Just curious, was it a TAFE diploma?

Yeah . It is a TAFE diploma . It is widely known and recognized in Australia but I don't know about other places .

hey guys, I have questions regarding visa application here. I just applied online today. Besides doing medical check up, do I have to submit any scanned document? Because there is a document submission option there. & during medical check up, what documents that I have to bring along? Is original passport needed? I left my passport at Penang & I'm currently at KL...

I'm planning to further my study in edith cowan university,perth after i finish my foundation studies here. can anyone tell me about the living cost over there?

RM1.5k-3k per month..depend hw's ur livestyle

I reckon rm2.5k is the base needed. the rent is expensive enough. I lived on 1k$ per month last time.

rm2500 = aud800.........a bit difficult to live with that, unless you don't mind dumps to crash in, and cook youself every meal..........alternatively, if you can cope with your stidies, do some part time work, even just 10hrs/week doing supermarket checkout will bring you aud500+ extra a month, after tax......then you can live more confortably.....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Apr 30 2010, 12:35 PM

OH MY GOD SO EXPENSIVE MEH? i just hope i'll get a scholarship before going there :swt: i heard tassie has the lowest living cost. is that true?

and wouldn't juggling work and studies be a little complicated? cos i have really poor time management >.<

yes is true..and u will get boring all the time too

if u found it complicated then dun work..as simple as tht..

waah why so many people say if you study in tassie you'll get really bored? o_O

because it is rly boring n nth to do

they dont have shopping malls and cinemas or other places like that?

Its not Saudi Arabia, but unlike Gombak, you don't quite have the shinny lights of KL a 25 minute LRT ride away either.

Like most of Australia, most things close by 5pm. Yes, the shopping malls are all closed by 5pm, and the cinema's aren't open that late either. You certainly wouldn't have mamak at 11pm and Pool sessions at 1am.

As someone who is not attracted to the bright lights, I don't mind the relative peacefulness and less stress of Australia compared to Malaysia. I've never found Australia "boring". Personally those Malaysians who find Brisbane "boring" are spoilt rotten who have been sheltered for far too long. Theres more to life than clubbing, cyber'ing, mamaking, eating and shopping. Its a relatively good quality of life here, as long as you don't think like a Malaysian (read: constantly needing to be simulated by external parties in exchange for your money).

Also, I have to say one does work quite civilised hours in this part of the world.

That said through, no one should ever think about living on less than A$1000/month in Australia. And in the bigger cities like Melbourne and Sydney, you wouldn't survive with A$1000.

This post has been edited by haya: Apr 30 2010, 07:33 PM

oh yes lol i remember the 5pm closing part when i went to brisbane last few years. and i dont go clubbing so i guess im okay with that

were you self sponsored of did you have a scholarship while you were studying there? and how about the prices of groceries in the supermarket?

Few, if any, of us in this thread are scholarship students. We are almost all self (or family) sponsored.

Before I hear the cries of "so rich!", allow me to introduce a concept called "middle class".

While many philosophies differ, the common theme is that the middle class are between the workforce who actual do the real work and the bourgeoisie who generate wealth. Largely urban, with holding professional qualifications, the are the people who manage the workforce and report to the bourgeoisie.

Middle class can encompass a wide spectrum, including professions (academics, lawyers, engineers and doctors) seen as "rich" by Malaysians who judge wealth by assets. Once upon a time it was the size of your herd; now it is your car.

My family isn't "rich" even by Malaysian metrics. Neither are we poor. Certainly I don't have to live on instant noodles, but neither does my family have a vault of cash at my disposal. I didn't grow up in a Damansara Heights townhouse; neither did I live in a low-cost housing area. I don't get to have a studio apartment while I am here studying, but neither am I forced to couch surf with my luggage my wardrobe.

My family did financial planning before I was born, not wait until I was 16 and start asking "where should my son study? How am I going to fund it?" Neither did we trust any Malaysian government to give my any kind of further education. Face it, we do not have a higher education system in Malaysia that is accessible to the poor.

I would say the vast majority of my (Malaysian) peers who are studying in Australia only do so with great sacrifice on the part of their parents. For that, I respect the legions of Malaysians who have given up many "material comforts" so that their children can have a (higher) education.

In summary, I am self sponsored, but it did not come easy, and certainly not without a lot of long term (20+ years) planning on the part of my family. And that's just me. Siblings are a another matter.

To your second question, I go through about $35-40 worth of groceries for my self a week. I largely cook, and don't eat out much, as it is quite costly to do so in Australia. That said, I know how to stretch my dollar; many of my peers end up with less for more.

Hi guys,i really need your help.
im gonna move in to new house next week,
and i want to apply internet broadband.
theres so many offer,but then most of it is 24month contract.
can someone enlighten me which internet provider have the best bet and worth of money plan ?
im in brisbane. thanks guys.

THAT IS SO AWESOME hats off to your parents! so how much did it all cost (approximately) during the period of your study there? including living expenses, college fees and things like that.

first of all,you want normal ADSL or ADSL2+?
you need to check whether your new house have port.you can check it at http://www.yourbroadband.com.au/
enter your address there.

the best ISP out the would be Internode,iiNet,tpg,etc
many ppl go for tpg bcoz of high quota..i think they do offer 12months contract.or u can go for internode which i am using..voted best ISP of the year and so far so good. they offer no contract too but with high setup fee..same goes to iinet.don go for DoDo

judging from the speed in your siggy, you're on Internode's fibre plan?

I just changed my plan to the $59.95 IEB on Tuesday

um, pretty much yes. It's a small town, quiet, ideal for studying, don't walk alone at nite cos of boogans, pretty sceneries. I just went ice skating last nite, haha. so yeah it aint THAT bad. =P

you're shopping mall refers to those super huge 4 stories building like midvalley? no. there's one 'mall' in the eastern part of hobart i think, never been there. generally we have a city central with shops. yes there's cinema. =)

you can try to apply for scholarship here in hobart, quite a number of my friends here are on partial scholar. =)