We managed to get everything in place for our Permanent Residency (PR) Visa or so I thought: Federal Police Clearance required on Form 1101 which the case officer eventually sent me as I just could not figure out what to do. Heard today (2 weeks later) the instructions on the form were outdated: they returned our forms as the cost increased by $7! So we wait another month for bureaucracy to run its cause!
Our ski holiday in Mt.Hotham was very nice. I somehow missed the WOW factor of it all, maybe just like I don’t get the joy of fishing. Michael and Carina struggled in the beginning but really enjoyed it in the end. We had brilliant sunshine days after good snow falls and experienced heavy snowfalls on the last day.
The Canberra sights were also very good and I enjoyed driving in the city: the streets are well laid out and wide and traffic was easy (the politicians were on leave!). Parliament house and the War Museum were definitely the highlights although we spent the longest time at the Science centre.
The IELTS exam was something else to experience: 900 people in one hall and everything running with military precision, with a spread of about 70% Asian, 29% Indian and 1% Europeans. Carina beat me at listening and talking! I am still amazed but congratulations to her. My Writing and Reading skills pulled me through to have the higher average though! So now we are officially English literate.
I also collected “Beetle Baily” in Wagga-Wagga and what an absolute gem I got. Apart from a few small electrical problems with Hooter, Indicator Lights and the bumpers which took the brunt of Amanda’s driver learning experiments, everything else is in excellent condition. I started it there and drove it all the way to Adelaide (900km). I fixed the wiring problems and had him inspected (road worthy test) and transferred without any problems. Will slowly start replacing stuff but there is no rush.
Monday, August 3, 2009
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