hi guys! just lurking around the forum and napasilip lang sa thread nato π anybody here from SOR? (south of river) Im from spearwood. Perth is booming na and dami ginagawa infrastructures at the moment. a lot of growth since few years ago. when we first came here, mabibilang mo lang ang pinoy pero nowadays wherever you look, you will see kababayans around. Jobs i think is pretty stable pero some companies would want local experience so it may take a while to find a job pero basta hanap lang ng hanap, eventually you'll get one. Trading hours here sa malls and shopping ctrs used to be til 5pm lang pero ngayon binago na nila to 8 or 9pm for some malls esp in the city and may trading nadin on Sundays unlike before so pwede na magrocery outside office hours.
transpo is not as efficient as compared to SG. galing kami SG prior to coming here and un ang isa sa mga naicompare talaga namin. taxis are rip-off. its very handy if you guys know how to drive kc yun ang primary means of transport ng mga tao dito (or for most, at least). you can get a cheap reliable car at perth gumtree or carsales.com.au. also, better if you have a driver's license from pinas kc you can use it to drive around here for 3mos then when you have your assessment and everything done na, ndi nyo na kekelanganin mag logbook kung may phil license kayo.
If you are intro trades (skilled work), or mga engrs, mechanical, manufacturing rel to mining etc mejo madami dami trabaho dito sa may bandang SOR particularly in kwinana, canning vale, bibra lake etc kaya madami din kababayans within our area mostly those who are on 457 visa.
accommodation, ndi maxado madali humanap ng bahay (although not impossible) when coming here the first time kc most agents would want na you are presently here to view the unit/house and ung iba mejo hesitant pag wala pa trabaho kc isipin nila where will you get your rent money from. and mejo tumataas nadin ang rent these days and because of the influx of people coming here everyday from interstates and outside of au kaya ung iba kahit mataas kinukuha na. so mejo common naman sa mga kababayans natin ung naghhouse share for a while, until such time na makakuha ng marerent nila na bahay or better yet ung papagawa na sila ng bahay. π
Feel free to ask kung may mga tanong pa po kayo and ill try to answer kung alam ko. ill be lurking around for a while kc tinutulungan ko ung sister ko to migrate here and i completely forgot the basics na since the last time we did this so need ulit maglurk mode. Welcome to Perth!