Today I will write in English. Its the way that I should do if I want to improve my skill. So it can be wrong, please help me correct my writing.
Ive to study in the early morning. My class room starts 8.30am so I get up at 6.45am, Then I can walk slowly from home to train station and get on Tram from Box Hill center. It seem to be easy today, but there are very difficult to study in my class room because we have to study both of writing and listening. The listening learns from tap in labs room, I cant understand it any more. So I cant answer the question. Not only I do, but also my class mates do. T_T
My teacher, Mary, is very strict about writing. She said we should write follow the rules which she gave.
Ive already finished my classroom about 4.30pm, then I visited the share house in the belwyn area where is far from Box Hill Tafe 10 min. by bus. Its very cheap only 450$ per month for one person and 600$ per month for the couple. There are the shower room and toilet inside but I dont like to use the public kitchen. I feel that its a dirty. The owner, Daneal, said that if I want to live with my friend, he will give the bigger bed or another bed for me. This is the first place that I want to live because its not too far from my school and the front is supermarket and restaurants. I dont want to live in the place that has only bus pass in front. So I should find another house.
After that I try to ask the shops for my part-time job. The shops that I asked are the supermarkets (Target and Safeway), Misshas shop (Korean Beauty shop), breads shop, coffee shop and cleaning for Box Hill center. I found that its too hard for student full time to have the part-time jobs because on Saturday and Sunday, they have full of staff. On Monday to Friday, they want to have the full day time. So if I want to find the weekend part-time job, I have to apply by internet. Its the best way that I can do.
Do you know what the questions that I should ask for job are? Ive no idea right now. So I tried to ask them without self-confidence. The first question is Excuse me, is there any part-time job here? The second is Excuse me, Do you have any part-time job available now? The third is Excuse me, I want to have a part-time job here. Its quite a lot confuse, but I tried all.
The answer I got was Which day you do want to work? Saturday and Sunday Sorry, its full How about on Monday and Thursday afternoon? Oh, we want all day Thank you T_T
When I went to supermarket and asked the staffs for a job, they gave me the website to apply with pleasure, not like the other small shops.
So now what I can do the first is to create Resume and apply work permit online.
I want to tell everyone who will come here with e-visa that you must go to the Immigration office to get the label visa on your passport since you come here for a few days. What is different between e-visa and label visa? - e-visa has 13 digits (8888888888888) - label visa has 11 digits (888<8888888X). There are the number 10 digits and the last one is text.
The students who want to apply work permit have 2 ways to do.
The first way is apply in internet website; //www.immi.gov.au. It takes only 7 days to get work permit but you must have the credit card which is yours or others that you know the number of credit card, the expiration date and the name on credit card. The cost is 60 AUD.
The another one is apply by paper You can download the form from //www.immi.gov.au. Then you have to go to immigration to make and appointment and pay money. It takes at least 1 month to get the work permit.
Nobody tell me before, so I try to everything to apply online. Do you know? Its very hard for me because I have to study in my school everyday. Ive free time on Monday and Friday afternoon from 1.00pm but the Immigration office will be closed on 4.00pm. It is in the city which I take at least 30 min. by train. So tomorrow I will go immediately when I finished class. Thats my determination.
20/7/2007
Today is my excited day. Do you remember that Ill go to the immigration today?
I go there immediately when I finished my class about 01.30am. I buy the tick which is the cheapest price, only 3.3$ but I can use only 2 hours. Itll be 6.3$ for daily ticket. Im so hurry. The first thing that I know is now I have zone 2 ticket. I can use only zone 2. So when I get into the Box Hill station, I use my zone2 ticket. Its mean that my zone1 ticket doesnt print out the valid date. So when I arrive Parliament station; the immigration office located, Ive just tell the staff to open the door and print out my ticket. Yeah! Yeah! I have 2 hours form here. Now is 02.40pm and the ticket can use until 5.00pm.
Yeah! Now Im at the immigration office but there are a lot of people here. I think it maybe nearly 200 people. Oh god! How can I finish before 5.00pm!!!
The process is not so quickly but not too slow. I get my label visa about 3.30pm but my friend has to wait for a long time. So I decide to go to use the internet for apply work permit online. If its not work, Ill come back to this office before 5.00pm.
I ask someone to go to the state library how far it is. Its not far from here, I can go by walk. So I dont hesitate to go. Yeah! I succeed to apply work permit online 4.30pm.
Someone tell me how to go to the nearest train station from here. Its too close, just across the road and go into the Melbourne central. Ive 30 min from here so I can buy something near the station that is the bread and milk. Its only 3.65$ for bread 6 pieces and 1 liter of milk.
Got a Job!!
22/7/2007 Finally, I can do. Yeah Yeah!!!
Today I go to the St.Kildas beach where is the South of Melbourne. Just for sightseeing. When I walk around there, I see the paper which required front staff in front of the Italian Restaurant. I walk in to this restaurant and ask someone inside. She tell me to leave my resume first. I think I cant get this job. So I walk around the St.Kilda.
When I was waiting for my ice cream, she called me to go back to their restaurant. Oh My god! I dont remember that restaurant. T_T I told her that Im in the icecream shop and she said My restaurant is in front of that shop Oh!!! Really, Lucky.
She asked me to start working on 05.00pm today with the black top shirt.
How can I do? There is far away from my home maybe 2 hours round. So I decided to buy the new shirt with my little money. Thank god there are a clearance shop near this restaurant.
Lets talk about my job.
Lets talk about my job. Ive to serve the food, make coffee, and stand in the front to invite the customers into this restaurant. So tried!! Ive to stand along the night. They will pay 12$/hr for me. This is the regular rate. More get customers, more get money. Maybe 14$/hr
But!! The worst thing is they can close the restaurant whenever they want. My first day job is only 3.5 hrs (05.00pm-08.30pm). Actually there are a few customers here. Its too bad.
Ive to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.
For my second day on Friday 27 July 2007 There are only 4 tables today. Id to stand at the front to call customers but no one go inside. They went to the Malaysian restaurant instead. I started work at 06.15pm until 09.15 pm. Its only 3 hrs, but I had to buy the zone 1 ticket which is 6.3$ for daily ticket and no food for me here. T_T its not good for me. So its time to find a new job which have a lot of customer.
Today there were 2 new staffs here. They come from Italian. Im unconvinced that I could work here long time. I had a bad even when I was preparing some drink for the customer, they told one of new staff that they wont be waiting for the food and left out from my restaurant. Why she didnt tell me? I ordered the food already. Just only 5 minute. Why they left? My boss asked me. I couldnt tell her why? I didnt even know when they left.
Do you know? Before I came home, they told me that I have to work on Sunday 05.00pm. How about Saturday? They said I dont have to go on Saturday. ??? I thought some girl will come to work instead.
Let it be. I though. Tomorrow I should take a rest. Yeah!! ..
No money!!
Find a new job. Fighting !!!
At this moment, I think Thai restaurant is the best. Although they pay you only 50$/day (6 hrs) but you are sure that you will get 50 dollars/day. Compare with me, I receive only 36-48 dollars/day. Furthermore, you maybe have the food as well. Its better than Chinese, Vietnamese or Malaysian restaurant because I dont want to be the slave of them. 555 You maybe do not know about this thing, I found the name plate of Thai restaurants but there are not Thai. Its Chinese or Malaysian. Im very annoyed it whenever I saw.
28/07/2007
Today I get up late. I read the newspaper last few days, there is the career expo at Melbourne Exhibition Center. I want to know if it will be same as the Job fair in Thailand.
Nevertheless, I have to pay the entry ticket 12$. Oh!! Thats too much. I dont want to be here. So I walk along this street to walk in any restaurant that require waitress.
Then I walk around the shops, there are too many clearance shops and people.
The prices are only 6-30 dollars. Pretty good!!
Then I go to use free internet at the State library like every time. Find job!!
Someone call me to go to work today as soon as I can go. Its from Riviera Restaurant. T_T I decide to go to work and but the black shirt 6$.
I arrive about 5.15pm and start working soon. Sometime I though it will me the luck I can make money for my life.
But today I feel the worst about this restaurant. They are mean. They tell me to come home after the girl come about 07.15pm. Hey! Why they dont tell me before that I can work only 2 hours. Furthermore they want me to work on Sunday 05.00pm. I dont know what time will I have to finished work. If 08.30pm as the last time, I will not work here go on.
Please send the power to me. !!!
29/07/2007
Today they said I have to come their restaurant on 05.00pm and I went there 04.45pm. They said could you please come back at 05.30pm because there was the yesterday girl. Umm!!! O.K. It would be better because I can walk around there for find any jobs. I left resume for other restaurants.
There was customer only 1 table. They were angry with the meal. There was no Tuscan Chicken that was on the front special menu and the owner of this restaurant came to talk with that customer woman. I felt she didnt like my owners voice.
Today I tried to ask them for my wage but they told me that next week I will get it. Whats this? I dont understand. The last time they said I would get the money in the next week. Thats this week and today. They want me to work on Friday but I told them that I dont want to come for working in a few hours because I have to pay the zone 1 ticket 9.9 dollars. So they asked me to work on Sunday morning instead. O.K., it will be the last time for me. Ill get the job soon. Thats my thinking that moment.
Please give me the nice job. Please Please
26/07/07
Today I will talk about applying work permit and tax file number.
The place to go is the Australian Immigration Office. The best way to go is to take the train to the Parliament station. This is the lowest train station that Ive ever seen before.
When arrive this station, please find the Lonsdale Street. Then just across the road.
In the immigration office, Please go to the customer service that is in the front. They will give you the queue which is too many queues up to 30. You should pay your attention at the display running number. Its open 08.30am-04.00pm except Wednesday it will close at 01.30pm.
Process of apply working permit and get tax file number. 1. Apply working permit for student visa (Allow working less than 20 hrs./wk) 1.1 Apply online; go to //www.immi.gov.au/e-visa/students.htm The details are your name, Student ID number (from school/university), Passport, Visa label number (not e-visa), Australian address, e-mail, telephone number and detail of credit card (Credit card number, Name in card and expire date. 1.2 Apply with paper; go to download form at //www.immi.gov.au/allforms The details are your name, Student ID number (from school/university), Passport, Visa label number or e-visa, Australian address, e-mail, telephone number and the signature of school or university. Then go to the immigration office with 60 dollars. You maybe get the visa in that day. 2. Apply for tax file number (TFN) Free, in case you have to work with the restaurant required paying you not in the cash. Go to //www.ato.gov.au You can apply online at home or go to the Australian Taxation Office which is in the same building with the immigration office. Its on the second floor. The details are your name, passport number and address. You will receive the DIAC referent number of TFN. Within 28 days you will receive the TFN by mail. (Please do not change your address if you dont get this number or you have to change your address with ATO)
30/07/2007 I had an English class only on the morning and then I went to Blackburn and Ringwood for surveying. There were not many restaurants and shops. It was very cold today.
31/07/2007 I worked as the develop maker at Helens office. I got 13$/hr. Its very good wage but I have to pay tax 16% and train ticket for zone1 up to 6.3$/day. Its better than stay at home and no more money. I met a lot of people in the city and Helens college. Fantastic! Do you know? There were much more people than Box Hill area around 8 oclock. Everyone wears black. I though it was very dull if compare with Thailand officer. There are a colorful clothes and I can wear pink shirt. That is the reason of the boring Melbourne.
1/08/2007 Yeah, Today is a new month here. I worked at Helens office in the morning just 3 hours and then I speedily went to school by train. I had no time to go anywhere because when my class finished, its quite dark. So I had to go home and do my homework. Oh! There was a great movie The terminal but I couldnt get it all. Thats a pity.
2/8/2007 There was nothing to do today. I only studied all day and came home, then I did a lot homework, read newspaper and watched movie The Las Vegas. Its quite difficult for me.
3/8/2007 This is my happy day. Ive got the wage from Helens office. Its 162.50$ but it had to deduce tax about 26$. However I can get it back when I go to Thailand. Today I went to the Pain N Bakery Cafe at Camberwell to interview about my job. This cafeteria is very good and nice owner. They have the art painting ceramic and tools for customers to paint anything on it. I was appreciate that they give the fee of painting every 1$ from 7$ to The Royals children hospital. The owner, Liz, shown me how to make a coffee and gave me a bottle of juice. ^^ I like her very much. Furthermore, her husband has the company in Thailand so they went to Thailand several time and they can speak Thai a little bit. When I shown her the logo of AA, she was excited because she knew what the paper AA is. If I could have the good luck, please help me to work with her.
4/8/2007 I stayed at home all day and had an appointment with Helen at lunch for the goodbye party of Sun and Bo, Koreans housemate but before the meeting someone from Victoria Coffee called me to go to Camberwell. They wanted to interview me about my experience and made me an appointment to trail work on next Saturday with the black top shirt, pants and shoe. Oh!! I have to pay more about black thing that I dont like it much.
There was the movie Catch me if you can so I was looking forward to seeing it because long time ago I used to read this book. Its very great.
05/08/2007 Today is my worst day. I got up at 7.00am to go to work at Riviera Restaurant at St.Kilda beach. Its very far from my home. I always take train 40 minutes to Southern Cross and then take a tram for a half hour to go there but when I arrived there, this restaurant owner blame me that you couldnt understand English so I had to lose many customers and you didnt even know how to make the coffee so we would pay you 50$. Oh! God, I worked for 12 hours for 4 days so I should get 144$ but they gave me only 50$. Its not fair for me. Shit. I had to pay the train ticket for 4 days, bough the new black top shirt. Why they say something like this? Im so angry and upset. I cant even retort them. They speak a lot and sum up that I could get only 50$. I was very upset. The thing I could do is crying. Do you remember something I told you before? I saw the kitchen hand when I walked around the beach before working. She told me that this restaurant owner blame her that she stole their meat but she is a vegetarian. Why does she want any meat? Its not joking. I got the idea to find a new job since I heard that but I had to come there again to get my money. However it would be better that I was blamed to be the thief same as her.
There are many bad restaurants same as Riviera restaurant. They dont want to pay more money for waitress. The trick is the trial new staff for a couple week and they dont pay anything.
When I came home, my host mum asked me how your work was. I told her everything and she said she known that I was very upset and she tried to encourage me and hug me. I missed my parent. Thank god I found her. She looked like my mum at that moment. She said she will call the government to punish that restaurant. I was very appreciated her kindness.
Today I got the phone number of Thai restaurant at Heathmont and I have already made an appointment to trail work on tomorrow 6.00pm.
6/08/2007
When I finished my class about 1.00pm, I went to Thai temple near my campus. There were a lot of Thai people there. They gave warm welcome with Thai lunch food and we talked with each other a lot of things. After that I went to the police station to do the police check for cleaning job but it had to pay 49$ for national check. Its very expensive so I decided not to have it right now. So I walked around Box Hill Centre to buy a new black pant and shoe but I got only pant from the second hand shop. It was fit for me and only 6.75$. The other shops dont have the low waist and there were very old style like a mother or grandmother. By the way, I went to the Sweet Chilli Thai restaurant for working a couple hours. I talked with Jade who is the owner restaurant. She came from Hong Kong. I though she was maybe very nice. There are 3 waitresses there; one Thai, one Vietnamese and Cambodian. Her English is excellent because she was born here. Its good for me to improve my English skill. Jade told me that I could get 50$/day at the first time and then she will rise up to 60$ when I get better. The better things are fast and carriage more dish on one hand in the same time. Its very difficult for me. Do you know? Im very careful less. The working time is 05.00pm-10.00pm but maybe late to 10.30pm on Friday or Saturday night so the working rate is 10$/hr. Thats not too bad.
Another benefit of this restaurant is that they will give a box of food when I go home and I can eat free before work. I can save cost of food several meal.
Rail way map
City-Chatam 20 min Chatam-Box Hill 7 min Box Hill-Ringwood 20 min Ringwood-Lylidale 20 min
It's very far but I want to go around kiki. My freinds told me that you were crazy girl, nobody did like you.
It's very excited. the first time I cannot catched what them said at all. The food's name is too difficalt something like Mozzaelella Bella, Tuscan Chicken grill,...etc.
the name of owner is too hard too. maybe allalugar.
I've to told the customer to point the name of food. it's not have the number in front of the name. T_T
I've to be the waitress and made the coffee. You know I never drink coffee at all. hard for me. anyway it's very fun for me except so tried
โดย: prim (prim_pm ) วันที่: 26 กรกฎาคม 2550 เวลา:10:53:48 น.
Congratulate na ja N'Prim, have a good funny in your job na ja....take care ^__^
Actually, it's not too hard to live here if you have enough money.
If I have a salary like Thailand, I can live here comfortably.
It's quite hard if you want to work at a foreigner restaurant or cafe' but I want to work there. So I have to tried hard.
โดย: prim (prim_pm ) วันที่: 8 สิงหาคม 2550 เวลา:9:50:38 น.
I think my writting skill getting better. you can see the first date at the begining and the last one here.
It's probably like a native speaker in someday, I hope.
Do you know? everyday I have to read the news from newspaper (My host mum want me to read it. She brings it for me everyday. Someday I had to read it loudly for correcting my accent) Then I watch TV and when I go to school by train and walk I listen Aussy radio but it's very hard to understand. I just want to hear all time, one day I will get it all. 5555
right now, I'm working at Thai restaurant but the owner isn't Thai.
โดย: prim (prim_pm ) วันที่: 9 สิงหาคม 2550 เวลา:5:27:54 น.
Hi Khun Prim, Let me introduce myself, my name is Somchai. I'm a Thai guy and 42 year olds. My wife is studying in Monash Uni. and I plan to stay with her in Mar.08. You have never known me before, however, I'd like to ask for your help. If you have heard any job in Melb. and you think that I can apply for, please tell me. I have not many choices for my job. My English is not good. I can read and write well but speaking and listening are not good. I ask you as a thai who is in same situation but you have got higher opportunity as you lived here longer than me. I would say, thank you in advance. My e-mail address is sappapon@gmail.com Thank you again
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