halal and non halal issue? here got sale la bro; so cheap summore

no probs for me with fish floss
good luck!

ha??? wat de..? i'm asking whether will pork floss pass the australia custom...does it matter if its halal or non-halal? :S

really?? how? i mean is yrs pack by the shop adi?? scared la...i reali wanted to bring thr to eat but scared kena rampas by them..

rampas rampas only la how much ur pork floss worth haha..they might ask cut it out and ask u to eat..
oh wait..i heard that no food is allowed anymore??

there should be tonnes of people joining you if you're transferring over from HELP. they even have special orientation sessions for people like you guys, or so i've heard

dry food is alright. but do check with the aus customs on it. first post of this thread has the link to it

Hmm sorry for sounding like a new student though I've been in Aussie for a year....As far as I'm concern, does ANZ bank student account has interest? I dont think there is as it is a free account...If want to have an account with interest, it would be the V2Plus account ( smthg like that, cant remember the exact name) which isn't free anymore.. that account has to have min $5000 inside to get the interest rate of %5.7 ( or 5.5%? )..Please do enlighten me on this matter.

P/s: does interest gained from bank taxable for students?

Not that I know off. Interestingly, Australian customs have been quite lax in recent years, but no, pork floss doesn't get through (for me at least).
ANZ is probably the worst bank in terms of fees. Every single damned thing they charge you if you aren't a student. On the bright side, you can't go anywhere without tripping over a ANZ ATM.

The main account for ANZ is called a "ANZ Access Advantage". That has no interest, period, student or not. Their sub-account is called a "ANZ V2 PLUS" account, (http://www.anz.com/australia/persbnk/prdsrv/savings/v2Plus.asp) which yes, you need $5000 as a start. And their interest is only a sad 6%. I suppose this is the price you pay for having ATM's everywhere.

CommBank offers better accounts; a Streamline and a Netsaver are the best combination. But if you don't mind running around a bit, or your daily routine gets you walking pass a certain banks ATM, then other banks like BoQ offer much better interest rates.

Yes, interest gained from banks is taxable, but apply for a TFN and give it to your bank, and you'll be taxed less.

Haha... pork floss... My friend was asking the same thing recently via MSN.

Don't think any meat products will be allowed, there's a sign at the Melb airport that says poultry, meat, and dairy products are prohibited. Check with the link at the first page to be sure. I've managed to bring in loads of dry food this time round... I think my supply of instant noodles and other dry food can feed me during a famine

You might want to try though, as the customs are occasionally quite lenient. Nah.. if they stop you just throw it away, pork floss is just couple of ringgit; not like you're bringing in hundred dollars worth of it.

If your assessable income is below $6k per FBT year, you don't pay tax and is eligible for a full refund if tax has been withheld from your income.
If you do not have a TFN, the banks are required to withhold up to 45% of your interest earned as tax. Same if you're working without a TFN.

Hello guys, long time no come this thread already

Anyways, my parents confirmed they can go to Australia now. The only thing right now is whether or not the Universities there will let me enter or not.
Because I'm kinda like credit transfer over so I'm not sure about the possibilities.

Is entering Australian universities hard?

About hard or not to entering the uni, in my case during my diploma my cgpa is above 3.6 less than 3.7 and i applied for 5 uni s and i already get offer letter for 4 uni s. But my friend his cgpa is lower than 3 and he get into MU ( is it university of Melbourne? ) i was kinda .... speechless.

Another this is about hte credit transfer or Adv. Standing, i'm in IT and my friend in Architectures , he get 200+ credit points while i only get max of 72 poits and that if i go to wollongong. If i go to monash i only get 24 points. So.... he from 4 years shorten to 1 years and me ...4 years to 3.5 years. Oh well, .5 years for fun in Aus i gues . And you must have your course outline and syllabus for transfering subjects.

My friend will fly there this Tuesday all best for luck for him ( first time he lived alone how does he feel hehe ) . After i get my scholarship i will fly there on mid 2008.

This post has been edited by Sewerspeakers: Feb 19 2008, 02:03 AM

zomggg melbourne weather killin meeeeee

just awhile penny..
tmrw wednesday going to be coooler.

lol........the weather now is terrible isnt it??hehe...its not like KL's weather is any better now...hahaha....

The weather in Wollongong is nice. Not too hot and not too cold. Just right for me. I heard that Adelaide and Melbourne is quite hot now.

ya..envy u guys well tmrw is our cooling ..cant wait.

Hehe... today was crazy. Went for a swim around 530pm and wow the water was so refreshing... And now I got a headache from the heat

21C max... oh yeah.. it's about time.

Wooo Scholarship for you SO you're joining the july intake huh. Me applying for july intake too!!
But thing is, my diploma ends on May, so I have to settle everything before April.

Anyways, where do you apply to go overseas? I'm trying to talk to IDP KL though.

EDIT::: OH yea, where you apply for your scholarship. I'm currently having 3.5 ... Trying to get as well. LOLz Trying my luck ^^

This post has been edited by SeeD: Feb 19 2008, 05:50 PM

i know at least 5 people who are doing commerce year 2 in queensland from HELP uni now.. why don't you go look for them?

Melbourne has been so HOT these past few days..looking forward to tomorrow's weather.

Argghh!!! Its so hot here in Melbourne. fuh