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Interested in Art?
"Colour in Art - Revisiting 1919 and Ralph Balson - Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941"
Where: Ivan Dougherty Gallery / COFA Selwyn Street, Paddington.
When: 21 August - 27 September 2008
What: Two exhibitions which celebrates landmark moments in Australian Modernism.
"Colour in Art - Revisiting 1919" is a rare chance to re-examine experimental colour-music theory paintings by Roy de Maistre and Roland Wakelin.
" Ralph Balson - Anthony Hordern Gallery 1941" recreates the first one man show of abstract painting held in Australia.
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Interested in Music?
"Open Mike/Latin Jazz Jam Sessions at BAR ME (el Rocco)"
Where: Bar Me (el Rocco) - Brougham Street, Kings Cross (near station).
When: 25 August - 15 December 2008, 8-11pm
What: FREE fortnightly Open Mike & Jazz/Latin Jam sessions
A night full of creative Jazz, Cuban son, Brazillian bossanova, a bit of blues, tango, Latin boleros, salsa, French chansons and a little poetry and acapela. Recent visits from professionals such as Jeanne Bastos, Wally Wrightman and Steve Clisby.
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Australian Slang |
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1. Ace:
excellent
2. Ankle bitter:
young child
3. Give someone a bell:
4. Blue heeler:
police
5. Bickie:
a dollar
6. Clobber:
clothes
7. Joe Blake:
a snake
8. Journo:
journalist
9. Spunky:
someone who is very attractive
10. No sweat:
no worries |
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"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well"
-Henry W. Longfellow-
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From Our Desk |
Hello again everyone! We are sorry that it took us some times to send you the newsletter since we have been overboard with students arriving for the past two months.
We are hoping that you will enjoy this newsletter, which features an interesting article about "valuing your own happiness". It is very important that we feel comfortable with our own acts and be happy, otherwise our life can be meaningless. In addition,we also present you with some updates about Sydney that could enhance your knowledge.
Lastly we wish everyone all the best in their studies. We hope you enjoy your stay in Australia.
Warm wishes,
Agnes Ong
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Student of the Month - Simon Xun Zeng |
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 Simon is a 27 year old young man from China who has been staying in Australia for approximately 2 years. He is sociable, enjoys travelling, soccer and music. Being Chinese, he also prefers to eat seafood and lots of fruit. He is currently studying two years translation course at the University of Western Sydney and he has found his language skills improved a lot in the first year. However he wishes to stay for 3-4 years to gain further working experience.
He chose Australia as his major destination to study as he believed that the education process is very systematic and practical. Australia's natural sceneries and people's hospitality are also impressed him.
Simon explained that China is totally a different country compared to Australia. China is very large with 1.3 billion population. There are 56 different states in that country and as a result, the cultural differences are quite diverse also. Simon added that Chinese attitudes have slightly changed due to hosting the Olympic Games 2008; local people in Beijing have mentally prepared themselves as they want to show the world that they are good hosts. In addition, even though the majority of locals only speak Mandarin, more Chinese people are going overseas to learn English.
Simon also emphasized that the diet and culture in China are totally different to those in Australia. For instance, Chinese tend to eat noodle or rice for breakfast whilst in Australia we tend to eat cereals and bread.
Simon really enjoys his stay in Australia. He added that the people here are wonderful. Simon is currently staying with the Bockos' family, located in Roselands. He said the family treats him as a member of the family and they have a very good relationship.
Simon has also celebrated a number of special occassions with his host family such as host father's birthday celebration, Rugby game, and so forth. Pretty much they share many happy moments together.
Simon also thanked Global Experience for providing excellent customer service. The great patience of the staff impressed him a lot especially when he needed help.
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Valuing Your Own Happiness |
 Happiness is something that most people desire. However not everyone understands the value of happiness in life; it is not surprising how many people are miserable and are looking for happiness in the wrong places.
If everyone knew that they were responsible for themselves, knew that they always had choices and started making their own happiness a priority, it was unlikely that we would have murders, wars, or other violent acts. We come into this world happy. Violence and harm are simply consequences of individuals demonstrating their unhappiness. We all know the feeling of joy; it is not hateful or fearful.
It starts with ourselves and spreads into our homes in the form of domestic violence, child abuse, addictions and a general "dis-ease". As groups of unhappy people get together we call them gangs and criminals. As more unhappy people get together, we call those wars. With happiness comes inner peace; however, inner peace and violence are like oil and water.
Undoubtedly, there is so much pressure in our culture to buy and to have; however there is a rude awakening to actually attaining the things that you think will make you happy. True happiness comes from knowing yourself, your values and what you like to do, not from someone else knowing these things about you.
We need to bear in mind that happiness cannot be guaranteed, rather it is an experience. For instance, in the last ten years, how many people have lost their jobs due to mergers, down sizing and technology changes? When the jobs went so did the lifestyle they were keeping. People are unpredictable, they can leave, get sick and they can die. When they do, so do the plans, dreams and hopes that were connected with their lives. Therefore happiness is never perfect. When we stop worrying about perfection, we will be much happier.
No one can really tell us how to find happiness. It is a personal thing with as many varieties as there are individuals.
"Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears. Don't take yourself too seriously. You cannot please everybody. Thus do not let your neighbours set your standards, do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt. Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than the actual ones. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities, grudges. Don't hold post-mortems. Don't spend your life brooding over sorrow and mistakes. Don't be one who never gets over things. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself. Keep busy at something. A very busy person never has time to be unhappy" - quoted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
(Edited from articles written by Elsa L. Weber and Jennifer Hautman)
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 Sydney is Australia's number one tourist destination. Around 2.7 million international travellers visited Sydney in 2007, contributing $5 billion to the local economy. Sydney is consistently ranked as the leading international destinations by readers of the world's major travel publications.
The 2007 Readers' Choice Awards published by the respected Conde Nast Traveller Magazine, ranked Sydney as the world's best city travellers for a record 12th time. Sydney was rated excellent or very good by 87.8% of respondents for friendliness, ambience, culture, attractions, restaurants, lodging and shopping. Sydney achieved category high scores for ambience and friendliness, with Conde Nast Traveller remarking that "no other city so seamlessly blends sophistication with a laid back devotion to the good life."
Sydney's restaurants continue to make their mark on the world culinary stage and some have become tourist attractions in their own night. In the UK based Restaurant Magazine 2008 World's Best Restaurants Awards, two Sydney restaurants were listed in the top 50: Tetsuya's (ranked 9th) and Rockpool (ranked 48th).
Source: Readers' Choice Awards 2007, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine
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Global Experience
565 Sydney Road
Seaforth NSW 2092 Australia
P: 02 9948 3599 / 3588
F: 02 9948 3500
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