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Forum: The Barbie
Jun 22nd 2008, 9:20 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,243
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is $30k enough for a family of 5 in Adelaide?

Which is not a good prospect for people who are well established in the UK but is however a realistic prospect for many. It is not the land of milk and honey.
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 20th 2008, 6:16 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,243
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is $30k enough for a family of 5 in Adelaide?

Well done. It took me (a Queensland trained teacher) 6 months to find a teaching job in Queensland. And then we had to move outback on our own cash to get to it.
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 19th 2008, 6:31 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,243
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is $30k enough for a family of 5 in Adelaide?

We had to pay six months rent upfront as we had no references in Australia. At the end of that 6 months we still had no permanent jobs so we were still using our initial cash for rent and living. ...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 17th 2008, 10:22 pm
Replies: 385
Views: 25,257
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

You forget though that arable land is becoming scarce due to past environmental carelessness and what about the water problem? Australia does not have the capacity to expand. A lot of land does not...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 11th 2008, 3:17 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 4,001
Posted By alicecat

Re: Any one "we" know?

There is a drought. The suburbs shouldn't have green lawns in summer if they do not come from natural rainfall. Bore water won't last forever either. Australia is a dry country. There are already...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 8th 2008, 9:55 am
Replies: 385
Views: 25,257
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

Every nation loves their kids. At the same time every nation has problems with child abuse. You cannot generalise about the strength of one nation's love for their children.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 30th 2008, 6:28 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,522
Posted By alicecat

Re: 1 year after moving back: A single professionals perspective

I am a Brisbane girl as well who returned to Brisbane and I agree with the feelings about it being dull and sterile. Not being able to afford to live in the trendier areas also annoyed me. In fact...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 29th 2008, 8:27 pm
Replies: 164
Views: 15,956
Posted By alicecat

Re: Please sign this petition...it benefits us all (well, those with kids)!

I am such a British citizen. I arrived here (the UK) at the age of 23 without ever having been to Britain or my parents having paid any taxes since the 60s. As much as I would have liked it I am...
Forum: The Barbie
May 28th 2008, 7:36 am
Replies: 385
Views: 25,257
Posted By alicecat

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

and many are not worth it. I still remember the shock of walking into a house in Brisbane valued at 500,000 and finding it had no kitchen. Literally no kitchen. There was a room in the middle of...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 10:55 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 4,029
Posted By alicecat

Re: australia's most stunning houses

I would laugh but that is the sort of stuff we were seriously shown when we were looking for rentals in Queensland.

I live in a proper house now ;)
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 5:21 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 9,843
Posted By alicecat

Re: Thought of giving up shampoo?

Been doing this now since early April.

I am never going to use shampoo again.

Went through the icky stage so I started used bicarb. This worked for a bit but then I started to get...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2008, 11:19 am
Replies: 49
Views: 16,779
Posted By alicecat

Re: WHICH ARE NICE SUBURBS TO LIVE AROUND GOLD COAST AND BRISBANE???

D'Bay! When I was at school in Brisbane, Deception Bay's nickname was Conception Bay due to the amount of pregnant teenagers. It is pretty much still Boganville even with all the new houses. Silk...
Forum: The Barbie
May 13th 2008, 4:07 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,409
Posted By alicecat

Re: SATS

They do that already as part of OFSTED.

Perhaps if it is sufficient to just ask parents how a school is doing academically, maybe they could also do all the teaching, target setting and support...
Forum: The Barbie
May 13th 2008, 6:43 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,409
Posted By alicecat

Re: SATS

The QCA tests I was talking about are optional and a child that is clearly not able to cope with them is not usually made to do them. Sometimes in the interest of assessing progress, the slower...
Forum: The Barbie
May 12th 2008, 11:00 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,409
Posted By alicecat

Re: SATS

The SATs are only for year 6. The exams your year 4 child is most likely doing are optional QCA papers. It is unfortunate that the school have decided to do them in the same week as the SATs as...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 20th 2008, 9:46 am
Replies: 13
Views: 782
Posted By alicecat

Re: your age by eating out

Thanks! My maths skills fall short of actually working out the formula!

Anyway no need for you to feel sorry, it was me who p*ssed on the parade by bringing it up in the first place! :o;)
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 19th 2008, 10:59 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 782
Posted By alicecat

Re: your age by eating out

The fact that your birth year is part of the calculation must have something to do with it. It is like that think of a number name a country etc one. No matter what you pick you end up with the...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 18th 2008, 11:47 am
Replies: 132
Views: 7,874
Posted By alicecat

Re: Funny Aussie ways....

You are an Australian who hasn't been home in a while I guess. I am Australian too and I met with quite a few who meant it.
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 17th 2008, 7:25 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 9,843
Posted By alicecat

Re: Thought of giving up shampoo?

On this journal. http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.html?thread=4944870#t4944870
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 16th 2008, 10:51 pm
Replies: 171
Views: 9,843
Posted By alicecat

Re: Thought of giving up shampoo?

Day 9 for me. Was getting really really greasy by Sunday so I did a bicarbonate of soda wash and it was really good again. It is only just getting greasy now so I will wash it in water tonight. I...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 16th 2008, 9:22 am
Replies: 30
Views: 1,657
Posted By alicecat

Re: Fed up...

Have you looked at house prices in Australia?
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 16th 2008, 9:05 am
Replies: 132
Views: 7,874
Posted By alicecat

Re: Funny Aussie ways....

That is American. The kids say it here in Britain as well.
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 14th 2008, 6:45 am
Replies: 12
Views: 954
Posted By alicecat

Re: Buying a second property?

Have you got jobs in Brisbane yet? My OH and I took over a hefty amount from the sale of our property in the UK but ended up spending it all on rent and living expenses as jobs were so hard to find....
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 11th 2008, 11:06 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,250
Posted By alicecat

Re: Cotton wool kids

Sorry should have explained. I am in Britain.

The kids I used to teach in outback Australia loved rain. The minute there were a few drops they could not be controlled! Squealing, jumping up to...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 11th 2008, 10:11 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,250
Posted By alicecat

Re: Cotton wool kids

I had an art appreciation lesson with my class of 9-10 year olds. We were looking at Renoir's umbrellas and I asked them how it would have felt to be that small child in the painting. Not one child...
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