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Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2009, 12:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 627
Posted By starsun

Anyone from Aberdeen

Hi there,

My husband and I are Australian but are moving to Aberdeen in May. He works in oil and gas and I am a lawyer. He is being transferred with his company and I will be working for one of...
Forum: Australia
Feb 17th 2009, 3:01 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 3,270
Posted By starsun

Re: Where on EARTH (in Sydney) should we live??

We lived in Woollahra which is gorgeous and quite close to the beach, but pretty expensive. When we lived there 2 years ago we rented a nice but quite small 2 bedroom apartment for $400 per week. It...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 16th 2009, 7:35 am
Replies: 88
Views: 6,823
Posted By starsun

Re: The Final Rant

Certainly the use of the word "Abo" is a derogatory term, absolutely no doubt. I would never ever use that word and would find it offensive if others used it. Growing up in Australia, there is no...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 15th 2009, 12:11 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 6,823
Posted By starsun

Re: The Final Rant

I will be moving back when I am good and ready, but thanks for asking.

Look I am well aware of Perth's flaws and I am prepared to criticise it for these things, but when you classify the whole...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 14th 2009, 2:08 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 6,823
Posted By starsun

Re: The Final Rant

Oh dear! I just read this post about my home town - Perth. Now I am all for pointing out Perth's faults and having lived there for 26 years before moving abroad and having lived away now for 5 years,...
Forum: Australia
Feb 13th 2009, 8:19 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,815
Posted By starsun

Re: Looking at Perth as a possible relocate - whats you opinion?

Hi there,
Having grew up in Perth and lived there until I was 26 before moving overseas over 5 years ago, I can give you the good and bad about Perth. Just to give you some background, I have also...
Forum: Canada
Sep 29th 2008, 4:35 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 981
Posted By starsun

Re: Is Calgary for us? Advice Needed

Thanks very much for this. It is very useful given you have lived in both. I think from my research it is very complicated and time consuming to qualify in Canada. Much more difficult than originally...
Forum: Canada
Sep 29th 2008, 2:00 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 981
Posted By starsun

Re: Is Calgary for us? Advice Needed

Yes I have investigated Houston - I am admitted in New York so I can take the Houston bar. I think for Alberta I need to take some courses but not too many because I am Commonwealth qualified which...
Forum: Canada
Sep 29th 2008, 11:54 am
Replies: 8
Views: 981
Posted By starsun

Re: Is Calgary for us? Advice Needed

Thanks for this feedback. That sums up what I had heard about Houston. I also think the weather might get to me as I really like a summer and a winter, not one giant long summer.

I hope all goes...
Forum: Canada
Sep 29th 2008, 9:22 am
Replies: 8
Views: 981
Posted By starsun

Is Calgary for us? Advice Needed

Hi there, I have posted something similar to this post on the Houston board. My husband works for an oil and gas company and will likely have the opportunity for our next posting to go to either...
Forum: China/Hong Kong
Sep 5th 2008, 6:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,915
Posted By starsun

Re: Beijing - anyone living there?

Thanks for that. We are currently living as expats in Moscow and so we are used to challenging circumstances. Moscow was tougher than we were expecting - just in regards to the lack of English...
Forum: China/Hong Kong
Sep 4th 2008, 7:39 am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,915
Posted By starsun

Beijing - anyone living there?

Hi, just wanted to see if anyone had any feedback on what it's like to live in Beijing as an expat? I understand the language would be difficult as would the pollution, but what about other things...
Forum: Australia
Jun 19th 2008, 12:01 pm
Replies: 119
Views: 12,786
Posted By starsun

Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise

Sorry, but having lived in Perth for 26 years and having lived in Europe and US also, I must say this post is misleading in a number of respects.

1. The traffic is not bad AT ALL. Seriously, you...
Forum: The Sand Pit
May 16th 2008, 10:36 am
Replies: 142
Views: 6,643
Posted By starsun

Re: Dubai is sh1te....

This is an interesting thread for me, given my husband and I may soon be contemplating a move to Dubai. We would only move there for the job opportunities though. Do you think it is that bad if you...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 24th 2008, 2:45 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 2,764
Posted By starsun

Re: Australia or Dubai

Hmmm, interesting answer given I have also lived in Sydney as well as Perth prior to moving to Moscow, which is where I live now. While I enjoyed Sydney and we could move there as well, we actually...
Forum: Australia
Apr 23rd 2008, 2:56 pm
Replies: 102
Views: 17,333
Posted By starsun

Re: Perth or Adelaide

just to add my two cents worth:

perth

pros: beaches, outdoor spaces, parks, margaret river, dunsborough, good restaurants, nice people, plenty of travelling opportunities along the WA coast.
...
Forum: Australia
Apr 22nd 2008, 1:48 pm
Replies: 102
Views: 17,333
Posted By starsun

Re: Perth or Adelaide

Can someone explain to me why they think Perth is so boring? Are you people stuck out in the boondocks or something?

Seriously.
Forum: Middle East
Apr 22nd 2008, 1:43 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 2,764
Posted By starsun

Re: Australia or Dubai

and yes, life in Australia is not that relaxing. The hours can be very long and work can be very demanding. It depends on the industry you are in.
Forum: Middle East
Apr 22nd 2008, 1:41 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 2,764
Posted By starsun

Re: Australia or Dubai

I don't think Perth is that cheap anymore but certainly the outdoors in Perth are fantastic. However, the summers in Perth are long and hot, albeit not as hot as Dubai would get, they certainly are...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 22nd 2008, 10:05 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,764
Posted By starsun

Re: Australia or Dubai

Good replies, thanks. I love Perth because I was born there and spent the first 26 years of my life there. Haven't lived there in 4 years though, but bloody miss it. Particularly the open spaces, the...
Forum: Australia
Apr 22nd 2008, 10:01 am
Replies: 102
Views: 17,333
Posted By starsun

Re: Perth or Adelaide

I would choose Perth definitely. The previous poster who rabbited on about Perth being full of shopping malls and bad fashion sense must clearly spend their entire time in the outer suburbs. If you...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 22nd 2008, 9:18 am
Replies: 55
Views: 2,764
Posted By starsun

Australia or Dubai

Hi everyone,

I am a bit of a quandry. I currently live in Europe and my husband and I want to leave the city we are currently living in towards the end of this year. We are considering two...
Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2008, 12:29 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,075
Posted By starsun

Re: Work Choices officially dead and buried

I don't understand how people don't understand that by encouraging productivity, keeping a lid on increasing wage costs and making it easier companies to manager their employees, it is actually...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2008, 7:18 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,531
Posted By starsun

Re: Perth a nono I think :(

Having lived in Perth for 28 years before living in New York, Washington DC, Sydney and Moscow, I can safely say that Perth is safer than any of those places. Certainly there is violence but it tends...
Forum: Australia
Mar 12th 2008, 3:49 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,113
Posted By starsun

Re: Where to go.

Perth is definitely the place if he is interested in resources companies. There are pluses and minuses to Perth. On the plus side, great weather, fantastic beaches, beautiful parks, outdoor areas,...
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