An Enormous Difference from the Good Old Days

Photo by: Ronnie Alonzo

Sydney this time 'round is more vibrant and bustling with a wider multicultural society. It means as I see it, a much more enriched society brought about by a more diverse influx of migrants, people on student visas, people on working holiday, etc.

A classic example would be an encounter with a Filipino. In my early years here I encounter a fellow Filipino once in a blue moon, usually if there was a gathering. Now, almost everyday I encounter a Filipino at work, on the bus and train, at the shopping mall...almost everywhere! Never have I heard the Filipino language spoken as often as I have now a days. 

Australia has opened its door to migrants like me with hopes for a better life and a much more secured future. With it came this vast diversity in food and culture and to my enjoyment, snippets of their language that I can add to my foreign language vocabulary.

Of course this influx of migrants also brought about some negative aspects. But nevertheless Sydney would not be who it is now if not for the people who work hard to make it a better place to live in.

Long live Sydney!!!