Today, April 27th, Sunday, the 227th day in Australia. The weather in QLD is SUNNY!!
There are many German and Korean living in my hostel. I acquainted many foreigners. The living room with some sofas and a big TV usually has many people stayed. Some of those TV shows are funny. South Park and Simpson Family had been showed many times.
But I always got up in the early morning at 4:00AM. Picking capsicum is definitly a tough job. I have been working in capsicum farm nearly 2 weeks with only 1 day off. The picking capsicum job makes me look like refugee everyday. You can say this job is good for my money but not good for my body.
21st April, Picked capsicum with 130 buckets. It Spent over 7 hours to accomplish this score.
22nd April, Picked capsicum with 104 buckets. This job kept making many new staff start working and quit again and again. I could see new face everyday. In this day I ate cheap pizza definetely.
23rd April, picked capsicum with 97 buckets. I worked hard in this day and made new German friends - Christian and Evon. They are German couple. The girl is elder than the boy 5 years!!
24th April, picked capsicum with 47 buckets. The situation in the farm was totally bad. While I saw this kind of situation, I lost my working mind and worked lazily. Everybody was just like me lazily. Even I played capsicum and bucket with Christian.
25th April, picked capsicum with 123 buckets. I had worked till 4:00PM. We worked almost 10 hours in this day. After 12:00 everybody worked slowly and lazily. Ths sun was shining. It didn't care about us. We finished at 4:00PM. I almost exhausted in this day. When I came back hostel, I just wanted to finish my dinner and went to bed soon.
26th April, picked capsicum with 108 buckets. 1 Japanese guy and 1 Korean guy that look like veteran and beard worked in capsicum farm in this day. I think the supervisor recruits some veteran in this tough farm. They picked as soon as crazy rat. The supervisor requested us that picking big and good capsicum only. He kept saying "too small" or "too brown" on the big loaded truck. After I came back the hostel and finished my dinner, I drank wine with some Korean guys and had a talk with few German. They invited me to go to pub with Karaoke at night, but I had to work tomorrow morning.
27th April, picked capsicum with 92 buckets. A French guy didn't wanna work in picking capsicum. He wanna try to work on the truck that carrying the buckets. After he worked on the truck, he regreted that he worked on the truck and realized working on the truck is also tough.
Actually I don't like this job. I just keep waiting new job - avocado picking and packing. This is the hourly payment job. Though I work in tough job, I still enjoy working with many foreigners and have talk with foreigners everyday / every night. The sun in Queensland is shining and has totally exotic atmosphere just like sub-tropic region - my home place Taiwan.
2008年4月27日 星期日
2008年4月20日 星期日
Queensland / Brisbane / Bundaberg
Today, 20th/April/2008, Sunday, the 220th day in AU, The weather in Bundaberg is sunny.
My Taiwanese friend Jacky (We met in the Plunkett in Victoria for apple and pears picking job) introduced me to come to Queensland for picking job. I left Victoria and arrived Queensland in 12th April by airplane. Since I arrived Brisbane, I spent too much money in trasportation. From Melbourne to Bundaberg, The transportation I got on were bus / airplane / train...feel so sad. Spent almost 240 AUD...
In 12th / April, I arrived in Brisbane. But I don't stay there too much time. Passed Brisbane only. Coz I need new farm job. There are a lot of farm jobs in Bandaberg. Many Backpackers know this place. While I arrived Bundaberg, I met many backpackers just like me. But I arrived on Saturday evening. I couldn't find any available hostel I am able to register. Thanks to Jacky, he offered me his bed and invited me to bistro. We had a drink and happy time.
13th April, got up early to look for an available room, I was lucky, A hostel named "Bundaberg backpackers" had an available bed, so I registered and checked in. There are many European backpackers in this hostel. Including Canadian / English / French / German / Japanese / Korean / Norwegian......but I was the only one Taiwanese guy at that time. The owner of the hostel is not friendly. No one likes him. He always keeps his serious face all the time. He had warned me something I can't do or he is going to kick me out before I entered my room.
After I came into the room, only 1 Korean guy was in the room. About 1 hour later, An Italian girl came into this room. Her name is Christina. We introduced each other. That's very funny. Beacause my English name is Chris. Few hours later, 2 Italian guys entered this room. They are Luca and Daniel. We introduced each other and had some talks. They talked about their jobs. It's not good that they were working in the lemon orchard. The worst job in all orchards. There are much dangerous needles in lemon trees. I heard this job before. Then they showed their arms to me. At that time I realized that lemon picking is a bad job. Christina was lucky. She picked tomato. Suddenly I wanted to know what kind of job I got, I went to the reception to ask. The hostess told me I worked in zucchini farm. 2.2 AUD per bucket.
My room was next to the kitchen. I could't sleep well at my first night. I kept saying "Oh!! my God!!" at that night. It was very noisy. I think I slept only 4 hours at that night.
14th / April, got up early morning at 4:00 AM. After the breakfast, I got on the van to picking zucchini. That's my first day picking zucchini. Comparing with the others people. I was slow and made only 40 buckets. A Japanese guy who named Koji, He has working in the zucchini farm 1 month. He made 100 buckets. Some European girls made over 60 buckets...This is the first time I realized I can't look down on European girls. They picked quickly with their strong mind.
15th / April, I had a day off and changed my picking job to capsicum picking. I went to Bundaberg library. Christina told me I could have 5 AUD pizza on Tuesday in every pizza store in Bundaberg. That's definite I ate pizza for my dinner with Jacky and 2 Jananese guys.
16th / April. Picking capsicum with many caucasian guys. It's also first day to pick capsicum. I only made 50 buckets. But the supervisor said it's not bad in the 1st day. This is not good payment job and tough job. Many people don't want to work in picking capsicum and requested changing job. It's 1 AUD per bucket. So you can realize I just made 50 AUD in my first day.
17th / April. Picking capsicum and made 51 buckets only. Many people wanted to change job. I alst wanted to change and kept thinking I'm unlucky that I worked in picking capsicum. There were only 1 Japanese girl working in picking capsicum. But she changed her job in the next day.
18th / April. Picking capsicum and made 65 buckets. I got improved. But I heard 3 Aussie middle aged men. They made at least 200 buckets per day...everybody thinks they are not humanity. A strong mind German girl made 87 buckets and a German guy made 82 buckets at this day. Now I know I have to improve more and realized German and Korean are most quick in many farms. Many people agree this viewpoint.
19th / April. Picking capsicum. Today I picked very hard and made 110 buckets. Don't think I am quick picker. Coz the 3 Aussie men made 300 buckets per person...After the picking at 12:00 PM. Many people watched the Japanese movie "Battle and royale". The bloody and funny movie. Many people said this is an excellent movie.
In the evening. I had a dinner with my Italian roommates. We drank beer and wine and ate chips. They would leave Bundaberg tomorrow. Time to drink. We can drink on Saturday night only. This is the rule in our hostel. Some hostels prohibit drinking alcohol everyday.
20th April. Day off. The 3 Italian roommates left. I had a farewell and said bye-bye to time in the morning at 11:00. Although we were together only 1 week. I think we had a good time in this hostel.
My Taiwanese friend Jacky (We met in the Plunkett in Victoria for apple and pears picking job) introduced me to come to Queensland for picking job. I left Victoria and arrived Queensland in 12th April by airplane. Since I arrived Brisbane, I spent too much money in trasportation. From Melbourne to Bundaberg, The transportation I got on were bus / airplane / train...feel so sad. Spent almost 240 AUD...
In 12th / April, I arrived in Brisbane. But I don't stay there too much time. Passed Brisbane only. Coz I need new farm job. There are a lot of farm jobs in Bandaberg. Many Backpackers know this place. While I arrived Bundaberg, I met many backpackers just like me. But I arrived on Saturday evening. I couldn't find any available hostel I am able to register. Thanks to Jacky, he offered me his bed and invited me to bistro. We had a drink and happy time.
13th April, got up early to look for an available room, I was lucky, A hostel named "Bundaberg backpackers" had an available bed, so I registered and checked in. There are many European backpackers in this hostel. Including Canadian / English / French / German / Japanese / Korean / Norwegian......but I was the only one Taiwanese guy at that time. The owner of the hostel is not friendly. No one likes him. He always keeps his serious face all the time. He had warned me something I can't do or he is going to kick me out before I entered my room.
After I came into the room, only 1 Korean guy was in the room. About 1 hour later, An Italian girl came into this room. Her name is Christina. We introduced each other. That's very funny. Beacause my English name is Chris. Few hours later, 2 Italian guys entered this room. They are Luca and Daniel. We introduced each other and had some talks. They talked about their jobs. It's not good that they were working in the lemon orchard. The worst job in all orchards. There are much dangerous needles in lemon trees. I heard this job before. Then they showed their arms to me. At that time I realized that lemon picking is a bad job. Christina was lucky. She picked tomato. Suddenly I wanted to know what kind of job I got, I went to the reception to ask. The hostess told me I worked in zucchini farm. 2.2 AUD per bucket.
My room was next to the kitchen. I could't sleep well at my first night. I kept saying "Oh!! my God!!" at that night. It was very noisy. I think I slept only 4 hours at that night.
14th / April, got up early morning at 4:00 AM. After the breakfast, I got on the van to picking zucchini. That's my first day picking zucchini. Comparing with the others people. I was slow and made only 40 buckets. A Japanese guy who named Koji, He has working in the zucchini farm 1 month. He made 100 buckets. Some European girls made over 60 buckets...This is the first time I realized I can't look down on European girls. They picked quickly with their strong mind.
15th / April, I had a day off and changed my picking job to capsicum picking. I went to Bundaberg library. Christina told me I could have 5 AUD pizza on Tuesday in every pizza store in Bundaberg. That's definite I ate pizza for my dinner with Jacky and 2 Jananese guys.
16th / April. Picking capsicum with many caucasian guys. It's also first day to pick capsicum. I only made 50 buckets. But the supervisor said it's not bad in the 1st day. This is not good payment job and tough job. Many people don't want to work in picking capsicum and requested changing job. It's 1 AUD per bucket. So you can realize I just made 50 AUD in my first day.
17th / April. Picking capsicum and made 51 buckets only. Many people wanted to change job. I alst wanted to change and kept thinking I'm unlucky that I worked in picking capsicum. There were only 1 Japanese girl working in picking capsicum. But she changed her job in the next day.
18th / April. Picking capsicum and made 65 buckets. I got improved. But I heard 3 Aussie middle aged men. They made at least 200 buckets per day...everybody thinks they are not humanity. A strong mind German girl made 87 buckets and a German guy made 82 buckets at this day. Now I know I have to improve more and realized German and Korean are most quick in many farms. Many people agree this viewpoint.
19th / April. Picking capsicum. Today I picked very hard and made 110 buckets. Don't think I am quick picker. Coz the 3 Aussie men made 300 buckets per person...After the picking at 12:00 PM. Many people watched the Japanese movie "Battle and royale". The bloody and funny movie. Many people said this is an excellent movie.
In the evening. I had a dinner with my Italian roommates. We drank beer and wine and ate chips. They would leave Bundaberg tomorrow. Time to drink. We can drink on Saturday night only. This is the rule in our hostel. Some hostels prohibit drinking alcohol everyday.
20th April. Day off. The 3 Italian roommates left. I had a farewell and said bye-bye to time in the morning at 11:00. Although we were together only 1 week. I think we had a good time in this hostel.
2008年4月7日 星期一
離開Plunkett
今天，2008年4月7日，星期一，墨爾本天氣陰雨。
依照現行打工度假的規定，我們背包客們需從事農業相關工作滿三個月(正確日數是88天)，方能申請第二次打工度假簽証。而我在這果園就待了50天，雖然果園工作是相當無聊的，因為我沒帶手提電腦過去，一旦下班後都會無聊，不過農場果園最有意思的地方，就是能讓您認識來自世界各地的背包客，在那邊我遇過的國籍－－英國、法國、德國、日本、捷克、瑞典、南韓、印度、馬來西亞、中港台，每天都過著像是聯合國的生活，雖然相同種族相同國家的人還是比較會混在一塊，但其實要互相當朋友、聊聊天，大家都不介意且很大方呢！
不過我本來就打算四月初時離開，現在是蘋果季，在維多利亞州，蘋果季通常是五月時結束，現在是四月，我們的工作已經越來越少了，所以我決定先離開，在農場流動率很高，我在那待了50天，我目送離開的人大概不下30人吧！當然，也少不了一些短暫、註定沒有結果的異國戀曲來當插曲囉。
至於下一站我尚未決定是哪邊，但肯定的是，我還是必須得找農場或果園工作，因為我才集到50天，還不足以申請第二次打工度假簽証。
3月23日，我從墨爾本回到Mooroopna，這次回來，又走掉八個人，一下子整個廚房變安靜了許多，之前本來晚上九點時正是社交的尖峰時間，但現在九點後，通常只剩下小貓兩三隻而已，而且溫度也突然驟降了。這時我的腦子也在思考要離開了。
3月24日，一樣是採青蘋果，這次與我合作的對象是來自捷克的IT工程師，27歲的他名叫George，身高大約180公分，整個下顎留著性感的鬍子，我們沒有太多的交談，因為我這天還跟他不熟。而今天的工作也是很平淡的。
3月25日，採青蘋果，還是跟George一塊合作，今天我們交談就比昨天多了，而我也終於又交到了一個新朋友，捷克在歐洲不算是富有國家，台灣人的年收入甚至勝於捷克人，但不管怎麼說，他是會寫Java的IT工程師。。。
3月26日，最近的天氣都變得很冷，因為前兩天的兩場大雷雨，下完後整個天氣就不再炎熱了，現在早上起來都非常冷，而冷清的氣氛也點綴著整個廚房。
3月27日，最後一批法國人即將離開，在我的目送下，隼人與瞳也離開了。這批走後整個農場唯一的白種人就只剩捷克的George而已，而今天又下起雨來，做到中午就又收工了，一個月前這裡幾乎不下雨的，現在雨越來越頻繁了。
3月28日，昨夜下的一場雨，使今早的果園還是溼答答的，不論是梯子、果子、樹葉、空氣都洗過澡了，於是我的外套與鞋子也都沾溼還付上一些泥巴，而且溫度也才十度左右，不過到了中午就改善了，天氣又突然變熱了。
3月29日，我們又休假了，因為青蘋果已全部採完，接下來要採的是紅蘋果，但紅蘋果尚未完熟而不能採，於是我們就繼續放著我們的悶假，只好找台灣女孩Corona聊聊天。她是我同鄉人，而我們話也蠻投機的，她英語也相當不錯，舉手投足間不像是適合待在農場的女孩，比較像是喜歡坐在咖啡館喝咖啡上網的都會女孩。
3月31日，是休假日，相當無聊的一天，但上午十一點時，工頭Ben突然找我和三個韓國人去Shepparton看電影，那電影名稱叫Spiderwick，片名乍看之下像恐怖片，但看了以後覺得這是給小孩子或十幾歲的青少年看的片，但有免費電影，當然是不看白不看囉！看完了以後，我跟工頭Ben一塊去Bistro喝酒啤酒順便看他賭博，可能是因為我不在旁邊的關係，他一直輸錢，邊輸邊搖頭，而我像是劉佬佬進大觀園一樣，一直走來走去看別人輸錢贏錢。今天我也順便跟Ben說我不幹了，於是我即將做到4月4日，就結束我在這的生活。
4月2日，今天採紅蘋果，但我們要採的是鮮紅超過70%的蘋果，就是所謂的colour picking，但因為這實在是不好判斷，於是許多人都被屑了一頓，當然也包括我在內。今天大家都幹得很悶，而且到中午又下起雨且刮風，於是我們又中止了今天的工作。
4月3日，今天繼續昨天的工作，但這工作真的是說不出的無聊，許多人根本就挑到了紅色不足70%以上的蘋果，而且因為要挑色的關係，大家一下子都做得很慢，可以說是邊做邊打呵欠。晚上回去後，和彰、陽平、優作三個大男人一塊看愛情喜劇－－The holiday。
4月4日，明天即將離開的關係，今天我去買了一些匹薩與蛋糕和啤酒請大家，一些台灣人與日本人也給足了我面子，參加了我的請客，大家今天都很盡興，但不管再怎麼說，跟3月14日那天的宴會相比，我這只能算是dinner而已，連banquet都算不上。台灣人Jimmy盡情的跳舞，他實在是很會跳舞，他可惜現在他已沒有舞伴了，只有一些嘻哈樂在旁邊陪襯。
4月5日，該是離開的時候了，在與幾個台灣女孩與會說中文的韓國女孩Jenny拍幾張照片後，就準備離開了，走前順便吃吃她們的豆腐，把她們一個個抱了一下，還有我的室友陽平跟優作也抱了我一下，但我們拍拍彼此的背很大力，可能是平常的怨氣要走前一次宣洩個夠吧！當然，只是開開玩笑羆了！但我絕對不會忘記我們五個大男人一塊在房裡看日本Ａ片的好時光。還有那個充滿雄性臭味、全宿舍最亂最髒、燈泡一直都修不好、還有一些黑蜘蛛當室友的16號房。
依照現行打工度假的規定，我們背包客們需從事農業相關工作滿三個月(正確日數是88天)，方能申請第二次打工度假簽証。而我在這果園就待了50天，雖然果園工作是相當無聊的，因為我沒帶手提電腦過去，一旦下班後都會無聊，不過農場果園最有意思的地方，就是能讓您認識來自世界各地的背包客，在那邊我遇過的國籍－－英國、法國、德國、日本、捷克、瑞典、南韓、印度、馬來西亞、中港台，每天都過著像是聯合國的生活，雖然相同種族相同國家的人還是比較會混在一塊，但其實要互相當朋友、聊聊天，大家都不介意且很大方呢！
不過我本來就打算四月初時離開，現在是蘋果季，在維多利亞州，蘋果季通常是五月時結束，現在是四月，我們的工作已經越來越少了，所以我決定先離開，在農場流動率很高，我在那待了50天，我目送離開的人大概不下30人吧！當然，也少不了一些短暫、註定沒有結果的異國戀曲來當插曲囉。
至於下一站我尚未決定是哪邊，但肯定的是，我還是必須得找農場或果園工作，因為我才集到50天，還不足以申請第二次打工度假簽証。
3月23日，我從墨爾本回到Mooroopna，這次回來，又走掉八個人，一下子整個廚房變安靜了許多，之前本來晚上九點時正是社交的尖峰時間，但現在九點後，通常只剩下小貓兩三隻而已，而且溫度也突然驟降了。這時我的腦子也在思考要離開了。
3月24日，一樣是採青蘋果，這次與我合作的對象是來自捷克的IT工程師，27歲的他名叫George，身高大約180公分，整個下顎留著性感的鬍子，我們沒有太多的交談，因為我這天還跟他不熟。而今天的工作也是很平淡的。
3月25日，採青蘋果，還是跟George一塊合作，今天我們交談就比昨天多了，而我也終於又交到了一個新朋友，捷克在歐洲不算是富有國家，台灣人的年收入甚至勝於捷克人，但不管怎麼說，他是會寫Java的IT工程師。。。
3月26日，最近的天氣都變得很冷，因為前兩天的兩場大雷雨，下完後整個天氣就不再炎熱了，現在早上起來都非常冷，而冷清的氣氛也點綴著整個廚房。
3月27日，最後一批法國人即將離開，在我的目送下，隼人與瞳也離開了。這批走後整個農場唯一的白種人就只剩捷克的George而已，而今天又下起雨來，做到中午就又收工了，一個月前這裡幾乎不下雨的，現在雨越來越頻繁了。
3月28日，昨夜下的一場雨，使今早的果園還是溼答答的，不論是梯子、果子、樹葉、空氣都洗過澡了，於是我的外套與鞋子也都沾溼還付上一些泥巴，而且溫度也才十度左右，不過到了中午就改善了，天氣又突然變熱了。
3月29日，我們又休假了，因為青蘋果已全部採完，接下來要採的是紅蘋果，但紅蘋果尚未完熟而不能採，於是我們就繼續放著我們的悶假，只好找台灣女孩Corona聊聊天。她是我同鄉人，而我們話也蠻投機的，她英語也相當不錯，舉手投足間不像是適合待在農場的女孩，比較像是喜歡坐在咖啡館喝咖啡上網的都會女孩。
3月31日，是休假日，相當無聊的一天，但上午十一點時，工頭Ben突然找我和三個韓國人去Shepparton看電影，那電影名稱叫Spiderwick，片名乍看之下像恐怖片，但看了以後覺得這是給小孩子或十幾歲的青少年看的片，但有免費電影，當然是不看白不看囉！看完了以後，我跟工頭Ben一塊去Bistro喝酒啤酒順便看他賭博，可能是因為我不在旁邊的關係，他一直輸錢，邊輸邊搖頭，而我像是劉佬佬進大觀園一樣，一直走來走去看別人輸錢贏錢。今天我也順便跟Ben說我不幹了，於是我即將做到4月4日，就結束我在這的生活。
4月2日，今天採紅蘋果，但我們要採的是鮮紅超過70%的蘋果，就是所謂的colour picking，但因為這實在是不好判斷，於是許多人都被屑了一頓，當然也包括我在內。今天大家都幹得很悶，而且到中午又下起雨且刮風，於是我們又中止了今天的工作。
4月3日，今天繼續昨天的工作，但這工作真的是說不出的無聊，許多人根本就挑到了紅色不足70%以上的蘋果，而且因為要挑色的關係，大家一下子都做得很慢，可以說是邊做邊打呵欠。晚上回去後，和彰、陽平、優作三個大男人一塊看愛情喜劇－－The holiday。
4月4日，明天即將離開的關係，今天我去買了一些匹薩與蛋糕和啤酒請大家，一些台灣人與日本人也給足了我面子，參加了我的請客，大家今天都很盡興，但不管再怎麼說，跟3月14日那天的宴會相比，我這只能算是dinner而已，連banquet都算不上。台灣人Jimmy盡情的跳舞，他實在是很會跳舞，他可惜現在他已沒有舞伴了，只有一些嘻哈樂在旁邊陪襯。
4月5日，該是離開的時候了，在與幾個台灣女孩與會說中文的韓國女孩Jenny拍幾張照片後，就準備離開了，走前順便吃吃她們的豆腐，把她們一個個抱了一下，還有我的室友陽平跟優作也抱了我一下，但我們拍拍彼此的背很大力，可能是平常的怨氣要走前一次宣洩個夠吧！當然，只是開開玩笑羆了！但我絕對不會忘記我們五個大男人一塊在房裡看日本Ａ片的好時光。還有那個充滿雄性臭味、全宿舍最亂最髒、燈泡一直都修不好、還有一些黑蜘蛛當室友的16號房。
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