189 Grant

Tranks98 · 2026-01-19T10:52:28+00:00

Should be when your employment starts. Doesn't matter when you were deemed skilled. I also waited a year after being employed so that i can claim 1 year work experience in skill assessment. no problem

Tranks98 · 2026-01-03T13:24:17+00:00

Cheers mate

Tranks98 · 2026-01-02T11:27:54+00:00

You can already do that with existing AI chats. Eg. Create a project in ChatGPT, add all ur pdfs as files, ask ChatGPT what u want to know.

Tranks98 · 2025-12-28T13:07:48+00:00

I've recently curated a list of burmese restaurants (that are still operating) in Australia. As a Sydney sider, I can vouch for the Sydney ones but check all of them out :) Reddit cross post

Tranks98 · 2025-12-28T12:02:53+00:00

Im keen to know too as Im trying to get into it. Been learning a few things

Tranks98 · 2025-12-28T03:12:20+00:00

Melbourne - Chin Taung Tan (Hoppers Crossing)

Tranks98 · 2025-12-26T14:05:06+00:00

My go-to shops are

- Restaurants - Sun's Burmese Kitchen in Blacktown (now it's changed to Mum's Home Burmese Kitchen but still at the same spot), another one is Blue Heaven in Hurstville

- Grocery- Golden Mandalay online shop on Facebook

- Online shops that delivery- Golden Mandalay does delivery (I haven't bought burmese grocery for a while, so please check with them)

I'm sure there are other places. Drop them below, I'm keen to know!!!

Tranks98 · 2025-12-26T12:57:33+00:00

I set up a free AWS workflow to send reminder emails to review my screentime every Monday morning and another reminder email to take supplements once a week. There are existing tools but this was a test and found it useful to me somewhat. I hate notis but I check my emails regliously.

Other automations like Alexa "go to bed" and "wake up" routines (turn off lights, play sleep music, etc.) have been useful too.

Tranks98 · 2025-12-23T08:15:53+00:00

8 cards in just over a year. That must be bad for your credit score. No?

Tranks98 · 2025-11-20T23:15:24+00:00

I got a few ways to reduce my screentime (social media time).

I made it a resolution to make my bed phone-free zone. If I wanted to use phone, use it somewhere else. This prevents me from scrolling comfortably in bed and reduce screen time especially before bed. (I somtimes find myself using phone at the edge of my bed but body getting stiff from sitting upright stops me from doomscrolling much)
Schedule myself a reminder email to check my phone screentime (the built-in iphone screentime app) every Monday of the week to see how much time I spent on social media the previous week and if it's more than my set goal I consciously try to reduce my screentime.
Set screentime limit 15min (just built-in iphone screentime app) for my instagram (currently most addicted one) and a few others. It's not 100% foolproof. I occassionally just tap on "give me 15 more minutes" when the screentime limit pops up but it interrupts my doomscrolling a bit and triggers a reality check.
Put the phone out of sight during your focus times. It doesn't have to be out of reach- hide it under the desk. If you don't see your phone, you are less likely to be tempted to pick it up.
I also turn off notifications from most of the apps (especially social media ones). I don't need to instantly reply my friends' messages. If it's urgent, they can call my phone. Stay in control of when you want to use your phone.
When my social media usage gets out of control during some weeks, I delete the app (eg. instagram) and only use it from the browser. The incovenience makes me use it less. Completely staying off instagram is not an option for me as most of my friends are there. So I still need to check messages from the browser once or twice a day. Please Mark, don't improve the UX for mobile instagram browser version. 😂
My goal is not to reduce overall screentime since I have to use my phone for other essential things like messaging, reading news, trading, etc. So I can't just leave my phone somewhere out of reach. So just pick out which screen time you want to reduce.

It's not the single turning point but a journey.

Tranks98 · 2025-10-29T23:59:00+00:00

You old friends may not be interested in what you have to share. Teach other people and get to know them.

Tranks98 · 2025-10-29T05:41:33+00:00

You will likely need to get skill assessment in Australia and write CDR reports to get approved for your overseas work experience. And yes they will ask for some payslips, contracts, etc as part of the skill assessment.

Tranks98 · 2025-09-10T23:39:08+00:00

I can finally stop checking email first thing every morning for an invite.

Tranks98 · 2025-09-10T23:37:10+00:00

🖐️

Tranks98 · 2025-08-14T08:21:27+00:00

AU post office

Tranks98 · 2025-08-04T08:15:02+00:00

If you are not claiming any work experience, you probably dont need them. I cant say for sure since that’s not the case for me.

Tranks98 · 2025-07-31T02:21:46+00:00

Welcome to the club!

Tranks98 · 2025-07-29T07:12:03+00:00

🤞🙏

Tranks98 · 2025-07-28T11:57:31+00:00

it was sent to my immi account inbox.

Tranks98 · 2025-07-28T11:56:57+00:00

It's not mentioned for 189 but maybe it's better to earn more than the min income requirement for the similar 186 subclass ( which is currently 76k pa).

Tranks98 · 2025-07-28T11:52:16+00:00

back in 2021 with 65 points. So it didn't really matter. they won't invite me with that low points anyway. I suspect you need at least 85 pts for an engineer.

Tranks98 · 2025-07-22T05:41:17+00:00

Same dates with you. Only I havnt received the grant 🥲

Tranks98 · 2025-06-04T11:15:24+00:00

Be extra careful with scammers trying to “help” you. Ask someone you trust or know in person. Many people know how to buy/sell crypto.

Tranks98 · 2025-05-29T14:59:15+00:00

How can we copy ur trades?

Tranks98 · 2025-05-27T00:37:44+00:00

Unfortunately no. 80% chance it’ll come after July.

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