Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Monday, 14 September 2015
Interesting happening with a fight for the title of Australian Prime Minister
So~! From what I hear, Tony Abbott my not the Prime Minister of Australia anymore. If that is really true, thank the heavens for the change. Tony Abbott is a sexist, racist biggot and he dose not deserve the title of PM. He should not have been in charge in the first place and I welcome this change, I really do hope that this new guy Malcolm Turnbull can start to turn things around. I don't think he'll be able to accomplish much but if he can start to undo some of Abbott's bullshit, he will automatically be a better PM.
Monday, 31 August 2015
I could use your help with school...
If you come to my blog every so often, you may have noticed a new button on the top right, under my banner. It goes to my BegsList fundraiser page. Putting it simply, I need about $500 (AUD) to pay my school fees. The goal is set to $360 because I'm assuming that all donations are in American (USD). The money that I need, when converted is about $358 USD, hence why I've set it where I have.
If you want to know more about what exactly is going on, I have written why I'm asking for this money in more detail on the fundraiser site. This ends on the 15th September, because that's when I need to pay by, if I don't pay by then, or if I can't get an extension, I'm going to have to drop out. I would really appreciate it if you could donate even just $5, any money that I can get would help so much. I can possibly pay up to $150 (AUD) if I stretch out my budget so much more. But again, I'd still need about $350 AUD to pay.
You can either click HERE or on the button, both will get you there. Thank you so much!
If you want to know more about what exactly is going on, I have written why I'm asking for this money in more detail on the fundraiser site. This ends on the 15th September, because that's when I need to pay by, if I don't pay by then, or if I can't get an extension, I'm going to have to drop out. I would really appreciate it if you could donate even just $5, any money that I can get would help so much. I can possibly pay up to $150 (AUD) if I stretch out my budget so much more. But again, I'd still need about $350 AUD to pay.
You can either click HERE or on the button, both will get you there. Thank you so much!
Saturday, 27 June 2015
United States of America Marrige Equality
This week on the internet, the United States of America has finally made it legal in all states to allow same-sex marriage. Which is great and I am super super happy for you over there! Really, I am! What else I am hearing is that Australia needs to catch up and do the same thing, and I wholly agree 300%, the only thing stopping us is one thing. One man. Tony Abbott.
He is highly against same-sex marriage, because his views of everything, including women, lie back in the 1950's. He is a sexist, homophobic bastard who needs to take his head out of his ass and get things together, because he has ruined this country and it's name.
We will not see marriage equality here in Australia for another year or two, when he is voted out. Once that happens and someone with a brain in voted in, THEN we as a nation can openly, and easily, try to convince the new PM to make this thing legal. But until then, until Tony Abbott is voted out, we will have to wait for the ability to marry anyone we please, with no problems.
News articles about Abbott and his view down below:
He is highly against same-sex marriage, because his views of everything, including women, lie back in the 1950's. He is a sexist, homophobic bastard who needs to take his head out of his ass and get things together, because he has ruined this country and it's name.
We will not see marriage equality here in Australia for another year or two, when he is voted out. Once that happens and someone with a brain in voted in, THEN we as a nation can openly, and easily, try to convince the new PM to make this thing legal. But until then, until Tony Abbott is voted out, we will have to wait for the ability to marry anyone we please, with no problems.
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News articles about Abbott and his view down below:
Thursday, 4 September 2014
Sorry For No Posts, Future Posts Will Be Scarce
I know I'm meant to be posting Wednesdays and maybe on Sundays, but I just haven't been able to blog because I've been distracted, but for a good-ish reason, a reasonable reason.
This reason of why I can't write for you is: SCHOOL! On late Saturday night, 30th August 2014, I was looking through my work to see what module/topic/subject I should do next. I was looking at one of the sheets and I noticed that I had to finish a subject on the 3rd. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure if it was the 3rd of September, which I think it was and why I was busy, or the 3rd of October, which is next month. But I hadn't started this subject yet and I needed to finish it in about 3 or so day, so I did.
That's basically why I didn't blog on those two days, I was trying to shove down school work so I could hand it in. But I have about 3 and a half weeks to finish 3 more subjects, then it'll be a term break so, this is just a warning to let you know I may not be able to blog for a little. I will still try to though!
I'm doing my Cert. II externally (at home) meaning I don't have to go in to a TAFE SA campus to attend classes, I get all of my work sent to my house. I have, I think, about 3 and a half weeks to finish 3 more modules.
This reason of why I can't write for you is: SCHOOL! On late Saturday night, 30th August 2014, I was looking through my work to see what module/topic/subject I should do next. I was looking at one of the sheets and I noticed that I had to finish a subject on the 3rd. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure if it was the 3rd of September, which I think it was and why I was busy, or the 3rd of October, which is next month. But I hadn't started this subject yet and I needed to finish it in about 3 or so day, so I did.
That's basically why I didn't blog on those two days, I was trying to shove down school work so I could hand it in. But I have about 3 and a half weeks to finish 3 more subjects, then it'll be a term break so, this is just a warning to let you know I may not be able to blog for a little. I will still try to though!
I'm doing my Cert. II externally (at home) meaning I don't have to go in to a TAFE SA campus to attend classes, I get all of my work sent to my house. I have, I think, about 3 and a half weeks to finish 3 more modules.
Saturday, 23 August 2014
My Experience with : Gumtree.com.au
If you arn't aware, there is a site call Gumtree.com.au. It's like eBay and craigslist, but unlike eBay you get 100% of the money you post the item for, no fees. Unlike craigslist, you can trust this site.
Gumtree is an organised site where you can buy and sell things, it's based in Australia where you sell items, and the majority of the time, you'll get cash in your hand from local pick-ups. I've had some good experience selling things on Gumtree, however, not everything sells. Also, when someone does contact you about an item that they want, they will work out a time with you to pick up the item, and you'll give them your address, but they don't show up. Nor will they email you saying something about how they can't show up, or anything. I've had people interested in items and contact me, I'd respond but I get nothing back.
I have had successful sales that go down quickly, and that's nice, but there are just times where people just annoy me with wanting an item but not showing up.
Experience 1: I had one guy, I was selling Finding Nemo on DVD, the collector's edition, and he was interested. I we worked out a time and I gave him my address, and telling my how to find my house. As I needed to at the time. However, he didn't show up that day. Or the next. Or the next. He didn't email me saying that he still wanted it, or that he was sorry that he didn't show, I didn't hear a word from him. Until about a week later when he knocked at the door, asking for me and wanting the DVD. I did give it to him and he game me money, however he was a week late. For all he knew, I could have sold it to someone else. But no, I didn't.
Experience 2: Maybe about a month or two ago, I was selling some pokemon cards. About 180 assorted pokemon cards for $50. Someone was interested, which is nice. He asked if he could have them and if I'd mail them to him, since he lives in NSW and I'm in SA. I normally say that I'm not a fan of mailing things, which I did tell him, but I also mentioned that I would mail them. A few email exchanges went down, then he decided he didn't want them, so ok. Then he decided a day later that he DID want them. I gave him my account details and I waited for the money to come in. 3 days pass and no money, a couple more days pass and I email him, telling him that the money hasn't come in yet. He tells me that he has sent it and that he has a receipt of him sending the money, and he was wondering when the cards will be there. I told him that once again, I needed some of that money to mail the item, and I can't send it until I get the money. I didn't hear from him again after that.
Experience 3: Maybe a week or more ago, I was selling some more pokemon cards, less this time, about 100 cards for around $20. Someone asked if they were still available and that they wanted it. As well as asking if I'd mail them. Hesitantly, I said yes. I gave them my account number, they gave me their address and I waited three or 4 days and no money, so I emailed them about it. They say something happened and it seems the money was sent back. They sent it again and it seemed to come through that night, which was great. The next day, I went to the post office and got what I needed, and I sent them off. So, good experience.
Gumtree is an organised site where you can buy and sell things, it's based in Australia where you sell items, and the majority of the time, you'll get cash in your hand from local pick-ups. I've had some good experience selling things on Gumtree, however, not everything sells. Also, when someone does contact you about an item that they want, they will work out a time with you to pick up the item, and you'll give them your address, but they don't show up. Nor will they email you saying something about how they can't show up, or anything. I've had people interested in items and contact me, I'd respond but I get nothing back.
I have had successful sales that go down quickly, and that's nice, but there are just times where people just annoy me with wanting an item but not showing up.
Experience 1: I had one guy, I was selling Finding Nemo on DVD, the collector's edition, and he was interested. I we worked out a time and I gave him my address, and telling my how to find my house. As I needed to at the time. However, he didn't show up that day. Or the next. Or the next. He didn't email me saying that he still wanted it, or that he was sorry that he didn't show, I didn't hear a word from him. Until about a week later when he knocked at the door, asking for me and wanting the DVD. I did give it to him and he game me money, however he was a week late. For all he knew, I could have sold it to someone else. But no, I didn't.
Experience 2: Maybe about a month or two ago, I was selling some pokemon cards. About 180 assorted pokemon cards for $50. Someone was interested, which is nice. He asked if he could have them and if I'd mail them to him, since he lives in NSW and I'm in SA. I normally say that I'm not a fan of mailing things, which I did tell him, but I also mentioned that I would mail them. A few email exchanges went down, then he decided he didn't want them, so ok. Then he decided a day later that he DID want them. I gave him my account details and I waited for the money to come in. 3 days pass and no money, a couple more days pass and I email him, telling him that the money hasn't come in yet. He tells me that he has sent it and that he has a receipt of him sending the money, and he was wondering when the cards will be there. I told him that once again, I needed some of that money to mail the item, and I can't send it until I get the money. I didn't hear from him again after that.
Experience 3: Maybe a week or more ago, I was selling some more pokemon cards, less this time, about 100 cards for around $20. Someone asked if they were still available and that they wanted it. As well as asking if I'd mail them. Hesitantly, I said yes. I gave them my account number, they gave me their address and I waited three or 4 days and no money, so I emailed them about it. They say something happened and it seems the money was sent back. They sent it again and it seemed to come through that night, which was great. The next day, I went to the post office and got what I needed, and I sent them off. So, good experience.
Feel free to share your experience below if you've used Gumtree!
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
To go, or not to go? That is NOT the question!!
I had to make a new blog on this bloody site because everything I would log out of Blogger to log in to my account that I actually use, Google was all like, yep, nope! And then I was ll like, HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES DO I NEED TO LOG OUT AND LOG IN TO MY ACCOUNT TO MAKE IT WORK?!? And I still not able to get to it so.. >:/ Fucking Google, I swear, I do like you Google but for fuck sake!
I went on Google, as you do, to see how to raise $500 in a 2 month period. The one artical that I actually read, about half of to be honest was one called: 3 Ways to Earn and Extra $500 on the Side, by Courtney Johnston. It was interesting. One of the things that is suggested to think of 50 things that you're good at, things you know how to do. So I opened up notepad and numbered it 1 to 5. This is what I got:
1: Math
2: Cleaning
3: Basic computer skills
4:
5:
That's a long list.. I can't use that. I can't teach people anything, or clean houses for busy housewives looking after babies. Not worth it.
A bit after, I read a bit of an artical or two about ghostwritting and I'm not doing that so.. I'm fucked, we're fucked, everyone is fucked.
ANYWAYS!!
So, I MAY be going to NSW, Australia in the next two months for a few day period with my boyfriend for a wedding. The good news is, if we do go, I'll look nice. That $100 dress I bought for $20 will FINALLY come in handy. The bad news is that we're poor and we may not be able to make it. Out finances are fairly tight as it is right now, and what ever were get that isn't important, comes out of our food money, which normally ends up being about $40 to $100 a fortnight. (To feed 2 people. It's ALOT of pasta bolognese) I did a quick Google search, using WebJet.com.au for flights, and Trivago.com.au for hotels, I worked out it'll cost us anywhere between $400 to $600 for maybe 4 days in Melbourne, with no spending money, and I didn't even add for dinners either. So it'll may more of a $600 trip, that we don't have money for, that I do want money for, but I doubt we will have money for. I don't think we'll be able to raise $600 in a 2 month period. I am selling a few things, but even if they were to sell, it would be less then $100, so that doesn't make much of a dent in that.I went on Google, as you do, to see how to raise $500 in a 2 month period. The one artical that I actually read, about half of to be honest was one called: 3 Ways to Earn and Extra $500 on the Side, by Courtney Johnston. It was interesting. One of the things that is suggested to think of 50 things that you're good at, things you know how to do. So I opened up notepad and numbered it 1 to 5. This is what I got:
1: Math
2: Cleaning
3: Basic computer skills
4:
5:
That's a long list.. I can't use that. I can't teach people anything, or clean houses for busy housewives looking after babies. Not worth it.
A bit after, I read a bit of an artical or two about ghostwritting and I'm not doing that so.. I'm fucked, we're fucked, everyone is fucked.
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