Adelaide bound? Let us know here before you arrive. =)

Ren

Hello everyone,

Upcoming SA Migrant? let us know here even before you arrive, so as early as now we can help you.

Some questions that are more Adelaide specific like how to look for accommodation here, getting around Adelaide. etc etc.
We will try our best to help you.

Anyway our group of new migrants here are very active in meeting up every week (sometimes twice a week pa ). And our numbers are growing. It's really good to know that there are accommodating people waiting for you here in Adelaide.

Hope to see you soon!
Ta!

hcc7944

@Ren Hi, I'm planning to lodge my application under South Aus. Hindi ba malungkot cyan? madami ba filipino community?

Ren

@hcc7944 yup madami every week nagkikita kme. Hinde ka malulungkot here. Hope to see u soon!

polymath

nice! hope to see you there. I'll inform you once we got a ticket. >-

Ren

@polymath Great! See u soon! when is your target date of arrival?

lock_code2004

wow.. great initiative @Ren and all the SA peeps!
Mabuhay kayo! God Bless!!

polymath

maybe february. not so sure yet but definitely early next year. excited to see you all there.

hcc7944

Thanks Ren for opening this thread. How much ba range ng accomodation dyan for a family. let say 2 BR. Anu ba ang libangan sa adelaide? kasi sanay na ko stay sa bahay while my wife and baby mahilig mag mall.

Ren

@lock_code2004 Thanks!

@hcc7944
2 BR it depends sa area, but like this one based sa realestate.com.au http://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-sa-brooklyn+park-404956638 around $300-450 ang 2BR fully furnished. Adelaide has the most affordable housing of all the states

Libangan would be, meet up with friends at kumain (tulad ng gagawin ko now after church). Mall maaga nagsasara pag weekends until 5pm lang. Pasyal sa beach at park then picnic ang common family activity here.

Aussie_Dreamer2012

Hi Ren,

I was so happy to see your post. I arrived in Adelaide last March 2012 pa. I haven't met pinoys here yet. I would love to join your group and meet you guys one of these days. Please let me know your next event, I'd be happy to come. Please PM me. Thanks.

rbolante

I'll be arriving with my family in Adelaide on January 13. See you guys soon!

Ren

@Aussie_Dreamer2012 Hi there. I will message you my mobile number, will definitely see you this week, definitely every friday night "walk in the park" kami dito sa CBD then on Sunday morning church. After this week madami kana na pinoy. In fact kakadating ko lang sa bahay from BBQ at the westbeach. See you soon!

Ren

@rbolante See you soon!

glaiza1210

Hello everyone,

Upcoming SA Migrant? let us know here even before you arrive, so as early as now we can help you.

Some questions that are more Adelaide specific like how to look for accommodation here, getting around Adelaide. etc etc.
We will try our best to help you.

Anyway our group of new migrants here are very active in meeting up every week (sometimes twice a week pa ). And our numbers are growing. It's really good to know that there are accommodating people waiting for you here in Adelaide.

Hope to see you soon!
Ta!

Hi Ren! Nice to know that you guys out there are really welcoming and helping new filipino migrants. I will bethere on March 2013. I hope to see you guys there soon.

nylram_1981

hi ms @Ren! I'm so happy to see this thread. Wala kaming kakilala dyan. My family will be arriving in adelaide 1st week of Mar2013. Hope to see you soon and meet other adelaiders...

Ren

@nylram_1981 Yup see you soon!

sohc

nice thread ren

If anyone here kailangan ng taxi for airport pickup, pwede po ako joke hehehe.

Ren

@sohc
Thanks! Most credits on you dahil ikaw nagsimula ng Adelaide pasok. hehe

Lets make Adelaide "pinoy new migrant friendly". Since lahat naman tayo dumaan dito. Well actually until now new migrant pa din ang classification ko :P

mallows

Hi! ask ko lang po san ok mag paship ng gamit from manila to adelaide? thanks

RobertSG

Hi Ms @Ren and Sir @sohc plan dn po nmen Adelaide
Sana tuloy tuloy na [-O<

sheryl0126

Wow padami na tau ng padami, may filipino community na talaga sa Adelaide

@RobertSG - just keep going, tuloy tuloy na yan.. lahat naman pedeng makuha sa practice, patience, determination, of course faith & prayers! it doesn't matter if matagal or paulit ulit, what matter is you're doing it and you're not loosing hope. Inch by inch & everything is a cinch nga sabi nila.. Gud luck sa next IELTS exam.. Im from SG rin pala before ng-move d2.. See you soon

Ren

@mallows hi there, hmm I'm not sure, I never tried you can inquire sa LBC kasi may branch din sila dito. I guess depending kung gaano kalaki ung iship mo. Furniture etc ba?

donking

Hi Ren... we'll be coming onshore by March 2013 same ni glaiza.... Kita kits. Hi glaiza and nylram... tuloy ba EB? :-D

Ren

@donking See you here!

nylram_1981

@donking : wala pang date dun sa thread ni rbolants. pero sure attendance kami dun ni husband

RobertSG

Salamat Ms @sheryl0126 for ur advise. And tama po kayu, patience, patience, practice, prayers...
from SG dn pla kayu, kamusta po Adelaide vs SG? Based on experience, how much po pinaka murang accomodation there?

nylram_1981

@Ren : ask ko lng po.

- pano kung wala kaming makuhang haus prior to arrival, may mga mura ba dyang hotel for temporary accomodation?
- tapos cyempre wala naman kaming sundo, ano po sasakyan namin papuntang accomodation namin from the airport? bus or train?
- may nabasa tong husband ko, wala pa daw kuryente ung mga haus dyan pag nakuha, ung bagong tenant pa ung magpapakabit? is that true? pano naman un dadating kami ng weekend? may magkakabit ng power?

censya na po. dami ko tanong..hehe

kairos

@nylram_1981

- pano kung wala kaming makuhang haus prior to arrival, may mga mura ba dyang hotel for temporary accomodation?
Medyo mahal ang hotel. Yung iba naghohostel. Pero in our case, months before we arrived here we booked a 2 bedroom unit sa student accomodation. Akala nga namin di kami papayagan kasi di naman kami students, pero inaccept namin nila yung application. Nagdeposit lang kami ng around 500 AUD via bank draft to secure the place.

Ito yung site nila http://www.studentliving.com.au/kent-town. Shared nga lang ang kitchen pero Ok na din kasi medyo malapit sa CBD, around 15-20 minute walk lang.

Pwede ka din magpost dito sa forum baka may naghahanap ng ka share sa unit or house.

- tapos cyempre wala naman kaming sundo, ano po sasakyan namin papuntang accomodation namin from the airport? bus or train?

Merong bus na dumadaan sa Airport going to the CBD pero I would suggest na magtaxi na lang kayo lalo na kung madami kayo bagahe around 20-25 AUD ang pamasahe. Yung bus naman is 4.9 AUD per person.

- may nabasa tong husband ko, wala pa daw kuryente ung mga haus dyan pag nakuha, ung bagong tenant pa ung magpapakabit? is that true? pano naman un dadating kami ng weekend? may magkakabit ng power?
Kung house and kukunin nyo, kayo nga ang kailangan magpakabit ng kuryente at gas.
Kami after 2 days after we requested nakabit yung kuryente at gas namin.
Nagkakabit sila during weekends pero may extra cost.

Medyo mahirap din pala makakuha ng house kung wala pa kayo dito kasi they prefer you inspect the house prior. Nagtry din kasi kami kumuha ng house before arriving here pero yun ang email palagi sa amin. Tapos isa pa sa mga requirements is proof of financial capacity and previous tenancy contract. So medyo mahirap pero pwede nyo ding itry baka malas lang kami that time.

Nakakuha din naman kami ng house after namin tumira sa Student Living.

censya na po. dami ko tanong..hehe

emjdee

Iadvertise ko lang ulit Trying to help lang po our Pinay landlady. Thanks!

To those who are coming to Adelaide soon, we currently have two vacant fully furnished rooms here in our house. Yung isa queen sized bed, yung isa naman king sized bed. The house is 20 mins away from CBD by bus. Bus stop going to the city is located just outside the house. House is also near to St. Martins Catholic Church, Coles and Asian Grocery. Rent is at 150 p/w (inclusive of utilities).

PM me if interested. Thanks.

sheryl0126

@RobertSG - ung post ni emjdee mura na un.. you can try to check on easyrommate.com.au, realestate.com.au and gumtree.com.au para mgka-idea ka kung how much pinakamura.. Depende sa location, no of bedrooms, age & style ng house/unit, fully furnished or not, ung price ng rent.. Check ka rin d2 sa forum every now & then, may mga nghahanap rin na pinoy na makakasama sa haus.

Based on experience, there's a big difference here in terms of people's attitude, benefits from govt and work/life balance. I noticed na mas polite ang mga tao d2 compared sa SG, gov't promotes work, health and life balance kaya your boss can't force you to stay in the office to work, bosses are open-minded and not bossy, instead they treat one another equally, may flexibility especially to parents who needs to take care of their kids, pag PR ka na may medicare benefits ka, rent assistance benefit, child benefits and other family related tax benefits, not crowded in trains, buses, malls & everywhere (even in casino!), you will experience 4 seasons weather unlike in SG na humid and tropical climate the whole year round, currency exchange rate is higher than Sg if converted in peso, though the tax rate is significantly higher here as well as some of the everyday living costs are more expensive than SG, however, based on experience, mas malaki pa rin net profit or mase-save ko for a month compared to SG basically because your net pay is still higher despite the higher tax..landed houses is cheaper than SG, for obvious reason that only the riches can buy landed properties in SG. I havent compared an HDB in SG and a landed house here, but based on rental price of a room, nde ngkakalayo ng rent ng room sa haus here against room rental in an HDB. Another most important advantage is that you could enjoy having dual citizenship here while SG is just to selfish that you have to renounce being a Filipino if you want to be a Singaporean citizen. :P

Well, as for the negative side of it, in my opinion it's just so minimal that the pros really outweigh much more than its consequences - the shops usually closed at 5pm, hawkers are not everywhere, hence, mas advisable that you cook at home. Nde mo na pede gawin d2 ung araw2 kkain ka sa food court, kaya you could be healthier as eating outside will just tempt you to take junk and not so healthy foods. Mas mahal fare kung uuwe ka ng pinas, kaya i-sponsor mo n lng immediate family relatives mo para nde ka na lagi uuwe ng pinas! hehe Others are using miles/krisflyer to book airfare for free and that is really a super clever move, which im also planning to do the next time..

Ren

@nylram_1981

Thanks Kairos great answer!

Idagdag ko lang; Other option for accommodation would be to look at www.gumtree.com and au.easyroommate.com . It wouldnt hurt to post here at least a month or two before kayo dumating sa adelaide. Another option is backpackers http://backpackoz.com.au/

Hope that helps.