Hi I am going to brisbane feb 18 2008 to study, anyone going there please PM me.
Studying in Australia, come and share ur experience
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 Jan 6 2008, 11:28 AM
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Jan 11 2008, 08:01 PM
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guys i am going to go medical check-up, what are they going to check? they got check my emm private part also???
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Jan 18 2008, 03:09 AM
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I looking for advise from the expert currently living in australia, hopefully u could help me out.
I am planned to go australia this feb to study, i am going to miss TF2 session with tomato and LYN people plus sg girl.  but is it time for reality to open my eye. I hate to admit this, when my cousin from NZ.. she talk english sometime i dunno what she is talking.. Some more she talk very fast, the problem but is when i got into australia uni and go to class i gonna be alert. I even afraid to talk to western people, but Malaysia people i can talk english like no problem. Usually in class i listen to lecterers talk english no problem i can follow up but for western people hmm that might be a problem. I already packed my stuff as another cousin of mine live in Brisbane, yea.. they say is a tourist area and i am gonna enjoy myself there, but i wouldnt agree with them. I am actually a little afraid to leave my family and live there alone. Some more i dont see myself a univesity student.... i got this past of mine... i am a drop out high school student but able to get into college and got diploma for my study, i almost score all distinction in my diploma but i couldnt due to my first and second term, that time was hard for me. I am afraid i am gonna fail my subject and goes back to my country which i dont want to do, why would i plan to go Australia study? all because i wanted improve myself.. is it for the greater good i wouldnt want to go back a failure, big ego.  Any solution would be comforting?  Here's another problem : It was suppose to me and my brother should go there, he got into QUT but QUT approve that very late.. it was 12 of Feb 2008, i find QUT management employee sux.. really they lost my brother files which he and my mom very effort to compile it into one files but they say it went missing saying is it our fault sending the wrong address.   mother..*swearing* it clearly say it on our email that their department is located there, so my dad called up the QUT management people and asked them politely to sent another email for the correct address, this time different address. WTF! it delay for 3 weeks already and i dont want to talk about waiting for one month for the accepting letter, okay after they receive my brother files and this agent is handling my brother case, one weeks past, the current agent sent an email to us saying my brother case sent to another agent, fine.. i dont mind... second weeks has past, this agent sent me saying my brother case sent to another agent again!! WTF!!!! That time approval already 12 of Feb 2008, let alone to do the visa approval. Thats not all, when they sent the email for the subject my bro wanna go, they listed it all WRONG! WTF!! wait thats not all........... after that incident there is another problem... they sent the wrong amount of fees of the subject.  Geezz.... I wanna slap QUT employee.Question for the one who currently living in australia: - Any location or "taman" got alot of Malaysian people living in Brisbane? (would be great if u give me an address) - Dangerous to live to alone? - Any friendly Malaysia community - I heard alot of china people went Australia study, is it true? - Will i improve my work if i study oversea if i work very to do? Hmm i have lots of question but i couldnt think any right now. If u have the time to reply, ty |
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Jan 19 2008, 02:28 AM
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QUOTE The accent won't really be much of a problem. You'll get pretty used to it once you get there. If watching American dramas doesn't trouble you, then the Australian accent will be quite easy to pick up. In fact, you'll start to speak like them very soon. It's only those people with very heavy accents that might be a bit weird, especially those who come from rural areas. City dwellers are usually quite OK. Hehe, I still find British accent more soothing to the ear... Aussie accent sounds too casual and "rough". The issue of homesickness... Can't help you here, you just gotta live with it. It ain't that bad if you're going with a bunch of friends. As for the questions, well Australia is relatively safe compared to our country, don't have to worry about rempits or snatch thieves even if you're walking alone at 12am. Just watch out for drunkards with a special mention to those whose footy team just lost a match Malaysian community... not sure about Brisbane, but surely there will be a lot of South East Asian students around. Not a worry there. China people... avoid stereotyping my friend, but sometimes it's unavoidable I must say. They're just foreign students like you and I are, no worries too. "Will i improve my work if i study oversea if i work very to do?" This, I don't understand hehe... if you're talking about job opportunities after you graduate, well you'll probably attempt to find work in Australia since you're going to be trained here and you mentioned about the reluctance to return home. It's good experience basically, and living in a foreign country makes you think more. Sometimes I wonder how good our country will become if our people had the same first world mentality. We have the resources and the personnel, just that we lack a good mentality and a leadership with calibre. Bah, that's discussion for another day. Enjoy your time overseas... It's an eyeopener more than anything else. Oh i see, thanks for the reply.. it shouldn't be a problem for me since i likes to watch american dramas/movies. I don't really understand much australia accents. Yea, i agree with u about too casual and "rough", i dont wanna mention when i play online games with australian, i couldnt even understand what they are saying, but for the australian.. they know what they are saying. QUOTE For starters, what did you get for your IELTS? First thing: get rid of your "sifu" mentality". None of use are "experts" here. We just have been in Australia for an extended amount of time, but take what we say in this thread as a rough set of guidelines, not as a hard set of rules. Learn this, before thinking further. IELTS? from British Council, got like 3 cert while studying there, No idea this is IELTS approval or not, what they email and wrote to me i don't need to attend any english courses in australia which is good news to me.  QUOTE Trust me on this: deflate your ego.Now. Before you leave. Brisbane may be a tourist area, but remember, you are there to study, not to have (too much) fun. Even more so when you have a questionable academic past. Put your head down, and work hard. Many people will want the chance to go overseas. Just one question: did you do a credit transfer with your diploma to get into QUT? What did you do for your Diploma, and what do you intend to do? Nah, my brother will be going to QUT, he is going to study QS for one year and the half. I wanted to choose QUT but the courses doesn't related what i am study so i choose, Griffith Uni School Of Art which i got in. QUOTE QUT does have trouble with qualifications other than Australian year 12. I also had my problems, but saying things like 'I wanna slap QUT employee" (even ignoring your poor grammar) is not going to help. As you have said, you applied through an agent, and as I've said, I'm not a big fan of agents. But believe me, once you get in, you will forget all that. At least they didn't get your name wrong. that will be even worst. Yea i am just trying to steam this issue off me, pardon my manner QUOTE 1)No such thing. The closest you can get is Sunnybank, a very Asian suburb. With Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese in the mix. 2)No. I walk alone home at 11pm. Brisbane is a very safe place. Generally. It doesn't mean there is no crime, and if you do stupid things, don't expect any mercy. 3)In QUT, there are very few Malaysians, and its very fragmented. The MSA (Malaysian student association) is all dominated by Malays, and frankly they don't make their presence felt, even during O week. Interestingly, some Malaysians join the Singaporean club. 4)"Will i improve my work if i study oversea if i work very to do?" I have no idea what you're trying to say. But let me put it this way: going overseas is not a silver bullet. It is not going to change your life overnight. Australians cherish meritocracy. Get rid of your sifu/NEP/Malaysian mentality. You can graduate from Unimelb (Australia's no 1 uni), but if you are an incompetent, lazy and useless employee, they'll chuck you out. Even more with Workchoices. You qualification only gets you into the interview room. Beyond that, it all depends on how you work. BTw, if you haven't guessed by now, I'm a QUT student also. 4) Well i dont wanna to mention it at first, is about my art work soo well ..... yea.. i have some doubt of my art work. I couldnt say my art work is bad, since i work as a designer before and has good amount of good portfolia, well....... is okay for malaysia standard i can say. Okay dammit! I say out loud... my drawing sux but has design standard, since my college train me as a designer but not an artist. QUOTE you need serious work on your english.......and will likely have a lot problems with your studies in english........ I am still trying to figure out 'it was 12 of Feb 2008'.........what is this. back to the future IV ??? Aw, that is my bad, umm..my bad! As i mention before, i am a high school drop out student... i trying my best to gain as much as i could, just like my mom always say to me "there is never too late to start" Thank for the advise though, i'll keep that in mind, always! Overall, thank for the kind reply and devoted your time to reply my anwser. You're Awesome, not awesome! SUPER DUPER AWESOME!  This post has been edited by Plant: Jan 19 2008, 02:29 AM |
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Jan 21 2008, 07:38 PM
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QUOTE(sandwich_box @ Jan 21 2008, 07:28 PM) guys...going to UniSA next month for my international student exchange program... http://www.immi.gov.au/students/index.htm This site is like a puzzle, make me read all those contents.how im going to do my visa.. help me please..... just go to the australian embassy near the idp then apply eh? any charged? how much...? my duration is 6 month. really need help here.  http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/student-insi...isa-options.htm, if u click the "start your application online" will lead u to the apply student online visa, just remember u got your CoE code. Yes got charged, as i recall RM400.00 damage. This post has been edited by Plant: Jan 21 2008, 07:43 PM |
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Jan 22 2008, 06:43 AM
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yea, i did say as i recall.. i guess i was wrong. I took the time to search my files and receipt, confirm.. is AUD430 damage. Didnt include medical check-up either.. going oversea is... expensive.
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