One whole year Aussie WHV review... ♥ u allﺕ
April 16, 2011 at 3:35am
It’s time to review my one whole year working holiday life.Yes, it’s over. Recall my memories… although this is not a missionary trip…. I thought that thru this trip, I could be a good testimony for God. I knew that I might experience God and His grace would be around me. It was, it really was….
Before I go, I heard God told me, “Leave your country, your people, and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.”… that’s what God told Abraham…
God opened the door, my parents supported me so much, and I felt peaceful for the whole preparation.
Thanks Josephine found that great share house at Brisbane, thanks Terence introduced jobs for me.
And I prepared a new small SanXian for busking.
Everything’s seems very smooth and under my control…. But God told me, no, u have to experience me…
When I just arrived, I went to Little Singapore, Manager Mandy told me I need to wait till I got the tax file no., which may take 2 weeks to one month… actually I knew I have to get that but I thought I can provide it later… okay, then I wait…
The next day, I went to the city hall for requesting get the busking permit… they told me I should wait till they got audition…. Which would be abt 2 months later…. 2 month?!
What should I do…. I didn’t bring enough money and I still have to pay rent…. What should I do??i cried a few times on that.....
I had a little time worked at Chinatown as illegal workers, be waitress and kitchen hand… 4 days no paid trial period… AU$5 as waitress and AU$7 as Kitchen hand… that was the most hardest time of my WHV….
Finally b4 I run of money, I got the tax file no and could work at Little Singapore.
Just like all newbies, worked very slow, no matter served the food, use the cashier machine… not able to answer customers questions… understood Chefs sometimes in bad temper.... i found they are actually nice. thanks all colleagues taught me so much, esp. Carol, Jonathan, Dennis, Celina, Elsa… etc.. finally I got a stable role to work for the first shift, stayed at the cashier… And sometimes my turn to teach newbies… I think I learned a lot… thus I sometimes stared how the chefs prepare the food :p
Sing Ma is really a warm family… most colleagues are students like Jerry, Halle, Eric, Ben... which made me felt myself younger:D feel sorry to know that there’s lots of changes after I left and most colleagues quitted already….
Thanks May, my secondary sch classmate, let me stayed at her place after Josephine move on to Bundy…
Also thanks her introduced her frds to me… food and coffee lovers… we had very good times in that half year.
That’s actually a hard decision to move on to Melbourne. As I'd already built up relationships with my colleagues and frds…. But… once I had such thought, and I felt peaceful again and I know it’s really the time to go… actually it’s not allowed to work for same employer more than 6 month… although I know some ppl ignore it…
Melbourne is an artistic city… after I failed at the busking audition… I think Melbourne would accept my music!
Also I’ve already know what job I am going to do at Melbourne. Sometimes facebooked shu shu, she told me I can work at the bakery that she’s working…
Then I found a share house thru internet and paid for the bond already…
Everything’s seems well planned… again, God reminded me… no, don’t rely all on your own… u should wait for my providing…
When I just arrived, my SanXian had been broken… how could I busk?
The landlord couldn’t arrange the room on the day I arrived, I should stayed a few days at YHA… but after I moved to the share house… OMG, it’s a haunted house… it’s far different from the photos he sent me…. I argued with the landlord but finally no refund and I could stay 3 weeks more but I paid one month rent…
It took me some days to contact with shu shu & Vienna and finally I got the job at Breadtop. I spent a lot of money for moving to a new place. And I had to wait 3 more weeks for the pay day…. Not really coped with the working condition, my hands got problem… I felt so numb while every morning when I woke up… I even hardly carry chopsticks and pen… I really wanted to see a doctor… but at that time, I still waited for the pay… even I had a job already…
Thanks God that I felt everyone’s caring… I really cashout the last $20 … when I planned I should see the doctor no matter I got the pay or not, I still can use credit card… but the pay was received at the right time! Amazing!
Being arranged to work at Chinese bread department… that’s was a very precious chance… most WHM work at cake and decoration dept which mainly work for packing… I know that’s not my cup of tea… thanks Master Kwong and senior Hin taught me so much… I proud of myself that when everyone predicted that would be in trouble and extremely busy during the time that Helen and Hin both took long leave… I chose to stay instead of escape… I know that even a worker like me, half year experience, still have lots of things didn’t know how to do… what if I quitted and a newbie take over my post? Master have to work 3 ppl’s work then teach new colleague? I think he rather prefer works alone…
Thanks God that in this very busy period,…. day 1… surprisingly smooth…
Even in the day after, we worked till very late… Master’s was in good temper…
Breadtop for me, is another warm family… most colleagues treat me good…
I miss all my funny and lovely flatmates at melb… those ppl at Hawthorn, 555 Flinders Street. , 405 Elizabeth. And 7 Riverside Quay… thanks Alicia, u are a friendly landlord indeed.
I actually moved a lot… met lots of Taiwanese… thanks for taught me Taiwanese… 多蝦多蝦!!
Thanks God before i left, i'd still had chance to busk... i finally could repaired the SanXian myself... the sound was not that bad.... u could see the videos... although didn't earn a lot... it's really a good experience...
Also i miss the ppl in the Tasmania tour… we had a great time in these short few days;)
Yea, have to thanks God for the good weather after first two days… so glad that when we arrived the west coast of Tasmania, we could seen the beautiful sunset… and at time, the weather was good… felt the power of magic time…
Doesn’t means that I don’t give thanks on the first two rainy days… I thought that made me easier to get familiar with the ppl of this tour since that was just first day of my tour while they were half way already… and without the rain, how could we find the rainbow?
When I finished the walk at national park… almost going back to the coach… I found the rainbow, I was very excited and ran to that side… that’s not the first time for me to see… but that one was really wide and beautiful…
Thanks God for the trip of Cairns too! While I was abt to skydive, abt to getting on the helicopter, it started raining… I felt disappointed… but the crew kept going… but when we abt to arrive the mission beach…. The weather was super fine! Good sunshine, almost no cloud! While jumping to the beach, I seen God’s creation was soooo Great!
i basically been to the cities that i really want to go...that's enough!
i think i grown up a lot after this trip... changed a bit of my lifestyle...
Lots of God's blessings in this trip… a bit sorry that I didn’t con’t my blog after I arrived melb… mayb I missed some detailed already… but I still willing to share .
Thanks for reading this long long post… I will keep living well in Hong Kong… everyone no matter where u are, remember, God loves u and so am i!
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