scunted: v to be told off, or chastised.
arvo: n afternoon
journo: n jounalist
muso: n musician
rego: n registration (like license plates)
exxie: adj. expensive
guzzies: n globs of splittle, ooze, slime.
marching orders: fired, canned, sacked.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
House--not just a TV drama, Kristin
Okay. So its been a week since I sent out a frantic email about our house sale falling through. Needless to say, we are continuing on our fine streak of bad luck. The timeline so far.
April Good Friday 2006 put house on the market
July 2006 lower the price
September 2006 lower the price
October: recieve first offer--a contingency.
January: contingency expires, negotiate an extension
February: extension expires, put it back on the market
April: lower price.
April: get offer--woo, hoo, close date May 15.
May 12: engaged couple split up while measuring for hardwood floors, offer falls apart.
May 14: desperate plea for a miracle.
May 15: offer officially falls apart.
May 16: house back on the market
May 18: new offer recieved.
M1y 20: offer rejected for being to0 low.
May 24: new offer proposed, and accepted to close mid July.
May 25: FINGERS CROSSED!
Its been a real roller coaster, and I have to commend our friend and realtor Curt Britson. If he charged us for the over the phone counseling and all the extra hassle having us overseas has caused, we'd just sign it over to him. We might even be home in July during the closing, so we can dig up our statue of St. Joseph and swear off religious iconography forever.
Unfortunately, our housing luck seems to have followed us here. The timeline goes like this.
Jan 4: Stay in a hostel in a room 8 ft X 8 ft.
Jan 8: Move to Silver suite of holiday accomodation in S. Fremantle.
Jan 18: Move to Gold suite of holiday accomodation.
Jan 25: Move to rental property in Hamilton Hill.
Feb - Mar: Buy furniture, get to know the neighborhood.
April 18: Get a call from rental property agents, the owners want to move back in! Will we shorten our lease and find a new place to stay.
April 25: Agree to look at new rental properties, if they pay moving costs.
p.s. My boss hands in resignation, Dr. in Emergency Center hurts her back, we both start working like crazy.
Apr 25-May 15: Begin negotiating what moving costs will be covered. Start looking at properties.
May 15: Discover moving costs, meant paying for the truck. (get notice about house falling through), decide its too much all at once, decide not to move.
May 20: Receive notice that our rent has increased by 15%.
May 25: Nathan and I are following his original plan, living in a classic VW pop top camper van on the beach. Visitors are still welcome, you can use our tent.
April Good Friday 2006 put house on the market
July 2006 lower the price
September 2006 lower the price
October: recieve first offer--a contingency.
January: contingency expires, negotiate an extension
February: extension expires, put it back on the market
April: lower price.
April: get offer--woo, hoo, close date May 15.
May 12: engaged couple split up while measuring for hardwood floors, offer falls apart.
May 14: desperate plea for a miracle.
May 15: offer officially falls apart.
May 16: house back on the market
May 18: new offer recieved.
M1y 20: offer rejected for being to0 low.
May 24: new offer proposed, and accepted to close mid July.
May 25: FINGERS CROSSED!
Its been a real roller coaster, and I have to commend our friend and realtor Curt Britson. If he charged us for the over the phone counseling and all the extra hassle having us overseas has caused, we'd just sign it over to him. We might even be home in July during the closing, so we can dig up our statue of St. Joseph and swear off religious iconography forever.
Unfortunately, our housing luck seems to have followed us here. The timeline goes like this.
Jan 4: Stay in a hostel in a room 8 ft X 8 ft.
Jan 8: Move to Silver suite of holiday accomodation in S. Fremantle.
Jan 18: Move to Gold suite of holiday accomodation.
Jan 25: Move to rental property in Hamilton Hill.
Feb - Mar: Buy furniture, get to know the neighborhood.
April 18: Get a call from rental property agents, the owners want to move back in! Will we shorten our lease and find a new place to stay.
April 25: Agree to look at new rental properties, if they pay moving costs.
p.s. My boss hands in resignation, Dr. in Emergency Center hurts her back, we both start working like crazy.
Apr 25-May 15: Begin negotiating what moving costs will be covered. Start looking at properties.
May 15: Discover moving costs, meant paying for the truck. (get notice about house falling through), decide its too much all at once, decide not to move.
May 20: Receive notice that our rent has increased by 15%.
May 25: Nathan and I are following his original plan, living in a classic VW pop top camper van on the beach. Visitors are still welcome, you can use our tent.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Gl-aus-ary
So we all know that there are some words that are used regularly in australian lingo. Phrases such as "G'day," "Mate," and "I'll have another beer" have been long recognized as casual aussie speak. There were a few new words that have been used in an exam room situation that I had to stop the conversation and ask for a translation. Here are a few.
1. Bogan. (n) Person who is usually of a socioeconomically disadvantaged stratum of society who is not overly interested in grooming or appearance, spends days slacking and having a few stubbies (short bottles of beer).
2. Bluey. (n - various) In the consulting room, an australian cattle dog, so called for its blue ticking, very popular. Confusing because it is also the phrase used to describe a stinging jellyfish (portugeuse man o'war). Imagine the look of shock when asked to examine bluey in room one as it was vomiting. Also means a redhead, a traffic ticket, a backpack, or a heavy coat worn by miners. Very versatile word, bluey.
3. Dag. (n) An uncouth or loutish person. Is often used as an adjective, "She's so daggy, she just opens her lunch (farts) in front of everybody." Can have superlatives, e.g. megadag.
4. Stands out like a dog's balls. (adj) Meaning is obvious. It's obvious what the meaning is. The meaning is, obvious.
5. Ocker. (n) Unsophisticated person. Nearest North American synonym may be redneck.
6. Root. (v) Is synonymous with f*ck in every usage. "I hit a roo, and now my car is rooted." "He's so randy, a total root-rat."
7. Sook. (n, v) A softy, a mama's boy/girl. Used in the exam room to describe those pets that are in constant need of a cuddle. Can also be a verb, "She's going to sook," or even an adjective, "she's so sooky." The superlative is to be a sookie la-la. Really.
These are just a few of the colorful new words that we're adding to the lingo, and a selection based on what I've heard in the exam room. I'll leave you with a new favorite, used to describe a car that I was considering buying that evidently gets very good mileage.
"It'll run on the fumes of an oily rag."
1. Bogan. (n) Person who is usually of a socioeconomically disadvantaged stratum of society who is not overly interested in grooming or appearance, spends days slacking and having a few stubbies (short bottles of beer).
2. Bluey. (n - various) In the consulting room, an australian cattle dog, so called for its blue ticking, very popular. Confusing because it is also the phrase used to describe a stinging jellyfish (portugeuse man o'war). Imagine the look of shock when asked to examine bluey in room one as it was vomiting. Also means a redhead, a traffic ticket, a backpack, or a heavy coat worn by miners. Very versatile word, bluey.
3. Dag. (n) An uncouth or loutish person. Is often used as an adjective, "She's so daggy, she just opens her lunch (farts) in front of everybody." Can have superlatives, e.g. megadag.
4. Stands out like a dog's balls. (adj) Meaning is obvious. It's obvious what the meaning is. The meaning is, obvious.
5. Ocker. (n) Unsophisticated person. Nearest North American synonym may be redneck.
6. Root. (v) Is synonymous with f*ck in every usage. "I hit a roo, and now my car is rooted." "He's so randy, a total root-rat."
7. Sook. (n, v) A softy, a mama's boy/girl. Used in the exam room to describe those pets that are in constant need of a cuddle. Can also be a verb, "She's going to sook," or even an adjective, "she's so sooky." The superlative is to be a sookie la-la. Really.
These are just a few of the colorful new words that we're adding to the lingo, and a selection based on what I've heard in the exam room. I'll leave you with a new favorite, used to describe a car that I was considering buying that evidently gets very good mileage.
"It'll run on the fumes of an oily rag."
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