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發表於 09-5-22 18:54 |只看該作者 |正序瀏覽 |打印

It is always a query in my mind. I always thought that the moms in Oz (or other places out of Hong Kong) were so tough. How could they take care the family on their own without anyone helps? The unit/ house size is bigger than that of Hong Kong. There is a garden and a garage in addition to the house. They have to drive and buy all the daily things themselves, and picking up the kids as well. How do they work?

I can't imagine if I could do all the things. Could I?

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好﹗先黎今次的聚會﹗

原帖由 LilianLegend 於 09-10-3 09:32 發表
oic!!!
真好,妳都係fulltime mom~
咁平時都可以出黎tea喎~~

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發表於 09-10-3 09:32 |只看該作者

oic!!!
真好,妳都係fulltime mom~
咁平時都可以出黎tea喎~~

原帖由 puib 於 09-10-2 19:09 發表
Lilianlegend,

原來你住Tai wai!! 我已住在那兒超過廿年，只是現在搬到別處﹗我都是full-time mom!! Nice to meet you ah!

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Lilianlegend,

原來你住Tai wai!! 我已住在那兒超過廿年，只是現在搬到別處﹗我都是full-time mom!! Nice to meet you ah!

原帖由 LilianLegend 於 09-10-2 08:02 發表
good idea ah!
I am a full time mom,
I live in tai wai,
and if u all want to out at SAT or SUN,
I can come with my huddy ah.
my hubby 's oz home is at adelaide.

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發表於 09-10-2 19:06 |只看該作者

wow wow wow~~ I have missed out lot of replies. So surprised you are discussing about gathering. Yes, I'm interested in! Let me jump to see the topic first.

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and.....
how about we post a new topic for gathering....hehe~
let me do it~

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發表於 09-10-2 08:02 |只看該作者

good idea ah!
I am a full time mom,
I live in tai wai,
and if u all want to out at SAT or SUN,
I can come with my huddy ah.
my hubby 's oz home is at adelaide.

原帖由 mocha 於 09-7-8 22:02 發表
at the beginning, i will stay in sydney.
approval? you mean visa? both my sons and I are aust citizen.

for the gathering, is that possible to make it on wkday lunch.. i work at tst.. or sat at NT eas ...

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發表於 09-10-2 07:25 |只看該作者

it's so easy ah,
baby have his own car seat ,
fasten the seat belt is ok.
in the supermarket,
it is more easy to control him as the supermarket all are bigger than hk and he is not easy to touch the goods.....

原帖由 puib 於 09-5-24 13:12 發表
我都好鍾意Oz的supermarket，又大又舒服，加上有大量車位，唔使排隊入停車場。不過有時會諗，如果一個媽咪要帶住個初生bb買野，點樣一邊查車一邊睇住bb？

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發表於 09-10-2 05:58 |只看該作者

Hey scorpio 19, i know u! This is Lily here...heheheh

Yeah, i am a perfect example of a mom having to bring up 2 young children, 3 months old son and a 2+ yr old daughter, and without help from my parents nor from my in-laws cuz they are not living in Oz, so pretty much i have to do EVERYTHING on my own : the housework, all sorts of emergency and the kidsss of course!

It sounds hard but actually it isn't. U just have to set realistic expectations and really really do TAKE CARE OF YRSELF FIRST. Find ways to entertain yrself, keep yrself happy, then the kids, would be happy too.

And yes, when u r abroad without family, friends are so IMPORTANT. Like scorpio19 would say, they can jump in and help when u ask them and so u can get out of the house away from the kids and have some fun again now and then...

And think of things to do with the kids, have a routine, so u know and the kids know what to expect. Like in the mornings i would go to play groups, and when it's finished we get home to have lunch, then it's nap time , it will be good 2 hours of rest, well but that's when baby isn't crying... and then i will ask friends to come over or i go to visit a friend and then b4 u know it, it's dinner time and hubby is home to help out.

But i would say at the end what most important is to keep yrself happy. And then the rest will fall into place. And believe that u can do it, and not afraid to ask for help.

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發表於 09-7-7 15:32 |只看該作者

Which region are you moving to? Have you got approval already?
Yep, I can join but prefer Saturday as I am a working mom.

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發表於 09-7-6 16:55 |只看該作者

Hi, Mocha

Are are planning to OZ as well?

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發表於 09-6-11 19:53 |只看該作者

hey puib, I'm so with you. I'd rather have the peace, space and lifestyle here in sydney. I love my personal space, it would be hard for me to live with a maid in HK if we were living in a small pokey apartment.

The other thing you can do here is try to hire a live-in maid here in Sydney. You can place an ad in the local chinese newspaper. I believe the market rate is around AUD 60 per day depending on suburbs and exp and amount of work etc. You don't get any child care rebate though so it will be 100% out of pocket.

I used to have a philipino helper come in to help me 5 days a week. But it ended up rather expensive. But I was working so that was ok. Given that I didn't have to do any housework and my son was well looked after - so money well spent!!!! The good thing was she spoke perfect English so when there were any emergencies like taking my son to doc she had no trouble. But if you have a chi maid (most of them don't speak much English. if they do, I am sure the rate will be higher!), these are the issues you need to consider. You can still do it. It will just mean you will be making the phone calls or interpreting for her. The good side though is this maid can speak chinese to your children. My hubby is Gweilo so I am the only person speaking Cantonese to my son. Not enough.

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發表於 09-6-8 01:13 |只看該作者

mocha, ipip-tummy, KWOKS:

Yep, days must be more challenging if go without maids and... bigger house. Now I am still in HK, but I always believe, despite increased housework in Oz, the air, the life style and the pace in Australia will compensate the hardship.

I know there are no concrete solutions for this topic. It is just for mommys' sharing. So happy to get much feedback from all of you. It has already gave me a warm support.

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發表於 09-6-7 16:13 |只看該作者

Yes, it also brings me a big headache as I can have everything done and prepared by my helper now in HK, particularly the household works and cooking. I need to be more inependent after moving to OZ this late year.

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發表於 09-6-3 18:24 |只看該作者

yes, I always say that the bigger ones' home (and garden), the more work to do. keke ... and that's quite different from HK.

Somehow people can manage as they have different expectations.

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