Moms of the Childbirth and Child Care Threads - Part 7

[mondimonds]

@ tina.....sure sure sure....di ko palang nauupdate blog ko...haha, tamad.  =) 

[YaZiLove]

hello hello momsies... its been awhile na nawala po ako sa GT... just gave birth kaya sobrang naging busy... kaya di maharap ang aking online relaxation heheh
hopefully, nandito pa [textspeak!] old friend mommies ko and syempre sa new moms na makikilala ko pa...
 
i see familiar names: vivapinay and iamasinger...

btw, im a mom of 3: Ziya (5), Izo (2.8 ) and Naz (5mos)...
HELLO hello!!! I miss GT!!!

rona here

[vivapinay]

Hello Rona, welcome sa MN.. my name is Tina.. mother of 3 (5, 4 and 8 mos)

[YaZiLove]

hi tina, thanks.
pareho pala [textspeak!]... 3 din ang kids... at mukang magkaka-edad pa...
ano bago dito sa GT?
iba talaga pag may nakakausap ka once in a while na mom din... naiiba ang routine...
see you around...

[mondimonds]

hello rona, i'm mondee.  =)

tina, have updated my blog na, may link na sa vivapinay blog mo. =)

[vivapinay]

hi rona.. familiar nga sa akin ang nick mo.. friend ka ba ni anpak?

hello mondee, added you in my blogroll.

[YaZiLove]

^yeah... i remember her... medyo antagal na rin...
saan na sya sis? active pa din ba sya dito GT, parang di ko nakikita e?

hello sis mondee.

[isisalexi]

hello mic test... 

[pinkcoyote]

kakanta ka cheryl?

hello mommies! miss ko na mag GT naging  busy sa FB eh haha..

ano ba bago, eto may mense ako ngayon, so ibig sabihin di ako preggy. hehe plan na kasi namin sundan yung 3 yr old daughter namin. pero no rush..kung dadating okay lan g..kung di pa time, okay lang din...basta 1 month na ko tumigil sa Yasmin.lol

[lalei]

Hi! makikisali ako mga mommies. I'm new to GT. I'm a mom to an 18 month old little boy. We call him Kimi since my husband is fond of Ferrari and Formula 1.

gusto ko magrant mga mommies... hehe, parang mas fufilling pa na maging SAHM ako kesa nasa work at useless.. Help me... thinking of working abroad, kaso lang lately, mas gusto na ng anak ko si hubby, tapos ako ang lilipad.. frustrating... one time, iyak ng iyak ayaw magsleep, e mag12am na, kinuha ni hubby, wa pang isang minuto, tulog!!! naiiyak ako that time... THANKS..

Sis koi, I can relate to your sentiments. Noong 3 months old to 15 months old kasi si Kimi sa MIL ko siya nag-stay sa Sydney habang kami ni hubby ay nasa Geelong, a regional area near Melbourne.  Meron kasi akong visa restrictions at pwede lang akong tumira at magwork sa region ng sponsoring state ko. Hindi rin naman namin afford ang nanny at mas mahirap na ilagay namin siya agad sa child care. Nakakaiyak talaga lalo na nung nakikita kong mas malapit pa sa lola ang anak ko. There was also a period na parehong ang mag-ama ko ay nasa Sydney.  Nakakaloka talaga and I always ask myself bakit ba ako nagti-tiyaga dito sa Australia samantalang kung nasa Pinas lang kami I can afford to pay a nanny kahit middle income family lang kami.  When I could not bear it anymore, we finally decided to have my boys (hubby at Kimi) back to Geelong last July.  Napalapit din sa akin si Kimi sa loob ng 2 months na magkakasama na kami ulit but the start was really tough and the challenge continues.

I look forward to making friends here kahit online man lang.

[koi1028]

hi lalei, diba masakit yun? pero talagang quality time ang need with them kahit na sa maikling panahon lang...

its nice though that you got your boys back!! happy together na ulit..

[lalei]

Naku, masakit talaga. Pero kelangan kayanin eh. At the moment we are all adjusting little by little to our new life na kaming 3 lang ang magkakasama with minimal support from few friends. Masaya naman kahit working at tambak ang mga gawaing bahay. I get to enjoy my son's hug and kisses out of the blue.

I read in your previous post that you want to work overseas where you can also settle with your family. You may want to consider Australia.

[yapeegurl]

sis parang marami nga good feedback sa australia.. parang mas ok ata dun kesa dito sa singapore.. medyo malayo nga lang pag uuwi ka ng pinas... mas madali ba kaya mag apply dun pag family or pag ikaw lang?

mahirap maiwan ang baby sa pinas.. sad talaga yun..

[koi1028]

yes lalei.. give me naman pointers to start, no relative as in from zero to start...
ang alam ko nga open diyan for family.. gusto ko kasi habang small pa kiddo ko..

[lalei]

Hi Ladies,

Very open dito sa mga families. Actually kung pareho kayo ng partner/spouse mo na working at skilled may additional points kayong makukuha kung ipapa-assess nyo ang skill nya. Either ikaw or hubby mo ang pwedeng primary applicant depending on who has the most in-demand skill or who will get the most points.  The first point of reference is the immigration website -- www.immi.gov.au   All the information that you will need should be there.

I also wrote about my migration story sa aking blog to inspire other people who wants to get here na kaya talagang mag-migrate even without a migration agent as long as magiging diligent sa pag-research at pagbabasa.
http://migrantmumdownunder.blogspot.com/2009/04/i
t-was-my-husband-then-boyfriend-who.html

Life here though is not like icing on the cake. May mga pros and cons din but it totally up to the person how you would like to look at it. May mga panahon na malungkot lalo na kapag winter season but you always have your kids.  Their antics are more than enough to entertain you.  At sa dami ng mga gawaing bahay walang time para tamarin at ma-bore. Maganda ang wide open spaces nila dito at family-centred din ang mga companies. Rare case na may amo kang slave driver or mag-dedemand na mag-OT or mag-attend ka ng meetings kung may sakit ang anak mo at walang mag-aalaga.

Sana may mag-migrate sa inyo dito at malapit lang sa Melbourne or sana sa Geelong mismo para dumami ang playmates ng anak ko at group of friends namin.

[koi1028]

hi lalei,
my hubby was there last october 2007, company  training.. i was about to give birth that time, e dapat yung training till december so dapat mamiss niya ang panganganak ko.. but nalaman ng boss niya, so ayun they made a booking agd pabalik kasi he cant miss daw the birth of his first son.. ok lang naman sa akin yon, kaso ang pangit naman kung tatanggihan niya, baka magmukha siyang walang kwentang ama.. hehe


thanks for the link.. try ko nga.. ang mahal nga lang daw ng show money.,.magkano sa inyo sis? sabi sa akin 40K AUS

[lalei]

Walang show money na required katulad sa Canada na upon arrival sa airport or sa immigration officer ay kelangan mo ipakita.  Pero sa pagkuha ng state sponsorship kelangan mo ng proof na kaya mong mag-survive financially at hindi ka magiging pabigat sa government. Pwede namang assets or financial support ng other family members, ndi necessary na sa inyo talaga nakapangalan.  Sa case ko na single pa at the time of the application, I asked my family to give me a statutory declaration na they will support me in case I do not get work straightaway. Cash in bank, term deposits at assets ng family na nilagay ko siguro nasa AU$30K. Pero ndi yan ang amount na dinala ko nung pumunta ako sa Aus. A lot less. [textspeak!] enough lang para mag-survive ako.

[isisalexi]

samsamsam!!! talaga? susundan niyo na si salma? kami baka next year pa... right now, i'm in the middle of another crossroads.

my current company wants to give me a regular post... sino bang may ayaw ng regular employment? right i'm a consultant to them, but i feel that i'm being spread too thinly. super stretched ng function ko.

one part of me wants to be regularized. another part wants to just end the contract and be with my daughter while I do what i used to do-- accepting project-based consultancy.

haaaaaayyyyy.... i need to make a decision by monday! 

[koi1028]

mahirap talaga pag may mga anak na dapat i-prioritize..

sis alexi, ok din ang consultancy kasi pwede ka pa sa ibang clients diba? ngayon pa lang e sobrang maximized ka na how much more pag regularized.. on the other hand pa regular ka na, pwede na matigas ulo.. hehe...

sis lalei, mas madali ata pag sa mga provinces mag-apply sa australia muna... mas madali ba?

[isisalexi]

^thanks sis koi! actually, for me the real advantage of taking the regular post is the benefits that come with it. retirement fund, medicard, leaves, etc... yun nga lang, stretched kung stretched ako.

ang hirap sobrang magdecide. i'm really praying and leaving it up to God.