Friday 28 November 2008

Medicals....done

Medical documents are done and the courier has arrived from Birmingham.
I gotta get some documents certified and finally we can submit the application soon.

Wednesday 26 November 2008

今のうちに

ただいま不本意ながら、以前とは比較にならないくらい暇(=ったく、専業主婦でっせ)。

ラッキー!

・・・とは中々思えない、常に現状に文句があるワタシ。

しかし今しかないのだ。今なら自分の能力改善に手をつけられるでないの。


①英語
1-1 語彙アップ(新聞を読もう・・・)
1-2 会話の手法(スピーチ講座でやるような自身があって安心して聞ける話方など。声のトーンや視線の持っていき方など技術的なこと)
1-3 面接の会話
1-4 電話での会話

②時事問題
特に業界関係のアップデート。

③Self-confidence
I have confidence that spring will come again~♪と歌っていてもどうにもならぬ。Self-confidenceをアップさせる方法を模索してみる。


今のところは、こんなところか。今まで流れるにまかせて、力を入れてこなかった分野がいっぱい。暇暇暇で死んじゃう~・・・と言いつつ、やらねばならぬことって実はたくさんあるね。

Tuesday 25 November 2008

Hep B result

Hep B blood test was negative. The copy of the result was sent to Birmingham. Waiting for the medical papers to arrive - and that's it.

Wednesday 19 November 2008

New Aussie police cert

My husband's new Australian police cert has arrived this morning, with the correct spelling. At last.

Thursday 13 November 2008

London again

Travelled to London again to pick up our Japanese police certs, but this time only me and our daughter.

Had to bring our passports to receive the certificates.

My husband went to our local GP to do his Hep B blood test. Of course our pathetic doctor said he couldn't do despite the confirmation we made the day before with the clinic reception. He had to wait to see another doctor to have this stupid business done. He concluded that the Great British empire is as bad as Russia in terms of services.

The blood test will be ready in 10 days. Gosh, we really needed the extension.

Wednesday 12 November 2008

Extension

We've contacted the Immigration NZ office in London to consult our trouble. We're given a 2-month extension. Thank God.

Tuesday 11 November 2008

Blood test

Trouble goes on.

I think it was last Tuesday when I received a phone call from the clinic in Birmingham where we had our medical exams. Now, they want my husband to have another go on the blood test - for unknown reason (which we later found out that the stupid clinic had lost my husband's blood sample.  Very professional). We live so far from the clinic and we spent so much time and money already on the bloody blood exam. We're still negotiating how we can possibly solve the problem.

They'd promised to have all our paperwork to be done within 12 days after the examination, but obviously it's not happening. Pathetic people.

Monday 10 November 2008

Recovery

I rang the QLD police headquarters as soon as it got 9am in Brisbane (meaning 23 o'clock in the UK), and got the assurance that they'll make a new certificate straight away. Hope it arrives well before the deadline.

Friday 7 November 2008

Spelling mistake

This morning, I found two letters stuck under the door - they were the Australian police certs. However, my husband's family name was misspelt....... as usual.

We've included the photocopies of our passports as well as the driving licenses, and yet! such an official document as a police certificate was made with a wrong spelling.

I rang Australia straight away, but unfortunately, 9am here means 7pm there. No one picked up the phone. I also sent an email to the very nice officer who was helping me a lot, but instantaneously I received an auto-reply saying that he's away from his office until the mid November. Damn it!

The submission deadline is approaching. I'm gonna make them send a new one as soon as possible.

Thursday 6 November 2008

British police certs arrived

The British police certificates arrived one by one. My husband's yesterday, and mine today. Things are getting ready, and I'm nervous everyday.