To Go Or Not To Go ??!!!

We are still hesitating if we should go to Kelowna due to several reasons.... Ideally, We really wanted to go to Victoria. This is because there are more job opportunities there & housing is not as expensive as in Kelowna. But many things worries me if we chose to go Victoria once we reach there.

Where will we live when we 1st arrive? Do we have sufficient funds to rent a place there until I get a decent job? Will we ended up living in the streets when we run out of funds? What school will the kids go to if we only manage to rent a place at a shabby & dense place? Will I be able to support my family... with Rental, Food, Clothings & Utilities to paid for? Everything needs MONEY .....

At least if we settle 1st in Kelowna I do not have to think about rental & places to live as we can stay at my Aunts Place while searching for a decent job. My main worry here is that if we get too comfortable in Kelowna, we will never think of moving to Victoria.

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Haiz !!!!!

Driving License Mock Test.

Spent some time last weekend reading the "RoadSense for Drivers" Book that my Aunt brought back from Canada during her visit Home. I was told by my Aunt that I could take up the Mock test online hence I went online to search for the Licensing body for the British Columbia district at below website.

http://canadaonline.about.com/od/driverslicence/Drivers_Licences_in_Canada.htm

& was directed to

http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/pass-veh/opkt#Variables._frag_

Therefor I took up the Mock Test, see below is the result.



I got 24 correct out of 25 questions, hence my score is 96%.

Wages for Jobs !!!

I went online to survey what the wages will be like for certain profession. Hence I found the website below :-

http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca/

This website has the latest Wage Average for almost all profession. All you need is to select the profession you want to know & it will give you not only the Wage range but also the description & requirement for the job.

See below a summary for the job that I will most likely be searching for in Canada.



Engineering is a regulated profession hence I need a license to practice this profession there. I read through the details about the application on the Licensing Body (APEGBC) website & ........

OMG!!!! it is very complicated process !!!

Car Prices in Kelowna, Canada

Went on the NET to search for car prices in Kelowna, really could not believe I paid abt RM82k++ for my Toyota Vios in Malaysia 5 yrs ago, which apparently they are sold in Canada as Yaris....



even with the exchange rate of 3.2 it will cost only RM64k++. But if you also consider earning RM2k++ & buy a RM82k++ car while in Canada you earn CND2k++ & buy a CND20k++ car.... you will realize their CAR is damn cheap.

Below are some other car models pricing :-

If you fancy a Camaro as in Transformers it will cost only abt CND29k++ (without any accessories)



What abt a Honda Civic which my brother has one... cost only abt CND22k++



Volvo S40 ?? abt CND31k++ (without any accessories)



Anyone Fancy a BMW 3 Series ??? abt CND35k++ (without any accessories)



* (without any accessories) may means no Air-con, Keyless Entry & other accessories that we normal cannot opt out for in the cars in Malaysia.

Really Jaw Dropping Price !!!!

Driving License Record

Another important document needed is our Driving License Record. According to my Aunts in Canada the car insurance will cost a BOMB if you are a new driver. Therefor if we happen to buy a Car, then we need to show the car insurance company in Canada that we have experience in driving.

Hence, we went down to the JPJ in Taman Daya, Johor Bahru to obtain this letter. Initially the admin thought that we are applying for a letter for Singapore Driving License convert. Luckily, we told the officer that we need the letter for Canada. This is because they will issue a different letter & a different process will follow if it is for Singapore. The letter cost RM 10.

Vaccination Letter

Today we went to our regular Paediatrician to obtain the Vaccination Record for our kids. This is needed in later stage when we are to enrol our kids to school. Although our kid's vaccination was done by the Government Clinic, our regular Paediatrician was more than willing to provide us with the letter & certification.

NEWS Released.....

Finally, the news has been released & nearly all my friends & my wife's friends has receive news of our new voyage. All except my work friends - which most likely to break the news in DEC when I'm about to quit my job, this is so that my company will not know the news of my future resignation beforehand.... to avoid HR from making funny moves. (i.e. trying to terminate me with funny reason & such)... I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to them.... SORRY !!!

It seems that some of our friends are not surprise at all about our move.... but was surprised that it was so soon & our application was approved so fast .... most think that it is easy to apply & get approval..... however, till now I do not know why my application was approved so soon ???