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BryannSydney Posts: 854Member Joined: May 27, 2011
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Yeah ingat lang sa redback saka kingbrown snake. Hehe. Madami nun latter sa place ng Tita ko bandang QLD. As long as hindi lang sila ma-threaten you'll be safe. Madami na nga napapatay na dogs niya eh, kukulit kasi nun dogs hinahabol saka kino-corner.
Mga kabayan ingat lang ha, baka meron sa atin na-miss kabataan makakita ng redback isipin parang gagambang tala lang sa Pinas. Hahaha. Yun may white spot sa likod. May naglaro ba dito ng ganun nun bata pa?
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howly deym.... takot pa namn ako sa snake.. kahit maliit na snake.. meron akong phobia kasi simula bata..hehe
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Hahaha masanay ka na pagdating dito makaka-encounter ka din eventually.
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LokiJrQuezon City Posts: 2,616Member, Moderator Joined: Jan 13, 2011
@Bryann, nakakatakot a, di ba kaya ng Baygon yan? hehe
I read before na malaki matitipid pag lay-by ang bili ng gamit...praktikal lalo na kung malayo-layo pa ang pasko...at least hindi ka baon sa gastos/utang by December hehe
We share this planet with other living creatures and we should care for them as much as we care for ourselves.
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We share this planet with other living creatures and we should care for them as much as we care for ourselves.
Except for snakes and spiders. To hell with snakes and spiders!
natawa po ako dito. hahahaha
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haha @metaform... okay lang ako sa spider... pero not with snakes.. hehe...
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mas nakakatakot pa actually ung hindi python kasi talagang mabilis sila kumilos para tukain ka. ang python mejo mabagal pa kumilos parang si kuya ceasar. hehehehe.
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Ok na siguro yung minsan ka makakita ng gagamba basta wala masyadong ipis at daga sa Australia hehehe
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Ito nga pinanood ko ilang videos sa youtube, nakaka-kilabot yung huntsman spider sa Australia...
Kung ako yan nilayasan ko na yung bahay nyan hehehe
atchinoSydney Posts: 312Member Joined: Jan 09, 2011
@LokiJr iwasan nyo lang yung redback spider na madalas makita sa mga backyard.
Yung iba na spider sa lobo ng bhaya naman, hindi nanganngagat hehehe...
Ipis naman dito madalas mestiso at saka hindi pa yata ako nakakita ng ipis na lumlipad tulad sa pinas.
Niresearch ko - german cockroach ang species. Siguro nag migrate din galing germany.
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sa buong Australia po ba nagkalat ang redback spiders? kahit sa Sydney meron nyan?
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tita_vechMandaluyong Posts: 79Member Joined: Aug 22, 2012
@hotshot - oo buong Austalia may redback pero di naman yan karamihan. Ako few times palang, nakakita, sa mga garden yan usually at hindi sa loob nang bahay. Mabagal gumalaw, huwag ka lang ma-shock kayang-kayang patayin.
Kung meron kayong garden set, check nyo bago upuan, favorite din nila yan. Also dapat i-educate ang mga bata about it.
Once lang ako natakot sa redback, e kasi naman mga 10 silang magkakasama sa ilalim nang paso - yaaay!
LokiJrQuezon City Posts: 2,616Member, Moderator Joined: Jan 13, 2011
@atchino kaso makamandag ang redback diba? Puwede ba patayin mga yan ng Baygon? haha
Natuwa akong wala masyadong ipis sa Australia kaso puros gagamba naman, yikes, mas malala haha
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@jhakmercado, oo e...walang silbi yung pagtitipid kung madedo ka naman ng mga hayop at insekto sa Australia hehehe
BryannSydney Posts: 854Member Joined: May 27, 2011
Isipin niyo na lang gagambang tala lang. Haha. Pero ingat lang talaga guys.
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JClemMelbourne Posts: 528Member Joined: Jan 08, 2011
Grabeh takot pa naman ako sa gagamba, kahit yung daddy long legs or gagambang bahay lang. Tas si hubby may alagang tarantula, very seldom ko lapitan. Yan pa kayang red back spider, nakakaparanoid.
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hi, bagong miyembro nakaka-paranoid naman ang gagambang yan. actually, isa yan sa worries ko kasi may 2 kids kami at nasa curious stage talaga. andami pa man ding mga poisonous na insekto/hayop jan
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@clemf, hi at welcome, kamag-anak niyo si @JClem? hehe
Tanong ko sa mga nasa Australia na, pahirapan ba intindihin accent diyan? hehe...or makaka-survive na sa neutral English natin?
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@LokiJr - yes, sa experience ko noon medyo maraming times hirap ako sa accent. Minsan late at night sa train station nag announce nang change sa service. Tatlo kaming pinoy, walang maintindihan. Sumunod lang kami sa ibang tao na lumipat nang line, buti tama yung nasundan namin kasi last service na yon.
Makakatulong manuod nang Australian channel (130 sa SkyCable), pang practice sa aussie accent pati terminologies.
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Sa umpisa lang siya talaga, masasanay din yun tenga natin. Hehe.
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naku...oo nga pala no...kelangan masanay din nga pala sa accent. sa ngayon, fine-tuned na ang tenga ko sa singlish (taga sg kasi ako) and kolish (korean-english kasi nasa korean company ako). pero tingin ko mas worse ang singlish and kolish accent kaysa sa oz accent so madali naman siguro makaka-adjust. hehehe
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pasingit... opo sa una talaga mahirap po sila intindihin kasi most of them kinakain ang salita. kya mlaking bgay ung pagpunta po d2 wak muna pakabit ng TFC pra msanay lang sa accent. isa pa po dami din nilang SLANG o ung mga words na pag di ka aussie u'll get lost. nuod2 po kau sa youtube ng australian accent & slangs para mkahelp din po sa inyo. ^_________________^
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@tita_vech naku po mahina pa naman pandinig ko haha...magpapakabit na nga ako ng Sky Cable para masimulan ko nang pag-aralan accent nila..naka Destiny kasi kami ngayon e hehe
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Mga kabayan ingat lang ha, baka meron sa atin na-miss kabataan makakita ng redback isipin parang gagambang tala lang sa Pinas. Hahaha. Yun may white spot sa likod. May naglaro ba dito ng ganun nun bata pa?
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I read before na malaki matitipid pag lay-by ang bili ng gamit...praktikal lalo na kung malayo-layo pa ang pasko...at least hindi ka baon sa gastos/utang by December hehe
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Except for snakes and spiders. To hell with snakes and spiders!
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Kung ako yan nilayasan ko na yung bahay nyan hehehe
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Yung iba na spider sa lobo ng bhaya naman, hindi nanganngagat hehehe...
Ipis naman dito madalas mestiso at saka hindi pa yata ako nakakita ng ipis na lumlipad tulad sa pinas.
Niresearch ko - german cockroach ang species. Siguro nag migrate din galing germany.
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Kung meron kayong garden set, check nyo bago upuan, favorite din nila yan. Also dapat i-educate ang mga bata about it.
Once lang ako natakot sa redback, e kasi naman mga 10 silang magkakasama sa ilalim nang paso - yaaay!
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Natuwa akong wala masyadong ipis sa Australia kaso puros gagamba naman, yikes, mas malala haha
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Tanong ko sa mga nasa Australia na, pahirapan ba intindihin accent diyan? hehe...or makaka-survive na sa neutral English natin?
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Makakatulong manuod nang Australian channel (130 sa SkyCable), pang practice sa aussie accent pati terminologies.
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opo sa una talaga mahirap po sila intindihin kasi most of them kinakain ang salita.
kya mlaking bgay ung pagpunta po d2 wak muna pakabit ng TFC pra msanay lang sa accent.
isa pa po dami din nilang SLANG o ung mga words na pag di ka aussie u'll get lost.
nuod2 po kau sa youtube ng australian accent & slangs para mkahelp din po sa inyo.
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