant imagine they wont give me painkillersYou going under general anesthetic like a little bitch?
I don't remember too much pain after the operation. Maybe cos mine weren't super impacted? Also make sure you get one of those water droplet spray thingos from the dentist so you can clean the bits of food out of your new holes!
Cos I did lol!
I don't remember too much pain after the operation. Maybe cos mine weren't super impacted? Also make sure you get one of those water droplet spray thingos from the dentist so you can clean the bits of food out of your new holes!
bobnowhere
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I had all 4 wisdom teeth and the 2 top back molars out all in one sitting when I was 20 or so. The top wisdom teeth broke the molars coming through. Have implants now though.
The Dentist was an absolute genius, didn't feel a thing from the initial local injections the pulling and nothing afterwards. She even stitched the sockets with dis-solvable stitches to avoid dry socket, something that I'm told is deadly painful. I got a prescription for Panadeine but didn't need it. I miss that tiny little Vietnamese woman, she left town a few years later, my current dentist is fine but he can be a bit agricultural.
Have implants now though.The Dentist was an absolute genius, didn't feel a thing from the initial local injections the pulling and nothing afterwards. She even stitched the sockets with dis-solvable stitches to avoid dry socket, something that I'm told is deadly painful. I got a prescription for Panadeine but didn't need it. I miss that tiny little Vietnamese woman, she left town a few years later, my current dentist is fine but he can be a bit agricultural.
4 wisdom teeth removed under full anaesthetics.
Woke up in the hospital and they didn't allow me to leave until I proved that I was able to eat/drink. I took a sip of water and everything was still numb to the point that all the water just ran out of my mouth again. The anaesthetics finally wore off and I was able to swallow, unfortunately it hurt quite a bit. For about two weeks I couldn't eat anything solid, after that my diet was mash made from a packet because real mash was still to hard.
From what I was told they had to use substantial force to remove them hence the pain and discomfort.
You should be fine though!
Woke up in the hospital and they didn't allow me to leave until I proved that I was able to eat/drink. I took a sip of water and everything was still numb to the point that all the water just ran out of my mouth again. The anaesthetics finally wore off and I was able to swallow, unfortunately it hurt quite a bit. For about two weeks I couldn't eat anything solid, after that my diet was mash made from a packet because real mash was still to hard.
From what I was told they had to use substantial force to remove them hence the pain and discomfort.
You should be fine though!
I was originally going to have all 4 wisdom teeth taken out, but after the operation was delayed for a year or so, the new scans revealed that my top ones hadn't moved at all, so they decided to just take out the bottom 2.
Went in to hospital and fully under, as the bottom ones weren't full through. Lots of nice gum and jaw to dig through.
Was pretty drugged out afterwards, wife thought it was hilarious.
Worst bit was having to use a syringe to squirt water in to the holes for a few months, to make sure nothing got in. One side ended up with a small infection when some food got stuck. Not fun.
Went in to hospital and fully under, as the bottom ones weren't full through. Lots of nice gum and jaw to dig through.
Was pretty drugged out afterwards, wife thought it was hilarious.
Worst bit was having to use a syringe to squirt water in to the holes for a few months, to make sure nothing got in. One side ended up with a small infection when some food got stuck. Not fun.
My extractions were pretty metal thinking about it, I was in for a regular clean and told my dentist that my wisdom teeth were hurting/coming through. She just asked if I wanted to get them done then and I figured why not. 20 Minutes later 3 of them were out and I was driving home. My soul wasn't ready for the crack I heard/felt.
They can prescribe you with other/stronger stuff. My dentist is always telling me how obvious drug addicts are asking her for stuff like tramadol or oxy for minor things lol.
i was prescribed codeine for the pain previous and apparently im one of the 30% that codeine just nothing for.
They can prescribe you with other/stronger stuff. My dentist is always telling me how obvious drug addicts are asking her for stuff like tramadol or oxy for minor things lol.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I received the system today and it turns out the original owner left a 4GB card in the socket already,but failed to mention that in the auction. It means that I at least have a functional system while I work out how to get a bigger card.
Thanks for the offer though. It was good to know I wasn't necessarily completely out of options.
As an aside, I went to a few pawn shops and sampled their game selection. First of all, there are a lot of copies of Assassin's Creed 3 lying around. Secondly, the Indooroopilly Cash Converters has a copy of a Japanese loli porn game called Fruit of Grisaia. I had to look up the title from the product code (the loose cartridge just has the logo in Japanese, which I can't read), hoping it was some awesome but obscure Japanese action game and was thoroughly disappointed.
I also disinfected my hands after.
viciouskillersquirrel
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Same. Big jaws, I was told, though I suspect it's more to do with small front teeth.
My wife though, is an evolved form - no wisdom teeth at all.
FormallyMegadrive
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not general, but through iv. didnt even happen because of a clerical error, so waiting on a new appointment. they should i wanted local anaesthetic when i wanted iv and im like excuse me what
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Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Kerri-Anne Kennerley: TV Personality Supports Sonia Kruger Over Call to Ban Muslims
Planet_JASE
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I don't know which part of that sentence I'm meant to feel the most offended by, quite frankly.
That Kerri-Anne is considered a personality, that I should care whatever idiotic, shitty, deplorable opinions Sonia Kruger has, or that anyone should care that Kerri-Anne supporting it hold any importance.
Or that anyone should give a shit about the whole thing.
I really need some guidance, guys.
That Kerri-Anne is considered a personality, that I should care whatever idiotic, shitty, deplorable opinions Sonia Kruger has, or that anyone should care that Kerri-Anne supporting it hold any importance.
Or that anyone should give a shit about the whole thing.
I really need some guidance, guys.
viciouskillersquirrel
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I find it hard to believe that either Sonia Kruger or Kerri Anne Kennerley have ever spoken to a Muslim, let alone one who emigrated here, for more than five minutes.
It's the sort of hand-wringing opinion one forms when one has lived their entire lives in a homogeneous bubble and has never had one's fundamental rights threatened in any way.
It's the sort of hand-wringing opinion one forms when one has lived their entire lives in a homogeneous bubble and has never had one's fundamental rights threatened in any way.
But some of her best friends are Muslim. And what are friends for if not to throw under the bus on national TV.
FormallyMegadrive
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who cares, honestly. sonia can have her opinion, despite how dumb i find it. kerri anne can share that opinion, no matter how dumb i find it.
us caring about it wont change the fact they think that, and wont change how they think. just who cares
us caring about it wont change the fact they think that, and wont change how they think. just who cares
roosters93
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if they share their highly objectionable opinions only between the two of them in their private sanctuaries then all power to them
spouting them on national tv makes their opinions appear less unacceptable tho
Me too grr
spouting them on national tv makes their opinions appear less unacceptable tho
Me too grr
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