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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 6th 2008, 8:52 am
Replies: 41
Views: 2,687
Posted By angelaos

Re: What to upload for 175 visa

Just been reading this with great interest. I am at the early reading up on what you need to do stage, so would like to get some feedback from the more experienced of you please.

I am a part time...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 27th 2008, 7:18 am
Replies: 147
Views: 15,977
Posted By angelaos

Re: So if it gets dark at 5pm in Brisbane, what do you do in the evening?

:eek:
Thanks for painting a better picture of things. I'm at my delving stage of finding out about Oz & am mentally collecting as much realistic info as poss. It's amazing that most of what what...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 27th 2008, 7:00 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,778
Posted By angelaos

Re: What is the breast cancer screening like in Oz?

Thank you all very much for sharing your experiences with me and others. It has been reasurring that if I did eventually get my finger out & make decision actually go, then the care I would receive...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2008, 11:06 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,194
Posted By angelaos

Re: Where do you get your curtains from?

;)
So when you say (some) people would love to have reasonably priced blinds made, what type did you have in mind? I can do roman blinds but coudn't do those vertical strip things!

I had...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2008, 10:48 am
Replies: 147
Views: 15,977
Posted By angelaos

Re: So if it gets dark at 5pm in Brisbane, what do you do in the evening?

So, from what I can gather from this (please correct me if I am wrong) is that Brisbane get dark around 5pm in winter which is better than the UK but is also dark at 7pm?? in the summer. Am I on the...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2008, 10:47 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,778
Posted By angelaos

Re: What is the breast cancer screening like in Oz?

:thumbsup:
Thanks for the details. You seem to know alot, are you a tax specialist or work in a hospital by any chance? :D
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2008, 10:31 am
Replies: 147
Views: 15,977
Posted By angelaos

Re: So if it gets dark at 5pm in Brisbane, what do you do in the evening?

Do you feel conned by the lack of info about the dark evenings or did you suss that out before you got there?

A few people have mentioned Melbourne as a better place to live for light. What that...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2008, 10:06 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,778
Posted By angelaos

Re: What is the breast cancer screening like in Oz?

Dear Dorothy,

Sorry to hear that. It's never an easy topic to bring up but i really appreciate your honesty. I went for my scan results today, which thankfully were all clear. It did get me...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2008, 9:03 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,778
Posted By angelaos

What is the breast cancer screening like in Oz?

Not a jolly subject, but a serious one. I have been identified as having a greater risk of breast cancer as it keeps cropping up in my family. Here in the UK I am being given mamograms every year...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2008, 8:36 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,194
Posted By angelaos

Re: Where do you get your curtains from?

Thanks for the insight. Good to know where there is or rather is not a niche. I am an art & textiles teacher so could run courses, be it creative surface decoration or practical 'how to do'...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2008, 11:00 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,231
Posted By angelaos

Re: Back visiting UK - our feelings and findings

What a great & inspiring read. We are currently thinking about applying for a visa but keep being unsure. Each time I read something like this I feel inspired & motivated to go for it. Thank you for...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2008, 10:47 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,194
Posted By angelaos

Where do you get your curtains from?

Ok, bizarre question, but where do you get your curtains and roman blinds from in Oz? What are the dept stores like, do they offer a good choice? Can you buy good quality fabric out there as in...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 25th 2008, 10:38 am
Replies: 147
Views: 15,977
Posted By angelaos

So if it gets dark at 5pm in Brisbane, what do you do in the evening?

I was talking to a brit who just returned here to the UK today & she told me Brisbane doesn't have daylight saving (?) & that it gets dark at 5pm just in time for when you come home from work. So, I...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 11:41 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,344
Posted By angelaos

Re: Please tell me something good about moving to Oz!!!

:zzz:
Steve O,

Thanks for the emphathy. I like what you say, your right about the ten years passing. I'm conscious of our ages excluding us as we get older. Better do it now then never have the...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 11:32 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,344
Posted By angelaos

Re: Please tell me something good about moving to Oz!!!

:p
...True, true, but at least Oz seems to have the right idea as far as the points system goes. We seem to let everybody in here regardless of what they can or cannot offer...TB?

And crime,...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 10:56 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,344
Posted By angelaos

Re: Please tell me something good about moving to Oz!!!

Dear Steve O

Thank you for your realistic response to my question & the link to jobs. Very kind & helpful of you. I'll pass them on to hubby. :)

I have read the responses to my question & I...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 8:09 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,344
Posted By angelaos

Please tell me something good about moving to Oz!!!

Okay, so I previously asked 'What's so wrong with Oz?' after reading that so many of you wanted to come back. I have now seriously started to question why should we consider moving there, what the...
Forum: The Barbie
May 26th 2008, 7:48 am
Replies: 10
Views: 774
Posted By angelaos

Re: Holiday accommodation in Gold Coast?

Sorry can't help but I was just passing by & had to ask, why do you have to go to Oz to validate your visa? We are only just considering applying at the moment & didn't realise you had to pop over...
Forum: The Barbie
May 23rd 2008, 1:53 am
Replies: 79
Views: 5,762
Posted By angelaos

So why is Oz not what you expected?

Hi

We have been contemplating moving over to Oz for the past two years but have never made the plans firm. So many people want to flock there from the UK but why are so many of you saying you...
Forum: The Barbie
May 18th 2008, 9:57 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,761
Posted By angelaos

Re: Does Oz have a 'Yob' Culture / Fear Factor?

how do you know so much about population density? So what is the density for Brisbane?

If you live there do you end up on sprawling urban developments or are there nice quieter places still...
Forum: Australia
May 17th 2008, 11:09 am
Replies: 103
Views: 8,303
Posted By angelaos

Re: Would you still make/have made the move to Aus if the weather was same as UK?

Where in Essex do you live? I'm from there originally, but still in the UK presently. I also want to go to Oz for the same reasons as you. Have you actually experienced the crimes or just read...
Forum: The Barbie
May 17th 2008, 10:12 am
Replies: 48
Views: 2,067
Posted By angelaos

What's the Price of Petrol in Oz?

Yesterday in the UK I paid £1.14.9 for a litre of unleaded petrol. Deisel was £1.24 a litre. It cost me £67 to fill up my VW passat car. :curse:

How much is it in Oz? No doubt most people...
Forum: The Barbie
May 17th 2008, 7:22 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,761
Posted By angelaos

Re: Does Oz have a 'Yob' Culture / Fear Factor?

We live in Wokingham, Berks. Very nice & green. A place where people chat to each other when passing in the street/woods if walking dogs/toddlers etc.

So, is Loganlea dodgy or good?
Forum: The Barbie
May 15th 2008, 8:24 am
Replies: 49
Views: 3,761
Posted By angelaos

Re: Does Oz have a 'Yob' Culture / Fear Factor?

:D
Hutch I like your view on things! I really am pleased that somewhere in the world teenagers are perceived positively. So many of them are tared with the same brush. One day my sons will be that...
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