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[OiC65]

mukhang wala pang thread for vancouver tsikoteers

just migrated lang dito sa vancity recently(10 months), sa East Broadway location ko and I am from Olongapo back home. Actually ako rin nag-start nung olongapo, zambales, bataan tsikoteers thread.

i think GasJunkie ay taga-rito rin from Renfrew Hts.

sa mga tsikoteers who were planning or want to migrate here in Canada, maybe i could share some of my experience.

[j_avonni]

How's your first 10 months there in Canada?

[OiC65]

well dumating kami October (Fall), so malamig.........mga one week kami sinisipon but okey na rin pagtagal tagal.

my first few months, mahirap din lalo na sa trabaho kasi dyan sa atin paupo upo lang unlike dito you have to earn every cents ng pinagpapawisan. i'd say, di naman kami nahirapan kasi marami umalalay sa amin (relatives) but may mga iba akong na-meet na nahirapan din.

[OiC65]

nakakalito ba? nahirapan na hindi nahirapan? what i mean, mahirap sa umpisa pero in general its not that really hard. pinoy pa! kayang kaya lahat.

[empy]

permanent ka na ba diyan? o uuwi ka eventually sa pinas?

[OiC65]

Too early to tell........pero syempre gusto rin namin ni misis umuwi pag-retired na. Para lang naman talaga sa mga bata tong pag-migrate namin.

[johnart]

I am planning to go is there anything I need to expect ?

[johnart]

up ko lang baka di ninyo napansin

oic65,

Hows your life over there ? I will be getting ym papers within the week and I should be there by January 2007

[jun]

hmmm..makikisali na din po...dito lang ako surrey..

[johnart]

hmmm..makikisali na din po...dito lang ako surrey..

How is it over there ?

[fx36]

hi oic65, mas madali bang mag migrate diyan kung dito sa US manggagaling. balita ko mas madali dw maging permanent res diyan kaysa dito sa US.

[OiC65]

I am planning to go is there anything I need to expect ?

well, expect yung former trabaho mo dyan sa atin eh hindi mo ma-get here kaagad. dito, your experience and education back home are not considered that is why some have to go back to college and do upgrade.

ang taxes dito napakalaki....6% sa federal at 7% sa provincial, so kung may bibilhin kang goods...add another 13% on top of that.

apartment/basement houses with two bedrooms ranges from $750 to $1000, yan eh based sa prices nung naghahanap ako ng malilipatan (nakituloy ako sa pinsan ko).

whatelse? weather is nice compared sa ibang province ng Canada where it could go to both extremes..sobra init or sobrang lamig.

pasensya na sa late reply, been tied lately

[OiC65]

hi oic65, mas madali bang mag migrate diyan kung dito sa US manggagaling. balita ko mas madali dw maging permanent res diyan kaysa dito sa US.

Actually, ako permanent resident na ang status ko nung dumating kami ng family ko......for some na alam ko like yung working visa, mga two years bago sila pwede mag-apply for permanent residency dito. Ang length ng processing ng PR ay wala akong idea. Yung citizenship pwede mo applyan after 3 years yata na pagiging permanent resident mo.

Di ko lang alam kung mas mabilis ang processing kung sa US ka galing.

[OiC65]

hmmm..makikisali na din po...dito lang ako surrey..

jun..........i've been to surrey a couple of weeks back. naki-birthday! first time ko nga yun kasi medyo malayo sa amin (lower mainland). i took the skytrain at nagpasundo na lang sa King George station. nice place ang surrey...madaming east indies ano? well, kahit saan nman eh.

[empy]

is it true that all of you live in igloos?









...just kidding, i know that joke pisses off you Canucks

[OiC65]

is it true that all of you live in igloos?




...just kidding, i know that joke pisses off you Canucks

yup, NHL season lapit na......i was so disappointed with the Canucks last season, they din't make the playoff. buti pa Vancouver Giants sa WHL.

im a bit surprised to learn that Canadian are real big hockey fans.....they talk about it sa work, resto, coffee shops, in the bus, basically everywhere. Back home kasi puro basketball........ngayon medyo na-appreciate ko na hockey, my son and I even watch one game ng Canucks sa GM place.

[johnart]

oic 65
Thanks for the reply. any idea about owning a car ? insurance, registration ? I guess a used car because a brand new is too expensive

[OiC65]

oic 65
Thanks for the reply. any idea about owning a car ? insurance, registration ? I guess a used car because a brand new is too expensive

go to www.icbc.com, andun lahat ng info sa mga queries mo.

[GlennSter]

is it true that all of you live in igloos?









...just kidding, i know that joke pisses off you Canucks

bwarharhahrarharh

[userfriendly]

oic 65
Thanks for the reply. any idea about owning a car ? insurance, registration ? I guess a used car because a brand new is too expensive

Owning a car in Canada is expensive. You have to add 13% sales tax on top of the purchase price. Insurance is also a killer. You are required to get your basic insurance from the govt (this is for BC, don't know about other provinces). Its called ICBC. If you will go for comprehensive insurance, you can get it from icbc or from private insurance. From my experience difference is not big, around $50 only.

One way to save on insurance is to get your Philippine insurance companies to write a letter to ICBC informing them how long you have been insured without any claims. The longer the better. If I remember correctly, if you have over 8 years without claims, you can get as much as 40% discount. Its best to bring this with you before you go to Canada.

Another way of saving although NOT RECOMMENDED as it is illegal, is to lower the invoice amount. Say you buy a car for $10,000 just declare that you bought it for $8000. You pay tax on 8000 not 10000, you can only insure the car for 8000. So incase of loss you will be compensated for 8000 only.

When buying a car, the seller is required by law to inform you if the car has been stolen, recovered, rebuilt, out of province and had a claim of over $2000. If you buy from reputable dealers they will comply with this. You can also check by getting the VIN number and going to www.icbc.com. You have to pay around $21 for the vin check.

Gas is over a dollar a liter. Every 2 years you are required to go for aircare before you renew your insurance. Forgot how much. Shops charge by the hour for labor.