Settlement Agencies

To cover all bases, be sure to check your settlement agencies. Each province have several of these and they help in making the settlement for newcomers much easier. They can provide your information, references, networks ... etc ... A list of this agencies can be found in this Migrate to Canada.

2nd week

Two weeks after we Migrate to Canada and things are now starting to fall on its right places. The last few weeks back home and the first week in Canada is what i call a "swirl". I believe that is mostly called preparation and transition. There are lot's of things to prepare for in a migration and careful planning is needed.

Scratch on the Rim

I borrowed a car from my nephew. I needed to because I sold mines since we will Migrate to Canada next month. Well, it's unfortunate that my wife scratch the rim when she used it and now I have to pay for it ... hahahaha ... Oh well, at least I still have a ride while I'm going into the last few days of work.

Performance Review

I will Migrate to Canada next month. But I'm still working. Not only that, I still have to pass my mid-year review tomorrow. So thats what I'm doing right now. I'm reviewing my objectives that I've set last January and measuring it against what I actually did. It's a very objective approach and the more details the better. I hope that I can finish it before I discuss this tomorrow with my Immediate Superior.

Early in the Airport

My sister in law flew in from Taiwan early this morning. It was a long day yesterday. Started it out with a visit to my doctor. Then went to the Dentist. Went straight to my brother in law to borrow his car. Speed of to my friend who bought my car to give the tools. Then finally went to the supermarket for some last minute grocery. Then I slept for three hours then went straight to the airport to pick my sister in law. This rigorous routine is a preparation since we will Migrate to Canada next month.

Tired ...

The entire week was a blur. I've been preparing lately because we will Migrate to Canada by next month. I have gone to several government agencies for my personal documents. First is the government housing to get a refund for my contributions. Then I also went to the Land Transportation Office to have an advance renewal of Driver's License and also get a certificate of driving experience. It was tiring ... but it needs to be done.

Bye Bye SUV

I sold my SUV and I'm giving it to the buyer later. I bought my SUV 6 years ago and it was the second time I had a brand new car. My first car was bought by my dad was a Ford Laser. It was given to me when I was on college. After I graduated, my dad helped me purchase a second hand Toyota Corolla. Then 5 years after, I bought my first brand new car which is a Honda Civic. 5 years passed and I bought a Honda CRV. Since I'll Migrate to Canada soon, I wonder what my next car would be.

Government Offices

I went back to the government office for housing to have my refund for my contributions. I'm doing this since I'll Migrate to Canada soon. I was surprised because when I went to the 5th floor where my paper will be processed there was a long queue. When I went there before, I was the only one there and I went straight to the counter. This time, I have to wait for at least an hour just to reach the counter and it took less than 5 minutes for the clerk to receive my papers. It was a long wait, and I hope my refund gets done before I leave.