Volunteering Job

Just started the 1st day of my Volunteering Job here as a Senior's Computer Class Assistant. When you are looking for work here many people around will tell you about the infamous question by HR ...... 'Do You Have Canadian Experience ?'. Hence many new migrant will be pissed cause how are we ever gonna get Canadian Experience unless someone gives us a chance & hire us. To me... I'm not really pissed & I haven't encounter anyone from HR asking me that "YET" .... HR has the benefit of doubt because the references you gave maybe from your home country & difficult for them to check & they also wants you to know the way they work here in Canada .... "MORE LAID BACK" I presume.

Therefor, I opted to do volunteer jobs from speaking to other people here & some research on the Internet. By doing this you will show the potential employer that you are gaining "Canadian Experience" while giving back to the COMMUNITY which is the large part of life here. Young Kids here are being taught in school to participate in teamwork & community work .... this help establish a good base for them.

Another option to gain "Canadian Experience" is also by starting with a lower paying job i.e. work at a supermarket or departmental store ... which I have difficulty looking cause they do not usual post online & they wanted resume sometimes ... which I do not know how to make one .... do I tell them I have a degree? Shall I LIE about my experiences? (definitely NOT cause you lose all Reliability & Trustworthy if you do so). Just don't know where to start.

Hopefully, this Volunteer Job will all PAN out to be a good starting & help me build my creditability.

Stanley Park Visit ..

Visited the Stanley Park today, we took the Bus No 19 from Metrotown. The worst thing is the ride is abt 1 hour & the kids was restless during the bus trip. Stanley Park is sooooo BIG.... it is considered the biggest park in Vancouver City. We didn't get far by foot & only manage to visit the Klahowya Village Exhibition .... they have the Miniature Train Ride, Dance Performance & etc. It was a great experience to learn abt the Native Tribe in Canada ...


Stanley Park Map

One of the Playground @ Stanley Park

Entrance to Klahowya Village Exhibition

Story Telling Area

Stone Etching of Klahowya Tribe's Sacred Animal

Kid's Farmyard aka Petting Farm

Klahowya Tribe Dance

Entrance to Vancouver Aquarium.... LONG QUEUE (luckily we didn't plan to enter)

Drawn Potraits Anyone ??

Raccoon rummaging the Garbage Bin

Prelude ......

Some may ask why I choose the 3 songs for my Blog ......

1stly many has ask us why we wanna risk everything we had by migrating to Canada without a job ..... we did it for our kid's future, for the better lifestyle & environment here hence now we got to "Live Like We're Dying" cause we are still young ..... just didn't care about what people think or say cause "It's My Life".... & I want my wife to know that I will "Be With You" always .... we will strive all the hardship together.

Finally an Interview !!!!!

OMG !! It has been a while since I receive news for any interview ...... the system here is really slow. I applied for the position a month ago & finally today I had a Phone Interview. Actually is a norm that the potential employer will only contact you after a month as they have to leave the position open for 2 weeks & consolidate all the resume then finally shortlisting candidates for interview. The position is as a Production Department Manager in Surrey which is about 20 mins drive away from where I live but the HR Manager is based in Ontario (another state) ... hence she has to call me today for a phone interview. Although it is a Manager post but all the responsibility is more like a Manufacturing Engineer with a bit more COST related stuff to take care of.

Actually, "Phone Interview" is less stressful compared to a face to face interview. At least you can have all the information you needed & details about the company right in front of you. Moreover, you do not have to dress well .... I was in my T-shirt & Jumper pants while having the interview today. I would say it is the most stress-free interview I had.

Finally, the BEST OF NEWS I had 2 weeks ago is the release of my CPF.

Hooray !!!!!