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kookie420

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Username: kookie420
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@mutitasking, thanks. Congrats din sayo. Oo nga, it's the beginning of everything for us in Aus

in How long did it take you to get a job? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
@solidjeff, sa Westpac

in How long did it take you to get a job? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
@solidjeff, yes sa banko din @Khaosan_road, alam mo, initially Melbourne ang plano namin. Kasi gusto ko dun, pero yung husband ko nag decide na sa Sydney kami kasi andun nga ang mas madaming job opportunity for him. Good luck sa job hunting, I hop…

in How long did it take you to get a job? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
Salamat sa lahat it was indeed a big blessing, yan ang laman ng prayers ng buong pamilya namin the whole time. Di ko masyado alam yung chuva ng husband ko basta COBOL and sa credit cards and focus ng work nya. He worked as BA, PM and Tech Lead. H…

in How long did it take you to get a job? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
Just want to share, my husband arrived in Sydney last Aug 6. And luckily (with fervent prayers and the Lord's grace) naka kuha siya ng job offer after two weeks, today he received his contract and will be starting next week. Good luck to everybody …

in How long did it take you to get a job? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
As for us, my husband went ahead first week of August while my daughter and I are staying with my parents. It's a bit hard because we need to be there by end of Sept or first week Oct because I need to give birth there by December. I know how hard i…

in Would you bring your family or wait for a while? Comment by kookie420 August 2013
@jayralvarez, afaik, they give the sticker right away after the seminar. kasi pag nag register ka, nasa kanila na yung passport mo then ibibigay nalang nila after the seminar.

in question about CFO seminar Comment by kookie420 August 2013
guys ok na ba itong pinareserve ko? Airline: Jetstar Destination: Manila-Darwin-Sydney Departure Date: Feb 1, 2014 Price: 22,000 PhP Baggage: 30 kg +10kg carry-on -Sungsong- Ang narinig ko lng na tip of mag MNL-DRW ka is dapat mauna kang bumab…

in Share your Airline/Ticket Fee/Departure Date/Destination Comment by kookie420 July 2013
What we know so far is meron din sa pal, 25k, but 20 or 30kg lng ang allowance. Naisip din nya mag SQ, claim ng miles. pero +10kg lng ang allowance, so 30 total if economy ka. Sa MH ganun din, 30kg lng ibibigay nila. The cheapest option wa…

in Share your Airline/Ticket Fee/Departure Date/Destination Comment by kookie420 July 2013
Hi @peach17, ni book namin through Cathay Pacific sa Davao Office, they have special concessions not available online. Pwede niyo sa IOM, Qantas 40 kg din, 27k. MNL-SYD.

in Share your Airline/Ticket Fee/Departure Date/Destination Comment by kookie420 July 2013
hi @adelle_821 asa mo sa Melbourne dapita? hi @skydream and @payatot wala pako sa Aus pero sa Sydney mi puhon sa end of September

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 July 2013
Hubby: Cathay, MNL-HKG-SYD with 40 kg allowance, 24k php 1st week of aug departure

in Share your Airline/Ticket Fee/Departure Date/Destination Comment by kookie420 July 2013
@aprilcruise congrats and good luck. sorry I can't help you as of the moment, wala pa akong alam kasi wala pa ako dyan. I hope you'll have a smooth and healthy delivery. Balitaan mo naman kami dito kung ano steps ginawa mo when you first found out t…

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
^ agree with you @vhoythoy. I guess, different strokes for different folks. I understand na mahirap ang magkaroon ng anak and kailangan prepared ka - financially, emotionally and physically. but sometimes, life happens, in the most unexpected way. a…

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@TasBurrfoot, nope.

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
Thanks for clearing that up, @li_i_ren. thought you were generally referring to my case. mali ko din kasi di ko naman ni-state yung status ko hehe I agree, 5k is just small especially when you're in a big city like Sydney. I still wish my husband …

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@li_i_ren thanks for the info. Just to make sure I understood you correctly, for PRs holding visa 189, since we're still new, my child who will be born there will not be automatically a citizen and we're not entitled to the baby bonus because we hav…

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
hay grabe ang haze pero better na karong hapon, i dunno if naka tabang tong kusog na hangin kanina hapon. at least dili na kaayo baho, sakit baya sa mata ug ilong the past few days oi. kalagot jud. lami i-uli! 3 weeks nalang akong antuson maka uli n…

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
hi adelle_82, taga Davao pud ko! naa namo Aus or wala pa? Asa mo na state?

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
hala! dapat manganak na pala agad! ) i'm trying to read up on the residency requirement to get the baby bonus pero di ko masyado gets. basahin ko nga ulit :-/

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
^ nimahal na diay ang visa charges? hala oi! @RodGanteJr congrats!! @li_i_ren naa baya asthma akong junakis pero diri sa Singapore (where the weather is also erratic, init/ulan) once lang sya gi atake ug asthma in our two years stay here. thank y…

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
This is a nice thread. Anybody here who's fond of going to weekend farmer's market? And madami bang malalapit na vineyard or cheese farm na accessible sa Sydney? We'll be in Aus in September (me & daughter) and I'm looking forward to activit…

in What are your activities/past time after work or during weekends. Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@psychoboy kagwang! ) uy ganahan ko dra sa Melbourne! unta dira maka kita ug work akong bana oi! ngano daghan man IT sa Sydney. grrrr!

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
aw abi nakog nag sando ug shorts ra ka @psychoboy )

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@jengrata salamat!

in SG-based Members; drop by here! (",) Comment by kookie420 June 2013
^ haha wala heater ang balay? or wala ka nag jacket sa sulod balay? hihi maayo nalang summer pag abot namo! Unta dili kaayo init sa Sydney! @li_i_ren and @Nadine, salamat sa discussion! ganahan ko kay at least ma point out unsa pros and cons of ha…

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
Hello SG-AU peeps, ask ko lang kung ano ang cheapest (and safest) way of bringing your SGD to AU. My husband tried inquiring with Citibank SG if we can open a Citibank AU account here, di daw pwede. Isip naman namin if ok bang papalitan ang SGD to A…

in SG-based Members; drop by here! (",) Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@li_i_ren salamat sa info. ako ning timan-an. or rather, akong ipa remember sa akong bana. haha lisud ba manganak dira? ingon sila midwife centered daw ang child birth dira (which I think is nice) and naga encourage jud daw ug normal birth

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013
@021607, thanks so much for the reply! I wonder why I didn't see this. Anyway, I will be about 7 months by the time of our travel so it's still allowed (per PAL's regulations). But I will also check with my OB in Davao before we leave, as I would ha…

in Cost of Giving Birth Comment by kookie420 June 2013
Hi @Strader, sa Sasa amo-a duol sa old airport. ikaw?

in Mga bisaya - diri ta maglingaw lingaw!! Comment by kookie420 June 2013

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