You guys are overreacting. Can we get back to answering questions about studying in Australia ?

If you still like to countinue your pissing contest I recommend opening up another thread.

Looks like most universities give their students a choice on what name to appear on their parchment. I suppose you could put "Darth Vader" on your graduation parchment and it'd probably go through. (Yes, it can be mind numbing entering all that graduation information into a database)

Well for member hihihehe I suppose it all comes down to your own preference. I know of a lawyer practicing in Malaysia  whose parchment reads the Ah Beng Tan way, with Tan being his surname. Never caused any issues for him. On the other hand if you're intending to work in Australia having your parchment given to a Mr Beng while your CV is for Mr Tan will raise a few eyebrows.

But as you said, employers are not stupid. I don't think the order of your name will affect you in any way employment wise. That, and the fact which ever way you choose to order the placement of your name, your surname/family name will usually be in upper caps.

Edit: Oh, and many happy returns of the day hihihehe.

This is going into too much detail... helpful yes, but a lot of them are pure nitpicking.

Chinese names are easy - Ah Beng TAN will usually solve the problem. Most people, including myself don't mind being called just the "Ah", but for those who are fussy you can always write it as AhBeng Tan in most non-official documents. Stick with Ah Beng TAN for official stuff.
Those with Christian names will usually get away with John Ah Beng TAN, or they'll just use John Tan for informal circumstances.

Malay and Indian names are a bit complicated as they don't have a typical family/surname... Most people which I know just use their dad's name as their surname and are never known to cause any hoohah.

So,
Mohammad Shukri MOHAMMAD ZAIN is pretty much self explanatory, same with Samundee Devan RAMASAMY.

If anyone's worried, just explain it... most Australians are used to exotic names and tend to understand / appreciate / accept our names as long as we highlight/caps / underline our surname.

My passport has my name in "Tan Ah Beng" format and no authorities have ever given me trouble after my explanation that Malaysian Chinese generally put their surname in front.
Again, the easiest way is to put your family/surname/dad's name (depending on your ethnicity) in caps or underline it.

For certificates, use Ah Beng Tan to make life easier... unless they really specify that they want TAN, Ah Beng.

how about rmit? i heard they have an entrance exam/ essay thingy...is it hard? any rmit students mind sharing some information? btw my cgpa for mass comm foundation is only 2.99...damn emo weyh...dunno can enter rmit or not now...T_T

i've consulted aus ed agent just about 2 hours ago.. they ask me to filled up the given forms including the international student extra requirements and they will send it to aus for a offer reply. i didnt chose the unisa because i have family members in gold coast and melbourne...so i opted to be near my family members so that i wont feel so homesick. also i heard that rmit have really good job placement/internship programme that will eventually help me find a job in australia. this is because i might wanna migrate to australia later on...and i've been told that rmit internship programme is actually compulsory if u wanna complete ur degree there.

i think the supplementary form is needed only for certain courses. not all the courses requires it. u can check this website to see whether your course is listed in it or not. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=mwa63bn25wjbz. i think the main purpose of this supplementary form is to evaluate your command of english. but i hope i do well on it tho. hehee pray for me aight? btw hihihehe bro, dont mind me asking which pre-u u took b4 entering RMIT because as bro Hikari0307 mention i dunno whether taylors foundation is recognized or not.

icic...so how do you find it studying in australia/rmit? is the quality of education there higher than malaysia? do you like it there?

Hello, I just received my COE, so I was thinking whether I should apply visa through the agent or self-apply. Please advice.

Another thing is, what's the difference between a e-visa and a visa applied through DIAC?

Let's say I renewed my passport in early 2009 and it will expire early 2014. However my course ends 31st December 2014. So do I renew my passport before I leave next year or I wait for another 2 years?

those in ade... what's the wage there like? for students wanting to work part time?

that is below minimum wage, but chinese restaurants are well known to pay below that.......but it is unrecorded, so you don't need to pay tax......

alright!  thanks man. I'm 20 years old this year so what  amount should I be expecting?  Approximately?

Normally in UK, most of the degree level would spent about 3 years to complete the entire program with honours statue.
Although that Australia was a great places to study as it provide a good environment but what are a downfall would be the duration to get the honours which normally require to spend 4 years instead of 3.
Do the maths, additional year to study in oversea require quite a lot of money compared to 3 years including living cost, tuition fee and other..
I know, three years of study in Australia will let you to obtain a degree without honours but let's face the world. Nowadays the company normally will hire someone who has a honours instead of non honours.

So, what should I do then, studying in Australia was my biggest wish but the education system really meake me kinda frustrated.

Just curious, what kind of professional certification are you looking at?

I'm jealous of your weather now. But still, it's cold at night right?

it's been crazily HOT in Adelaide this few days.  forecast shows 8 celsius this weekend. looking forward to it..  ;D

I don't want to get into trouble, so no names here. But if you go to the suburb next to murdoch (kardinya), there's really only 1 pure chinese restaurant .

Edit: I went back to the restaurant to get my pay and guess what - "Oh, we don't pay for just 1 day of work." And she sounded happy saying that. My fault, my fault. Maybe I should get nasty and contact the law enforcers

lol who told you that?
banking in australia is similar or at least far more advanced than in msia.
we have deposit machines. we have app. for your ifon so you can transfer and check your balance thru ur fon. i rarely go to the counter. everything is done online.
i am using commonwealth bank btw.
Oh and yes, if you can please don't work for asians. I spent 2 years working for them cos it's closer to my uni and wasnt confident enough in scoring aussie jobs, and it was pretty hellish compare to what my current aussie boss pays and treats me.

Please help! Is it possible to change from a Sim only plan (0 mths) to a phone plan (12/24months bb plan) on voda? BB phone drowned, and is dead. Wants to keep number. Advice appreciated. Thank you.

I think each semester (each term, of which there are 2 per year) consists of 4 courses/units. If you choose to do the Bachelor of Commerce degree you can then major in one or more of Actuarial Science, Economics, or Finance, as well as Accounting, Business, Management, and Marketing.

If your degree lasts 3 years you would do 24 courses; 32 if your degree lasts 4 years.

In order to qualify for one or more majors you would need to pass or achieve a high grade in a certain set of courses relating to that major. Obviously to attain the overall degree you must also have passed/completed 24 or 32 courses, a certain number of which must be related to Commerce.

For example, if you chose/desired the Actuarial major, you might need to do Statistics, Economics, and Accounting, Financial Management and Mathematics. An Economics major would have to do Econometrics in addition to Economics and Statistics (and perhaps Economic History). A Finance major may have to do all of the above, or might only need to do Economics, Accounting, Finance, and Marketing.

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Added on August 9, 2011, 7:59 pmAustralian temporary residents from Malaysia: Do you need a Tax File Number, and do you have to pay tax on interest?