Qantas jet passengers injured in mid-air plunge

Mathew Murphy and Clay LucasOctober 8, 2008

TWENTY passengers have been seriously injured - some with spinal injuries and broken noses - when their Qantas flight bound for Perth plummeted suddenly.

In all, 36 passengers aboard QF72 from Singapore were last night being treated for injuries sustained after the packed plane dropped hundreds of metres within seconds.

In a bid to rush badly injured passengers aboard the flight to hospital, the plane made an emergency landing on a remote RAAF airstrip in the tiny Western Australian town of Learmonth.

The 303 passengers and 10 crew aboard the Airbus 330-300 experienced a sudden drop in altitude.
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Cincerella on Ice

Cinderella on Ice
Venue: Burswood Theatre, Perth
Time: 5pm
Date: 12 Oct 2008
Price: AUD 69.00(before concession)

AUD 59.00 (after concession)

Yeah, i went to watch..

I expected it to follow the original story line in the movies, but it didn't, so fot the first half of the show, i was confused and falling asleep. There were masquerades int he town centre, and cinderella was already dancing with the prince, and she replaced the star dancer (one of her evil step-sisters) in Swan Lake when the star fell down.

I liked the end part the best, after they bowed. Cos they did like a perfomance again, with the whole cast. It was kinda like a tap dancing thing (with their ice skates) on the ice, a synchronise thing. And everyone did the turning trick on the ice, literally everyone. The whole stagee was full of skaters turning around!

It is quite amazing how they can do so much on such a small stage, it was no bigger than the one in Yayasan Sabah (Tun Mustapha Building). They handled the props really well, instead of having ppl to move them around, they had them attached to strings/wires. The props were suspended in the air, and then lowered down when needed. Ppl were flying in the air too, and i remembere one flying away like Mary Poppins, but instead of holding on to an umbrella, she was holding some balloons..

Brrr..

i love my heater

i love my cookie monster-blue furry slippers,

and also the new ones i just bought,

which look like lion dance punya shoe

:P

i love my heater

i really do

i don't know how i got through the first half of winter without it

the water heater rosak

seksa man..

update

i malas update la..waiting for movie to load now..well, anyway...

currently, i also have nothing to do, except organizing my stuff from last semester, putting them away, unpacking..

class starts for me on the following monday. This semester is in some ways different for me, cos i have classes everyday now. which means i have to go out everyday, no sleeping in for me. soooo sad :(

right now, its the beginning of winter, and according to some of my friends, the weather has been pretty unpreditable: it would be rainy for a few days, then sunny for a few days. And let me tell you, rainy days are NOT fun here, it gets really cold and windy, and its worst when you're outside waiting for the bus. No point using the umbrella cos you'll be like mary poppins.

cant wait to go back to kk again!!

AND

Thank GOD for my results :)

My First Week at CIC

First week(excluding orientation) was alright. Just had to go to classes and buy books. The books are really expensive (My friend paid AUD100 for Physics 2nd-hand book). I have not bought all my books yet.

Some stuff that I had to do that I never had to do before:

1. take the bus everyday


2. do my own laundry


3. put sunscreen everyday!!

Some stuff that happened:

1. got lost while looking for the bus stop to go home, ended up in the student guild area


2. got lost again, this time, I ended up in the car park


3. went to 2nd-hand Book Sale (sold my students) - managed to get 2 out of 4 books that I need for thi semester


4. found out that there was a 2nd-hand bookstore that sold books at a much much cheaper price (it was too late when I found out, no books left)


5. went to the library to look for the books, but got blur, so I had to ask for help from a librarian

Bus experiences:

1. missed the bus stop and ended up in a shopping mall, then had to take another bus back again.


2. almost missed the bus because I didn't hail it.


3. kinda got scolded by the bus driver and 2 elders because of 1 and 2


4. every trip is AUD0.90, sometimes AUD0.60 I don;t know why the rated are different

Classes and Lectures:

1. changed my schedule and units many times over a long period of time(one and a half weeks)


2. Taking 8 units over 2 semesters (which means I'll probably be back around October before I go back in February again)


3. Exam is in Week 13 (now is still in Week 1)

Units for Semester 1:

Communications 1:

• All the girls in the class(other than me) are Indonesians (except one who is pretty much Australian)


• I'm the only girl who did not sit with a girl (cos odd number, and I came in later than the other girls)


• I'm sitting at the last row in class (same reason)


• I'm going to sit somewhere neared to the front in the next class (hopefully)


• I have not met the lecturer because it was another who taught us for Week 1


• I'm praying that the lecturer is a good and patient (haha..)


• I asked around, according to senior students, should be a piece of cake (hopefully)

Mathematics 021 (Form 4)

• I have not been to the class yet (missed the first week because I took too long to decide on my units-the mentor give wrong info-agrhhhh)


• Heard that the lecturer likes to tease and say stuff about his students


• Most students, generally don't like him

Physics 013 (Form 4)

• Out of about 40 students, only about 4 are female


• According to the lecturer, JB, guys cannot work with girls


• But I don't wanna work with girls only (because from what I observed, most of the other girls won't be putting in much effort in projects and assignments)

Programming:

• Out of about 25 students, 2-4 are female


• Again, according to the lecturer, JB, guys cannot work with girls


• And guys cannot ask girls for help, unless the girl ask them for help


• I don't like this unit!!


• This is SOOO not me


• But, its an open book test (haha), and you can use any saved projects when you are sitting for the exam

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Lecturer JB:

1. has a great sense of humour


2. despises John Howard and George Bush


3. students cannot refer to him as 'Sir' (or mister) If they do, for 4 or more times in one semester, they will fail


4. when there is something he likes or he thinks is cool, he says:

COOL BANANAS!!!

(extracted from www.myzoetrope.com)

(cos we learning about plagiarism)

My Place

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That's my room. Quite nice kan..

The house is at along the main road, not a 'lorong'. So every now and then, I will hear people talking when they are taking a walk outside, or cars zooming across the road. And the street lights are really bright.

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Last night (or this morning) I suddenly wake up from my sleep. Then I see got light from outside shining into my room. Then I panic, I thought it was morning already (I was expecting visitors). So I quickly look at my clock,

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1.08 a.m.

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haiz..And so, of course, I went back to sleep.

At the Shopping Malls

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This was printed on a kitchen towel.

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CHEEZE!!!

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Remember this guys?!?! haha..

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I know its blurry but I hope you guys can read it. Its a pet outfit.

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I call him/her Scruffy Puppy..

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Kitty.. Anyone wants to put some captions on it?

P/S: Its kinda like David's cat, just much cuter, AND younger.. Haha..

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Before I moved

These are some of the pics that I took during my stay, before I moved into my homestay place.

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Aunty Siew Kah's hse, where we stayed before I moved to homestay place on Saturday. Its actually pretty big compared to the other houses here. Most houses here are single storey houses, but those in her 'taman' are not.

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The park right in front of the house. Beautiful park (on a slope) with a shed in the middle. There was a couple who lived in the same 'taman' who got married there. Cool..

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Here, you have to clean up after your dog. So you will see ppl carrying plastic bags or newspaper while walking their dogs.
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This is CORICA, the shop where you can get the world famous

APPLE STRUDLE.

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1957!! I just realised sama bday dengan Tanah Melayu (not Malaysia) Malaysia is 1963, NOT 1957, though not exactly approved by government ( i think)

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We bought 2 boxes back. They sell by boxes, not slices. That show how much ppl want to buy them. Which means they're really good.
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3 layers of pastry (not the ordinary one, its actually very light and crisp) and 2 layers of light cream (not the kind that makes you wana barf when you eat too much), mustard and apples. *mouth is watering already*
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Its length is from the tip of my fingers to my elbow, very generous portion.
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ITS SOO GOOD!!!

Take Off & Landing

Okay, while packing all my stuff, I realised that I find it hard to live light, as in have less things to bring with me. But come on la, Australia oh.. If not, then use up even more money to buy here cause its way more expensive.

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Okay, so I admit that even though I was travelling with my mom and aunt and luggage limit was 70 kg(20kg per pax + 10kg additional), we, or more specifically, I still went overboard. Altogether it was 89.2 kg (check-in luggage only)..I was a bit shocked la but hehe, God did a miracle.

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As you all know, if overweight, need to pay quite a bit of money. So we were 19.2 kilos overweight. Assuming if there was a rm100 charge to every kilo that was overweight, that would be the amount that we would have to pay. Yep, you do the math, that's A LOT of money. But God was with us and we did NOT have to pay a single cent. YAY!

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Also, my mom was persuading the guy at the counter to put more of our luggages as check-in luggage so that we won't have to hand carry so much.

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---Mom: One more la..Printer only..Very light..2 or 3 kg only..Can la..I put ah..

---Guy: Hah..Erm..*puts the printer together with the other luggages* 3 kg oh.. Ok la..*scratches head*

---Mom: Erm..One more can kah?Radio only..Very light..2 or 3 kg only..Boleh la..Please la..

---Guy: I try first.*weighs it* Its 4kg.

---Mom: About 3kg la..Please la..Very light..

---Guy: Hah..Like dat ah?Erm..*still hesitating*

---Mom: After no radio, my daughter cannot sleep..You sing for her can ah?

---Guy: Hah!I cannot sing oh..Ok la..

---Me: YAY!(in my head)

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Haha.. Mom.. =)

(not that I can't sleep without the radio)

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Then after we took the ticket and stuff, the guy said: Did you know that your flight is delayed for 3 hours? At first, we were like:What?! But then we realised that it was actually a good thing.. Because initially we had to transit in Brunei for 3 hours. So now no need to sit there and waste 3 hours. So, I would also count that as a blessing.

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So my mom and I went to the office to get some work done. Then we went to lintas for 'pan man' (not meant to be read in English, or else it sounds like a man who is selling pots and pans). When we had arrived, mom asked me,

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---Mom: Do you have Malaysian money?

---Me: Aiya,no oh..I left it at home.

---Mom: *smiles*I also forgot to bring,I only have Sing dollars and Aussie dollars.

---Mom *turns to company driver*: Er,(name),saya lupa bawa duit Malaysia oh.Boleh pinjam - - - - - - - - -rm20? Mahu makan dulu bah..

---Driver: *laughs* rm20? Boleh..*hands the money to mom*

---Mom: Ok Ok.Thank you ah..Nanti kau minta dari reception,saya kasih tahu mereka nanti.

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(was gonna use 'diamu' for 'mereka' but i tried checking the dictionary, not a word, not even indonesian. You guys ever use this word kah? Sam, we got use with kakak before bah kan? Read it out, you might remember)

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The airport. Its dark because it was evening already. And no, do not be deceived by the tower at the back, its not a short KL tower..

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Yes, I know.. Alot.. That's Uncle Kevin's car, its all filled up.
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Perth is pretty much a dessert, sand and cloudless skies, which causes the big difference in temperatures during the day and night. About 10 degrees(C) I would think. Temperature difference inside and outside the house is also about 10 degrees(when its hot).

First week

Tuesday: 37

Wednesday: 38

Thursday: 41

Friday: 39

Its just starting to get cooler now (beginning of Fall/ Autumn), with a bit of rain here and there. Weather report says 26 degrees today.

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The view while driving form airport to the house (on the freeway, something like highway, without traffic lights). Nice hor.. I like it.. Its like that for a whole stretch, like 10 mins (I think).