When I opened an HSBC account here in Bahrain (where I'm from) they told me if I use an HSBC ATM in malaysia they will charge me let's say around 10RM
And if I use other ATMs they will charge around 20RM

yeah i am looking for that post also.. hmm

Oh that explains it, overseas charges. Why not open a local bank account here?

I don't think the charges are that high since it's HSBC. Maybe you can apply a local HSBC card which allows you to withdraw money without charges when you use HSBC ATM. I am sure there are workarounds for this. Perhaps you can try contacting HSBC Malaysia about this issue?

Here's my suggestion.

Come to Malaysia, withdraw a small amount of money from HSBC when you're at KLIA (at least for a week).. then ask the admission office for Letter to Open Bank Account.. open a Maybank account (it's pretty convenience with MBB).. then have your money in HSBC transferred to you Maybank account. Viola!

p/s it works best if your parents give you one lump sum of money for a year or more.

What happened to your original account? lol

wth??? .... my posts are gone again

the nearest HSBC branch is in a place called Taman Asa Jaya near central Kajang ..... it is exactly 9.6 km away from our campus (probably take about 20 min by car)
Available Services:
Amanah Service
24-hour ATM Service
Cash Deposit Machine
Cheque Deposit Machine
External ATM
Internal ATM

and sara ofcourse it will cost u that much if u withdraw money from ur bahrain account.......... what u have to do is open either an HSBC account in Malaysia or any other bank near campus....... then u've gotto remit money from ur HSBC account in Bahrain at a very minimal charge to ur account in malaysia..... that way u'll not be charged 10 or 20 RM on every withdrawal but 1 RM or nothing at all(if u'r account is in mayabank or affin)

better to carry dinars with you and exchange at KLIA to last u while ur accounts being made...... carrying the lump sum amount won't be safe

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is the indian stall inside cafeteria occupied already?

Am wondering, does anyone knows who's the incoming student for Star Education Fund?

The reason I opened an account here at home is because when my parents deposit money it'll only take half an hour before I can actually withdraw it here in Malaysia, while it'll take at least 2 days before a money transfer can happen between a bank account from my country to Malaysia.

So this is a plus for opening an account back home.

I'm not sure if I explained this well though :/

That could be handy to be honest. You must ask for advice from HSBC Malaysia to see if they can issue you with a Malaysia HSBC ATM Card so you can withdraw money from HSBC ATM here without any charges, but only RM1 for any other ATM in Malaysia.

yeah that'll do! Thanks

i called accommodation today and they said they will give me the offer before my semester starts. so late. bleh.
she also said alot of the single rooms are full already

Hard luck

I had a meeting with my agent yesterday, alongside other freshers. We'll be travelling in a group
Anyhoo, the accommodation lady said the same thing to us, except our agent is pushing her to inform us before the University closes for Hari Raya holidays.

Apparently, and I quote, "the staff member that was supposed to process your accommodation application has resigned, and your application got handed to another staff member, and therefore delayed."

explains why it took so long..

I got an accommodation offer but its addressed to a similar, though different name. I planning to turn down the offer anyway, but I guess its mistakes like these that cause the delays.

does any1 use Yes 4g or 3g services ?if yes can u tell me hows the signal there ?

Who the hell resign at this time of the months, not end of month, not mid month. And that is not your issue, you shouldn't be disadvantaged for that. It's their management issue. If they got staff resign, it's their responsibility to ensure the transition is seamless.
It could be, a lame excuse.

Indeed. Except I didn't argue any further because the lady was very mean and impolite while talking.

lol that's so absurd but good if you do get your offer before the raya holidays.

mine has been apparently "processed" but i won't get my offer until right before the uni starts which doesn't make any sense no matter how many times I tried questioning them. OH WELL I'll just go with it, don't have a choice. I'll be fine as long as I get a single room. Have to deal with the sharing bathroom issue I guess