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Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2008, 12:35 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,111
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Q about medical..

I mentioned being in hospital for pregnancy-related fainting and a previous early miscarriage. I can't remember if the panel doc recommended that I wrote them on the form or not, but he seemed to...
Forum: Australia
Jan 8th 2008, 10:20 am
Replies: 9
Views: 592
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Anyone studied Australian History

I have read part of The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes, which is a history of the transportation of convicts, but tbh it's a bit heavy going and I'm sure there's somethign a bit more reader-friendly...
Forum: Australia
Jan 8th 2008, 10:09 am
Replies: 9
Views: 592
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Anyone studied Australian History

Some, like the role of nationalism in the decision to federate in 1901. What kind of history are you interested in? I am primarily a social historian interested in local history but have delved into...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2008, 11:07 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,660
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Help for some Newbies...Buying a car

We bought a 1991 Toyota Camry for £2K, spotted it on the autotrader website. We've only had it for a couple of months but it's been great so far (apart from the aircon, which needs regassing)
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2007, 9:13 am
Replies: 5
Views: 683
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Perth quarantine center

You can get the info here: http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/accom

Their email is: [email protected] - I emailed them the other day and they got back to me the same day.
Forum: Australia
Jun 12th 2007, 2:57 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 866
Posted By monkeypeaches

Anyone just shipped a few boxes and no furniture?

All of our furniture is cheap IKEA stuff and it isn't worth the cost of shipping, so we were just going to ship a number of boxes of stuff to Perth (clothes, DVDs, etc.) Probably about 10 tea chests....
Forum: Australia
Jun 12th 2007, 2:52 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 570
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Shipping Computer Monitors

We're planning on air freighting our LCD monitor (as we'll need it right away) - is that likely to be any better?
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 12th 2007, 11:23 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,521
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: i know how mary and joseph felt???

I would have thought they'd be glad of the business in the winter?
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 12th 2007, 11:21 am
Replies: 10
Views: 709
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Camera advice please...

I've got the Nikon D40 too, it's been brilliant so far. And cheaper than the Canon. (Price was the deciding factor for me).
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 12th 2007, 11:17 am
Replies: 6
Views: 486
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Putty Tatts

I'd avoid Siamese/Orientals if you're going to be out all day - they like a LOT of attention and can get lonely (we have a Siamese who gets very vocal when we've been out, and is never more than...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 12th 2007, 11:10 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,521
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: i know how mary and joseph felt???

What about a caravan park?
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 12th 2007, 8:08 am
Replies: 11
Views: 799
Posted By monkeypeaches

Finally - after 18 months - our "Got It"!

Well the title says it all, really - our patience has paid off and we are the proud owners of a "Got It" email!

Here's a bit of background: Visa subclass 138 (Skilled Sponsored), VETASSESS applied...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 14th 2007, 7:57 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Separate AoS for child?

Cheers Tony

Will get in touch with Centrelink and see what they say about it, if they need DIMA to reissue the request I'm sure my CO will, she's been on the ball up to now.

Rach
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 12th 2007, 1:11 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 434
Posted By monkeypeaches

Separate AoS for child?

We are at the final hurdle of our (long drawn-out) 138 application, and have just had our bond lodged at Centrelink. However I have received an email from our CO saying we need to do another AoS for...
Forum: Australia
Mar 7th 2007, 12:52 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,176
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: chocolate

I'm not an enormous fan of Australian chocolate but have been known to scoff the odd Freddo now and again whilst there!

I always lose a few pounds purely because my chocolate intake is diminished...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 6th 2007, 10:37 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 2,087
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Fantasy life....

This is a hard one. I've made some mistakes and made some decisions that changed my life for the worse. I had a rotten time in my early twenties.

However, almost each and every bad decision that I...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 6th 2007, 10:13 pm
Replies: 1,044
Views: 59,074
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Post your picture

Ooooooh love all the pics. Some of you are as I imagined, some of you not so much! It's ace to put faces to the names.

Here's me, anyhow. The bloke is Mr Peaches. I'm not quite brave enough to put...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 28th 2007, 12:00 pm
Replies: 1,492
Views: 63,141
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Any April 06 Visa applicants?

Hello everyone!

Haven't been on the boards for a while - real life (uni and baby) keeps taking up all of my time, tsk!

Congrats to all those who have recently got visas, just thought I would...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2007, 3:52 pm
Replies: 104
Views: 39,527
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Spiders And Snakes ? How Bad ?

In 6 months in Perth we saw one redback (on our last day!) and no snakes. A few huntsmen, but they're not so bad.

My uncle lives just SoR in Melville and they get the odd redback in the garage. We...
Forum: Australia
Feb 10th 2007, 3:47 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 13,688
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: How much sunbathing do you all do??

When we spent our 6 months in Perth we didn't sunbathe - both hubby and I are very pale and covered ourselves in factor 30+ whenever we went out. Also I have lots of moles which I have to be careful...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2007, 7:11 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,790
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Anyone taken next to nothing?

We're in the same boat - no house to sell and no savings. We should be heading out in October. We're lucky in that I have an uncle in Perth and a cousin too - who we will probably stay with for a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 6th 2007, 10:34 am
Replies: 31
Views: 1,376
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: woo hoo We got it!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

Well done!

Rach x
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 6th 2007, 10:32 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,441
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: Against all the odds - WE GOT THE VISA!!!!!

yAY! That's wonderful news Pearly! I'm so excited for you, I could do the riverdance down the street!

Well done!!!

RAch x
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 2nd 2007, 7:15 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 648
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: jeez,back in the hospital

:rofl: :rofl:
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 2nd 2007, 7:12 pm
Replies: 98
Views: 4,060
Posted By monkeypeaches

Re: BE's bookclub

Wow this sounds like a brilliant course!

I loved The Secret Garden as a kid, that and The Railway Children were my favourite books.

I remember Z for Zachariah from school, we did it for GCSE. I...
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