Just started Swotvac. Can't wait for holidays. >.<

I've started my 1st paper last saturday x.x my swotvac is over.

I guess medic students generally have their exams early. On the bright side, you have your holidays earlier.!

holding bridging visa B now and want to renew my passport while i still in malaysia.

the question is i can renew passport in malaysia then go australia embassy in KL to update/move the visa from old passport to new passport?

need some advice!
has anyone handcarried their playstation 3 there?
i have a the fat one and its a hassle as its almost 5kg and i gotta carry my laptop too
im taking MAS airlines.

melb uni med fees doubled from 4th semester to 5th semester i thought the administration had an error and even contacted them to make sure i was not billed for a whole year by mistake.

exchange rate doesn't seem to be coming down anytime soon either.

T.T

just pack it nicely in a box and have it checked in... i did that with my 10kg sound system..

I guess they are trying to milk every cent out of the current international students before the inevitable drop in enrolment occurs. Couple that with the uncertainty of internship positions and I anticipate a drop in interest from traditional source countries (Malaysia and Singapore).

So now that exams are mostly out of the way for most people and winter holidays have started , any of you guys heading for NCG in Melbourne? If you are, don't bother cause Queensland is gonna kick your butt XP the match is on =D

To live and study in overseas is a very challenging thing in your live. However, to make sure you are really ready and happy in this adventure...
MOST IMPORTANT: TAKE CARE YOURSELF AND AWARE OF ANY DANGEROUS POSSIBILITY THAT MAY HAPPENED AROUND YOU.!

I'll probably be frowned upon for asking this but, I'm gonna do it anyway

Anyone knows of any part time/casual vacancies in Perth region? I've tried looking on gumtree and seek.com.au, but I just don't have the luck. Do pm me if you know any, or some tips would be good to. I've tried an asian restaurant and have never felt so humiliated in working my life .

This post has been edited by gome: Jul 3 2011, 01:35 PM

apply to woolworth/kfc/coles/mcd and wait for their news. Or you can do what I did last time, randomly walking into shops asking if there's any casual work/part time job vacancies. =P

Just pass by this thread.

I wonder if uni students in Australia do give tuition like how malaysian students do?

Just want to enquire... anyone here doing Master in Professional Accounting (Masters Degree by coursework) in RMIT, Melbourne? Need some info about that course. Thanks.

Is it really hard to get a part time/casual job in Perth?
Asian restaurant, humiliated, care to share why?

I guess a few forumers did warn about working at such places, but lacked some details in the warning. Here's my account on such a place.

I was scolded within 2 minutes on entering the shop on my 1st working day. Some staff placed my uniform on the counter and one of the bosses walked over to answer a call - "take this !@#% away @#$! can't you see I'm busy !@#%".

Changed into my uniform and didn't know what to do. I asked around but everyone ignored me. Finally someone asked me to move some chairs and tables, before adding a few *&#@$. I know, I should have just helped with whatever they were doing, but I thought everyone had a specific role. From there, I was continuously asked to do different tasks, before the previous one could be completed. And the funny thing is they scolded me for not knowing what to do..."i know it's your 1st @#%^ day but you $@#$ should @#$! already know what to do !@#67$`!"

And boy, are they fickle-minded. "&%^@ go serve this plate to the customer....wait why the %$#! are you serving this to the customer? can't you $%#@ see they @!#$ don't need this? @#!@ use your blain!"

And the incessant scolding got to some of my waiter colleagues, who started to behave similarly. With a sour face and a short grunt "eh!", I was suppose to know what that instruction was.

So that was my first day, and probably the last one. I didn't get another call for another day of work. I didn't sign any documents and neither my pay nor duty was even discussed. I'm still waiting for my call to get my pay...or maybe I'll just barge in one day.

Well, according to one of the workers there, this particular restaurant wasn't the worse he's been to. Something new to experience every now and then eh? End of story

This post has been edited by gome: Jul 5 2011, 02:53 PM

Ouch!!! And here I thought they are nice and friendly...
I'm going to Perth in 2 weeks time, will be studying in UWA. Where are you studying currently?

p.s. Which restaurant? I don't want to find a job there...

Oh I'm in Murdoch. The restaurant mentioned is near there, which you won't likely encounter. The food is said to be nice and reasonable, though I wouldn't go there...because immediately after clearing the rubbish bin I was asked to wipe the plates

Oooo... Murdoch
What course? My class starts on 1st August, I'll be there on the 17th to search for rooms.

I'm doing my master in renewable energy. You can try searching for rooms at http://perth.gumtree.com.au/, or you can post what you want there (for free ). It's better to call when you see phone numbers on those ads than to email - else it'll take ages to find a room. It took me 3 agonising days to find a clean room after some singaporean students left me high and dry (they kicked me out before I moved in, because apparently someone paid the rental bond before me and they didn't know about it ). Good luck!