ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
CanadaApproved
Congratulations! You've waited a while! :)
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-06-14 10:00:00
CanadaMontreal Interview Review
Wonderful news! Many congratulations! :thumbs:
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-06-01 08:57:00
CanadaWaiting on SSN
If it has been 14 days since POE, go down to the local office and apply in person with your visa, passport and marriage certificate. They will clear your A# with DHS and issue your card. You should receive it in 14 days.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-06-24 23:50:00
CanadaAPPROVED - Montreal Interview Review
Many congratulations! :)
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-06-18 16:41:00
CanadaVisa Approved
Congratulations -- I'm so happy fer ya! Good luck with everything else! :)
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-07-14 23:13:00
CanadaI was denied...
Many congratulations! :)
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-09 12:53:00
CanadaNews coverage re: immigration bothering you too?
In some cases, I believe 46 out of 50 states, a valid DL is only issued with proof of legal status. So apart from those four states, if you have have a VALID (unexpired) D/L, that is all the proof you need. D/Ls are issued for a specific period of time, they expire simultaneously when your status (student, tourist, conditional resident) expires. For USCs, I assume, the D/Ls are issued for longer periods of time (my USC husband's is about 8 years, I think).
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-06 13:22:00
CanadaNews coverage re: immigration bothering you too?
'I just fail to see why someone would be upset at asking for proof of their legal presence if they spent the time and money to obtain it.'

I was carded yesterday for trying to buy a bottle of wine. I'm 23, and I don't think I look 18 anymore. Did I cry discrimination and be outraged over it (especially since I AM over the legal age)? No, I simply gave the cashier my passport, she checked the DOB and I was on my merry way. Matter of 20 seconds. If you're legal (or of legal age), then what is the need for all this fuss?

I am 23, I am of the legal age. I still produced my ID when called upon to do so. If you're legal, resident or USC, produce your ID and you'll be on your way.

In some cases, I believe 46 out of 50 states, a valid DL is only issued with proof of legal status. So those crying about how carrying a passport or BC on their person is a huge inconvenience, and that America is beginning to resemble a fascist state (ha!) -- your DL, in most cases, is all the proof you need.

I really think a National ID should be implemented soon.

Back to topic: What really pisses me off about the news coverage is they keep calling this the ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW. It's not an immigration law for *uck's sake! Arizona is not trying to control or regulate immigration (which by definition, is a LEGAL PROCESS) -- they are merely trying to implement existing Federal laws which mandate legal aliens to carry their registration cards on their person, at all times.

Edited by sachinky, 06 August 2010 - 12:51 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-06 12:49:00
CanadaNews coverage re: immigration bothering you too?

PS I do not use the word "illegal" when it come to human beings as we were all born on this planet making us all have a right to be here...wherever we choose to roam.
(F) (F) (L) (F) (F)


Oh, good, another one of the 'let's hold hands and sing Kumbaya' good folks.

Try taking a trip into North Korea from the South Korean border. Or crossing into Pakistan from India. And then come back and tell us how your experience was. I'd also be interested to know if anyone bought your 'we're all children of this earth, like animals we can roam anywhere we feel like. I have a divine and inherent right to be here' schtick.

Edited by sachinky, 06 August 2010 - 12:41 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-06 12:40:00
CanadaNews coverage re: immigration bothering you too?
Oh God, my husband has to change the channel everytime CNN comes on, I get so angry, it makes my blood boil.

I'm a legal immigrant. I'm brown-skinned. I support the Arizona law SB 1070.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-05 17:04:00
CanadaEmployment Help
I always send a 'Thanks for taking the time to interview me--I appreciate the opportunity blah blah...' type email a day after the interview.

Cards are a bit too much, I'd say.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-09-13 18:40:00
CanadaEmployment Help
Thank you, Krikit! :) Teaching kindergarten is exhausting but I love it!

Technically it was 3 jobs. I also got hired at a Best Buy in MI while I was waiting to hear back from the bank but only worked there for a week. Same drill, apply through their website, one phone interview. And two interviews in-person.

Edited by sachinky, 10 September 2010 - 01:14 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-09-10 13:13:00
CanadaEmployment Help
I thought I'd pop in here and give my two cents.

I POEd on May 20. I had a job at a local community bank in Michigan by mid-June. I applied through their corporate website. Had a phone interview, an in-person interview with the Assistant Manager (who would've been my supervisor) and then another one with the General Manager. Was supposed to start mid-July but Mr. Sachinky (the USC) got an offer in New Mexico that we couldn't turn down. So we packed up our bags and moved to Albuquerque end-July. I got hired as a kindergarten teacher at a private academy close-by in mid-August. I responded to their listing online and they called me in for an interview. I applied on Friday, interviewed on Saturday, signed the papers on Sunday and started school on Monday.

Honestly, don't bust yourself about it. It's gonna happen, when it's gonna happen. Heck, I remember whinging for hours the Friday before I got called in for the interview at the school and saying things like, 'we should've never moved here.'

My pointers: Apply, apply, apply. Follow up in-person. Streamline your resume. Dress professionally for the interview. I go all out. Irrespective of what the job is, I wear a business suit. Seriously, I was shocked to see the other teacher (who was waiting outside while I was interviewing) wearing a tight t-shirt and a short skirt. Don't be too nervous. I know, easier said than done. Use your 'difference-ness' as a non-USC to your advantage. Explain the differences. Always. Be confident. Talk about how you do things in UK/India/Egypt and how you understand things are different here and that you can't wait to overcomes those challenges. I always treat it like an interesting conversation and I find that most people respond to that. Smile. Look them in the eye. And DON'T RAMBLE.

Edited by sachinky, 10 September 2010 - 09:20 AM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-09-10 09:18:00
CanadaWhat are you watching?
Jersey Shore! :lol:
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-09-23 20:53:00
CanadaWhat are you watching?
I watch whatever is on Food Network. I especially like IRON CHEF AMERICA, CHOPPED, THE 24 HOUR RESTAURANT BATTLE, THE BEST THING I EVER ATE and DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-07 11:35:00
CanadaWhat are you watching?
I'm currently watching THE HILLS, season 3.
And WEEDS, season 4.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-06 16:41:00
CanadaChristmas Present Thread
Probably boxers for Mr. Sachinky. The boy never seems to need anything, let alone actually want something.

And some New Mexico green/red (they call it "Christmas chile" down here) chile for the in-laws.

My parents will get their combined Christmas/birthday presents when we visit India next summer. Me! :) No, actually my dad wants some men's multi-vitamins and sugar-free chocolates since he's diabetic. And my mom wants a box of pecan shortbread cookies. And Doritos. My parents are weird, yes.

This has been an expensive year with the visa, plane ticket, moving from MI to NM, and every month after our paychecks we buy something we "want" -- actually, I do, like my favorite perfume or lotion on sale or such so there's not much that's on my wish-list either.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-12-07 23:51:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen.

Wasn't as good as his other YA stuff.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-08-30 21:43:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
If you are interested in historical dramatized fiction I would definitely recommend author Indu Sundaresan's trilogy chronicling the life of Mughal Empress Noor Jahan, the woman Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for. Enthralling work.

The three books in order are:

The Twentieth Wife.

A Feast of Roses.

Shadow Princess.

Book description :
An enchanting seventeenth-century epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India's most legendary and controversial empresses -- a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course of the Mughal empire.

She came into the world in the year 1577, to the howling accompaniment of a ferocious winter storm. As the daughter of starving refugees fleeing violent persecution in Persia, her fateful birth in a roadside tent sparked a miraculous reversal of family fortune, culminating in her father's introduction to the court of Emperor Akbar. She is called Mehrunnisa, the Sun of Women. This is her story.
Skillfully blending the textures of historical reality with the rich and sensuous imaginings of a timeless fairy tale, "The Twentieth Wife sweeps readers up in the emotional pageant of Salim and Mehrunnisa's embattled love. First-time novelist Indu Sundaresan charts her heroine's enthralling journey across the years, froman ill-fated first marriage through motherhood and into a dangerous maze of power struggles and political machinations. Through it all, Mehrunnisa and Salim long with fiery intensity for the true, redemptive love they've never known -- and their mutual quest ultimately takes them, and the vast empire that hangs in the balance, to places they never dreamed possible.

Shot through with wonder and suspense, "The Twentieth Wife is at once a fascinating portrait of one woman's convention-defying life behind the veil and a transporting saga of the astonishing potency of love.

Edited by sachinky, 11 August 2012 - 07:04 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-08-11 19:03:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Currently reading Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson.

Just finished If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen.

MIL lent it to me on hearing that I was a culinary mystery buff.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-08-11 18:49:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Sue Townsend -- Adrian Mole: The Wildnerness Years

De-light-ful.Posted Image

Edited by sachinky, 05 July 2012 - 02:37 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-07-05 14:37:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Finished reading Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach last night.

Male YA book. Pretty decent stuff.Posted Image
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-06-20 01:13:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
I would not recommend ANYTHING by Chetan Bhagat. That man cannot write worth a lick.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-06-18 23:18:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
I recently got into the cozy mystery scene. I read the "Gray Whale Inn" mystery series by Karen MacInerney and found it charming. It's not Nobel Prize winning literature but good enough for a quick breezy read on a weekend. The first book, I believe, is free on Amazon. The other three I got off my public library via Kindle.

The books in order are:
Murder on the Rocks
Dead and Berried
Murder Most Maine
Berried to the Hilt


I also finished Carbs & Cadavers by J. B. Stanley last night. Didn't really enjoy that too much.

I am also loving Carl Hiaasen's YA stuff. I read Hoot, Scat and Flush in quick succession. Now waiting for Chomp.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-06-06 01:05:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Tears Of The Giraffe -- Alexander McCall Smith
sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-06-05 00:00:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Rick Riordan - The Lost Hero




sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-05-02 08:40:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
11/22/63 by Stephen King.

10 chapters or so in, and it's already blowing my mind. Posted Image

Does anyone use goodreads, by the way?

Edited by sachinky, 20 April 2012 - 10:03 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-04-20 22:04:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Finished A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snickett yesterday afternoon.

And then Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Leaning Chimney earlier today.

Currently reading:

The Hours - Michael Cunningham

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony - Eoin Colfer

Edited by sachinky, 01 March 2012 - 09:53 PM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2012-03-01 21:52:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Yeah, we drove an hour to the one closing in ABQ. Turns out they had already closed a few weeks ago. Ohwell.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-07-15 14:45:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Currently reading

The World According to Garp -- John Irving
sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-07-13 09:56:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?

Bookstores always seem to be more expensive than good ole' Amazon! There are a bunch of Borders closing though and I got a lot of books for crazy cheap.

List of Borders stores closing


Thanks for the list, I'm gonna go check it out tonight.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-07-13 09:53:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. I goofed up and somehow bought two copies of this book. So I figured I might as well put one to good use.


One of my favorite books of all time.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-07-13 09:44:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
My summer reading so far:

Last books read --

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency -- Alexander McCall Smith
The Stand: The Uncut and Unabridged Edition -- Stephen King
N or M -- Agatha Christie
Robots & Empire -- Isaac Asimov
The Rest of the Robots -- Isaac Asimov
Caves of Steel -- Isaac Asimov

Currently reading --

Pride and Prejudice -- Jane Austen

Edited by sachinky, 08 July 2011 - 07:31 AM.

sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-07-08 07:26:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Last read:

Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
Stephen King -- Under the Dome
Candice Bushnell -- One Fifth Avenue

Currently reading:

Margaret Atwood -- The Tent
sachinkyFemaleIndia2011-02-19 07:17:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
I just signed up for a library card.

Debating whether or not to buy a Kindle as a Christmas present for myself.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-11-29 20:10:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?

Interesting. I'll have to give that a read. I just finished reading "Breathless". It was a little strange. lol. I just picked up John Grisham's The Street Lawyer. I can't recall if I have read it or not. I hope not. lol


That's actually one of the few Grisham's I didn't quite like or enjoy as much as I enjoyed his other works.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-11-29 20:06:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Currently reading SKELETON CREW by Stephen King.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-09-01 21:45:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
I am about to finish CHASING HARRY WINSTON by Lauren Weisberger. It is absolutely horrid but I needed some chick-lit.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-08-05 14:27:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?
Kathryn--I walked into a thrift store earlier today and the first book my eyes fell on was MARRIAGE SHOCK. I believe you mentioned it in another thread yesterday -- is it any good? Worth the $1.90?
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-07-29 22:20:00
CanadaWhat Are You Reading?

Re-reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I really like it.


Hey, Mr. Sachinky was just reading that book.
sachinkyFemaleIndia2010-04-09 13:57:00