Pinoys to Saskatchewan

[rubyalabar]

I'm sure tatagal ka din sa lamig, ako nga nakasurvive eh napakaginawin ko.

Best thing to do is dress in layers and talagang complete gear hehe- hat, mitts/gloves, scarf and the winter jacket. Also shoes na may traction, like rubber shoes or winter boots kasi madulas maglakad pag may snow. Di pa naman ako madulas at napaupo pero muntik na. Malakas din madalas ang hangin dito and pag winter, the wind chill makes it even colder.

As for driving nga pala, may driving manual sa SGI website na pwede ireview, medyo tricky kasi questions sa situational part ng written test. Road signs naman madali lang. As for the road test, tip ko is learn to parallel park, kasi if you fail to do it e 10 points na agad yun. Tapos shoulder checks before you change lanes, 2 points yun eveytime di mo magawa, pag umabot ka ng more than 10points, failed na agad. Stop sign dapat full stop talaga then look right and left before proceeding. You can turn right kahit red ang traffic light which is kakaiba sa atin sa 'pinas then you have to yield to pedestrians. Pag may pedestrian lane at may taong gusto tumawid titigil ka talaga.

Finally hehe you should book your road test on a Saturday early morning mga 8 or 8:30am para konti pa sasakyan at tao sa kalsada, less challenging. Sulitin din ang 90 days na valid ang philippine driver's license para magpractice magdrive. Oh and by the way, most city streets 50kph speed limit, 40kph pag sa school.

Well I hope this helps, good luck to all and hope for fast processing ng mga application ng lahat.

 

[ellian25]

hi jandox,

we had our medical at nationwide last july 29. i checked last week, d pa nila nasend. maybe because nag provide pa ko ng medical cert last aug 5 and had a repeat x-ray last aug 4.

 

[jandox]

I'm sure tatagal ka din sa lamig, ako nga nakasurvive eh napakaginawin ko.

Best thing to do is dress in layers and talagang complete gear hehe- hat, mitts/gloves, scarf and the winter jacket. Also shoes na may traction, like rubber shoes or winter boots kasi madulas maglakad pag may snow. Di pa naman ako madulas at napaupo pero muntik na. Malakas din madalas ang hangin dito and pag winter, the wind chill makes it even colder.

As for driving nga pala, may driving manual sa SGI website na pwede ireview, medyo tricky kasi questions sa situational part ng written test. Road signs naman madali lang. As for the road test, tip ko is learn to parallel park, kasi if you fail to do it e 10 points na agad yun. Tapos shoulder checks before you change lanes, 2 points yun eveytime di mo magawa, pag umabot ka ng more than 10points, failed na agad. Stop sign dapat full stop talaga then look right and left before proceeding. You can turn right kahit red ang traffic light which is kakaiba sa atin sa 'pinas then you have to yield to pedestrians. Pag may pedestrian lane at may taong gusto tumawid titigil ka talaga.

Finally hehe you should book your road test on a Saturday early morning mga 8 or 8:30am para konti pa sasakyan at tao sa kalsada, less challenging. Sulitin din ang 90 days na valid ang philippine driver's license para magpractice magdrive. Oh and by the way, most city streets 50kph speed limit, 40kph pag sa school.

Well I hope this helps, good luck to all and hope for fast processing ng mga application ng lahat.

Sana maka-survive kami sa lamig. Lalo na ako. Aircon pa lang giniginaw na ako. Pang electric fan lang ako. hehe! Mura ba mga winter accessories dyan? Or it would be to buy herer before living?

Thank you very much sa road test tips. Nagrereview na nga ako sa youtube about road test. hehe! Tapos nabasa ko post mo. It helps a lot. Buti valid ang license natin galing dito. hehe! Kaso wala naman kami magagamit na sasakyan pagdating sa SK para makapag practice. hehe!

 

[jandox]

hi jandox,

we had our medical at nationwide last july 29. i checked last week, d pa nila nasend. maybe because nag provide pa ko ng medical cert last aug 5 and had a repeat x-ray last aug 4.

Hello ellian25!

I saw your post sa kabilang thread. Congrats at napadala na sa CEM yung medical results nyo. Let's wait patiently sa PPR natin. hehe!

God bless to all of us.

 

[rubyalabar]

Hi Jandox,

Ganun ba? Di bale makabuild ka lang ng credit for a few months at may job ka makakabili ka din ng car. Mura din naman ang used vehicles. Ang mga banks naman like Scotiabank at RBC may special programs naman for new immigrants, bigyan ka nila ng credit card so you can start building credit history. May home at auto loan din. Kung wala, madali naman magbus dito you just have to learn yung routes nila, stops and yung oras. Di kasi katulad sa atin pwede pumara kahit saan hehe.

Winter jackets around 30-70 dollars each yung bago, may bargain center din dito parang ukay2 pwede ka buy ng used depende na lang sa preference mo. pero kung may mabibili ka dyan sa atin na makapal talaga ok na yun medyo bulky nga lang sa baggage.

 

[TigerLilly]

I'm sure tatagal ka din sa lamig, ako nga nakasurvive eh napakaginawin ko.

Best thing to do is dress in layers and talagang complete gear hehe- hat, mitts/gloves, scarf and the winter jacket. Also shoes na may traction, like rubber shoes or winter boots kasi madulas maglakad pag may snow. Di pa naman ako madulas at napaupo pero muntik na. Malakas din madalas ang hangin dito and pag winter, the wind chill makes it even colder.

As for driving nga pala, may driving manual sa SGI website na pwede ireview, medyo tricky kasi questions sa situational part ng written test. Road signs naman madali lang. As for the road test, tip ko is learn to parallel park, kasi if you fail to do it e 10 points na agad yun. Tapos shoulder checks before you change lanes, 2 points yun eveytime di mo magawa, pag umabot ka ng more than 10points, failed na agad. Stop sign dapat full stop talaga then look right and left before proceeding. You can turn right kahit red ang traffic light which is kakaiba sa atin sa 'pinas then you have to yield to pedestrians. Pag may pedestrian lane at may taong gusto tumawid titigil ka talaga.

Finally hehe you should book your road test on a Saturday early morning mga 8 or 8:30am para konti pa sasakyan at tao sa kalsada, less challenging. Sulitin din ang 90 days na valid ang philippine driver's license para magpractice magdrive. Oh and by the way, most city streets 50kph speed limit, 40kph pag sa school.

Well I hope this helps, good luck to all and hope for fast processing ng mga application ng lahat.

Like! Like!!!

 

[rsscanada]

Hi rubyalabar

Ask ko lng wer u exactly sa regina?

May nag offer ksi sa akin ng fulltime permanent job, ask ko lng kung familiar ka sa address na ito (Tec Computers Ltd.,
634 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4R 2P3). Although 1year+ na kaming nagcocommunicate tru email, just curious lng...

Maraming Salamat...

 

[jandox]

Hi Jandox,

Ganun ba? Di bale makabuild ka lang ng credit for a few months at may job ka makakabili ka din ng car. Mura din naman ang used vehicles. Ang mga banks naman like Scotiabank at RBC may special programs naman for new immigrants, bigyan ka nila ng credit card so you can start building credit history. May home at auto loan din. Kung wala, madali naman magbus dito you just have to learn yung routes nila, stops and yung oras. Di kasi katulad sa atin pwede pumara kahit saan hehe.

Winter jackets around 30-70 dollars each yung bago, may bargain center din dito parang ukay2 pwede ka buy ng used depende na lang sa preference mo. pero kung may mabibili ka dyan sa atin na makapal talaga ok na yun medyo bulky nga lang sa baggage.

hi rubyalabar!

sana nga makabili kami ng sasakyan dyan kapag may work na kami. kahit second hand para mas mura. talaga? may special offer ang scotiabank at RBC for nem immigrants? that's good para sa mga magsisimulang tulad namin. syempre, lahat ng nagpupunta dyan ay gustong magkaroon ng sariling bahay at sasakyan. hehe! may available map naman para sa mga new immigrants di ba? hehe!

sa ukay-ukay na lang makabili ng winter jackets dyan. hehe! maghahanap din kami dito ng mura. hehe! kahit simpleng jacket lang.

 

[dreamer7777777]

Guys, hingi lang po ako advice, ang destination po namin manitoba, pero wala po kami relatives and friends doon, RN po ang profession ko do you think po more advantageous for me kung sa Saskatchewan piliin ko kesa Manitoba? thanks po

 

[TigerLilly]

Guys, hingi lang po ako advice, ang destination po namin manitoba, pero wala po kami relatives and friends doon, RN po ang profession ko do you think po more advantageous for me kung sa Saskatchewan piliin ko kesa Manitoba? thanks po

Hi Dreamer,kung sa Winnipeg or Brandon,MB ang destino nyo.....its better. Since Winnipeg has a population of 1.2 million,so which means it's a big city even in size. Jobwise,I have no idea about MB coz we never lived there yet .But my husband and I were looking at the jobs there for him and MB minimum wage for his line of work is only $15/hr which is way less than his SK minimum (my hubby is in the oil trade).Which is one of the reasons why we never opted to live in MB. It has been noted that Winnipeg has the biggest Filipino population in Canada ,di tulad ng SK. Sabi ng hubby ko cost of living sa MB is almost the same as SK. But it's all unto you....you can always land in MB but if you change your mind...you can always move to another province. Lots of people do.

 

[mitz]

Hello to everyone! May mga nurse po ba dito na nagpass na ng application nila sa SRNA? Just want to ask some questions sana. Thanks!

 

[hanis]

hi all,

pa join sa group. saskatchewan din application namin--skilled worker category. we're done with the medical and waiting/hoping for the best. my husband is the principal applicant and we intend to live in saskatoon. madali kaya makakuha ng work sa sask, both part time and full time?

nasa edmonton, AB naman ang husband ko sis. dun kme naman kme titira soon. nandito ba sa pinas ang husband mo? sabi ng asawa ko, ok naman sa saskatoon. makakaipon ka talaga kc hindi gnun ka-expensive ang way of living dun unlike sa ibang provinces. mabilis lng makahanap ng trabaho especially kung PR ka na.. in 2 months time makakapag trabaho ka na dun.

 

[jandox]

nasa edmonton, AB naman ang husband ko sis. dun kme naman kme titira soon. nandito ba sa pinas ang husband mo? sabi ng asawa ko, ok naman sa saskatoon. makakaipon ka talaga kc hindi gnun ka-expensive ang way of living dun unlike sa ibang provinces. mabilis lng makahanap ng trabaho especially kung PR ka na.. in 2 months time makakapag trabaho ka na dun.

Wow! Good to hear that...

 

[rubyalabar]

It's true, from what happened to me lang ha... Once you get past the hurdle of getting your first job di na mahirap humanap ng mas maganda o mas mataas na pay. I started out sa call center, customer service rep then after six weeks I had to resign dahil di ko gusto schedule, gabi na ko nakakauwi. After I resigned, in 2 weeks time may bagong job na ko pero contractual lang kaya tinuloy ko lang pag aapply. Ayun 1 month ako sa contractual job ko I got a call sa inapplyan ko kaya next week dun na ko sa bago kong job na full time permanent.

Kwento lang just to show na madali makahanap ng work dito, wag lang muna mapili sa una at iwanan muna ang pride sa bahay haha

 

[kimwayne]

It's true, from what happened to me lang ha... Once you get past the hurdle of getting your first job di na mahirap humanap ng mas maganda o mas mataas na pay. I started out sa call center, customer service rep then after six weeks I had to resign dahil di ko gusto schedule, gabi na ko nakakauwi. After I resigned, in 2 weeks time may bagong job na ko pero contractual lang kaya tinuloy ko lang pag aapply. Ayun 1 month ako sa contractual job ko I got a call sa inapplyan ko kaya next week dun na ko sa bago kong job na full time permanent.

Kwento lang just to show na madali makahanap ng work dito, wag lang muna mapili sa una at iwanan muna ang pride sa bahay haha

Thanks for the inspiration..Lalo na sa akin,We have no relatives in Canada.Kaya kahit anong jobs available basta legal lng po.I know,sabi ng CIIP,we must focus in our line of profession.But,at least,may plan B.