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  • audreameraudreamer Sydney
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    heto maganda tanong. sorry inosente. baliktad rin ba ang order ng pedals ng right hand drive?
  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    ito rin po inosenteng tanong... yung kambyo ba nasa gitna pa rin?
    parang ang hirap magkambyo ng kaliwang kamay ang gamit :(
  • mikaela01mikaela01 Sydney
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    Makikisagot lang po, same pa rin daw po ung gas and brake, ung manibela lang ang iniliipat sa right, nasa gitna pa rin po ang kambyo..:-)

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  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    @mikaela01 awts... ang hirap nun....
    sabagay wala pakong nakitang kambyo na nakaharang sa upuan ng driver nihahahhaa :D
  • k_mavsk_mavs Melbourne
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    @audreamer Sir, mas maganda kung meron pa kayong naitago na receipt nung unang kuha nyo ng license kasi para lng mas sigurado.sa licensing centre kasi minsan depende sa clerk na mag assist sayo kung ano ba yung interpretation dun sa kung gaano na katagl ung license mo.
    Yung sakin kasi nag based sya sa tagal ng license ko dun sa nakalagay na renewal date ng license ko kaya akala nya bago lng ung sakin. mas maganda talaga kung meron ka rin supporting documents about kung kelan na katagal ung DL mo.

    Talagang nakakapanibago po mag drive dito lalo na pag manual pa yung car mo. :) ako nga nagdecide na muna kumuha ng automatic na car kasi para bawas iisipin habang nagdridrive ka. weird kasi ung feeling na nagkakambyo ka sa kaliwa e. :) saka na lng ako kukuha ng manual pag sanay na ko sa mga daan dito. saka halos puro automatic ung mga cars dito.

    “We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.”

  • BryannBryann Sydney
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    Same location ng kambyo. Hehe. Meron lang magkaiba like yun nagamit ko, yun Mazda nasa right ang stick for signalling. Sa Volkswagen nasa left like sa Pinas.

    Basically magkaiba Jap and Euro cars.

    Hindi na daw need, nakikita sa license mo anung year ka nagsimula. Andun sa license number.

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  • k_mavsk_mavs Melbourne
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    @Bryann Yup nakikita nga sir.para lang po mas sure at least meron kang supporting documents na that year mo nakuha yung DL mo.

    Ung sa cars naman po Honda ang gamit ko dito which is right ung signalling. Sa Pinas naman gamit ko Mitsubishi which is left ang signalling. Di ba pareho silang Jap cars? :)

    “We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.”

  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    ung ferrari ko walang signalling... F1 kasi nyahahhahaa.... :D
  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    @k_mavs baka kasi magkaiba din ang Pinas at AU cars hahhaaha joke lang...

    maninibago lang siguro talaga ako dyan sa kambyo at mas lalo na sa daan...
    siguro kelangan ko mag formal schooling to unlearn what I've learn here saten...

    ang yellow light ba dyan means go faster din gaya dito saten? :D
  • fayefaye North Ryde
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    @Bryann thanks wait ko nalang update mo :)

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  • k_mavsk_mavs Melbourne
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    @icebreaker1928 oo nga no?baka magkaiba lng talaga sila.hehe. yung sa yellow sir mahirap mag Go faster kasi daming mga cameras na nakakalat dito.hehe.

    “We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.”

  • audreameraudreamer Sydney
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    Thanks @ Bryan. May napansin lang ako di ko maintindihan sa intersection. pag parehas na go yung magkabila or yung pasalubong at ikaw ay kakanan at yung kasalubong mo naman ay kakaliwa dapat priority sya. paano ba rules sa intersection?
  • BryannBryann Sydney
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    You mean sa round abouts? Or sa traffic lights? Give way ka kapag kakanan ka.

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  • k_mavsk_mavs Melbourne
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    @audreamer Yung rules po kasi sa intersection kung wala pong traffic lights e yung priority mo pa rin na may right of way is yung sa right side mo.
    Yung sa magkasalubong nman po siguro e either side may give way to the other vehicle. Saka mahirap lng minsan pag sa intersection e ung walang right turn sign at tatantyahin mo lng kung kelan ka pwedeng pumasok once clear na ung lane na kasalubong mo.

    “We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.”

  • LokiJrLokiJr Quezon City
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    Guys tanong lang tungkol sa credit card...ang general advice kasi sa thread ay mag-open ng bank account sa Australia..so does that follow na pag mag-migrate sa Australia, might as well cancel the cards in the Philippines and apply CC's there?
  • Rommel1982Rommel1982 North Ryde
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    Phil Licence po pwede gamitin for 3 months lang pagdating nyo after that apply na kayo Licence sa RTA. Make sure dala nyo rin receipt ng Phil Licence nyo needed yan sa RTA

    Student Visa Subclass 573 Higher Education
    University of Western Sydney
    Bachelor of Nursing

  • JClemJClem Melbourne
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    @LokiJr better pa din if may matira kang CC at least isa in case of emergency. Pag may AU CC ka na saka mo pa-deactivate. May mga toll free numbers naman sila. Ako I have 3 credit cards with Citibank, papa-deactivate ko yung 2. Ang ok sa Citibank is combined credit limit yun so kahit paputol ko yun 2, parang ma-aaddd lang sa isang card yung limit. Pero as much as possible try ko di sya gamitin dun, for emergency lang talaga.

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  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    @Rommel1982 yun ba yung OR na kulay blue sir?
  • aldousnowaldousnow Sydney
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    Kahit na may CC ka na sa au para sakin wag mo pa din ipaputol CC mo sa pinas. Tulad ko recently lang may kelangan ko bilhin sa pinas thru online store, e mas mura pa din kung peso, kaya ginamit ko pa din yung citibank cc ko. Kung bayad ka naman on time wala naman interest tsaka kapag mag annual fee na tumatawag na ko para ipa waive. Eto lage linya ko.. "e wala naman na ko utang sa inyo so kung ayaw nyo iwaive sige ipa-cut ko na lang credit card ko sa inyo." hehe. Works all the time kaya never pa ko nagbayad ng annual fee. :D (sa CC ko to sa pinas ah, im not sure pero hindi ata pwde yan sa CC dito sa au.) hehe.

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  • icebreaker1928icebreaker1928 Sydney
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    edited September 2012
    @aldousnow ako din no annual fee... lahat waived...
    sinasabi ko naman kahit may utang ako... o sige bayaran ko na lang lahat ng utang ko tapos ipa-cut ko na lang yan... marami pa naman ako ibang card... nihahahhaa :D
  • hotshothotshot Sydney
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    @icebreaker1928 @aldousnow : ako din laging waived. sinasabi ko..."cge kayo, di na ko uutang!" :)

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  • JClemJClem Melbourne
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    edited September 2012
    Haha! Pare-pareho lang tayo ng linya sa mga CSRs ng CC companies. :)

    How about naman po mobile number nyo dito sa Pilipinas? Ginagamit nyo pa din ba sa AU para mura pag ni-text kayo dun ng family or friends? Iniisip ko din kasi if papa-deactivate ko ba or pa-downgrade ko lang yung plan. Any thoughts on this or any information pano kayo natetext dyan sa AU kahit walang Phil. mobile number?

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    10.21.2012 - Arrived in Melbourne. This is the day that the Lord has made. :)
    03.26.2012 - Visa granted. God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good! :)
    03.23.2012 - PCC submitted and medicals finalized
    03.02.2012 - Application being processed further / CO assigned
    06.26.2011 - Lodged Visa 175 application

  • aldousnowaldousnow Sydney
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    @JClem dalawa cp ko bale dito. yung una yung globe roaming sim ko. para matext ako ng family ko from phil na piso lang. tapos second yung au sim ko para yun naman pang text ko sa pinas. hehehe. mas mura kasi, hindi ko nga nauubos yung 10aud a month plan ko. hehe. yung globe roaming sim ko prepaid sya. hindi ko lang alam kung pano kapag post paid.
    another tip pa pala para makatipd.. ang ginagamit ko pang message sa pinas e facebook. hehehe. kasi yung 10aud ko na plan e may kasama na 250mb internet data. so mas tipid. :p hindi ko nga nauubos yung 250mb na yun kahit na minu minuto ko mag message sa fb. :) tapos pinapantawag ko na lang yung lod ko kapag the next day e magrerestart na ulit lod ko.

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  • JClemJClem Melbourne
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    @aldousnow thank you for this information. :) Pano mo pinapaloadan yung Globe mo?

    Nominated Occupation: Software Engineer (261313) - Husband is the primary applicant.

    10.21.2012 - Arrived in Melbourne. This is the day that the Lord has made. :)
    03.26.2012 - Visa granted. God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good! :)
    03.23.2012 - PCC submitted and medicals finalized
    03.02.2012 - Application being processed further / CO assigned
    06.26.2011 - Lodged Visa 175 application

  • aldousnowaldousnow Sydney
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    @JClem nagpapabili ko globe card na 100 sa pinas. tapos ayun nilolod ko. iba yung way ng pagload at pagcheck balance kapag roaming.

    loading
    *123* + call card num + pin + #

    check balance
    *122#

    every month kelangan bumili ng 100 globe card kasi naeexpire sya.
    tapos kapag may tumatawag sa globe ko.. hindi ko sinasagot.. kasi mababawasan din lod mo. ubos kagad kahit incoming call yun.

    Skilled – Family Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)
    Nominated Occupation : Developer Programmer (261312)
    02/28/2011 - ACS Finalized the Case (261312, PIM3, Group A)
    03/07/2011 - IELTS Result Received L- 6.5, R-7.0, W-6.0, S-7.0, Overall Band Score-6.5 (BC)
    03/13/2011 - Lodged Visa Application (Online)
    11/09/2011 - CO Allocation
    12/02/2011 - Medicals Finalised
    12/02/2011 - FINISH LINE!! (Visa Grant)
    03/23/2012 - My first day @Melbourne
    04/14/2012 - Started looking for a .Net Developer job
    06/04/2012 - And finally got one! :)

  • hotshothotshot Sydney
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    @JClem : same din kay @aldousnow, dalawa din ang mine-maintain kong numbers (nasa SG ako ngayon). isang SG number at isang pinas (smart roaming) na number. ganun din cguro gagawin ko pagdating ko ng oz, isang oz at isang pinas pa din para makapagtext ng mura ang mga tao sa akin. pero mas maganda cguro yung ginagawa ni @aldousnow na prepaid na lang yung sim para mas mura (100/month). parang nakakahinayang yung binabayad ko ng 500/month dun sa smart line ko pero hindi ko mapaputol e. may sentimental value na din kasi yun...number ko pa yun since college so matagal-tagal na din. hahahaha

    Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
    May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
    May 30 2012 - CO allocation
    Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
    Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
    Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
    Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND" :)
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  • aldousnowaldousnow Sydney
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    @hotshot yun pa isa maganda dito sa oz. if ever lipat ka sa ibang telecom company pwede mo magamit pa din yung old number mo. let's say telstra ka tapos lipat ka ng optus.. yung num mo sa telstra pwede malipat sa optus.

    Skilled – Family Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)
    Nominated Occupation : Developer Programmer (261312)
    02/28/2011 - ACS Finalized the Case (261312, PIM3, Group A)
    03/07/2011 - IELTS Result Received L- 6.5, R-7.0, W-6.0, S-7.0, Overall Band Score-6.5 (BC)
    03/13/2011 - Lodged Visa Application (Online)
    11/09/2011 - CO Allocation
    12/02/2011 - Medicals Finalised
    12/02/2011 - FINISH LINE!! (Visa Grant)
    03/23/2012 - My first day @Melbourne
    04/14/2012 - Started looking for a .Net Developer job
    06/04/2012 - And finally got one! :)

  • hotshothotshot Sydney
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    @JClem : same din kay @aldousnow, dalawa din ang mine-maintain kong numbers (nasa SG ako ngayon). isang SG number at isang pinas (smart) na number. ganun din cguro gagawin ko pagdatin
    @hotshot yun pa isa maganda dito sa oz. if ever lipat ka sa ibang telecom company pwede mo magamit pa din yung old number mo. let's say telstra ka tapos lipat ka ng optus.. yung num mo sa telstra pwede malipat sa optus.
    oo nga e...ganun din dito sa SG. may number portability din sila. sa pinas lang ata hindi uso yun e. hassle kasi mag-iba ng number e. hehe

    Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
    May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
    May 30 2012 - CO allocation
    Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
    Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
    Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
    Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND" :)
    Apr 22 2013 - End of my "HOUSE-BAND" career :)

  • JClemJClem Melbourne
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    Thanks ulit @aldousnow! Kelangan pala loadan pa din kahit puro incoming texts lang? Tama po ba? :)

    @Hotshot, tagal ko na din number to kaya nahihinayang ako pa-deactivate. :)

    Nominated Occupation: Software Engineer (261313) - Husband is the primary applicant.

    10.21.2012 - Arrived in Melbourne. This is the day that the Lord has made. :)
    03.26.2012 - Visa granted. God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good! :)
    03.23.2012 - PCC submitted and medicals finalized
    03.02.2012 - Application being processed further / CO assigned
    06.26.2011 - Lodged Visa 175 application

  • hotshothotshot Sydney
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    Thanks ulit @aldousnow! Kelangan pala loadan pa din kahit puro incoming texts lang? Tama po ba? :)

    @Hotshot, tagal ko na din number to kaya nahihinayang ako pa-deactivate. :)
    idowngrade nyo na lang po sa pinakamababang line. hehehe

    Occupation: Analyst Programmer (ANZSCO Code 261311)
    May 21 2012 - lodged visa 176 (NSW) online application
    May 30 2012 - CO allocation
    Jul 16 2012 - Visa Granted! (IED Deadline: May 16, 2013)
    Jan 19 2013 - Arrived in Sydney
    Jan 20 2013 - Started our job hunt
    Mar 11 2013 - Officially became a "HOUSE-BAND" :)
    Apr 22 2013 - End of my "HOUSE-BAND" career :)

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