Saturday, October 2, 2010

English Proverbs

Better late than never.
This is a perfect case of realization. Procrastination has its defects but is much better than not acting on a situation.

Silence is golden.
Talk may be beneficial, but sometimes acquiescence may be the best option to take.

When the cat's away, the mice will play.

This means is the best way to explain indiscipline. Governance is necessary as without rules each one will have their own way.

Where there's a will there's a way.
If we have the determination to do something, we can always find the path or method to do it.

A stitch in time saves nine.
Repair something as soon as it is damaged. That's a small repair job. If not, you will have a much bigger and more expensive repair job later. Do it now and you'll need one stitch.

Still waters run deep.
This means that people who are calm and tranquil on the outside, often have a strong, "deep" personality.

While there’s life, there’s hope.
Life is for everything as long as there is still hope. Life is full of surprises.

It is no use crying over spilt milk.
This means what has been done and begone is a past. Forgetting and forgive makes living easy.

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
This is a sure case that sweetness is preferred for being popular.

Beauty is skin deep.

Mere pleasant looking people are the most deceptive. Values, principles and humane nature is a more reliable trait.

Great minds think alike.
Success is often the meeting of ideas and marriage of like minds.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

In 1957, a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer in Toronto by the name of Fran Shannon decided to sell daffodils to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.  First year they
sold to the famous restaurant and big hotels and they earned $1200.
http://www.daffodilday.com.au/home.htm

2010 Election Result

6 Seats are required  for victory. In the election results, the Coalition won 72 seats, The Labor Party 71 seats, Independents 4 seats and Greens 1 seat. Unfortunately, according to these results can not be any party in power alone.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Living in Australia

I like living in Australia. I have many reasons for this.
First of all,  I can say there is a freedom of thought, also human rights, especially rights of women in Australia.
The health system is better than other countries. Australia is a multi-cultural country. So I have an  opportunity to meet people from different cultures. The community services are perfect. As an example we can mention  the  interpreting services. There are various training courses and free language courses provided for people. Government agencies are very organized and fast. There are unemployment benefits in Australia. Also Australia is a very beautiful  country.

Negative things: 
People wait too long to be examined in  hospital and by specialist doctors.
 Public transport may be better. Work qualifications are not always recognised.