Feeling weak (Post 3 of 3 Posts)

Posted to The Age (15/4/2012) on 18/4/2012 at 2:45 PM
Commenting on "Feeling weak"
http://watoday.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/feeling-weak-20120414-1x0g2.html


@Andrew Smith, you're quite correct to point out about international students market. In fact, I've written many articles about this AUD18.8 billion industry (when at its peak), second largest "export income" after the mining industry.

When the government policies brought in so abruptly, billions of dollars were wiped out, even if a third to quarter is gone, that will equate to AUD6.1b to AUD4.7b, good enough to achieve budget surplus without hurting the taxpaying public.

Will the students swamp the colleges again? I doubt so. UK, USA and Canada have been attracting the students with more favourable Visa and after-graduation-stay conditions than Australia.

Many private colleges and TAFE could not survive such disastrous downturn, and became history. Dragged down by this collapse are many teaching staff, mainly sessional teachers, who are the baby boomers. Reduced income implies reduced investment in property or stock market.

Australia is not an isolated island in the global market. Our success attracted many vultures who wanted a slice of the action. Our government should learn a lesson not to introduce policies on the run!

German mutant contagious strain E.coli killed

Posted to Daily Mail (2/6/2011) on 3/6/2011 at 4:54 PM
Commenting on "Mutant E.coli is in Britain: Seven victims in UK have new contagious strain that's killed 18"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1393746/E-coli-outbreak-hits-Britain-7-victims-UK-contagious-srain-thats-killed-18.html

Posted to CNN (3/6/2011) on 4/6/2011 at 2:11 AM
Commenting on "World health officials scramble to stem deadly E. coli outbreak"
hhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/06/02/europe.e.coli/index.html

Death is no laughing matter, and this is not a hoax.

Many people are careful about healthy living yet they forget about hygiene. They do not wash the vegetables and fruits before consuming them, or wash their hands after going to toilet. They walk bare-foot or wear the same shoes that have walked on dirty streets in the house, bringing all the filth from the outside to the living area. Parents allow babies to crawl on floors and carpet full of germs. It used to be homeless and lower socio-economic people that sit on footpaths or grass in public area, but now no one gives any thought about the "shit" they are sitting on. What about dirty pets in the house/beds?

People pay for organic produces that can be dirtier and more bacteria-borne than non-organic ones. No one questions about the water source of bottled water, whether it has been contaminated by someone having a bath or doing business upstream. Idiotically many people choose to put bacteria in their stomaches for good health.

Kate Middleton won't obey, follows in Diana's footsteps

Posted to Herald Sun (22/4/2011) on 22/4/2011 at 4:50 AM
Commenting on “Kate Middleton won't obey, follows in Diana's footsteps”
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/kate-middleton-wont-obey-follows-in-dianais-footsteps/story-fn7x8me2-1226043557025

Unfortunately this marriage will not last, probably up to 2015, "just like many sensible, realistic young people" who get tired with their partners very quickly. In an era of everything is made to be disposal and replaceable after short period of use, so is the today's union of couple!

Compounding the problem is that William will put other business above the marriage, and that is a sure sign of treating the partner as second best!

PS the tell tale signs are her eye-brows and nose!