nivexus's Comments (45)

I thought some governments have a separate tax code on importation of oil and petroleum. Well at least petrol is still cheaper than bottled water. ( View formatted comment » )

I thought NZ was the first country to get the 3G iPhone? ( View formatted comment » )

they're going to have to try a lot harder to keep me awake at work. ( View formatted comment » )

We have 10% GST on most purchases in Aus. I remember when i went to USA a few years ago the sales tax there really confused me. I noticed that some shops displayed the base price on items so when i tried to buy something with what i thought was correct change they'd tell me it was a new price because of the tax. ( View formatted comment » )

omg that's amberly airbase! ( View formatted comment » )

Lol it's the 'Full Metal Jacket guide to learning english' by R.Lee Ermey! ( View formatted comment » )

Most serious accident i've been in is probably car accident 15 years ago. Our car got t-boned by some idiot who ran a red. Those were the pre-airbag days too. Most rain accidents here involving people on the tracks are usually due to heavy drinking. A guy who was at my school was hit by a train while crossing the tracks drunk. He tripped and dropped a box of beer and i guess in his drunken state he took a little too long picking it up again. ( View formatted comment » )

My first part time job was at a printing centre when i was 17. Got paid $22AUD (approx $20USD) per hr and on weekends it was $44AUD (approx $41USD) per hr. I even got superannuation of around $150AUD per week(retirement fund money). Currently doing accounting on a fixed wage which is nicer cause i get to take it a little easier than hourly work. So a tip for ppl in aus looking for casual/part time work: get a job that's protected by a union. They generally pay better than places like McDonalds. ( View formatted comment » )

The thing i love best about most asian business capitals is how all the shopping centres seem to be open till late. Over here as soon as the clock hits 5pm everything is closed. It's so annoying. ( View formatted comment » )

I've got the same problem with wires. I've been trying to go as wireless as possible (within reason) but those damn power cables are still flying all over the place. I have a 22" Samsung 226BW which back 4 months ago seemed quite big... although now i can't help but feel than i shoulda just splurged and got a 30". 22" screens just seem so standard these days - there were reviews in a local gaming magazine last month of 22" screens. Also after reading about start-up companies i'm starting to kinda under... ( View formatted comment » )

Ikea has become remarkably expensive over here and yet the overall quality hasn't changed a bit. Like my table and bed which is falling to pieces. Ikea here is probably more of a gimmick or for people who prefer the quirky design rather than real savings. You can get far more contemporary/modern looking furniture that's better built and for similar prices at other retail stores. ( View formatted comment » )

Here we have a lot of trusts / discretionary trusts which tend to work better than sole prop in terms of tax and in particular if the business starts finding itself in debt. ( View formatted comment » )

Isn't ADSL2+ up to 24MBps in Australia? I'm still waiting for service to start in my area which hopefully is this year. Still stuck with 8MBps... I was always under the impression that Korea had the fastest broadband, something along the lines of over 50% of households had 100MBps speeds. ( View formatted comment » )

I played the demo (Dynasty Warriors: Gundam here) and I'd have to say that it wasn't particularly exciting. It seemed repetitive and the gundams just didn't seem like the big oversize mechas they are in the anime. ( View formatted comment » )

Damn i just bought one of the regular ps3. I spose this new one would be good for H-Games ( View formatted comment » )

That's one big touch pad on the smaller version. ( View formatted comment » )

In other transport related news: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/01/1198949813562.html ( View formatted comment » )

We have libraries in every suburb here in addition to school and university libraries so it's not like there's no space to study. I usually study in between classes and a bit at night. Working makes it a tad harder. ( View formatted comment » )

err... there's no numbers for the y-axis? ( View formatted comment » )

I'm actually quite happy with our system. The employer contributes 9% of superannuation to your salary. For every dollar you contribute after tax, the government will 1.5x it up to $1000. So i put in $1000 and the government gives me an extra $1500. Plus i tend to add investments to it on the side of my job. Where it starts to get complicated is when you have too much money because there are limits that you are allowed to take out. But of course there are ways to get the most of your pension money. ( View formatted comment » )

Maybe the guy lost his job and was feeling irritable? ( View formatted comment » )

I guess this is one of those 'I'm to drunk to have any self respect' sort of games. ( View formatted comment » )

I Agree ( View formatted comment » )

Doesn't beat eating dog ( View formatted comment » )