[ayukobaby]

haha i havent been to australia but i think the weather there is much nicer. however i have problem understanding australian accent hehe and ive heard that people joined the working holiday scheme mostly work in fruit garden picking fruit ahha i dun think i can do that.
but i definitely wanna travel to australia some time soon.

Originally Posted by thetokyoproject

i have 2 words for you:

australia instead!!!

[ayukobaby]

oh cool, thanks for all the links. i will check them out after work. but if i have a choice, i will prefer not to work with chinese community coz the reason for me to go abroad is to get to interact with people from other countries and learn more about their culture. but i guess its easier to work with chinese there though and then maybe i can meet some english friends.
i hope i didnt give out the wrong idea that i dun want to hang out with hk chinese. i do like to hang out with them too but i also like to meet more people from different countries and so many of my good friends are caucasian and not chinese.

Originally Posted by HK_Newbie100

PDLM is right. From the link he gives, it says that you can work for up to 12 months under the scheme. Not knowing about the scheme, I was sceptical at first of whether there’d be many opportunities for you, but if the scheme allows you to work legally for 12 months, I’m sure by making relevant enquiries, you’ll be able to find something.

Try some of these links to do with Chinese community in UK:

http://www.chinatownthemagazine.com/
http://www.dimsum.co.uk/index.php
http://lkcn.net/
http://www.linkchinese.net/
http://sacu.org/links.html

…to name just a few. Google something like ‘Chinese Community in UK’ or something like that for more. There are some discussion forums with contributions from UK born Chinese and also HK Chinese telling about their experiences in UK. I think they can advise you better and more directly and relevantly. UK born Chinese are generally far more Western than they are Chinese, so hanging out with them, you get the best of both worlds, and get around the problem you mentioned about not wanting to hang around HK Chinese.

[chilli]

Originally Posted by ayukobaby

haha i guess ur the one. german rite? hehehe

my cover is blown

[nemrac]

Australia holiday work visa is quite easy to get as long as you're under 30 - never try it but heard from many friends. As for the kind of job, it all depends on your skills, a friend of mine had IT skills and managed to find job in an ad agency in sydney, so not everyone work in a fruit farm

Originally Posted by ayukobaby

haha i havent been to australia but i think the weather there is much nicer. however i have problem understanding australian accent hehe and ive heard that people joined the working holiday scheme mostly work in fruit garden picking fruit ahha i dun think i can do that.
but i definitely wanna travel to australia some time soon.

[ayukobaby]

haha stalker, so u've been watching me here n laughing all da time. how dare you. actually besides ur email, ur location also gives me a hint. king of lan kwai haha
do u call urself chilli coz u think ur hot? hahaha

Originally Posted by chilli

my cover is blown

[chilli]

Originally Posted by ayukobaby

haha stalker, so u've been watching me here n laughing all da time. how dare you. actually besides ur email, ur location also gives me a hint. king of lan kwai haha
do u call urself chilli coz u think ur hot? hahaha

why are you asking? we met a few times....you know Im hot

...also Im kinda addicted to chili and other spicy food, even for breakfast....thats a more believable reason I guess...

[ayukobaby]

I've checked the sites you guys sent and it seems like the pay in england is much higher than in hk even for some simple jobs, though I know the living cost is also higher there. I might really give it a shot then. but now im thinking whether i should apply the working holiday visa or the work permit holder? i dunno much about the work permit holder. does it mean that i can live in uk as long as i want if i get the latter? and is it difficult to get such permit? do u think i can only apply for the jobs in UK after i get the visa approved??

[Mina917]

Ive looked into working back in the Uk or to Oz myself!!! Tough decision.

ayukobaby - its not easy to get a work permit cos you cant apply it yrself. The employer have to apply it for you once you have been employed in their company! But most job posts i saw said you must be a Uk resident or have a valid permit as they do not provide visa..a bit stupid really!!!cos apparenly you have to apply a new working visa whenever you change job otherwise it is not valid!

im interested to see more info too as it will help me to plan.

[HK_Newbie100]

work permits are usually for contracted work for jobs which cannot be filled locally, so employers recruit overseas. they are very difficult to get, unless you know someone who will apply on your behalf through a solicitor, who works around the law. i think only chance would be a job that requires native chinese to read and write chinese cos local chinese can't read and write. without a sponsor, or for casual job, no chance! stick with the working holiday visa.

[ayukobaby]

Mina, so wat kind of jobs are u looking for in UK or Oz? im planning to get some super easy jobs like PA or receptionist or anything fun coz my sole purpose of going there is not to work and earn money but to travel around. yea its stupid for the work permit thing n its like its impossible to get it. i may stick with working holiday visa then unless they need a chinese social worker or chinese editor for the chinese or japanese magazine hehe

Originally Posted by Mina917

Ive looked into working back in the Uk or to Oz myself!!! Tough decision.

ayukobaby - its not easy to get a work permit cos you cant apply it yrself. The employer have to apply it for you once you have been employed in their company! But most job posts i saw said you must be a Uk resident or have a valid permit as they do not provide visa..a bit stupid really!!!cos apparenly you have to apply a new working visa whenever you change job otherwise it is not valid!

im interested to see more info too as it will help me to plan.