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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 16th 2006, 1:24 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,169
Posted By Marakai

Re: Anyone going to Aust From USA?

Hi McG,

Not sure if these guys cover you area, but we used Rocky Mountain Overseas when we moved from Colorado to Melbourne 2 years ago.

Excellent service, very responsive, not too expensive....
Forum: Australia
Apr 27th 2006, 4:22 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Oh my....

I wonder if I should show this to my wife. I think she'll cry! :o

Here we are thinking we're goodle-educated but we never saw this link. Of course they're not one of the "approved"...
Forum: Australia
Apr 25th 2006, 2:38 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Spin?

Spin is when you have an agenda. What agenda would I have? Do you think my post was "sponsored by your Australian immigration authority"? What bollocks!

What pray makes your experience...
Forum: Australia
Apr 23rd 2006, 5:34 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Denver is US Midwest (despite the city wanting to think of itself as Western, as in modern west coast, like California).

That means people have narrow tastes and religion is everywhere. The way...
Forum: Australia
Apr 23rd 2006, 5:29 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Hobbies help a lot. My wife has her sewing that is expanding her circle quickly, and I have my online games. ;)

Once our finances stabilise I hope to get back into flying and should then gain new...
Forum: Australia
Apr 23rd 2006, 5:27 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Epping is a bit further out and we wanted to stay within about 30 mins of the CBD.

Good luck!

Mike
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2006, 7:01 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Hi,

At the Springthorpe development the main developer has contracted with about 15 builders. Many of these have or had model homes within the development that we had a close look at.

The...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2006, 5:31 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

You are certainly correct in that assessment, except of course it implies that there is a good chance that they would find *any* place a complete shock.

I've long felt - or at least back when I...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2006, 5:19 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first 18 months

Hi there,

As I stated as of July 2005, Victoria has 5-star energy requirements. There's a website that you can google for that outlines the requirements in terms of R-ratings. Our wall insulation...
Forum: Australia
Apr 20th 2006, 12:22 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,225
Posted By Marakai

Thumbs up Melbourne - the first 18 months

It's been over a year and a half since I last posted here, and I thought maybe some readers would be interested in an update.

The last post was about our impressions and situation three months...
Forum: Australia
Nov 22nd 2004, 8:10 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,675
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first three months

Braz,

Drop me a PM when you're closer to arriving if you need to start looking for a job.

Mike
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2004, 8:46 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,675
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first three months

We'd be waiting to buy right now, anyway, but we could have pulled our money before the dollar started its nosedive. We just hope we get it out before the dollar crashes, something I don't think is...
Forum: Australia
Nov 20th 2004, 10:23 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,675
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first three months

Thanks for your good wishes, Hels.

Yes, things are going great, now all we need is a little financial break in a year or so, so we can buy a house in a nice area and fix it up the way we want it....
Forum: Australia
Nov 20th 2004, 10:21 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 4,822
Posted By Marakai

Re: Aussies Fatter than Americans

Never believe a statistic you didn't fake yourself, comes to mind.

Coming from the US, I can only say: no way in hell. Absolutely no way in any way measurable are Australians fatter than...
Forum: Australia
Nov 20th 2004, 8:07 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,675
Posted By Marakai

Re: Melbourne - the first three months

Hi Dolly,

We've, for now, rented a house in Glen Waverley, one of the eastern suburbs. It's decently close to the trains and the Monash freeway and shopping centres.

Good luck on your relo!...
Forum: Australia
Nov 20th 2004, 7:10 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,675
Posted By Marakai

Melbourne - the first three months

Hello,

It's been a long time since I last posted, I thought it would be a good time to offer up a summary of the events of the last 3 months since we arrived in Melbourne. You be the judge on...
Forum: Australia
Aug 4th 2004, 3:16 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,733
Posted By Marakai

http://www.pisa.oecd.org ... and go nuts....

http://www.pisa.oecd.org

... and go nuts. It's a huge international study so be prepared to wade a bit to find the tables for the various tests.

Australia ranked in the top 5 (with countries...
Forum: Australia
Aug 4th 2004, 3:07 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,868
Posted By Marakai

Nitpick: the driest continent is Antarctica. ...

Nitpick: the driest continent is Antarctica.

Mike
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 11:10 am
Replies: 6
Views: 778
Posted By Marakai

Re: My experience on Job search

Personally, I left the US address and phone on my resume, but added a cover letter explaining my situation, timeline for the move and Australian contact info.

Cheers
Mike
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 10:19 am
Replies: 6
Views: 821
Posted By Marakai

Re: IT Recruitment - one for Bondipom

Speaking for Melbourne, I've had both sides of the recruiter experience - total silence and going out of their way to help me find a job.

I've been told the same regarding the "dead time" - in...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 10:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 605
Posted By Marakai

Re: Payments from US and UK

With all due respect to the other posters in this thread, I would highly advise getting an accountant knowledgable in multi-national tax laws.

My wife is going to go into business herself in...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 10:07 am
Replies: 6
Views: 778
Posted By Marakai

Re: My experience on Job search

Your experiences match mine, which is good to know. Though I did get one recruiter interested enough to want to meet me 2 days after I arrive.

Many thanks for the MBOX tip! That one is great!
...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 4:21 am
Replies: 4
Views: 572
Posted By Marakai

Anyone know if the study handbook is available...

Anyone know if the study handbook is available for download? On VicRoads it seems to be hardcopy only. Seeing as the Australian state and federal govt like to make just about everything available for...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2004, 4:13 am
Replies: 5
Views: 669
Posted By Marakai

Re: When to start looking for jobs

If you are realistic then the best you may hope for is to get a reply along the lines of "we like your resume, call us when you're here, until then all the best".

I started contacting firms about...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2004, 3:16 pm
Replies: 6
Bob
Views: 540
Posted By Marakai

OK, who would write an *acronym* on a barf bag to...

OK, who would write an *acronym* on a barf bag to make a threat? What's next? Charade games? Crossword puzzles?

"Oh! Look he's holding up his hands... three times.... first time 4 fingers, then 2,...
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