i'm new here.
speaking about working part time. to what extend it covers ur living cost?
i mean is it can covers only the food but not rent?
Studying in Australia, come and share ur experience
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Jun 9 2007, 01:15 PM
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QUOTE(KVReninem @ Jun 9 2007, 07:59 AM) it depends, if you never work or something, it is hard to cover your expenses let say u work max 20 hours per week , how much can be covered? rent and food? is that possible? in unsw sdyney.gradually place like melb is having increase in its cost of living public transport increase, food increase, rent increase for starting it is not enough to cover  |
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is that true malaysian hall in australia is only for malays???
note: not raising a racism topic here, just wanna be prepared for another alternatives in my staying application. |
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QUOTE(limeuu @ Jun 27 2007, 11:54 PM) there is only one malaysia hall, in sydney............ u mean jpa scholar? so malaysia hall is not 'reserved' for a particular group only la? their priority is the scholarship students, which is predominantly malays.......but when they are available, anyone can stay............but as mentioned, only short term, as a bridging accommodation to your long term place........ personal experience: you may "book" in advance, but they can only confirm a room for you when you arrived.............and if they are full, sorry, you're out on the street...........reason?........because their main purpose is to accommodate the scholarship students, and they do not know when they will turn up!! yeh yeh... |
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is it easy to find cheap apartment there in sydney?
is muwalree(not sure about the spelling) a good place to stay? |
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Aug 4 2007, 01:38 PM
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sydney....
if u really have no money or on the par,choose other places, except that u wanna work part time to the max. im kinda struggling here studying in unsw, food r so SO SO expensive and nothing is cheap.... even if u dun convert to ringgit. so to those who r financially capable, ignore me. |
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QUOTE(jae @ Aug 4 2007, 08:23 PM) Hmm i don't recall seeing you posting here previously, did you just started uni this session? And just wondering what are you doing in unsw? Commerce, engineering? i just started this session,engin, tele actually.forgot to say hi. HI every1. newbie naturesimple here. This post has been edited by naturesimple: Aug 5 2007, 08:19 AM |
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QUOTE(jasperng @ Aug 5 2007, 03:07 PM) i meant the difference in term of cost its easy . if u find that paying Rm25 for a usual meal is ok and do not find guilty at all spending ur parents' money in such way..... welcome to sydney. for everything else, u can imagine.This post has been edited by naturesimple: Aug 5 2007, 07:05 PM |
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Aug 7 2007, 01:38 PM
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i think jaspering has taken a step back after seeing the 25 ringgit thingy... no reply from him already
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Aug 7 2007, 11:22 PM
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i'm not going to convert to anything unless im earning here for myself....
but since i'm new here....... wat i mean is to those who r still using their FAMA funds, how can u be not converting when ur parents r earning RM? seriously i m really save and safe when dealing with buying things... the reason i say about 25 thingy is because some1 ask about the cost of living... tats the truth n easy understanding. but of course... to those who r financially capable(parents), ignore me. every1 notice that how large sum they have spend here, but they just dun wan to face it...maybe to avoid feeling guilty |
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QUOTE(QuackSilver @ Aug 8 2007, 01:34 PM) simple. my parents sets me a budget in ausd. i just follow it the best that i can. i cant do anything about the exchange rate can i? and yes i'm always on the lookout for good bargains and places to get really cheap food as well i thought i said it twice already right? ur parents afford to make u in that way...u have got the priviledge to say my parents pay me in aus dollar, so its ok to spend the rate of ppl earning here as long as i did the responsible of a wise buyer(which i think every normal person should do whenever they r).so i say it again.. to those who r financially capable(parents), ignore me. n jaspering.... not 25 per day bro. 25 per meal , normal ppl take 3 meals a day. there r cheaper food with smaller size also, but it wont be rm5 for a bowl of noodle. ppl above r right, about take a job n earn. thats the only way. so any nice part time jobs that u wanna share about? This post has been edited by naturesimple: Aug 8 2007, 03:15 PM |
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QUOTE(jae @ Aug 8 2007, 08:49 PM) Okay, put it simply, if your parents can afford to spend approx RM100k a year to send you here, how would they not be financially capable? every family has its own problem, its a long story to say. but i start wondering whether coming here is a wise decision... lolI understand how you feel, everyone here has went through that during their first few months here, but trust us, after a while you'd know you cant do anything to change that, and especially here in sydney where everything is expensive, all i can say is spend wisely and you should be fine within your budget. And regarding looking for a job, it'd be a great advantage if you have previous working experience, and i reckon there would be more job opportunities in the city. However, given the limited working hours under your visa, don't expect the pay to cover a big percentage of your expenses, in most cases i would say it'd be good enough to be able to cover your rental from your pay. anyway, wat course r u doing? wat year? |
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QUOTE(jae @ Aug 10 2007, 09:53 PM) I'm doing commerce first year, what about you? First year? And just wondering are you living on-campus? nop . third year . off campus.where r u staying? college? another commerce. u must be very free ... dun deny,i noe quite a few commerce.....lol |
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QUOTE(jae @ Aug 11 2007, 07:12 PM) Oh you have just transferred from one of the colleges in malaysia i assume? no 1 join the malaysian student organization? im new here, im not sure how useful of this organization.I'm living in the city right now. Haha well its 3 days of uni for me, but then i usually work for another 3 days after uni, so yeah.. UNSW meet up session? Heh that sounds interesting. |
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