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arkon Jan 16th 2014 2:15 am
10 years in!
 
Just thought I'd stop by and say I've now been here in Australia for 10 years! I was going to type up a huge missive on the occasion but realised it can all be summed up in one song! Neil diamonds, "I am, I Said"

Hi everyone, and a big hello to all the other volunteer self exiled convicts out here.

aries Jan 16th 2014 4:55 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Congratulations for giving it a fair go. Are you happy with your lot?

Multiply your 10 years by 5 and that was my incarceration! However it was generally a worthwhile experience, I don't understand those who give up quickly, it takes time to adapt and fit in to a different life.

northernbird Jan 16th 2014 5:32 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11081540)
Just thought I'd stop by and say I've now been here in Australia for 10 years! I was going to type up a huge missive on the occasion but realised it can all be summed up in one song! Neil diamonds, "I am, I Said"

Hi everyone, and a big hello to all the other volunteer self exiled convicts out here.
Nice to see you Arkon, I do love to see 'old' faces. Hope life isn't as bad as you make it sound ;)

Sally Redux Jan 16th 2014 5:51 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Wow, yesterday "I wonder how that arkon is getting on?" popped into my head!

Nice to see you.

paulry Jan 16th 2014 8:05 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11081540)
Just thought I'd stop by and say I've now been here in Australia for 10 years! I was going to type up a huge missive on the occasion but realised it can all be summed up in one song! Neil diamonds, "I am, I Said"

Hi everyone, and a big hello to all the other volunteer self exiled convicts out here.
Congratulations! :cool:

arkon Jan 16th 2014 10:27 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 11081905)
Nice to see you Arkon, I do love to see 'old' faces. Hope life isn't as bad as you make it sound ;)
No life isn't bad, it's just not home. But now I've been here so long that home will probably not feel like home by the time I can go back.

Alfresco Jan 16th 2014 11:17 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Congrats! Kudos to you for making a go of it. :thumbup:

moneypenny20 Jan 16th 2014 11:52 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Congrats Arkon. Thanks for popping by. :D

Amazulu Jan 16th 2014 1:11 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11082356)
No life isn't bad, it's just not home. But now I've been here so long that home will probably not feel like home by the time I can go back.
Good to see you back arkon

Hope you get what you are looking for

renth Jan 16th 2014 7:48 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Nice one Arkon, I'm trying to remember, are you the dude with Alpacas?

paulry Jan 16th 2014 11:14 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11081540)
Just thought I'd stop by and say I've now been here in Australia for 10 years! I was going to type up a huge missive on the occasion but realised it can all be summed up in one song! Neil diamonds, "I am, I Said"

Hi everyone, and a big hello to all the other volunteer self exiled convicts out here.
I bet there's a lot of people across BE who can relate to that song. Good luck mate.

arkon Jan 17th 2014 11:17 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by renth (Post 11082698)
Nice one Arkon, I'm trying to remember, are you the dude with Alpacas?
I was, But not any more. The Alpaca's and the farm are all long gone.

irishbloo Jan 17th 2014 11:22 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11084058)
I was, But not any more. The Alpaca's and the farm are all long gone.
Are you a little bit happier now.Do you get to see your son.

arkon Jan 17th 2014 11:22 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by paulry (Post 11082890)
I bet there's a lot of people across BE who can relate to that song. Good luck mate.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zScGNNWfQ-I
Cool, thanks for finding and posting that. Sums me up just nicely. Better than any post could ever portray.

arkon Jan 17th 2014 11:26 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by irishbloo (Post 11084062)
Are you a little bit happier now.Do you get to see your son.
Yes, Happier but not content if that makes any sense. I get to see my son all the time. That is the once really great thing about Australia. The system here defaults to 50/50 and you would have to be very bad indeed for the courts to rule against you. So I get every other week, PLUS probably another 2 or 3 days in her week (Well mornings and after school plus when he asks for a play date with his dad). Last time I tallied up my diary I had him for 83% of the year so not bad at all.

I know way too many fathers in the UK that are lucky if they have one weekend per fortnight. (I don't get much work done though!:D)


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