welcome to melb... but it's winter now and it's like a fridge out there

Buy more convertor plugs just in case. Having more than one saves you the trouble esp when you have a lot of appliances brought over from Msia.
Hoodies? Are you a rich kid ? For affordable ones just head over to Victoria market... 20-30AUD should suffice. High class ones just go to shopping malls... probably 30-50 or even more.

Enjoy all the msian food before you come

hmm i remember getting mine from Ace Hardware in Mid Valley around RM 10 each (2 years ago). when i went back early this year, i remember Carrefour selling one for around RM 8 thereabouts though.

Convertor plugs go for about S$4 in Sim Lim Plaza in Singapore, and when I was in KL end of 2007 about RM7 at Low Yat. Went into Big W today, and saw they sell it for A$10.

Yes, by all means, stock up on convertor plugs in Malaysia. You don't have to buy a lot. I find 2 for me is sufficient, after bringing a 7 socket power bank from Malaysia and changing the head, just as you proposed.

As for hoodies, I've been taken as a deliquent wearing them. Maybe its just me through.

Deliquent? Why? The locals do it all the time... so do the international students...

Come on people, go to small electrical shops and get the adaptors. I bought them for RM4.90 each

And yeah, 2 or 3 will be more than enough. I only brought two of them over and one of them is in my kitchen.

It's hard to find house now in Melbourne T_T. I'm a new student in Monash here and still having problem with my accommodation. Now i'll be staying in Malaysia Hall temporarily for 10 days .... far from Clayton. Anyone here studying in Clayton need a housemate or knew someone who require one pls PM me. I'm a malay and a muslim for additional information. Thank you.

This post has been edited by Sewerspeakers: Jul 8 2008, 09:18 PM

Oh nice, I'll try to find one on the website. Thanks m8!

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anyone bought books from amazon before? i know i read somewhere that someone buys book from amazon.. i did a search on the book that i will need this coming semester.. freakin cheap! too cheap to believe! ..

listed on my bookshop is $120 per copy, but on amazon its usd3.50 for the book, plus usd6 for shipping.. er... should i, or should i not try?? since its so cheap, no harm if it doesnt arrive.. haha!

I do that (almost) every semester. While I'm not as lucky as you (are you sure its not US$30.30?), generally I have had positive experiences.

Hi there, I'm going to UNSW next week, probably on 14th July / 16th July.

Right now im having difficulty in finding accommodation..

I have been searching through Kingsford and Randwick area, up to no avail =(

So anyone here going there as well? Maybe we can stay together or something?

LOL thanks!

Btw, im taking mechatronics engineering, moving into year 2 session 2.

Any seniors / peers over here?

Welcome to UNSW,sheng88.

About accommodations,you just have to keep looking.It's quite hard to find these days.I also want to move to Randwick.

Just got back to Australia this morning..touchdown at around 7am. damn holiday..just ends so quickly...

i changed my flight ticket.. supposed to go back on the 27th.. ended up going back a week later - 3rd aug... LOL .. gonna skip first week of uni.. wohoo..

haha.. there's not really much to lose in the first week. unless u're up for some bodeking
wat airline are u using?

price varies from books to books.. and yup, the book i wanted is listed on amazon from $3.50 onwards.. of course, all those are used.. but 3.50++ and usd6 for shipping, that's cheap! even plain A4 paper costs more... too good to be true.. hmmm..

tigerairways... had to pay quite a sum to change the flight date... but its still worth it..

LoL...Im not like you mah..not yet uni student..still in college...

hmmm... tigerairways... which route did you take? how many stopovers? and how's the price?

er.. mine's sg to perth.. so i travel to sg, then fly off from there.. no stop overs.. price wise, can say that its one of the cheapest..

strepsil for sorethroat..

im off to syddie...be back in a week !

Life for professional degree courses like Architecture,Engineering, Medical in Australia is tough!
Unless your parents are millionaires funding your 3-4 years is near impossible.

This is not forgetting their super tough examinations and course works.

Read this news article: http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-ne...0765186626.html

It says foreign students have to survive on beans, weet-bix in plain water, free university bread hand-outs because of the surge in room rentals in Melbourne.Those greedy landlords cram up to 14 people into a single home with each person paying like AUD$150 per week while you only get to earn like AUD$100 per week doing odd jobs.

Quote from the news article above


KVReninem, can i ask how to you manage to beat the rising cost there?Seriously, just on rents, AUD$600-800 per month is insane.As I said, only millionaires can do professional degrees there.

i think is still depends on location where u rent house or rooms. I do realize that the fees for most of the uni is increasing yearly & i don know why the currency exchange is still at high rate. :haiz: