What to pack for migration?
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Wow... *gulp... that's REALLY packing light!Originally posted by the Bear:here's what you should pack:
some clothes (give most of your clothes to the salvos.. travel light)
your certs and qualifications
a couple pairs of shoes (1 pair for each purpose)
vital medication for a month
that's it...
the rest is just extra load...
But... but... *gulp... I have all my accessories, my cookbooks, my curio trinkets...
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well, i dunno about the situation mah ....Originally posted by Rhonda:Excuse me, Fatum, I'm a Nurse.
Haven't you heard, there's a worldwide demand for us. 
I'll be leaving here with a job in hand. The question for me would be, 'Which job to select? Which hospital to work for?' and not 'Would I get a job?'
Sweeeeeeeet! Six years ago, I made a brave decision because I foresaw stuff that was going to happen when I was in my HR job... now, after putting in so much blood, sweat and tears, I'm going to reap the first fruits of my labour soon! Whoooooooppeeeeeee!!! 
some countries are very "niao" in recognizing vocational certifications from other countries mah ... hence the PhDs driving cabs ....
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they will end up collecting dust..
you will eventually go there and buy more of the stuff..Originally posted by Rhonda:Wow... *gulp... that's REALLY packing light!
But... but... *gulp... I have all my accessories, my cookbooks, my curio trinkets... -
Let me be the first Australian to wish you a big welcome to Australia! You will find our country a lot more hospitable than the little red dot.
Pack light, that's all I can say. Whatever you can buy in Singapore, you should be able to buy in Australia. Nowadays with e-commerce, anything is accessible easily. The only thing that you will really miss is the hawker food! The food here just doesn't cut it...but other than that, I am sure you will enjoy living in Australia like thousands of other people have.
Where are you moving to? *crosses fingers* QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD.... -
for a woman, this alone may requires a crate!!Originally posted by the Bear:here's what you should pack:
some clothes (give most of your clothes to the salvos.. travel light)
your certs and qualifications
a couple pairs of shoes (1 pair for each purpose)
vital medication for a month
that's it...
the rest is just extra load...
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that's where you're wrong.. must be ruthless..
1 pair for work
1 pair for casual wear (probably runners)
1 pair for the gym (if she works out)
1 pair for walking to work (may be omitted if use the gym pair)
that's it..
no need for more..Originally posted by tare:for a woman, this alone may requires a crate!! -
dont forget your favourite pillow/bolster/stuffed toy ........Originally posted by Rhonda:Wow... *gulp... that's REALLY packing light!
But... but... *gulp... I have all my accessories, my cookbooks, my curio trinkets...
if not, cannot sleep properly -
diff shoes for diff purpose... diff COLOR shoes for diff outfit of the same purpose....Originally posted by the Bear:that's where you're wrong.. must be ruthless..
1 pair for work
1 pair for casual wear (probably runners)
1 pair for the gym (if she works out)
1 pair for walking to work (may be omitted if use the gym pair)
that's it..
no need for more.. -
well good for you .. wish i could do the same ..Originally posted by Rhonda:I'm a-flocking with the 'White Angels' team!
And yeah, leaving my furniture behind.
Brand new start!
stuff to bring along
photo albums and any items that you have an attachment to.
cook books dont bother .. its really heavy -
Hello, Weirdo80! Thanks! Thanks!!Originally posted by Weirdo80:Let me be the first Australian to wish you a big welcome to Australia! You will find our country a lot more hospitable than the little red dot.
Pack light, that's all I can say. Whatever you can buy in Singapore, you should be able to buy in Australia. Nowadays with e-commerce, anything is accessible easily. The only thing that you will really miss is the hawker food! The food here just doesn't cut it...but other than that, I am sure you will enjoy living in Australia like thousands of other people have.
Where are you moving to? *crosses fingers* QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD QLD....
I'm moving to Melbourne! The agent kept trying to tempt me by asking, 'Are you SUUUURE you don't wanna move to Sydney?', because there's a huge hospital there specialising in the discipline I've been in for the past three years but, heard from SL and a few other friends about the high cost of living in Sydney, so Melbourne it shall be!
Welcome to Club 30, Weirdo80! Make yourself at home in our online lounging pad! -
But... but... my cookbooks collection is amazing!! I CANNOT abandon it!!Originally posted by borgkilla:well good for you .. wish i could do the same ..
stuff to bring along
photo albums and any items that you have an attachment to.
cook books dont bother .. its really heavy Die die MUST keep them intact, either in storage here, or ship them over there! -
missy u going melbourne har? u need find lodging thr? temp?Originally posted by Rhonda:Hello, Weirdo80! Thanks! Thanks!!
I'm moving to Melbourne! The agent kept trying to tempt me by asking, 'Are you SUUUURE you don't wanna move to Sydney?', because there's a huge hospital there specialising in the discipline I've been in for the past three years but, heard from SL and a few other friends about the high cost of living in Sydney, so Melbourne it shall be!
Welcome to Club 30, Weirdo80! Make yourself at home in our online lounging pad! 
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IMO having a pc and internet connection is one of the essentials when overseas for extended periods. That's cos while most items are readily available over there, nothing beats being able to communicate cheaply and conveniently with loved ones back home, or having some form of entertainment when you're alone in a new city and may not have established a wide social network yet.
But that's just my opoinion.
Cybercafes are good too.Originally posted by Rhonda:I think I won't be able to get online for quite a while after landing, because there would be more pressing stuff to settle first, like accommodation, setting up home, etc.
Heard from SL that Dell PC's are cheap there and also, their service is pretty good and reliable. -
Erm... not for me leh!Originally posted by tare:for a woman, this alone may requires a crate!!
I have :
1 pair of 'high' heeled shoes
1 pair of heeled sandals
1 pair of flat sandals
5 pairs of exercise shoes
That's it.
BUT, that's because it's hard for me to find shoes of my size and width! Now, once I'm over at Australia, I'm going to start purchasing them shoes!! I've already flipped through a catalogue of an Aussie shoe maker and woooooohooooooo!! I'm sure they have shoes that fit me there! -
Aaaaawwwww...Originally posted by InnoHippo:dont forget your favourite pillow/bolster/stuffed toy ........
if not, cannot sleep properly
Ni2 Xiang3 De4 Zhen1 Zhou1 Dao4!! -
I'll be provided with hospital lodgings for 2 weeks to 1 month, depending on the hospital I will be working for.Originally posted by tare:missy u going melbourne har? u need find lodging thr? temp?
I've been looking at rental apartments online too... pretty nice! -
Might just have to get used to not being online for a while because I'll be scouting for accommodation and there'll be more pressing stuff to attend to.Originally posted by choco B:IMO having a pc and internet connection is one of the essentials when overseas for extended periods. That's cos while most items are readily available over there, nothing beats being able to communicate cheaply and conveniently with loved ones back home, or having some form of entertainment when you're alone in a new city and may not have established a wide social network yet.
But that's just my opoinion. Cybercafes are good too.
I guess I can get cheap phone cards there to call home. I won't be THAT homesick, I guess. I've been living alone for what... more than a decade now. That 'training' will come in a tad handy, I'm sure!
Plus, the minute I land there, I'll be met by a Singaporean nurse and the agency will give me a list of other Singaporean nurses working there so there's a neat little community over there already.
But then again, you know what they say about 'famous last words'! Skali, the FIRST thing I wanna do there, would be to get a PC, get connected! Don't underestimate the power of online withdrawal symptoms! -
So many pretty pretty clothes... how NOT to pack them all??
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being online is a cheap way of talking to your folks if they are connected too...
remember that -
bring them over to a salvation army poor box ? ...Originally posted by Rhonda:So many pretty pretty clothes... how NOT to pack them all??
Seriously Rhonda .... I think you need to book a container .... -
you may want to bring your own cook books for asian cooking. those found here are not very good, too westernised. and get those that teach you how to boil (herbal) soup. Useful in winter!
and dunno if you will do a lot of printing using your printer? ink cartridges are very expensive in Oz. my canon one costs $16 in Sg and $28 here. so i always stock up in sg.
Spidee is right about winter clothing or any clothing. Better to get them here, not just because of the pirce. The "fashion" back home and here is different. You don't want to stand out by wearing something considered nice back home (eg from Robinson's?) but weird here.
i agree with Bear too, travel light. you will accumulate stuff in no time.
i have accumulated so mch stuff over the 4 years now I am having a headache with my move back home.
you can find 'hong you' here, but very expensive. haven't seen 'poh chai yun' though. i get my charcoal pills and other basic medication from back home.
i had to buy a vicks inhaler here 2 months ago (cos had flu), it cost A$7.50!!! I thought it is much cheaper in Sg? -
Originally posted by Fatum:bring them over to a salvation army poor box ? ...
Seriously Rhonda .... I think you need to book a container ....
Or maybe, Plan B - rent a storage space here until I find my own apartment, then ship my stuff over.
I heard from SL that some apartments in Australia come with a garage space that you can use as storage space. -
wrong..
start to throw away or give away non-essentials..
no point renting a storage space if you are going to store a lot of things you will never use... -
Wow... thanks for the advice, TehJarVu! Very very useful!Originally posted by TehJarVu:you may want to bring your own cook books for asian cooking. those found here are not very good, too westernised. and get those that teach you how to boil (herbal) soup. Useful in winter!
and dunno if you will do a lot of printing using your printer? ink cartridges are very expensive in Oz. my canon one costs $16 in Sg and $28 here. so i always stock up in sg.
Spidee is right about winter clothing or any clothing. Better to get them here, not just because of the pirce. The "fashion" back home and here is different. You don't want to stand out by wearing something considered nice back home (eg from Robinson's?) but weird here.
i agree with Bear too, travel light. you will accumulate stuff in no time.
i have accumulated so mch stuff over the 4 years now I am having a headache with my move back home.
you can find 'hong you' here, but very expensive. haven't seen 'poh chai yun' though. i get my charcoal pills and other basic medication from back home.
i had to buy a vicks inhaler here 2 months ago (cos had flu), it cost A$7.50!!! I thought it is much cheaper in Sg?
Hmm... I have been thinking of getting most of my Asian cookbooks, esp the tried and tested ones, over. I am going to separate my cookbooks into the 'Die Die MUST bring over' stack, and the rest shall belong to the 'Store First, Ship Later' stack.
Wow... ink cartridge prices are soo incredibly expensive over there! But, I have no printer now, and don't think I wanna buy one and then subject it to the rigorous shaking and throwing about during shipping, so will just have to bear with purchasing the ink cartridges there till I return home.
I heard from SL that it's pretty economical to pack stuff in boxes and send them over via sea mail? It takes more than a month for the stuff to reach you, but it's cheap? -
OK. Non-essentials will be discarded / given away, depending on their state.Originally posted by the Bear:wrong..
start to throw away or give away non-essentials..
no point renting a storage space if you are going to store a lot of things you will never use...
Storage space would be for my cookbooks and CD's and TY collection.