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Forum: The Barbie
Mar 17th 2010, 10:49 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,809
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Useless things not to take to Oz...

............or a sense of humour apparently :rofl:
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 17th 2010, 10:29 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,809
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Useless things not to take to Oz...

a brain or any form of intellectual thought
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 5th 2010, 2:06 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,747
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Is Perth really that expensive??

the average WA wage is bumped up by those attached to the mining boom - ok for some (the minority who are getting huge wages - any many of those fly in fly out from states other than WA) but has had...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 4th 2010, 2:40 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,747
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Is Perth really that expensive??

on the whole I find it more expensive than the UK. we came in 2007 and I really notice the difference between now and then.

houses in particular are very expensive for anything decent in a...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 30th 2009, 11:47 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 4,463
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Right, who else is celebrating New Years Eve alone?

not alone as such as I have my family here - but alone in that we are not celebrating with anyone else. less than 3 weeks until we depart this dreary place and head back to england and new years is...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 30th 2009, 11:37 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,297
Posted By merleoberon

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

lucky old you - London for the new year and the welcoming of the new decade. we are still stuck in perth and doing the count down - 3 and a half hours to the big nothingness that is new year here! ...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 29th 2009, 3:21 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,289
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Do we need to get Aussie passports if we are not returning?

well they did!! they said we would be refused entry at the other end and they would be liable for the cost to fly us back and also that they could be fined for allowing travel without the necessary...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 29th 2009, 12:24 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,289
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Do we need to get Aussie passports if we are not returning?

we were in a similar situation recently as we were holidaying to Bali and didnt have aus passports for kids. you can leave on a british passport but need an australian one to re-enter - although the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 19th 2009, 1:31 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,654
Posted By merleoberon

Re: I wanna live where there is no crime....

agreed. the radio is the worst - that station that has "the friday f****wit" spot at 830am - the bleep does not cover the F word very well - its quite clear what they are saying - I'm not prude and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 19th 2009, 1:22 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,654
Posted By merleoberon

Re: I wanna live where there is no crime....

nothing wrong with that - glad to hear that you are having a good life and that your daughter is thriving -as you said yourself, everyone's experiences are different. I find the social pressures...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 18th 2009, 1:27 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,654
Posted By merleoberon

Re: I wanna live where there is no crime....

relax mono - I am indeed:D

but the number of potential migrants that seem to believe this myth is astounding. they give reasons for moving from the terrible UK like - drugs, crime, lack of...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 15th 2009, 12:27 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,113
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Question for Midwives or Medics

i am a qualified midwife and nurse. meptid is a newer drug than pethidine hence it is more expensive - also there is less research based findings about it as less studies have been done. however I...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 15th 2009, 12:04 am
Replies: 78
Views: 4,740
Posted By merleoberon

Re: NO WONDER WE ARE ALL LEAVING!!

asbestos isn't such a worry here - everyone's died of boredom before it causes any damage .............................only joking..................................
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 14th 2009, 11:49 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 4,740
Posted By merleoberon

Re: NO WONDER WE ARE ALL LEAVING!!

you're right they dont - with that 8 foot high hardy fencing you never see your neighbours let alone gossip with them!!
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 14th 2009, 5:57 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 719
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Unwanted neighbours

[QUOTE=Molko1974;8173475]Does anyone have any idea if anything can be done about the e-mail I just received from our new neighbour below? We are building a house where there are 25 plots of land so...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 12th 2009, 10:45 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,764
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Visiting UK

you might want to check out the YOuth Hostel Association as well. I think you pay a join up fee but they now do rooms as well as dorms I am led to believe - its not all dodgy students anymore. try...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 12th 2009, 10:35 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,654
Posted By merleoberon

Re: I wanna live where there is no crime....

surely this can't be true? I was led to believe that everyone was too busy having a barbie and surfing to partake in crime? do the people migrating here know this??
Forum: Nurses, Doctors, and other Medical/Healthcare occupations
Dec 11th 2009, 12:01 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,450
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Nurses not on the CSL

there is definately an over supply of nurses in Western australia at the moment - cant speak for other areas. the dept of health has issued guidance that no international students who qualified as...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 11th 2009, 11:32 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,654
Posted By merleoberon

Re: I wanna live where there is no crime....

move to australia then - there is no crime here;)
Forum: The Rovers Return
Dec 11th 2009, 11:26 am
Replies: 158
Views: 26,636
Posted By merleoberon

Re: 2 and a half years in Perth and I'm going home

I too have family "issues" that I am not looking forward to when we return. all families have their crosses to bear - we have some right muppets in ours!! but being in australia and what we've...
Forum: Australia
Dec 11th 2009, 12:58 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,402
Posted By merleoberon

Re: thinking in migrating from the uk to australia.

can I have a pint of what she is on please bartender???
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 11th 2009, 12:28 am
Replies: 75
Views: 3,917
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Anybody else.....

nope - i absolutely fekin love it:D
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 10th 2009, 11:53 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,919
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Honest opinions wanted - working in the NHS!

i had more than 20 years experience in the NHS in england before coming to australia - yes there are problems but the terms and conditions are brilliant. unfortunately some take the p*ss as another...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 10th 2009, 11:36 pm
Replies: 68
Views: 6,628
Posted By merleoberon

Re: do you drink more in oz, hic??

ha ha!! the funny thing was - they phoned us at about 3ish and said come round at 530pm. I had a roast cooking and was going to say no - but in our desperate attempt to make friends and get to know...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2009, 8:56 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,828
Posted By merleoberon

Re: Cross with the school

Oh right, so you are allowed to make sweeping statements about an entire country after living there for 3 years!? Does that mean after 12 months in the UK I can also make sweeping statements about...
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