tiger222

I just have to say that in retrospect, some years from now, we could be saying "good thing we got in when we did, we could have lost MORE had we waited". We cannot know what the future will bring. Health, economy, family, might all shift to prevent us from trying to go to OZ. We only know that TODAY is the day. Carpe Diem!!

madddogg

hi all feb applicants.

Haven't been on the site for ages. how are we all doing.?

i have booked my flight to Oz woohoo. stopping in thailand for 7 week b4 xmas. cant wait. have told work im going so that is a weight off my chest.
still no news on the visa application tho' i dont think it will come before i go, so ill go in on a 1 year working holiday visa and then pop over to NZ when it get accepted..

any idea when i should book my meds and police checks.


claire

Fly Away

Those are wise words. I shall remember them. We have been prevented from going for famil reasons for the last 15 years - so now is our time.

jasb

Hi Tiger - tooth all filled in by dentist now and chocolate going down a treat! Nige did not post me my visa

I'm not saying a word to you Nige

Hope the break helps


I'm sick to death of the current situation. I have made a conscious decision to avoid the news etc. Usually watch the news when I get up - but this morning I put on some music and it's worked wonders. I'm really happy in my world, but keeping up to date with current affairs is like a bullet in the head.

I'm not going to watch telly anymore (unless there's something really good on!) and I never buy any papers/magazines... just going to listen to good music and already I feel great

So, here's to a positive outlook things are no way as bad as the media are making out - just scaremongering!

The Clarkeys

I'm with you on this one!

I did read that thread and felt really cross with myself that we didn't get on with this whole thing 3 years ago when we first looked into it. However, then having two children and then getting married is far and away more important than making a few more thousand to bring with us.

This country will talk itself into a recession, especially if people carrying listening to the doom and gloom.

Here's to sunshine and barbies with our own pools/ocean in our back garden!!!!

The Clarkeys

oooh quantas advert just on the tv!!! i got goose bumps! Business class anyone??

Huni

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

debbie222

I get goose bumps when I see the Australia advert.....can't wait!

Debs

tiger222

I get goose bumps just "listening" to you guys POST about the Quantas Commercial!

jasb

Wish I could afford it
Last time we flew qantas to Sydney, my bl**dy seat wouldn't recline. I was stuck the whole time with my seat bolt upright and the seat infront was reclined.... no room atall. Complained and they offered me a seat in business class... which I refused unless they would seat my husband and daughter aswell (what a berk I was!) No extra seats for them. So they gave me 2 bottles of champagne instead
Then an air steward swapped my husband's fhm mag for a bottle of Aussie red and some first class cosmetic bags for my daughter and me!

jasb

Hi Claire
Go Matilda should advise you on this one, just ask them - they know much more than me

Huni

morning all..
My husbands job offer is still keen on bringing him ASAP. They are now going to lodge the 457. so he could be gone in 1 month???????!.. i am waiting for the 176 to be approved otherwise validating will be toooooooooo expensive. Hopefully because he is onshore it will happen by august!.. He needs to give 1 month notice to his present employers.. so we are just waiting for confirmation from oz that they have actually applied!!!!!

excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared excited scared !!

Huni

the oz workplace reckon the can turn a 457 around in a couple of weeks.. but i'm still staying calm until i know papers are lodged!!!..

so much to sort out now.. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

tiger222

Very scary AND Very Exciting!!!

You'll get it all done!

jasb

GO FOR IT!