Probably in other side of Australia, not Melbourne. Since there are actually some planning guide for Melbourne towards 2030 but I'm not sure whether they're going to approve an enormous shopping mall near Melbourne CBD. Future congestion issue...
even though roti canai in Australia is not as delicious and oily as Malaysia but the curry in Lazzat sure is good. I've also heard that they got Nasi Lemak House also along Lygon St. But I haven't being there yet...

but Es Teler 77 sure is a good Indonesian style restaurant....i really love Nasi Uduk...

Let me make this clear: this thread is not for general banter or chit chat. It is for the members to share information on studying and living in Australia AS A STUDENT. Open discussion and alternate view points are accepted, as long as you have FACTS to back yourself up. KVReninem has opened a thread in the black hole called Kopitiam if you want to spew your mindless spleen. Keep this thread clean and on topic, touching on issues that afffect Malaysian International students in Australia.
I have no idea what KVReninem is trying to say. If we wants to bring FTTH to everyone he's more than welcome, as long it doesn't cost more than $60/month, any slower than 50Mbits, and if you can't make it unlimited at least a cap of 100GB, without the ridiculous rubbish of peak and off-peak data.

But Labour has just scrapped the Opel project. Which is quite a shame, but I personally think it was the way to go, as the whole consortium couldn't agree on Open Access, which after looking at Telstra and Telecom NZ, the project would have been doomed if they went ahead anyway.

If he wants to make another forum ala forum.lowyat.net, it then begs another question: why reinvent the wheel?
I frankly don't understand why people moan that there needs to be more "big boss" into the Australian retail market. It is precisely because there are so many big corporations, that "real" shopping malls, by Asian definition, are hard to come by.

Everything is dominated by 1 or 2 big companies. Take Woolies and Coles. If you open a sundry shop, you can't survive against them. And if you think you can survive in the suburbs, catering to small purchases, you'll be eaten up by 7-eleven or NightOwl pretty quickly.

Electronics. Ever wondered why the free-for-all Lowyat (or Sim Lim while I'm at it) can't survive in Australia? Everything is dominated by d*** Smith (and can someone stop IPB from thinking it is an expletive?) or Harvey Norman. You can't compete with them, and even if you do try, only the real hard core will drive all the way out to some Asian run computer part shop because they offer better prices and range in a warehouse.

People have been brought up on Dell, HP, Toshiba and Acer. Its not easy being a geek here. I admit, I do miss Low Yat.

Ditto for shopping malls. They're run by one of the big three:Myer, Westfield and to a small extent, Centro. Just because you are a timber tycoon (or mining, in the Australian context) you can't just rock up and build a shopping center. "You're playing with the big boys now". Which is not a bad thing, looking at some of the disasters in M'sia that pass for "shopping complexes".

Its a whole new world man.

Let me make this clear: this thread is not for general banter or chit chat. It is for the members to share information on studying and living in Australia AS A STUDENT. Open discussion and alternate view points are accepted, as long as you have FACTS to back yourself up. KVReninem has opened a thread in the black hole called Kopitiam if you want to spew your mindless spleen. Keep this thread clean and on topic, touching on issues that afffect Malaysian International students in Australia.

Electronics. Ever wondered why the free-for-all Lowyat (or Sim Lim while I'm at it) can't survive in Australia? Everything is dominated by d*** Smith (and can someone stop IPB from thinking it is an expletive?) or Harvey Norman. You can't compete with them, and even if you do try, only the real hard core will drive all the way out to some Asian run computer part shop because they offer better prices and range in a warehouse.

People have been brought up on Dell, HP, Toshiba and Acer. Its not easy being a geek here. I admit, I do miss Low Yat.

Why? Because it's small ?

Honestly,i still prefer this thread.I really dont like to go to Kopitiam cause it's filled with rubbish threads and posts like a random hi or something.

Kopitiam is really a black hole to me.A subforum that is filled with mindless crap.
They really dont have a Low Yat here?

Damn,i was thinking of getting a desktop here.I really hate to do CAD without a numpad but getting a desktop from Dell or Acer is no no for me.

I still prefer for a custom build desktop with the parts that i want to use,especially the graphics card.Dell,Acer and others often give crappy graphics card.

Let me make this clear: this thread is not for general banter or chit chat. It is for the members to share information on studying and living in Australia AS A STUDENT. Open discussion and alternate view points are accepted, as long as you have FACTS to back yourself up. KVReninem has opened a thread in the black hole called Kopitiam if you want to spew your mindless spleen. Keep this thread clean and on topic, touching on issues that afffect Malaysian International students in Australia.

ok guys, need info on unis, which are the good ones for engineering, im gonna be applying this friday for june 08 intake, right now its melb u, unsw, and anu, though i have been told that uwa is good as well. and only reason im choosing this four is because im rather ignorant about the other choices as i havent heard/read much bout them.

so ya, shud i consider any other universities for engineering?

katunX; ya ...the melbourne 2030.....the whole system in CBD need alittle overhaul. too much in a rectangular box and talking about shopping complex..small retails here need support to improve.
eh, what about the planned William Landing; 18km from city..

They really dont have a Low Yat here?

Damn,i was thinking of getting a desktop here.I really hate to do CAD without a numpad but getting a desktop from Dell or Acer is no no for me.

I still prefer for a custom build desktop with the parts that i want to use,especially the graphics card.Dell,Acer and others often give crappy graphics card.

Okayyyy..... sooooorry then, geez. You make it sound like this thread should belong in the Real World Issues forum instead.

Still looking for people who will be enrolling into Perth TAFE eCentral this July intake   If you're going to Perth alone, first time, don't really know where to go, how to go etc, lets get together and hit orientation together 

ok guys, need info on unis, which are the good ones for engineering, im gonna be applying this friday for june 08 intake, right now its melb u, unsw, and anu, though i have been told that uwa is good as well. and only reason im choosing this four is because im rather ignorant about the other choices as i havent heard/read much bout them.

so ya, shud i consider any other universities for engineering?

but they are reviewing back the planning, the population boom is just beyond their main estimation, that's why they keep erecting those high-rise apartment...they don't really want the suburb sprawling out of control...too bad for government, too much maintenance...

william landing? never heard about it yet? what's that?
actually, you can get pretty cheap price from this shops at Clayton(if you in Melbourne)...look at this site MSY Computers

bah i want a desktop too.. so i can play games better har har har.. vista's laggin the shit outta me!

btw anyone knows about Norsiah in Melb City? i love the nasi lemak omg

They really dont have a Low Yat here?

Damn,i was thinking of getting a desktop here.I really hate to do CAD without a numpad but getting a desktop from Dell or Acer is no no for me.

I still prefer for a custom build desktop with the parts that i want to use,especially the graphics card.Dell,Acer and others often give crappy graphics card.

katunx, the William Landing is a new proposed urban solving solution for the congestion and shortage of housing problem.Look to skyscrapercity.com
Melbourne 2030 still long way, the 2010 plan also not in work yet.Those high rise apartment are too annoying sometimes; honestly; the space design is not that good as the one you got in along St.Kilda area.It is getting more smaller and look at area such as brunswick, parkville, north melbourne, richmond..some even look like slumps.
Norsiah ..mane tu? Penny..bring me go !!

Norsiah ..mane tu? Penny..bring me go !!

dude..build it your own..or just get dell xps lappie 
im also building my rig this winter.

ok guys, need info on unis, which are the good ones for engineering, im gonna be applying this friday for june 08 intake, right now its melb u, unsw, and anu, though i have been told that uwa is good as well. and only reason im choosing this four is because im rather ignorant about the other choices as i havent heard/read much bout them.

so ya, shud i consider any other universities for engineering?

bah i want a desktop too.. so i can play games better har har har.. vista's laggin the shit outta me!

is it, gosh? Probably i miss that issue, but really for Melbourne 2030, i don't think it can work, because there will 1.2 million people extra from the target. Australian living in high-rise apartment? Except the government got a better solution in term of design or planning. St.Kilda apartment to rate with north melbourne will be quite out of reach...st.kilda = freaking rich area, north melbourne, brunswick=gonna be slum soon without better solution...

by the way, thanks for the William Landing info...

lol, bus on fire today at uni bus stop 

Im already using a XPS lappie but it's not powerful enough.Plus,the build quality of the laptop is quite low.

I want a midrange quadcore with a 9600 or 9800 GC.

Im also thinking of getting a set of sound system that cost 1000AUD from here to go with the rig.

Any recomended economics sch in Aussie?

errr really..ok...almost tot of xps..
but then going quad now ..scavenging for parts from kl to melb.

Norsiah, along Swanston St. right before Uni Melbourne tram station....i never being there, my friends said the taste just so-so...they said better go to nasi lemak house at Lygon St. I dunno...
Luckily my housemates like to cook nasi lemak...gosh, yummy..

Im already using a XPS lappie but it's not powerful enough.Plus,the build quality of the laptop is quite low.

HP Compaq business notebooks are really great, with excellent build quality and top-notch performance. You should consider those if you want a durable notebook for university. I personally use an nc6400, but the 8510p/w 15.4" models have excellent graphics cards (X2600/Quadro FX 570).