Aussie Roll Call

[sandcastles]

It's been some time since we all shouted 'here' so can I do another?

Anyone in Oz (Oh, OK...NZ too) or coming in near future please say 'I'

Thanks!

I - soggy in brisbane

I - bit chilly but v happy in Auckland (as you're letting NZers in!)

can I lurk please - we may be moving to Sydney, but don't know yet.

Brr.. brrr.. me in rainy old Sydney!

Hi all...

shrinking, feel free to lurk...what's holding you back?

Getting soggy here too, we're in for frost tonight!

We're coming to Adelaide in October Sandcastles so it's better be warm then!

sandcastles - it's dependant on DH actually gettign the job he's in discussions about! However, he's asked the recruitment agency to sound out some other potential employers, as my amazing factfinding research and powers of persuasion have convinced him that it might be quite a good idea.

Shrinking violet- make sure if you come to Sydney he is on as whopping a salary as possible. It is vv exp here. Only 32% of immigrants to aus are now choosing Sydney rather than 42% a couple of years ago.

Robin...for a visit or to live? I can't remember last October....think it's spring, so warming up....

Shrinking....ohhh. good luck.

We reach our 1 year anniversary tomorrow....can't believe it!

No regrets!

sandcastles - dh had his third anniversary a couple of weeks ago. Around the time he became a citizen.Def no regrets on his part.

hi, I'm an Aussie living in NZ, and hoping to return to Aus in a couple of years

I - In Melbourne ... cold and wet ...
surrounded by boxes (our container finally arrived on Saturday, after weeks in storage in Auckland, then a week on the Tasman, then a while at melbourne's port while the customs men had fun with my bits and pieces ) ...
I have been unpacking for days and it still looks like a Bric-a-Brac shop ... [grrr]

Feeling a bit homesick for Auckland I have to say. I have been a bit under the weather (had a migraine yesterday, first in a year - a shocker! And DH still had to go to work while I was throwing up ... I miss my friends as they would have helped me out - haven't got anyone here yet that I can call on) And I miss seeing the sea. How's Rangitoto looking AnnainNZ?

Ghosty, sorry to hear you are feeling homesick...I am a bit today too, as it has been a year for me since we made the move.

Doesn't feel like it tho.

Hope it passes for you soon.

Buck up, ghosty, there's a dear

I'm here in freezing cold Melbourne!
Ghosty - hope you're feeling better. Have been off-line for the past few days (no bug in computer, just roped in to doing a million days of Kinder duty grrrrr).
Will e-mail you tonight when dc's in bed and I can think straight

Rangitoto looking fine last time I saw it Ghosty. Lovely clear day today but a bit on the chilly side - was 8 degrees in my kitchen this morning! Lot worse in South Island though. What is it with no central heating and insulation in this country...

LOL - they're a hardy bunch the kiwis ... you just need to look at the All Blacks ... not like the pansy Aussies [tongue in cheek not wanting to upset all my aussie MN mates]

Suzy ... just having a pity party for 5 minutes ok? I'll be back to my bouncy self as soon as you can say Vegemite

Ghosty= you missed your own thread!!

Thwere's something called MY MATE which is in Cole which is deff Marmite for all you homesick ones.

Check the BBc weatherwebsite if you are really homesick and remind yourself what British summer is!

Hope it all passes soon!

LOL robinpud ... not homesick for england ... felt a bit homesick for New Zealand and my friends ....
But I will always have the view of the Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto in my mind so I don't need to be there to see it ...

See, Suzy, am fine now ... ready to rock and roll and take the world by the horns again ... can't keep a ghosty down for long you know

What thread robinpud

robinpud ... i owe you an email don't I? Sorry, been a bit crap at correspondence recently ...
Will catch up soon

Hellooooo!

We (me, DH and 8mo DS) are moving to Perth in October! We got our PR visas a couple of weeks ago and now it's the mountain of planning (shipping, cat shipping, etc...)!

Good luck, thequeenofcontradiction!

We are a mine of useful (I think) information, many of us having done what you are doing.

Please call on us for advise, should you need.

We finally land in Sydney tomorrow night (currently in Singapore) so I thought I'd better say (almost) "here" before I lose my internet connection! Luckily as DH is in IT I'm hoping I'll be back online quickly. I still can't stop grinning every time I see that beautiful permanent resident visa in my passport.