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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 8th 2009, 12:02 pm
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Hi Vicky

Good to hear that you guys will be over later in the year.

Best of luck with all your plans hope they aren't too stressful.

Allan
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 8th 2009, 4:14 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Hi Guys

Well we are all settling in well here in Perth, wishing we'd had more equity left in our UK house as doing a self build incurs a lot of extra expense once the builders have finished:...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 26th 2009, 1:29 pm
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Hi Vicky

Yep I'm in IT but fortunately when I resigned from my UK job they decided to offer me a contract whereby I earn almost the same salary for significantly less hours. I really couldn't...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 26th 2009, 10:47 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Well they start on Monday so too early to tell yet, but we have been around it a couple if times and it seems brill, the kids are 4 & 6 so most important thing is them feeling settled and it...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 26th 2009, 9:38 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Yippee we are finally here!!!!:thumbup::eek::thumbsup::rofl:

Flights with Air Asia were surprisingly OK, but then I was expecting them to be bad. Leg room and seating very similar to Singapore...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 24th 2009, 7:47 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Cheers Sam, yeah staying with family this last few weeks. Couldn't fly out any earlier really as I didn't dare resign from work until we had exchanged, and as that was only the week before completion...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 21st 2009, 9:41 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

All the best for your flight out next week Beth and for your new life in the sunshine.:thumbup:

Allan
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 20th 2009, 8:49 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Well house completion went through smoothly yesterday and we are now officially homeless until our flights on the 21st March.

Keep pinching ourselves as can't believe it's actually happening after...
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2009, 10:45 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,629
Posted By allankate

Re: When to book flights

Thanks for the tip, I was considering booking a night in the Concorde Inn and just staying for the afternoon / evening at RM200, but didn't realise that there was no link between LCCT & the main...
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2009, 8:47 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,629
Posted By allankate

Re: When to book flights

I recently saw this AirAsia IFE Link (http://blog.airasia.com/index.php/entertainment-onboard-long-haul-flights) which seems to imply that the flight to Perth should have built in IFE and if they are...
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2009, 11:13 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,629
Posted By allankate

Re: When to book flights

Yep must admit it doesn't look the best... However I'm saving £1100 when compared to Singapore or Qantas. So gonna risk it, I'll report back after the flights 21st March and let you know. I flew the...
Forum: Australia
Feb 13th 2009, 2:26 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,629
Posted By allankate

Re: When to book flights

I'd say the same thing, look at the prices for the dates you want to go now, also check what the prices are for in 1 months time and 2 months time and see if there is much difference.

Main things...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 13th 2009, 1:34 pm
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

thanks for that, yeah we're heading for Perth.

Just booked 4 flights on the new low cost airline (AirAsia) which flies out of Stanstead £1175 :eek: including Taxes, food, 25KG of bags each. I...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 13th 2009, 8:16 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Yeah I've exchanged!!!! :eek: :thumbsup:

There were some hairy moments these last few days, but it's a done deal. Removals company are in on Tuesday, Wednesday and we complete Thursday.:ohmy: Kids...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 5th 2009, 8:04 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Excellent news....glad to hear that it's all going to plan:thumbsup:

We hope to exchange on the house this Monday (9th), removal is booked for 17th/18th and looking at flights week beginning 16th...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 12th 2008, 10:04 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Well here we go again....

Another offer accepted on our house yesterday :eek: let's see how far we get with this one :blink:

Fingers crossed we could be over mid Feb :thumbup:

Good luck to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 9th 2008, 11:06 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Thanks Vicky

Nope we're not going until the house here sells. Still need equity in the house to buy tickets, transport furniture and finish SH house (floors, fencing, landscaping). All our credit...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 9th 2008, 9:46 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Hi Tints

Congrats on the offers.

We arrived back from our validation trip yesterday :( , house sale fell through whilst we were over :(

But hey I collected the keys to the new house in...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2008, 10:05 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 542
Posted By allankate

Re: Anyone on this Saturdays (22nd November) A380 Heathrow - Singapore Flight?

LOL shame as we are sat at the back down stairs but on the am flight;)

Thanks Hitchcock we certainly intend on enjoying ourselves, shame we have to pop back to finalise the house move, but just to...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2008, 1:23 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 542
Posted By allankate

Anyone on this Saturdays (22nd November) A380 Heathrow - Singapore Flight?

Hi guys

We finally fly out to Oz tomorrow to validate our visas :thumbsup: is there anyone else out there who'll be doing the same and on tomorrows A380 Singapore Airlines flight out of...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 12th 2008, 9:59 pm
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Thanks Sam

How did you know it was lovely :p

Just look at how blue that sky is, and no I didn't photoshop it ;)


Allan
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 12th 2008, 11:15 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Thanks guys.

You're right NJ, I was only thinking along very similar lines yesterday, I can go and do all the stuff like get a tax reference, change drivers licence, medicare etc etc as I will be...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 12th 2008, 9:46 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Yipppeeeeeee:thumbsup:

Offer made on the house at the weekend for full asking price (£40K less than original price 8 months ago but hey). In fact we actually had 2 offers on the same day :ohmy:
...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 29th 2008, 10:13 am
Replies: 5,919
Views: 279,839
Posted By allankate

Re: September 2007 Applicants

Hi Tim

Yep we fly out to Perth on 22nd Nov for our validation trip, back on the 8th Dec.

Treating it as kind of a holiday, although as we've already had our house built in Secret Harbour, will...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 24th 2008, 11:08 am
Replies: 1,122
Views: 79,827
Posted By allankate

Re: The Official Barbie Joke Thread Part 2! (STILL NOT CHILD FRIENDLY)

News just in...
Banking crisis hits Japan:(
Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on HBOS in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.

In the last 7 hours...
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