I'm in my third year of study in Adelaide Uni. not that much entertainment compared to KL or Subang. Study environment and lecturers are great.. interesting layout of course..

Ppl here alright only, don't feel any better than Malaysians.. somehow we are better..
Not sayin they are racist but some are!

Got 4 season.. haha u know too
Food got many types..
In the end, it's costly to study here..

I am going to UNSW next year, anyone here too?

Oh im going to University of South Australia soon , any tips on accomodations to stay and such? hows the food? entertaiment ?

well in order to work in Australia whilst studying, you need to apply for a student visa with work permit.

in order to get one, you'll need to wait till your uni is in session. once the semester starts, you could apply for a student visa either online or through the old fashion way which is going to the immigration office and wait your ass off

when uni is in session, just inform the uni that you would like to apply for a work permit. if you would like to do this online, they'll shoot off a letter to the immigration office. then an hour later, you can go to the immigration website and apply through there. the work permit for now is AUSD 60, be sure to have a credit card ready. once you finish filling in the form, wait for 1/2 hour, your application would have most probably been approved by then (yes i got mine approved after 30 minutes). by then you would have received the email that would be considered as your student visa with work permission. next thing to do is to head down to the immigration office and get your passport labeled with a visa label.

if you would like to do it the old fashion way, you need a letter from uni. then you need to head down to the immigration office and apply there. whole process might take up to a month

about the jobs, well initially it can be quite hard to look for jobs (i'm speaking from my own experience here in Brissy). i got my current job from a friend of mine (networking with the right people at the right place ). jobs here are well paid, starting from AUSD 14 onwards. McD pays their part timers 15 an hour if i'm not mistaken. before you start looking for part time jobs though, do prepare your resume (even if its working in McD )

are you one of those JPA scholar? I'm going to UQ to this Feb!

ermm just asking,what documents do i need to apply for a visa?

Does anybody know whether it is better to book accomodation now before we go to australia or wait till we arrive in australia ?

Will it be fully booked by then ? Around mid feb 2007.

which part r u? not necessary for food...you prefer trying new food here...

Hi guys,

CNY coming soon, anyone now in Brisbane?
I just reached here on Monday, not really have much frens yet, kinda sienz now... and CNY just around the corner. Anyone wants a gathering on this Sunday?
Btw, I'm studying in UQ and going to attend Orientation next week.

I am making a choice now wether to leave for aussies or UK... it s like aussie is a 2nd home of msia especially melbourne

WOW!!!What a location! Anymore room in yr place?

I could use the citycat to get to uni, but usually I use the bus. Since the buses use the southen busway, its quite fast. Bypass all the jams and traffic lights! Usually I either stop at south bank and walk via the goodwill bridge, or terminate just outside the library at Queens square and walk down to QUT.

Hows UQ like? Still havent been to many places. Friends all recommend me to go to SUnnybanks to get some chinese food, but I'm still finding my way around. Got lost trying to find myself to Garden City the other day, believe it or not. 

well there's only one lake in uni and that's at the end where no lecture buildings are at. its the playing fields that's killing people. 8 of them dotted around campus

those sandstone building's classy looks is one thing, but they look ancient on the inside heh

well QUT rocks in a way that Treasury is just next door other than that, i dont see it beating UQ IMO

well if you want to compare those buildings with say, Hawken building (building 50) or say Sir James Foot building (47A), then yes, its so much more ancient

and did i mention about Wordsmith having the best chips in uni?

haya reporting for duty. 1st year Bachelor of IT, Queensland University of Technology.

Did anyone get caught in the rush hour in Brisbane today? Damn Aussy vs NZ match. They nicked all the buses to send the people to the Suncorp stadium and cancelled and/or dealyed heaps of services! I was left waiting for 30 mins when 3 buses should have came!