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Finally Woken

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A tale about culture shock. An Indonesian stranded in Scotland and has to deal with Scottish people, accent, weather (most of the time), food, and football. If you think eating chips with vinegar is normal, think again!

Added on: Dec 5th, 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Author: Finally Woken
Listed in: Personal Travel
Tags: indonesia expat scotland culture shock

Recent Posts

Little Something For Christmas

Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 17:00 in gift, UK, life style, christmas, news and current affairs, fashion & beauty, the way we live

Recession? What recession? Some people are literally showered with money, and if you and your mega-rich friends have an extra million or two to spend, British newspaper’s The Sun’s has some ideas about the most opulent and OTT presents fo...
Hello From Down Under (3) – G’day!

Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 15:00 in shopping, food, australia, restaurant, expat, price, life style, culture shock, perth, kitchen confidential, being expat, the way we live

Last Friday was the day of that marked our 2-week settlement in Perth. But we are still in the adjustment phase, where we compare everything here with what we used to have back home. From what I’ve learned in my settlement course 2 years a go...
Spring Cleaning

Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 17:00 in writing, social network, tech & web, blog and blogger

Spring cleaning: thorough cleaning, especially of a residence when winter is over. The first time I heard spring cleaning term was when I was working back in Indonesia. Every time we were ready to move a company to their new office space, the removal...
Hello From Down Under (2) – The First Shocking Moments

Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 18:30 in shopping, beer, food, australia, restaurant, expat, Wine, price, bar, perth, kitchen confidential, being expat

Shocked after landed in Perth under its glorious sunshine at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, I quickly reminded myself that we are no longer in Aberdeen, where it gets dark before 4 PM, where it is cold, windy, and wet all day. We were discussing...
Hello From Down Under (1) – The Journey

Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 23:13 in travel, australia, UK, expat, scotland, emirates, british airways, perth, travel journal, where to stay, being expat

The confirmation finally came when I was still enjoying my holiday in Indonesia. Yes, we’re moving to Perth, Australia (not Perth, near Glasgow!). The date was finally agreed. Yes, it’s 26 November. Lots of emails went back and forth abou...
New Home… Almost

Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 23:04 in travel, UK, expat

The date is set, the flight is booked. We officially have only less than 1 month in Aberdeen. By end of this month we will start our new journey in Australia. The movers will come to pack everything away a few days before departure, and the list of w...