hey ill b heading to USyd this friday.any advises on where cn i watch epl there?any places u would recommend?

Flight on the 19th to melb getting jitters, have yet to get any winter clothing, going to uniqlo tomororw to check it out. *tips? ive got mix results from friends in the city, some say get treanch it rains alot/dont need anyting get in aus/get a jacket its going to be cold /leather jacket all you need!!/ jumper and your done...etc *

Ive got 30 KG from MAS (grads)

I dont plan to bring any food, but im worried that i might go over weight since im going to check in my monitor and PS 3, my PC will be shiped over during a later date, taking out my HDD/GPU/ram the rest will be boxed paded and shipped via DHL ( any other suggestions)

Any way to judge the weight, lol or should i just wiegh it at home and get an estimate.

This post has been edited by Holyboyz: Feb 10 2011, 04:17 AM

If you have an accurate weighing scale at home it should do. Weigh yourself, then carry the bags while weighing your self. Subtract the difference and you should have a reasonably accurate estimate of your luggage weight.

Its not scientifically accurate, and the margin of error can tip you over the scales, but I find it is good enough, other than finding out at the airport.

i repeat, it is summer now so you do NOT need warm clothing immediately.......buy there when you find a suitable one at leisure........

of course, if like some here, you like brands, just buy whatever strikes your fancy, price and suitability is not an issue when it comes to preferred brands.........

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Added on February 10, 2011, 8:58 amthe new style melbourne model means engineering is a postgraduate degree.....so you do a 3 year bachelor's degree then 2 years masters of engineering...........total 5 years........

i would just go to any other go8 uni and get it done for 4 years..........


This post has been edited by limeuu: Feb 10 2011, 08:58 AM

Water is getting expensive for the reason of stupid previous govt decision to build a desalination plant for Victoria. Then Now; we are flooded with water.

Question is, are you in melbourne currently? If you are not , do please dont give false advice about currrent weather..
Past 3 days being pretty cold like december period when it suppose to warm up by now with more sunshine.

HolyBoyz & those Low tolerance to cold/lack of body fats;

who are bound for studies in Victoria(Melbourne); Tasmania; do get ready yourself a few jumper/hoodie or thicker clothing as you arrive. either day or night.

Just A word;
You maybe -superman resistance against cold this time-; but dont get fool by the sudden change of temperature in Victoria/ Tasmania.

Currently, Melbourne been pretty cooling due to the La Nina effect & Cyclone Yasi...down to March; expect more severe weather change (Hail. sudden warm, sudden cold, sudden heavy down pour); so yeah...umbrella too please.

Just check yourself on Weather- Melbourne


This post has been edited by KVReninem: Feb 10 2011, 11:30 AM

based on current temperatures, evenings and nights, if you go out, can be a bit chilly, in the high teens, for which a jumper/cardigan/hoodie which most people have is enough........you don't need winter clothing........

melbourne is well know for somewhat crazy weather, the classical 4 seasons in a day thing....

in adelaide now all checked in and settled!!! =D

Wow that's pretty hefty a price to pay for. Do I follow the specific Masters in Engineering tuition fees module for the final 2 years or the engineering fees I saw on the general engineering page?

Is MelbourneUni the best for Mechanical Engineering?

Thanks. Really appreciate your help

Hey If I intend to scout for ISP around Melbourne. Are there any particular shops there that provides information? Plus are the pricing for postpaid plans for a particular mobile phone operator on the internet similar to what their brick and mortar shops are offering? Thanks

For ISP's everything is on Whirlpool. See front page. Only generally the big 2 (Telstra and Optus) have high street stores. Most other ISP's you have to register online.

Re mobile carriers: generally what you see their brick and mortar shops are the same as what they offer online. However, better deals can be had online, such a x months free, a popular phone at a lower price cap for a limited period of time etc.

For some telco's through, their range of phones on their online store can be actually less than their their brick and mortar shops. Don't ask me why.

Re weather: Melbourne has had somewhat of a cooler summer compared to previous years, but its not any colder than your average Malaysian government office. A long sleeve shirt should suffice, with a basic jacket for the evenings.

tl;dr for you young 'uns: Just dress as if you work in a Malaysian government office.

This post has been edited by haya: Feb 10 2011, 06:05 PM

Location
Melbourne City : iinet, vividwireless, unwired, iprimus, optus, telstra

Be prepare for the setup cost.

Thanks to both Haya and KVReninem. Are you both currently in Melbourne? Based on both of your experience, which ISP is more reliable?

http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/

In short you loved a lot of data and cheap go to TPG (no guarantee it will be reliable, depends on the area you're located)
If you don't use the phone line, go Naked (if available in your area).
Reliable and good speed go to Telstra or Internode or iinet.
I went with Internode cause it is reliable and also good ping to game server and also free download content on steam and good customer service, but price wise is not the cheapest compare to competitors in terms of price per-GB.
If you're in a RIM, my suggestion go with the cheapest or moved out of the area.
Also depends if the ISP's have their equipments installed in the telecom exchange there, obviously Telstra have the most exchanges.
Something you should consider is the length of the contracts. Anyway there are many things to consider, e.g bundle discount, off-peak and on-peak data, ADSL or ADSL2+ and etcs
Go to the website above and just browse through. Hope you get a fair idea of which ISP to choose, but do not go with DODO as haya mentioned countless time in this topic, it's cheap but seriously not worth your time and effort ones things turn sour.

Wow. So how's urbanest?

Which uni u in, unisa or uni of adelaide ?

Adelaide is quite a small city. There is street name hinley street, go find out , famous for .....

This post has been edited by liverpool2020: Feb 11 2011, 05:04 AM

urbanest is awesome! it's so new...and me room mate hasn't even arrives so i've got the whole place to myself practically..

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Added on February 11, 2011, 10:41 amhaha...i'm in uniSA man...

i'm staying on bank street.. 1 min away from hindley st. yes i know....i saw okay!! hahaha!!!

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Added on February 11, 2011, 10:43 amFYI, weighing scales at the airport is different from the weighing scales u have at home... i weighed at 34kg back home, at the airport it was 39kgs... had to take home 2 boxes.. T.T

This post has been edited by zeke'stah: Feb 11 2011, 10:43 AM

few mates on unwired, few mates on iprimus, few mates on iinet..few on TPG(they catch you if you dl from them) ...so yeah. depends which cater for your needs.

If i transfer from taylor university to university of melbourne /UNSW in the last two years,can i work as an engineering in australia after graduation?

you can work as an engineer, but i am not sure about working as 'an engineering'.....

google oz 485 visa for your answer....

What do you mean by catch when you dl from them haha? Are you referring to illegal download of music and videos