Splunken Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Hi all. I've lurked for quite a while, but I've been using the forum more and more over the last 2 months or so. We started the whole process last March and it's been quite a relaxed experience so far. After much rattling of sabres, deep reflection and introspective karate we finally decided to give Victoria a go (the state sponsorship application is finally in!). I just wanted to say hi and thanks to all the useful comments by all you good folk out there, you've really helped us make a few decisions and helped us ask the right questions. Edited January 23, 2014 by Splunken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi Splunken ~ welcome to the forum, enjoy the company, it's most probably the best forum available on the web ! It seems like there are quite a lot of Capetonians joining these days ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bams Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi and welcome to the forum. We are also heading to Vic, so will catch you down under.this is the best place for any questions and also for any support you might need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoW Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to the forum! Victoria; good choice We are off to Melbourne in July. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffyDuck Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome Splunken! I think us Capetonians should have a get-together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyebrow Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Difficult to leave Cape Town perhaps, but once you have made up your mind then it is easier...@DaffyDuck. Feel free to organize something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadEnoughofJuju Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to the forum and good luck with the SS application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaL Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi SplunkenWelcome to the forum, just yell out with any questions you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome to the forum, and welcome to Victoria. I am biased, I looooooooooooove Melbourne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansaPlease Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Another victim for Melbourne... Mooowhahahahah! Welcome! Good luck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFreshStart Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Welcome Splunken!I'm also in CPT, would be keen for a meet up if Daffy Duck wants to put it together?CheersMatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffyDuck Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Goodness I would love to organise something, but suck at this sort of thing and am still relatively new to the forum. Not sure I even know the ins and outs of the forum tools for this? Any suggestions? I'm thinking perhaps while the weather is nice, how about an informal picnic in Kirstenbosch one Sat or Sun for those who want to rock up for a meet, greet, eat and relax together? Anyone who has organised a forum get together, please can you message me some tips on how to go about? Would appreciate it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCabes Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Welcome!Shame Daffy, hope someone can help you out. I'd say name a place, give a time and date, hope they rock up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalahariHarry Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Welcome Splunken@Daffy, us CPTonians are taking over one by one. :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisha Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Welcome and good luck with all the paperwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMupersan Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Welcome to the forum! I'm really happy to see more and more Capetonians heading over. When we came over in 2008, I didn't know anyone else from CT who was moving. And we've only met a small handful since moving here (Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra & now Coffs Harbour). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splunken Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks for all the warm welcomes everyone. Exciting times ahead for sure!It is difficult to leave Cape Town, but I got a sharp reminder last Tuesday when I saw a guy getting beaten in the face with a jagged 3/4 brick when I was cycling home past the castle. This was at 14:45 or so. There was blood everywhere and people were actually running away because the whole thing was so brutal. Very, very unpleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffyDuck Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yoh Splunken, that's rough. I work close by there where you cycled (a bit closer to Woodstock though) and the other day two guys got in a knife fight in front of our office building entrance just after 17h00. Violence like that in public places.. Or anywhere for that matter! Such a horrible state of society. I'm really looking forward to see how Aus compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Welcome to the forum!I'm really happy to see more and more Capetonians heading over. When we came over in 2008, I didn't know anyone else from CT who was moving. And we've only met a small handful since moving here (Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra & now Coffs Harbour).I guess CapeTonians have up till recently lived the last breaths of the South African dream. Now Africa is seeping over the mountains and we're beginning to feel the 'real' South Africa down here. There was a few CTonians around the time of 2008/'09/'10, we've met up at one point, but most of them went over waaaay before us, who is still awaiting our visa. We'll be coming 'round the mountain when we come ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faduv Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Welcome and good luck with the app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splunken Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 The thing is it's not "Africa" seeping over the mountain. I spend large amounts of time travelling into all sorts of places in Africa andmy awesome experiences far outweigh my shitty ones. I've generally had nothing but friendly and helpful experiences from the locals in the 15 or so countries I regularly visit in both Saharan and sub-Saharan Africa. There's just something broken about the way South Africans treat each other, the feeling of being a foreigner in your own country is very real to me.I guess CapeTonians have up till recently lived the last breaths of the South African dream. Now Africa is seeping over the mountains and we're beginning to feel the 'real' South Africa down here. There was a few CTonians around the time of 2008/'09/'10, we've met up at one point, but most of them went over waaaay before us, who is still awaiting our visa. We'll be coming 'round the mountain when we come ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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