Canada Thread 6

[books_mags]

^ you need to get accepted first sa college or university.  then depending on the cost and duration of your chosen degree, dun maco compute yung financial requirements. roughly add up the school fee, food and living expenses (around 850 to 950 CAD per month depending on the chosen province).
i think you might be required to take the IELTS exam rin.

[vuzhia]

nandito na kami sa Winnipeg. Arrived kami last May 1, 2017 malapit na kaming mag 2 months.

Under Provincial Nominee kami. Si hubby nagka work agad sa Costco last month unti-unti nadadagdagan yung working hours nya kahit seasonal pa lang sya sana ma regular naman pero naghahanap pa rin sya ng 2nd job na full time para sigurado. Maganda pa yung weather ng dating namin and pinaghahandaan na rin namin yung first winter namin =)

Right now apply apply pa lang ako online kahit sana maka part time job for experince kase may toddler kami kaya hindi ko talaga maka reer paghahanap ng work, minsan dapat may attend akong food handling seminar last week na cancel kase wala magbabantay sa bulilit namin, medyo struggle to sa part ko kase ako talaga need maiwan kasama yung bata.

Another thing yung transportation talaga ay effort din, may schedule ang mga bus kaya talagang need planado bawat alis, kukuha pa lang ng actual driving exam yung husband ko and sana makabili na rin ng 2nd hand car kase necessity talaga dito ang sasakyan lalo na kami may bata.

Right now nag register muna ako na mag volunteer during day off ng husband ko para lang maximize yung time ko and at the same time makakuha ng Canadian Experience and reference.

Goodluck to us =)

[Rory_Lorelie_Gilmore]

vuzhia congrats and good luck Sis! May I know, anong requirement ng Manitoba PNP noon, w/o job offer ba? May relative ba kayo or information session, or yung Strategic Recruitment Initiative? Thanks! 

Eto kasi yung nakita ko:

Skilled Worker Overseas Category

The Manitoba Skilled Workers Overseas category is for qualified skilled workers who may be outside of Canada but who can demonstrate a strong connection to the province. This program uses a points-based system to assess candidates according to factors such as age, language proficiency, work experience, education and adaptability.

Minimum Requirements

To be eligible under this category, candidates must:

Obtain a minimum score of 60 out of 100 points on the points assessment grid; and
Demonstrate an established connection to Manitoba through the support of friends or family, previous work experience or education in the province, or an Invitation to Apply issued by the MPNP.

Each form of connection to the province has specific requirements.

[vuzhia]

^thanks sis

Sa MPNP sis need ng sponsor or supporter usually relative sila

[Rory_Lorelie_Gilmore]

Got it thank you.

[kaythrielle]

My family and i went camping for the first time, for 2 nights, a few weeks ago. Nakakatuwa din pala yun. Yung campsite namin unserviced area, so walang electricity. Kaya pag gabi and wala ng campfire ang dilim at tahimik. Nature sounds lang talaga maririnig.

May toilet na malapit pero wala din ilaw kaya madilim din paggabi hehe.
Yung kuhanan ng water parang maliit na poso.

May firepit doon, so nag-roast ang kids ng marshmallows & hotdogs. Nag-ihaw din kami doon. But we also brought a small stove. Yung bed namin yung inflatable beds para comfortable ang tulog.

Malapit lang din campsite namin sa lake so dun kami nagswimming. Tapos ang ganda tignan ng sunset, ang peaceful at very relaxing ng view. Next time mag-canoe or kayak kami. Hindi pa namin natry mukhang magandang maexperience din.

Anyway nashare ko lang, katuwa din kasi and the kids enjoyed it. Kaya pala gawain ng mga tagadito yun kahit may mga maliliit silang anak. We're planning to do this every summer. Andaming Provincial Parks na pwede pagcampingan.

If your family hasn't done it yet, maybe try it kahit once, just for the sake of experience.

[rics]

^san kayo nag camping sis?
We also went first time tent camping 2 weeks ago. We went to camp before but we would rent a cabin or we go to the cottage but for tent camping we are also first timers. Surprisingly we enjoyed it naman that we have already booked a camping spot for Sept and is still looking forward to another one in Aug.

[sarsingkit]

I want to go camping too but sadly, husband is more into GLAMPING than camping. Lol.

[kaythrielle]

^^sis sa Bruce Peninsula National Park. Saan kayo? Gusto ko din try next time Algonquin kaya lang may bears daw. Sabagay dun din daw sa Bruce Peninsula, pero wala kami naencounter (buti na lang hehe)
We're also looking into doing it again Aug or Sept, pero very  limited na ang availability. Kelangan talaga maaga mag-book.

[rics]

^we wanted din to go to Bruce Peninsula - Tobermory area pero ang layo kasi. The last time, we camped lang 1hr from Toronto in Alliston. September we have already booked for Algonquin which we booked online lang last week. For August wala pa, pero according to the Ontario parks personnel we spoke to, meron camp that is on a first come first serve basis. Or every Monday check the website for opening. For August we are looking into Prequile, Ferris or Sandbanks or anywhere within 2hrs from Toronto.

I want to go camping too but sadly, husband is more into GLAMPING than camping. Lol.

Meron naman glamping sites - there are yurts available or rent a cabin within the park. Some private parks meron din trailer van that is for rent.

[kaythrielle]

^nice! Buti nakapag-book na kayo sa Algonquin. Tapos September, naku ang ganda nyan lalo kung start na mag-change ang color ng leaves.
Sige i'll check sa Monday saan may mga available campsites pa.

[Berrycherry03]

Sis  Kaythrielle, hindi ka nag-aaya ha? Lol... minsan message mo lang ako..

[rics]

if you want to camp at Algonquin, meron sites that are available on a first come first serve basis. so if you arrive early it is possible to get a site.  3Last long weekend we were able to get a camping site at Prequille, 3hrs from Toronto and we did this on a Saturday, same day reservation. We arrived at the park at past noon, and we reserved for 1 night only then moved to another site the following day.

[kaythrielle]

^^hahah...sige sis Berrycherry

^Last time nagtingin ako may mga hindi pwedeng ireserve online. So i guess yun yung mga ganung sites first come first serve...magaganda pa naman kasi tabing lake talaga.

Mukhang maganda dun sa Presquille Provincial Park. Buti may available campsite kahit around noon akala ko early morning kelangan pumunta heheh. Is it serviced or unserviced?

[rics]

the ones na hindi pwede I-book online are the sites na first come first serve.
at Presquille, we just checked the website in the morning and called to see if there is a site available. Good thing meron and it was a premium lake view site kaya lang non-electric. There are sites that has electricity but these are the ones na mahirap ibook.

[kaythrielle]

Wow that's nice! Premium lake view site. Hindi ko pa na-experience yung may electricity na campsite pero so far yung wala, parang okay din naman.

Next summer na ulit. Lumalamig na naman eh. Malapit na fall. Parang dumaan lang saglit yung summer. Hindi ko nga naramdaman. Lol

[rics]

came back from Algonquin camping - meron bear.
My hubby even took a picture of the black bear cub, just behind our car, on the campsite behind us. hubby and friend also saw a moose when they went biking.

[PwedePadala]

Mixed up na pala topic dito. Sa mag mahilig magtravel, pasyalan niyo ang Banff not just in the Gondola. Visit Lake Louise, Cave and Basin etc. It's nice to go back in summer since may bus na from Calgary.

[rics]

^we wanted to go to Banff, hopefully we can do this in the summer.

[PwedePadala]

  There's a Banff Ice Magic Festival from January 18 to 28, 2018. I hope we can come on weekdays while the weather is not that extremely cold like last week. Umabot sa -33 sa Calgary.