So yeah, I got myself a temporary visa that should see me through until September 2009, and which should then get me a permanent Aussie visa..

I came over to Australia for the first time in about 1997, I think it was.. And fell in love with the place pretty much immediately, but getting to live here indefinitely never really seemed feasible, as I fell short a point or 2 (immigration laws work on a points based system,and without enough of them, there's fat chance of getting ones foot in the door)..

But I put out for it.. Sent a silent prayer to the universe, and then dropped it..

And the universe listens, kveta came in to my life making it possible and offering me a hand to hold too. Thanks Kveta.

It's on going.. and miracles continuously happen..

Take my work, I really wanted to get something that'd bring in a little income, allow me to be my own boss of hours, and not complain that I was bare foot, as money had once more become a stressful issue in my life, so there it was.. Perfect, a delivery job available for the area I live in.. Not paying a fortune, but bags me between $64 and $100 a week, which may be enough for me to live on.

And the first day I started on it, I was using a trolley that Kveta had, carrying 200 catalogues, when the wheels buckled, and I was stranded 3 streets from home thinking oh shit.. then it started raining, and I wondered how I was going to carry everything home without wheels, when there it was in front of me, a toddlers pram.. just what I needed, abandoned by some bins.

The Divine really does provide..

Footsteps in the Sand

Hugs,
Mango.

No, noone has dropped a bomb anywhere.. at least not in this neck of the woods..

But some days ago, I got a letter dated 1st April, stating that my application for a visa to Australia has been approved and granted!!

Wow, after 7 and a half months wait, I finally got it.!!.

After reading the small print though, I realised that us escaping Sydney will not be as easy as we had hoped..It seems we have to have a forwarding address before we leave. And we had hoped to just up and explore the tropical yonder..

My visa is a 2 year temporary visa, beginning the date the visa application was lodged, so that means that from around september 2009, I get a permanent ozzy residency visa, and will be able to travel around the country as I desire.. So a slight spanner in our plans, as we may be sticking around here until that time.

More news..

I got some more work as an extra coming up in May.. Once more for the movie Wolverine being filmed here in Sydney.. And I also have some catalog delivery work, so finally a few pennies should start coming in soon..

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Kveta and I are on day 6 of juices..

THIRSTY?

hugs,
Mango.