Thanks guys, hope you all won't have long to wait.
All the best, what a journey...in Jan 2010 I was on the verge of applying via FSW and realised on the night before that I did not the meet the criteria. I went on the cic website to look at alternate options, I realised I could get a 1 year working visa. I applied for and got it after 6 weeks. I got on a plane and flew into Vancouver last July. I was rather fortunate, got a job within 6 weeks of arriving, applied to the BC Govt for PNP and the rest is history. I have always played it safe in my life and was not one for risk so my journey has been a lot about self discovery. I love it here in Vancouver, I'm very fortunate, thanks to the big guy upstairs. Take a chance guys, you won't regret it.
Cheers,
OM