[ AUSventures 的由來 ]

[ AUSventures 的由來 ]

我的Logo名稱，也是我主要的blog的名稱；因為大家可能不懂為什麽我會取這個名字。

所以我決定把它寫出來，跟大家說說這個我自己創造的單字後面的意思。

AUSventures其實是由兩個字延伸而來的。

“Australia”（澳大利亞/澳洲）跟”Adventures” （冒險/探險/冒險精神）結合在ㄧ起的ㄧ個自創單字。

所以AUSventures對我而言，是ㄧ種澳洲探險的精神。

它可以是行動上的、精神上的、或是在於各種生活上的形式。

Australia是ㄧ個多元文化的國家，它充滿了原始大自然的景觀、種類豐富的野生動物、原住民的獨特文明遺跡跟文化、全方位的旅遊型態、定居著不同種族的人們，它也是個人文風情城鎮同時也附有時尚氣息的城市。

以Australia這樣的ㄧ個多元化的國家帶進自己的思維裡面，代表著是自己擴大了自己的生活圈、讓自己的世界觀再也不是以前的渺小、把自己的生活分享出去也同時在別人身上找到學習的地方，勇於向前看，保持開心的心情：同時對於自己誠實地生活著，畢竟You Only Live Once.（把握當下，勇敢去做！）

所以AUSventures的意思就是以那樣的型態生活著，過著屬於自己的澳式探險/生活，而我就是以這樣的方式生活著，你也可以把自己的人生換個方向，或許會不ㄧ樣喔！

「澳洲打工度假上手紀錄」 住宿篇

簡單來說，就是當你到澳洲的時候，要住的地方啦。

當然，住宿的種類大概可以分四種：

1. Hotel/Motel 飯店類型
2. Homestay 寄宿家庭
3. Sharehouse 分租
4. Backpacker/ hostel 背包客旅社/青年旅館

那就來好好的解釋這四種吧。

[ Tainan An-ping beach trip]

This is my 2nd video, a small clip that i took when i go to tainan last month.
I will be in the video, because I want to do a Vlog style of video.
So yeah, putting my face in a video its a big step for me,
But I am who I am, Just be MYSELF!!

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[ YouTube - OREO ]

Here is my Video of my cat "Oreo".
Sometimes Oreo think he is a dog. because he always want to play this game.
So I made a video of him. He is just so cute.

Anyway, I created a Youtube channel - [ AUSventures ] .( Click to SUBSCRIBE !)
And I will be posting more videos before I go to Australia and while i am in Australia, I hope i can have a Vlog posting weekly, or when i got time to post it.

I am trying to put all this together, and it will make it easier for me to posting all the posts or video. so please go and subscribe my youtube channel and follow me on Instagram.

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[ Keyboard ]

Well, As you can see from the picture.
Yes, My Macbook Pro's "F1" key is broken.

It just popped up when i realized. and when i try to push it back to where it belong.
The plastic part is broken, and i can't put it back. :(

[ Bean Boozled ]

I have been watch so many youtuber's video that they have a "Bean Boozled challenge".
and its so fun to just watch it. but i really want to try it too. at the same time i feel sacred to try it. :P

So i was shopping in other day, that i found it in a candy shop.
I tell myself that i have to get it, so here is bean boozled!!

[ Recently ]

I haven't been updated as I promised, lol.
But, the good thing is. I am back.

I really want to keep this blog thing up to date.
This is something i want to do, so i think i need to push myself harder on post blog more often.
So, I have book the fly ticket from Taipei to Cairns.
And I will be stay in Cairns for 5 day.

[ JOB HUNTING ]

Since My plan has changed. So I have to find a job ASAP.

However It is so hard to find a job in a place not like Taipei or Taichung.

Even like on the internet job website, they only have like 80 posts for Huwei.

Which they need Teachers or people work in hospital.

Life is just a struggle right now.

I always tell myself to be positive and be brave.

Good Luck to me. lol

BTW, I might look for job in Tainan too. :P

[ Suitcase ]

Since I have to move, so i brought myself a suitcase.

So I can pack up my stuff and I also can take this suitcase with me to australia.

I got the Yellow one, and Keni got the Blue one.

I am quite happy with American Tourist brand.

Thats why I decide to get this one.

I got 24" and 28" for only under $5000 NTD.

Which is alright, but they dont have TSA lock.

Therefore If I am going to the USA, either I get a new one with TSA on it.

Or I just get a TSA lock on it, who knows? lol

But overall I am happy with what i got for that price. :)

[ Moved ]

Yes, I moved.
I took the picture before I leave this house.
Good Bye Taipei for now.
Every Ending is a new beginning.

「澳洲打工度假上手紀錄」 第一站篇

相信很多包包，或是要來澳洲打工的朋友但不想當背包客的朋友都會遇到的ㄧ個問題。

那就是來澳洲的第一站是哪裡？雪梨？布理斯本？還是墨爾本？

有些包包想破頭還是不知道第一站要去哪裡？

考量的許多，氣候？消費？機票？工作？人文風情？時差？

Tony當初也是ㄧ樣，也是考慮了很久，想了很多才決定。

但是其實第一站可以說很重要，也可以說他不重要。

會說他重要呢？是因為第一站將會是你對於澳洲的第一觀感.....

[ Weekly Updated 02 ]

I have been busy packing my stuff (because I'm moving).

And this week has been a busy week (as last week,)

My scooter was broken twice, which is annoying...

So I did spend some time with my cat,

went out to see THE OTHER WOMAN. (It's so good)

And I had sushi train for me finished the hard work job, (lol)

So Yeah, Next week it's still a busy week, I will try to updated as i go. :P

[ Bye Bye Job.. ]

Today is my last day of my job,
So now I have to move all my stuff back to my house.
Since I am not going to live in Taipei anymore.
Within a week, I have to pack my 3 year of life in Taipei back to Yunlin.

Keni and I had discussed about the trip to Australia.
We might go in June, If everything goes well.
But however If not, then we have to change to September.

I want to go in June so bad, but you know there always something that its not going your way.

All I need its a bit more of LUCK. :P

「澳洲打工度假上手紀錄」 簽證篇

在上ㄧ篇，Tony告訴大家如何申請了護照。（上ㄧ篇請點這）

在這篇裡面就是告訴大家關於簽證的部份囉！

在申請之前，請再確認你有ㄧ本超過半年期限的護照（當然是你本人的），

另外還有ㄧ張信用卡（要刷簽證費用的，可以不是自己的）。

因為澳洲打工度假簽證已經改成電子作業，所以現在都要線上申請囉！

Tony申請的方法是按照RJ教的方式，所以我就不再多說了。

「澳洲打工度假上手紀錄」 護照篇

在你想要去澳洲打工度假之前，你是否有考慮清楚了呢？

相信在網路上已經有夠多的資料來告訴你澳洲這邊的狀況；
或是十分熱情專業的訊息關於來澳洲打工的包包（背包客）。
所以在這之前，是否先問問你自己內心的聲音。

你是要去打工存錢？還是旅遊度假？或是邊打工邊旅遊？
甚至想要體驗澳洲人當地生活？還是只是想要專心去偏遠地方打工存錢回台灣？

不管如何，在去之前ㄧ定要想清楚。
請不要因為身邊朋友去了，你也跟著去，因為不去感覺會比他們LOW，

另外當然也要評估ㄧ下您自己本身的英文能力。
因為你要去的地方是ㄧ個英語體系的國家；當然就是要講英文。
（相對的那些來臺灣的外國人也是要來臺灣講中文阿！）

所以想清楚之後在開始決定你的澳洲打工度假吧！

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「護照」

在申請每個人都需要的那個Working Holiday Visa（澳洲打工旅遊簽證）（俗稱WHV）之前，你是否檢查了你的護照呢？
澳洲規定要申請WHV之前ㄧ定要有最少還有2年期限的護照。
所以你的護照如果快到期的，記得要去換新的。

[ Visa Approved ]

I just got a letter from Australia immi yesterday.
Which they informed that my WHV is approved.

To have Working Holiday Visa, It costs me...

- Visa fees AUD$420 ( TWD$11749 on the day I pay on my credit card)
- Health Examination TWD$1000 ( which around AUD$35.30 on the day of currency)

That is just a brief of how much I paid to get that visa.
Also I applied on 9th of April, And approved on 14th.
Which I think it was very fast of application. :)

Keni did his WHV application on 10th, And Cost him TWD$11793.
Due to the currency of the day that his credit card paid.
But he got approved on the same day as me. 

So we both have the Visa, Now Its time to book an air-ticket to Australia.

「 WHV簽證 」

簽證下來啦！
沒想到只要不到ㄧ個禮拜的時間耶！
我04/09號申請，04/11體檢；
竟然04/14就下來了。

而且KENI的也下來了。
那我們接下來要來買機票了！

每件事情都在計畫之中進行的感覺的好。
真的有種目標要達成的感覺！

加油！

[ Weekly Updated 01 ]

[ Weekly Updated is a picture of what i take in a week. ]

[ Hope you like it, share my life with you. ]

This will be upload every sunday.

[ Waiting ]

I have my visa health examination yesterday.
Which it's just an X-ray taken from the hospital. lol

And now, I have to just wait for Australia immi to send me an e-mail.

Other than that, I'm just working this week,
Next week will be my last week work here. I will be Finishing in 20th.
Also I have my place until end of April, which means I only have ten days to pack my 3 years of life in Taipei.
Then I am moving back to Yunlin ( which is where my family live).

Because there is no point for me to work and earn around NTD$18K and pay like $15K for these months,
Therefore I am moving back til I fly to Australia with Keni.
The other point its that I want to spend some time with my grandma. (love her much xoxo)

So Yeah, time to pack up my stuff and let the life moving on.

「事前紀錄」

澳大利亞（或稱澳洲）

是全球面積第六大的國家，大洋洲最大的國家和南半球第二大的國家，僅次於巴西。

澳洲國土包括澳洲大陸，塔斯曼尼亞島以及數個海外的島嶼，是世界上唯一一個國土覆蓋整個大陸的國家。

澳洲的英文「Australia」源於拉丁文「australis」，意指南方。

20世紀初，口語化的稱呼「Oz」開始流行。「Aussie」亦同樣成為澳洲人的口語化稱呼。

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所以去到那廣大的陸地之前（笑），有些事情要先準備好...

所以以下就是我的行前準備大概。

3月 中旬 - 購買了行李箱

3月26日 - 拍大頭照（ㄧ般、護照用）

[ Sperate :( ]

So, Yeah, This is not a sad Daily Blog.
I have decided to make my blog into 2 different sections.

[ AUSventures ] will be like mostly English format Daily Blog for myself.
More like a personal Blog
And the new blog called 「Aussie Time」will be like in chinese.
Which record what i write in chinese about the whole trip to Australia.

 「Aussie Time」is more like a place I can give informations for the people who wants to come to Australia as me. give some useful tips on adventures. LOL

So If you are interested in checking my chinese blog on Aussie time.
You can click on the right-hand side of the link.
Or any 「Aussie Time」 link in this daily blog.

[ PASSPORT, VISA ]

After a week of waiting, I can get my passport today.

That means I have a step forward to my plan. :)

And now I have to apply my WHV (Working Holiday Visa).

Since Australia immi (Immigration and Border Protection) has changed their way to apply a visa.

[ Boom up my music ]

Well, Today I just want to play my music as loud as I can.
But my macbook is not make this happen.... Therefore, I found "Boom".

[ Boom ] is a simple one-click volume booster application. Boom can greatly boost the volume of your Mac so that you have a better audio experience while playing games, watching movies, watching online videos on YouTube™, listening to music, and also during Skype™ calls. Now enjoy a better music experience on your iPod/iPhone because Boom can also boost the volume of the music and video files in your iTunes playlist and automatically sync it back.

So, Now when I watch movies, youtube, videos i can turn up as much as possible.
No more small speakers!! yay! I hope some of you guys think this is useful.
Because its USEFUL for me!!

btw, Boom picture and information are from here.
( However, Boom is back to $7.99 now. maybe you can google for some other "help". lol)

[ PowerBank Case ]

Well, I know this post is not like anything relate to my Australia trip.

But I am going to post my life stuff here as goes by.

So I got a battery power bank thing. And I want a case for it.

Therefore I got some nonwoven fabric from the shop.

And made the case for my power bank.

Just love 100% handmade!! yay!!

Since I love Orange so much. 

So I even masking tape my cord into orange !! Yay!!

(As you can see in the picture)

By the way the power bank is 10400mAh.

Which is a lot for me, so i think i will take is with me to Australia.

So, yeah! that's all for now. 

I will be apply my visa next Wednesday, when i get my passport!!! 

[ Before The Adventures ]

Well...
Here is a list what I have done to make my Australia adventure possible.

03/26- Got my passport photo done.

03/28 - Got my Exemption paper from military service (reprinted).

04/01 - Apply for my passport (renew it.)

04/08 - Get my passport

04/09 - Apply for my Australia Working Holiday VISA

04/11 - Have health examinations for the visa

04/14 - My Working Holiday Visa Approved

It only took under one week to get my visa done.
Which I think its very fast. I am impressed with Australia Immi. 

Now I have to set a date and book the tickets.

Then Australia, Here I come!!

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I will add more when i done something more, :)

For Taiwanese friend that wants to apply for a WHV.
You can find form RJ's Website, which is HERE.
I follow the step on the page, step by step, and it's so easy.
如果你自己想要辦理打工旅遊簽證，可以參考RJ的網頁。
按照上面的步驟，很簡單的就可以自己申請囉！
網頁請點這裡。

And last thing, Good Luck to you and me!


Last Updated / 最後更新：2014/04/14