clark

hey eeranoo iv just sent u a email ignore my private message, give me a shoutout for a beer, cheers

hi eeranoo, sorry mate my laptops playing up and cant see ur pm u sent, , or get in touch thru this post, again sorry as having probs with bits and pieces, but im ready for a beer if u want a meetup cheers

hey there eeranoo, how are you, yea a beer sounds good, when you free, etc, personal message me if you want mate and ill be glad to meet up, cheers

hi pink29 im clark and been living and working in perth for 18 months, technically im not irish but from carlisle in england, just over the irish sea. im also living in joondalup and im wanting to widen my social circle and wondering if youd like to meet up maybe at the irish pub in joondalup cheers clark

hi all, im craig 42 single and been living and working in perth for 18 months, i live in joondalup and im looking to widen my social circle, would like to meet for a chat and coffee or beers cheers

hi blossom 79 thanks for the bump, not many people wanting to be friends!

hi all im clark and i'm wanting to widen my social circle by inviting you to join me for beers, coffee, movies, golf, beach, walks,etc im 42 years young, single, and looking for like minded people to call me to meet up, ive been living and working in perth for 18 months and love the outdoor lifestyle, bbq's, walks by the coast, cycle by the river, going to the movies, catching up for coffee's etc:biggrin: i currenlty live in joondalup having escaped carlisle in the uk for warmer and healthier climbs, having recently returned for xmas there, ive also just returned from a few days in dunsborough, great to body surf or go to wineries and choc factories im a joiner by trade but work is short in that area so i passed my heavy ridged truck licence in november and trying to gain any work in perth, no matter what it is i just want to pay my way in this great city of perth hope to hear from anyone to enjoy perth and surrounding areas with cheers clark:cool:

hi all ive been wanting to return to the uk since i emigrated to oz in august 2011, 1st i went to townsville to a buddy, got a job, but wasnt wat i thought oz wud be so relocated to perth as i also knew buddies over here, in november 2011. xmas was v hard being away frm family at home and struggled to gain employment, then my belongings arrived in jan 2012 and i was like a rabbit cought in the headlights, i was shocked into wat do i do now with my gear, but thanke to my buddies i cud store it there where i was living. i joined pio before i left the uk for advice on various things including freindship, and as i was struggling with heavy homesickness, i refered to writing a blog voicing my concerns, which i got many replys saying 'well done for gettin g this far' and 'your defo going back to uk its just a matter of when', and i got a great reply from a girl originally from southampton, im origanally from carlisle. debbie, who is also on pio wrote that she had been here in perth as a nurse for 2 years and the 1st yr was extremly difficult for the same reasons i had written in my blog, she also said that i cud contact her thru personal mssg, if i wanted, which i duly did and met for a drink and chat at paddys bar in burswood. i among this going on i had bought a flight ticket to rtn to uk at end of may 2012 and also sent my belongings back at the end of april 2012 and also sent some money back to uk. i had seen debbie for a monthe and a half and was exited about going home but also about debbie, sop she knew i was rtn ing but wouldnt force me to stay until we had a chat 3 wks b4 i was due to fly, as debbie didnt want to force me to stay it was me that wanted to stay and see debbie which is what i did, im still in perth seeing debbie, my belongings are in the uk and will be delivered to carlisle in a few wks and i got my money rtned. so its all gr8 in perth with debbie, im still trying to nail a job but my homesickness has gone completely, we are returning to our respective parents and fam in southampton and carlisle foir a propper xmas this yr but only for a holiday, so to any one who is struggling with being out herein oz you have got to give it time but saying that if your desire is to return home then go for it, as i found you cant be unhappy with your life and youve got feel contented with your life and surroundings- you can always retn to oz in a few yrs time for me life is great, ive met debbie who i love and hope top spend the rest of my life with. thanx for reading and follow your dreams clark:biggrin::cool:

hi dan thanks for getting in touch, yea the whole long term thing is a bit daunting as ive read a lot of posts of the ping pong pom, whether i become one i,m not sure, i;ll just have to wait and see what happens, thanks for the advice, its all happening quickly now as ive got 5 weeks left, then sunny uk, cheers:cool:

hi all, ive been busy sorting flights to uk, $2200 RTN, OR $1800 one way, so apid for rtn flight and got removals to pick last week $1500, all in all not a cheap excersize:confused:, but i now feel as if i can enjoy aus, until i fly on 31 may, and start a job a week later. , its not that i diss like aus but its not for me athis moment in my life, as a feel like i dont belong in aus, but things may change and i may try again in a few years, and yes there will be things i miiss about aus but ther are things im looking forward to in the uk:biggrin::cool:

family and friends, divercity of countryside, walking in the lakedistrict, the 4 seasons, propper crimbo, olympics, queens jubilee, british open golf, having propper laugh with mates down a propper pub, watching football at normal time i cud go on but .....

hey i hope things turn out great for everyone who's going back home, i return in 8 weeks, my belongings leave nxt wk and get to blighty before me, all good, and im so looking forward to getting back to some normality in the uk and a sence of belonging, although i have some great mates and friends in aus its not quite the same, good look

hi i went to there tax office last week and they said i can either fill in a paper tax form before i leave ( if im sure im not gonna work until then) or i can fill in a tax form online from july , seeing i return to the uk in june, how do you get a tax person for more info on this subject, i hav only worked about 4 months in the tax year

and the awesome lake district cant wait to do some fell walking:biggrin::smile::cool:

when going- june 2012 where - carlisle how long in oz- 10 months when leave why- missing family and diversity of uk, struggling for right job in aus, hard making friends

hi all ive spent a long time thinking about returning to the uk and i would loke advice on the position of what do you do with your superannuation, and tax before i leave in early june, also whats the deal with transfering maoneyto the uk ( when i return or b4 i leave) and closing an bank account etc cheers clark :biggrin:

yea i kinda knew after i moved from townsville after 4 months, to perth in nov, and it been soo difficult, i also feel that its obviously the same sh*t different country thing of job commute rent and do all the things i would normally do in the uk , the weather is very good in uk at the moment, am also heading back in a few months. did you ship everything back at the same time or have you got things in storage if you change your mind? cheers clark

hi b;obby rob thanke for referring me to your blog, very true and well written, for me the feelings are the same as its the big pull of family that is taking me back to uk, althought aus is a great great place to travel, which ive done extensively prior to gaining pr, its just ok for me live in. i plan going back to the uk in aug where ive got a job set up fopr me and live in adifferent part of my home city of carlisle,:smile: and the lake district , rolling green countryside, being able to laugh at the same joke with out having to tell it again and again to the aussies who dont get the pun of humour as we do, silly things like that ,i know its not very big but its home to mr, i just want to be happy , not that ive been sad and miserable since i came over but it is the thoughts in the back of my mind of home and family cheers clark

hi blobby rob thanks for replying and getting me to read your words of wisdom great shout out, i do feel exactly the sameabout everything youve said and the biggest thing for me is missing family and friends although aus is an amazing place to holiday/travel etc for me its only ok to live in aus. i feel that everything i do here in aus i can dio in the uk, yes i will miss certain things of aus but i'm not with family over here, which will never happen either, i plan to go back to the uk in august where ive got a job lined up that i think is much better than what i can acheive in aus aslo plan moving to a different part of my home city of carlisle, i know its not very big but its home to me. cheers clark:biggrin:

hi all ive been here for 7 months and plan on flying back to uk in august when the flights are a little cheaper, iv been offered a job so gonna do that as struggling to get the right job here in perth, also gonna get my belongings put into storage for 6 months ish then have the option of staying in uk or comiing back to aus, also i can afford to buy my own house/ flat in the uk instead of the rediculous prices in perth:smile: a very difficult decision to go back to uk but i dont feel i belong here in aus

:smile: hi 3fatcats thanks for your take on things and telling me your experiences, i think your right as in it dos'nt matter if i got a job i dont think aus is 'my place' and would always be thinking of uk and fam yes i would keep options open as im single with no ties, g/f kids etc. i think its the 'un comfortabl-ness' of aus for me at the mo, and i need to be comfortable with myself cheers:smile:

hi all, i was wondering how many peps have had this dilema, a breif history about myself, and with most of you i went thru the emigration process and it took a long time but finally acheived my goal of permenant residency in april 2011, so came out here to townsville, qld in aug 2011 i stayed with a buddy for 3 months and had a job as a cabinet maker after looking for 3 hrs, im a joiner by trade but will try any job, but at the same time its gotta be right. with the extreme humidity in townsville i struggled with everything and eventually flew to perth in nov 2011 to another buddy's, im currently renting with him. i struggled with homesickness since before xmas to a few weeks ago but still think of home, i got a job manufactiring and maintaining rollershutters about 6 weeks ago, but the guy said he was gonna train someone else up for a month or so, but i should keep in touch and poss if i didnt have anything , i could go back and work for him. yes i liked the job which i travelled all round perth, and yes the heat is a problem for those who work as a tradie, and yes im actively looking for another job, , homesickness is a big issue and ive struggled with it on and off since xmas, but i do have a job in the uk starting in september, if i was to got back to the uk- maybe thats clouding my judgement on staying in oz its like you realise what youve left behind, and you pine for home and in my case the uk, im originally from carlisle in the beautiful lake district, where i did a lot of walking etim currently meeting new peps and attending circuit training and walking clubs in perth to keep me active, :cool: the cbd of perth is great as well as kings park, freo, swan river and lots of other great places in perth, but i suppose youve got to draw a line somewhere and if you struggle to get the job your comfable with you start to look at going back to the uk, so its not all doom anf gloom for perth i know at het end of the day its my call but im interested in what your thoughts are and any advice would be gratefully recieved cheers clark:confused:

:cool:hi all thanks again for your advice , i think ive come up with a solution for now; because i didnt like xmas in oz last year iv decided to go home for this xmas, but because of this job offer its brought it forward by some months, im thinking of getting an open flight to the uk and giving the job a go and gonna see how i feel in the uk, if after a number of months it dosent work in the ukl ive got the choice of coming back to aus, not sure if this is the right thing to do but ive got to try something, has anyone done this kind of thing and how did it turn out for you, cheers clark

hi tonyman thanks for replying i live in joondalup, yeh i know its brit city but im sure we cud have a beer in the city, where you at in perth?