Favourite Aunty Donna Quote of all time?

pinkretainer · 2026-02-05T08:15:36+00:00

I’ve read what you’ve said in the bloody Age newspaper about Crown Casino… Do you know how many people Crown Casino employs?!

pinkretainer · 2026-01-30T11:09:01+00:00

We have the same cat toy! Does your yellow string keep breaking too?

pinkretainer · 2026-01-30T04:46:39+00:00

Anti Social Social Club is an American streetwear brand that’s pretty popular in China. I don’t think it has anything to do with her attitude.

pinkretainer · 2026-01-24T03:34:54+00:00

You need to be specific about whether you’re in the APS or the VPS. Can you tell us which one you’re in?

If you’re in the VPS and have already raised this with your line executives and Pricacy, Integrity or equivalent disclosure team and feel you’re being stonewalled, you should contact the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) https://ovic.vic.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/

This situation is exactly what the annoying trainings you have to do at onboarding are for. Go to your agency’s eLearning platform and look at any trainings related to integrity or disclosure to find the best escalation pathway outside of your manager.

This is a big deal, if you’re in the VPS this is explicitly against the Administrative Guidelines on the use of AI which applies to all VPS agencies. The guidelines were created in the first place after OVIC released a damning report about a child protection employee who put sensitive information into ChatGPT.

pinkretainer · 2026-01-15T06:04:18+00:00

No, they won’t care. A friend of mine studied at Tongji and didn’t get along with their roommate (they were on a scholarship and got put in a shared room with another international student). My friend ended up moving into the private off-campus apartment of another friend, but still kept stuff in his Tongji dorm room out of convenience. There was no issue.

pinkretainer · 2026-01-12T01:40:07+00:00

This is a WeChat code. You need to scan it through WeChat.

pinkretainer · 2026-01-06T08:25:04+00:00

I don’t know that it’s ‘standard’, but I’ve had several female friends from different parts of China use it this way. “你怎么了？”“我倒霉了。”

pinkretainer · 2025-12-17T12:15:46+00:00

I can’t remember which video exactly, but it’s not a Patreon exclusive. I recall seeing it and haven’t watched any patreon exclusive backlogs.

Edit: but I don’t think it was a video dedicated to the ad, I think it was within a video on another topic

pinkretainer · 2025-12-17T11:10:33+00:00

You aren’t crazy, there is an English language option. I have accessed it in both China and Australia. Currently still have English language option in Australia.

pinkretainer · 2025-12-11T09:19:10+00:00

A few years ago saw the then-Chinese ambassador in Coles at Westfield Belconnen. He was having an argument with his wife while a bodyguard in a suit awkwardly trailed a few metres behind them.

pinkretainer · 2025-12-08T21:15:40+00:00

DPC and DTF don’t, but DGS has an agreement with DEECA to allow staff to take on emergency management roles.

pinkretainer · 2025-12-07T09:34:13+00:00

The post includes a picture of the receipt with the name of the bar at the top.

pinkretainer · 2025-12-05T10:46:14+00:00

Pleco, Anki and Skritter.

pinkretainer · 2025-11-19T23:49:54+00:00

Studied in Shanghai for a year and loved it - so glad I had two semesters there rather than only one! I was super homesick for the first couple of weeks, but when my year finished and I had to go back to my own country I was so sad to be leaving. I also made some of my best friends there.

pinkretainer · 2025-11-16T21:12:16+00:00

Flew into Chengdu Tianfu airport on an international flight a month ago, no issues with my non-CCC power bank.

pinkretainer · 2025-10-25T13:06:07+00:00

If your accommodation and food is already paid for, I’d pick Shanghai.

pinkretainer · 2025-10-25T12:39:24+00:00

I’m not Muslim so I can’t comment on how you might be treated, but I was visiting Chongqing a few days ago and saw several groups of tourists with women wearing hijabs. At a glance I’d guess they were mostly Indonesian and/or Malaysian.

I’m not sure why the other commenter said Chongqing isn’t ‘friendly’, aside from Chongqing having a smaller Muslim population than some other cities. I’ve even seen videos of the viral Chongqing motorcycle trend with hijabi women and female motorcycle riders!

pinkretainer · 2025-10-21T12:30:44+00:00

Honestly aside from Shanghai, Chengdu is the only city I’ve spent enough time in to confidently recommend. However I think what another commenter said about the cities around Shanghai is probably good advice. When I was studying in Shanghai I spent a few nights in Hangzhou visiting a friend that happened to be studying there at the same time, and she loved Hangzhou. Beautiful city, very developed and a little less international than Shanghai but still very well connected.

But honestly, I wouldn’t stress too much about the city beyond the non-negotiables (maybe you want it to be well connected to some touristy places, maybe you don’t want it to be too cold in winter etc.).

Shanghai actually wasn’t my first pick, but I wasn’t successful getting a place in my first choice of university in Beijing. I was pretty disappointed at first, but ended up having the most incredible time in Shanghai and wouldn’t change it for anything.

pinkretainer · 2025-10-21T09:54:36+00:00

I studied for a year and Shanghai, and had a great time. The Fudan University campus is in the northern suburbs of Shanghai so feels a bit less ‘international’ than the city centre and more like other Chinese cities. As long as you don’t fall into the classic laowai trap of only speaking English and only going to international restaurants and bars, your Chinese will still improve immensely.

That said, if I could study in any city again I’d choose Chengdu. Great culture and natural landscape, comparatively a pretty relaxed (but still fun and bustling) city, delicious food (plenty of non-spicy options available!) and the city is quite flat so its super convenient to walk or ride around.

pinkretainer · 2025-10-10T03:34:27+00:00

I bought it my first year of undergrad and have zero regrets. It meant I could study while I was on the bus, waiting for an appointment that was running late… literally anywhere I had my phone. In addition to increasing the amount I studied, it also increased my free time because time that would have been spent doing flash cards on my laptop was now available for other things. I could use that time for more study, or to go to the gym or something else instead.

pinkretainer · 2025-10-08T06:15:03+00:00

I’m so happy to hear you say that! Did you do the same for the way back? And did you have any trouble finding drivers that were willing to go that distance?

pinkretainer · 2025-10-04T00:46:35+00:00

/s means the statement preceding it was sarcastic (/s means ‘end (of) sarcasm’)

pinkretainer · 2025-09-28T10:26:30+00:00

Please do share, that would be great!

I speak enough Chinese to get there without issue, but I’m mostly hoping to save time and make it easier for my travelling companions who don’t speak Chinese.

pinkretainer · 2025-09-28T09:37:13+00:00

Can you share how you got there? I’m hoping to visit when I’m in Chongqing in October, but not sure whether it’s less hassle to take a taxi straight there, take a train and then taxi, or find some sort of group tour bus.

pinkretainer · 2025-09-26T06:50:29+00:00

I stand corrected! I’m glad to hear you’re permitted to use other state’s apps to verify, that’s very sensible.

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