i'm not too sure abt pati ayam, but they are really serious in protecting their agriculture industry but you can try your luck of course.
Anyway here they have all asian stuff esp. in Central Market albeit kinda expensive too be honest. Shampoo all ok, in fact i will recommend everybody to buy their toiletries stuff from Malaysia instead of here.

i wanna confirm with u, hygiene products above 100ml, inside luggage bag, permitted?


hrmm... two conflicting cases.. so if i hand-carry my laptop, they will ask me to turn it on or not?
it is safe to place laptop inside luggage bag? or still screened the same way as hand-carry stuff and asked to show to them?

This post has been edited by mooze: Feb 22 2008, 04:26 PM

they will generally not bother with your notebooks.......the pilot cases were sting operations, where there was a tip off, and it is NOT about general adult porn, they couldn't care less about that, but it was about pedophilia....which the oz authorities are REALLY serious about.........

and NEVER check in anything of value, like a notebook, from msia, especially going through klia, almost 100% it will NOT arrive...........i kid you not..........

sure can can, i bought 1 liter of shampoo in my luggage . On laptop it depends, most likely NOT, coz when you go with MAS with the Boeing 777, is like 300+ passenger, so i doubt custom will check it although they have the right to do so i think, i was so scared that they will rampas my 100+ burned DVD that i bought with me, but yeah everything went smooth. For Laptop better hand luggage, if you're clean then no need to worry. as far as i know when you arrive they don't scan anything except during the quarantine thingy if you declared you brought nth then they will scan all your luggage to make sure you are telling the truth. if you declared you bring something then they hand search your stuff esp. foods.

Just asking about the accommodation,since most of you have stayed in Aus longer than me.Heck,im only there for 2 days.

I found a place in Kingsford(those in sydney should know),on a street call Middle Street.It's less than 5 minutes walk to the uni and there are shops near by.The rent is $180 per week.There is a Chinese family with 2 sons that have migrated from China staying there.There will be charges on electricity and internet but she say the total rent wont exceed $200 per week.

The deal is good,close to uni,decent rent,shops near by but there is something holding me back:Are these people trustable?Im kinda afraid that they will con or steal my stuff.Been hearing a lot of these people going to Aus to con people.Shall i take that place or continue looking for other place?

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Added on February 22, 2008, 5:50 pmI bought like 2 big bottles of shampoo to Aus.They didnt check too,even my laptop.

They are more concern of their environment than some prawn.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Feb 22 2008, 05:50 PM

mainland chinese are tricky, and quite different from overseas chinese in msia and spore.........so yes you are right to be weary.......and i would continue to keep looking.......

alternatively, just take it, at least for the 1st semester, and use the time to look for a better place........it might work out okay anyway.......

Has anyone or their friends been con or something by them?

That add has been up for about 10 days(since 13 of Feb) on the Housing Office,seems like no one have got that place yet.Strange.

after 5, assign, dl movie, walk ard, forget about shopping

IT IS OK gosh didnt you read


make it simple, as long you are not in the dark side of the world is ok, porn, forget about it. just put in your luggage; show only when they ask
and please fill the form quarantine form properly.


to all coming,
yes, pedophile- tis is a big network worldwide and australia is watching over it tightly, beware what you doing on net and what you bring in
KLIA, LCCT has poor luggage handling system, you know anything can happen so pls DO NOT check in your laptop

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Added on February 22, 2008, 6:20 pmcheck up with agent and try to find whose the owner out.., beware of china ppl..they got the cash
this can be complain to tribunal tho, but anyway it is the property owner case

This post has been edited by KVReninem: Feb 22 2008, 06:20 PM

Yeah,thats why im worry over this.

No point complaining after some shit happen to me,rite.Prevention is better than cure.

mm, what happen?

Huh?Nothing happen.Just worrying over that.

Nevermind,i'll just look around for more places.I still prefer full board.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Feb 22 2008, 06:45 PM

u sure about ur statement?
19 ppl got caught for carrying porn but the ones that made real headlines is that dude who carried kiddie porn.
the operation was on porn in general

This post has been edited by Cruzer: Feb 22 2008, 07:30 PM

Report yourself here! Who is in Melbourne? =P

1. Uchan

don't you think it is a bit stupid checking your notebook for general porn, when it is freely available all over the internet?.......and there are lots of sites for webhosting, why does one need to keep porn in one's notebook?..........no, pedophilia is what they are after.........

haha you want the list?

ok, to avoid the quarantine hassle, i just leave all food behind then..

next, about money.. currently i've got 1800AUD cash in hand, but relatives scold me for not making travellers cheque.. at first i did want to make one but when i went to maybank, they said they don't make travellers cheque anymore, not sure if it was just that branch or for all maybanks..

anyone have suggestions? i'm pretty sure i can handle the cash but of course being first-timer to go oversea alone, i haven't earn reputation among relatives to show that i can do it.. oh well, maybe they're right....

so could u guys let me know what/where correct procedure to convert some of the AUD cash in my hand to travellers cheque? lets say 1300AUD cheque

will there be any exchange rate conversion or something when i make the cheque since i've already got the AUD cash currency in hand?

This post has been edited by mooze: Feb 22 2008, 09:31 PM

wow, your hand i`m worry about, holding cash 1800 while travelling is so much risk. (ill rob ya if i can )
3 basic way to avoid being trap by robber/pickpocket/or conner ,

1.credit card-more limits like about 10K
2.bank draft or bank cheque, which later you can open a bank account once you arrive, a bank cheque is about rm8 if not mistaken
3.have about AUD300-500 in cash in hand in case any problem occur.

traveller cheque not really recommend from my point of view(correct me), cost it is more of travelling than student studies, dont be scared, aussie is pretty alright place unlike NY.

about you mooze, since you are schooling up with uni of Adelaide, isnt they going to sort of arrange people taking care of you? about your arrival etc.
and your food, you can bring some over but not all right(coz i see it is too much as in your luggage), but pls refer the attachment i pinned up on first page if you want to bring
hope this clear your mind up abit.

do NOT change your money into traveller's cheques, it's an obsolete means of fund carriage or transfers......you loose lots in exchange margins and charges.........

keep whatever cash you may need for immediate expenses, $500 should be enough for the first few days, especially if you got accommodation already sorted out..........however, since you have already converted into oz $, don't change it again, every time you convert you loose money.........just bring the whole thing in cash, and be careful.......

what you should have done is, convert you rm into an oz $ bank draft in your name........that is the cheapest way of fund transfer from msia..........open an account when you arrive and bank the draft in, it clears usually in 3-5 working days...........future fund transfers can be this way........the drafts are safe to be sent to you by registered post......

for back up, should you run into trouble, bring along you msian atm card(s), those with either plus or cirrus at the back, you can withdraw oz$ anytime at any of the atm with the plus/cirrus sign......make sure you have some money in you msian account.........the oz bank will then convert the amount you withdrew into rm, and your bank here will then deduct the amount from your account here, plus a 'small' service charge, about rm5-20 per transaction........obviously you don't want to withdraw small amount each time, the bigger the amount, the smaller the charge relatively.......

of course, if you dad is rich and generous, you may get a supplementary credit card as back up......you can use it to buy things, but never use it to withdraw cash at the atm...... you be charged high fees and ahlong interests........

nope, not gonna bring the food, end of that story, was kind of my stupid idea in 1st place, i dont even know how to cook...
though mum was kind of excited about the thought of bringing stuff to cook there, so she had listed and took these stuff when we went shopping earlier, then so many recipes she cited by words, i didnt try to memorize or write it down ..

so normal bank draft/cheque can be brought to aussie bank by hand?
but could i use the AUD cash in my hand to make the bank draft/cheque?

i dont see the difference between travelling cheque and bank draft/cheque..

yea, you have it?