not all my lights are on at the best of times mate!!!

Yeah, we're cool thanks! Not long indeed, although final bits and bobs in selling the house is taking longer than expected. Maybe 2nd week in May, fingers crossed. Damn that's SO soon!

PS - Nice quote from Fawlty Towers!
Well, may I ask what you were hoping to see out of a Torquay bedroom window? The Sydney Opera House, perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeeste sweeping majestically across the plains?

Once of my favourite programmes of all time. Class.

Chin up mate! Oz for you soon........

WOW - that must be sooooooo cool!!!! i cant wait to be able to say that!!!!!

It is good saying that.........

........but it's also so :scared: :scared: SCARY! :scared: :scared:

Don't worry, you'll get there, it's worth all the hassle. You only have to go through all the trouble to see how dedicated you are into emigrating!! If you stick with it (I know it's hard!!) you'll soon be living your dreams!!!

thanks - i bloody hope so!!!!

Have seen a few people on these forums who failed TRA first time but got it second .
Your new agent should sort it for you. Stay positive and good luck

thanks - hanging in there, just about!!!!

Just think of the bigger picture..okay sh!t happens and things dont go well, look at it this way.....without the bad times how can you recognise the good??....corny I know....but even cornier a quote from the film 'The Crow' (albiet not the most thought provoking film in the universe)..which to be honest has been my moto through a lot of really really tough times .....'it cant rain all the time', you just have to bide your time eventually the clouds will break, the sun will shine through and your home and free (mmmm...quite deep for me...must remeber to drink less before I post).

Rambling over.....hic......

Think of that grand as a warning sign, I personally would not spend a tenner to live in the remote, backward small town USA country that OZ is.

Cut your losses, small minded suburbia is great if you have divorced yourself form your senses otherwise save your money from the theives at DIMIA.

I know exactly what you mean Rooksie.

At work today, I have felt completely drained, so tired its hard to function.

I think part of it is everything thats happened with my mum the past couple of weeks catching up with me and i have a fine selection of cold sores on my mouth, very attractive.

At the moment, I feel like it is not going to happen and its not nice.

Yep, it all seems like Australia is a dream and the TRA is one big nightmare.

Anyone else ever get those feelings?

My spirits are lifted slilghtly today but i have to say financially we are going bust !!!!

We have review from Glenn at GM and he is basically saying not to bother appealing because our application was a pile of old pants!!!

therefore we have to start from scratch so it all seems light years away now.

werent you going to post some stuff off to AC for his opinion? what did he say to make you so down?

get yourself some bonjela!!

Anything worthwhile isn't easy. If you could just tap your magic shoes and wish your way to Oz would you appreciate it? I suggest not.

Anything that was "given" to me on a platter has never been appreciated. My old man gave me a car. I treated it poorly, sold it and blew all the money on nothing.

Conversly I busted my hump to become a paramedic. Still a student but I worked hard for this position, studied hard, lived - breathed - ate Paramedic. I know all the ins&outs of... well you get the idea. Anyhow you get the idea

I disagree with Eatstatic's view on OZ but agree with HPC.

My advice is - If you want it and I mean really want it NEVER LET GO work hard. Break it down to manageable bites. Cross off items on your "to-do list". NEVER GIVE UP.

Hope it works out for you

WOW. Thanks - that strategically well aimed boot in a proverbial place has really done the trick!!

youre absolutely right - thanks again!!

We all have mate hang in there. I'm not denying it's a nightmare but you'll enjoy it all the more when you arrive on the other side. Then you can start stressing about DIMIA instead :scared: