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akthung

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Re: Australia, any input?
« Reply #520 on: October 28, 2012, 09:57:39 pm »
^ mas mahal pa dito sa Perth. kung 2.60 lang nagulat ka na. ewan ko na pag dating mo dito lol

bratinella08

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« Reply #521 on: October 30, 2012, 08:44:11 pm »
^ hahaha, sanay na nga ako sis na expensive lahat, i always compare prices kasi satin in Manila. Dito sa Brisbane, may $3 na kong nakita for a small bottle. onti na lang ka-price na nila ang sale price ng rubi shoes LOL!

akthung

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« Reply #522 on: October 31, 2012, 03:59:08 am »
^ manila, US, Canada etc...

most often mas mahal ang Australia kaysa sa kanila. kaya nga mahina ang retail stores dito kasi karamihan via internet na ang purchase. money is king. if you add up all the cents or dollars you've saved, it will be significant. and being liquid is key in these modern times.

kaya nga ako I always bring with me a bottle of water. lalo na pag summer. I bring with me an insulated bottle. total, may mini reverse osmosis unit ako sa bahay. so water is good. dati always on the road ako. so $3 x 30 = 90. dami nangmabibili ng 90 sa supermarket. bottled soda is another. minsan halos $4 sa mga vendo dito.




layzieg

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« Reply #523 on: October 31, 2012, 08:51:02 am »
omg kung mahina na ang retail dyan baka wala na akong mahanap na work kasi balak ko mag part time sa retail

bratinella08

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« Reply #524 on: October 31, 2012, 02:43:15 pm »
^^ kami rin, we bring water kasi mahal dito, except the chocolates hahaha!

soonMD

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« Reply #525 on: October 31, 2012, 03:17:37 pm »
hello sisses! :D me and my family (5 members) are planning to apply for an australian visa together but we do not have any relatives there. What are the chances that we will be granted a visa? In some forums, it seems that an invitation letter from a relative/friend may increase the chances of getting a visa. another concern is, my mom will shoulder my expenses (i am still a student) as well as my sister's expenses even if my sister has her own stable job. What requirements should my sister pass in order to prove that my mom is paying for her given the fact that she has a job? Please please help. thank you so much :)

bluegintonic

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« Reply #526 on: November 03, 2012, 06:33:57 pm »
^ mas mahal pa dito sa Perth. kung 2.60 lang nagulat ka na. ewan ko na pag dating mo dito lol
OT pero where u from in Perth? I'm in the CBD. I agree with you lahat expensive dito.I buy most stuff from Amazon in the US. target in the US is waaay different from here. Even Singapore's prices are still acceptable.


^ try niyo sis soonMD na mag apply sa Aussie embassy sa Pinas. If you can show the required documents like bank statements ,hotel accomodation bookings, tickets (with return tickets!) baka okay na but then check the website for the requirements for tourist visas. baka required din nga pala medical/health insurance.

These might be helpful:

ETA VISA subclass 976- http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/976/ hindi included ang Philippines here so try mo rin ito:

ETA VISA subclass 676-http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/676/eligibility.htm
This one requires health requirements,health and travel insurances,character and financial requirements

akthung

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« Reply #527 on: November 04, 2012, 07:05:30 am »
I live in Fremantle where the rents keep on climbing so high that they drive businesses away. LOL

I buy most stuff from Amazon in the US. target in the US is waaay different from here. Even Singapore's prices are still acceptable.


Singapore prices are way way way acceptable. Aussie prices are generally ridiculous. Maganda pa nga prices sa Pinas kamo. Hindi mo nga lang lagi makikita ang full range of products ng isang brand sa pinas.

the joke is pa nga di ba, the East Coast is 6 months behind the US. West Coast is 6 months behind the East Coast.

I too buy from Amazon but more from E-bay or direct from the Manufacturer. Pero medyo asar din ako ng konti pagdating sa online buying. once malaman ng seller na nasa Australia ka. they jack up the price. either unit price or the price of shipping. mostly mga ganito ay yung mga manufacturers online shop. a good example na lang is Under Armour. yung 49.99 nila eh halos naging 100 AUD na. so i told them "forget it". nang napunta naman ako sa US, 19.99-29.99 lang naman sila. at that time mas malaki pa AUD kesa sa USD. Pero meron namang manufacturers na hindi mag iiba ng presyo.

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The way i see Australia is this.

Store A and Store B

Store A sells 10000 bottles a month at 100 pesos. Total monthly income is therefore 1,000,000

Store B wants to have a monthly income of 1,000,000 too but due to the population, environment, geographical limitations etc.,can only sell 1,000 bottles. so store B sells at 1,000 pesos per bottle.

Both stores therefore will earn 1M.


US is like Store A. Australia is like store B. the feeling kasi is you're paying for first world privileges. The US conquers the world so it can sell in huge volumes. So its citizens can pay so much less.

John Howard was like the Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. Siya ang nag angat sa Australia. Dati Australia was "2nd world." Hindi daw naiiba sa Pinas pag dating sa pag travel sa ibang bansa, kailangan din nila ng Visa makapasok lang sa i.e US. Unemployment was high too. Sabi ng mga matatanda dito. magtataka ka daw noon pano naging 1st world ang australia. Howard changed all that. Sadly, madami nang nakalimot dito. palibhasa marami na ding migrants at bata. kaya nga when he ran against Rudd noon, he said "I dont need to prove anything. you are already seeing it". But Australians are not like Singaporeans. They're cowboys when it comes to personal freedom.

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bluegintonic

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« Reply #528 on: November 04, 2012, 11:10:17 am »
^ Fremantle ka pala. I think  the price jumps in properties is caused by the mining boom and FIFO workers.I saw in karattha ampangit ng house 1,500 per week! Hubby ko is FIFO din but not mining-he's sort of working for Chevron. nagsasamantala naman rentals kasi alam nila kahit maganda o hindi, mauupahan kasi peole need places to live in. may sense din naman na bumili ka na lang kesa mag rent, talo talaga eh!

it's sooooo behind times here and hindi rin naman available ang full products range. I would recommend getting a MYUS address (myus.com) para hindi ka mamahalan sa shipping to Aussie, that's what I do. I pay 80 USD a year for the storage fee (free for 30 days), may personal shopper din (if  you're trying to buy from a website who only accepts US cc's) and kino-consolidate nila shipping, you'll get your parcel in 5 days' time. kaso palya sa delivery ang kahit no cargo service dito sa Aussie, hindi nasusunod yung 5 days, more like 7 days kasi HINDI DAW PROTOCOL ang tawagan ang recipient before i-deliver (DHL,UPS,FEDEX). nasa side ng Aussie delivery ang problema ko lagi.  Just keep your purchases under 1k AUD para hindi ka magbayad ng tax and your purchases are fine. I recently bought Vibrams shoes which costs 140 AUD++ here in Perth na 77-85 USD lang prices. Since may monthly sched naman parcels ko, negligible na yung shipping compared sa bulk ng mga binili ko. I even bought a folding bike from there (215 USD) na would cost more than 700 AUD dito,nakakawalang gana talaga mag shopping dito. 

I haven't been to the East Coast and frankly, why would we? ka-price ng tickets to the rest of Asia ang papunta East so instead of going East, we frequent Singapore and Philippines na lang (ganun sched ng hubby ko, 10 weeks working then 3 weeks off). , masaya pa kami, mas nakakapaglibang kami nang ganun. I have a toddler aged 20 months and I wanted to place her in a child care facility but then I'm stumped kasi 1 year daw waiting list! parang ayoko na tuloy...di bale ako na lang mag-alaga. I heard schooling system ng mga bata dito hindi rin maganda,nakaka discourage papag-aralin anak ko. Sa Pinas na lang namin papaaralin. We were so disappointed kasi pag sinabi Aussie, "world class"....now I wonder which "class" they're referring to.

We lived in Singapore din and it's literally worlds apart. Singapore might be small but they offer more   lifestyle options, not necessarily only for the up and up. Sabi ng Singaporean friends namin, kung gusto daw makatipid ng parents nila for uni, they're carted off to Aussie. Nagtataka naman ako kasi considering mahal na school fees dito, hindi pa pala tutumbas sa Singaporean schools? or maybe it's their course lang that makes a difference?

Super laid back ang life dito...to the point na nababagalan ako sa process.   :(

akthung

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« Reply #529 on: November 04, 2012, 12:35:08 pm »
^ according to the oldies here. sobrang mura ang cost of living sa Perth noong araw. dadaigin pa ang east coast. but because of the mining boom doon lang nag taasan ang presyo sa Perth hindi lang properties. at noong nag bust, hindi naman bumaba.

loko din mga tao dito sis hindi ko alam kung na experience ninyo na pero pag feeling nila mining or resource sector ka. mas mahal ang singgil nila sa iyo. (ie haircut).

bilang na araw ng mining industry. basic economics lang yan. after FDIs have settled, the money will start to go out of the country instead of being kept and or invested locally.

nanggaling kami ng Singapore but that was in the 80s. Mahirap i compare ang 2 lugar sabay 2 era. but compared to my exposure to the US and Canada. Ibang iba talaga sa Aus. Lalo na sa Perth. dito ata ang refuge ng mga Puti na allergic sa ibang kulay. lalong lalo na  yung mga galing UK na hindi na matiis na dumadami mga galing asya.

masyadong relax ang mga tao dito. but they have to keep up with the changing world. hindi na pwede relax relax lang. noong 2007, i can take the train from Freo to Midland na ako lang ang asyano sa train. ngayon madami na talaga. dumadami na tao. mga 100-110kph na limit noon sa kalsada eh ngayon 80kph na. they have to keep up.

nanay ko nasa academe. eto lang masasabi niya: walang tatalo na makapasok ka sa State University ng bansang pinang galinggan mo. yun pa din at iyun pag dating sa high standards. yung mga nagiibang bansa, usually either hindi nakapasa sa State-U or hindi kaya ang tuition. unless you move up in school rankings like from ADMU to Harvard. yan pwede pa.

yes according to the survey, pinakabugok ang schooling dito sa WA compared sa ibang states. walang magagawa eh, una ang hahaba ng breaks. tapos 9-5 lang ang establishments. daming idle time.

may side project nga ako and it involves leading aussies. nako laid back talaga. nakapag trabaho na din ako sa american na companya. talagang hataw dito hataw doon. pero mga australiano dito sa WA minsan parang pinoy na din kung gumalaw.

panay Hail dito ngayon freo. sa inyo?

« Last Edit: November 04, 2012, 12:40:13 pm by akthung »

bluegintonic

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« Reply #530 on: November 04, 2012, 06:01:24 pm »
^ uulan aaraw dito ngayon. Nakakainis ang panahon hindi kami makalabas ni baby! Yun na lang tanging kaligayahan nnamin, ang magpunta ng park.

Hubby works for a US company and earns in USD so kada may fluctuation ang AUD,siyempre it's either good for us or it'll  be bad. Matindi nga raw dito super tamad at walang alam yugn hinire na taga dito para lang masabi "they have filled the position" ex. document control department nila sa SG 3-5 tao lang at mas efficient kaysa sangkaterbang puti dito na nakukuha pa mag nail file sa work ;D

Sa totoo lang yung ibang bossing niya dito while off niya, nakasabay niya sa barber shop :o mga 10 AM yun-galing sa katabing Dome para mag-take away ng coffee sabay naisipan yata magpagupit.Kung lahat ng tao ganito while at work, wala nga mangyayari ;D

Marami pa pwede minahin dito, sir kaso nga lang "wala na tao" kasi lahat ng mine workers nagpapalipat lipat lang. Walang accountability, na parang so what if you fire me? Madali makahanap work ulit.Ganyan attitude nila eh.

Lately lang kami nagtira sa Singapore,2009-2011 so kita namin ang kahulihan ng mga bagay bagay dito. I hate that business hours 9-5 lang but then it's the same in Europe. Ito lang ang kasaaman ng nakatira kami sa CBD, wala halos maikutan dito, lalabas pa kami to suburbs to "see" something else.Not a good thing for a couple with a toddler, but we have to deal with it. Buti hindi kami nangungupahan, nakinig ako sa asawa ko na bumili na lang flat agad.At least hindi kami suffer sa pataas ng pataas na rental.

Pansin ko din lang karamihan yata ng uni students dito malapit hindi Aussie eh, mostly Asians. I'm really wondering what kind of education they'll get. Agree naman asawa ko na hindi dapa dito paaralin si baby. We heard so many horror stories here  at personally na-harass na rin ako for not being "white" by a teenager!

Nurse ako at I find the health system here weird. Dito lang ako nakarinig na pedia clinics and doctors DO NOT administer vaccines? I've worked for a military hospital in the Mid East and seeing the hospitals here, it's so dated and rusty looking I'm actually scared to go in them :o Most hospitals here like Royal Perth , bagsak sa handwashing? 27 % ng staff hindi naghuhugas ng kamay! Ayoko ipagsapalaran anak ko sa health care dito , hihintayin ko makadaan kami Singapore or sa Pinas na lang kami papa-check up at bakuna sa kanya. Sabagay hindi nakakapagtaka, lumakad ka lang sa kalsada dito kita naman marurusing at mukhang hindi nagsisipaligo talaga eh hahahaha!

If this is what 1st world is like,I'd really gladly go back to 3rd world country. it just so happens hidi feasible manirahan sa mid-east dahil sa gulo at andito work ni hubs kaya tiis -tiis lang talaga muna.

hindi pa naman kami naka-encounter na may nag take advantage sa amin just because of husband's work pero we feel cheated sa set up dito. We really were shocked sa prices like for soda cans, 1.20 SGD lang, 3 AUD dito! Pag sinabing potable ang water, oo naiinom nga pero ang taas ng mineral contents. I ended up having spring water delivery which costs a bit less than bottled water (per liter) sa supermarkets. Ang mura lang yata dito is Apple products  ;D kinomapre namin prices sa Mid East at dito,aba mas mura lalabas dito! Too bad hindi ako fan ng Apple...oh and cars...comparable sa Mid east ang prices...

Andami nga rin pala aboriginals pakalat kalat dito...dyan ba? Hindi pa kami napapasyal dyan eh,pinakalamayo na Innaloo napuntahan namin on his off days...

kamusta food scene dyan sa Freo...dito boring eh. I prefer to cook mostly than eat out kasi it's the same food all the time pag sa labas.  Sa tapat ko lang mga 5-6 burger places! Ilang version ba ng fish and chips, burgers, steak at chicken parmigiana kailangan?  ;D

snowyice

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« Reply #531 on: November 04, 2012, 08:07:09 pm »
to our bros and sis na nasa australia ask ko lang po my friend told me na dati daw kapag nasa IT industry pwedeng mag-apply ng resident visa sa AUS meaning hindi na kailangan dumaan sa Students visa. Does that apply pa rin until now?  TIA!

akthung

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« Reply #532 on: November 04, 2012, 08:29:14 pm »
nako sis iba talaga era ng mga puti. minsan napapaisip nga kami ng friend kong taga Canada. Baka nga ayaw na nila sa UK kasi hindi sila makapag compete sa mga pakistano at indyano.

meron nga ako nameet dyan sa CBD, tao siya sa isang store. nakaibigan ko at one day nag reklamo. wala daw siyang ganito ganyan sa buhay. eh ayun pala. typical puti. na gusto mag travel. ganun naman sila, pag dating ng university level, hala sige stop school muna. trabaho sa supermarket at mcdo para i finance ang travel. nakatravel nga. pag uwi sa bansa, napag iwanan na ang panahon. doon na magrereklamo. minsan pipintas pa ng asyano. eh tayo naman nagsisikap makapag tapos ng edukasyon bago mag enjoy. unless pinoy na pinanganak sa mayamang pamillya. kaya sabi ko "you made a choice. live by it (panagutan nila yun.) don't whine because from where i come from, we try to finish school first." eh yung mga puti niyang kaibigan na doctor na, eh nagtiis din naman. kaya nga naging doctor agad.

yang mga yan pa naninita ng sweldo ng kapwa nila. gusto nila lagi sila may magandang schedule. gusto nila hindi sila ma aagrabyado sa mga holidays. ayaw nila mag over time. ayaw nila ng pang gabi. pero yung asiyano na sasalo ng trabaho sa holidays at over time, pang gabi, eh sisisitahin naman nila. bakit daw mas mataas? DUH. syempre kakampihan ng management yung nagsasacripisyo para sa companya. pero meron naman loko. like one person i know, siya ang next in line sa nagpapatakbo. yung nagpapatakbo laging wala. tapos eventually na pirate sa kabila. sabi nung asiyano sa boss eh sya ang nagpapatakbo na halos at maganda naman performance bakit hindi ibigay sa kanya yung position? wala. iniwang blanko ang position. for sure naghihintay sila ng taong preferred nila. you know what i mean. nag resign na lang yung tao. good for him nakahanap pa ng higit na mas maganda na trabaho. sa opinion ko kapal pa ng mukha, dahil nakaalis na sa trabaho, humingi pa sila sa kanya ng pabor. hindi ko na alam ano kinalabasan dun sa paghingi na yun.


business na ng australia ang education sis. lalo na't may agreements sila with china. part ata ng agreement yung pag padala ng tsino dito para mag aral. karamihan mga Puti sa UWA pumupunta, medyo marami rami din sa ECU. sa Curtin halos asiano na except for some courses like physio and other health related courses.

marami pang bata na idealistic sis. kaya hindi mo masisisi kung matratrato ka ng ganyan. malakas din loob ng mga yan dahil hindi sila pwede iprosecute in general. kaya mga bata dito eh mga t'do.
isang example, noong nasa rottnest kami, may 3 bata na nag shoplift at nagkaroon ng habulan. nung nahuli ng pulis. pinag cricket na lang sa ilalim ng araw. tanghali kasi yun.

hahaha bili ka na lang sis ng soda sa Kmart. usually 14.99 for 24 cans. mahal talaga vendo. lalo na pag kinain pera mo lol.

since strict ang aus sa pagkain na pumapasok sa bansa. medyo off ang mga pagkain dito. asian. japanese or indian. ang talagang masarap eh western food. dahil forte nga nila. pero okay na din asian food kung wala ka naman din pagpipilian. lol.

may mga aboriginal sa fremantle CBD. at may iilang lugar dito na bahay ng mga abo. iniiwasan ng mga taxi yun. may mga tambay din sa CBD.. pero okay lang yun basta huwag pansinin or eye ball. pag humingi ng pera. sabihin na wala. dami dito humihingi ng 2 dollar coin. pamasahe daw. gawain din ng school children. minsan pag nakita ko naman genuine binibigyan ko. pero pag matatanda na. no way. sinasabi ko na smart rider lagi kong gamit kaya wala akong coins.

fish and chips. iisa lang yan! lol pero mas trip ko fish n chips sa cottesloe. hindi ko gusto yung sa Cicerellos kahit number 1 siya dito sa freo. masyadong oily. yung sa cottesloe eh masarap at naghihiwalay sa loob ng bibig.

Freo is a good place to visit sis. maraming kainan at markets. plus there's the cappuccino strip...strip ng mga italian restos. dami italiano dito at greek. I just bought a suit from an italian nga eh. lol they migrated here in the 60s ata. too bad hindi Armani ang apelyido. lol pero freo is freo yun at yun na. lol. hindi halos nagchachange. mdaming umaalis dahil sa taas ng rents. lol Myers will soon be gone.

sayang ginala ko Tita ko noon. sana nainvite kita. we drove all the way down WA ilang kilometro na lang eh lighthouse na sa pinaka ibaba ng continent. then dinala ko sa Pinnacles, way up north. buti nag drive kami kasi pala pag tour bus, kelangan mong lakarin ang yung site mismo. 5 km around yung pinnacles.
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akthung

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Re: Australia, any input?
« Reply #533 on: November 04, 2012, 08:31:10 pm »
to our bros and sis na nasa australia ask ko lang po my friend told me na dati daw kapag nasa IT industry pwedeng mag-apply ng resident visa sa AUS meaning hindi na kailangan dumaan sa Students visa. Does that apply pa rin until now?  TIA!

i think this question is better asked doon sa isang australia thread.  doon talagang nakafocus sa "getting into australia" work and migration. this thread is more on getting into australia as a tourist. and we also talk about life in australia.

saturated na IT dito. lahat ng kakilala ko nahihirapan na sa IT. one even shifted to accounting. yung isa palundag lundag with huge gaps (months) in between jobs. both grew up here. ewan ko lang experience ng iba.
« Last Edit: November 04, 2012, 08:32:50 pm by akthung »

bratinella08

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« Reply #534 on: November 10, 2012, 11:08:02 am »
Sis akthung: you are right, mas mahal nga sa perth coz expected nila na may pera mga tao dahil sa mining industry, nagvacation cousin ko dito sa brisbane, he's from perth working in mining industry as engineer ek ek (may term sila meta churva engineer), kaya shopping sya dito kasi mas mura daw dito pero marumi daw ang brisbane. Sabi ko wait till you see sydney. Hahaha!

layzieg

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« Reply #535 on: November 10, 2012, 03:06:06 pm »
e sa melbourne any inputs?

un1z

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« Reply #536 on: November 13, 2012, 08:44:10 am »
ibig po bang sabihin sa mga feedbacks nyo from Australia eh hindi maganda mag migrate sa australia

akthung

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« Reply #537 on: November 13, 2012, 09:27:23 am »
^ bawat bansa naman sis may butas talaga.  actually etong question mo marami nang nagtanong sa akin niyan. some of them nag australia pa din. after all, first world is first world regardless of what you hear.

at one point nagulat din ako kasi naka meet ako ng mga nurses, accountants etc na gustong mag avoid ng australia kasi nga sa mga bagay bagay na yan. at prefer nila mag canada or US or UK.

and i have to admit never ako nagkaroon ng bad experience sa north america. lalo na pag dating sa racial issues. sa canada, kahit tense na ang situtation, hindi ka makakarinig ng racial na hirit.

uulitin ko, despite that, marami pa din nag australia. a big part of it din talaga is your attitude and how you handle what is dished to you.

i've heard marami na din umuwi ng pinas. at maraming iniwan ang Aus for North America.

Lumaki na din kasi tayo under the strong influence of America so hindi na tayo gaanong nashoshock sa differences. in fact my friends label me as very american. they even call me yankee.




un1z

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« Reply #538 on: November 14, 2012, 06:44:20 am »
^gets sis. thanks sa input :)

bluegintonic

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« Reply #539 on: November 14, 2012, 10:45:20 am »
ibig po bang sabihin sa mga feedbacks nyo from Australia eh hindi maganda mag migrate sa australia

First of, why do people want to migrate? I think it's to gain citizenship someplace else, di ba? This is as good a place as any if you want. Hindi naman mawawala ang prejudices,racism and ethnic "superiority" ng kahit anong lahi kasi siyempre, iba rin kasi bansa nila yung pupuntahan mo. I always think we're all migrants in the first place.Nobody stays put in just one place anymore.

Kung pamilyado ka at sanay kayo sa de katulong na lifestyle, private schools at nage-excel naman mga anak sa Pinas...well iba ang schooling system dito,hindi rin ganun kamura kumuha ng katulong. Maids/nannies make minimum wage, not like sa Pinas na sobra liit ng bigay kaya anyone can afford. Like Bro Akthung said, it's all just hype na 1st world is always better-depende sa gusto mo mangyari sa buhay at mine-maintain na standard of living.Very humanitarian dito kaso there are laws na hindi ko matanggap like pag employed ka, babayad ka ng tax at mapupunta yun sa mga unemployed na patambay tambay. tama ba yun? Kahit mga Aussie naming kaibigan asar sa law na yun. sila daw nagkakandahirap tapos merong anlalaking katawan, hindi naman disabled namamalimos.yes, may namamalimos dito! kahit 1st world meron pa rin.

I'm sort of unnerved when we first got here kasi I noticed ANG DUMI ng mga puti. Noon sa mid east pinagtatawanan namin nga Indiano at Pakistani kasi ambabaho,sa Singapore ganun din maamoy pa rin pero guess what? Nung nalipat kami dito, may mga Indians din naman,marami rin pero hindi sila ang PINAKAMABAHO na naamoy ko na.MGA PUTI. Below par ang physical cleanliness. Hindi biro andami ko na nakasabay sa changing/poarents room na mga bata andaming rashes.Siguro kasi panay punas lang ng wipes at hindi nahuhugasan mga babies.At hindi ako makahanap ng bidet (water sprayer sa toilet) dito! I had to ask my friend from malaysia to send me one. Sanay kami ni hubby sa bidet at hindi naman feasible palagi na maligo pakagamit ng banyo just to wash LOL.if you're a bit on the OC side of clean like me,be prepared. Mukhang hindi rin sila naliligo sa umaga bago pumasok o lumabas ng bahay. Public toilets are so-so, not like Singapore na may committee talaga nagchecheck ng conditions ng mga public restrooms. Observation ko lang.

I have a co-worker before na Egyptian who is in UAE, doctor siya. HE told me he refused. 2 of my previous doctors left din for Australia. I don't know why he refused-maybe offer wise,maybe personal reasons but there are people who get offers to come here and DO NOT come despite the lure of 'wow, australia!' There are that who do, there are those that don't.

Like Akhtung said, dahil US system tayo laki and it's not the same as here kasi it's more UK-based. Galing naman sila dun to begin with. Ako lagi akong napapagkamalang American pero sinasabi ko no, Filipino-yung English kasi natin tunog American at hindi ko na ma-aclimatize yung English nila.Minsan pag narinig ka nila magsalita,gets na agad nila "U filipino?" kasi tayo lang karamihan ng Asian dito na American english ang gamit.

 

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