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@emjdee Vodafone $59 iPhone plan gamit ko then may load na $500 + 1GB. $0.53/minute calls to Philippines.
Most people that I know used Vodafone that's why I've chosen it.
@JanChloe & donking Welcome to Adelaide. It's hard to find a job offshore, mostly they will entertain when your here but there's no harm on trying since others can even get employer sponsorship visa.
18 months to go for my two years bond in SA.
ACS 262113 / Arrived in Adelaide 19/02/12
Employment started 19/03/2012
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kaka join ko lan po sa forum. adelaide bound din po ako with my family towards the end of next month. 475 visa ko po.
ICT professinal po ako more on systems analyst for banking. tanong ko lang kun ano po ba maganda strategy in getting started in looking for a job? should i start ending some cvs na ba kahit la pa ako diyan ? or pano po ba diskarte kun sakali mag send na ko resumes kasi baka di rin pansinin eh.
baka may idea lang kayo lalo na sa ICT din or actually kahit ano It related jobs or any jobs para maka start lang
BTW pasensiya na at nakalimutan ko na i commend yun forum na ito ang dami talaga natutulungan nito
medyo malapit na kasi kami pumunta diyan so halong excitement at kaba na rin kaya madami ako tanong hehe
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @tigermj: Welcome almost same background tayo. ICT for bank industry. Kami naman sa sept1 ang lipad namin. May nahanap na kayong accommodation?:D halos magkasunod lng tau kitakits dun
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @tigermj: Nagtry pala ako mgsend ng resume kahapon... Hehe not expecting anything.. Try mo lang malay mo naman may makapansin. Pero according to friends, mas ok talaga if andun ka na.. Tapos AU address/contact number ang ilagay mo. Ung mga nakuha ko kahapon, mga auto-response emails ang nakuha ko
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @sohc: Thanks, thanks will take note of that btw, mgkano po ang sms rate to pinas?
Reply to @emjdee: magkasunod lang nga tayo may mag receive sa amin pero temporary lang bali pagdating doon eh maghahanap din kami accomodation. ikaw ba may accomodation ka na ?
san ka nagpadala ng resume mo ? naglagay ka ba cover letter na nabanggit mo na padating ka pa lang ?
thanks
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @tigermj: Wla pa po kami accomodation, khit temp baka po may kakilala kau or pede na ma-refer?
Ngsearch ako ng current openings sa seek. Dun lang ako ngsend ng resume yep, nglagay ako ng cover letter. I indicated na meron akong srs visa and pati na rin ung expected arrival date ko sa adelaide.
donkingMelbourne Posts: 258Member Joined: May 24, 2012
hi tiger and emjdee: Next year pa lipad namin to SA, nagsasara pa ng mga accounts and bonds. Kita kits na lang dun kasi solid naman yata ang Fil community.
@SOHC: Hi sir thanks po sa welcome. Kumusta naman po ba ngayon in Adelaide? Bitter cold na ba?
April 24, 2011 - Submitted CDR to EA
May 6, 2011 - IELTS BC OBS 7.0
August 25, 2011 - Received positive assessment from EA
February 22, 2012 - Resat IELTS IDP OBS 7.5
April 13, 2012 - Applied SS SA
May 1, 2012 - Received positive response from SA
May 10, 2012 - Pre-lodgement to DIAC
May 31, 2012 - Lodgement to DIAC
May 31, 2012 - South Australia sent form 1100 to DIAC
June 4, 2012 - application being processed further...
June 4, 2012 - C.O. allocated
June 4, 2012 - request for PCC and medicals
June 6, 2012 - Medicals done
June 7, 2012 - NBI
June 8, 2012 - further medical results received
June 27, 2012 - All medicals finalised
July 2, 2012 - Visa Grant
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Hello ulit! Sorry kung parang makulit na po ako ... I just have a question regarding TFN application? Paano po ung process? Pwede po ba mag-apply in person? If yes, pwede po pashare nung process? Thanks in advance
which part in adelaide is a great place to settle for a young family?i'd love to hear feedback from anyone about the suburb u have lived or currently residing..have heard of stories online na there are few places not really nice (?) ie elizabeth (?),some parts of salisbury (?) ,etc...
@bambina those place are quite far from Adelaide. Actually the CBD is what they call Adelaide. You can easily identify if the place is far by just looking at the postcode. Basically, postcode with numbers 5100 up are far places. Public transport is not that good it will take you more than an hour to go in Adelaide CBD.
I've attached Google maps. The highlighted red square is the CBD area.
ACS 262113 / Arrived in Adelaide 19/02/12
Employment started 19/03/2012
Enjoying the land down under
Reply to @emjdee: actually yun din isa sa mga una namin aasikasuhin ang maghanap ng accomodation kasi temp lan yun matutuluyan namin kaibigan lang ng close relative namin so kapalmuks lang muna will give you some inputs regarding accomodation pag nakarating na kami AU hopefully maganda timing natin sa paghanap and siyempre sa paghanap work din
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @tigermj: Sige po, salamat hopefully nga po.. Makahanap po tau agad para mas mabilis ang pag settledown. Kitakits po
Hi guys! planning to go in oz this year, but waiting pa ng letter of offer sa school. im a nurse. magbabakasakali sa bridging program sa william light institute. really excited now. might go there november. sakto spring! haha. im so happy for all of you (and inspired). keep it coming guys! you are my light at the end of the tunnel.
@kit I met someone here na nagbridging course for three months then after 2 months nagwowork na as a nurse in a hospital here in Adelaide. Very in demand ang nurse sa phone line ng Royal Adelaide Hospital lagi naka advertise ang need for nurse.
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Employment started 19/03/2012
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Hello po musta sa lahat? I'm so glad to find this website. Ngayon lang po ako nagjoin sa forum. matagal na po akong naghahanap ng Filipino community dito sa Adelaide. My brother and his wife and daughter will be joining me here in Adelaide in September so I am very excited for them. Would be really nice to meet many Pinoys here in Adelaide. I just want to share to everyone that the Cathedral Community of St Francis Xavier Cathedral in the city will be holding a special luncheon on September 23 at 12:30pm. It would be a BYO shared lunch. I've just learned this when I attended holy mass there. Everyone is encouraged to bring a dish from their own cultural background. I am planning to attend and bring my family there and hopefully maraming Pinoy na umattend at makilala. Sana magkaroon din ng gathering ang mga Pinoys dito sa Adelaide. I hope that this luncheon gathering would be a good start. Attend po tayo para naman di lang dito sa forum tayo nag uusap usap kundi para magkitakita na din at magkakilakilala sa personal.
@kit I met someone here na nagbridging course for three months then after 2 months nagwowork na as a nurse in a hospital here in Adelaide. Very in demand ang nurse sa phone line ng Royal Adelaide Hospital lagi naka advertise ang need for nurse.
thanks sohc! will definitely keep that in mind. and see you soon! :P
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @Bicolana: Hello, welcome sa forum thanks for sharing this event. Try namin pumunta. My partner and I will also be arriving on September. Wala rin kami kakilala. Hopefully, mameet namin ung mga nagpopost dito sa forum when we're there ^_^ see u!!
chesianBrisbane Posts: 23Member Joined: Jan 02, 2011
Hi kabayans, we are planning to apply for state sponsored visa in SA. Tatanong lang sana ako kung kumusta ang demand for software engineers dyan?, C#, PHP, Perl, Python ang skillset ko po. Salamat.
Reply to @Bicolana: Hi and welcome dito sa forum. Where in bicol are you from? I'm a bicolano as well and i'm from Naga. I'll be moving to Adelaide with my family in January. I'm happy to know that the Filipino community in Adelaide is very much active in coming up with such events. I'd be glad to join when we get there. See you soon.
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05/03/2012 - Lodged visa application (Online)
06/07/2012 - CO allocated/Medicals requested
06/11/2012 - Medical exam at NHSI
06/28/2012 - PCCs submitted
07/03/2012 - Health requirements finalised
07/13/2012 - Visa granted (IED: 06/19/2013)
Reply to @chesian: hello. you can try looking at job openings in www.seek.com.au. The last time I checked meron naman demand sa skill set mo. I'm in IT as well - UNIX C/C++, shell scripting and system administration and skills ko.
Skilled – Family Sponsored (Subclass 176)
Software Programmer (261313)
05/03/2012 - Lodged visa application (Online)
06/07/2012 - CO allocated/Medicals requested
06/11/2012 - Medical exam at NHSI
06/28/2012 - PCCs submitted
07/03/2012 - Health requirements finalised
07/13/2012 - Visa granted (IED: 06/19/2013)
Thanks be to God!!!
emjdeeMelbourne Posts: 84Member Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Reply to @rbolante: Hello rbolante and bicolana! My fiance is from Bicol too. Sa Naga hope to meet all of u when we're there already
arpiquirayAdelaide Posts: 35Member Joined: Nov 08, 2011
@ Bicolana, Dyan din kami sa Cathedral sumisimba 11am mass...
Lodgment Date: October 10, 2010
Visa Granted: July 12, 2011
Visa Type: Subclass 175
Touchdown in Adelaide, SA: April 15, 2012
Weekday ako nagsisimba sa Cathedral kasi malapit lang sa office namin. Nakita ko yung pamphlet about the gathering on Sept 23. Aattend kami and hopefully makameet ng maraming Pinoy lalo na bagong dating lang din yung brother ko and his family. Sa Sept pa dating nila. Sana magkitakita tayo....
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Vodafone $59 iPhone plan gamit ko then may load na $500 + 1GB.
$0.53/minute calls to Philippines.
Most people that I know used Vodafone that's why I've chosen it.
@JanChloe & donking
Welcome to Adelaide. It's hard to find a job offshore, mostly they will entertain when your here but there's no harm on trying since others can even get employer sponsorship visa.
18 months to go for my two years bond in SA.
ACS 262113 / Arrived in Adelaide 19/02/12
Employment started 19/03/2012
Enjoying the land down under
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kaka join ko lan po sa forum. adelaide bound din po ako with my family towards the end of next month. 475 visa ko po.
ICT professinal po ako more on systems analyst for banking. tanong ko lang kun ano po ba maganda strategy in getting started in looking for a job? should i start ending some cvs na ba kahit la pa ako diyan ? or pano po ba diskarte kun sakali mag send na ko resumes kasi baka di rin pansinin eh.
baka may idea lang kayo lalo na sa ICT din or actually kahit ano It related jobs or any jobs para maka start lang
thanks
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medyo malapit na kasi kami pumunta diyan so halong excitement at kaba na rin kaya madami ako tanong hehe
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san ka nagpadala ng resume mo ? naglagay ka ba cover letter na nabanggit mo na padating ka pa lang ?
thanks
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Ngsearch ako ng current openings sa seek. Dun lang ako ngsend ng resume yep, nglagay ako ng cover letter. I indicated na meron akong srs visa and pati na rin ung expected arrival date ko sa adelaide.
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@SOHC: Hi sir thanks po sa welcome. Kumusta naman po ba ngayon in Adelaide? Bitter cold na ba?
April 24, 2011 - Submitted CDR to EA
May 6, 2011 - IELTS BC OBS 7.0
August 25, 2011 - Received positive assessment from EA
February 22, 2012 - Resat IELTS IDP OBS 7.5
April 13, 2012 - Applied SS SA
May 1, 2012 - Received positive response from SA
May 10, 2012 - Pre-lodgement to DIAC
May 31, 2012 - Lodgement to DIAC
May 31, 2012 - South Australia sent form 1100 to DIAC
June 4, 2012 - application being processed further...
June 4, 2012 - C.O. allocated
June 4, 2012 - request for PCC and medicals
June 6, 2012 - Medicals done
June 7, 2012 - NBI
June 8, 2012 - further medical results received
June 27, 2012 - All medicals finalised
July 2, 2012 - Visa Grant
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You can easily identify if the place is far by just looking at the postcode. Basically, postcode with numbers 5100 up are far places. Public transport is not that good it will take you more than an hour to go in Adelaide CBD.
I've attached Google maps. The highlighted red square is the CBD area.
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Employment started 19/03/2012
Enjoying the land down under
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I've met some Filipino communities here and some are religious groups which I find very common in any state in Oz.
As of now winter kaya malamig nag drop one time to 1 degree but usually 6-10 degree every morning.
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we are planning to apply for state sponsored visa in SA. Tatanong lang sana ako kung kumusta ang demand for software engineers dyan?, C#, PHP, Perl, Python ang skillset ko po.
Salamat.
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Thanks be to God!!!
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07/03/2012 - Health requirements finalised
07/13/2012 - Visa granted (IED: 06/19/2013)
Thanks be to God!!!
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Weekday ako nagsisimba sa Cathedral kasi malapit lang sa office namin. Nakita ko yung pamphlet about the gathering on Sept 23. Aattend kami and hopefully makameet ng maraming Pinoy lalo na bagong dating lang din yung brother ko and his family. Sa Sept pa dating nila. Sana magkitakita tayo....
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Hi emjdee, September din dating ng brother ko and his family. Sana makapunta kayo para magkakilakilala tayo
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Thanks. I'm from Sorsogon. Hope to meet you and your family when you get here