Tuesday 22 June 2010

FINALLY settling into live in Melbourne


WORK...SHIPPING CONTAINERS...NEW APARTMENTS..."OH MY"!

Live has definitely been moving forward at an amazing pace.

Work- 2 weeks ago, I started working at Brighton Toyota. This is Australia's largest Toyota dealership and has about 290 full time staff. My position here is the Aftermarket Sales Consultant. Basically, all the paint protection, window tinting, as well as electrical options such as reverse sensors, satellite navigation devices, etc.. The job is very different compared to anything else I've ever done and slowly, but surely, I'm learning many different aspects of the industry.

Shipping Containers- After 6-7 weeks of waiting, at long last, our 3 cubic meters of clothes, books and sporting goods arrived in Australia. We're also happy to announce everything made it unbroken and in 1 piece.

New Apartments- It's located 1.5km from the beach, 2km from my job and 6km from the city.
Rent is $325 per week (¥30,000) Believe it or not, that amount for rent is fairly reasonable. Anyway, it's a 2 bedroom apartment with 1 car space. The train station is about a 1 minute walk across the road and the best part, IT'S OURS!!! チーちゃん has done an amazing job of making the place look homely, especially with all the fantastic gifts we got from everyone...みんなさんありがとう!

Will get some photos up here really soon...I promise.

Pete