Recent content by bottomless_appetite

Hi Ining, I landed in 4 days after you. I landed June 12. You said you bought a car, did you buy from a dealer or from a a private person? I am wanting to have a car and i am searching for options. DId you buy it cash or did you have financed by the bank? Any inputs will be appreciated. thank you.

Coquitlam is lovely. Although I dont live there, I live kinda near coquitlam. I searched job everywhere and enjoyed the process. I am sticking to the job which hired me and I love it here. I started a thread, "buying a car". I have shared some of my experiences there. ;)

i am in B.C so the weather here is fine. thank you. Do you have any experience with loaning a car as a new immigrant?

Oh yeah, as long as your husband's cousin lives there, you can stay there for the meantime. but be very extra careful. I know Surrey is a big place and there are places who are safe but most are unsafe. Surrey Skytrain Station is very dangerous, I wouldnt go on there. LRT in Quiapo is much...

Thank you very much for the reply explorer. I am deciding between honda civic or mazda 3, used or brand new. I am wondering between Scotiabank's auto loan program if i really need to get brand new or a used car will do. So i have to make an appointment with the bank soon. I am looking for a used...

Welcome to Canada Apache. I hope you will love it here as much as I do. Imbubbles, I hope you stay out of Surrey. It is one place i would not want to. Yes, it is cheap to live there, but it is dangerous for me. I had a bad experience in Surrey and would never come back again. Be careful of the...

Hello everyone. It has been a while since the last time I posted here. Yes, Indeed I have arrived in Canada last June and it has been very good so far. Most of the discussions here about landing is very true. But my advise, enjoy the ride,it may not be what you have expected, for all we know...

hi Caloy. Yes, i will be landing in Vancouver. Ill be staying in Maple Ridge for the meantime kayo ba? did u open an account ba sa HSBC? the POF on landing is really causing me anxiety.

i will have the same question. what if i only bring cash of lets say C$3,000 and the rest will be in a managers check? please reply. thanks

Hello sa lahat. Hindi po ako gaano nag po post dito, subalit ngayun po kailangan ko ng advise ninyo. Sa mga nakaalis na, paalis pa at naghihintay ng visa para maka alis. As i posted dito sa forum, i finally got my Visa after 8months (more or less) na processing this week. Yes, I am happy...

Thank you very much everyone. Caloy, I am planning to land in June in B.C. how about you? when are you leaving? Yes, I am Pinoy. Mabuhay po tayong lahat.

hi everyone, I just want to inform you that I got my passport back with my Canadian Visa stamped on it. Thank you Lord! ;D :D ;) :P :-*

Thank you very much everyone. I hope we all get our visas soon.

Here's my timeline: App sent: August 13 '09 AOR Rcvd: October 2, '09 Docs sent -Manila Visa office: Decemer 15, '09 AOR Recvd: Jan, 7 '10 Status: In Process-January 14, '10 Mds Request recvd: February 14, '10 RPRF sent: February 20, 2010 Medical Exam: February 25 2010 Passport Request: April...

I checked my Ecas Status today... DECISION MADE! Thank you LORD! :) ;) :P :-* :o