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Kumusta po? :) Newbie here...pasensya na po mahaba agad 1st post ko...
Reply to @Bryann: Magdilang anghel po sana kayo @Bryann Pero alam nyo po, sa mga nagre-reply po...nagbibigay ng tips & advices...yung may mapagkwentuhan lang po ng saloobin ay malaki na pong tulong sa amin. Malaking bagay na po ito para maging matatag at buo ang kalooban namin. Maraming salamat po ulit sa inyong lahat dito sa PinoyAu! God bless us all
Reply to @LokiJr: Super! Salamat po sa PinoyAu at sa inyong lahat po dito! Sana po ok na kami at nandito pa kami kung sakaling may makapag-isip ng 'grand eyeball' ang PinoyAu
Reply to @faye: Maraming salamat po @faye God bless din po
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Reply to @Mariya: Kaya nyo po yan. at least kahit paano po dito sa Pinoyau ay may nagbibigay ng mga tips at moral support sa family nyo. And di po kami magsasawa na bigyan kayo ng support palagi. kasi kung isa man samin yung nasa ganyang kalagayan e siguradong the same support din ang ibibigay ng mga kaforumers natin dito. ano pa po't magkakabayan tayo kung di rin tayo magtutulungan.
“We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.”
Reply to @JClem: Oo nga po @JClem...kaso po mukhang kakailanganin kapag wala parin pong positive results by end of this month. Kailangan po naming maging realistic sa budget namin sa ngayon...tsaka nag-aalala na po kami sa anak namin...kahapon po pina-check na naman namin sa GP at pinapa-inom na naman po sya ng antibiotics. Mukhang di po sya hiyang sa lamig kasi po Pinas hindi po sya sakitin.
A week bago po sya na-confine sa Ospital ay pinag-antibiotics na sya ng GP...tapos nung na-confine po sya ay 3 days po na naka-swero sya ng mas matapang na timpla daw po ng antibiotics. Tapos ngayon po...after 2 weeks lang (June 20 po sya na-ospital) ang reseta na naman ng GP ay antibiotics. Pasensya na po, alam ko po na maganda talaga ang sistema dito in terms of yung access sa mga benepisyo & all...pero po sa nagiging actual experience po namin sa mga doktor....:(
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BryannSydney Posts: 854Member Joined: May 27, 2011
Yup ano po ba ang diagnosis sa kanya? Parang daming antibiotics naman nun. Wala po ba talaga siya makita sa job sites like Seek? How about mga head hunters or agency like Randstad?
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ang hirap naman po ng situation nio @mariya hope maging okey po lahat,. sana may makapagrecomend senio ng job,. goodluck po,. at get well soon sa baby,. anu po ba naging sakit nia??
Reply to @Mariya: Once makahanap ka, let me know, help ka namin pag settle d2. malayo kasi line of work natin, nasa engineering firm ako, not sure kung may vacancy ng sa IT, i try ko din ask sa admin. then inform kita... ah check mo pala, yung grammar school toowoomba, parang nakita ko na in need sila ng IT...
kenkoySydney Posts: 190Member Joined: Jan 05, 2011
@ mariya, i feel u but don't lose hope. always have the faith. di ko alam kung tama o mali ako pero sorry po for this question. hindi po kaya ung bata ang sumasalo ng problema nyo mag-asawa? subconsciously, naipapasa nyo sa bata ang bigat dulot ng lay-off issue ni mister. ang mga bata pa naman napaka vulnerable sa mga nangyayari sa paligid. positive energy lang tayo. paki explore ang link. gumawa na lang ng paraan...kaya natin makabangon. pinoy tayo, di ba? tayo pa!? bigyan natin liwanag ang buhay.
Not being a pessimist, but people in Expatforum keep saying that Australia's IT market is not really good at the moment. Yung college buddy ko has been staying in Manila since January 2012 dahil natanggal sya sa work as software engineer sa Sydney. Babalik na lang daw sya next year hoping that the job market would grow into more favorable conditions.
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Reply to @Metaform: hello po! pwede malaman ano ang rason sa lay-off? how many months sya SE at ano po ang industry ng company? salamat sa info. hmmm...sounds alarming pero kung sino man ang mga nasa OZ na, try exhausting all ur means & ways. don't just easily give up. be tough.
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@sohc: nice song. nakaka-inspire ang lyrics. thank u for the share.
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Reply to @mokona14: @mokona14, @Bryann, & @faye, nagsimula po sa sipon tapos nilagnat then ubo...per GP po kailangan ng antibiotics..pero after a week po ay binalik ulit namin sa GP kasi po akyat-baba parin lagnat nya tapos di po nag-improve yung ubo nya. Noong binalik namin, dali-dali na kaming binigyan ng referral letter sa ospital. Tapos ayun po, na-confine sya for 3 days at yung antibiotics nya ay tinapangan daw po kasi di po masabi ng mga doctor kung viral pneumonia o bacterial pneumonia...wala narin pong ni-resetang gamot nung ma-discharge kami...ang sabi lang doctor ay ibalik ulit sa GP kung kailangan ng follow-up checkup. Ayun po, June 22 na-discharge from the hospital...July 11binalik ulit sa GP kasi po di nawawala yung ubo niya, tsaka nagsimula na naman po siyang lagnatin. Kaya eto po naka-antibiotics na naman. Sa awa po ng Diyos, 5th day na niya sa pag-inom ay malaki na po improvement wala na pong ubo at magana na ulit kumain
Reply to @kenkoy: Thanks po @kenkoy...ang napapansin po namin ay mukhang sa daycare po nakakasagap ng sakit...pero syempre po ayaw din namin na i-sisi sa daycare kasi ganun talaga lalu na kapag sa school na po siya di ba? Tsaka maganda nga pong ma-expose para mas ma-develop immune system...kaso yung nga lang po, pagkapasok sa daycare after a week may sipon...tapos after a week, may lagnat...kakasimula nga lang po niya last month puro absent na sya kaagad hehehe...
Pero alam nyo po, may punto narin po kayo sa sobrang stress namin mag-asawa...kaya nga po ngayon kung mag-uusap kami tungkol sa paghahanap ng trabaho o lalu na po kung anong strategy na ba...yung pag nakatulog na po sya sa gabi.
Reply to @Metaform: O nga po @Metaform, may mga nabasa narin po kami na may ganyang isyu nga po sa IT market ngayon...plus, sa tingin po namin mas tumindi ang kumpetisyon di lang sa IT kungdi pati sa mga ibang job opportunities dito sa Brisbane dahil sa recent na 'Black Friday' (June 29 po ata yun...) dito. Yung job cuts sa gov't...may nakita kaming article na mukhang may 2nd wave daw po yung job cuts na yan by end of this month or August.
Reply to @sohc: Tsaka ko nalang po titingnan yung link kapag nakapunta sa Library para free wifi o kaya pag nag-uubos na kami ng data allowance next week )
@Mariya good to hear na malaki ang improvement ng baby mo. Just continue you baby's medication ang pray. God is so good d kau papabayaan!
Kwento ko lng ung friend ko sa sydney lagi din ngkkaskit ang anak sa daycare nahahawa daw kc sa ibang bata. Painumin mo nlng sya ng vitamin c para maboost ang immune system nya.
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hang in there @mariya! When challenges are so big that we feel our strength is not enough to carry them , keep on going. The extra mile is where the GRACE OF GOD begins. smile!
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A week bago po sya na-confine sa Ospital ay pinag-antibiotics na sya ng GP...tapos nung na-confine po sya ay 3 days po na naka-swero sya ng mas matapang na timpla daw po ng antibiotics. Tapos ngayon po...after 2 weeks lang (June 20 po sya na-ospital) ang reseta na naman ng GP ay antibiotics. Pasensya na po, alam ko po na maganda talaga ang sistema dito in terms of yung access sa mga benepisyo & all...pero po sa nagiging actual experience po namin sa mga doktor....:(
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Pero alam nyo po, may punto narin po kayo sa sobrang stress namin mag-asawa...kaya nga po ngayon kung mag-uusap kami tungkol sa paghahanap ng trabaho o lalu na po kung anong strategy na ba...yung pag nakatulog na po sya sa gabi.
Salamat po ulit!
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