SJT Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I'm just sitting here looking at all the newbie posts and it is very quick how you forget how we felt at the first steps stage. Whether it be you are just thinking of applying for a visa or you are just about to board that flight, you never know if you are making the right choice or are you dreaming above your station and will never get here. You forget all the nerves, stress and worries you have to go through to get here and you soon forget how worried you were when you first land. I have only been here 11 months and actually love it here. It is different enough from the UK but still has a sense of familiarity about it. The original PP posters know that we have not had it easy. Our timing job wise was not the best, but we had to come at a time that suited our children's education, hubby was out of work for seven months and even though it never worried us, it still niggled at the back of our minds whether we had done the right thing. Two of our children took to Perth like ducks take to water, middle child has taken along time to settle, even though he has friends and a girlfriend, it took me ages to feel settled and thankfully I have managed to do that with a fantastic group of girlfriends I met on a Facebook site, who even though we are all completely different, we are there for each other and most importantly we make each other laugh. The last couple of weeks I have actually met a couple of ladies off here and they were lovely and it was great to have a coffee and chat and be with people who have been through the same thing, and hopefully as I have been here a little bit longer than them can hopefully help when things get tough and you doubt yourself. Next week I'm meeting someone else off here and even though we have never met, from the conversations we have had I feel like I have a very good friend already. It is easy to forget PP once you are settled here and have a life, but if I had not had the support of the members off here, the last 11 months would have been so much more difficult and I would like to thank you, I'm not going to name you personally, but you know who you are and you are all invaluable to the help and advice you give and I cannot wait to meet you at Beandownunder's do in October. To anyone out there who is thinking of making the leap, do it, what do you have to lose? it may be the best thing you have ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 lovely post SJT x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocolevi Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Lovely post SJT it's good to hear that you are settled and doing well it does put us newbies at ease. I know it won't be easy,making a new life and making new friends that will be my worry , but as you said you get to meet people on here who know what your going through, but it will be worth it. Thanks for sharing Toni x Edited June 13, 2014 by cocolevi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Lovely post SJT. I really enjoy our little coffee get togethers! Tbh you and Osmond8 are the only friends I've really made in WA and I'm lucky you are both such lovely people! You have a brilliant way with words on here and have been so helpful to others. I always remember how positive you stayed even though it took 7 months for your oh to secure work; never negative about the move even though it was your oh's choice to come and not yours. Thank you for for continuing to contribute to PP after arriving in Oz. You've been such a big help to me! Love Lou xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hi it was great to read your post.We been here 7 weeks and thinking will Oh get a job.Reading your post has given me hope.It is so hard when you watch the money going out but nothing coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJT Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hi Lou Thank you for that. I think once you have been here a while, you get got up in normal life, which of course is great and that is what you want, and then as you read the newbie posts, it brings back some of those memories you first had when going through the process at the beginning. I remember after I had landed I felt awful and cried so much, but then I put a post on here how I was feeling and some people wrote some lovely things on here but it was the pm messages that helped, as every single one of them explained how they felt when the first arrived and what they did to help overcome those lost feelings and thankfully I now feel that moving here was the best thing for my family and I am now settled and happy. I do think sometimes you just need to know that someone has felt the same as you, that it is normal to feel that way and there is a way through, you just need to give it time. Obviously there are those that jump straight off the plane, straight into their new lives and are happy and content from the offset, and again it is important for newbies to know that too, that not everyone necessarily has the wobbles after they arrive. I would like to think some of my posts might have helped a few people, as I know I have found this site a godsend from the beginning of the visa process to where I am now. Right I'm off to my daughter's netball match, with a very large hangover, as I had a fantastic night at the school quiz with some of my new friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thank you...you're so on the ball! Enjoy netball!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshowdeb Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'm sat in the barbers shop with Ethan... Rugby is on, waiting room is full and I'm welling up reading this... Glad it's hayfever season... Time for a few fake sneezes so they don't think I'm completely mental :-) As always SJT, lovely post xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 What a lovely post and so true, you do forget the angst of moving - so glad all your children are feeling more settled (big weight off your mind) .. and way to go with the boozy school quiz lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 SJT, thanks for the post, I am very frustrated and love reading the posts from you all that have been and done it and got there in the end, gives the hope a boost. If not with a slight bit of jealousy . Would be nice if you been there done it and got the T-shirt could all keep posting which I appreciate is hard as you are all starting your new lives but I guess it was the same for you all that there was the usual suspects around PP when you started like me in February when I first got brought over here from POI and you all seem to of vanished into the happiness of Perth. Wishing you all the best. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SJT Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Hi Jason, I'm a bit of a PP addict now and I can't give it up, I have tried, but I just keep coming back. I am so grateful for the all the help and advice, the many laughs I have had on here, that I won't be walking away just yet. I will keep checking in everyday and if I can help anyone with anything I am always willing to offer my six pence worth and there is still valuable advice that I can learn too. Have a great weekend. Thanks Porty, you have helped me loads on here and you definitely make me laugh. Edited June 14, 2014 by SJT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmsyEss Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Lovely post and great to hear that you successfully have made the move and positively taken on the hurdles you have met along the way, gives all of us newbies a boost especially as I'm having a 'what are we doing!' day! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debra Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Fab post, needing to hear some positives and reading this gives me a boost! x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsstaden Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Great post. Sounds like you are very happy! Hoping we feel the same when we come over! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild rose Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 It's always good to hear a positive story xx It's also nice to know that these stresses and worries will one day be a distant memory! Thank you for reminding me of that xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJT Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 Hi Ladies Honestly once you have been here a while you forget all about the stresses you had to go through to get here and for some those stresses still carry on once you have arrived. We have been here a year this month and sometimes it was so hard that I just wanted to get on the next plane home. Don't get me wrong you still have your normal life, work, school, housework,lots and lots of homework for the kids, bills etc, but we have found the family time to be so much better and have made some really lovely friends who we now spend a lot of social time with. Luckily I now see Perth as my home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoEd Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Hi SJT, Just read your original post and it's made me feel much better. Myself, husband and daughter arrived in Perth in May and we moved into our home in Woodvale a month ago, I'm going through the very difficult task of finding a job at the moment and your post gave me much needed hope. Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoEd Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Hi Lou8670, I see that you arrived at the same time as us and that you are an accountant (re CPA skills assessment on your footer). I was just wondering how you are finding things on the job front? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 How did I miss this thread when it started? I must be slipping! Hats off to the fabulous SJT, you've done it again. Great thread. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJT Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Sully you made me blush. You most probably missed it, as you were busy packing up your life and moving to the other side of the World. Even if I help someone just a little bit, as I had a lot of help from PIP. Now I'm off to carry on packing ready for my final move, I only started today and I'm sick of boxes, brown tape and marker pen already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou8670 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Hi Lou8670, I see that you arrived at the same time as us and that you are an accountant (re CPA skills assessment on your footer). I was just wondering how you are finding things on the job front? Thanks Yep, we arrived 13 May. We're both accountants but I'm not looking for work at the moment as I want time to settle the kids and set up my own thing. My other half has been looking for work and has had quite a few interviews but has found that the agents seem more involved in the interview process here than where we are from. They often interview the candidates or are part of the client interview panel and so are very involved in short listing the final candidate. So making sure the agent is on your side is key. He doesn't like doing straight accounting and has always worked at a senior level within property. So far he's been selected for 3 roles following them taking up references which were more personal than those done back home, they even phoned the referees for a chat about my OH. However one was subject to a third party contract, one to us having dinner with the CEO and their OH and one subject to a medical. The first two fell through because someone else in the company overruled the decision; one gave the job to 'a mate' and the other decided he had too much experience without even meeting him! The final one said he'd passed the medical and congratulated him on getting the job. We're just awaiting he contract. So hopefully were nearly there! How have you found it so far? Feel free to PM me if you prefer. Lou Edited July 25, 2014 by Lou8670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom75 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I'm just sitting here looking at all the newbie posts and it is very quick how you forget how we felt at the first steps stage. Whether it be you are just thinking of applying for a visa or you are just about to board that flight, you never know if you are making the right choice or are you dreaming above your station and will never get here. You forget all the nerves, stress and worries you have to go through to get here and you soon forget how worried you were when you first land. I have only been here 11 months and actually love it here. It is different enough from the UK but still has a sense of familiarity about it. The original PP posters know that we have not had it easy. Our timing job wise was not the best, but we had to come at a time that suited our children's education, hubby was out of work for seven months and even though it never worried us, it still niggled at the back of our minds whether we had done the right thing. Two of our children took to Perth like ducks take to water, middle child has taken along time to settle, even though he has friends and a girlfriend, it took me ages to feel settled and thankfully I have managed to do that with a fantastic group of girlfriends I met on a Facebook site, who even though we are all completely different, we are there for each other and most importantly we make each other laugh. The last couple of weeks I have actually met a couple of ladies off here and they were lovely and it was great to have a coffee and chat and be with people who have been through the same thing, and hopefully as I have been here a little bit longer than them can hopefully help when things get tough and you doubt yourself. Next week I'm meeting someone else off here and even though we have never met, from the conversations we have had I feel like I have a very good friend already. It is easy to forget PP once you are settled here and have a life, but if I had not had the support of the members off here, the last 11 months would have been so much more difficult and I would like to thank you, I'm not going to name you personally, but you know who you are and you are all invaluable to the help and advice you give and I cannot wait to meet you at Beandownunder's do in October. To anyone out there who is thinking of making the leap, do it, what do you have to lose? it may be the best thing you have ever done. Good on you SJT. I've been here for over two years and I'll always be on this site, and the sister one, for as long as can be. I know I'm new here and still very much the new face in town, and I hope I can make good friends on here, just as I have on the other site. It doesn't have to be just a site to get info from, which has been a wonderful to help to me and others I'm sure, but it can be more personal if others are happy for that to happen - have organised meet ups, coffee meets....etc Edited July 25, 2014 by DomDom75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 We have been here 6 years now and it simply becomes home. Don't even think about it 90% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Oh just settled in straight away.I am still finding it hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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