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[a big ‘secret’ or whatever the age of the lady he’s chatting up with.] He said his age is pegged at 40 – maximum 49. smiley Walang tawad. He reckons women are not looking for “di bale nang guapo, basta mabait at matalino” types and have not, therefore noticed him in the last decades . . . smiley iconOopps.. I will be in trouble, and brod Manny may no longer come with us Friday clubbing (mostly to the Irish Club to listen to live Irish bands). Very retro ang aming hilig ano?

Lito, Leonie and Tessie
Manny Marquez

Above: Manny, the most available bachelor Filipino-Aussie cowboy. Left: Lito Lawang with wife Leonie and Tessie in one of their gatherings at Melbourne, April 2008.

Brod Joey Lawang works for Australian Customs and brod Lito Lawang works for the State of Victoria’s Treasury Department. Joey has one daughter, who also just finished her university degree, and Lito has three sons, Adji, Arvee and Alvin. Adji completed university as well. Both Joey and Lito are based in Melbourne. I work for the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water as a Principal Economist. I have one daughter who is now a lawyer.

Life in Australia is fairly relaxed, although we live in capital cities. Australia is considered consistently as one of the six most livable countries in the world (not much pollution, lots of social amenities, low crime rate). People here work hard, but most have one job each, to have more time to enjoy the surf, sun and sports. Although the country is so vast everyone seems to cope with the tyranny of distance and pursue weekend activities on the beach or at sports grounds. Aussies are very outdoor-loving people, and very friendly, calling each other “mate” – the equivalent of compadre.

For those who intend to visit or live in Australia, just be mindful of the few Aussie-specific slangs (apart from spelling the English way, such that color becomes colour), here are a few introductory slangs: footpath (sidewalk), sheila (chick/lady), bloke (man), brollie (umbrella), rubbish bin (garbage can), take away (to go), chips (French fries), crook (sick), bastard (it is a term of endearment, not swear), cranky (angry), fair dinkum (true, genuine), petrol (gas), outback (anywhere out of town), woop woop (unimportant town), among others. People here are very friendly to everyone, especially tourists (very visible with their maps, cameras and backpacks). So if you come here for the first time, you will be in conversation with a total stranger as long as you are aware of the three common conversation starters: weather, sports and politics (national or international).

To all our brods and sis OS (overseas) we say G’Day, Mates! Come visit us soon in the Land Down Under.
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* “College” in Australia refers to a dormitory, hence the use of the term University.

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