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I'm not as sad as i thought I'd be. Tough exit, but they exceeded my expectations by FAR. I just wanted a winning record. Next year should be fun, we'll be favorites to win it.

As long as decent pitcher comes in. Hopefully Jake Arrietta can continue is normal season dominance and someone else can win games in the post-season.

Fuck the White Sox.

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Hi @Spike are you going to pay attention to or watch on tv or on online.

do USA cover any international cricket on Satellite Or Cable Digital Networks.

The New Zealand Blackcaps Cricket Tour to Australia.

here is the NZ tour to Australia cricket series home page on espncricinfo.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2015-16/content/series/892499.html

here are the fixtures for the NEW ZEALAND vs AUSTRALIA - cricket series fixtures.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2015-16/content/series/892499.html

I dunno. If I can catch it at a reasonable time, I'll watch it but the games will probably be one while I'm sleeping.

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@Beepu, another k-pop artist?

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@Beepu, another k-pop artist?

You mean my dp?

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You mean my dp?

Yep.

Oh, have you been to the Philippines by chance?

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Yep.

Oh, have you been to the Philippines by chance?

It's a picture of the same person that I've been using for awhile now. IU

Nah I haven't mate. I'm in Australia now actually, in Melbourne.

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It's a picture of the same person that I've been using for awhile now. IU

Nah I haven't mate. I'm in Australia now actually, in Melbourne.

My girlfriend really likes Korean food. We've actually been to a lot of restaurants recently; one in particular was quite odd. It had large TVs blasting k-pop and waitresses wearing faux-French maid outfits. It served the food in very random containers, from measuring glasses to children's plates. It helps that the town over has to be at least 50% Korean. It's actually quite funny when people greet my girlfriend in Korean, they assume too much of her!

How do you like Melbourne? I'm actually going to the Philippines in December. My first adventure to Asia.

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My girlfriend really likes Korean food. We've actually been to a lot of restaurants recently; one in particular was quite odd. It had large TVs blasting k-pop and waitresses wearing faux-French maid outfits. It served the food in very random containers, from measuring glasses to children's plates. It helps that the town over has to be at least 50% Korean.

How do you like Melbourne? I'm actually going to the Philippines in December. My first adventure to Asia.

That restaurant sounds very Japanese to me haha.

Melbourne is great, I really love it here much more than anywhere in New Zealand which I find to small, quiet and boring. It's a combination of the best aspects of living in Asia and a first world, well developed western country. It's safer than where I grew up in Asia, colder, not humid but at the same time it's a proper city unlike where I live in New Zealand + there are lots of shopping, food and Asians here. Though I find Kiwis much more welcoming and friendly than the Australians I've met from my multiple visits to Australia. Kind of feel that they don't really like asians that much here. Though I don't blame them with how some asians behave sometimes.

But still a lovely place. I can see myself moving here in the very near future.

Awesome man, I've never been to Phillipines but I can guess what it's like there. Enjoy it! Try some balut and take a picture haha.

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That restaurant sounds very Japanese to me haha.

Melbourne is great, I really love it here much more than anywhere in New Zealand which I find to small, quiet and boring. It's a combination of the best aspects of living in Asia and a first world, well developed western country. It's safer than where I grew up in Asia, colder, not humid but at the same time it's a proper city unlike where I live in New Zealand + there are lots of shopping, food and Asians here. Though I find Kiwis much more welcoming and friendly than the Australians I've met from my multiple visits to Australia. Kind of feel that they don't really like asians that much here. Though I don't blame them with how some asians behave sometimes.

But still a lovely place. I can see myself moving here in the very near future.

Awesome man, I've never been to Phillipines but I can guess what it's like there. Enjoy it! Try some balut and take a picture haha.

I was the only white person in the restaurant. There is a chain of East-Asian grocery stores in America called 'H-Mart'. The H-Marts around where I live are predominately Korean but they do have all sorts of other imported foods from other countries. Anyway whenever my girlfriend and I go to H-Mart the cashiers and staff never speak to us. Not a single word. I've wondered if that is just a cultural thing, that the Koreans don't bother with small talk or that they just don't want to talk to us because I'm white or that we are a mixed-race couple. It is different from the Filipino shop where the owner never shuts up and is overwhelmingly friendly.

That is cool. Personally, I've never been to Melbourne but I can tell you from what I've experienced in Brisbane there are a lot of East-Asian people living in Australia now. I think it is because of all the universities. Chinese and Japanese students in particular seem to attend the two major Brisbane universities. Maybe, it isn't because Australians are more averted to Asians but because you are in a larger city? Australians are stereotyped to be very racist but in my experience it isn't exactly true, but I haven't met all 23 million Australians to be the authority on that. I find that the larger the city the more impersonal people are but I do suppose it also depends on the culture of the city and the suburb where you are. Back to Brisbane the National Australian Bank on Queens Street has the signs written in Chinese, Japanese and Korean before English. The few times I went there to do banking I felt like I had stepped into a different country. All the customers were Asian and so were the tellers, I felt like I was going to be asked questions in a different language.

Now that I think about it, I do of some people that are quite racist. Hmmm, they wouldn't do anything, like say hurt a person or deny them rights but they are very open about some of their prejudices. In saying that, they would be likely to say 'I hate Chinese people' to their Chinese best friend of 20 years. Maybe it is a weird misunderstood cultural thing.

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I was the only white person in the restaurant. There is a chain of East-Asian grocery stores in America called 'H-Mart'. The H-Marts around where I live are predominately Korean but they do have all sorts of other imported foods from other countries. Anyway whenever my girlfriend and I go to H-Mart the cashiers and staff never speak to us. Not a single word. I've wondered if that is just a cultural thing, that the Koreans don't bother with small talk or that they just don't want to talk to us because I'm white or that we are a mixed-race couple. It is different from the Filipino shop where the owner never shuts up and is overwhelmingly friendly.

I'm not sure why that is, service in Korea is mostly very polite (assuming that people working there are Koreans) unless you are being served by old asian aunties. Asians in general don't really interact the same way Kiwis or Australians do with strangers. In Asia they don't ask how you are or how your day was when you go to shops, while they do most of the time in AUS/NZ. But to not speak to you is abit odd, could be that they are not confident in English. Even so, to say hello is at the bare minimum. Though what I learned is that Asians, or migrants in general, don't mingle much with the locals in bigger cities where there are alot of them (I've met people who has been in Australia for more than 20 years but still struggles with English, because they spend time with their own 90% of the time)

That is cool. Personally, I've never been to Melbourne but I can tell you from what I've experienced in Brisbane there are a lot of East-Asian people living in Australia now. I think it is because of all the universities. Chinese and Japanese students in particular seem to attend the two major Brisbane universities. Maybe, it isn't because Australians are more averted to Asians but because you are in a larger city? Australians are stereotyped to be very racist but in my experience it isn't exactly true, but I haven't met all 23 million Australians to be the authority on that. I find that the larger the city the more impersonal people are but I do suppose it also depends on the culture of the city and the suburb where you are. Back to Brisbane the National Australian Bank on Queens Street has the signs written in Chinese, Japanese and Korean before English. The few times I went there to do banking I felt like I had stepped into a different country. All the customers were Asian and so were the tellers, I felt like I was going to be asked questions in a different language.

There are massive amounts of Chinese people who have progressed in a fast rate financially, and they go for holidays and shop big time, or send their kids to USA/AUS/NZ to study but sadly sometimes SOME of them don't represent asians very well. I know that is the stereotypes with Australians but to be honest we will never know if it's true or not. Most racist people wouldn't admit that they are racist because nowadays being PC is all the rage. I think you are right that people in bigger cities are more impersonal, that is the case anywhere I think. I've been living Wellington, it's quite small, less populated and I keep meeting the same people. People there would give you a nod when you make eye contact. But from my most recent experience in Australia: I was waiting for my luggage at the airport and 2 chinese guys swiftly went infront of me, blocking the way for everyone, to stand right infront of the luggage carousel resulting me having to step back, when I did my backpack brushed on an oz lady and she said something (think it was excuse me or something) I looked back and ignored her because it's crowded and your bound to brush into other human beings, wasn't even a hard brush. Then she complained to a young man next to her that it's hard to get the bags because everyone were standing right infront. I don't know if this lady was racist or was just grumpy by nature. But I would be upset if she lumped me with those guys who stood infront, as I didn't stand in the very front and made way everytime I got 1 of my luggages. Heck nowadays asians are racist towards each other! (Chinese Singaporeans are having problems with mainland chinese) But hey i've had white friends calling me racist as well! Because I like to joke about stereotypes, but my best friend is a white american and I call him all sorts of name!

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My girlfriend really likes Korean food. We've actually been to a lot of restaurants recently; one in particular was quite odd. It had large TVs blasting k-pop and waitresses wearing faux-French maid outfits. It served the food in very random containers, from measuring glasses to children's plates. It helps that the town over has to be at least 50% Korean. It's actually quite funny when people greet my girlfriend in Korean, they assume too much of her!

How do you like Melbourne? I'm actually going to the Philippines in December. My first adventure to Asia.

Dude, your avatar girl's pics is delicious. aaahhhhhh.......

BTW,

Mr. Administrator,

do you have any idea about estimate total cost that I would spend alone depart and going back from Souht east Asia to see Chelsea's game alive in London?

Man, I would love to see those incredible moment with the stadium atmosphere.

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Dude, your avatar girl's pics is delicious. aaahhhhhh.......

BTW,

Mr. Administrator,

do you have any idea about estimate total cost that I would spend alone depart and going back from Souht east Asia to see Chelsea's game alive in London?

Man, I would love to see those incredible moment with the stadium atmosphere.

You'd need a couple of grand easy. The ticket to fly would cost a fair amount because of the distance not to mention it has to be round trip. You'd need to pay for the ticket to the match and Chelsea have very expensive tickets that run over 300 yuan. Then you have accommodation to worry about, incidentals, spending money. Then you have to worry about the exchange rate of yuan and pounds. If I were to go right now I'd want at least $5,000 Australian which is about 23,000 yuan. I like to have a little extra just in case.

It's an expensive trip no doubt, you'd better be prepared to spend a lot of money.

@Steve, has made the trip several times from Australia, so I'm sure he can give you a better understanding of the costs involved.

I've never been to England, I'd love to go but I'm not in a great financial situation to making trips to Europe right now. I'll save it for the future.

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You'd need a couple of grand easy. The ticket to fly would cost a fair amount because of the distance not to mention it has to be round trip. You'd need to pay for the ticket to the match and Chelsea have very expensive tickets that run over 300 yuan. Then you have accommodation to worry about, incidentals, spending money. Then you have to worry about the exchange rate of yuan and pounds. If I were to go right now I'd want at least $5,000 Australian which is about 23,000 yuan. I like to have a little extra just in case.

It's an expensive trip no doubt, you'd better be prepared to spend a lot of money.

@Steve, has made the trip several times from Australia, so I'm sure he can give you a better understanding of the costs involved.

I've never been to England, I'd love to go but I'm not in a great financial situation to making trips to Europe right now. I'll save it for the future.

Damn so expensive, huh.

With my current economic situation, no way jose.

But thanks so much for the info mate.

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"dude I think our babies can talk"

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"dude I think our babies can talk"

Dude, why you post your own picture all over the net?

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Kie Ran just got married to a Thai girl last month. He's been having a great time, she's really good with the kids, she does all the housework and the sex is brilliant, though he must admit they do have quite a few arguments. She tells him it's because they were brought up in different cultures so they are bound to have some disagreements. Of course Kie Ran understand this, but he still thinks the dick is too much.

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Kie Ran just got married to a Thai girl last month. He's been having a great time, she's really good with the kids, she does all the housework and the sex is brilliant, though he must admit they do have quite a few arguments. She tells him it's because they were brought up in different cultures so they are bound to have some disagreements. Of course Kie Ran understand this, but he still thinks the dick is too much.

Lmaoo chill.

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@Weckerz, I sincerely laughed at your report. Haha, very funny.