Where are they now?
Mar 7th 2005, 2:57 am
#16
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Joined: Apr 2003
Location: Wanneroo, WA
Posts: 373
Re: Where are they now?
Originally Posted by she'llberight
Where has everyone gone?
Gra.B
anthonykirby
footiechick
badgersmount
booboo
janeyray
emmahafryn
abergas
pookin
cresta57
grubelice
ellen1.
Are they all safely over the other side or still here? These are the members I remember when I first found the forum.
Don, I'm guessing you may know.
Gra.B
anthonykirby
footiechick
badgersmount
booboo
janeyray
emmahafryn
abergas
pookin
cresta57
grubelice
ellen1.
Are they all safely over the other side or still here? These are the members I remember when I first found the forum.
Don, I'm guessing you may know.
We've been here for 18 months now and finally feel settled - both got good jobs in our chosen industries and just bought a gorgeous house near the lake in Wanneroo - we move in 3 weeks.
Never had any regrets in making the move, nor do we miss anything about the UK except family, friends and gravy granules.
I do still find some things strange such as people asking what my boyfriend does for a living and not bothering asking me, I still open my mouth expectantly, although I am never short of a stool in the pub if a guy is sitting down!
I do find the drivers here a bit scary especially on roundabouts which seem to involve some sort of stand-off that is totally unrelated to who actually has right of way. :scared:
When we first arrived we were so excited as we had lived in Perth before and knew that this is where we wanted to settle. Gradually we got a bit morose and down and lost our enthusiasm - boyfriend's job was an 'adjustment' and I've only just found a job that I'm happy in. That seems to happen to a lot of people. Our mates who did it 3 years ahead of us said the same. It has picked up again. I think that it starts off with aaaah paradise......maybe not...and then settles into middle ground where you can see the good and bad and accept it.
It's basically what you make it. We arrived in a rush (as our police clearances were about to run out and we got through in 6 weeks) with $15,000 and some clothes. It took 3 months to get jobs and things were a bit precarious for a while but now things are good.
Mar 7th 2005, 3:08 am
#17
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Re: Where are they now?
Mike Stanton seems to have left the forum also.
Mar 7th 2005, 5:45 am
#18
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Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 712
Re: Where are they now?
Wonder what happened to she'llberight too, haven't seen that name around for a while now either! 
Mar 7th 2005, 6:12 am
#19
Reticent Member
Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 68
Re: Where are they now?
Originally Posted by Loopy
Wonder what happened to she'llberight too, haven't seen that name around for a while now either!
I'm alive and well and still plodding along, getting a little closer to getting our visas .......
Mar 7th 2005, 6:17 am
#20
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Thread Starter
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 68
Re: Where are they now?
Originally Posted by Pookin
I logged on this morning for the first time in a year and didn't see any familiar names. I used to look in every day, but you know how it goes.
We've been here for 18 months now and finally feel settled - both got good jobs in our chosen industries and just bought a gorgeous house near the lake in Wanneroo - we move in 3 weeks.
Never had any regrets in making the move, nor do we miss anything about the UK except family, friends and gravy granules.
I do still find some things strange such as people asking what my boyfriend does for a living and not bothering asking me, I still open my mouth expectantly, although I am never short of a stool in the pub if a guy is sitting down!
I do find the drivers here a bit scary especially on roundabouts which seem to involve some sort of stand-off that is totally unrelated to who actually has right of way. :scared:
When we first arrived we were so excited as we had lived in Perth before and knew that this is where we wanted to settle. Gradually we got a bit morose and down and lost our enthusiasm - boyfriend's job was an 'adjustment' and I've only just found a job that I'm happy in. That seems to happen to a lot of people. Our mates who did it 3 years ahead of us said the same. It has picked up again. I think that it starts off with aaaah paradise......maybe not...and then settles into middle ground where you can see the good and bad and accept it.
It's basically what you make it. We arrived in a rush (as our police clearances were about to run out and we got through in 6 weeks) with $15,000 and some clothes. It took 3 months to get jobs and things were a bit precarious for a while but now things are good.
We've been here for 18 months now and finally feel settled - both got good jobs in our chosen industries and just bought a gorgeous house near the lake in Wanneroo - we move in 3 weeks.
Never had any regrets in making the move, nor do we miss anything about the UK except family, friends and gravy granules.
I do still find some things strange such as people asking what my boyfriend does for a living and not bothering asking me, I still open my mouth expectantly, although I am never short of a stool in the pub if a guy is sitting down!
I do find the drivers here a bit scary especially on roundabouts which seem to involve some sort of stand-off that is totally unrelated to who actually has right of way. :scared:
When we first arrived we were so excited as we had lived in Perth before and knew that this is where we wanted to settle. Gradually we got a bit morose and down and lost our enthusiasm - boyfriend's job was an 'adjustment' and I've only just found a job that I'm happy in. That seems to happen to a lot of people. Our mates who did it 3 years ahead of us said the same. It has picked up again. I think that it starts off with aaaah paradise......maybe not...and then settles into middle ground where you can see the good and bad and accept it.
It's basically what you make it. We arrived in a rush (as our police clearances were about to run out and we got through in 6 weeks) with $15,000 and some clothes. It took 3 months to get jobs and things were a bit precarious for a while but now things are good.
Hi pookin,
Nice to hear things are going well for you. Know what you mean about familiar names!!
If you can, keep us posted every once in a while - it give us who are still in Old Blighty faith that it will be us one day (hopefully!!).
Take care
Mar 7th 2005, 6:23 am
#21
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Joined: Feb 2003
Location: Brisvegas
Posts: 3,506
Re: Where are they now?
Where's PB?
Mar 21st 2005, 12:15 pm
#22
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Joined: Aug 2002
Location: Port Kennedy WA
Posts: 556
Re: Where are they now?
Been looking over some old threads, couldn't believe theres one from us saying we are still in Perth, almost a year, well now it's almost 2 years, we are still here!!! 
Mar 21st 2005, 1:11 pm
#23
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Joined: Dec 2002
Location: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Posts: 93,815
Re: Where are they now?
Originally Posted by jayr
Where's PB?
So I will just post a link to the thread on BE, and let people work it out from there......
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165766
Why did the link get altered???? I'm just curious? Are we not allowed to post links to that particular forum anymore? Not trying to be troublesome, just genuinely curious!
