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Hello! How do the Filipino families in Australia celebrate Christmas?
This will be our family's first Christmas and I just want to get some ideas coz it seems that Xmas is not a big thing here compare back home in the Philippines. Thanks!
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YukishihMelbourne Posts: 430Member Joined: Jan 27, 2012
Ako din first christmas namin to. Sa pinas ngayon pa lang busy na ang mga tao sa pagbili ng gifts in prep of christmas dito hindi. Mukhang malungkot dito.
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Definitely, Christmas is more fun in the Philippines.
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Very commercial ang pasko ata diyan kaya iba ang aura hehe..saka yun nga, emotional tayong mga Pinoy kaya todo todo tayo kung maghanda ng pasko hehe...
Although, may extra day kayo diyan sa Australia diba? Yung Boxing Day ba yun? hehe
eytelleneBrisbane Posts: 20Member Joined: Aug 02, 2012
Dedma nga lng pasko d2 pero ok lng skin para d ako ma homesick kase parang nakakalungkot pg n realize ko n pasko tas ala ko sa pinas
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From my friends stories who experienced Christmas in Oz, tahimik daw ang most places kasi ang mga tao daw nasa kanya-kanyang pamilya. So it is also a special day din sa kanila for family gathering day. Dito nga rin sa Indonesia, dedma din ang pasko since most people are Muslim so hindi rin ako gaanong naho-homesick this Christmas (hopefully!). Pang-fifth year ko na nga na walang Pinoy Christmas. Haiitzz....
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edited November 2012
Dedma nga lng pasko d2 pero ok lng skin para d ako ma homesick kase parang nakakalungkot pg n realize ko n pasko tas ala ko sa pinas
sanayan lang yan. Mas mabuti pa kung dalhin mo family mo sa oz para di ma homesick.
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eytelleneBrisbane Posts: 20Member Joined: Aug 02, 2012
Mg visit lng sila pero not stay here.. D p kya tska temporary lng nman ko d2:) tiis tiis n lng uwe n nman ko june nxt year
eytelleneBrisbane Posts: 20Member Joined: Aug 02, 2012
Uu dedma lng parang alang pasko inlike sa pinas feel mo n pasko d2 yung decor sa mall ko lng nkikita haha
BryannSydney Posts: 854Member Joined: May 27, 2011
Walang namamasko, hindi masyado matao unlike sa Pinas. Spend time with family and friends lang dito, bbq + konting handa. Wala nga kami pasok ng 24th din eh, forced leave. Haha. Yun iba 1week+ ang shutdown ng offices. Again, bawas sa annual leave din. Hehe
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Ang kulang sa Australia 'snow sa pasko' e hehe..nasanay na tayo sa imahe ng Christmas sa States hehe
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hehe tama ka dyan @LokiJr. beach ang image ng christmas dito
so boardshorts and bikinis ang attire ng mga tao pag pasko? hehehehe
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hehe tama ka dyan @LokiJr. beach ang image ng christmas dito
so boardshorts and bikinis ang attire ng mga tao pag pasko? hehehehe
oo nga no.. weird siguro suot ni santa.. ayaw ko ng isipin...
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aldousnowSydney Posts: 494Member Joined: Nov 16, 2011
hehe tama ka dyan @LokiJr. beach ang image ng christmas dito
so boardshorts and bikinis ang attire ng mga tao pag pasko? hehehehe
oo nga no.. weird siguro suot ni santa.. ayaw ko ng isipin...
ayaw mo isipin?? si sexy lady santa?! :P
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@aldousnow naughty ka.. wala kang gift kay lady santa...
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lady santa: you naughty little boy! go to my room! :P @lock_code2004 wag ka ganyan.. wholesome tayo dito.
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behave po ako.. lagi lang nasa room..
seriously, sabi ng mga kakilala ko dun, tayo naman daw ang gagawa ng activities natin pag holidays.. its time for us to explore AU.. dami pwede puntahan or gawin..
lalo na closed mostly ang mga offices.. so maraming time to go out, beach, camping, road trip, vacation.... kung maraming friends pwede potluck.. kung walang friends, hanap ng friends...
lapit lang ang pinas.. un nga lang mahal pamasahe pauwi..
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li_i_renNorth Ryde Posts: 434Member Joined: Oct 13, 2012
me work on all the holidays kasi double pay! hahahahaha!;) we spend christmas on the 24th dec kasi hindi sya double pay but work on the 25th and 26th kasi double pay;) and if that falls on a sunday parang naka triple na!:) hehehehe:)
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Para di niyo ramdam yung 'lungkot' ng pasko, ganun na lang gawin niyong activity sa EB...exploring Australia Pinoy style hehe
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Exploring Australia on the Christmas Holidays is a good idea definitely but ang problem lang is that most Australians (and immigrants) also thinks the same, so I reckon you will have (1) sky-high cost of accomodation and transportation and (2) massive traffic in the freeway...
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@li_i_ren ang tanong may 'work to do' pa ba kayo by the 25th? hehe Diba walang business activity ganung panahon? hehe...Pero ok yun a...meron din palang double pay on holiday diyan :P
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edited December 2012
@lokiJr im a nurse.. sick kids don't cure themselves just because it's christmas. there's always a kid who still can't breathe..a heart that won't pump.. if you want to give us a holiday... fine. but you better be sure if you have a kid who is ventilated/ intubated and whose heart is only pumping because of inotropes pumped through central lines.. that there is a nurse/ doctor in the unit and not out having a holiday like the rest of the populace.
unless you as a parent is happy for 1 day that you look after your own child while your child is in the verge of death.. while the nurses/ doctors go on a holiday..cause like you said may work to do bah on the 25th??
if it weren't for the "double" pay and the type of pay we get.. we'd be taking a day off too you know cause we got families too.
and if some drunkard who had too much to drink at their barbecue smash into your car on your way to a christmas party....and you've lacerated your liver against the steering wheel, smashed your skull against the window and gotten a subdural hematoma the size of a golf ball, gotten a C1 fracture ...you better wish that the type of "business" called hospitals are opened because with that type of fracture..you'd be lucky you won't be dead on the spot.
have a happy holiday and be thankful that the medical profession work on holidays to keep people who are sick and dying alive for another christmas which may or may not be their last.
@li_i_ren grabe nai-imagine ko ung mga sinasabi mo detailed na detailed talaga ang morbid isipin! hahahaha!
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@li_i_ren hehe sorry po nakaligtaan kong nurse pala kayo. On duty nga naman pag ganyan ang trabaho hehe. Sa finance tulad ng pinapasukan ko kasi manipis ang work load during those weeks
Saludo kami sa inyo
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edited December 2012
@li_i_ren ang tanong may 'work to do' pa ba kayo by the 25th? hehe Diba walang business activity ganung panahon? hehe...:P
for a simple question like this...napa wow! ako kasi nagkaroon ako ng visuals. ang intense ng moving pictures, in living colour pa. :-O hopefully, nothing morbid happens during the holidays.
let's just attract the positivity of it all. let's all be safe. [-O<
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best in IELTS writing sguro si ate @li_i_ren.. hehe.. merry xmas!!
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Paborito ko yung "smashed your skull against the window and gotten a subdural hematoma the size of a golf ball, gotten a C1 fracture" sakto kasi may kinakain akong malutong, ayun tuloy napatigil ako sa kinakain ko haha
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@LokiJr : parang habang binabasa...ang sakit isipin. hahaha
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Although, may extra day kayo diyan sa Australia diba? Yung Boxing Day ba yun? hehe
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seriously, sabi ng mga kakilala ko dun, tayo naman daw ang gagawa ng activities natin pag holidays.. its time for us to explore AU.. dami pwede puntahan or gawin..
lalo na closed mostly ang mga offices.. so maraming time to go out, beach, camping, road trip, vacation.... kung maraming friends pwede potluck.. kung walang friends, hanap ng friends...
lapit lang ang pinas.. un nga lang mahal pamasahe pauwi..
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04 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module)
07 Aug 2012 - IELTS (Academic Module) Speaking Part
17 Aug 2012 - IELTS Results (L: 8.5 R: 8.5 W: 7.0 S: 7.5 OBS: 8.0)
24 Aug 2012 - CPAA Submitted (docs mailed same day via SG EMS)
25 Sep 2012 - Received +Skills Assessment from CPAA
25 Sep 2012 - Lodged EOI Application with 70pts
30 Sep 2012 - Invited by DIAC to apply for 189 Visa
01 Oct 2012 - Submitted 189 Visa Application
20 Oct 2012 - Medical Examinations
23 Oct 2012 - CO Assigned; Team 7 - SA
05 Nov 2012 - Submitted SG PCC and NBI Clearance
06 Nov 2012 - Visa Granted (IED: 23/10/2013)
03 Apr 2013 - Flight to MEL
03 Jun 2013 - started work
12 Jun 2013 - wife started work
15 Jun 2016 - applied for citizenship
29 Jul 2016 - citizenship examination
20 Oct 2016 - Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi Oi Oi!!
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unless you as a parent is happy for 1 day that you look after your own child while your child is in the verge of death.. while the nurses/ doctors go on a holiday..cause like you said may work to do bah on the 25th??
if it weren't for the "double" pay and the type of pay we get.. we'd be taking a day off too you know cause we got families too.
and if some drunkard who had too much to drink at their barbecue smash into your car on your way to a christmas party....and you've lacerated your liver against the steering wheel, smashed your skull against the window and gotten a subdural hematoma the size of a golf ball, gotten a C1 fracture ...you better wish that the type of "business" called hospitals are opened because with that type of fracture..you'd be lucky you won't be dead on the spot.
have a happy holiday and be thankful that the medical profession work on holidays to keep people who are sick and dying alive for another christmas which may or may not be their last.
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Skilled – Family Sponsored (Subclass 176)
Software Programmer (261313)
05/03/2012 - Lodged visa application (Online)
06/07/2012 - CO allocated/Medicals requested
06/11/2012 - Medical exam at NHSI
06/28/2012 - PCCs submitted
07/03/2012 - Health requirements finalised
07/13/2012 - Visa granted (IED: 06/19/2013)
Thanks be to God!!!
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Saludo kami sa inyo
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let's just attract the positivity of it all. let's all be safe. [-O<
... is on dependent visa. main applicant code 261313; 175 e-lodged june 6, 2011; visa grant mar 13, 2012; NSW-based.
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Joined: Feb 23, 2012
hehe.. merry xmas!!
Sep 24, 2011 - IELTS (L-8 R-8 W-8 S-7.5 : OBS-8)
Jan 04, 2012 - EA application submitted | Feb 23, 2012 - EA assessment result (IE ANZSCO 233511)
May 8, 2012 - Lodged GSM 175 online application | June 4, 2012 - CO Allocated
June 22, 2012 - Medicals Finalized | Aug 30, 2012 - PCCs Completed (PH, UAE, USA)
Sep 3, 2012 - Visa Granted (IED Jun 11, 2013) Thank You Lord!
Oct 16-28, 2012 - Initial Entry Completed - Sydney
July 28, 2013 - Final move to Perth
Sep 9, 2013 - Started work with the same company i worked for in UAE/USA
Oct 28, 2013 - Moved to another company..
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Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
May 30 2012 - CO allocation
Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND"
Apr 22 2013 - End of my "HOUSE-BAND" career