True,
I was there for 1 and a half year to study. Gotta say that they have their good and bad, just like M'sia.
The good
1) Most of the people, at least from where I usually go (the restaurant, the shopping complex, the university and around the city) are friendly.
2) The environment is clean and more healthy, heck even the market's (Paddy's Market) washroom is so clean.
3) Oppotunities are everywhere, but remember it also comes with a cost.
4) The government technically raise your children (exp: AUD5000 when the child is born, no questions asked).
5) It's a developed country, so you can get a lot of stuffs that you wish to get easier.
The bad
1) It is not as safe as you think, at least it is safer is most part of M'sia (sad but have to admit it is true). Gangs are notorious if you are at the wrong place.
2) There are still people that think foreigners like you and me ruin their country.
3) Tax is sky high (15% - 45%) depends what you earn. On the other hand, you are entitled to the "aid fund" if you are jobless (this is only valid if you are a citizen).
4) Living standard is quite high if you stay in Melbourne or Sydney or even Brisbane. I think for a working class person, it would cost about AUD1500 just for living expense.
5) As a new immigrant, unless you got a good pay job (AUD4000 a month per person), you are subject to suffer for quite a while.
6) It might sound weird, but inefficiency is a problem that haunts Aus and New Zealand for quite a while.
Your own judgement
1) People are quite laid back, or maybe it's just they try to get a good time?
2) Normal entertainment here not equals to normal entertainment there.
3) Cars are not recommended
4) They are very down to earth and realist (personally I like this)
My plan is after I got enough money, I will apply for PR (I got an aus degree and working experience and score more than 100 points) on the PR test) but I will still work in the place which I called "Home".
Seriously, I got tears in my eyes the first time I came back from Australia and the flight attendants says "Welcome Home" through the PA.
1. the safety issue happens everywhere. you just need to be alert. but compare bout robery case I think msia is worse coz of u know about currently maybe 1 chinese feed how many XXXXX. 1 day if 1 chinese feed 5 XXXXX u know wat will happen and msia is talking more on kulit-fication and not qualification.
2. that racist thingy only happen in outskirt and not in city. I mean in melbourne sydney goldcoast etc man asians are flooding the area.
3. the tax 40% is if u are earning more than aud 150k per annum.
4. as long as u have a degree your pay won't get 4k. my starting pay is far more than that when I first came here
5. msia is I pay u 1 dollar u do a 10 dollars job. australia is I pay u 1 dollar maybe u do a 2 dollar job. and more time to relax. so if u like rush rush rush type or last minute on fire then msia is still better.
well the only good thing in msia is the damn bloody entertainment and nothing else. in australia entertainment is not that common. msia is hari hari contractor bring me out to u know.. so called "gentleman's club or health centre or overseas trip". so to me I just work in australia for couple of years and then maybe go back msia and continue enjoying my life. if you are young and no family then nothing to lose. but if got family then is hard to say I want to migrate and lets pack and go. I mean just give urself some options and you can only decide where and what kind of life you want. to me I will say entertainment and life comes first and money not an issue to me coz I have no financial problem in msia so I will just go back after I'm bored of here. but well I work in australia 1hr equal I work in msia 1 day if I convert and I can save easily rm8k-10k per month after spending and taxes etc etc. depends on mood of spending on the particular month of course
Dec 6 2007, 04:58 PM
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