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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 24th 2004, 9:17 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 794
Posted By pabloako

Re: X-Rays not as good as we hoped

G'day pmntchambers!

Still here…. the e-mail popped up in my inbox, so I found this thread again.
In the end all of our sleepless nights, worrying, bad language and thinking that the end of the...
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2004, 6:19 am
Replies: 47
Views: 2,774
Posted By pabloako

Re: Got a job..

Better situation down there than it is up here in Sunny Brisbane!

Well done dude. :)
Forum: Australia
Mar 22nd 2004, 6:12 am
Replies: 4
Views: 507
Posted By pabloako

Cool Woo Hoo, I have got a job in Brisbane (Well sort of!!!)

I have been in sunny Brisbane for 5 months now and as I work in IT I was finding it a bit of a struggle getting a job. By far the largest employers here are the State and Local governments and I...
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2004, 11:26 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,575
Posted By pabloako

Do you know if us pommies can apply to become a...

Do you know if us pommies can apply to become a ‘Jobseeker’ or is that one of the benefits that we can not get for two years as a Permanent Resident?
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2004, 9:49 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,575
Posted By pabloako

The grass still is greener. Although jobs suck,...

The grass still is greener. Although jobs suck, the country, weather, people and life style are a thousand times better than in the UK. Plus a Big Mac meal is almost half the price here too!!!!!...
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2004, 9:42 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,575
Posted By pabloako

Re: It is not easy

It really makes you fed up doesn’t it.
At least the sun is shining and it is nice and warm. Strangely the cheapest thing for me to do, and hence not spend more savings, is to go to the beach....
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2004, 8:03 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,575
Posted By pabloako

Unhappy Problems getting jobs in Brisbane

Is anyone else having problems getting jobs in Brisbane?

Employment agencies are next to useless. I phoned several of them up and they just said send in your CV. I sent it in and that was the last...
Forum: Australia
Nov 26th 2003, 8:47 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,993
Posted By pabloako

http://www.carseldinecourt.com.au/ The owners...

http://www.carseldinecourt.com.au/
The owners are very friendly and they will point you in the right direction for buying furnature and also give you pointers with cars.
There is a bus that stops...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2003, 11:12 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,993
Posted By pabloako

Re: Two weeks in Brisbane and this is what we have found.

We are renting through http://www.daviddeane.com.au/ and we are currently paying $200 a week for a three bed, brick lowset with a big garden and enough spaces to start our own car park.

We are...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2003, 8:59 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,993
Posted By pabloako

Talking Two weeks in Brisbane and this is what we have found.

We have been in sunny Queensland, (just north of Brisbane), for two weeks now and here is what we found out….

Extra baggage allowance with Singapore airlines:
When we checked in, we said that...
Forum: Australia
Oct 30th 2003, 2:09 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,540
Posted By pabloako

I exchanged a couple of days ago. The rate...

I exchanged a couple of days ago. The rate Currencies Direct had at the time was $2.3850. I set up a limit order to say that if it gets to $2.40, I want to transfer and the currency man said that it...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 30th 2003, 12:34 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,206
Posted By pabloako

Re: Its my turn......

Well done. Have a nice trip! :)
Forum: Australia
Oct 30th 2003, 8:06 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,066
Posted By pabloako

I have never seen Shreddies :(

I have never seen Shreddies :(
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 30th 2003, 7:35 am
Replies: 4
Views: 644
Posted By pabloako

Re: Who's the Best? (and cheapest!)

PSS (www.pss.uk.com) were very good and one of the cheapest.
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2003, 12:22 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,540
Posted By pabloako

Wooo Hoooo :D We used...

Wooo Hoooo :D

We used www.currenciesdirect.com and the rate was quite good. Their customer service isn't too good as it is just a call centre, but then again they do answer any questions honestly.
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2003, 10:40 am
Replies: 8
Views: 461
Posted By pabloako

Re: Cheers and Goodbye for now!

Be careful what you leave in a room. I forgot to move the kitchen bin from the kitchen and it was wrapped up and shipped. No food rubbish, just paper, but as the bin was approx 2 cubic feet, it cost...
Forum: Australia
Oct 29th 2003, 10:34 am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,540
Posted By pabloako

I transfered today and got $2.40 with Currencies...

I transfered today and got $2.40 with Currencies Direct. I am not looking at the exchange rate again, just in case I end up crying.
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2003, 2:13 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 684
Posted By pabloako

Is anyone else waiting to transfer money?

Is anyone else waiting to transfer money?
I know the lovely days of $2.80 have gone, but all I want now is a reasonable rate and I have been watching it bounce all over the place for a couple of...
Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2003, 11:07 am
Replies: 11
Views: 641
Posted By pabloako

I use the Windows Messenger (part of Windows XP)...

I use the Windows Messenger (part of Windows XP) and it works very well.
It is built in to Windows XP and it looks like two small green people, next to the clock. If you have not used it before it...
Forum: Australia
Oct 27th 2003, 10:19 am
Replies: 5
Views: 486
Posted By pabloako

Talking This is going too well!

The removals have been in and that was easy. :)
The house sold with no problem at all. :)
We took a gamble and handed in our notices at work before we got the visa, but the gamble paid off. :D...
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2003, 1:29 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 844
Posted By pabloako

By ther looks of it the rest of us will be on a...

By ther looks of it the rest of us will be on a beach, so....Yes.
We will all have a beer for you! :D
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2003, 10:54 am
Replies: 14
Views: 733
Posted By pabloako

We move out of the house tomorrow and live in a...

We move out of the house tomorrow and live in a Travelodge for a week as we have to finish work on the 31st October. We then go on a trip around the UK visiting relatives and fly out on the 8th...
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2003, 9:53 am
Replies: 15
Views: 844
Posted By pabloako

Re: what are you doing christmas day

Beach or rain forest, such a difficult decision! :D
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2003, 9:31 am
Replies: 14
Views: 733
Posted By pabloako

We did the estimate our self and it worked out to...

We did the estimate our self and it worked out to be 150 cubic feet. In the end it was 200, but their van van big enough.

PSS were very good. If there was an empty space, like in our washing...
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2003, 9:22 am
Replies: 14
Views: 733
Posted By pabloako

Re: PSS were good

1-3 Pegasus Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 4PS
Other Enquiries: E-mail ~ '[email protected]'
Tel ~ 020 8686 7733
Fax ~ 020 8686 7799
web ~ www.pss.uk.com
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