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Forum: Philippines
Mar 2nd 2016, 6:23 am
Replies: 44
Views: 4,593
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Auntie strikes back!

Hi---Sorry told you wrong,go to tvpc.com and in the USA section click on Filmon ,when you are in click on more channels [about 200] and scroll down and you will see both bbciplayer and itv player but...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 1st 2016, 12:17 am
Replies: 44
Views: 4,593
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Auntie strikes back!

Ive used "Hola" now for 4 weeks and no issues--I am using a dedicated computor to watch tv only---and it really works well,incidently on tvpc.com you can find Filmon under the USA listing and when...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 29th 2016, 1:29 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 4,593
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Auntie strikes back!

Yes I understand.I only use one dedicated computor for watching TV,mainly UK channels[BBCIplayer and ITV player] so security is not an issue but to date everything works[Im watching ITV player...
Forum: Canada
Feb 29th 2016, 12:05 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 5,642
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Lump sum and what to do with it.

Hi there--I spoke to the pension people in Newcastle last week and they assure me that the :lump sum'was done away with some time ago .This does not mean that you lose out as you should receive a...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 29th 2016, 11:58 am
Replies: 44
Views: 4,593
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Auntie strikes back!

Hi All--Try hola unblocker--Free to use and works greeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!--Jimmy;)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 11th 2012, 12:31 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 4,760
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Wood burner or pellet stove?

Strongly suggest you purchase a cast iron woodstove--it will retain the heat and let the heat out very slowly.If you but a steel woodstove it will be considerably cooler
Forum: South Africa
May 11th 2012, 12:27 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 16,491
Posted By jimmy8

Re: SA Permanent Residency

Hi--Surley you would have your PR status in your ID book????--I visited SA a few years ago and used my old Green ID book for everything,bank account,car hire etc--No problem
Forum: South Africa
Aug 9th 2011, 10:18 am
Replies: 35
Views: 6,368
Posted By jimmy8

Re: How on earth can my son get a job in SA?

Many years ago I visited SA from the UK as a tourist and while I was there I presented myself to a couple of companies and they provided me with a job offer which I handed in at the SA Embassy on my...
Forum: South Africa
Jun 20th 2011, 1:05 am
Replies: 93
Views: 10,772
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Our Next President

Ededad---Burying your head in the sand wont help you one iota if Malema and his boyos get you.
Forum: South Africa
Jun 20th 2011, 12:27 am
Replies: 93
Views: 10,772
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Our Next President

Ededad---I dont know your situation but I have been reading your commnts recently and we dont have the administrative problems that you have encountered[immigrating,PR documentation and general...
Forum: South Africa
Jun 20th 2011, 12:13 am
Replies: 93
Views: 10,772
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Our Next President

After reading ll these messages I feel so sorry for you poor people still in RSA,you will have to leave at some point and wherever you go you will have to start all over again,on the + side the fat...
Forum: South Africa
Jun 19th 2011, 5:19 am
Replies: 93
Views: 10,772
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Our Next President

Message to Maddijvin---I too said I would never leave but did in 1986,for me it was the best thing,its easy to become used to a deteriorating life style[lack of public safety etc] and I acheived more...
Forum: South Africa
May 19th 2011, 12:14 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,253
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Relocating to South Africa, please help.

All your husbamd needs to do is arrive in SA on a return ticket[as a tourist] and immediatly visit a bank[Nedbank,Standars etc] and open an account using his ID book.He will need to provide a...
Forum: Africa
May 15th 2011, 11:44 am
Replies: 49
Views: 5,057
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Trying to understand UK Passport Rules

MARTIN---if your parents took out Canadian citizenship when they were presumably livng in canada then you would be the son of a canadian and that would entitle you to residence{ thats how I got into...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 3rd 2011, 7:59 am
Replies: 71
Views: 5,793
Posted By jimmy8

Re: interview tips

Can I make a suggestion?--Try being SELF EMPLOYED!!!----Open an icecream business from a vending van or a hot dog cart--You thinkIm being funny?--Hoe does an income of 70k for 4 summer months work...
Forum: Africa
Mar 29th 2011, 6:20 am
Replies: 24
Views: 4,453
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Are we completely crazy?

I hope your not looking at life in SA through rose coloured glasses!--There are plenty of other places to live without always having to look over your shoulder or worrying if your house has been...
Forum: Canniversary
Mar 20th 2011, 9:19 am
Replies: 36
Views: 5,803
Posted By jimmy8

Re: 5 MONTHS - STILL NO JOB, ON

Hi--I have lived here for 23 years and when I first arrived I secured a job within 72 hours of landing[flooring sales,but very good pay] and it was pointed out to me by a freind that the company...
Forum: Canada
Mar 20th 2011, 9:05 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,060
Posted By jimmy8

Re: UK State Pension to CPP?

Ive just bought back 6 years @ approx 600 pounds p/annum which will mean I will receive the full UK pension when I retire in 10 years-The qualifying period is now 30 years contributions NOT 44 years
Forum: Africa
Mar 9th 2011, 2:58 am
Replies: 24
Views: 4,453
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Are we completely crazy?

Mags--I have read your comments with interest.I lived in JHB from 1981-1987 and returned to UK for 12 months and then arrived in Canada[Ontario] set up my own business[very easy] and life has been...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 27th 2011, 9:06 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,301
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Immigration Query - Advice Needed

there is one!). Throughout our research we have read/heard conflicting stories about immigrating to Canada so with your help I'd like to seperate fact from ficition.

Both my wife and I are...
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2011, 12:00 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 28,652
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Did you find a job in Canada from the UK.

I arrived in Toronto in 1986 and invested $500 with 2 Canadians in a retail enterprise.No wages for me BUT I could draw on the profits as a shareholder!!!--I applied for PR here in Toronto and sent...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 17th 2011, 12:44 am
Replies: 46
Views: 4,425
Posted By jimmy8

Re: UK Government Pension

No they are NOT!--Thats why you need the Canadian pension as well
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 15th 2011, 6:51 am
Replies: 46
Views: 4,425
Posted By jimmy8

Re: UK Government Pension

You can of course "BUY BACK" your pension by contributing 25 years payments and you could receive a 90% full pension[remember you are buying back your missed contributions at only $300 a year!
Forum: Africa
Jan 14th 2011, 12:34 am
Replies: 8
Views: 9,658
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Expiry of SA perm residence

All you have to do is keep your ID book with you as your internal passport and enter the country as a tourist on your UK passport,this will enable you to reside as a PR--
Forum: Africa
Jan 10th 2011, 7:08 am
Replies: 8
Views: 9,658
Posted By jimmy8

Re: Expiry of SA perm residence

I had no problem opening a bank account using a SA address!----I have lived in Canada since 1988 and am located 2 hours North of Toronto in the country and life is GOOD!
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