yeah!! im here~~
hello NZ!! haha!
i arrived here in Palmy yesterday at 3.30pm..
got lots of thing to do..
and this morning, just had some shopping with my family..haha!
its really nice here, fantagero..
but y'know, im pretty scared actually..haha!

   

It's not too difficult if you're doing the right course. Every single one of my accountant friends got jobs here and have got/are applying for PR.

it cuts both ways.......lots of people who have no money are envious of you for getting a scholarship to study overseas......so you better honour your bond.......

NZ tends to be viewed as a poorer second cousin to Australia. If it costs me about the same to study in NZ and Australia, I'll pick Australia.

Assuming I'd have gone on to study law, NZ would have been out of the question (too risky). I would prefer to have gone to one of the top UK unis - UCL, Nottingham etc... maybe even Cambridge (assuming they let me in  ).

Thanks to NZ PR, I didn't even look at the other options (beyond a cursory "won't that be nice"). No regrets though, I've had good fun in NZ unis.

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Added on April 29, 2008, 8:18 am
Agreed. Don't be one of those bond breakers.

Why don't you just slightly explain here?
for example , like what school , how much it costs . hwo many years .

Hey , I heard it's very easy to cover the allowance by working part time there , is it true?
They even say that working part time there while studying , after few months or one year , you will be even  able to send home money .

Minimun wage is $12.50, tax is almost 20%. International students are only allowed to work 20 hours per week, max. What do you think?

Even if you work full time every holiday, what are you chances of saving enough to send home? Fees are too high.

To earn enough to cover living expenses, yes. To save enough to send home is quite another thing.

About 3 times higher but it varies.

Yep, for me, I worked to cover living expenses and some luxuries. My first 2 years were mainly paid for by my parents. After that, I managed to support myself completely through part-time work and summer jobs. It didn't hurt that I was a residential assistant for 2 years. Room+food+amenities (electricity, internet, Sky)= $85 per week. Later, it dropped to $60.

Fees were covered by loan. Paying it off now.

you are studying at Palmy right? How come there's snow?

Wanted to go to the Bersatu Games, but unfortunately, due to 'politics', I wasn't chosen....am still pissed till now, why are there still racial issues even at NZ?

one of my american friends actually worked as a baby sitter and did not declare it, however, it was consensual

If I'm not mistaken, every jobs have to be declared

Cinta has nice food, but in my opinion, it's a bit pricey, the uncle is from Seremban by the way

yea, it is indeed hilly and not to mention windy(especially nowadays), I do notice that students other than Vic students tend to take bus instead of walk to our main campus

Yea, I kind of forgot about the halal thingy

But I heard that Satay Kajang offers cheaper food, even though I haven't been there

what a pity then, sorry that I couldn't meet up with you