KiaraS1

I've been living in Marsden, a suburb over from Woodridge, my whole life but I pretty much go to Woodridge every day because it has shops I need to go to that I don't have here, and it saves gas rather than going to Brownsplanes or the Hyperdome, and I want to say that this is all just a tip of the iceberg. Not only Woodridge but: Kingston, Marsden, Crestmead, Beenleigh, you name it, are all so impoverished and crime driven that I feel depressed to wake up and leave the house every morning. The standard of living is horrible, not everyone (as most reviewers have said) is horrible but, a majority of people are dole bludgers, ice addicts, drug dealers (I have a house up the street from me that used to be a massive crime pin until one of the men was arrested and now his family is quieter plus I know of several others across the district), drug users (I have been fortunate to only meet four people that were high in my life, two of which were just on pot but still pretty scary I was only a kid FYI these were all strangers), thieves (I can't even count how many times my things have been stolen and I honestly couldn't tell you how many times someone i know has had things stolen... Plus I've actually physically seen people steal from shops in front of me and often times no one has noticed until I have said anything and even then people don't really care apart from SOME other customers who help me), and generally horrible people. Take it from me, I've spent my whole life here. I can tell you about any part of this Hell hole and still take you to the same conclusion, STAY AWAY. DO NOT MOVE YOUR FAMILY HERE PLEASE THEY WILL BECOME HOERIBLE! As I got older I watch all of my friends turn into members of this horrible society, I've seen friends become drug addicts and dealers I've seen them try to kill themselves and lose their sense of life's purpose. This might sound f**king dramatic to you but I'm so sick and tired of this place THIS is MY life here and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. Back to a practical review viewpoint. I want to keep this short and sweet but there's so much I could say, honestly. There isn't much to do here. There are no nightclubs anything fancy like that. Nothing for teens, unless you count the Crestmead Bluelight Disco (which is for pre-teens and my friends do not let their kids go because it is 'too dangerous' and I have heard stories from the children's friends about it, let me tell you). If you're an adult there's a liquor store or pub on every corner and that's it for 'nightlife'. There are pokies in these bars as well. I don't drink so the only time I went into one of these pubs was a brazen attempt at karaoke with some friends (cause sometimes they have karaoke on some nights) but they for some reason weren't doing it that night and we left in disappointment so yeah... Anyways, if you're looking for GOOD clothing stores, your only hope is the Grandplaza and the Hyperdome, which by the way isn't even in Woodridge it's a little drive away. They have shops like Supre and other shops like that are alright I guess, for places like forever 21 you'll have to venture a train ride to the city (Brisbane City) that place is just f**king aye. I don't even want to begin with the train system in this area, I know people who have been robbed on it and the worst thing that happened to me was my friend when I was in my last year of high school was threatened by this gang of guys they were going to 'bash his f***king skull in' and all that, then because it was a school trip a parent stepped in a started a fight with the guy in the gang who had threatened my friend and we all had to evacuate that carriage. This happened right in front of me, because we were sitting together, it was insane. Anyways so back to the shops. The only shops in Woodridge are cheap clothing shops, well, the only shops in Woodridge are cheap shops. That brings me to my billionth problem with the area. Everyone is getting FATTER. I don't mean that in a bad way at all, I myself am not a stick but, people are getting lazier and bigger because there's ONLY takeaway shops, so don't take that in a bad way please I mean no disrespect to people living a healthy life but these people are far from healthy. There are no healthy eating places, unless you count subway which I do not because they have way too many calories and they are NOT healthy like they advertise (obviously). There's nothing really sport wise in Woodeidge either. There is a lot of sport programs offered in schools which I guess is the only good thing about the schooling system here but, where that an take you I honestly don't know I never did anything like that when I was at school (not that you can probably tell but I was more of an Arts kid). So anyways, the only nice thing I can say about this district in particular is all the parks and wildlife reserves that are the ONLY places that cheer me up everyday. The only problem is, the lazy people (once again) ruining it for everyone else. There is litter EVERYWHERE. It's to the point where it's hurting wildlife. I guess the last thing I should say is my experience with the public schooling system. I went to three schools (not counting Kindergardens). First of all, I wasn't allowed to start Prep because I was born 'too late' in the year. Yeah thank God they changed that already but still it was pretty bad in the first place. Secondly, my first school I went to was near the suburb of Crestemeas and Marsden (that I won't name due to privacy reasons and I guess just not to name and shame them even though I really should be) and my mum pulled me out because I was locked in a classroom and left there UNSUPERVISED by a teacher because I wouldn't stop talking about the playground we were going to (because I was excited). Yeah... She left me in a classroom and did not allow me to go, UNSUPERVISED, mind you because I was EXCITED. YES. THIS ACTUALLY F-ING HAPPENED. Long story short the school went into panic and my mum was crying because EVERYONE THOUGHT I HAD BEEN ABDUCTED. Yeah. It was only until I dragged a chair to the window in the door and screamed out for help when people ran past that they were able to unlock the door for me (there was no lock on the inside). I just remember sitting and crying in a corner wondering what I had done wrong for HOURS. After that experience I went to another school where after a string of horrible incidents, almost drowning at a negligent Woodridge swimming pool being one of the times, I went to a high school near Woodride. The reason I've tailed on so much about schooling is because I would like to address the major concerns I have with graduating and the senior years of high school. I'm only a few years out of school so it's still fresh in my mind the procedures but, they would kick you out in grade 11 or 10 it might have been early as I'm not sure, if your grades and attendance were poor. They wouldn't try and help you better your marks, they would send you to adult education facilities. I remember at one stage, half of my class being sent to adult Ed facilities and never hearing from them again. Some good kids, mostly 'lost causes'. This has probably been the longest review you will ever read but I would write a trillion more just to make sure that no more good people lose themselves here. I wish I could have gotten out of this poverty, crime, cycle, but I wasn't fortunate enough. I was never given enough opportunities in my life here. So if I can give anyone reading just ONE opportunity, it would be advice. This advice. NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER, move here. This district is the Detroit of Australia and it is where dreams and dreamers go to crawl up and die. The only reason I wrote this review, is because it's 3:30am in the morning and every night I cannot sleep because there are rats in my walls. I am a clean person, I'm actually borderline OCD, but everyone I know has the same problem with rats. And I am SICK, OF, THE, POVERTY. I just count myself lucky because people are doing it worse in the world, with no roof at all, with no clean water. But, this way of living is bad as well.