@haya, i know..been socializing a bit...but will be better when classes start though... and what you said about some asians confining themselves to their own groups, man that is so TRUE....
o.o

i see a bunch of china people or malaysian or hong kong, especially like to mingle in groups of 4 or 5 and only speak their native language. they ain't socializing or mingling with others here. That's pretty sad yo'

As onelove89 pointed out, i personally have received a letter from iinet about torrenting.

(pardon the talk about illegal torrents here, i'm in no way supporting people to download torrents, but merely discussing about my previous acts which i myself am responsible to)

As shown, most of the isps have been having a hard time handling with all these copyright issues and court decisions, they'd probably wanna start easy with a smaller state-based internet provider before going after big firms like Telstra and Optus.

Btw, i don't think they'll know that you download from megaupload or any other direct download website cause it only shows traffic between your ip and the website, as for torrent, they're specific in what content they have.

As for the letter that i've received from iinet, it was like a second-day release download (dl-ed something the day after it was released). I would assume that iinet received a complain from these companies (content + ip), and iinet merely forwarded it to us, thus no subscriber information to right holders released (which i reckon would trigger a large court case by thousands of users against their privacy over their internet traffics).

LOL, it's way more dangerous out there than Malaysia xD Just keep safe while facing issues like this.

haha. just want to know. what if I bring in more than AUD10k? Singapore custom will ask questions or just let me through cuz I'm just transiting at Singapore?

also, will 1:30 hours be a rush or I could just do things at normal pace? XD

you should never have that much cash with you.......

you are on transit, so you are officially/legally NOT in spore, and will not ever face spore customs.........

barring flight delays, you have time to have a drink, check your email, surf internet a bit, then be at the holding gate 45 min before......they board 30 min before..........note the departure terminal, if different from arrival, take the internal (transit) aerotrain to the appropriate terminal..........

OK. Thanks alot!

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Added on February 14, 2011, 3:39 pmAnother question. Someone once told me the airports do random checks on your computer to see if you are using genuine Windows OS. is that true? what about external hard disk? do they check if you have been downloading pirated movies, musics, etc.?

This post has been edited by virus3678: Feb 14 2011, 03:39 PM

What kind of people do you hang around with?

Never heard any one being stopped to check for your software or the validity of the content you may have on your hard drive.

Drug swabs yes. Checking for Child Pornography indeed. Making sure you don't bring food into Australia of course. How on earth are they going to determine whether the copy of your software is genuine or not?

Think of the problems of practical implementation of the kinds of "checks" you write off.

never heard of that ^^"
Randomly checking your hard drive for stuff like child pornography yes I have a friend who was checked before. They search his laptop,external hdd, pendrive etc. he had some jailbait gravure videos though and he asked is that considered illegal porn but seems it's ok
softwares there was no problem.

haha!! that's a first man. o.o i'd be like "hey! shoo! why ya touchin my lappie?!" LOL.. again like haya said, how would they know if it was original or not. and your hard disk?? man you can sue for public space interference and for harrasing you.. xD

Aussie border security has the right to search your laptop and any other external memory drives and also ask you for passwords for encryppted drives to look for illegal pornography.

If you notice there's a question asking you if you have them on your incomming passengers card.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/p...1018-16qn6.html

so child porn= NONO, pirated movie = OK? XD

For broadband, try to go with tpg if available in your area. They usually have the best deals compared to other competitors, but always do a bit of research (whirlpool forums would suffice although they sometimes don't have the latest deals) as once you're with a contract plan you'll stuck with it for some time. I was using iinet intermittently last year and found it quite unstable especially when housemates are streaming videos or playing online games. Tpg never gave me any problems.

For mobile phone plans, check online for any good deals... and should you decide to sign up for one in their physical store, always mention the online deals that is available. Most of the time they will be able to provide the same offer/benefits in their shop. Bear in mind that you may need to shop around different dealers for phone availability as popular phones or models which are soon to be discontinued can be very rare items in most shops. Waiting list for iphone4 used to be quite long in certain areas even till the end of last year; while my current Sony Ericsson which was about to be phased out was only available in one particular shop and not in all other dealers around popular shopping complexes.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Feb 14 2011, 06:59 PM

yeah man. but referring to the original OS .. lol... haven't heard of such a program though..

After visiting a number of mailing services (DHL/POs malaysia/Fed EX/UPS)

I concure that the most cost effective way to mail my PC over is Via UPS's

Box 8 package which is about RM490

53x53x53 cm up to 30kg

i can shove my PC/Speakers Keyboard and mayBe a monitor or more in it..

Question: will i get taxed? the declared tottal value should be about MYR 2k

Age of items less then 1 year

im doing an intercampus student exchange thing to aussieland , im from monash sunway going to monash aussie for either 6 months or 1 year, I wanna live there for free for 6 months can ar? Anybody know anyway I can get a free place to stay? Any friends here willing to let me sleep in their room for free? lol. the accomodation is just expensive. Im not even transferring.

This post has been edited by Iliveunderwater: Feb 14 2011, 09:06 PM

Customs value under AUD1k will not be taxed, shipping cost is not included under this limit, but if over AUD1k, shipping will be included as a basis of GST calculation.
If UPS ask you to pay duty or GST, request for a receipt of the payment from customs.
Heard a few stories where couriers call and ask for payment but drop the claim after receiver's ask for receipt or proof of payment from customs.
I reckon you be alright so long it is under AUD1k in values and nothing illegal.

Hahahaha. Just touched down to Perth not long ago. Got me quite a shock as I saw the city is even smaller than several Malaysia cities except KL though they have scattered suburbs and really quiet at late night. Needs time to get used with it. I understand how it feels to have the boredom. Was a bit moody area and clearly I have observed what you've just said. It's so true! Was not used with the chinese food here due to the portion and the way they prepared theirs, quite heavy. However, that's not the main purpose to come over to Perth. For my first impression, it's not really the place to be. But you'll never know. Let's just see what happens within a year. I'll keep you guys updated if I've the time. . Sry if you have spent few minutes of your life reading nonsense.

hahaha.....it's alright bro... it's 4.12am now in adelaide.. my boredom is cuz my room mate is not here and im like ALONE. haha... not so easy to make new friends especially if classes have not started yet.. haha.. keep in touch bro! oh ya im going to perth on the 18th... ^^

hope you'll get used to Perth soon. it's a lovely place =) hmm, there are a lot of msian cuisines. afaik, there're many Msians there in perth =)

18th as in 3 days later? O.o

yup. this friday night ..

Whoa. I thought you have to go study?