haha. sorry, first timer.

I'll be flying to brisbane on 14th of Feb. will enroll in QUT

i hope the aftereffect of the flood recently will not disrupt our orientation week though.

hahaha....first timer? i'm happy for you. brand new adventure for you man.

ah awesome.. i'm flying to adelaide on 9th of Feb.

are you going with any friends? or solo?

it's a whole batch of 56 students. we're bound with KPM. all fees are sponsored by them.

cool. adelaide? is it nearby brisbane?

Adelaide is a long way from brisbane
http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/australia/l/blmapaust.htm

not so far. can travel during sem break

haha...can take domestic flights offered by local airliners...

No one's going to tassie? T.T sad place indeed. xD

haha...is it colder in tasmania compared to adelaide since it's further south?

I cannot recommend jobs for anyone. Different people have different preferences and skills. Some people can work late while others prefer normal hours. Best advice I can give starting out is printing 15 of your CVs (obviously updating and asking someone to proof read it prior) and hand them out to various places. I gave out 12 initially but only had 1 call back and I considered myself lucky. Applying during the holidays when people are away also increases your chances, it did for me at least.

Do note that job markets is different cities vary considerably. Do not be choosy especially on your first job.

Good luck and happy hunting !

I'll say this until I die: we should have kept Geography a compulsory subject until Form 5.

The utter lack of geographical knowledge of Malaysians never fails to astound me. At one end of the spectrum I once had someone ask when is it winter in Bangkok. Closer to home few people believe me that Sarawak larger in land area than Taiwan.

For the record the distance between Brisbane and Adelaide is almost the same distance as Penang-Kota Kinabalu, as the crow flies.

But I digress.

Re alip_11: QUT B.Education with the Malaysian Education Department? TESOL?

This post has been edited by haya: Jan 25 2011, 07:23 PM

haha, i agree with you but you shouldn't say MalaysianS. Not all malaysians are bad in geography. I bet there are some aussies too that won't know whether it snows in India or not. =D

1) True. I never said Australians were any better at Geography. But you cannot extrapolate an outlier to justify the trend. Overwhelmingly Malaysians have a poor grasp of places both domestic and international. I believe that makes it a plural.

Its not limited to the "big scale". Try giving directions in Malaysia.

2) For the record it does snow in India. Remember, like Australia, India is a big country. Sure it may be very wet in Queensland and Victoria, but its bloody dry in WA.

haha...gosh you're making me despise malaysian citizens.. xD

so true! giving directions is like teaching a dog how to fly. they just don't get it.. = =" and I had one experience of that recently.

yup.
you got me there

anyone here knows of any forum which is similar to lowyat but is based in australia?
would be much easier to gain info and stuff about the place before i go.
tried googling but almost all of it is just plain bad and nothing close to this forum.

the popular one that pops up in google: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/

but you're right, none as good as lyn

I doubt I will find any other great forum besides lyn.

I never ever miss to open lyn any single day.

Ok mataes coming over to RMIT this feb Marketing degree 3rd year.

Going to be at Oz for 1 year (maybe longer might take a double degree)

Right im mainly concern about the telco services there, looking at optus voda and 3. My question is would it be better to get a phone here and bring it over or to just get a plan there, assuming im only staying for one year which would be wise?

Also after checking out the bundles online i dont quite understand what they mean *infinit calls withine australia*

http://shop.vodafone.com.au/mobile-details/HTC-Desire-HD *click view details*

Any suggestions on telco's that i should loot at? i heard that 3 has terrible coverage.

Few things:

1) If you're slotting into 3rd year of a degree, I presume it is a credit transfer/twinning program. Doing another degree after that is NOT a double degree, but a second degree. Unless of course, you switch to a real double degree midway through your Marketing degree.

2) Generally get a phone from M'sia and bring it to Australia. Unlocked phones are a bit thin on the ground, and unlocking carrier locked phones can be a nightmare (even if your contract expires).

In any case I doubt any carrier will allow you to sign up with their post-paid plans (even if you BYO your own phone, which is supposed to be "no contract" but you need to give 1 months notice before you terminate, which in practice makes it a 2 month contract).

3) Three's coverage is rubbish in Brisbane. I can't say for Melbourne, but overall unless you stick to a set routine, Three would generally fail you when you need it the most. Within the metropolitan area.

4) Vodafone's Infinite Plans are that: unlimited standard calls to Australian numbers and text to all numbers, both in and out of the country, while in Australia.

Read the fine print: http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/plans/...tions/index.htm

Cheers Haya,

i guess ill go over and talk to the admins about my educational prospects.

Comments about optus? i hear from friends is the best all around