Getting to know the locals

[xLongLashesx]

LOL no brain freeze! Just stick them in for a couple of mins so they don't get too cold then hold them over your eyes until you feel some relief. I tend to just lightly press them over each eye for a minute or so and the puffiness goes down.

[rockin26]

Ok I'll give it a try, I did try this a while ago but did 2 at once and got frustrated cos I couldn't see anything! Now I'll try one at a time, that would make more sense, duh!!!

I really can be a blonde sometimes

[counterobsess]

Hi everyone! I'm rather new to the forums, just trying to learn where everything is and get into the swing of Specktra.

First Name: Hannah

Age: 26

Occupation: ATM I'm a govt employee.... zzzzzzzz.....

Dream Job: Successful MUA - start my Cert IV in a week

Shy or Outgoing: Shy when you first meet me, then outgoing once I know you're friendly

Other Obsession/s: Shoes - esp on eBay, and magazines. I had to cut back when I was buying over 10 every month but couldn't afford my phone bill

Favorite Food: Savoury - chicken teriyaki noodles, sweet - choc brownies with choc chips, dipped in hot choc fudge. Or berry sauce. Mmm... brownies...

Car I drive: Oh dear, this is embarassing... an 89 Toyota camry. Total granda's car *hides in shame*

Car I WANT to drive: BMW Mini

Favorite Film/s: Tough call - anything from Audrey Hepburn's entire collection to old-school musicals to Transformers and Wayne's World. I'll watch anything!

The one thing I couldn't live without: My independence

Been overseas and where: Lived in Queenstown, NZ for four months, and that's about it. But I'm dying to get to Egypt and Europe.

One thing I want to do before I die: I've got one of those '50 things to do before I die' list - some items include cage diving with sharks, attending the Oscars and taking a holiday where I haven't planned anything and just go where my heart takes me

Celebrity you love: Dita Von Teese - gorgeous! I love old-school glamour

Celebrity you can't stand: Speidi, Paris Hilton, anyone who gains their fame from looking and/or acting trashy.

[tarnii]

Hi I am fairly new to Spektra but I find myself checking the boards regularly and I am learning and re-learning so much after so much time buried in all things baby.

Thank you all for being so welcoming also. It is not the case on all forums I have noticed.

Anyway here are my answers

First Name: Tanya

Occupation: Part-time Admin/cust service

Dream Job: Beauty Editor Marie Claire

Shy or Outgoing: Fairly quiet until I get to know people well

Other Obsession/s: Presently my kids (sad, I know but who has time for anything else?)and fashion magazines. I buy or subscribe to sooooo many and often, I am embarrassed to say I don't even read them. I plan to, but something happens and I don't but as soon as I see that glossy cover next month I conveniently forget that the last 2 months issues are sitting at home unread (or still in their plastic wrapper)

Favorite Food: Cheese and Fresh Crusty Bread

Favorite singer/band: Pink atm ( I am very fickle)

Favorite Film/s: Dirty Dancing, Grease, Pretty Woman - all old movies I can't think of any new ones that stand out. I like a good action movie too but they do tend to all blur together in my memory.

The one thing I couldn't live without: Coke Zero

Been overseas and where: Only in my mind and as often as I get the chance. lol

One thing I want to do before I die: Walk into a room full of people without wondering what they are all thinking about me.

What's the funniest/weirdest thing you shoplifted (if you ever have): Baby socks - complete accident had them on the top of the pram and got distracted and walked straight out of the store with them. I didn't even notice until we stopped for coffe about half an hour later.

Celebrity you love: Pink, I love her attitude towards life.

[frusciante]

hello! Fairly new here as well.


First Name: Helen

Age: 19

Occupation: Public Service (Accounts)

Dream Job: An office job, but a fun one that lets me travel, meet with all types of people, and get out of the office and attend events regularly.

Shy or Outgoing: Mostly shy.

Other Obsession/s: Forums. Blogging. OWLS. my gosh I love owls.

Favorite Food: Chocolate.

Car I drive: '06 Barina

Car I WANT to drive: Something shiny, black, and european.

Favorite singer/band: Lots.

Favorite Film/s: Umm anything really!

The one thing I couldn't live without: My family

Been overseas and where: USA a couple of years ago, absolutely loved it!

One thing I want to do before I die: Travel more. and Get married. and have babies.

What's the funniest/weirdest thing you shoplifted (if you ever have): Ummm.. I don't actually know. Probably some clothes/underwear from the place I used to work at. Naughty.

Celebrity you love: Anne Hathaway and other non-trashy celebs.

Celebrity you can't stand: Kyle and Jackie O. As if you could even call them celebrities though.

[piink_liily]

First Name: Rachel

Age: 21

Occupation: Accounting Assistant *yawn*

Dream Job: To have my own m/u line

Shy or Outgoing: Kind of shy

Other Obsession/s: Animals, Handbags, Family Guy, Food

Favorite Food: Indian

Car I drive: I don't drive at the moment

Car I WANT to drive: Mazda RX3

Favorite singer/band: Lady Gaga

Favorite Film/s: Pulp Fiction & The Notebook

The one thing I couldn't live without: Family

Been overseas and where: Born in NZ, moved to Australia a year ago.

One thing I want to do before I die: Skydiving

What's the funniest/weirdest thing you shoplifted (if you ever have): Nope

Celebrity you love: Lady Gaga (again)

Celebrity you can't stand: Tom Cruise

[xLongLashesx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockin26

Ok I'll give it a try, I did try this a while ago but did 2 at once and got frustrated cos I couldn't see anything! Now I'll try one at a time, that would make more sense, duh!!!

I really can be a blonde sometimes

ha ha I just read this..

[blackbird]

Hi Everyone, I'm new as well

First Name:Emma

Age: 23

Occupation: Insurance claims.. Worst Job EVER! I applied for uni yesterday so hopefully I will be out of this hell hole death trap soon

Dream Job: A paediatrics nurse and MUA part time teeheh

Shy or Outgoing: I’m shy around people I don’t know but loud and annoying around people I do

Other Obsession/s: HAIR, I’m obsessed with hair. And nails. Movies and True Blood at the moment

Favorite Food: muffins/cupcakes lol

Car I drive: Hyundai Getz

Car I WANT to drive: HUMMER!!

Favorite singer/band: Black Eyed Peas

Favorite Film/s: Grease, Mean Girls, Edward Scissorhands, The Corpse Bride, Jawbreaker.. I could go on forever

The one thing I couldn't live without: My family

Been overseas and where: I spent a year in Canada. I’ve been to the US and New Zealand

One thing I want to do before I die: Have a beautiful family of my own and make them smile everyday

What's the funniest/weirdest thing you shoplifted (if you ever have): my friend and I stole a pregnancy test when we were like 12, not because either of thought we were pregnant but to put as the final gift in a pass the parcel

Celebrity you love: Johnny Depp

Celebrity you can't stand: Koshie

[xLongLashesx]

Yay for making the move to go back to Uni!

What are you going to study?

[blackbird]

i know. i'm so excited lol. I applied for nursing. I just sent through all my certificates yesterday, I feel so acomplished ahah. Hopefully I'll actually get in

[simplyenchantin]

Goodluck, it's an awesome degree to do

[blackbird]

Thank you yeah I can't wait. Are you studying nursing??

[swedishlina]

Hi there,
I just joined Spectra so this is a great way to get to know other aussies.

First Name: Lina

Age: 35

Occupation: I no longer work due to a medical condition. I used to work for an International Airline.

Dream job: I would love to be able to go back to any kind work.

Shy or Outgoing: I am loud, but still shy around people I don't know.

Other obsessions: Having a fully stocked kitchen pantry. I got that much food in there that I could feed a footie team for a month. I just have to have it full or I go nuts.

Favorite Food: Seafood, but I have now become extremly allergic to them
Car I drive: Never had a licence

Favorite Band/singer: Dido, Depeche mode and U2.

Favorite Films: The big blue, Lost Boys and Goundhog Day.

1 thing I couldn't live without: My hubbie.

Been Overseas: Brought up in Sweden, moved here 10 years ago. I have travelling thru Denmark, Germany, Holland, France, UK, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Singapore. I LOVE TO TRAVEL.

1 thing I wan't to do before I die: To be able to ski again.

Shoplifting: A pair of gloves during winter, when I had lost my own.

Celebrity I love: Angelina and Drew Barrimore

Celebrity I HATE: Tom Cruise and Posh.

There you go, a few details about myself

[simplyenchantin]

I'm studying Arts/Law but spent a few months considering doing nursing A friend of mine does it and loves it! Just seems like a fantastic degree to do, though it's tough

[blackbird]

Awesome!! I considered Law as well, do you like it? How long do you have left? I heard nursing is tough, my sisters friend is doing it and apparently has to do an assesment every week. GAH I have been out of highschool for 6 years so it's going to take some getting used to lol.

[simplyenchantin]

Oh dear, yeah you might get a bit of school-shock hehe!

I actually really hate the law stuff, and I'm not planning on finishing it, but if I did I'd have 4 more years! Currently doing honours in my Arts degree and much happier with it

[astarael7]

hi everyone, i'm also fairly new to specktra

First Name: pia

Age: 19

Occupation: pharmacy student/pharmacy technician (packing webster packs for nursing homes)/bunnings check out chick lol! but hoping to quit at bunnings by the end of the year

Dream job: hospital pharmacist

Shy or Outgoing: very shy

Other obsessions: music, collecting postcards (not MAC, mostly art postcards)

Favorite Food: tiramisu

Car I drive: still on my L's

Favorite Band/singer: can't really pick just one

Favorite Films: the spanish apartment, goodbye lenin, school of rock, role models, harry potter, sisterhood of the travelling pants, the edge of heaven, anything miyazaki (totoro, howl's moving castle etc.)....generally, i like comedies and foreign films and don't like violence/action/horror

1 thing I couldn't live without: family....very cliche of me, sorry.

Been Overseas: germany, belgium, netherlands, luxumbourg (probably spelled that wrong hehe), spain, thailand, laos, cambodia...transit lounge of singapore airport lol!

1 thing I wan't to do before I die: volunteer overseas with an aid organisation such as MSF (Doctors Without Borders)...I'd love to work in either Africa or Latin America

Shoplifting: nothing

Celebrity I HATE: anyone famous for doing nothing (i.e. paris hilton and the like)

[sambibabe]

Heya Melb girl, welcome!