2008年6月29日星期日

打工權益在你手!

有些東西你永遠不想去用!因為要用到時,你就是被害者了。像警察、保險那些都是一樣。作為背包客,四處為家,不時轉工‧‧‧有時,也會遇上無良僱主,好吧‧‧‧或許他不是無良,只是個性苟且懶散,你又時運不好,他剛剛算錯又或忘了你的人工就是‧‧‧

本人建議是在可以聯絡,可以私下解決的話,也最好不要走到正式投訴的那一步。不是我姑息養奸,只是來到澳洲,我覺得不少澳洲人在處理事情上都蠻混亂的。但我也走到這步了!在收不到薪水時開始,我差不多每天聯絡這個CONTRACTOR,但都是轉到信箱去,我也有留言,但他一次也沒有回過我!兩週,兩週也沒有拿到我的錢,所以我真的走去投訴了。

澳洲政府有針對無良僱主,替僱員申訴追討薪金的部明,這個部門就是WORKPLACE OMBUDSMAN了。他的辦公室分佈全澳各大城市,而且網頁上也有供網上填寫的表格,算是蠻方便的了,所以大家遇到不合理對待,到真的靠自己解決不了時,不要忘了還有這兒啊!忍一時是可以,但被人白佔便宜,以為亞洲人/中國人都好欺負就萬萬不可以!

小插曲‧‧‧因為我掌握的資料不多,我怕留白太多不受理,所以我是親身走到WORKPLACE的辦公室去做這個申訴的,與那個職員談話時,得知我投訴的CONTRACTOR已經被人投訴過了‧‧‧我運氣蠻差的就是!這樣的人也遇得上‧‧‧他的名字是JOE,在CHARTERS TOWERS 工作的,大家小心了。 WORKPLACE OMBUDSMAN的連結,裡面可以找到網上投訴的表格,也有各區辦事處的地址。

WORKPLACE OMBUDSMAN的招牌 供填佈資料的表格

有關郵寄問題‧‧‧

身在異地,多多少少會用到郵寄服務。雖然今天有電郵很方便,但諸如明信片、賀卡及包裹等,還是有可能要寄的。香港地區屬於ASIA PACIFIC地區,所以寄東西也很方便,因為只有空郵,不能選擇海路平郵,所以寄來寄去,也只是將東西帶到郵局秤秤重量,再貼個郵票就好了。

相對來說,唯一叫做較麻煩的就是收信了,作為一個來來去去的背包客,你也不一定在一個旅館待太久,甚至也不一定在一個地方待太久。但朋友寄東西來怎辦呢?除了自己在約好之後一直待在原地等之外,使用一下郵局提供的收信及轉寄服務會是一個好選擇。

寫的格式,看圖就清楚!其實是你的名字,加上C/- 郵局地址就好。這樣你的信件就會由郵局替你留著,日後你就可以用戶照到郵局領件。而如果你中途離開,就要去到你抵達的新區的郵局,請當局職員替你辦一下轉寄手續。他們替你打電話到你的收件郵局,確定你的信件抵達沒有,之後再安排轉寄過來,通常要三個工作天(同省內)。我的就是星期一申請,星期四拿到了。

特別鳴謝友人倫替我將遊戲寄來‧‧‧

朋友從香港寄給我的信

Week 45 Back to Perth... / 回到柏斯

1 night from Brisbane to Sydney, and 3 nights from Sydney to Perth! A very long railway trip for me! Only in Australia~

My half year railway pass bring me from Sydney to Perth for $30 levy fee. I think it was my last time to use this pass... I had few times of experience to travel through train... so nothing really special on this trip.

When I back to Perth, I contact some job related person at the first time... this brought me an unload container job (1 day only) on Wednesday. Better than no job! But I am still seeking for job up to now!

三個晚上!從悉尼坐到柏斯!很長的一段路程,但我也不是沒有坐過長途火車,所以中間其實也沒甚麼好說的。就是買東西上車上吃,看電腦裡的東西來打發時間就是。反正車內有淋浴設備,其實也沒甚麼大問題。

回到柏斯後就聯絡了一些之前的工作相關人士,第一天就敲定了一天的搬貨工作,雖然只有一天,但還是比沒有強。現在還在找工作中‧‧‧

謝謝VICTOR給我先暫住在他家~

車身 INDIAN PACIFIC 火車頭 很多東西都是不准帶入西澳的 又搬貨了~

Week 44 Brisbane live and Moreton Island / 布里斯本生活及小島行

I stay in Brisbane for 1 week after Caboolture... this is because I need to prepare my train ticket to back to Perth, I need to receive a mail from Hong Kong, I need to make a complaint report about the work in Charters Towers... also, I want to join a tour in Queensland... add some fun in this part of journey! A lot of thing to do in this week!

I think .... at least, it is not bad to spent some money to travel part of Queensland, I can make some happy memory in this part of my journey... although I have no money...

I joint a 1 day tour to Moreton Island finally, it not too expensive and quite close to Brisbane. It my first time to play sand board... and step on a sand island... but weather is so cold and not suitable to have snorkelling or swimming...

Then... I start my railway trip from Brisbane to Sydney, then Sydney to Perth...

至少玩過一個地方,也算玩過嘛!我是這樣想的,雖然我沒有錢去跳傘也沒有錢去潛水啦!但從香港拿過來的錢,還掉一部份,留下一部份做生活費,還是可以擠點錢去玩,所以不大貴又不大花時間的前題下,我到MORETON ISLAND去了。

第一次到這些沙島,全個島都是沙組成!也玩了一下滑沙,但是當天是一個陰天,玩得不大能盡興。另外,氣溫問題,也不能浮潛或游泳‧‧‧蠻掃興的。

這一週做了很多事,有玩,有去投訴,也有到郵局收一封寄了到CHARTERS TOWERS的信。也安排了一連串由BRISBANE坐到SYDNEY,再由SYDNEY坐到PERTH的火車票,期間也認識了新的香港朋友,算是蠻緊湊的一週吧~

BRISBANE 夜景 BRISBANE SQUARE BRISBANE的唐人街 SIR THOMAS BRISBANE PLANETARIUM 滑沙 四驅車旅程 MORETON ISLAND 的沉船

Week 40 - 43 job and money... / 工作與錢

After the trip of central Australia, no money to travel anymore! I tried to find job in Darwin, but nothing... then I moved to Cairns, part of Queensland!

In my original plan, I can found some job in Queensland then goto sky diving and diving! Both famous event in Queensland! Especially diving in Great Barrier Reef! This is one of "must do" of diver while passing Queensland... but I have no money to do it! After arrived Cairns, I start to looking for job, I've got a job in a small town called "Charters Towers" finally. It a purning job in vineyards. Pull out unwanted branch of vine, then cut off unwanted branch and roll it on wire...

A low pay hard job but better than nothing... But when we got the salary, we found the payment is under a wrong calculation... moreover, up to now I still cannot get the second week payment! (This work just last for 2 weeks!)

No matter what happen, I still need to looking for job, because I still have no money! Next job is in Caboolture... a small town near Brisbane... at the result, I wait for 1 week and do nothing there... so I decide to leave and move to Brisbane... at that moment, I had just about 8 weeks left in Australia... I want to back to Perth to meet some friend and prepare to back to Hong Kong, so I decided to stop looking for job in Queensland and ready to back to Perth...

嚴重缺水的時間(我指缺錢),所以一到CAIRNS就開始找工作了!最後‧‧‧找到了一份在CHARTERS TOWERS的剪枝工作,一定程度算是惡夢的開始‧‧‧

在CHARTRRS TOWERS住得蠻不錯的,六個人分租一個很大的房間,裡面還附一個SPA浴池,但工作實在不怎麼樣,薪水還可以,但我第一次嘗試到被拖薪水了!(已經遁法律途徑申訴,另會開新篇寫一下)

這段日子認識了不少朋友,雖然不寬裕,但也是很好的經驗。但還是沒有錢,不可以玩,所以再找工作了‧‧‧之後移動到了一個名為CABOOLTURE的小鎮,這個地方則很靠近BRISBANE了。有點遠離我本來想玩的CAIRNS‧‧‧但想著有工作就好,所以也不介意啦!但最後‧‧‧在CABOOLTURE還是等了一週也沒有工作。

在這個時間點,剩下的時間不多了,再等下去,旺季要到七月中至七月尾才開始‧‧‧因為我本來的計劃是最後的時間回PERTH過的,為了在離開前探一下朋友,也抄回一些義工時的相片(義工朋友都住那邊),所以再留下去也沒甚麼意思了。因為不能馬上開工存錢‧‧‧

所以在CABOOLTURE等了一週就走了,這之前也先從香港再拿了點錢過來,在薪水被拖欠,我又不想在分手時還欠台灣朋友錢‧‧‧所以就拿了一些錢過來,先還給台灣朋友,再剩下一些當作生活費了。

錢花成這樣,老實說,在旅程開始前是沒有想過的。但發生時,也唯有認了吧~

免費晚飯券 很多人曬太陽的CAIRNS 附SPA的房間 修剪前 剪的途中 剪完後 一桌都是我煮的 載我們的載HOMELESS的車‧‧‧ 未完全成熟的草莓

2008年6月11日星期三

Week 39 Darwin live / 達爾文生活...

I must get some money in this week! I almost spent all my money in the trip! I start to borrow money from my friend to pay for weekly rent of backpackers...

I spent 1 week in Darwin to looking for job... unfortunately, I got nothing! Every shop want a long time staff (I don't want to lying), and other job agent just told me to wait...

Luckily, I got $180 from some improvement construction of my backpackers, I can return the money to my friend before we spare apart at Darwin...

Darwin is a small city and not many sightseeing point, but I love its night market! I can find an icing dessert that not sold in Hong Kong anymore! Next station is Queensland, the last state I had never been...

連續十多天的旅程!由南到北!甚至其實在TASMANIA開始,就沒有再工作了,錢當然花得差不多,我開始了借錢度日的日子。(我是想著還得到就好)

因為真的沒有錢了,住背包旅店的費用也是借的,本來是想著在這兒找工作,儲點錢再離開!但一週內也沒有找到工作‧‧‧最後也是要離開,因為景氣實在不樂觀啊!問過的店都要長期工(我可不想因而說謊),而一些工作仲介在登記後又了無音訊‧‧‧

幸好山窮水盡時,投宿的背包旅館有個小工程,兩天的工作替我賺到了180元,這才得以在與朋友分手前將錢還給他‧‧‧

DARWIN是一個沒甚麼觀光資源的北部首府,既找不到工作又沒東西玩,我也不久留。值得一去的是他的夜市,在裡面我找到了在香港已買不到的台灣冰點,我很喜歡的一種甜品。

下一站是QUEENSLAND,我在澳洲裡面最後一個未踏足的州份。(首都除外)

看來我動用香港儲備的機會很大‧‧‧

回DARWIN後剩下三人 只有招牌的唐人街 是香港人的話應該覺得古怪的招牌 DARWING有夜市 夜市有冰賣 待在香港的話應該不會有機會碰的重機之一 強壯的小賴 待在香港的話應該不會有機會碰的重機之二 DARWIN的賭場

Week 38 Kakadu / 卡卡度之行

Although car accident happened and lost the car, we still continue our trip! This time is the trip in Kakadu! Northern part of Australia!

We hire a car from Darwin and drive to Kakadu National part for a 3 days trip! We see the sunset, painting... and we swim in the natural pool! Camping is the most economical method for sleeping, so we choose camping! But... now we just have a two people tent, the result is girls slept in the tent, I slept outside and feed the mosquitoes....

In my point of view, this trip cannot compare with Urulu, but not bad! Because of season, a lot of road had blocked, we cannot see much waterfalls at this time!

儘管撞了車後沒了車!但我們的旅程仍然繼續!

我們走到KAKADU!一個北部著名的國家公園!在裡面我們看壁畫、看日落、游泳!也露營!也談天,很快活的一段時間~

說到露營,因為現在其中一個大營已由在ALICE SPRING的朋友帶走了,只剩下一個二人營,在女士優先的情況下,我唯有睡外面,整個晚上喂蚊!算是一個經典體驗吧!

三天兩夜的旅程,看到的東西不少,但相較之前,其實不多,與之前的情況相比,有點乏善可陳,但來到這邊,看看這兒,也是在情在理的理所當然了!

花了很多錢‧‧‧之後怎辦呢?

租回來的車子 遊客中心一角 大跳躍 日落 我就是睡在營外啦! 人與壁畫 北部名產:鱷魚 ROCK POOL 修練‧‧‧ 離開前拍照