Canada Thread 6

[gorgeous_me]

hehe, ang dami ngang traffic rules and signs, hehe..G1 pa lang ako meron..although they allow me to get full G license because of DFA authenticated certificate, need ko pa din mag enroll sa driving school.

hmm, dry shampoo, macheck nga yan next time, iba kasi binili ko, haha

[ri-anne]

^ako din G1 lang meron. My hubby was able to get G2 license right away (he opted for that muna to familiarise himself with the road rules, highway etc then he'll get G)
 But since i havent got any license ever, Ontario rule says i can get road test for G2 or G after 1 yr (of landing ata), but can be shortened to 8 mos if i enroll in a govt-recognized driving school.

So no choice talaga ako but to commute by public transit. Mag-5mos pa lang kami dito.
But it's a good thing kasi i'm now very familiar sa mga places dito sa Mississauga
I'm hubby's navigator when we drive around, ginagaya ko pa nga boses ng navi ng car lol.

Nakakainis lang talaga mag commute dito. cars are really a necessity here unlike in singapore ok lang magcommute. Daming buses at trains dun, very reliable, mabilis time interval, etc. Dito sa canada, yung 10mins by car, pwdeng maging 45 mins by bus! Kung pwedeng lakarin, better to just walk than wait for a long time. And not to mention when it's winter...naku i don't even wanna start there...

Oh well, yun lang naman. Other than that, i like it here now, with the dry shampoo.. I have yet to try that...

[gorgeous_me]

^haha, I can relate, ang hirap mag wait kapag winter..I'm also staying temporarily in Mississauga, when I landed last December, I stayed in Toronto Downtown for 1week..

may times nga na naliligaw ako, tapos ang lamig pa, haha...nung first day ko sa Mississauga, then need kong pumunta ng Toronto Downtown, hindi ako nakalabas ng Mississauga for 5hrs, may google maps na ako non ha, LOL

[berrycherry]

We're thinking kung kukuha na kame ng car right away pagdating namin dyan kaso napapaisip kame sa mahal ng car insurance.. 

[chocochips1]

planning to get a DL here in Ontario too. pero takot talaga akong magdrive eventually.  kaya hanggang plano lang muna. nakakuha naman si hubby ng G2 nung lumipat kami dito, sayang kasi naka full license na siya nung nasa B C kami, kaya need na naman niyang mag road test para maging G na. pero okay lang din yata siya sa G2.  i agree, sobrang hirap magcommute lalo na pag winter. kaya every weekend kapag gusto naming gumala, nagrerent na lang kami ng car sa enterprise.

re dry shampoo, hindi ba nakaka dandruff din yun? para bang leave on yun?

re dandruff, isa din yan sa problem ko, liguan ko yung hair ko every day or every other day, hindi sya nawawala. lol. nagtry ako ng mga mild shampoo, ganoon pa din 

[sarsingkit]

Permanent na din ata yung dandruff sa kin. It calms for maybe 2 days when I spray my scalp with diluted apple cider. Pero balik din on the 3rd day. I can't do the apple cider everyday kasi hassle. Every weekend ko lang nagagawa.

I take the bus to everyday going to and from work. Ang mahal ng parking where I work, ranging from 150-200. May subsidized parking sa office pero seniority.  Kaya bus na lang muna ako.

^Bakit kailangan magroad test ulit from B C to Ontario? May balak kami magmove pero to B C in a few years. Ayoko ng magroad test ulit. One of the worse things that I had to go through. Lol.

[chocochips1]

^ sis wala pa daw kasing 2 years yung license niya from B C and kahit more than 2 years pa yung license niya from PH (which is gone kasi kinuha sa B C yun di ba?). anyway, kahit naman PH license yung basis, hindi pa din full G ang makukuha niya dito sa Ontario, yun lang doble gastos sa road test.

[rics]

Ahh ganun po pala talaga, basta clear yung road pwede na magturn kahit naka redlight.. Dun lang po ako nalilito..    mas maganda nga po siguro if i have driver's handbook..

You can turn right on a red light - only if its clear. That's still a full stop.
Pag nag driving test ka, pag may tumatawid, kahit na nasa kabilang dulo pa yang ng street, basta naka baba na sa pavement, hinto ka na. mag rolling ka and malamang baka ibagsak ka.

[lonelymiss28]

And pag nabigyan ka ng ticket because of traffic violation and alam mong wala kang ginawang masama better na ipaglaban mo sa korte kesa magbayad ka kasi mas malaki mawawala sa iyo (points plus lalaki insurance mo). Ganon ginawa ko and di sumipot yung pulis na nag issue ng ticket so automatic na dismiss yung kaso ko. Walang bayad ito kundi yung time mo lang kasi hassle talaga.

[sarsingkit]

Kaya when a cop pulls you over, just take the ticket and go. Wag na makipag argue. You can always make a plea to the court.

[berrycherry]

Noted po lahat ng tips nyo..

[ri-anne]

^sis if kaya naman, i suggest buy a car na agad. Mahirap walang car lalo na you have kids. Unless sa Totonto kayo mag-stay edi no need na. lapit na dating nyo.

[berrycherry]

^sis if kaya naman, i suggest buy a car na agad. Mahirap walang car lalo na you have kids. Unless sa Totonto kayo mag-stay edi no need na. lapit na dating nyo.

Tama ka sis.. Kaso ewan ko lang sa husband ko kung ano ang plano nya.. Yung office nya kasi is near fairview mall lang, so dun din sa area na yun kame malapit magrerent for the meantime..

[ri-anne]

^achaka hanap din kayo malapit sa school, yung pwede lang lakarin. para kung hindi pa kayo bibili agad ng sasakyan, hindi kayo mahirapan ng kids mag-commute. Di bale na magcommute kahit konte hubby mo, hehe

[berrycherry]

^achaka hanap din kayo malapit sa school, yung pwede lang lakarin. para kung hindi pa kayo bibili agad ng sasakyan, hindi kayo mahirapan ng kids mag-commute. Di bale na magcommute kahit konte hubby mo, hehe

Meron na kame sis nakitang school,1.2km away dun sa apartment na tutuluyan namin.. Kaya ba lakarin yun kahit winter? Di kaya kame ginawin nun haha

[ri-anne]

^mga 10-15min walk..ganyan din distance between our place and our kids' school (around 1km)  Medyo challenging pag winter.

But don't worry, very mild winter ngayon, at parang autumn na lang. wala na ring snow.
By the time you arrive, spring na.

[berrycherry]

Thanks god at mild lang ang winter haha.. Nagbbus ba sis mga kids mo when going to school?

[ri-anne]

Oops it just snowed hehe... When i woke up this morning white ang paligid...pero once naman umaraw ulit wala na naman at tunaw ulit yan.

^re: bus to school.
Bus na public transport? Nope, masyadong malapit para i-bus. Sa tagal ng mga buses dito, better na lakarin na lang ang mga ganyang distances.
School bus? Nope. Pwede lang ata ang school bus kapag 2km and beyond.
We'd walk to school. Pero since january, nakiki-car pool na sila.

[berrycherry]

Oops it just snowed hehe... When i woke up this morning white ang paligid...pero once naman umaraw ulit wala na naman at tunaw ulit yan.

^re: bus to school.
Bus na public transport? Nope, masyadong malapit para i-bus. Sa tagal ng mga buses dito, better na lakarin na lang ang mga ganyang distances.
School bus? Nope. Pwede lang ata ang school bus kapag 2km and beyond.
We'd walk to school. Pero since january, nakiki-car pool na sila.

At least maeexperience pa din namin ang snow kahit sandali lang.. Haha

Yes sis school bus... Ahh.. so no choice pala kundi maglakad hanggang wala pang car..

[berrycherry]

Hello.. Musta na kayo? Mag one week na kame dito.. Yesterday, first day ng mga kids sa school and si hubby namin first day nya sa office..