Work and life in Darwin

tolitz

@archbunki Aims din ung consultant ko tol

archbunki

@tolitz wow. mukhang im positiveness is boosted. maraming salamat sir. sana makarating din ako sa nt.

Xiaomau82

Just got a great news today, Visa Granted!!! Yipee! This is it pancit!

congrats!

jecco33

@archbunki
Thanks. Good luck to you. Ano stage ka na?

tolitz

@jecco33 congratz tol kelan balak mo maglanding sa darwin?

jecco33

@tolitz sa mid feb pnta ako dun para meet employer. Pero early May pa ang actual move. Ikaw?

tolitz

@jecco33 ayos malamang sabay tayo tol...dg ka rin ba?

tolitz

@jecco33 sg ka rin ba tol?

archbunki

@jecco33 nagaantay plang ng result ng vetassess... sana maging okey lahat.end feb or 1st week march ang expect na result.
sana mapprove tayo lahat. congrats again sayu.

jecco33

@tolitz yup sg rin. Lilisanin ko na sya after 9 years.

tolitz

@jecco33 ayos yan tol sabay n lang tayo.

DCWerick

congrats guys!

see you in darwin

Sta11

@jecco33 hello sir, kayo po ba ung friend ni Paulo and Vieve? my nabanggit po kasi saken si Pao eh na my friend po sha paalis ng Darwin from SG din na taga Axis po ba? congrats po pala and good luck!

OZcar

hows life in darwin poh? im moving to darwin this comming december... thanks

buzzy

@OZcar okay nmn sa darwin.. kung mahilig kang gumala, this place is not for you.. kkonti ang mappuntahan at kung wala kang car, mahirapan ka din magikot ikot dahil bus at taxi lang ang choices mo for public transpo at malayo sa city center ang mall na below-average pa ang size compared sa manila malls.. ang bus dumadaan on certain times lang (probably just like any other capital cities? not sure), like every 10, 15 or 20 minutes depende sa route.. its best to get a car as soon as possible..
ang gusto ko dito kkonti ang tao dahil ayoko sa crowd.. ang hnd lang masyadong okay, madaming katutubo.. mainly because may problema kc sila sa hygiene..
pagdating mo sa december, halos kauumpisa lang ng wet season nun.. malakas ang ulan dito, hnd lang shower, buhos!
mejo mainit din sa darwin, siguro a little bit hotter than temp ng sg.. sa dry season lang mejo nagging normal ang temp, around 24C average ata during months of May & June.. then back to hellish temp nmn ulit for the rest of the year..
ang alam ko, highest cost-of-living dito (in comparison with all other capital cities).. 2nd highest naman for rent (next to sydney)..
simple lang ang buhay dito, relatively rural (in comparison with all other capital cities).. reminds me of sorsogon, with lesser people and lesser pollution..
but of course, these are just my general observations of the place and opinion after staying here for almost 2 years pa lang..

tolitz

@buzzy anu po occupation nyo dyan?

buzzy

@tolitz Accountant po

jecco33

@Sta11

Yup. Thats me. Kakarating ko lng sa darwin a week ago. I'll be starting work next week. Ok naman dito so far at mas malamig compared sa last time kami nag punta. Give my regards to pao and vieve. Are you planning to go here soon?

Sta11

@jecco33
kamusta naman po ang darwin sir? kamusta yung workplace nyo okay nman po mga kasama nyo sa work? ang galing nyo naman my work na kayo agad congrats! wala pa po akong visa kakasubmit ko plang po ng EOI last week this weekend hopefully masend ko na ung application ko sa SS NT sana mabigyan din hehehe... ano po ba mga tips nyo for me tsaka sa mga nagstart palang nagapply for NT... sure I'll send your regards to Pao and Veive makakarating

onlymei15

Hi everyone kaka approve pa lang po ng visa namin...wala po ako idea sa airline..anu po ba mga airlines from cebu to darwin or manila to darwin??

onlymei15

hi everyone hope someone can answer my question..
anu pa po needed sa immigration pag sa arw na ng flight???

buzzy

@onlymei15 from MNL to DRW meron PAL, jetstar and malaysian air.. Un lang ung familiar ako..
Kelangan ng CFO sticker sa passport para sa PH immi pag departing as immigrant, so bka pag student visa hindi required..

DCWerick

@onlymei15

under student visa, nag PAL kami, cebpac dvo-mla, mla-darwin.

Print out mo lang yung visa, LOO (school) CDU, then meron ka lang need i answer sa plane na pagbaba nyo sa plane have to submit sa customs nila.

congrats! Ano course nyo? Hirap dito pag student visa dahil uutang ka pa para sa tuition nyo. 1 sem na kami ng wiffey ko, then next month july 21 need to pay tuition again. Good thing 2yrs na lang yung nursing nya dito.

onlymei15

@DCWerick hi po same kami ng mrs mo cguru 2 years niursing din ako kasma ko husband ko...nakabili na din kami PAL tkt july 8 ...
sa immigration anu pa hihingin nila?
ksama na ba sa tkt ang travel tax?

DCWerick

yep, online ako bumili ng ticket sa pal, so ininclude ko na duoon. kung di nyo na include duoon i think you will pay that sa manila.

as far as i remember, galing kami dvo-naia4? then transfer to naia3 then habang wala pa check-in nag jolibee muna kami 2pc chickenjoy (extra hot) + gravy and 2pc rice lol! (btw pag dating nyo dito... mamiss nyo ang jolibee.

wala na, basta make sure nyo lang yung pag pack nyo is good, like shampoo and other toiletries bawala more than 250ml ata yun.

ahh, so magkita na lang tayo dito sa july 21 (start ata ng class)

need ko pa ng 10k aud lol! uutang na naman sa pinas.

onlymei15

@DCWerick pwede ask sa wifey mo if may uniform sa charles darwin uni?para alam ko if magdadala pa ba ako mga pang araw araw ko na isusuot sa skul?

sus fave ko pa naman ang jolibee

DCWerick

sa 1st sem wala, so casual wear pwede. On second sem di ko pa alam kasi sa july21 need pa namin bayaran tuition for it. Pero dito di naman sila strict. I saw that you can buy polo shirt with cdu logo though pero di kami bumili sayang din pera, every dollar counts.

onlymei15

@DCWerick thankyou.....another question hehe anu ang malalapit sa university na pwede rentahan ng bahay or room?im loking now at gum tree at gustu ko ifilter anu ang walking distance lang to university

dami ko tanung sorry...

jan1004

@onlymei15 hi! merong Unilodge sa CDU dba? ayaw nyo po ba dun? sa CDU dn po ako.

jan1004

hello! anybody here taking up MEM in CDU? Pwede po mgpa briefing?