I’m bored.. + some random thoughts

@rav3n I know it's crazy right? 😅 yea im doing fine for now, but yeah i will need to make the decision as to which accomodations out of the few that both my accomodation agent and I have found and then go from there 🥲 each of those accomodation have its cons - two of them that are around the $300s are quite far from where i live so i normally would need to take public transport from there to the CBD 😭 but the main problem i have about that is the ticket inspectors...gosh, dont get me started on them!! the fact that theyre even racists is what makes me really angry.

and the other ones ive found that are pretty close to where i live now is are like $419 and $410 respectively, and from what the agent told me one of them is an ensuite, so im pretty sure the other one is too. they specified that the kitchen is shared, whereas both the bathroom and the bedrooms are private. oh no...a shared kitchen... 😭🥲 at least theres no shared bathroom nor shared bedroom cause that'll be even worse. but a shared kitchen? still no..😭

got my wisdom teeth on my left side out today and im doing completely fine right now. i was worried at first that i wouldnt be able to do my assignments for a bit, but just hours ago, i was able to work on one of my assignments for a bit so thats something im very proud of for myself for today ❤️ and actually, its not as bad as the one on my right side was

@Blackcloud arghhh i'm absolutely NOT a fan of those ticket inspectors either!! even though i always tap on/tap off and all that, they still intimidate me. have you gotten a fine before?

how long would it take you via public transport to get to the CBD? do you reckon it would be worth the saving?

i feel you about the shared kitchen!! is the $300s accommodation with shared kitchen too?

even though there's lots to consider, it's good you've got a couple options to choose from!

yay glad the wisdom tooth removal went okay, and good on you for getting some work done as well!! defs take it easy though, hope you're getting lots of rest too!!

@rav3n I haven't gotten a fine before, but there was a time where I ALMOST got one 😛 so i was on the tram and that day i forgot to bring my myki card, so after the inspectors came on the tram, that's when i realized. and then they caught me after i told them i forgot to bring my myki so they had to wrote up a report on me, and i was trying to show them my concession card on my myGov app but it was taking quite long for me to look for it on my phone so I had to continue on with answering their questions. well, by the time it got to the tram stop that i was meant to get off, i told them that i need to get off the tram and they let me off. well thank god I didn't get to tell them my address before I did that! so luckily i've never received anything regarding the fine through the mail since they didnt even finish the report, and they werent able to get my address WOOHOO!!!

but yeah I did get a warning during my first one which happened 4 years ago, and I'm still really mad about the guy that made the report on me because he really was brutal and had utterly no respect 😞 also, i remember the asian lady (she was south east asian and a ticket inspector as well, and she was with him and the other male ticket inspector that came as well) was just standing there looking at me for a bit while the guy was telling on me. her looking at me and didnt care threw me off so bad not gonna lie.

im not sure if the $300 ones have a shared kitchen but i really hope they sure dont.

from what ive checked through google maps, it would take me like around 35-ish minutes to get from there to the CBD. is it worth the saving? in terms of the rent yes, but in terms of the public transport ticket fares, i wouldnt say so, even though i have the concession/pensioner concession version of the ticket/card so the price is cheaper than the full fare one, but still

@Blackcloud ayyy you need a medal for escape them lol!!! i got caught once, because i hadn't yet renewed my student concession card (but i was a student) so they wrote me up. since it was my first offence they didn't fine me or anything, just got a warning letter sent to my house. honestly felt like such unnecessary stress, i almost cried for nothing 😆

ohh have 2 people just stand there while one gives the lecture sounds so intimidating, sucks how uncomfy they make that process.

hmm i reckon it might be worth the travel IF they $300s have their own kitchen. cos usually concession full day costs are roughly $5 so 5x7=35. so think of it as $335 per week of rent. you're saving roughly $65 a week ? i'm not sure how accurate my math is there lol so correct me if i'm wrong!

@rav3n my bad!! I just realised that I’ve mentioned that I forgot to bring my myki card, but it was actually my concession card that I forgot to bring, not my myki card 😄 because I just remembered that I DID tap on that same day. so it was actually that I didn’t bring the physical version of the concession (because I forgot to include it in my wallet), and I was trying to show them the digital version of it on the myGov app but it was taking quite long for me to get that ready, so I just went ahead with the report that they wanted to write up for me, before I got off the tram in the middle of it. 😏

at least you haven’t been fined yet, right? Because getting a fine would definitely be….something 😬

oh, just to clarify - it was actually just the Asian lady that stood there whilst looking at me for a bit and then the other guy I’m not sure what he was doing cause I didn’t get to see what he was doing…either he was checking other passengers myki cards through those hand machines that all the ticket inspectors themselves carry, or just sat on the bus after he finished.

yeah, I get about the concession rates for the ticket along with the rent part, it’s just that generally it’s better to fare evade (as in not touching on cause you don’t wanna waste your money and having to keep topping up every week) 😄✌️ hell id rather be fare evading and get off the tram, train or bus whenever I see inspectors get on than sitting there and having them coming up to me and check my ticket and then asking if I have a concession card. 🤣😏

@Blackcloud ahh yep!! i feel like it's kinda dumb that you have to buy a myki student concession card when uni already gives you student ID cards... like that should be enough proof!!

haha that's so fair! i went to Sydney last year and their public transport cost me $1 A DAY!!! i was sooo jealous. and even better - you don't need a travel card there, you can just touch on/off with a credit card/debt card/apple wallet (and no matter how many times you touch on/off, it will only deduct $1 for the whole day still).

guess you're living life on the edge by escaping those inspectors haha i hope you never get stopped by them again 🙏

@rav3n woahhh that's true about sydney?! 😮 only $1 a day?? why can't melbourne have the same thing as them as well... 😭 it's really unfair.

by the way i remember you mentioned days ago about applying for the peer worker role in other services including the ReachOut PeerChat. I spoke to the team today but apparently they're only looking for the peer workers that have had prior experience with working as a peer worker or a crisis support worker, I asked them why that is and why we would have to have prior experience on something just like how every other jobs out there want us to have prior experience, and they mentioned the reason why -- it was something to do with responding to clients that are at imminent risk/high-risks situations.

I'm still a bit disapppinted that they only want those that have prior experience - considering on how competitive and really difficult the job marketing of today in general is, like why does it always have to be for the roles that I want to apply for? 😭😭 They did mention that a service where I would not have to respond to risks would be a better entry point for me, so I knew that the sane forums would be my first choice/go-to for that. I hope one day after I finish a cert IV in MH Peer Worker that I'll be able to work for Sane. 🙂 🙏🏻

I wonder if you also had to do the Certificate IV in MH Peer Worker yourself as well before you became a peer support worker here?

I also remember you mentioning that you have friends who initially studied in different fields but all of them eventually become peer workers. Did they all also had to do the Cert IV course as well before they all became peer workers? 🙂

Hi @rav3n @creative_writer @MissGremlin I’m honestly not feeling that great today. Any of you guys up for a chat? 🤗

also I’m kind of upset that this online friend of mine hasn’t responded back to me on discord for days. She does leave me on read sometimes which is what I don’t like about her, but at the same time I want to think that it’s because she’s overwhelmed with something because she too does have her own struggles too. But it’s kinda annoying to know that someone you consider ‘close’ to would leave you on read after you send them a message especially if it’s related to something that’s deemed ‘important’ or ‘interesting’. Idk. I feel like I really want to send her something like “answer me” or even ask her why does she sometimes leave me on read, but I feel that it would be kinda no-no of me to do, because I do want to give her like some time. I guess this is what happens when someone like myself doesnt have anyone in real life that I can hang out with and talk to on the regular. 😞

also, I tried talking to a counsellor at a helpline today but things didn’t go well and I decided to end the chat with them in the middle of the session. I knew it wasn’t worth accessing again for that reason. [edited by moderator] A lot of the counsellors I spoke to there have really let me down as someone that has used the website for several years now.

Hello @Blackcloud. sorry to hear you aren't feeling that great today.

It's hard when friends don't reply to us especially when we really need them to. But like you said she has things going on herself so she may just be taking time off from chatting to people. I hope that she does reply to you soon though.

But I'm more than happy to chat to you 😊.

It's very much hit and miss sometimes with the helplines I've had some bad experiences but also some very good ones.

i'm up for a chat too!! @Blackcloud sorry to hear about your friend leaving you on read. it sucks especially when we're excitedly waiting for the reply back. the way people text is often a reflection of them - and like you said, there might be a reason why they're not responding like they're overwhelmed, busy, maybe even forgot they opened the message!

as tempting as it is to say "answer me!!!" i'm glad you're trying to give them time/space to reply. i know that's hard to do. plus we're here in the meantime to keep ya company!!!

ughh sucks about your experience with them haven't been great, sending you hugs 💙

also just letting you know i've edited out the name of the helpline as its against our community guidelines to make named complaints about the services on here (this is cos we want to encourage peeps to make complaints directly to the service rather than here). hope that makes sense!!

also i'll reply to your other post soon as well!