Tohmahhto sauce is more like some BBQ sauce/ketchup hybrid. I think its purpose is to make the beetroot they put on everything slightly less vile.

Will I be able to watch the Rose Bowl in Sydney?

I assume the Rose Bowl in an American football game.

Yes. There are two options:

1) Rumour has it that there is an online service that allows people to watch NFL over the internet. I don't know about the legality of that, so you'll have to look into it yourself.

2) Pay TV (Cable TV) shows a heap of overseas sport. www.foxtel.com.au is the provider, and they'd have information there somewhere on the issue.

College game. More digging found this older discussion which looks promising

Do you know of any IT recruitment companies? A quick google search found me these? If I do the work/holiday visa I want the job before I land...


Echelon Resourcing Solutions
First IT Recruitment
Hudson (does UK as well)
PRA - Professional Recruitment Australia
Total Resource Solutions

Thanks.

There have got to be hundreds of IT recruitment companies in Australia; I don't know any particularly, so google is as good a source as any.

great thread!

my question is why do I require a chest x-ray for my working holiday visa?

i'm 26 with no health concerns. i pay them $CDN 167, and then they tell me i need this chest x-ray. just seems like such a process to go through.

To prove you're not diseased, I guess.

Josem, going down to Crown for Poker News Cup main event?

B,

I'd love to - and will probably do so next year, but I simply can't take the time off work at the moment. 7 days a week at the moment with the federal election.

No worries man, let me know if you want to swing down for a drink and i can introduce you to people as "one of the hero's of the absolute scandal."

what do aussie girls think about guys in the military?
what's the general australian consensus about the war on terror

I assume broadly supportive.

There's certainly no negative connotation about uniforms, if that's what you mean.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=12077044

How are the NLHE cash games in sydney? Where are the best cash games?

What exactly is "mateship" and how is it different than friendship? This seems to be a uniquely Australian thing that I never quite understood even after three months there.

dunno.

What's up with this? Here's a quote from the article

i should find odd laws from various US states and ask y'all about them.

Well I'm officially going to be living in Bondi Beach from January 5th to mid-April as I have both my ticket there and my apartment. Not 100% sure of plans after that though.

ill be in melbourne/sydney starting jan for about 6 months. metetron you dont answer my PMs?

let me know when you're in melbourne.


i know of a handful of other 2p2'ers who are going to be in melbourne, especially through january.

here are some events that may be wortwhile - it's a calendar showing sporting events, other events, and poker stuff: http://www.michaeljosem.com/JanuarySchedule.xls

thx josem

yea ill be there for the donkament. arriving on the 7th or so. id like to check out that great ocean road and a federer match

Bondi probably won't be the greatest spot for surfing Metetron. But I believe there will be plenty of good surfing beaches within close proximity. Bondi also has a good vibe about it, depending on what you're into. It's quite touristy, but not so bad in the sense that there are usually plenty of topless European girls lying on the beach. I think the pubs around Bondi would be good for a drink in the afternoon sun.

I think they run some surfing competitions at Manly beach, and Manly is generally quite a nice area. You can get some decent food out there too.

And yes Sydney rent is generally fairly expensive. I have a mate that is my age (24) whose net worth is already around $3 million (he's an investor), and even he rents with 2 other people at all times. He is kind of a crazy nit though (thus why he has accumulated so much so fast).

I also lean towards Melbourne being a better overall city. But you can still have plenty of fun based in Sydney. Great weather. Hopefully you will make time to see Melbourne, Queensland and Perth too though. Actually all the cities are worth visiting imo.

Josem is right about the beer too. I personally drink "international" beers on most occasions. The actual Australian owned, developed and brewed mass produced beers are pretty terrible imo. But there are lots of great breweries making great beer that you will probably enjoy.

Oh and btw: It sickens me that you can beat 5/10+ for 8BB/100+.

im having trouble finding a furnished apartment. ive looked at those realestate.au sites listed earlier. ive been looking in coogee and bondi area.. any advice?

phone a couple of real estate agents in the area and tell them what you're after.