Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Sounds great vylex, glad you had a safe and happy trip. Give Sydney my love won't you? Have a fantastic time	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-14 07:59:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	I just had lunch and lemme tell you, a little red onion on the sandwich cut the sugary taste of the bread really well. YUM. DH won't be happy with onion breath but hey, I LOVE red onion.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-13 13:06:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Thanks for all the tips about sites and things guys, I'm going to check them all out. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience at Mates Up Over Moonie That doesn't sound right to me that they would treat you like that . Elle, the resume class is free, but it is run through the Fleet & Family Support Center for active duty and their families. The job fair has the following description "JobZoneOnLine is focused on bringing active military branches of service, former military, veterans and other job seekers from the surrounding area to its job fairs. Targeted attendees will be from varied backgrounds: entry to senior levels, technical intelligence specialists, telecommunications, networking, maintenance and repair, warehouse management, transportation, logistics, IT, electronics, EOD, anti-terrorism, combat and security. Many attending candidates will have security clearances (Secret to Poly). I don't know if it'll be any good or relevant to me, it seems like they're targetting people with my hubbies skills but I'm going to check it out anyway, it can't hurt eh? Tamzo, that experience with SuperShuttle sucked! I'm amazed they jerked you around so much. I would like to say though that I used SuperShuttle to get to and from the airport in San Francisco and again to get to and from the airport in LA in 2006 and they were very good for me on all occasions. I sit in an empty shuttle for a while waiting for them to fill it up at the airport on one of my trips, but I didn't mind, it was MUCH cheaper than paying a cab since both in San Fran and LA I was a loooonnnng way from the airport. My shuttle drivers were very friendly too. The first one from the airport in LA was the beneficiary of a VERY big tip too by accident. OOOPS us Aussies and our lack of tipping skills! So I wouldn't discount using SuperShuttle completely but Tamzo, you are definitely right when you say a plan B is necessary for just in case! Kath, I'm settling in really well. You know, I really love it here. Where I live it is mostly quiet and there are lots of trees and things which is nice since I lived in a more rural area back in Sydney. My "area" at the moment consists of being at home, driving to the base to go shopping, go to the doctors, do just about anything on base and driving home again (all 5 minutes it takes). The occasional drive up to D.C. to go to various places like the MVA (Maryland version of DMV), Social Security office and all that stuff. Everything of that nature is over an hour away which is a little inconvenient. What I miss about home? I guess it's the changing circumstances, like the fact that I can't drive anywhere by myself yet and as a consequence I haven't done anything by myself yet, which is strange for me. Other than that, I complain a bit about the foods hahaha, I could make a list of edible things that I miss from back home. Right now, at the top of the list is CHEESE! My husband loves velveeta cheese slices and when we go shopping next I will be searching for something more to my taste. Bread isn't doing it for me either, too sugary, my deli meat & salad sandwich just doesn't taste the way it is supposed to taste. I am considering attempting baking a bread loaf next weekend. It'll keep me busy too! I'm going to the drug and alcohol thing on Friday, that should be interesting. Yeah, no BIG complaints from me, mostly everything is great, just "foreign" sometimes. There is ONE thing, I've been making lots of phone calls to do this drug & alcohol thing and book for the resume course and things, and I'm finding it difficult to understand people I'm talking to on the phone at times. Anyone else suffering from that? One funny thing about being here is the fact that my new last name has a Z in it. Which of course is driving me crazy since I ALWAYS get asked to spell my name an inevitably say Zed instead of Zee, and have to correct myself. I'm not sure whether I mentioned this one before. It never ceases to make me laugh, this morning I actually DIDN'T say Zed and I said Zee. I was so proud of myself. Crazy last name spelling. Edited by jezz85, 13 August 2007 - 09:20 AM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-13 09:16:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Question for all the Aussies What are some of your favourite sites for Aussies in America and/or living abroad? Anyone have any good ones that they would like to share? I'm looking to hear about forums or websites or recipe pages or just about anything interesting! Edited by jezz85, 11 August 2007 - 10:49 PM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-11 22:48:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Congrats Kath! Well done!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-11 14:19:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Wow Kath I'm sorry you had such a tough time getting home! I'm glad that you're safe and sound though, and you'll know for next time. Thanks for the tips. To get my drivers license in Maryland I have to jump through LOTS of hoops and it's a total pain in the you know what. I have to -Accumulate several forms of identification -Do an eyesight test -Do a written test (I am studying the handbooks as we speak) -Do a practical driving test (What is expected, I do not know as yet as I haven't been able to find anything specific. I need more practice driving my hubby's car...) -Do a THREE HOUR drug and alcohol class! (The real kicker on this one is that there are NO classes in my County! Tony has to drive me an hour and a half to the closest one and they only run it once a month, and we don't know if Tony can take the time of work yet. We'll figure something out but come on, talk about pain in the...) Meanwhile, -no word from AOS or EAD. -marriage certificate hasn't arrived yet so can't change my name on SS card. On the lighter side of life, I'm happy at the moment despite all the ####### outlined above. Just lots of waiting around for stuff to arrive in the mail or fall into place. Later in the month I'm going to a job fair and also a resume writing class in the same week run by the Fleet & Family Support Center. I'm looking forward to that as much to get out of the house as anything else. I'm happy at home, and we've gone out to dinner with some of DH's co-workers but still, it will be nice. Learning how to do a good American resume will be great I think. Well that's me for now. Love to all	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-10 06:53:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi Rings! I hope Loke is feeling better soon! We haven't got our NOA1 yet either but I'm not worried for the same reason you mentioned. They probably have heaps of them to wade through at the moment. We sent a money order so we have no idea if it has been touched yet. What I do know is they have received it because we sent it certified mail and got the green slip back a while ago. It was stamped with July 25th as the date received by USCIS, we mailed the package only a few days before that. Never fear, I'm sure they have yours too!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-09 13:10:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	I miss NORMAL bacon! *sob* Have your fill before you leave ladies and gentlemen Anyone know where I can get some more meaty bacon short of slaughtering my own pigs? Edited by jezz85, 09 August 2007 - 07:25 AM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-09 07:24:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Good luck Kellie! Everything will be great I'm sure! Have a safe flight!!! Jodee - Enjoying your DH's R&R time! Yay for booking your flights Sharyna! I bet it's all starting to seem real now! I went through San Francisco the first time I went to the US (my POE for visa was LAX though). It was pretty quiet and really relaxed. It is a pretty good airport on the whole. Good luck with your transfers! POE should only take 5 or 10 minutes at most. Just don't look suspicious Hi Kym! Good luck with all the packing away and cleaning and seeing your daughter off to college! Lots of things happening for you at the moment Hi Niph, Kath and Elle! *waves* ****** EVERYONE Don't forget to enroll as an overseas voter! Time is quickly running out to stay on the electoral roll and have your say in the upcoming Federal election. http://www.aec.gov.a...ng_overseas.htm You have the option of mailing, faxing or scanning and emailing your enrollment form! ******	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-07 18:13:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Kellie ... When you line up, you want to go to the Visitor line, NOT the US citizen/resident line. I know this from personal experience 24 hours without sleep makes you do some crazy things, luckily the lines weren't too long and it only added about 5 minutes. Oh, another word of advice, you want the white I-94 immigration slip they give you on the plane and I STRONGLY advise you fill it all out before you get there. It was a little confusing for me but I can't remember why (sorry). One thing I didn't put down was country of residence cos I didn't know whether to put Australia or USA. Well, I left it blank and no one seemed to know or mind what I should put, they just sort of said "don't worry about it" and hustled me through. Edited by jezz85, 04 August 2007 - 11:34 AM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-04 11:31:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	When I flew Air NZ I looked it up and they will allow a third back for a fee of $150 according to the website. If you have a connecting flight you should be able to get away with international sized bags/weights. My flight from SYD to Auckland was a domestic flight but since I was connecting to the long haul flight to LA the baggage limit was always for international. When we traveled from LA to B'more we traded my stuff into Tony's bag to even out the weight, we were still over but the baggage guy saw Tony's military ID and let us go through without an extra fee. Military perks eh? As for driving, unlike everywhere else, Maryland has the MVA instead of the DMV.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-02 06:47:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	You guys are making me nervous, I have my driving test looming in my not too distant future. Good luck for your second try Kath! You'll be able to do it now you know what to expect. I can't seem to find any specifics about what they ask of you in the MD practical driving test. Where's the 3 point turn? Where's the hill start and by gosh, where IS the parallel park?	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-01 22:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	When I came in July I flew Air New Zealand. I love it and highly recommend it. It changed in Auckland but for only 2 hours extra I saved $600 extra that Qantas was asking for the direct flight. Both times I've flown with Air NZ I've had an empty seat next to me too. Wee! bliss. 2 bags, each 23kg is the norm for international. 32kg is the absolute max with air New Zealand and if you go over the 23 but stay under the 32 they charge a flat rate fee of $50 for the extra weight according to the website. They won't take it if its over 32kg though. Having said that, my bags were over the 23kg and when I pulled out the $50 to pay the lady said "huh?" and just put my bags through. 30kg and 31kg each. Wee! I now have an Australian $50 burning a hole in my wallet. Oh, I bought the Air NZ ticket online at their Australian website. Also, carry on luggage you can have one bag that fits the dimensions plus a thin laptop bag doesn't count as your one bag, nor does a purse or similar. Edited by jezz85, 01 August 2007 - 09:42 PM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-01 21:40:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Wow, congrats on selling your car. I'm currently in the middle of selling mine via my Mother. To a friend of mine actually. Thanks for the info, I'm going to look for trumpet lillies.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-08-01 08:06:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	CONGRATULATIONS on your visa approval Kym! Thanks for the congrats and best wishes Vylex! Good luck planning your second wedding! Kym, thank you for the congratulations too. I absolutely fell in love with my dress when I found it, it is knee length and straight lined and suited me well, unlike a lot of other things I tried on. Tony and I were going for a more casual look hence the short skirt and 'working whites' which are less formal than the dress whites. I found it in Myer I believe if you like it a lot you could always have a look. The bouquet was a surprise gift from my Mum. She found it online in a store in my husbands hometown in LA and purchased it over the phone, conspiring with Tony to have us pick it up on the day. I loved it and it smelled absolutely beautiful too! I'm not sure what type of flower they are. Can anyone help out? It was nice to have something from my Mum on the day since she wasn't there. Thank you Kath, Moonie, meowgirl, Sharyna,Poi n J (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!),tristessa, jodee (Less than two days to go till R&R! I'm so happy for you!) What a lovely photo Rings & Loke. So romantic Thanks for the congrats Rings! How long was Robert "in" for Kath? Gotta love the Navy whites Congratulations Moonie for getting a great full time job! It must be such a great feeling! Great wedding photos you two! Thank you for sharing! Thanks Katz! I see you got you NOA1 and you're getting some touches! Yay! Oh, I see some late breaking news! Congratulations Kath on picking up a job at K-Mart! Great news! Now... a little update... Today Tony & I drove up to the SS office. First of all, we waited for over an hour and a half and were there for 2 hours in total. According to the woman processing my SSN people actually arrive an hour and more before opening time (at 9am) in a bid not to have to wait around all day. Apparently a 1 1/2 hour wait is not so bad. Anyway, it went okay, although not exactly to plan. I had to get my maiden name not my married name since they couldn't accept the marriage certificate we had (The notorised/sealed version of our marriage certificate won't be coming in the mail for another 4 or 5 weeks or more since it has a 6 week delay on it for some inane reason.) Well, that was okay, we figure we'll just change it later when marriage certificate arrives. The other frustrating part was that they couldn't give me the number on the day. Apparently I will have to wait 10 or so days for the thing to come in the mail. Anyway, it is done now, I'm happy now even though it was a pain in the ### (the Social Security office is about an hour to an hour and a halfs drive north so it was a full day expedition). Today we also picked up a driving hand book from the Maryland version of the DMV. For some reason MD has the MVA instead. *shrug*. I'll read it and then take the driving test, and hopefully have a license to drive around now! Ironically, getting my miltary ID and all that stuff has been the EASIEST process of this whole thing. What a relief! Lots of love to everyone! Jess	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-30 16:50:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Without further *I do* I present, my marriage photos Enjoy all Aussie-American VJ-ers Edited by jezz85, 27 July 2007 - 08:26 AM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-27 08:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	CONGRATULATIONS SHARYNA! I'm so happy for you! Congrats to you too Jodee! HOORAY for R & R! Things are going GREAT here! It's finally settling down now that we're back home from visiting more relatives in Tennessee the last few days (arrived home last night). Tony is back at work on Thursday and today he's out on business. The trip to Tennessee was great and I love his whole family to pieces. In fact, I will miss them! Driving through Virginia I saw a townhouse with a big Australian Flag flying alongside a big American flag. It was awesome! Lots of love to everyone!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-25 07:35:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Thanks Kath, you are so funny! You got me humming the "come on Aussie" thing Thank you Sharyna and congratulations to you too! I'm so happy for you, your new interview date is so soon! Goodluck!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-17 19:33:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi everyone! Well guess what, Jess & Tony are now Mr & Mrs Jess & Tony!! Everything is going really well here, we're lounging around right now enjoying the really nice weather and our last day here in LA. We have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to head home to Maryland. Tony's family is so lovely that I will miss them! Even though I have only just met them. I'm slowly getting adjusted to the time difference, although east coast time is going to mess with me a little I think. It did the last time that I was here. I finally got a full nights sleep last night, only woke up once and was back to sleep again pretty quickly. Slowly but surely my body clock is coming around hahaha. I'm looking forward to getting settled in Maryland, I'm yet to see my new home for the first time so that's going to be a big change for tomorrow! Sharyna, sorry to hear that you can't bump your interview closer... you're right when you say that everything happens for a reason. Enjoy the time that you have in Sydney while you wait October 10 will be here before you know it! *hugs* to everyone. Jess	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-17 18:00:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Thanks Katz! I see that you guys have sent in the I-129F! Now the ball is well and truely rolling! Just wait for all the "touches" you'll see on the USCIS website. Lots of fun to watch! Congrats on starting the process! Woo!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-14 20:43:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi Sugarbob and Moonie! I know what you mean about feeling rushed, we're kind of feeling it to, still, we're happy to be doing it, very much so. Congrats guys! Thanks for the info Rings, Tony sent you a PM I believe, we're going to have to follow up this TB thing. Earlier, when he sent the PM I had an angry rant about it. LOL not a good look. I've calmed down now though. I think we're going to just send in what we've got and wait for the RFE that will surely come. Sounds like you're a little homesick Hamster When the excitement wears off and we get back home to MD I bet I'll be feeling it too Hi Kath! I didn't expect you around for a while, I'm sorry to hear your hubby sprained his ankle I told Tony about the running away from a skunk and he was amused but not nearly as much as I was. I guess it sounds far more absurd to us Aussies Hi to everyone I'm finally home!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-14 19:34:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi everyone! I'm home! Well kinda, we're still in California visiting Tony's family and we fly out to Maryland on Thursday (at the crack of dawn!). After all the stress and waiting and packing and everything I'm finally where I want to be. I sure am where TONY wants we to be too. We're both on cloud 9 at the moment, enjoying every minute of being back together! I'm soooo happy! We are currently at Tony's Mom's house and he is in the kitchen preparing marinade for the steaks we're going to have at the big family gathering tomorrow night. I'm here in the computer room catching up on my web surfing and hiding from the kitties. Tony's Mom has two cats, and they make me sneeze! I'm loving it here so far, things have been mostly smooth sailing apart from the jetlag, a sleepless plane flight and the tearful goodbye with my Mum and sisters at the airport in Sydney. It's so nice and warm here too! HELLO SUMMER! I'm really happy, even though I haven't got much in the way of summer clothes at the moment. I met Tony's Mom and sister last night and we went out for a nice dinner at The Chart House. It was great and I genuinely love his Mom and sister. They're awesome people and we have some things in common like world views etc. Also, we all enjoy teasing Tony, I find that REALLY amusing! I arrived on Thursday in the early afternoon and I couldn't get to sleep till 8am the following morning, I was soooo tired! It's not good for jet lag, but I just couldn't sleep. Part of the reason was the guy in the room next door was watching TV ALL night! *gah*. Anyway, I'm so happy that I'm finally here, I made it through immigration and customs easily, and the people there were actually really awesome and nice. Makes a change on some of the stories I've read here, and what I was expecting. I got bustled through so fast that I didn't even have time to go to the bathroom to freshen up, I didn't even get a chance to brush my hair! Wow, I should have done it on the plane, but no matter. Suddenly, I was through immigration, picked up my bags, breezed though customs and pushed my trolley up a hill and to the left and suddenly, I was out! There was a crowd of people waiting outside the door and there was one guy who pushed his way though everyone out into the open space, my darling Tony! I gave him the biggest hug and kiss, and then we made our way out to the car. Fortunately Tony still loves me, even though I hadn't brushed my hair, or my teeth or changed my clothes hahaha What an awesome day!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-14 19:26:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	I'm with you on that one LOKE! Heres me, leaving in 20 hours and still... ####### everywhere. At least I have the luxury of leaving stuff here for my loving family to deal with/send over to me (when I cry into the phone that I neeeeeed my X Y Z item of useless #######)	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-11 02:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Yup! Only one affidavit of support form needed AT THIS STAGE Some other countries are different I have noticed. At the Adjustment Of Status stage, another Affidavit of Support form is needed, but for the interview, just the one for the K-1 Visa!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-10 21:49:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	I got up to level 10 at 7.45 and my appointment was set for 8. There was a line for the first security point. But the time I got to level 59 and took my ticket it was around 8.15. I got ticket 3. Hey, if you get there at 7.30 on the dot you may very well get ticket 1. Getting ticket 1 or 2 is preferable since they only have two windows so they do two lots of people at a time. Still, even though I was number 3 and had to wait for number 1 to finish, I was still out of there by 9.30	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-10 21:23:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	And the elevator doesn't open until 7.30 AM	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-10 21:03:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	*Hugs* For everyone waiting to apply. For everyone waiting for a NOA1 or NOA2 or just a *TOUCH*! For everyone waiting for a *packet*. For everyone waiting for an interview date. For everyone waiting for an interview. For everyone waiting for their plane to hurry up and take off. (ME!) For everyone already reunited with their loved one!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-10 09:17:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Awww I was so hoping that it would be a typo! We can only dream eh? The time will fly by, I promise. For me, I had my interview and had to stay in Australia for another 2 1/2 months to finish uni.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-09 21:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi JonOz! Welcome to the DOWNUNDER thread! To answer your question... You can work in the US only once you have actually received your greencard. This can take varying amounts of time and you will read about people who get it within the first couple of months, and others who wait a year or more. I'm not sure what the current situation is and others may be able to shed more light on this time frame. The other alternative is to send in the form 1-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) at the same time as you send in your Adjustment of Status stuff. The current cost of this is $180 but it is set to rise before you get to the US, so this may come into play when you decide whether it is worth it, on the off chance that your greencard takes ages to arrive. As for the EAD stamp at point of entry... its pretty much a magical unicorn at this point. I hear that you can get it in JFK still, but since I'm not flying to JFK I haven't followed this up at all personally.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-08 08:26:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Very nervous, very excited Look at me, procrastinating again! hee hee hee. Edited by jezz85, 08 July 2007 - 03:08 AM.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-08 03:07:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Ladies and Gentlemen, packing is driving me crazy! Less than 4 days till I board the plane.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-08 02:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	hee hee I know what you're feeling. I got very anxious about things like that. I don't think you need to worry about APEC. I think that APEC will be over by the time your things are sent to the consulate, and it will be business as usual. Hey, it might even be quicker since so many people rushed to get their interviews before APEC? *wishful thinking* Don't worry too much, just read everything you can on this website, make sure your petition has everything included so you make it easy for them. It will be just fine. Despite what you might read on VJ, even though the visa process is very tricky the people dealing with the applications are a well oiled machine and mostly everything goes through just fine without mistakes. It will be just fine!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-07 23:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Katz, there shouldn't be any corrolation at all between waiting times for interviews and your original petition I hope it goes through quickly for you!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-07 22:07:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Loke, I can't believe they forgot to print you! I didn't even know they were going to print me until they did, so I wouldn't have noticed it they forgot. Lucky you didn't fly back home! Awww I'm sorry Sharyna *hugs* I wasn't expecting a three month wait, none of us were! I guess APEC is more time consuming than we thought. Maybe everyone asked for interviews at the same time since they were warned about APEC. I hope it IS a typo! Good luck with the email! *waves* Hi Paul Glad that everything is going well up there for ya.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-05 08:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	No worries! I wouldn't worry about it yet, don't forget this whole APEC thing probably means that they're getting lots of people wanting to interview right about now I bet you'll get it in the next few days, if not today. Australian passport photos are smaller than the American 2inch X 2inch ones, and the American ones are what you need sadly. I know, they are more expensive too!	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 23:00:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Oh and regarding the 'packet 4' Sharyna, It took 4 business days (with a weekend in the middle) between when I sent them the letter and when I got the interview date. They sent it out pretty much the day they got it I think. Its pretty fast.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 22:24:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Sharyna, I used American sized 2 inch by 2 inch photos throughout the process. I believe that they do mention somewhere that they have to be 2 inch by 2 inch. The two photos you take on the day is the one they print onto your visa that they stick in you passport. (I actually stapled my two photos to the two forms, they were cool with that)	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 22:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Excessive use of massive font? what? me? surely not! Hi Tony, Welcome! I'm so sorry to hear about you predicament! That sucks I can't personally help regarding the ban but I can offer lots of moral support. I really hope you can get it sorted out. I've spent 3 weeks in Jacksonville FL, its a nice part of the world. All the best in your Visa Journey and the best of luck for your interview.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 20:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	CONGRATULATIONS LOKE AND RINGS! I can't wait to hear the full story when you guys come down off your post-visa-getting high	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 20:21:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Oooooh Loke is maybe still at the consulate, but maybe all done Can't wait to hear the good news. I've been thinking about you guys this morning Rings and Loke.	jezz85	Female	Australia	2007-07-02 19:04:00