November 2015 - Visa 189/190

ed_lupeet · February 2016

kung sa melbourne kayo mapunta sa dfo kayo bumile ang daming mura na damit dun lalo na ung cotton on. hehe

tooties · February 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot Mabibigla k dito, paminsan pag labas k nang bahay at pumunta nang super market may makikita n lng ako n sofa, dining table, side table, ibat2x electronics nasa tabi nang road. at may sign n FREE TO TAKE! kailangan m lng nang muscles! Lol

katudlad last time advertised sa Gumtree n FREE house! kailangan k lang nang lupa at nang trucks to pull the house at permit n itranspo yung bahay house n lot n! LOL

Ang hard Rubbish kasi dito di basta2x pwede itapon dapat mag hingi nang permisso sa council taposay sked p..ang mahal kasi i move yung gamit..

Ang cheap 2nd stores like savers, salvos, vinnies, brotherhood of st. laurence at mga opportunity shops..One time pumunta ako sa 2nd shop n usually mga mayayaman nakatira halos lahat branded..Lol parang boutique rin ang style nila..pwede p iorganize yung delivery

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@ed_lupeet @tooties haha ayos! dapat pala pag lalabas, may checklist ka "Things to Grab Along the Way" checklist. hahaha

mariem · February 2016

@tooties wow okay yan ha atleast no need to spend too much on furniture and appliances. Naisip ko pa naman na mahal ng magiging start up since start tayo from zero.

@OZwaldCobblepot mabibigay ang group kapag may grant hehehe

I remember na mention nga ito ng friend ko, when moving daw ang Aussie instead na dalhin ang gamit to cargo iiwan na lang nila to buy a new one. And also yung Filipino community are helping new Filipino migrant sa Sydney.

tooties · February 2016

@mariem Yung pag move namin nang friend k sa apartment unfurnished sya as in wala2x talaga..
tapos scouting around meron nag ooffer to give away yung sofa nya pick up lng namin buti n lng merong kasama nang friend k sa church n working as a courier may malaking truck so nag offer n 2lungan kame n ipick up yung item so libre n..
sa umpisa bumili lng kame nang airbed..
except sa appliances sa kitchen halos bili sya pero yung mga mura lng ang kinuha namin. ang pinaka mahal n bilihin ata namin was yung fridge n 300aud yung iba dahan2x lng ang pag bili yung essentials lng ang binili namin.Yung washing machine later n namin binili andun lng kame sa coin laundry naglalaba..

Now after 2 months halos completo n yung apartment Lol..sacrifice muna talaga.

One thing though invest in a good winter jacket! kahit mahal kasi di talaga kakayanin nang mga jacket nang pinas kahit ilayer pa..meron din yan sa mga 2nd hand shops.

naghahanap p ako nang tv, vacuum cleaner, side table at bike..hehehe

Sino bound for melbourne? madami ba first time sa AU?

p0rn5taR · February 2016

@tooties perstaym ko dito sa au.. Mag 2 weeks na ako dito this saturday

OZwaldCobblepot · February 2016

@tooties wow bike! nagsearch ako ng mga bike stores sa melbourne, madami lumabas e. haha. but still thinking kung dadalin ko bike ko. haha.

Target ko din Melbourne but still months away pa kami sa grant namin e. hehe.

tooties · February 2016

@OZwaldCobblepot mura lng yung bike n 2nd hand, if maswerte baka may mahanap k sa tabi2x..actually may nabili ako n 20aud n bike kasama n helmet at lock kaso ang taas! kasi naman 5 foot lng ako..eh binenta k n kng ulit.

@p0rn5taR hey! san k banda? Lol nag buhay turista k n b sa melbourne? madami free entrance n tourist sites dun National Gallery Victoria, Australian Centre for Moving Images, ..sa feb 20 white night festival sa melbourne, attend m yun daming mga events nyan halos buong CBD from 7pm to 7am

p0rn5taR · February 2016

@tooties sa may mooroolbark ako.. san ka banda? nakapag sightsee na ako ng konti tas nag spend ako ng whole day sa city, sinakyan ko yung city circle na tram, yung libre

sulit na sulit ang pagka turista ko

hahahah maganda yung white night ah! cge nga.. baka puntahan ko.. salamat sa info!

mariem · February 2016

@tooties naisip kasi naman na mag Airbnb muna pag dating namin. Hirap makitira kapag 3 ang kids hehehe... It will definitely be crowded. Mabilis ka lang makahanap nh house. Yun nga iniisip namin eh of we will rent sa furnished or non furnished na house. But I think car is very important since ang dami namin hehehe

tooties · February 2016

@mariem i guess, have u been sa AU n b b4? kasi ang driving dito is left side..at actually katakot mag drive sa city..dami kasi trams..Lol

I find n maganda ang public transpo dito especially sa Melbourne.on time naman sila lagi and very spacious wag lang rush hour..hehe..ang ganda lng kung may car is if mag groceries kasi ang bigat bawal ang tingi2x dito..haha always naka kilo or yung bulk size..but if ur spending 100aud per week sa grocery ipadeliver m n lng do it on a wednesday para free sa coles..nyan ang ginagawa namin..haha
although I will not deny n convenient yung car especially if u want to buy items n ipick up nyo n lng saves on shipping fee..

For me lng ha..good accommodation near transpo is more important. later n yung car..especially at the beginning..

tiggeroo · February 2016

@mariem hi sis, share ko lang nung nag vacay kami sa Sydney last year (more like ocular actually un before applying for pr visa hehe), we used GoGet car rental on the days na long drive or madami kami. Online siya, then i-mail sa inyo ung parang access pass to open the cars then ung cars nakapark at designated areas, hanap ka lang ng nearest your place, then doon mo na lang din isosoli after. Okay din naman ang local transpo nila, mabagal lang magpatakbo ang buses so safe siya, di tulad dito na kalahati palang ng katawan mo nakasakay ay lumilipad na ang bus hehe pero if you plan to get a car, parking can get super expensive, ung sa may the rocks/circular quay area 20aud ata un first few hours lang *gulp*

mariem · February 2016

@tiggeroo @tooties appreciate your input... oh dear, I need to adjust pa pala sa driving hehehehe ang funny lang hubby call me taxi driver toink kasi ayaw ko magpasingit hahahaha...

Nakaka excite kahit wala pa kaming grant. We have not been to Au kasi naisip namin ni hubby dun din naman kami pupunta kaya gala na lang muna sa South Korea.. hehehe
With 3 kids our hands will definitely be so full! Ano ba ang mas okay? Mag rent ng furnished or empty house?

jandm · February 2016

@tiggeroo hi sis! how much yung GoGet car rental per hour ba yung rate or per day? after mo gamitin need mo ipafull tank ba ulit?

andylhen · February 2016

Grabe! ngayon ko lng nararamdaman ang grant namin. Sa dami ng tinatanong ni hubby at dapat gawin, saka ko narerealise na eto na talaga.. Sala excited na, ako parang hindi. Naku!! there's no turning back.

sis @p0rn5taR, musta ang buhay buhay dyan? Mukhang Melbourne na din ako lalapag pero hindi ko pa alam kung kelan. Hopefully by April or May.

Nakakatuwa ang topic ngayon about libreng shopping. Totoo ba tlaga na kahit wala ng dalang gamit or purchase a new one? syempre wala pang budget for that.

Sino na dito ang naka attend na ng PDOS? mas ok ba na pumunta muna dun bago gumawa ng further planning or bago nalang umalis?

p0rn5taR · February 2016

@andylhen: ansarap lng ng buhay dito

mas conducive talaga to for families if ikukumpara ko lng sa SG.. punta na kayo dito para makapag kape na tau!

bwahahahah

regarding sa libreng shopping, yun nga jinojowk ko.. kukuha ako ng maliit na bahay na walang laman tas around this time, gagala nlng ako sa mga paligid para mag window shopping sa mga itatapon nilang hard rubbish at kokolektahin yung appliances or furnitures:D cgurado akong fully furnished na yung bahay ko nun! hahaahah

tooties · February 2016

@mariem medyo mahirap nang umpisa maka rent nang house kasi walang rental history, unless pinay yung nagpaparent. especially if u wala p work. I heard sa kakilala nang kakilala n merong mga pinoy n they paid for the house 6 months in advance before they came to AU para lng ma secure yung house in lieu of rental history

You also have to think about bond (usually 1 month rents worth) plus 1 month rent in advance. so most yung new immigrant n pumunta sa AU share house lng muna. which is either fully furnished n or semi furnished.

Or kung gusto nyo meron mauna kayo ni hubby and later n habol yung kids when may job n at maka rent n keo nang whole house

if sharehouse naman bet nyo and challenge naman dyan is finding 2 available rooms in the same house plan unless ok lng sa inyo mag siksikan sa isang room plus rent might differ kasi marami kayo irregardless kahit isang quarto lng.

I dont mean to disheartened you, gusto k lng n prepared k sa challenge..Lol

basta kahit ano ang piliin m,close to transpo, malapit sa school, lapit sa shops ang iconsider.

besides if bibili k agad nang car, problem p maintenance, license n mahal, insurance, plus parking n can usually at 7aud per hour..for starters hindi sya worth it..besides ang mga aussie dito when they go to work iniiwan lng ang car mostly sa train station...then train n lng to work..

tooties · February 2016

@p0rn5taR haha...nasa elsternwick pala ako. btw if u dont mind me asking gurl k b or boy? Lol...

haha..pwede n naman tayo mag meet sometime sa City..baka next week weekend or this friday if u want..PM m ako celphone # mo..haha..

Ganyan yung ginawa namin sa apartment half nang laman hard rubbish..konting repairs lng naman like cleaning, paint jobs, mag glue pieces together at parang bago n yung items..Ok n Ok n...meron nga yung iba parang bago talaga..ahaha..

p0rn5taR · February 2016

@tooties babae po ako

nag.pm na po ako.. magpapakape ka na ba?

nyahahahah anyways, baka weekend lng ako may time kasi duty ako from 1700-0200 local time

tiggeroo · February 2016

@jandm hi sis, per day ung kinuha namin kasi nag grand pacific drive kami gang wollongong, then also hunter valley and canberra. Kasama na gas sa binayaran namin at insurance. I think around 80aud un per day, okay na siya since dito sa pinas nasa 3,500php din mga rent a car wala pang gas. May hourly rate din naman ata sila.

mariem · February 2016

@tooties thank you

jkk32w · February 2016

@tooties that's nice to know! haha. atleast bawas sa initial gastos. hehe

@jkk32w @andylhen @p0rn5taR since mauuna kayo, willing ako tumanggap ng mga pinaglumaan nyong gamit sa bahay. hahaha. joke!

nkakatuwa ang nov thread biglang 43 notifications ako aahhah. ok tong topic natin sharing tipid tips. necessity tlaga mag tipid and control sa gastos kc puro tau starters

mga 5 yrs pako may luma bro so walakapa mattangap from me lol. mag dadala nlng ako banner habang naglalakad "any hand me down stuff accepted. can pick up anytime anywhere" waaaaaaaaah

jkk32w · February 2016

@tooties thanks for sharing tips..very helpful..waaah sayang d ako aabot sa white night

may events ba sa march 1-3 hehe.

jkk32w · February 2016

@jandm hi sis, per day ung kinuha namin kasi nag grand pacific drive kami gang wollongong, then also hunter valley and canberra. Kasama na gas sa binayaran namin at insurance. I think around 80aud un per day, okay na siya since dito sa pinas nasa 3,500php din mga rent a car wala pang gas. May hourly rate din naman ata sila.

sis this is very helpful..il check f may ganito or how mch ang rate sa melbourne for this service.

jkk32w · February 2016

@tooties babae po ako nag.pm na po ako.. magpapakape ka na ba? nyahahahah anyways, baka weekend lng ako may time kasi duty ako from 1700-0200 local time

aba aba ang aga nio mag kape ah. hihi. see u both soon ! may tipid tour guide na tau @p0rnt5taR yahoo

tooties · February 2016

@jkk32w Nag alam ko sa March food and wine festival..pero most sa ibang mga suburbs nang melbourne...

p0rn5taR · February 2016

@jkk32w hahhaahh dali.an mo na para da more da many-er!

Gladz · February 2016

@gmgf1210

Hi po. Pwede po malaman kelan lumabas ang visa nyo since nov2015 po kayo naglodge. Maglodge palang po kasi kami today. Dito po kami sa singapore nakareside. At target sana namin by Mid April kung swertehin para sa school term ng kids makahabol kami papuntang south australia. Thanks po.

se29m · February 2016

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@gmgf1210

Hi po. Pwede po malaman kelan lumabas ang visa nyo since nov2015 po kayo naglodge. Maglodge palang po kasi kami today. Dito po kami sa singapore nakareside. At target sana namin by Mid April kung swertehin para sa school term ng kids makahabol kami papuntang south australia. Thanks po.

jaz007_EngTech · February 2016

Malapit na rin kayo guys
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@Jaz007_EngTech nasubmit mo na yung PCC mo?

Hi @Mariem.. Yap, sa wakas.. last Feb 16 lng.. grabe nging stress ko dun.. hehe.. Sayang nga eh nkipag communicate skin ulit ung CO last Feb 4, hinihingi ulit ung PCC. Now, cguro wait n nmn ulit mapansin ng CO.

Musta kn? Konti n lng din, medical kn ulit.. Sydney k pala.. Kita kits, dun din plan nmin.. hopefully May or July 2016 paglumabas n visa..