The Preparation so far

[sunita.sanjaykumar]

Originally Posted by anj1976

Got my visa on 27th Jan 2011, Been speaking to a lot of people since then, I thought i should share my findings here. Feel free to add or suggest



Things to Take
Clothes: A year supply, there is a 3-6 months buffer for finding a job.

Utensils: basics, depending on your cooking but from an INdia point of view below is the list.
Steel plates and eating Bowls
Flat bottom heavy woks
Rolling pin with base
Knifes
Spoons and Forks
Strainer of al shapes and sizes
Peeler (the smaller things like knife etc are expensive in Australia)
Food processor (costs approximately 90$ if purchased from INdia but the sturdy ones in AU cost about 200$+ but they are not as sturdy, Indian food requires a lot of grinding etc)
Toaster

Tools: screw driver, spanner, pliers, hammer

Spices: Packed ones with ingredients mentioned clearly, a month's supply, no one wants to run spices hunting.

Mobile: An unlocked one so that you do not have to be tied with one service provider.

Linen

Medication for atleast 6 months



Things to DO before moving
Open an account

Clean Shoes, Get all clothes dry cleaned

Bank Account closing plus online activation, mobile access, change of address etc.

Plan the shipping, you don’t need to have an address in Australia to send. You can get it stored in temporary storage for a week or two.

Convert you mobiles to prepaid and keep it active.

Book tickets, confirm about baggage allowance and Bassinet.

Vaccination document for the child and inform your family doctor about the move.

Surrender Gas connection, Landline Phone, Cable Connection

Arrange for giveaways




Things to Carry on Board for the Infant
4 Bottles
Baby Formula
A Packet of Biscuits
Water
Diapers
Disposing Bags for diapers
Wipes
Change of clothes
Toys / Videos



Airfare / Airlines..
Singapore Airlines looks like the best, ticket for three (2 Adult and one Infant) is coming to approximately 68,000 INR (one way to Sydney). They confirmed 40 kg baggage allowance for adults and 10 kg for infant.

Thai Airlines is about the same but the journey breaks at Bangkok which means we cover 3 hours first and then a longer journey ahead. SG airlines stops at singapore, breaking our journey into two halves. Fare: 70,000 INR

Malaysian Airlines
Most expensive so far, 74,000 INR for three of us

Qantas
72,000 INR



Extra Baggage
For now Unaccompanied baggage looks like the best option, yet to find exact rate but from what I have been told, it is 150-200 per KG for Singapore Airlines. It has to be given to them 2 days prior to the flight. 45+ Kgs is 190 INR per KG and 100+ Kg is 165 per KG.

Indian Post is another good option, Costs about 15,000 INR for 50 KG. Takes approximately 15-20 days to reach destination. Good thing, it is cheap. not so good thing about it, you got to pack everything yourself at the post office.


Will keep writing as I remember thing

Feel free to add or correct me if I am going wrong anywhere

Cheers
Anj

hey Anjali, Thanks! I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to 'implement' your findings this year!
PS:- I am sending you a PM .would love to speak to you in GGN...

[armandra]

Originally Posted by sunita.sanjaykumar

hey Anjali, Thanks! I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to 'implement' your findings this year!
PS:- I am sending you a PM .would love to speak to you in GGN...

Out of curiosity, what's GGN? Don't temme Girly Girl's Network

[sunita.sanjaykumar]

Hey Armandra
GGN is short for Gurgaon (that's where Anj and myself are located - a suburb near New Delhi)


Sunita

Originally Posted by armandra

Out of curiosity, what's GGN? Don't temme Girly Girl's Network

[anj1976]

I spoke to a friend who says try to get an ironing board as well, the ones in AU cost anything between 40-100$. the 40$ ones are not so steady. I have to check how much do they cost here. As for Iron, the ones here are available for 22$ (1000 INR).

Spoke to my personal banker, she says they do not charge anything for transfering money form their account to an account overseas, and being a classic customer, I get a benefit of .50 INR when I convert Rupees to A$.

I was also suggested by a relative to open an account with westpac, she said open a choice E and an esaver. The choice E will charge you $3 per month but if you put $600 in an esaver you will earn around $3 per month on it. ( interest is 5.85% p.a calculated daily paid monthly ). I have to check if they give a waiver to Migrants for initial few months since they do not come with a job in hand

[anj1976]

Randhir, we woman do not forget rolling pin.. if we do, will you men skip having chapaties is my question

Sunita, mailed you back

Armandra.. no no girly girl network, somehow i go well with guys, i have less of girl friends and more of male friends.. the equation works better, i wonder why

[armandra]

Originally Posted by anj1976

Randhir, we woman do not forget rolling pin.. if we do, will you men skip having chapaties is my question

Sunita, mailed you back

Armandra.. no no girly girl network, somehow i go well with guys, i have less of girl friends and more of male friends.. the equation works better, i wonder why

And what do you expect me to be? A male or a female??

armandra!

[anj1976]

no clue.. A male i guess.. if you are a female, you are almost like me.. problem is, my thinking is too liberal, men accept it it, women in India do not take it too well

[amaslam]

I wonder if getting a partial container might work better for you. Now that you're talking about things like ironing board and other household goods, might as well go the whole hog and bring a household.

Ironing boards are kinda odd to be bringing over, too heavy to mail inexpensively so total cost might end up being > AU price.

Small dense items that don't weigh alot or have a significant price difference (i.e. electronics/computers) make more sense to bring over.

Also you'll be visiting home so maybe seperate into initial shipment and 'NEXT YEAR'. I managed to bring over speakers in a 'NEXT YEAR' shipment after a home visit. Sometimes it works out if you do RTW tickets with a US/Canada routing so you get the much larger baggage allowance. Need to start thinking in total cost terms (trips + shipping + baggage fees). Hard to plan a year ahead but might work out as you can sneak in a little holiday too.

[armandra]

Originally Posted by anj1976

no clue.. A male i guess.. if you are a female, you are almost like me.. problem is, my thinking is too liberal, men accept it it, women in India do not take it too well

This is by far the most anti-feminist comment about Indian women I've ever heard. Feel lucky that you are moving to Aus.

armandra!

[anj1976]

no they can not accept it.. women here do not want to be seen with other women who smoke, if two men are talking and they swear, they look at the men as if they committed a crime, i simply laugh. so many instances.. all women talk about is clothes, i do not. my shopping takes 10 mins unlike most women.. on n forth.. n yeah, i hate talking on phone . i do not do family gossip n i hate watching tv