tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post903927059099859810..comments2023-04-20T04:34:11.624+10:00Comments on CAIRNS HILLBILLY WATCH - DAILY LIFE IN CAIRNS, QLD EXPLAINED BY RATIONAL, THINKING PEOPLE: AUSTRALIAN DWINDLING PATRIOTISM - GUTTING OUR ECONOMY, DESTROYING OUR FUTURE - DO AUSTRALIANS HATE AUSTRALIA?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-83472638038798847572012-08-09T20:18:57.713+10:002012-08-09T20:18:57.713+10:00china smart aussie dumb but why point finger at ch...china smart aussie dumb but why point finger at china ? aussie coaches trained 14 gold medals for other countries so put your doughnuts down its called globeasationshanghainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-91758001669347902552012-08-08T21:17:29.713+10:002012-08-08T21:17:29.713+10:00King is now campaigning to get Usain Bolt to holid...King is now campaigning to get Usain Bolt to holiday in Cairns. Pity he can't campaign to get our AUSSIE athletes to come to Cairns. Sally Pearson put in a magnificent performance and would easily be one of our best female athletes, but I guess she has the wrong bits and pieces to excite the Member for Mackenzie.rubynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-3312839467507191962012-08-08T16:13:08.018+10:002012-08-08T16:13:08.018+10:00Aww come on HBW -the AIS has used Chinese gymnasti...Aww come on HBW -the AIS has used Chinese gymnastic coaches in Canberra for the last 20 years or so, and wasn't the Socceroos coach from Holland? (and the Boomers have used Americans for years)<br /> I am sure there are other examples of foreign coaches being used in Australia to get our athletes up to speed -I can't really see the problem with Aus coaches chasing money o/seasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-5869822789257126942012-08-07T09:10:42.026+10:002012-08-07T09:10:42.026+10:00King and Manning "what a good chance to spruc...King and Manning "what a good chance to spruce up the CBD" which is clearly a Council function. The Council won't fund it. King's got his fingers crossed that Newman might let something trickle down to him and the Feds still have their $40 million on the table that these two buffoons don't know how to use.<br /><br />It's like a contest between the two to see who's more useless. Manning with his doddering and misunderstanding of modern finance. And King with his juvenile idealism as a journalist being crushed to death by the party political machine in Brisbane. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad for the people of Cairns. At least they voted overwhelmingly for this, so they can't blame anyone but themselves. And the rest of us should hang our heads for letting the level of debate stoop as low as it did to result in this.Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-20795491243689635762012-08-06T22:08:43.129+10:002012-08-06T22:08:43.129+10:00Nothing boring about Australia, but wherever you l...Nothing boring about Australia, but wherever you live, it's always nice to see somewhere different, that's what drives tourism. <br />The problem with tourism Cairns has been the gold rush mentality, most notably evident with the influx of affluent Japanese in the 90's. It was a rich seam which would never be exhausted - except, like gold, it was.<br />We are now pinning our hopes on the next big strike; China. Our tourism 'leaders', our local pollies (and The Cairns Post) all hyped up with the prospect of some direct flights from China - and more recently; the G20 - the next rich seams. But always the servile atmosphere of desperation shows through. Example; Mayor Mannering on 7 News tonight; 'we will tart up the CBD', (but the Feds will pay). Read; we wouldn't do it for ourselves, but we'll re-make ourselves to be what ever you want. Sushi out, dim-sum in. <br />Well, this is my place, come visit, you are welcome, but take me as you find me. I'll take the time to tidy the place before you come, but no more than I ordinarily would. If that's not good enough; don't come. I have some some self-respect.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473473335577649591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-25833324874847486802012-08-06T21:44:42.196+10:002012-08-06T21:44:42.196+10:00@ jim-bob
I was recommended a dentist called Dr R...@ jim-bob<br /><br />I was recommended a dentist called Dr Rudy Salindeho, so I phoned him and got a price.<br /><br />http://www.mybaliguide.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=255<br /><br />The nearest town to the surgery is Kuta, not the nicest place to stay, Seminyak, a little further on, is much better.<br /><br />I got a special from Cairns to Darwin on Jetstar for $110 each way, and return with Jetstar from Darwin to Bali for around $140 each way.<br /><br /><br />Google Earth ... 8°43'23.65"S 115°11'1.34"EAnon Threenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-32443748342647372822012-08-06T18:32:17.844+10:002012-08-06T18:32:17.844+10:00I have spent a bit of time travelling Australia an...I have spent a bit of time travelling Australia and I disagree about our scenery being "boring" Anonymous above. To be sure the towns are mostly the same, but OH, the countryside, the bush, the beaches, the mountains, the desert...and our wonderful array of wildlife!! We have a wonderful country.rubynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-81719559759129912182012-08-06T18:29:58.644+10:002012-08-06T18:29:58.644+10:00Jeeeeeeeeeezuz Christ, Anon Three. All of that fo...Jeeeeeeeeeezuz Christ, Anon Three. All of that for $3,000?? Shit. The dentist wanted to charge me $6,000 for a couple of caps to the front teeth. Could you let us know how you got onto that dentist in Bali for future reference? Ta. Hillbilly, there you go! One very very good reason why Aussies are trekking overseas.jim-bob jnr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-21790079943476238282012-08-06T17:37:56.792+10:002012-08-06T17:37:56.792+10:00Australia has some nice nature but really there is...Australia has some nice nature but really there is nice nature everywhere. We spent 2 years travelling Australia and it was pretty boring, Every town the same. Woolworths, Coles, Caltex, Katies, Bunnings. Same, same, same. Plus we are greedy,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-6723470338967290332012-08-06T15:40:19.640+10:002012-08-06T15:40:19.640+10:00Anon 12:21 is right, the outrageous charges by den...Anon 12:21 is right, the outrageous charges by dentists in this country force people to seek dentistry overseas.<br /><br />I took my dentistry problems to Bali. The fare there and back, a month in a nice bungalow, two dental plates, two extractions, four fillings, and two caps, plus a couple of tattoos, piles of clothes, and wonderful trips around the island .... $3,000.<br /><br />ONE cap in my local Mulgrave Road dentist .... $1,250!Anon Threenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-21083120773911098592012-08-06T13:08:20.994+10:002012-08-06T13:08:20.994+10:00Should Gav(e)in King be forced to pay the Traitors...Should Gav(e)in King be forced to pay the Traitors Tax because of all the money he has lost for the people of Cairns?Second Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-58115805816963306092012-08-06T12:21:53.080+10:002012-08-06T12:21:53.080+10:00Then of course there are the medical and dentistry...Then of course there are the medical and dentistry reasons why Aussies are heading to Asia. They sure as fucks sake don't want the Australian Government to make medical and dental costs cheaper so they head off to Vietnam for a breast implant or a new false tooth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-283525394004424652012-08-06T11:50:37.107+10:002012-08-06T11:50:37.107+10:00Dick Smith's fortune was made from importing c...Dick Smith's fortune was made from importing cheap electronics from overseas. It's still where most of his money comes from. His Australian made trick is just a front for establishing his Australian supporting bona-fides.<br /><br />It's not just sex and drugs. There's a lot of things that are a lot easier to do overseas than in Cairns without the man pestering you. Like the Mayor and others talking about restricting trade hours for licensed venues. That will only make Thailand more attractive. Families aren't in the CBD after midnight and its perfectly safe during the day. Restricting hours will just reduce the number of Australian tourists. Families don't check nightclub opening hours when booking a trip.Deannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-85110066689529042092012-08-06T10:37:39.886+10:002012-08-06T10:37:39.886+10:00Good argument there T. Asquith. As for people pref...Good argument there T. Asquith. As for people preferring to go overseas rather than spend holidays in Oz, there are many factors contributing to the attraction. Cheaper accommodation, meals, transport is probably the most important factor. However not broadcasted so much is the attractions of sexual thrills and availability of drugs. Yeah we're all supposed to believe that when a group of boyos all head for a holiday in Thailand that they're going to see the temples and Buddhists. Yeah, right.JETHROnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182703408922632531.post-76302521754242212072012-08-05T16:53:27.174+10:002012-08-05T16:53:27.174+10:00Isn't all of this just the inevitable result o...Isn't all of this just the inevitable result of globalisation; a laissez-faire, no-barriers-to-trade approach? And who cares that our swimmers miss out on 'gold' because they swim a micro-second slower than someone else from another country? Certainly not me! In a country of 23 million, it's no big deal, except that the national ego has been way too big for far too long. I'm more concerned about the millions of dollars of taxpayer's money funnelled into the Academy of Sport in an attempt to feed that ego. It wouldn't be so bad if their was some sort of material payback from successful sports graduates (such as the HECS). A medical graduate, for example, can expect to pay tens of thousands of dollars over many years to recompense the community for the training they have been given, yet successful athletes pay zilch - whilst reaping in potential millions for endorsements and the like. And which of the two will contribute more to the long-term well-being and quality of life of the nation as a whole?T. Asquithnoreply@blogger.com