Recent content by CharlotteJ

:) It is so interesting to read these comments and replies, the intellectually loaded replies, the job related ones and the Thailand vs Canada/West point of views ... 1. I have not deleted anything, perhaps the mods have done, let that be clear. 2. Let's talk about Canada and keep the...

I try, each day. Sometimes I wonder if it does any more make any difference for anybody to think that the grass is greener on any other side or that life will at all be any better anywhere else being it Canada, UK, Australia or India, Pakistan or China. It seems that all hope is gone...

;D :D Tadaaaaa!!!!!! Look who is here

Thank you. Yes, I m gone, but I do visit friends and family at times and certainly do not give up on offering advise or help if I ever could from afar. I lived it real big time and discovered all the hidden aspects of life in Canada, at least for Toronto, and returned home to now, 3 years...

I am here, and reading ;-) A quick message from my side and thank you all for your lovely private notes. I m doing very well and great in fact ever since I returned to my own country, do miss Canada at times, certainly my friends and some family, certain things, but Europe is truly the only...

Oh btw, I forgot to mention one more thing ... Since I am back here and mostly ever since I am settled in again, meaning got me a new job for a long time since the last one and all good, it seems that my Canadian friends are coming here to see me and have fun with me over here. So far, since...

Awww ... don't worry, I am back here again :) Thanks to an Email notificitation and the utterly sweet and encouraging email from a respected forumer that I received today, I had no other wish but to log on and return to say Hi and to be surprised by the sheer amount of lovely notes I had...

LOL ... SFD, what did you think of Germany or Scandinavian nations? I wonder if people in Canada did hear about the Neo Nazi group being arrested just last week for a number of hate crime attacks and murders they were charged with across Germany in the past few weeks? Such happens more often...

Here is my view and that is again based on the views of somebody I know who is in "the" scene for all his life and he is older than all of us I can assure you :) Canada's economy is strongly connected and dependent on that of US, Asian nations such as Japan, China, Taiwan or Indonesia but also...

Hello SFD, Wonderful news to hear that you are doing good and soon will be moving forward towards more freedom, better education and above all lots of space to grow and hopefully to have your children to be growing up in a better place, not that the current one is bad but sure Canada is a...

Hello Toby, Hello everyone, Hello Canada, Hope all is well with ALL of you and really doing greatly and I am so sorry and please forgive me if I haven't had time to reply and update you guys with the latest from my neck of the woods. It has been such a challenge to be back in Holland and I have...

Whatever you guys say or comment, I don't know and I am all fine with any comments, that being negative and obnoxious or correct, sincere and honest, being you friendly or not, I am all fine with that, all I can say about Canada is that it is a place: Where one can make friends! Yes, the BIG...

totally agree on this one with you. It will be in everybody's favor and good judgement if they land a job prior to landing in the first place so at least they can just go on organizing their new life and all while also working and sustaining themselves instead of taking a plunge into the...

Thank you Ucan ... I indeed got better options and choices by comparison. In 2 weeks time after my return, I got a job and in the meantime, looking carefully for better options job-wise, there are plenty especially now that immigration law has become tougher for outsiders and so companies in...

I am subject to tax deduction over 2010 and I asked this lovely gentleman who was living close to my address to fill out my tax papers etc. But I wonder why they deduct such in 4 terms? I was told I will receive so much now, then so much at the end of each quarter. I paid $50 to have my taxes...