ScotsQuine

If you click on his twitter thing in the comments at the bottom you can get a better look at him. There are similarities. I would like to see him without his cap on to see if he has the family baldness.

Some people have commented over the years that I look very much like one of my brothers. Which is actually very true. Except that I was adopted, so absolutely zero chance of it being hereditary, just pure chance.

Haven't seen a live one on our block yet, but we have found 2 snake skins. Did come within inches of touching a dugite at work 2 years ago, not sure who got the biggest scare lol

Despite a a year overrun the project is about where it is meant to be so yes the construction side is winding down and all who are up there knew it was coming so it's old news and not a surprise to anyone who actually works there. My OH has been asked to sign on for another year covering maintenance and others will follow too, as was expected two years ago.

Exactly. So if Paul1977 does have another position to move on to, then it makes for a smarter choice rather than waiting for that 'tap on the shoulder'.

Not up there ! He's on the same Island my OH is on, North WA, very, very hot. But extremely well paid!

if Paul1977 is moving to take up a new job, I'd say that he is very smart. It's not looking good on that very hot island just now.

The company plans to cut between 6,000 and 7,000 total jobs across the globe, some of which will happen in Australia, where two projects — the Gorgon and the Wheatstone — are starting to wind down.

“As we ramp down these projects, obviously, you need fewer people,” Watson said

In addition to its in-house job cuts, Chevron plans to slash an equal number of contractors as it hustles to reduce costs and revamp its spending budget amid the worst industry downturn in years.

Blimey! We had a forty foot too, but it was still loaded in a day. They might have been nice guys, but I have to question their efficiency...

I'd question their efficiency too! We've shipped 6 different 40ft containers over the years (5 different countries), stuff all packed up one day and then they've loaded the container the next day.

Although this sounds absolutely perfect for me - would love to live in such a remote "backwater" - personally very envious that you are lucky enough to live in such a place.

Likewise having a home in the middle of no where, with miles and miles of nothing but greenery (or brown in summer!) and no neighbours in sight is my (and OHs) idea of heaven!! Each to their own, we are all different, but you and your wife/partner need to be on the same page. Talk to her, she may not even be aware of your feeling of isolation.

And before someone jumps in to say living rurally and dreaming about it are very different. Yes, we have lived in this situation before. We had 14 acres of 'Rural Heaven' in Scotland and we loved every minute of it Looking forward to the kids moving out and doing so again in WA...

He had to, you can't be a dual citizen in America so he had no choice.

In his case, that's not true. The U.S. allows dual citizenship. It depends on your country of origin, ie if you were say a Singaporean who became a U.S. Citizen, then you would have to renounce your birth citizenship. But by being an Australian, Mr Murdoch did not have to renounce his. It was his personal choice.

A U.S. citizen may acquire foreign citizenship by marriage, or a person naturalized as a U.S. citizen may not lose the citizenship of the country of birth. U.S. law does not mention dualnationality or require a person to choose one citizenship over another.

 

 

 

 

Don't waste your money. Factor 30 is enough. My friend used to work for a professor of dermatology who did research into all these things, and he said Factor 50 was a rip-off - you put a heck of a lot more chemicals on your face and you get hardly any more protection.

 

Wear factor 30, and the most important thing is - PUT IT ON HALF AN HOUR BEFORE YOU GO OUT IN THE SUN. All sunscreens take about half an hour to start working. So if you slap on the sunscreen and go straight outdoors, you'll be burnt to a crisp before it's even started working.

I remember getting sent something similar a few years ago. The general concensus was the improper application of sunscreen being the biggest concern.

During school outings in Asia, Japanese parents would apply sunscreen to their kids, then they'd make sure they put on long sleeve tops and pants to ensure maximum protection. Whereas the majority of the UK parents were a quick rub on the arms and face with sunscreen and away you go...

The FDA is still debating the merits of super-high SPFs, but many derms agree that there are meaningful differences between 15, 30, and 50, especially because we’re just so bad at applying sunscreen properly. “If you use SPF 50, you really get the protection of an SPF 20 based on how people actually apply it,” says New York City dermatologist Doris Day, MD. That includes both applying too little in the first place and not reapplying often enough (every two hours or so when you’re at the beach or pool all day). The doctors we talked to generally recommended a minimum of SPF 30 for everyday sunscreen and SPF 50 for long stints outside

Hubby and I did about 2 hours walk on it about 2 years ago, and I am far from fit lol Some lovely views on the way Tonyman.

Edited to say that I can't remember which part tbh?

I wore hold-ups most of the time, the shops all stock tights/stockings so i don't think I was alone in wearing them (or being laughed as but hey if I was who cares?)

 

I think it depends what you do but I would have felt very unprofessional with bare legs.

Our daughter has to wear tights as part of her uniform, so no, you weren't alone

No I know they don't, that's why I said I'm not wearing any. Do they not even wear them in winter in places like Melbourne where it gets cold? Thanks, I'll check it out. I've tried fake tan before and it's just a disaster but I'll check that out. I don't think my legs will even tan out there, they'll just go a different shade of pale :laugh:

I wear woolly tights and boots during winter in Perth, it gets bloody cold here lol

Talking about shoes, are New Balance available there? It's all I buy because they sell various widths and nothing else fits correctly.

You can find New Balance here! They have a store at Watertown (Harbourtown) Outlet Mall in Perth and you can also get them in Atheletes Foot stores too. I'm sure you'll find them in some other stores too, I just havent looked in any of them tbh lol

Hello everyone

i applied for Citizenship on 24/09/2015

online application-24/09/15

council-city of south perth

Immi office location -Perth WA

lets see how long do they take to get an appointment email for test

thanks

Myself, oh and daughter got our appointment email (from Perth ) within 36 hours. Our son on the other hand had to wait 7 days for his, even though all our online applications were uploaded on the same day.

Close your eyes and picture your ideal wedding day. Now questions to ask yourself.

1. Where are you?

2. Who can you see around you?

3. What country are you in?

Now that is what your wedding day should be. It is your wedding day, not your family or friends day. It may sound harsh but in all honesty, those nearest and dearest to you both should respect your choice!

I never wanted to get married, to me it was always just a piece of paper. My dad told me that I was 7 years old when I first said that if I did get married, I would run away and I'd wear black!

26 years ago I did just that I finished work at 5pm on Thursday. Got married at 10am on Friday. Went back to work on Monday. There were only 4 people at our wedding and my OH and I were 2 of them!! I can honestly say hand on heart that we have never regretted doing it that way. Like I said above, it is YOUR DAY. Do what you both want to do...

Hubby and I spent a week in Alice Springs earlier this year and we both agreed that we could easily live there!

It has all the big name stores and lots of other unusual ones too. We never saw any crime, but then we were only there for one week. There were police standing outside the bottle shops to make sure some locals couldn't buy any grog. But it is somewhere that we will definitely visit again!

I wouldnt really call it 'Remote' as such because there is nothing that you couldn't buy/find in the town. Remote to me (being Scottish) is having to drive for hours to get to a decent town to purchase items. We drove to Alice from Perth, and enroute, we passed through some 'Real remote' towns!!

I don't like moving despite going back to UK for 12 yrs. My brother Mick is a Rolling Stone and moves wherever and whenever he feels like it, Malaysia now, China before that. I just want to stay here in Surry Hills.

 

61 now. Am I supposed to be thinking of moving to Club 55 -by- the -sea soon?

I have a feeling our son could be like your brother Mick He is so laid back I swear that he is almost horizontal, nothing fazes him. Moving on to a 6th, 7th, 8th country etc is not an issue to him, or me if I am totally honest with you Maryrose! I have a friend who reckons I was a gypsy in another life lol

At 61 you are still young, if Club 55 by the sea ticks all the boxes then for sure, why not

If your kids "morph" into Aussies, what then? Would you leave Oz if they wanted to stay? That is the? Conundrum? facing many "ethnic" parents who planned to retire "home" then realize they won't see their children and grandchildren.

Would we leave Oz if they wanted to stay? Yes without a doubt. There is no guarantee that our now adult kids will stay indefinitely in Australia either? Our son has been looking in to moving to Canada in a year or two. Although our daughter is happy here, who knows what will happen when she meets 'The one', he might not be an Aussie and also may not want to live here long term by choice or with work? Neither of our kids have any plans to return to the UK, nor do my oh and I either. So when we are blessed with grandkids, it does seem very likely that we won't be living in the same country as them?

I don't think I have ever asked this question before, perhaps because I have been so here so long I cannot remember when I came here in the first place. I think I came for some sort of adventure, which I guess I got, but now, thirty seven years on, I just 'live' here. I can't remember the last time I compared Australia with England. I'm not interested in whether one country is, allegedly, better or worse than the other. I imagine this is somehing that people who are homesick or unsettled worry about?

 

Before I came to Australia, I lived in England and I never thought about whether one country was better than another. I guess, just like I do in Australia, I 'lived' there. End of. Except something drove me to leave, to uproot myself from home and family.

 

So, tell me, us, why you want to come to OZ? I'm not interested in why people came here and then went home, although I guess I wonder if their negative comments affect you?

 

I live in Sydney. I don't want to live anywhere else. This is home.

 

PS ***

Etymology

 

From new + chum.

Noun

 

new chum ‎(plural new chums)

 

 

1. (Australia, archaic) A newly arrived convict.

2. (Australia) A beginner, a novice.

3. (Australia, chiefly dated, mildly derogatory) A newly arrived and inexperienced immigrant; a newcomer.

 

 

Had never considered visiting nor ever living in Australia to be honest. We were living in Singapore and oh was given the option of transferring back to Houston or move to Perth. We chose Perth as between the two it was the better option for our teenage kids. Will we live here forever? Who knows...

Thanks for your advise Suzukiscotti, unfortunately, nobody at work is on the list of occupations and professions allowed to do so. Just our GP, dermatologist or oral surgeon as dentist and former GP no longer working....

Maybe we are going to ask our Australian Post Manager (on the list) as he should know us for the entirely period we are living here. Hopefully he is Australian! Speaks perfectly Aussie slang but that can be awkward as well hearing the person we'd like to ask replying "Sorry, I've never done my naturalization though I'm eligible for 30 years!"

 

When did you do your photo identity verification? 7 to 10 days prior to your application?

Good luck with the application to silent77 + Suzukiscottie. Please keep us updated how long the process will take.

We had our local pharmacist sign our photo identity paperwork, do you regularly use the same chemist/pharmacy perhaps that could be an option for you?

Well no actually I wouldn't having lived in Malaysia. I can only imagine it has multiplied many times from my time there. Not unlike many I know that live in Germany and work in Switzerland.

Malaysia is still cheaper to live in compared to Singapore. We had lived in Singapore twice, the second time we returned I couldn't believe how much groceries had increased in that 2 years! A friends rent in Singapore was $8,500 per month (cheaper than ours was), they moved over the Causeway to Putrajaya to rent a 4 bed house for $2,500 per month. My daughter had 3 expat kids in her class who were taxied over from Malaysia daily by their chauffeur to their International school in Singapore. Although being stuck on the causeway with thousands of others every morning and night would drive me crazy, it was bad enough trying to cross over during the weekend lol

Off topic I know but, I read somewhere a couple of weeks ago that it was cheaper to live in Spain and commute daily to London than to actually live there?

Hardly a back packer choice though. Or has that scene changed so much? But for a brief stop over as OP is desiring I guess hardly of importance as more a break in journey. Yes is expensive compared to neighbouring countries by a considerable amount. Of course not have to Australian levels yet

It is definitely cheaper to live in Perth than it is to live in Singapore. Having a holiday is different, but day to day living from experience is definitely more expensive. You would be amazed at the amount of people who live in Malaysia and commute to Singapore daily for work to save on rent and living expenses. Then there are the Singaporeans who drive over the Causeway to Malaysia to buy their (cheaper) groceries and fuel

Would £50 a day be enough in singapore for me? Someone said I might end up sleeping most of the 2 days lol

$50 per day depends on where you eat. Going to the likes of Starbucks, Nandos, Chilis etc will use up a huge chunk of it for one meal! If you stick to hawker food, then it's doable. Avoid taxis and use the MRT and bus to save money, plus jumping on a bus will let you see more of the real Singapore heartlands and not just the touristy areas.

You mentioned that you're fussy with food. Try Hainanese Chicken Rice, it's quite plain but very tasty, and cheap there is always Pastamania too

We lived in Singapore for 5 years and the best advise I can give you is to eat at the hawker centers/stalls. Pay no attention to dirty floors, tables or chairs, if the locals are queuing for the food, then you can guarantee that it's good and fresh (no time for it to sit around). I'd avoid the Western type places to eat, the food from them is generally disappointing and expensive!

Try to pick up some tourist info leaflets from the airport before you leave it, preferably one that has a map of the Island too! Use the map to figure out where you are going, then you'll have a better idea for if/when you take a taxi. A small minority of drivers will take you on a detour route instead of the quickest direct route, unfortunately they think that most Ang Moh (white person) can afford it.

If you get an Ez-link card from the Orchard Road MRT (train station) you'll be able to tap on and off the local buses as well as the trains, it works out cheaper per ride. Little India, Chinatown, Bugis Village, are all worth a visit. Jump on some buses and trains and go for an adventure, it's a small island so you won't get lost

I wouldnt worry too much about the humidity, there is plenty malls (260+) to pop in to for some air con

Edited to add... Singapore does have a Dengue problem so I'd advise you to buy and use a mosquito repellant!

Our long haired German Shepherd has now lived in 3 different countries. Yes it is very expensive to fly him around, but he is a part of our family, and we would never consider leaving him (OH would rather leave me behind than the dog lol ). As mentioned already, we have never found finding a rental on arrival to be an issue.

If they are transferable, and they are business class, sign them over to me! Not that I'm in any hurry to go back to England, but for a free business class seat, I could be tempted.

Sorry, they were cattle class seats only Maryrose lol