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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)

irishbloo Jan 17th 2014 11:33 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11084068)
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)
That is good to know.I'm pleased for you.Hope things continue to work out for you.:fingerscrossed::thumbsup:

Wol Jan 17th 2014 6:56 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.
That's the problem! We are constantly weighing up the return option but time is running out, tooth-length-wise.

BadgeIsBack Jan 18th 2014 11:08 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.
Hi Arkon. How's the old science fiction stuff going?
You were big on that if I recall.

arkon Jan 19th 2014 1:07 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 11085629)
Hi Arkon. How's the old science fiction stuff going?
You were big on that if I recall.
Good, yes, I'm well into sci fi. In the middle of creating an epic sci fi game at the moment for tablets etc.

Wol Jan 19th 2014 10:08 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11085778)
Good, yes, I'm well into sci fi. In the middle of creating an epic sci fi game at the moment for tablets etc.
Sounds like that "Son of Elite" that was going at one time to take the world of games by storm.

Swerv-o Jan 19th 2014 10:12 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11085778)
Good, yes, I'm well into sci fi. In the middle of creating an epic sci fi game at the moment for tablets etc.

Cool! Sounds like fun!

Are you still around Sydney? we never did make it out for that beer...


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sammax Jan 19th 2014 1:58 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.
My 11th year Anniversary was on 19th Jan! Congrats all round then!:)

arkon Jan 19th 2014 5:18 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by Swerv-o (Post 11086458)
Cool! Sounds like fun!

Are you still around Sydney? we never did make it out for that beer...


S
Yes I'm in the shire, where are you?

Merseygirl Jan 19th 2014 7:36 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 just read the lyrics to 'I am, I said'. Yep.....I can definitely relate to that too.

Swerv-o Jan 19th 2014 8:44 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11086812)
Yes I'm in the shire, where are you?

Chippendale, in the Inner West - I'll drop you a PM and we will have to organise something :beer:

I can also ask you for alpaca advice :)


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Pollyana Jan 19th 2014 9:55 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by Merseygirl (Post 11086896)
I just read the lyrics to 'I am, I said'. Yep.....I can definitely relate to that too.
Hits a but close to the heart doesn't it :)


Good to see you are still about Arkon, its always interesting to hear how people from the Dark Ages are doing ......... ten and a half years for me now, must be due a Ticket of Leave soon!!

BadgeIsBack Jan 20th 2014 5:39 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by arkon (Post 11086812)
Yes I'm in the shire, where are you?
so you are writing a game and am in 'the shire'...
nice reference....!

Sally Redux Jan 20th 2014 5:44 am
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by Merseygirl (Post 11086896)
I just read the lyrics to 'I am, I said'. Yep.....I can definitely relate to that too.
Rents are not low in LA any more :lol:

birdynumnum Feb 8th 2014 10:33 am
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.
Maybe not at first, but within a relative nano second it will, as it is and always will be!

Glad to hear you're more resigned to being there now Arkon, well more than when I was last on here, stuck on your farm in whoop whoop.

And hi to everyone else!

I've been home over 6 years now which I can't believe, it's flown by.
Bestest of luck to all of you wanting to come back. It's worth it. Even on wet winters days, preceded by weeks of the same, wild horses wouldn't drag me back, unless it was a jaunt to see my friends :)
T
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arkon Feb 9th 2014 7:33 pm
Re: 10 years in!
 
Originally Posted by birdynumnum (Post 11119743)
Maybe not at first, but within a relative nano second it will, as it is and always will be!

Glad to hear you're more resigned to being there now Arkon, well more than when I was last on here, stuck on your farm in whoop whoop.

And hi to everyone else!

I've been home over 6 years now which I can't believe, it's flown by.
Bestest of luck to all of you wanting to come back. It's worth it. Even on wet winters days, preceded by weeks of the same, wild horses wouldn't drag me back, unless it was a jaunt to see my friends :)
T
x
Hi, I didn't realise you had managed to escape! Well done.


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