Waiter, There’s no Dragon in these Sausages!

Posted in Food, Teh Funnies by Will on November 19, 2006.

Love this story, absolute crackup.

“A SPICY sausage known as the Welsh Dragon will have to be renamed after trading standards’ officers warned the manufacturers that they could face prosecution because it does not contain dragon.”

- Timesonline

Read the full article here.

(Via Whirlpool’s TPR)

Working in the UK (Work Permits)

Posted in Planning, Travel by Will on November 19, 2006.

(PLEASE NOTE: This information was gathered by me, from www.workingintheuk.gov.uk - accuracy and currency is not guaranteed, so please check their site directly for the latest information)

Possible Working Visas I might be elligible for:

Working Holiday Maker

This is meant for people who are working incidentally in the UK, to support their holiday for up to 24 months.

Key Points:

  • Cannot work for more than 12 months during the Holiday.
  • Cannot re-apply for this at the end of the Holiday.
  • Must intend to leave at the end of the holiday.
  • Only for use as a support to holidaying in the UK (i.e you’re not travelling specificly to work in the UK)
  • Available to Commonwealth citizens aged 17-30.  (Not 26, as I had been informed by others)
  • You must get a Visa prior to travelling to the UK.

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme

This is meant for people who are highly skilled, to travel to the UK to work for up to 24 months.  Cost is £315 to apply - about AUD$776 at the moment. (No refunds if you don’t succeed).

Key Points:

  • Initial Work Permit limit of 24 months, however this can be extended and you may get granted up to a further three years’ leave.
  • If you live in the UK continously for five years, you can make application for Indefinite leave to remain.
  • Takes between 5-14 Weeks (typically) to process.
  • Must apply for Entry Clearance (Visa?) at a British Embasy (in Australia) within 6 Months from the date of your Approval letter.

Forms, and Guidance information are available over on their “All Forms” page.

The eGames Expo Aftermath

Posted in Games, IT by Will on November 19, 2006.

Paul has a good writeup of his experience of the eGames Expo - a real pity about the no-cameras rule. Very stupid of them, imo.

If I wern’t going overseas (still not certain on when I’m doing that), I might consider getting a Wii… it’s the only console I’ve actually thought was really cool.
Other consoles have had lightguns and things like that, but the Wii Controller is… really interesting.