NED’s World

For those of you who read this blog will know that I lost my job 2 weeks ago. I have been furiously trying to find a new job, but to no avail.

I had a deadline of today to get a new job, or return to the UK.

My flight arrives at Heathrow at 3pm on Thursday 5th March, 2 weeks.

See you all soon

Ok I learnt a valuable lesson yesterday morning, a painful but valuable lesson

Alongside the concrete paths near where I live are a mix of grass and sand, yesterday morning I went for a ride as I have canceled my personal training due to cost. I went off the path onto the right hand side thinking it was more solid than it was….. well I can tell you a great fact, sand stops a bike like the Hudson stops a plane… Quite quickly

I was thrown off the bike onto the concrete path…. it hurt, a lot. My injuries are as follows:

Skinned left knee, gash in left shin, grazed left ankle, bruises all over left leg, 3 cuts on left little finger, skinned left palm, skinned left elbow, grazed left shoulder (seeing a pattern here, won’t need the NTSB to work out which side of me hit the ground hardest!!), grazed right knee, bruised right knee, 3 knuckles on right hand scabbed…. and the crowning injury, a cracked rib (left side obviously)

I’m fine, a little sore, no major damage, more amused than anything. Bikes a little scratched with 2 punctures, but nothing that is a major upset

Anyway, know the saying “You never forget how the ride a bike”, it’s true, just don’t ride one if you’re a numpty

I am struggling to find work at the moment, mainly because companies are worried and, although they are hiring, they are not willing to sponsor 457 visas.

I met with a migration agent today and my only option is the 457 visa route, permanent residency isn’t an option as I can’t be skills tested as it is based on educational qualifications not work experience.

So I have 23 days to lodge a new application or leave the country, 3 weeks.

I have looked at Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, things are not looking good so far. I have just applied for a job in Halls Creek

I am giving myself to the end of next week, then I will start making moves to return to the UK. I haven’t the money to stay for much longer, I will need to move onto a tourist visa to finalise the getting rid of my flat, stuff that I can’t bring back etc

If anyone in Brighton has a spare room and is looking for a flat mate, let me know

Well there has the a first time for everything…. and this has been the first time I have been sacked

“Going our seperate ways” was how it was put, but sacked it still is.

So I have 28 days to find a new job and get sponsored, so I am currently job hunting…. AGAIN!

Looking at Perth, WA Regional, Sydney and Melbourne.

It is very liberating being sacked, on Friday I was a mess. Knowing that my time in Oz could be over, then I thought “fuck it, I’ll find something”, if not NZ isn’t far or anywhere else