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Hi, Indonesian here. Just wanna ask, is it true that Bahasa Indonesia are taught in schools in Australia? I talked to an Australian recently and surprised that they can speak a bit of Indonesian
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Plenty of schools in Vic taught this :D
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I thought you didnt go to school much lol
Either way, I think it just depends on the school - some do, some don’t 🤷🏼♀️
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Selamat datang!
At my school it was taught from yr 9-12. It was either Indonesian, German or Chinese. German and Indonesian were compulsory in yr 9.
At my school we only had the choice of Chinese (Mandarin), French and Latin.
yes I did it in grade 456.
Selamat datang! I learnt Bahasa Indonesia in primary school in the nineties. I’ve forgotten most of it but some key words and phrases have stuck. All schools teach at least one language other than English, but which language it is varies by school.
Hi there! Yes, some schools teach it, mostly private schools. That is, not the state run schools but the ones run by the churches (various) or by private organisations. The school I went to back in the 70s required study of at least one language, and Bahasa Indonesia was one of the choices available. The others were French German Latin & Spanish at that time - nowadays there’s more focus on Chinese and Japanese. There’s also been a lot of tourism from Australia to Indonesia for quite some time now - at least since the 70s and probably before. Some fairly strong trade links - one category of cattle for sale in northern Australia are officially classified as ‘Light Indonesian Steers’ and the price is reported on state media once a week.
Ah very cool! Interestingly, my primary school must have been one of the public ones teaching Indonesian lol
Also public Indonesian here (WA though)
Represent! 💪🏼💪🏼
That is a lot of language options. I was offered German or German. All I have retained is the ability to say “my name is RustyRaven and I am thirteen”, which is not particularly useful.
Das ist sehr gut! Wunderbar!
That is more German than I have ever learned. Green with envy.
Yes at my daughter’s primary school from prep to grade 2.
Sure is! My primary school in the 90s taught us in my language class :D
I learned Indonesian in primary school and it was on offer in high school. Selamat Pagi!
I learned a bit in grade 3 (which I have forgotten except counting to ten) and it was available as an option in high school
My third grade teacher would spend the school holidays over there teaching and could speak it very well
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It’s just started spitting a bit here. I managed to fill the wheelie bin with weeds before it arrived (and unearthed lots of potatoes in amoungst it all) but I’ve now retreated inside.
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I saw my neighbour doing that. Now that they are collecting food scraps in the green bin smells can be a problem, especially as we only have fortnightly collection. I’ve been filling mine mostly with fennel though, so it just smells of aniseed!
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Slept from 7pm-ish to 4.30am. I guess I had a sleep debt to pay lol
sunrise pretty
I just snapped this lol I wish I could see more of the sky from my balcony haha
looks like a default windows wallpaper almost 😂
Sky pretty
Very
::: sunrise behind a power pole.
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Healthcare CEO shot and killed I for one am STOKED to watch the US finally kick off the “eat the rich” portion of late stage capitalism.
The speculation and response to this murder has been intriguing. I saw a comment online speculating that if rich people instead of kids start being targets of shootings, perhaps there will finally be movement on the question of gun control.
Ooooof solid call. no freakin doubt! Or is this the rise of the private military protecting folks and the start of the “protected” citizen?
The planet has tolerated these intolerant financial vampires for too long.
With the insane rates of denial I can’t feel too sympathetic.
“But he had children” Big deal, the monster got laid a couple of times. Doesnt make him a saint.
😂
I’m sure some of the people that died after being denied medical care had children
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No one physically hurt his children.
He denied actual life saving treatment to children. He’s a monster.
the idiots thought voting for trump was about eating the rich
the idiots thought the elite/rich were the educated classes
No but you see they are gonna shut down the deep state! And everyone is evil but the ancient incontinent incompetent neppo baby isnt for some reason? /s
I’m not sure maga actually care about that one. That deep state shit is just trump giving excuses for corruption.
With banks here trying to make people pay to access their own money and supermarket fulfilment centres with terrible working conditions, it just might give people here ideas
The last few words of that article
“touched so many lives”.
He certainly did. Was reading that UHC had the highest claim denial rate in the US, something like 33%.
Ha ha, I’ve heard the killer be referred to as Healthcare Batman
Oh I stopped reading the second it started to make me feel sympathy for this monster. he put profits before people. That was his job, but we should really live in a world where CEOs get paid so high because screwing over sick people is a dangerous job.
The F is the point in everyone being armed in America if they DONT pull shit like this.
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touched in a bad way
He looks like he sells dodgy used cars. Like Matilda’s father.
I have a massive crick in my neck and had maybe an hour proper sleep. Today is not going to be fun.
That sounds like me yesterday. I was on the verge of calling in sick, but went in and felt better after a few hours (and after a couple of panadol and coffee). I’m hoping for the same result for you today.
Thanks
Sounds horrible, sounds like a migraine day to me.
Take it easy today.
Sounds like a sickie to me
Thankfully I don’t work Fridays
Hello children
Greetings Mother.
Gooood moooorning msssss jonesssssss
Morning chook
Every year I used to do the pudding challenge which was buy a pudding, let it sit there and when the time is right attack. Can’t do it now cos my diet has changed so much over the year. It’s a good thing though. Just a little sad.
I make puddings, it was my Grandma’s recipe and it tastes sooo good. I make lots of little 1 cup sized ones and give them as gifts. There is a bit of quality control testing that occurs each year, just one from each batch.
Can’t let a subpar pudd leave the kitchen.
That’s the theory!
That’s a good service. Shows you care.
It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it.
modern puddings skimp on the brandy
it should have lots and lots of brandy, be wet with brandy
same with mince pies, they should have lots and lots of brandy
I add extra brandy once it’s warmed up.
but think of the children
and alcohol is society’s most evilest drug s/
( it’s also expensive )
Oh no just my piece. Mine swims in it.
Ps I’ll still be eating it on Christmas day. I just can’t do my own personal 450g pudding plus custard plus cream anymore.
The same with a good rich fruit cake. Lots of brandy, and lots of time to mature the flavours. I’m currently eating the fruit cake I made last year, and I need to get more brandy before I can make another for next year.
Am I the weirdo, having never liked pudding?
Bought ones are horrible. Gotta be homemade and with decent ingredients. Omit all citrus peel if that’s what’s provoking the gag reflex. The mix of fruit is OPTIONAL - can use any dried fruit to make up the volume required. I like having apricot and dried cranberries in the mix but that’s just me. My sister uses more sultanas than the Ottoman Empire at its height, dried mango and paw paw, and no currants at all. Both of us use whisky rather than brandy as such. Brandy belongs in the brandy butter to be served with it in our households.
The real joy of xmas pudding is Boxing Day breakfast, with slices of pud fried in a mix of equal quantities of brandy butter and orange juice, with custard. Perfect, I say perfect, hangover cure.
Yes. Yes you are. It’s like hot cake with sauce, what’s not to like?!
I have to agree. But then again, there are some bad puddings out there.
The ones that have too much orange peel that makes it bitter. Can be fixed with more custard though.
That is true. A good fruit pudding is very expensive to make, so it’s common for ingredients to be skimped on. Plus some have a wierd taste/texture - I think it’s too much date or fig or something like that, it reminds me a lot of the vegan “treats” that some people seem to love but I find revolting.
Ah that explains why I also dislike fruit mince pies then
I’m with you on that one, those things can get in the bin.
i hate bought mince pies, cheap nasty pastry, skimps on filling and no brandy
You just haven’t found the pudding that’s right for you.
You’re not drowning it In enough custard
Hoping this Woolies strike continues into Christmas tbh. Make then feel it
I keep hearing about the Woolies strike, but I honestly haven’t noticed a difference in store so far. Maybe I will with tomorrow’s shop? Or maybe WA is immune to it.
It’s a Victorian distribution centre where the strikes are happening, I suspect WA would have their own separate centres given the distance from coast to coast, so unless their workers join the blockade there probably won’t be much interruption there.
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Karens vs CEO, you know what, it couldn’t be any worse than the Jake Paul v Tyson fight.
The ABC News app is all different…not sure if I like it or not.
yeah, I’ve mostly stopped looking at it. I’d love to know what their viewer stats are, as I’ve heard the same thing from a lot of people.
My app updated a while back and I hate the new design. Feels dumbed down sorta.
I prefer the guardian for my news anyway these days lol
This news app.
ABC now seems to feed you a lot of videos and lifestyle type stories. I go there because I want to keep on top of any important news that is happening, not to be entertained, so the new version is pretty useless for me. I’ve pretty much stopped using it as a news source since the new design came in.
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A bit sweltery out there already. I managed to get the back garden area mostly weeded and did some cutting back of overhanging trees and the bamboo.
I had a parsnip and carrots self seed in there early this year, so weeding has yielded me a basket full of carrot and parsnip (mostly parsnip). I think I’ll be taking some of the parsnip up to the food cupboard, I doubt I’ll be able to eat it all myself. If I can find enough enthusiasm to brave the heat and pick some more cherries I might take some of those up too, but right now I think it’s way to hot and icky to contemplate it/
Welcome to the time of the year where I cry at the drop of a hat. This morning we’ve had because my eyeliner is wonky, my pants feel scratchy, a song made me think of my dog and IDK, just work in general. Today sucks.
Something positive to balance the post is that I received a package of “homemade” jams and sauces and omg the roasted capsicum ketchup is delicious. And they threw in a sample of their raspberry jam and I want to bathe in it.
Sleep didn’t work so I’m on my way to work with roughly 4 hours of sleep. Also, some wise guy broke the Mernda/Hurstbridge line. Which of youse was it?
It’s a long-term issue for me that I’m not getting enough sleep. I usually average around 6 hours a night. This year, my average is 5:42, I haven’t managed a 6-hour average for any 4-week period this year. I need to work on this, 5 hours a night was ok when I was 20. But I haven’t been 20 for a long time.
I made another fly trap and this one is working. Thanks everyone here for the advice
