Calling any Brisbane people:

Does anyone know of a place to fix Handphones? Mine died on me, and I'm kinda not willing to fork out for a new one or be bound to a cap plan. If I can get it fixed for a nominal sum it'd be great.

Thanks in advance.

You and your pure Chinese. Let me prick more of your bubble: not matter what you say and think, you will never be able to intergrate back into Chinese and Taiwanese society. If you can good for you, but it says volumes when there are so many Chinese-language teachers who came out of Taiwan and are teaching in Malaysia.

Walkin, dreams are one thing. I dream of a A$800,000/year salary. I dream of having Sakurai Honoka as my wife. I dream of living in a 2 acre Queenslander house. I dream of having a 911 in my garage. But unfortunately, I'm just a student living in a noisy $120/wk apartment with the main road in front and a traintrack outside my window.

This is my greatest gripe against the Chinese educated. They still have the 黑鬼 mentality in them, thinking that English is for the preserve of the rich and the elite. I know I'm going to open a can of worms saying this, but most Chinese educated people I know can't see beyond their noses. And I'm not talking about Malaysians either. It seems to afflict from the Taiwanese to the South African Chinese I meet here.

It's not that I want to be critical of Malaysia. Give me time and space and I'd go on about the flaws, shortcomings and how immigrants take advantage of Australia (and NZ for that matter). The only difference is that Australians can take constructive criticism, while Malaysians have this seige mentality that the world is dead against them.


classic example of a 井底之蛙 being seduced by the agents.


Well, I'm waiting. Have I ever said anything that is false or defamatory in this forum?

My way of "give opinion to someone" is frank and direct. Simple as that.


Y'know, there is this thread:http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=515460&hl=

And the first thing you see there will be:



It is your "whatever lah" mentality that makes you a 井底之蛙。

We are not saying that "without English you are as good as dead". But if you want to come to Australia to study, the first thing you need is the language. Its the same, be it if I go to Taiwan, Japan, Korea to study. I'd have to learn the local language, and that's what we're trying to get into your thick skull tell you.



I've never used IDP's services, but never have I said "don't use agents!". I also used one, if only because the application fee is waived through them. All i said was do not rely on them solely for information. We have the internet. In between online gaming and trolling, do something a bit more constructive. Do your own research. Coming to this thread is one, but we do not spoon feed you. Take us as a guide, not as a hard set of rules.

I admit, the information overload can be near critical levels. But the alternative is to be cheated and bitterly dissapointed. I say this because I have seen waaay too many students, usually from China and Taiwan, who have been burnt by the unrealistic expactions their agents have seduced them with. I can feel a bit sorry for them, as they cant read English like us Malaysians can. All I want to do is to ensure that my fellow countrymen do not make the same narrow minded mistakes of others.


Firefox has one. Handy before hitting the "add reply" button.

This post has been edited by haya: Sep 27 2007, 08:17 AM

Milton. Coro Drive in front, Train tracks at back, tilt train twice a day, cargo trains at night, and Suncorp Stadium from my window.

Still, I can get to uni in 10 mins, who's complaining?

*points to wkkay*

Limeuu is in the university of real life. But it doesn't matter where you go, spoon feeding does not exist in the real world.

Personally, its a good idea to do IELTS before you go, even if you are twinning with some other instituation.

Tell me about it. Especially when the programming language you're doing is Scheme. You end up with some pretty weird stuff.

I still can't eat with a fork and knife through. Still need a spoon.

Dont worry. Thats normal. My lectures are filled with people on MSN at the back of the hall.

And guys, do not convert! Honestly, if I converted every time I bought something I'd be dead right now.

Well IMO, you have a greater chance of being run over by a Mat Rempit than being shot in the US. Seriously, Virginia Tech aside, if you look at the figures, there are about 30 shooting incidents in US universities a year (Newsweek, one of the May 2007 issues). And how many rape cases are there a day in M'sia? Not to mention the death trap called our roads.

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Added on October 3, 2007, 8:09 pmDoes RBA fly to Melbroune? I know they do BNE, PER and and SYD, but MEL?

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Try Qantas. While SuperSaver fares might be thin on the ground for Dec, it is always a good shot. And if you can afford it, Etihad and Emirates are reasonable, through you'd have to go through SIN.

WTH is a tosai?

Seems like Multicultural Week in other uni's sound more fun that QUT's. All I had was the screening of "Singapore Dreaming" by the (who else) Singaporean club. The other clubs are either dead or have them at weird times.

Does Oktoberfest count through?

Sarawakians unite!

I can tell you Brisbane is not that cheap now either. Everything is going up, from rent to food to public transport. TG international students still get concession fares in QLD.

Erm................Brisbane is the capital of QLD. >.>

From what I've heard, WA isn't that much cheaper nowadays. Not when they seem to hit every single mineral on earth when they dig a hole in the ground. Adelaide and Hobart maybe?

I'm interested.

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You mean this?


This post has been edited by haya: Oct 13 2007, 09:37 AM

*raises hand*

Don't forget about the drunks too.

Anyway, exams are in about 4 weeks time for most of us! Ganbatte ne!

Sorry to disappoint you. I have a XY genetic makeup. And I'm a IT student. So I don't have a life, and no, the only chicks I know and 2D. Currently studying in QUT. What about you?

In UQ I suppose? Sounds fun..............


Listening to my friends there, sounds like it. Makes me wish I went there sometimes. Ah well, no point dwelling on the past.

The rains barely made a dent in the damn dams. We're heading to level 6 by December if nothing improves. Total ban on outdoor watering (not that I have a garden), massive fines for people who don't stick with Target140. Makes me wish I was in "waterplentiful" Hobart sometimes.

You mean along the sloping hill to Central? Yeah, that is a nice place to do some photography. Especially when the lights are red for all 4 sides of the road for pedestrians to walk to all sides of the junction. Does make it look like Tokyo.

Its not as bad as you think. When I came here I was like you, what the?! But once you get the hang of it, its not that hard. Of course, don't live in a place with a outdoor toilet. Guaranteed impossible to stick to the 4 min rule in winter!

My place uses about 130litres/person. I suppose its coz we spend all our time in uni. '' But seriously, its not that hard. The state gov is giving you free water saving shower heads, most places have dual flush toilets etc. And heck, they'll even do a free check on your plumbing and tell you what you can do to improve your water savings.

At the end of the day, I get to save water, and dough. Even if Brisbane was swimming with water I'd still do all those!

Indooroopilly? weren't you at Mt Cootha or something like that?

Reporting from Milton here. Anyone want to have a meetup or something like that after the exams?

Studying in UQ?

At the rate the AUD is going through, I think we'd see a almost 1 to one exchange rate with the USD sooner rather than later. Its 0.90 to the USD, and no sign of going down.

Half of my friends who are addicted to ebay are buying like mad.