Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Some questions I haven't seen yet

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Some questions I haven't seen yet

    33 days to go. I'm quietly freaking out, but it'll be okay. But I do have some questions I haven't seen posted on here yet.

    1. Is it acceptable to wear capris and flipflops to work in an office setting? What do women wear to work?

    2. Anybody know any doctors? I need a good GP.

    3. Despite my insisting, whining, and pleading- my husband and I just couldn't find anything on the Windward side that was within the budget his company gave us that accepted pets. So his co-worker found Iroquois Point Island Club in Ewa Beach. It doesn't seem scary, but I'm all paranoid of living in Ewa Beach. Is this an unfounded fear?

    4. Are you supposed to say Aloha and Mahalo and things?

    5. How hard is it to get a HI driver's license?

    6. Was there anything you DIDN'T bring with you that you wish you had? Jason is only letting me bring clothes and tolietries and my laptop (and, no, we're not fully furnished). I'm sneaking in some photographs and things so I'm not homesick.

    7. Do any of your friends actually come to visit?

    Can't think of anything creative this time


  • #2
    Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

    why are you paranoid of living in ewa beach? i would worry about the traffic if anything at all. but that's just my opinion from having grown up there. it's a lot different now with the newer subdivisions such as ocean pointe.

    where will you be working? ask if there's a dress code.
    "chaos reigns within.
    reflect, repent and reboot.
    order shall return."

    microsoft error message with haiku poetry

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

      Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
      33 days to go. I'm quietly freaking out, but it'll be okay. But I do have some questions I haven't seen posted on here yet.

      1. Is it acceptable to wear capris and flipflops to work in an office setting? What do women wear to work?
      That will depend on where you work and the rules of that workplace. I wear capris (haven't heard that word in ages!) or jeans and flip flops but take them off (the flip flops, not the capris ) when I get in the office. 'Course it helps that I'm responsible for setting the dress code. Chick power rocks!
      2. Anybody know any doctors? I need a good GP.
      My docs are all specialists. Sorry.
      3. Despite my insisting, whining, and pleading- my husband and I just couldn't find anything on the Windward side that was within the budget his company gave us that accepted pets. So his co-worker found Iroquois Point Island Club in Ewa Beach. It doesn't seem scary, but I'm all paranoid of living in Ewa Beach. Is this an unfounded fear?
      Probably, however I have no insight into Ewa Beach.
      4. Are you supposed to say Aloha and Mahalo and things?
      Only if you're comfortable doing so; if it comes naturally. Otherwise, hello, good-bye and thanks are just fine!
      5. How hard is it to get a HI driver's license?
      It's been years since I took the written test and decades since I took the driving test. Sorry, I can't help with this one.
      6. Was there anything you DIDN'T bring with you that you wish you had? Jason is only letting me bring clothes and tolietries and my laptop (and, no, we're not fully furnished). I'm sneaking in some photographs and things so I'm not homesick.
      Yep...my kids! I left them with their dad until I got settled. I missed them sooooooooo much!
      7. Do any of your friends actually come to visit?
      Oh YES! Be prepared! Hmmm, come to think of it, the cost of airline tickets nowadays will probably be a deterrent.

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

        Not answering all because I don't know answers to all.

        1. Is it acceptable to wear capris and flipflops to work in an office setting? What do women wear to work?
        I wear skirts or nice pants and nice (not ragged) flipflops. I've seen other people in my office wear jeans and sneakers.

        2. Anybody know any doctors? I need a good GP.
        I called the Queens Medical Center referral line. Threw the phone number away, but you could probably call them for it.

        6. Was there anything you DIDN'T bring with you that you wish you had? Jason is only letting me bring clothes and tolietries and my laptop (and, no, we're not fully furnished). I'm sneaking in some photographs and things so I'm not homesick.
        Books. I left all my books at home thinking I could just buy more, but I really regret it. I've started having my mom ship me books in batches by media mail. Also, I made the mistake of not bringing any warm clothes with me, and the day I arrived in Hawaii I had a terrible case of the flu and spent the entire time shivering under my blankets and wishing I had a sweater.

        7. Do any of your friends actually come to visit?[/quote]
        My mom came to visit a few months back, and I'm planning to have my best friend visit next spring. It helps if you can bribe them with free room and board, and keep an eye open for cheap tickets. I use airfarewatchdog.com to notify me when prices drop.
        Four Thousand Miles (blog) | MacRatLove (comic)
        Better Holes and Garbage (rats) | Perfectly Inadequate (music)

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

          I think depending on where you are coming from, warm'ish clothes might be a good option. I came from San Francisco 4 years ago and my first winter here, I was shocked at seeing people wearing sweaters and jackets. I thought they were crazy as I was hot during December to Feb. Four years later i understand now and get chilled during those months and feel the need for some cover.

          Not sure why you'd be paranoid about Ewa Beach, especially Iroquois pt.

          Honestly I dont hear Mahalo and Aloha as much as I thought. From some, but not a lot. The Bus says "Aloha" when the door opens.s


          You sound somewhaat unprepared or uninformed, was it your decision and will to move to Hawaii? I'm sure with knowledge and time you'll be more comfortable wiith the idea of being here.
          n'importe

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

            No worries!!

            Eva Beach is fine, lots of shopping nearby and nice beaches to visit. Actually, my favorite surf spot is right near there, so hopefully you and your husband will be able to join us one day.

            In my experience, the people who say Aloha and Mahalo generally work in the tourist service industry. There's no need for you to feel pressured to say either. You live here. Hello and thank you are just fine.

            Books and photos and art. And musical instruments. And whatever accoutremants (sp?) for any hobbies you have. I have practically got a lending library here at my hale, and friends are always borrowing my books because they didn't bring any themselves when they moved here. Send them via media mail - super cheap! Bring anything sentimental. Bring scrapbooks. Bring instruments. Bring everything that you've touched in the past 3 weeks. Seriously.

            Don't expect your friends and family to 'get' that you live in Hawaii. For a lot of people, Hawaii is a place that you save up for, and dream about visiting for 2 weeks all your life. The fact that you live here might not sink in with them the way you want it to. Its okay. They will need time to adjust, has been my experience. You will LOVE it when you get your first mainland visitor!!!

            DONT WORRY!! I was having nightmares and grinding my teeth for 6 weeks before I got here. Don't be a turtlegirl! You will be fine!
            ~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

              Oh, yeah. HI DL. Sven got his the 1st week, but I haven't yet. You will need your SS card and your old license, which they will keep. You may have to take that dorky multiple choice question road rules test, too
              ~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                HI DL: According to the DMV lady, I don't have to get one until my old one expires, and that isn't for another 7-8 years. But I might early to help with kama`aina specials! (Otherwise I carry other stuff with my current address on it.)

                Local MD: The hospitals have physician referral phone lines. We really do tell patients to get a doctor using these lines. Hawaii Pacific Health number is 808-535-7000, Queens Referral number is 808-537-7117. Ask for docs that have offices near where you will be living; the referral services are very helpful. The closest local hospital for you will be Hawaii Medical Center-West (not sure of the number.)

                Bring your favorite things. If you do a craft, ship your favorite tools. Go through your kitchen and bring the things you love to use. And bring a few warm clothes. You will go back to the mainland occasionally and will need a coat and some warm socks. (And I wear long sleeves almost every day at work--cold air conditioning!) Favorite blankey or bed linens? Bring 'em. (Having your favorite coffee cup helps you feel at home.)

                If your significant other won't let you bring what you think you will need to get your household started, arrange for your family/friends to help; leave some of your favorite stuff with them and have them ship out what you miss or need. If you plan to buy everything out here, remember household goods are usually more expensive here, even if you plan to buy it all at Goodwill/Salvation Army or at Price Busters/Walmart. (If you send some unbreakable favorites via Parcel Post, it takes a while to get here, but when it gets here in a couple of weeks or so it can be very comforting.)

                During our move, I hated giving away all of my home canned fruits/jams. So I cut up one of the fancy therapeutic foam pillows and shipped about six jars of my favorites. I am so glad I did; they travelled well in their fancy bed and taste great!

                Get on Google Earth and find where you will be living. Look around and get familiar with your new local area, and that will help you find your way around. Buy a couple of really good maps when you arrive and keep them handy. It will not take you long to learn your way around the area. Remember that O`ahu is an island. How lost can you get? Drive around and you will find all sorts of cool places.

                this is waayy too long. Hope it helps....see ya!

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                  Originally posted by kani-lehua View Post
                  why are you paranoid of living in ewa beach? i would worry about the traffic if anything at all.
                  I would echo that sentiment. Because there’s really only one way in and out of ‘Ewa Beach, you might as well stay home if there’s an auto accident with critical injuries. It’s probably one of the few places on the island where it will likely take longer than four hours for traffic to return to normal, under those circumstances. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is that the Honolulu Police Department (HPD)’s Traffic Division does not get dispatched until the patrol officers on scene can confirm with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) that the injuries are serious enough to merit an investigation. And HPD Traffic is coming from town.

                  We can’t be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans.

                  — U.S. President Bill Clinton
                  USA TODAY, page 2A
                  11 March 1993

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    2. Anybody know any doctors? I need a good GP.
                    Most people wait until they've signed up for health insurance (if they have to change here) and then see what doctors accept what insurance. And you may decide to go with a doctor closer to work rather than closer to home.

                    But if you tap out on all these other criteria, I like the Physician's Center of Mililani. Lots of residents from UH's medical school who are inquisitive, open to suggestions, too young to have an "I'm the doctor" attitude, yet young enough to ask for help when they don't know something. I take whoever's available and I've never been disappointed.

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    3.It doesn't seem scary, but I'm all paranoid of living in Ewa Beach. Is this an unfounded fear?
                    Nice area. You should be paranoid of the traffic, but you're that much closer to summer south-shore surf.

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    4. Are you supposed to say Aloha and Mahalo and things?
                    I wouldn't sweat it. Please just talk the way you normally do, and especially don't force the Hawaiian words or pidgin. It'll come naturally in a few years... or not. Another accent is a great conversation starter, while attempting to use local vocabulary or dialect you're not familiar with is a great killer.

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    5. How hard is it to get a HI driver's license?
                    http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/csd/veh...nformation.htm

                    If you have a driver's license from another state then it's easy-- take the multiple-choice written exam, read a couple lines in the eye-exam machine, have your photo taken, and turn in your old license. The driver's manual is available in bookstores, drugstores, & libraries. Half an hour on a weekday before 2 PM (when schools start letting out).

                    If you don't have a current driver's license then you have to add a road-test appointment to this procedure. They can be scheduled online.

                    You can also register to vote on the driver's license application. You're going to want to vote in a couple months, right?

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    6. Was there anything you DIDN'T bring with you that you wish you had?
                    We've been here for nearly 20 years and I'm still divesting myself of Mainland stuff. I didn't miss anything and I wish I'd left more things behind. If you're planning to travel on the Mainland during winter then you may want to keep an outfit or two, some sweaters/sweatshirts, a pair of gloves and a hat, and a coat. But you may also decide not to travel to the Mainland during winter.

                    If you're on prescription medication then you'll want to stock up, just in case there's an issue with healthcare bureaucracy here.

                    Originally posted by surlygirly View Post
                    7. Do any of your friends actually come to visit?
                    You'll be amazed at how many friends you have, especially during November-February...
                    Youth may be wasted on the young, but retirement is wasted on the old.
                    Live like you're dying, invest like you're immortal.
                    We grow old if we stop playing, but it's never too late to have a happy childhood.
                    Forget about who you were-- discover who you are.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                      No one wears flip flops in Hawaii. They wear "slippahs". Lucky for you they're the same thing. No wear inside the house, like Japan.
                      “First we fought the preliminary round for the k***s and now we’re gonna fight the main event for the n*****s."
                      http://hollywoodbitchslap.com/review...=416&printer=1

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                        I came here with 2 suitcases and 3 boxes. To prove to yourself that your crap is truly CRAP, have a garage sale, and see what folks offer for your dirtbike, jetski, Ping Titaniums, oak roll top desk with matching bed.

                        Sorry to break the news, but it's all crap. I bought a rusty set of old clubs at the Salvation Army for $25, and my score did not change a lick.

                        Bring photos, and jewelry that qualifies as heirloom or truly valuable. Bring clothes, but not the winter stuff. Bring pets, but not real furry ones, like Husky.

                        Garage sales in Hawaii RULE. Because folks bring a container worth of CRAP, decide they don't like Hawaii, then choose to sell the crap and move back to the CONUS.

                        It's easy to get a drivers license, but might take years to get used to the way folks drive out here. Most in Hawaii think a 'merge lane' is for coming to a complete stop. And coming to a complete stop, in the middle of a green light intersection, forcing those behind you to panic stop, causing rear end collisions, and moped'ers to do endo's, just to let somebody in, is considered 'driving with Aloha.'

                        Get some kind of "Paper" to parlay into a career here. Hard to get certified in just about everything in Hawaii. Bring a credentialed skill to Hawaii, and it's pretty easy to make a great living.

                        Bring an open mind. Lots of surprises here.
                        FutureNewsNetwork.com
                        Energy answers are already here.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                          I love this thread...brings back memories!

                          We sold 6 surfboards, our inflatable hot tub, my car, Sven's Vespa, the inflatable pool, the fire pit, my computer, half our camping supplies, our sailboat, and all our furniture before we moved here, and I thought I would never get over it. I have.

                          I brought a fiber optic Christmas tree. It's sentimental and festive, my mom gave it to me when I was lonely my 1st Christmas in LA, and I can't wait to put it up after Thanksgiving when its 85 degrees out.

                          Sven brought his battery powered inflatable fatsuit. It is freaking hilarious when he wears that thing to parties. He actually brought a lot of 'party costume', which will be really cool, once we get invited to more parties.

                          We brought our vacuum cleaner. Because we just bought it the week before we decided to move to Hawaii.

                          Art. Bring art. The biggest difference between our apartment and everyone elses apts we've seen is art. We have lots. They have little to none. Photos too. And frames - they're expensive to replace. And souvenirs!!! Do you have things that you got while traveling? Bring them!

                          Snail mail boxes to yourself. It will be good for you to keep receiving things from 'home' for the first few weeks. Its like getting presents!

                          We used a ton of blankets and towels to pad things for shipping, and now we have a ton of 'beach blankets' that are always handy. I also brought all of my bedding, mattress pad, down quilt, pillows, everything...because it was all fairly new, and now its useful and nostalgic to have. And we always have the means to make overnight guests comfy because of having this stuff. Yay.

                          I'm looking around my apt and trying to think of anything we brought that I wish we hadn't, but it seems like we did okay. Similarly, there's nothing that we didn't bring that I miss having. Except maybe the inflatable hot tub....
                          Last edited by turtlegirl; September 22, 2008, 01:01 PM. Reason: forgot about the Vespa!
                          ~ This is the strangest life I've ever known ~

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                            Here is something completely ridiculous. We moved here 23 years ago. I had
                            amassed about 5 years worth of Architectural Digest that who knows why
                            I was so attached to. Anyway a friend of mine would send out several issues
                            until they were all here (she used her company postage........). I probably looked at a few of them and eventually threw them out.

                            I can now sit and think back to that first awful apt. we lived in on Pensacola
                            St. having no car and a million boxes piled up under the counter area that
                            divided the kitchen and the "living room" We had a long lengthy inventory of everything we had shipped. Why on earth I thought it would fit in that place is beyond me now!

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Re: Some questions I haven't seen yet

                              Thank you guys so much for the feedback! These are the kinds of things no one really talks about, but it's good to know ahead of time.

                              While looking for places to live, several different forums listed Ewa Beach as a "non-desirable" place to live, but never said why. I'm guessing it was traffic, based on what everyone has said here. But I've never been there, and when you're moving to a new place and keep seeing it listed as "non-desirable", you kind of want to know why. So thank you- I feel much better.

                              I don't have a job yet. I'm planning to look once I get there. I just wasn't sure if I needed to bring skirt/pants suits or just business casual wear.

                              I already have a TX driver's license, but want to get a HI one because I heard it's better to have (local's specials and all). But I don't want them to take my Texas one away from me, so maybe I'll take an old one I just didn't like the picture on for them to keep.

                              I may be sneaking more stuff over than I thought. Jason's going all crazy saying he wants to be all minimalist, but it's his company that's uprooting me, so I think I should get to take my pictures and books and stuff. And I like to bake, so I might take my nice Caphalon baking pans over too. His company is going to pay for us to get dishes and bedding and stuff, so I don't have to worry about that.

                              I do have several prescriptions I need, so I'll just get lots of refills and have them transferred to a Walgreens.

                              Again, thanks everybody! I feel a lot better.

                              Can't think of anything creative this time

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X