Our First Xmas in Oz
Dec 28th 2007, 9:00 pm
#61
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
Hi everyone, we have also just tackled our first xmas in Tassie, it was shite!! saw family on the webcam which just made us cry, kids included. Have no plans for new year, hoping to catch the fireworks in Hobart from the balcony (we are in Lindisfarne facing over the water to Hobart) so should get a reasonable view. Have been here 2 months now and am really home sick, christmas just made it 10 times worse for me and OH. Love Tassie, its a beautiful place, have been keeping busy to take my mind of the holiday period, went out on boxing day to an aussie familys boxing day celebrations and yard cricket game, it was a great day but each time we kept looking at the family together and thinking we should be with our families!! Hey ho, lots to decisions to be made me thinks.
Dec 29th 2007, 12:45 am
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
Why,
There was no need at all to get so nasty. A lot of people struggle with Christmas. A lot of us don't like 38 degrees. A lot of us don't have pools. And a lot of us prefer to think of others rather than just doing what WE want. But regardless of all those details, your posts were out and out nasty. You could tell the tone of the thread right at the start, so why did youn continue reading it? And if you wished to point out that some people enjoy Christmas here more than others then you could have done it in a much nicer way - maybe an encouraging way to give people something to look forward to instead of making them feel "got at"
I'm glad you had a good Christmas, but I suggest that you avoid this thread in future; people who are already feeling down need support not ridicule.
There was no need at all to get so nasty. A lot of people struggle with Christmas. A lot of us don't like 38 degrees. A lot of us don't have pools. And a lot of us prefer to think of others rather than just doing what WE want. But regardless of all those details, your posts were out and out nasty. You could tell the tone of the thread right at the start, so why did youn continue reading it? And if you wished to point out that some people enjoy Christmas here more than others then you could have done it in a much nicer way - maybe an encouraging way to give people something to look forward to instead of making them feel "got at"
I'm glad you had a good Christmas, but I suggest that you avoid this thread in future; people who are already feeling down need support not ridicule.
you are making me out to be really mean and selfish which i think is a very hurtful thing to do...i didn't "attack" anyone in person so i think you might think about what you have to say........
my message (based on having 16 chrsitmas's in australia) is.........
make the most of it and enjoy it for what it is....
my crapest chrsitmas was spent in intensive care as a nurse watching an 18 month old die on a ventilator!!!!
my chrsitmas's always involve "doing" lots of stuff for the people around me weather it's family, friends or the clients i work with
Just appreciate what you have and don't go around insulting people as individuals...
i stand by saying "moaning and groaning"...
and yes you have made me feel angry by insulting me....
and an optractomy is a joke.......
zero sense of humour...zero tolerance
Dec 29th 2007, 12:59 am
#63
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
oh dear!!! sounds like there are some really SAD people here indeed....
you are making me out to be really mean and selfish which i think is a very hurtful thing to do...i didn't "attack" anyone in person so i think you might think about what you have to say........The above was a personal attack on Flea
my message (based on having 16 chrsitmas's in australia) is.........
make the most of it and enjoy it for what it is....
my crapest chrsitmas was spent in intensive care as a nurse watching an 18 month old die on a ventilator!!!!
my chrsitmas's always involve "doing" lots of stuff for the people around me weather it's family, friends or the clients i work with....Hmm, slightly different tune from "do what I want, sod 'em all".
Just appreciate what you have and don't go around insulting people as individuals...
i stand by saying "moaning and groaning"...
and yes you have made me feel angry by insulting me....
and an optractomy is a joke.......
zero sense of humour...zero tolerance
you are making me out to be really mean and selfish which i think is a very hurtful thing to do...i didn't "attack" anyone in person so i think you might think about what you have to say........The above was a personal attack on Flea
my message (based on having 16 chrsitmas's in australia) is.........
make the most of it and enjoy it for what it is....
my crapest chrsitmas was spent in intensive care as a nurse watching an 18 month old die on a ventilator!!!!
my chrsitmas's always involve "doing" lots of stuff for the people around me weather it's family, friends or the clients i work with....Hmm, slightly different tune from "do what I want, sod 'em all".
Just appreciate what you have and don't go around insulting people as individuals...
i stand by saying "moaning and groaning"...
and yes you have made me feel angry by insulting me....
and an optractomy is a joke.......
zero sense of humour...zero tolerance
Dec 29th 2007, 1:04 am
#65
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
Calm down people, let's all roast some nuts by a fire and have a singsong.
Dec 29th 2007, 1:13 am
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
We had a real brilliant time with all the guests helping out.
Now where is another cold beer on this frightfully hot day. Todays objectives:
- Sleep in till 10am
- Brunch
- Beer + Cricket
- Late afternoon tea
- Stroll down the beach (400 metres)
- Hour swim
- Pop off to the chippie on the way home
Sleep - Bliss
Dec 29th 2007, 1:16 am
#67
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,133
Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
Oh I really believe in Karma now
We had a real brilliant time with all the guests helping out.
Now where is another cold beer on this frightfully hot day. Todays objectives:
- Sleep in till 10am
- Brunch
- Beer + Cricket
- Late afternoon tea
- Stroll down the beach (400 metres)
- Hour swim
- Pop off to the chippie on the way home
Sleep - Bliss
We had a real brilliant time with all the guests helping out.
Now where is another cold beer on this frightfully hot day. Todays objectives:
- Sleep in till 10am
- Brunch
- Beer + Cricket
- Late afternoon tea
- Stroll down the beach (400 metres)
- Hour swim
- Pop off to the chippie on the way home
Sleep - Bliss
Dec 29th 2007, 1:24 am
#68
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Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 25,277
Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
oh dear!!! sounds like there are some really SAD people here indeed....
you are making me out to be really mean and selfish which i think is a very hurtful thing to do...i didn't "attack" anyone in person so i think you might think about what you have to say........
my message (based on having 16 chrsitmas's in australia) is.........
make the most of it and enjoy it for what it is....
my crapest chrsitmas was spent in intensive care as a nurse watching an 18 month old die on a ventilator!!!!
my chrsitmas's always involve "doing" lots of stuff for the people around me weather it's family, friends or the clients i work with
Just appreciate what you have and don't go around insulting people as individuals...
i stand by saying "moaning and groaning"...
and yes you have made me feel angry by insulting me....
and an optractomy is a joke.......
zero sense of humour...zero tolerance
you are making me out to be really mean and selfish which i think is a very hurtful thing to do...i didn't "attack" anyone in person so i think you might think about what you have to say........
my message (based on having 16 chrsitmas's in australia) is.........
make the most of it and enjoy it for what it is....
my crapest chrsitmas was spent in intensive care as a nurse watching an 18 month old die on a ventilator!!!!
my chrsitmas's always involve "doing" lots of stuff for the people around me weather it's family, friends or the clients i work with
Just appreciate what you have and don't go around insulting people as individuals...
i stand by saying "moaning and groaning"...
and yes you have made me feel angry by insulting me....
and an optractomy is a joke.......
zero sense of humour...zero tolerance
otherwise do us all a favour and go elsewhere. Talk about rubbing peoples's noses in it 
Where's your compassion?
Dec 29th 2007, 1:26 am
#70
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
here's a bit of christmas cheer...it's my aunties and miserable sister guess which one
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1713140695
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1713140695
Dec 29th 2007, 1:30 am
#71
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
and it was rubbish rubbish rubbish!!!!!! Both myself and my hubby were miserable as sin as we missed everyone at home so so much, the kids had a great time opening their presents but wanted to know when we could go to the beach!! Of course the weather was that bloody miserable that we hung off and hung off hoping it would clear but it didn't however they were quite happy playing with their new toys.
I spent most of the day tidying up and reading my new book and hubby spent most of the day watching tv and messing around on the computer.
Certainly not the xmas we both imagined and not the same as how we spent it at home but such is life! They say that the first xmas is the hardest and by god are they right!! Lets hope next year is a hell of a lot better!!!
Right that is me finished ranting and raving hope you all had a lovely xmas
I spent most of the day tidying up and reading my new book and hubby spent most of the day watching tv and messing around on the computer.
Certainly not the xmas we both imagined and not the same as how we spent it at home but such is life! They say that the first xmas is the hardest and by god are they right!! Lets hope next year is a hell of a lot better!!!
Right that is me finished ranting and raving hope you all had a lovely xmas
Our first Xmas here was quite good. Not because of the beach, weather or anything to do with Perth, but because we had a laugh with new friends and partied all day.
This year has been abit rubbish, weather too hot, missed my daughter who went back to UK in Oct, kids were wanting to see their cousins, grandparents back in UK, so it was a lonely affair. Most of our friends we met here have gone back to UK too, so felt weird.
Dec 29th 2007, 1:36 am
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
i am not mean....but really
why live life in such a miserable way.....i have been here a long time and have had to be compassionate with many new arrivals.....but they are their own worst enemy's sometimes
how do you expect to feel being so far away from your family and what you have always known.....yes the first few years can be crap....but the answer is
a) go home (which i did)
b) become resilliant by finding what makes you and those around you happy and get on with it
most of my friends who are english love it here and we have a great life....one girl i met stayed here for 36 hours then went back to UK
if it's not "right" for you...go BACK rather than having a stiff upper lip and "grinning and bearing it"
we don't have long to live our lives....
make others happy not sad....i never intend to "hurt" anyone sorry if i did and by some language here i really have... but get REAL and RESILLIANT
i'm off to spend some time with my mummy who's here until feb and my daring husband BYE
why live life in such a miserable way.....i have been here a long time and have had to be compassionate with many new arrivals.....but they are their own worst enemy's sometimes
how do you expect to feel being so far away from your family and what you have always known.....yes the first few years can be crap....but the answer is
a) go home (which i did)
b) become resilliant by finding what makes you and those around you happy and get on with it
most of my friends who are english love it here and we have a great life....one girl i met stayed here for 36 hours then went back to UK
if it's not "right" for you...go BACK rather than having a stiff upper lip and "grinning and bearing it"
we don't have long to live our lives....
make others happy not sad....i never intend to "hurt" anyone sorry if i did and by some language here i really have... but get REAL and RESILLIANT
i'm off to spend some time with my mummy who's here until feb and my daring husband BYE
Dec 29th 2007, 1:48 am
#73
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Re: Our First Xmas in Oz
That's such a cruel thing to say to some-one you know nothing about
I'm not enjoying my time in Perth as much as i would like to, i miss my family and friends more than i thought i would, my kids struggle here too...but we carry on and try. But none of this means i'm 'horrible' just because my experience here doesn't please you!!!
I'm not enjoying my time in Perth as much as i would like to, i miss my family and friends more than i thought i would, my kids struggle here too...but we carry on and try. But none of this means i'm 'horrible' just because my experience here doesn't please you!!!
Dec 29th 2007, 1:53 am
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