2 week update .
Dec 5th 2009, 8:23 pm
#16
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Dec 6th 2009, 6:37 am
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Re: 2 week update .
at the moment im in swindon , but am going between birmingham ,portsmouth ,london at the moment . Mainly due to work doing concrete bases for static caravans , not bad work to be honest the pay is quite abysmal compared to what i was earning in aussie but to be truthful as long as i have enough i dont give a monkeys .
Where ill end up permanently i dont know as just about anywhere at the moment is appealing .
I wont go on about the weather but ill give u a clue it starts with a capital R , but who cares .
Where ill end up permanently i dont know as just about anywhere at the moment is appealing .
I wont go on about the weather but ill give u a clue it starts with a capital R , but who cares .
Well Mr Kong onwards and upwards the skys the limit for you now....
Cally xxx
Dec 6th 2009, 6:30 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
Glad you're settling in nicely.
Great to be back eh?
All the best and I hope your son will be with you soon x
Great to be back eh?
All the best and I hope your son will be with you soon x
Dec 6th 2009, 9:33 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
well i made it after about 18 years of procrastination and i shall hold back on the godzoner type ''oh its fantastic '' ,''best move ever '' stuff .
But i am glad to be home and thats what i came back for and there is no need to go on about the pub life ,the chocolate box villages , the busy busy of the place .
i could pick on a few negatives but to be honest i think a lot of that is my own doing after all i have been away from this country for 18 years and slotting back into the system ,i have found frustrating but most of that is done now but it took me almost 2 weeks to sort tax, NI , bank cards ,pin numbers , vehicle , ecte cetc .
i wont bang on about the xmas lights etcetc , itll make you poor buggers who are sweating yer conkers off in aussie coming up to xmas a bit jealous .
Honestly though and i know its very early early days ,its good to be home ,just one regret my 21 year old lad is still in aussie but he has to make the choice .
KK
But i am glad to be home and thats what i came back for and there is no need to go on about the pub life ,the chocolate box villages , the busy busy of the place .
i could pick on a few negatives but to be honest i think a lot of that is my own doing after all i have been away from this country for 18 years and slotting back into the system ,i have found frustrating but most of that is done now but it took me almost 2 weeks to sort tax, NI , bank cards ,pin numbers , vehicle , ecte cetc .
i wont bang on about the xmas lights etcetc , itll make you poor buggers who are sweating yer conkers off in aussie coming up to xmas a bit jealous .
Honestly though and i know its very early early days ,its good to be home ,just one regret my 21 year old lad is still in aussie but he has to make the choice .
KK
Dec 6th 2009, 11:53 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
well i made it after about 18 years of procrastination and i shall hold back on the godzoner type ''oh its fantastic '' ,''best move ever '' stuff .
But i am glad to be home and thats what i came back for and there is no need to go on about the pub life ,the chocolate box villages , the busy busy of the place .
i could pick on a few negatives but to be honest i think a lot of that is my own doing after all i have been away from this country for 18 years and slotting back into the system ,i have found frustrating but most of that is done now but it took me almost 2 weeks to sort tax, NI , bank cards ,pin numbers , vehicle , ecte cetc .
i wont bang on about the xmas lights etcetc , itll make you poor buggers who are sweating yer conkers off in aussie coming up to xmas a bit jealous .
Honestly though and i know its very early early days ,its good to be home ,just one regret my 21 year old lad is still in aussie but he has to make the choice .
KK
But i am glad to be home and thats what i came back for and there is no need to go on about the pub life ,the chocolate box villages , the busy busy of the place .
i could pick on a few negatives but to be honest i think a lot of that is my own doing after all i have been away from this country for 18 years and slotting back into the system ,i have found frustrating but most of that is done now but it took me almost 2 weeks to sort tax, NI , bank cards ,pin numbers , vehicle , ecte cetc .
i wont bang on about the xmas lights etcetc , itll make you poor buggers who are sweating yer conkers off in aussie coming up to xmas a bit jealous .
Honestly though and i know its very early early days ,its good to be home ,just one regret my 21 year old lad is still in aussie but he has to make the choice .
KK
Dec 7th 2009, 12:08 am
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Re: 2 week update .
All the best Kong
I will be back in the UK permanently on the 16th after 6 years in the US (feels like a lifetime).
Glad I got my dual citizenship and it has been an experience I wouldn't take back but wouldn't do again. I think everything happens for a reason, now I've been there done it and don't have to get 20 years down the line wondering what if?
Its stressful as hell right now getting to the final stages of the move but I can't wait to get back on the 16th grab a cup of tea and go aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.
Then go Christmas shopping lol.
I will be back in the UK permanently on the 16th after 6 years in the US (feels like a lifetime).
Glad I got my dual citizenship and it has been an experience I wouldn't take back but wouldn't do again. I think everything happens for a reason, now I've been there done it and don't have to get 20 years down the line wondering what if?
Its stressful as hell right now getting to the final stages of the move but I can't wait to get back on the 16th grab a cup of tea and go aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.
Then go Christmas shopping lol.
Dec 7th 2009, 12:18 am
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Re: 2 week update .
Bet KK was glad he did not "go up" to Eastlands...sorry KK that was an early Chirstmas Pressie for me....it was 37 (felt even hotter) in Perth yesterday our older son turned round to me and said he would rather work in rain,frost,snow...than this heat...lol...he has a point....
Dec 7th 2009, 11:06 am
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Re: 2 week update .
That's brill news mate so glad you've made it back home especially after so much time! That must be really weird!! I would love to go home too ( from near Worcester) maybe next year - have been back and forth now 3 times!! Must be mad
well all the very best to you mate - you deserve a bloody medal for putting up with it for so long!!
Dan
well all the very best to you mate - you deserve a bloody medal for putting up with it for so long!!
Dan
Dec 7th 2009, 4:03 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
Good to see you're back in one piece and things are starting to slot into place; probably a bit of reverse culture shock kicking in.
We're heading back this Friday and will initially be in Calne down the road from you.
We're heading back this Friday and will initially be in Calne down the road from you.
Dec 7th 2009, 9:36 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
Welcome back KK!!!
Bet its all a little wierd?!!
what are you doing for Xmas?
send us your mobile (number, not the phone!) Bet the days are going by far quicker here - that was one thing i really noticed
Chrissy
Bet its all a little wierd?!!
what are you doing for Xmas?
send us your mobile (number, not the phone!) Bet the days are going by far quicker here - that was one thing i really noticed
Chrissy
Dec 7th 2009, 9:46 pm
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Re: 2 week update .
Hope your getting a chance to sit back and take it easy.. cheers
Dec 8th 2009, 12:12 am
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Re: 2 week update .
Glad to hear your happy to be back I have been back 2 yrs from the states after 23 years there and very happy to be home,have 2 kids in the states but one of them came in july to visit and coming again next year too,chat all the time on facebook so you still can keep in touch,good luck mate
I hope we have the courage and resolve to get moved back this year. I'm more than ready and prepared for crazy traffic, rain, busy work schedules, stressful renting, house buying, job finding, school finding, daycare finding and all the wondrous bits too......
Dec 8th 2009, 10:33 am
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Re: 2 week update .
WOW, 23 years. I'm always fascinated by people relocating 'home' after all that time. Can I ask what makes you so much happier in the UK and settled? Is it just home?
I hope we have the courage and resolve to get moved back this year. I'm more than ready and prepared for crazy traffic, rain, busy work schedules, stressful renting, house buying, job finding, school finding, daycare finding and all the wondrous bits too......
I hope we have the courage and resolve to get moved back this year. I'm more than ready and prepared for crazy traffic, rain, busy work schedules, stressful renting, house buying, job finding, school finding, daycare finding and all the wondrous bits too......
My main reason for being happier now is people mostly family but also I was working myself to an early grave in the states,things are so much more laid back here in that depertment and people have a life other than work.I did have relationship issues that didn't make it easier there as well which you may not have and I still do have some great friends over there.
I now have come to LOVE the weather in the UK as it's not so severe i.e. never too hot in summer and not too cold in winter,I also have an interest that you may not share that I couldn't do over there which is match fishing,yes you can fish in the states but it's totally different to match and competition fishing.
Lastly but not least health care and knowing that you WILL be taken care of in your later years and the fact theres a safty net here that there isnt in the states,these are my people here I never felt that in the states although all my friends never made me feel like a foriegner quite the opposite really but I knew I was different and not one of them,almost like I didn't really belong there I dont know it's just a funny feeling you get when your home and I KNOW this is where I belong.
Have 2 grown children in the states who were born there and they do belong there and that part is hard but we can still see eachother and comunicate all the time
hope that helps
Dec 9th 2009, 9:03 am
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Re: 2 week update .
Hi KK and welcome home!Its very stressful moving is'nt it?All the crap you have to get through ect,very tiring as well!Hope all goes well for you and I wish you all the best for a happy future too!
