Assimilating

Vince made more Filipino friends at school (St. Joseph's) this year. Natutuwa kami ni Henry coz these kids are really nice, very courteous and on the same “wave length” as him.

This term, he joined the school basketball team. I had a smile on my face when he asked me to sign the form (sa loob-loob ko, mabuti naman na-realize mong hindi pang rugby ang katawan mo). Anim silang pinoys sa team. Then there’s the 3 imports – a kiwi, an Indian and a South African. Di ko na sasabihin kung sino ang magagaling J

Last month, Vince asked me if he could have rice and sausage for lunch instead of the usual sandwich. Ayaw nya dating mag-baon ng kanin dahil ayaw nya ng kanin/ulam na malamig. So what’s with the sudden change? Yun daw mga prendship nya ay kanin lagi ang baon. His lunch bag was never the same from then on.


One time sinisita ako ni Vince. Bakit daw hindi ko sya ipinag-baon ng lunch. Hmmm…. ang tanda ko nag-preapre ako ng sandwich. Yun pala, iba na ang definition ng lunch sa kanya. Lunch (or dinner) is rice.

Vince’s friends are playing a big influence on him. Not bad at all as this helps me and Henry assimilate Filipino values and ways on him.

Seminar for those moving to New Zealand

FREE SEMINAR FOR WTRS IN MANILA/CEBU IN NOV 2009

AKLnzPINOYS is planning to sponsor a free (or maybe only minimal fee) seminar for applicants who already received their WTR visas or are just waiting for their WTRs. There will be two seminars, one in Manila and another in Cebu; both to be held around November this year.

The purpose of the seminar is to:

• Give new migrants a clear picture of the challenges that they will be facing when they arrive NZ;
• Explain what WTR9 really means in Immigration NZ terms as well as practical terms.
• Explain some pre-departure decisions that migrants need to make, including the risks and consequences of each decisions (Eg. should principal go to NZ first, family to join later, or husband and wife first, children later, or everyone departs at the same time);
  Other pre-departure decisions: resigning from current job, selling all assets, timing of departure (what are the best and worst months to come to NZ)).
• Describe the different scenarios (from best case to worst) that could happen to them from the time they arrive to the time their WTR visa expires or gets converted to PR and give them tips on how they can minimize risks, avoid mistakes, and deal with each given scenario.

To help us in organizing this event, we've devised a simple survey. If you are interested or know someone who might be, we would appreciate if you can spare us just one minute of your time (5 questions only) to go through the survey.

Click the link below or copy and paste in your browser.

http://www.kwiksurveys.com/online-survey.php?surveyID=OJOMH_ae3eb2cb

Non AklnzPinoys members are welcome to attend these seminars, so feel free to pass this to anyone in your network.

Maraming salamat po.

AklnzPinoys Moderators