Are we making a good decision in moving to Australia?

acrossborder · October 2014

@bronapple143 at least band 6 yung sa current FSW (canada) system

TasBurrfoot · October 2014

@bronapple143 at least band 6 yung sa current system

mate - CPAA requires 7 in an academic ielts...

acrossborder · October 2014

@TasBurrfoot sir addtl info dun sa canada ielts na tinanong ni bronapple143

sorry nagkasabay dun sa isang ielts na question hehe

*Inedit ko yung previous post para di maconfuse yung iba.

purangkay · October 2014

Puro kababawan yang mga argumento ninyo. Tumulong kayo para paunlarin ang pilipinas, hindi yong pupunta kayo at makikipasasa sa bansa na pinaghirapan paunlarin ng iba.

TasBurrfoot · October 2014

ako, i've worked in singapore for almost 6 years. maganda ang salary. yun lang, sulit ka sa mga chinese bosses mo. haha. minsan di ko alam pinagkaiba ng sunday sa monday. trabaho, bahay, laba, luto, repeat. pero stagnant ang career ko dito. i will never be a registered surveyor. they take care of their own and their numbers are kept intentionally small. sa australia, i can go back to school, get good experience and in the foreseeable future be registered. even kahit hindi na. the salary working in australia is better than singapore, light years better than pinas. ang australian labor laws much better than singapore which is really employer-centric. another thing is safety. nasa pinas ako ngayon, nagpapahinga before the big move. mapapanuod mo sa tv. rape, carnapping, murder, hulidap, riding in tandem. susginoo! suko na ako. it pains me to say, hopeless na ang pilipinas. the middle class knows this & is migrating by the bucket loads. just my two cents.
Totally agree hopeless na pinas kasi nasa kultura na natin bulok na Sistema

Totally agree!! +1

vhoythoy · October 2014

Puro kababawan yang mga argumento ninyo. Tumulong kayo para paunlarin ang pilipinas, hindi yong pupunta kayo at makikipasasa sa bansa na pinaghirapan paunlarin ng iba.

Ayos! hehehe

karl_amogawin · October 2014

@purangkay @vhoythoy Mey point ka bro. Napaisip talaga ako... In the end, If you have nothing nice to say about the Philippines, just shut up. hehe. In the end, pinoy pa rin tayo ang ilong natin ay pango. LOL

dhey_almighty · October 2014

@purangkay were helping naman...just venting out...walang problema dun...

J_Oz · October 2014

@dhey_almighty i agree. Naglalabas lang...

yong bawasan nga ng ilang libo tax mo galit ka na. Pano kung ung ibawas e pwede ng sweldo ng professional dito tapos makikita mo ang nangyayari sa Pinas. Parang nakakawalang gana at masasabi mong bulok talaga. Hay nalang. Tulad kahapon konting ulan baha. Pati ayala ave cor makati ave nababaha na.

Anyway umaasa parin ako na umangat at unayos ang Pilipinas. Pero sa ngayon, nangangarap makalanghap at makaranas ng simoy Australia hehe. Abangan ang susunod ng kabanata...

dhey_almighty · October 2014

@J_Oz OFW tayo, so to speak...nagpapadala tayo buwan-buwan sa pinas para sa mahal natin sa buhay...and i guess, tayo ang bumubuhay sa economy ng Pinas...kaya i think may right tayo para magreklamo... :-)

mistakenidentity · October 2014

Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers

This pretty much sums up my outlook about the Philippines at the moment. :-S
And one of the reasons why I am moving to Oz.

mlac23 · October 2014

lol agree ako sa inyo, this reminds me of my previous work experience, meron politics, meron mga asungot and there were also people dont want to take job seriously, so me and my friend decided to leave the company. after a few years i was indirectly working with them in some of their projects, in some way nakatulong yung pag-alis ko kasi madami ako natutunan sa iba and then naii-share ko pa sa kanila yung mga natutunan ko.
i also want to migrate to au not because i dont love my country, but because i have reasons, my family first.

J_Oz · October 2014

@dhey_almighty tama. Anak ako ng dating OFW. Kaya ayaw ko rin sana mag ibang bansa kaso yung situation ngayon dito sa Pinas parang hindi ko na rin kaya.

purangkay · October 2014

@dhey_almighty yan ang sinasabi ng media at pinapaniwalaan ng mga self proclaimed " buhay na bayani"...pero compare mo ang GDP ng pilipinas sa total remittances ng mga OFW, hindi nga aabot ng 5%.

PIPO · October 2014

sir @purangkay , basing sa title ng thread, you think we are making the wrong decision of moving to Australia? Ano po ba masuggest nyo na gawin namin para makatulong sa pinas at the same time maiangat ang buhay ng pamilya namin?

karl_amogawin · October 2014

@dhey_almighty .Sabay gusto pa nila lagyan ng tax ang ofw. hehe...sabay makikita mo manyson ni Binay at Purisima sa TV. LOL... Love and hate rn ako sa pinas eh.. Pinoy ka gusto mo maging proud and help the country, tapos makikita mo corruption ng gobyerno.. san lulugar?

vhoythoy · October 2014

@dhey_almighty yan ang sinasabi ng media at pinapaniwalaan ng mga self proclaimed " buhay na bayani"...pero compare mo ang GDP ng pilipinas sa total remittances ng mga OFW, hindi nga aabot ng 5%.

Anong year po yan less than 5% na comparison ng GDP vs. OFW remittances? 8.4 kasi ng 2013 and 8.5 nung 2012 according dito http://www.mb.com.ph/2013-remittances-reach-22-8-billion/ at http://www.rappler.com/business/21887-2012-remittances-reach-$23-8-b,-a-record-high tska sino po nag self proclaimed na buhay na bayani. Tanong lang

joestrummer · October 2014

Magpunta ka ba naman sa forum ng mga gustong magmigrate sa OZ e, natural kanya kanyang dahilan yan at wag ka na magulat kung marami kang mababasa na hindi maganda tungkol sa Pinas na nagiging dahilan para umalis.

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joestrummer · October 2014

Baka gustong maging bayani?

manofsteel · October 2014

@dhey_almighty yan ang sinasabi ng media at pinapaniwalaan ng mga self proclaimed " buhay na bayani"...pero compare mo ang GDP ng pilipinas sa total remittances ng mga OFW, hindi nga aabot ng 5%.

each one here have their own reasons kaya nagmmigrate, and common sa karamihan eh gustong makatulong at mabigyan ng maganda future ang sariling family, kaya I believe people here would care less about those stats. bawas bawasan panonood ng tv, hehe.

o nga, tama si @PIPO, magsuggest ka na lang ng maganda at "matuwid" na paraan para makatulong sa pinas.

fyi pala, hindi lahat dito na nagsasabi okay magmigrate eh kinamumuhian ang pinas. gusto lang nila magbigay ng insights para matulungan si TS, ayos ba?

wizardofOz · October 2014

lumalawig na masyado yung usapan hehe

Ngayon, balik sa tanong:

Are we making a good decision in moving to Australia?

Para sakin medyo vague and subjective yung question.

Kung in the end you became happy and successful after moving to another country, then you made a good decision.

Kung in the end you failed, did not land your dream job, lost your friends, your family disintegrated, wasted your money and time… then obviously, your move to elsewhere was not a good decision.

“The End, Justifies the Means” ika nga… Lahat yan sapalaran.

Having said that, I hope Australia can ask us all back...

"What have you done for your own country, and are we making a good decision of choosing you for Australia?"

dhey_almighty · October 2014

either way, being an OFW and a tax payer sa pinas...may rights pa rin kame magreklamo...

orengoreng · May 2017

manofsteel said:
@dhey_almighty yan ang sinasabi ng media at pinapaniwalaan ng mga self proclaimed " buhay na bayani"...pero compare mo ang GDP ng pilipinas sa total remittances ng mga OFW, hindi nga aabot ng 5%.

each one here have their own reasons kaya nagmmigrate, and common sa karamihan eh gustong makatulong at mabigyan ng maganda future ang sariling family, kaya I believe people here would care less about those stats. bawas bawasan panonood ng tv, hehe.

o nga, tama si @PIPO, magsuggest ka na lang ng maganda at "matuwid" na paraan para makatulong sa pinas.

fyi pala, hindi lahat dito na nagsasabi okay magmigrate eh kinamumuhian ang pinas. gusto lang nila magbigay ng insights para matulungan si TS, ayos ba?

Tama po, ineffecient lang po ang govt ng pinas but PH is still beautiful. Nothing beats the tropical beaches, abundant resources, variety of fishes, plants and forest. Sadly, it's the people who ruins our country.

There's a certain feeling of happiness whenever you come home. Mas nagagandahan parin ako sa beach sa pinas at mas masarap ang food, mas masaya I cannot feel that here in AU. I cannot say that AU is ideally safe, customer service here sucks, there's no much competition prices are high, jobs are minimal. So any places you go there's always ugly side nothing is perfect. it all depends to the person how much they can tolerate the bad and enjoy the good side. But never hate the country where you got your roots on wherever life takes you still going to look back where you come from.

IslanderndCity · May 2017

Australia specifically Adelaide is not a perfect place - just like all other places in the world. But what can I say after a year here? "Leaving SG and living here is indeed a very good decision I've made". Thanks to Almighty God

TasBurrfoot · June 2017

Four years after leaving Singapore (And 8.5 years since leaving Pinas), the move to Melbourne was well worth it. We have adjusted here and our career (both ni misis) has just became much brighter here. Work is both rewarding and challenging.

I became PR last year and si misis naman is in the process of waiting for her citizenship examination; hopefully by end of the year, she will take the oath of allegiance here.

Do I miss the Philippines? Sadly I don't; I just miss our relatives but that can be remediated by technology that bridge the distance. In a few months time, we shall be going home for more than a week so all should be well.

Life has been good and kind and the decision to move has been one of the best decision we have made...

Goodluck to all!!