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Anyone know a GP in the inner west who bulk bills and speaks Japanese? Been putting this off for months.

Six months in and I finally cracked it: the trick to Sydney rent is looking on a Tuesday morning, not the weekend. Half the inspections I went to on Saturdays had forty people at them. Tuesday, it was me and one other bloke. Also — get your 100 points sorted BEFORE you start looking, not after you've found somewhere.

Hanami at the Botanic Gardens went off yesterday. Reckon we had close to sixty people turn up. Same time next year, but I'll book a bigger patch of grass.

Made okonomiyaki for my Australian flatmates last night. They asked why I was putting a pancake on the barbecue. It went well in the end.

PSA: the 88 days of regional work does not have to be with one employer, and it does not have to be fruit picking. Construction, fishing, and tree farming all count. I wasted two months in a shed in Bundaberg before someone told me.

Got asked in an interview today what my "biggest weakness" is. Said I take feedback too personally. Interviewer said that was a weak answer. I have not recovered.

Careful with anyone asking for a deposit before an inspection. Got a message today about a place in Newtown at $280 a week — photos looked like a hotel in Perth. Reported it.

Reminder that the marketplace here is free and you don't need to pay for a listing anywhere. If someone's asking you to pay to post, that's not us.

Three tram stops from home and I still get on going the wrong way. Melbourne, you have defeated me.

What's everyone using for sending money home? The bank quoted me a rate that made my eyes water.