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post Apr 6 2008, 05:07 PM

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QUOTE(wyxyz @ Apr 6 2008, 03:54 PM)
if u're a student in AUS...u wanna tt money to aus....can do so with rhb student package..cheaper rates i gues..
errr...if wanna go perth..ma take flight from singapore lo..cheaper than malaysia
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Why is it that Malaysians are seemingly uncapable of not reading?
QUOTE(wartevar @ Apr 6 2008, 06:25 AM)
do you guys noe the best way to TT money back to msia without massive bank charges? hehe....and do you know what kind of courier is reliable to send some valuable stuff frm KL to adelaide ar? thank you smile.gif
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Why do we have such talk of bringing money to Australia?

And if you want to know how to bring money to Australia, Limeuu has outlined the options quite well here, here and here. My experience is here. KVReninem, maybe a good addition to the front page? And I don't mean directly copy-pasting either.

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post Apr 7 2008, 02:57 PM

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QUOTE(wyxyz @ Apr 7 2008, 04:44 AM)
may i know whatz with problem i had with u?  hmm.gif
u seems like attackin the newbiez in this thread
ts also havent bising u bising. wth.
mind u. this is a place to interact or else everything in the conversation will goes like this
xx: may i know where is the place to enquire about this info
u: refer 1ST PAGE

xx: may i know..
u: told ya.. please refer to 1ST PAGE
xx: dun haf..
u: find out urself...

AND THERE IS 40++ pages overall..do u expect a newbie to check every single page?  shakehead.gif
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My problem, with your original statement, and many others, is that "wartevar" asked for advice on transfering money back to Malaysia, and everyone comes in and talks about TT'ing TO Malaysia. If you went to a doctor complaining of a headache and he did a open heart surgery on you, I doubt you'd be impressed either.

My second gripe on this thread, this forum and Malaysian's online in general, and I have brought up here and here, is that proper usage of English is none existant sometimes. If you want a casual conversation may I direct you here.

I don't expect English used in a thesis. I don't expect everyone here to be a IELTS 9. I'm not asking it to be enforced Lowyat.net wide; you can use your short forms in the Kopitiam. I'm not even asking for it to be enforced in the Education Essentials subforum. All i ask, is that all participants of the Studying in Australia thread, who persumably should have a IELTS score of 6, and are (considering) studying in Australia, to use proper English. And spell check before hitting "Add Reply". Is that too much to ask?

You are lucky that some of us have taken the trouble to put some basic points in the first few posts in v2 of this thread iteration. The original thread was at best, a collection of conversations.

And while KVReninem was the original starter of this thread, and has done a good job in maintaining the front page FAQ, he is by no means the owner, moderator and the final voice in this thread.

What? Are you incapable of typing in proper English in ONE thread in this subforum?
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post Apr 7 2008, 08:03 PM

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QUOTE(wyxyz @ Apr 7 2008, 05:59 PM)
if you don't like the 'wartevar' statement that i've typed out. just ignore it will ya? or just click the report button (for not using a very good english).
i bet somebody else will be more than generous to help to answer the question that i've asked earlier. <--wow! no short forms!  rclxms.gif 
i just did it!  thumbup.gif

p.s:  doh.gif

a helpful forumer is to inform the newbie in the thread and direct him/her to the right place but not 'whack' him/her on the spot for uncapable of reading.
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As Cheesenium (and many other people will privately agree with me), the corruption of English can be hard to read. I just don't understand where people learn to type like that. I will accept if your grammar and vocabulary is not what you'd like to be, but spelling? No.

As much as I like it to be, it is currently not a violation of the Lowyat.net forum rules for using corrupted English. And in places where such a by-law is introduced (read: RWI), like everything else Malaysian, there is no enforcement. And I know how tough it is for the admins to manage and run a server. They don't have time to deal with petty matters like this. All I can do is make a stand.

And as a reflection to the ground situation in Malaysia, this generation expects to be spoonfed everywhere.

sounds familar, don't you think?

In other news, Brisbane's weather is beautiful these few days. Autumn has finally landed in Brisbane!

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post Apr 12 2008, 03:17 PM

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QUOTE(limeuu @ Apr 12 2008, 12:33 AM)
depends on how rich you are.....and how urgent.

most reliable=most expensive=dhl (dua hari lambat)

reach in a few days=poslaju.....

reach in a week or two=registered post=cheap

may not reach at all=normal airmail
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A friend of mine sent his documents via Pos Laju, and it never arrived here in Australia. At least it was a copy, not the original, but it just shows how much confidence I can have in Pos Laju.

The question through, are you concerned about speed of delivery, gurantee of delivery, or both?

QUOTE(SeeD @ Apr 12 2008, 01:18 AM)
EDIT: Wah I tried looking at the rates for Fedex international shipping and it's 79 Ringgit !! Is it normal ?
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Very normal. On the plus side, they do arrive in their destination in about 2-3 working days (sometimes including Saturdays, and you get to follow the package in every stop. You do pay a serious premium through.
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post Apr 18 2008, 10:43 AM

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QUOTE(chris_c28 @ Apr 17 2008, 09:08 PM)
Native speakers are exempted from IELTS. However, how do they decide who's a native speaker? If I've been speaking and using English all my life, am I not a native speaker (despite the colour of my skin). I guess this is the point where your nationality betrays you.
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This is where a line has to be drawn between a student and a immigrant.

International students, who want to study in Australia, need to have proof of proficency in the English language. There can be many ways of fulfilling this requirement. Doing Year 12 in Australia, taking English in A-levels, English in Norway Vitnemal, Englisch Thema in Germany's Abitur, the list goes on. Some uni's will take benchmark your English based on these qualifications. Others will just want a international benchmark, such as IELTS and/or TOFEL. Again, this is done on a case by case basis by individual universities. I know for a fact that CQU will use A level English for their benchmarking purposes, while QUT and UQ will ask you to take IELTS, even if you have done English at A levels.

I persume this where where chris_c28 says that native English speakers can be excempted from taking IELTS.


All immigrants however, have to take IELTS, regardless of country of origin. I know some pomps and scots, as immigrants, who had to take IELTS to get Australian citizenship.

Hope this clears the air a bit.
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post Apr 21 2008, 07:13 PM

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QUOTE(bhypp @ Apr 21 2008, 06:35 PM)
eh sean.....dun say my name publicly la....internet is meant to be anonymous......now my cover is busted....
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The internet is NOT anonymous. Anyone who thinks so it delusional or plain ignorant.

For surviving winter, nothing beats living in a high density apartment. Surrounded by 2 highways and 2 train lines. And my fan is on at full blast. biggrin.gif
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post Apr 22 2008, 09:32 AM

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QUOTE(bhypp @ Apr 21 2008, 07:38 PM)
haiyo.....delusional or plain ignorant....that anyone = me issit?
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an·y·one /ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən/ [en-ee-wuhn, -wuhn]

any person at all; anybody
[Origin: 1350-1400; ME ani on. See any, one]

-Usage note Anyone as a pronoun meaning "anybody" or "any person at all" is written as one word: Does anyone have the correct time? The two-word phrase any one means "any single member of a group of persons or things" and is often followed by of: Can any one of the members type? Any one of these books is exciting reading. Anyone is somewhat more formal than anybody.


You're the one victimising yourself. I didn't say any names.
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post Apr 23 2008, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(onelove89 @ Apr 23 2008, 04:32 PM)
not sure how much is the fuel now, but it was around 139.2 last week here. >.< so expensive, and my sis just got her car =.= lol. I'm so not gonna get a car here, use transperth is convenient enough. xD
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Its 148.9 here in Brisbane. I don't drive a car, as I find public transport (and my bike) is enough to get me around and to uni. I do miss the flexibility of a car through, but looking at the $15/hr my uni charges for parking, any idea of getting a car is erased.

And if you're 18, and even in the lowest bracket, and being paid $5/hr, something doesn't sound right. What are you working as babiix?
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post Apr 26 2008, 08:09 PM

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QUOTE(bhypp @ Apr 26 2008, 01:55 PM)
anyway....source
good news for u guys....i think i wasted like $60 to apply for permission to work on my visa..... thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif good job labor govt!!! i wish msia got labor party too......sick of all those 'elistist' party and theres no one in msia that takes care of average working msian families....
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Read carefully: http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/permi...rk-students.pdf

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People granted student visas on or after 26 April 2008


Only student visa's granted after the 26 April will be automatically given work permits. For the rest of us in OZ who don't yet have a working visa, we still have to apply for one.

Personally, this is opening up a can of worms. But I'll leave that for some other time.

Added on April 26, 2008, 8:12 pm
QUOTE(KVReninem @ Apr 26 2008, 08:09 PM)
really  doh.gif  everything in aus increase  doh.gif
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Don't you know? The RBA calculated the inflation rate in the first quater to be 4%. Looking at my grocery bills, that sounds about right. I wouldn't bore you with the stats, but suffice to say it is a general indicator.

$30 bucks don't go as far as it used to.

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post Apr 27 2008, 11:15 AM

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This is what you get from living in a free market economy, unlike Malaysia, where it is a controlled economy. Free fall price rises and falls.

In the days of old, there were the 2 camps: a planned economy (think the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, North Korea and gang) and a free economy (UK, USA, Sweden, NZ etc). Malaysia (like many countries in the region) has opted for a controlled economy, where the price of essentials are set by the government, and prices kept low by government intervention (read: subsides).

So when calculating the CPI and the inflation rate, a basket of, you guessed it, essentials is used, from food to petrol. In Malaysia, that is convinently kept in control by a controlled economy. While in Australia, it is set my market forces (and some say, the duopoly between Woolies and Coles).

But even my grandmother can tell you that overall cost of living has gone up by more than 3%, no matter what Zeti says. (http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/26/business/21072504&sec=business)

Its easy to blame food prices in the international markets without checking the fundimentals of a country's economy.

So you say that inflation in Australia is bad, but is it any better in Malaysia? You say that milk has gone up from 1.90 to 2.10 for 1 liters, but my bowl of kolo mee has gone up from RM 2.20 to 2.50 in about the same time.

And why the RM has been weak? The US$ is partly to blame, but its also due to the fact that a weak RM is in the interest of the Malaysian economy.
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QUOTE(ckwei @ Apr 27 2008, 11:32 AM)
on the contrary, in a free economy, market forces will determine everything, which will be hard-hitting during the onset, but things will adjust gradually, as opposed to a planned economy where reserves are needed to artificially prop up or hold down the exchange rate
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Ah. But:

1)What happens if the reserves run out?
2)Could the reserves, used to keep prices "low" be put to better use?

It may seem that subsidies help the poor. While that is true, any increase hits the poor the hardest in a controlled economy, while it is the rich, who can afford the offset any small increase, that benefit from a subsidised comodity economy.
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QUOTE(bhypp @ Apr 27 2008, 12:20 PM)
hahaha haya ur way of seeing it is very simplistic....but anyway.....the thing is i think the rising prices of good is all down to the increase of oil prices.....its just a chain reaction.....
So, oil prices are the only sole reason for rising prices, in the same way Chinese in Malaysia are singlehandedly responsible for keeping the Malays backwards, and Indians are nothing but a source of trouble.

Don't shoot me as a radical. Consider reading Utusan Malaysia and Mingguan Malaysia, and tell me that is not the view of some of the people in power. These are facts, and covering them up as "sensitive" does no one any good.
QUOTE(bhypp @ Apr 27 2008, 12:20 PM)
anyway back to our aussie discussion.....i think in some sense vic public transport is still better than KL's....KL's public transport is more exp.....if u dont convert and just comapre the figures (its a simple way of putting it coz in comparison the ppl here n msians earn about the same figures in salary)
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Public transport in Malaysia is purposely ignored to make people dependent of buying a car to get around. And for many people, that means Proton and Peroudua.

I think its safe to say, that public transport in the state capitals, while not perfect, and there is plenty of room for improvement, is by and large beter than what KL passes for public transport, not to mention the joke of buses outside the capital.

Remember, VIC and NSW are the only 2 states that don't give international student concession fares for public transport.
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Now who's simplfying things?

There is a very good discussion on public transport fares: concession vs non-concession right in this thread here. Sure, international students are a source of revenue, but things have to be seen in the perspective of the Australian's.

To quote Limeuu:
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how do you feel about [those] indonesian and bangla students studying in msian ipta['s], taking places from you, given the same privileges [some of us do not have]
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post May 2 2008, 01:38 PM

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QUOTE(mwkh_hope @ Apr 29 2008, 10:42 PM)
Guys, with calaboration with KVReninem, I have created a thread over at kopitiam..
Life at Australi@

Feel free to spam at there & try to keep this current thread informative & tidy...

TQ
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I personally feel that splitting the thread into 2, trying to draw a line between chit-chat and information is counter-productive. As you can see, this thread has been pretty much abandoned, through not in a bad way.

I usually don't even bother with the Kopitiam, but there are some gems in the "Life at Australi@" thread. In particular, HyeoshinX's experience can be a valuable resource.

But then, the deed has been done. If no one else, I'm quite happy to let this experiment go on, to see if this can help weed out the clutter and chaff that has invaded Education Essentials as of late.

Added on May 2, 2008, 1:40 pmAnd it would be great if we could have a discussion on what Griffith is like, and the issues it is facing. Or are Malaysians incapable of open discussion?

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post May 5 2008, 07:57 AM

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QUOTE(SeeD @ May 4 2008, 11:53 AM)
Well, why not send a message over to the person you want to contact.
Then ask them to open their skype and talk through the internet.
It's cheaper that way provided if he/she knows how to use skype. XD
AFAIK, no, there is no VOIP provider that provides unlimited calls of M'sian mobiles. Which I don't understand why, even after all that Networking/Communications I'm learning. I mean, it should be easier to set up mobile phone cell towers right? Just plonk one in a high place, and instant coverage, without the need to dig up roads (not so much at least) and string copper into every house. You also don't get Indons disconnecting entire neighbourhoods too.
QUOTE(SeeD @ May 4 2008, 11:53 AM)
Oh yeah, I'd like to ask, where can I apply for a Student Visa at Kuala Lumpur?
Do IDP help in that?

I've read the requirements to apply for student visa.
One of them stated that I need to take IELTS test, which is not needed for my transfer to UNSW. So do I need to take on IELTS just for the student visa?
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The Australian Embassy? They should have all the info you need, or try http://www.dimia.gov.au/students/students/573-1/index.htm

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QUOTE(limeuu @ May 5 2008, 08:47 AM)
commonwealth countries have High Commissions in fellow commonwealth countries, not Embassies......
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Ack.

You're right.

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Malaysia

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If people in Melbourne and Sydney, the two biggest cities in Australia are complaining that there is nothing to do, what about those in Brisbane, Adelaide or even worst, Hobart?

I don't know about you guys, but I can't find Brisbane "boring". I'm a small town boy, so Indooroopilly shopping "town" is big enough for me.

Again, food wise, I find its okay here. I admit, you are never going to get the range of food as in M'sia, but take this as an experience. Not everywhere has a mamak stall y'know. And I'm not talking outside M'sia either.

Surely the "mostly tasteless" foods you buy are better than most of our cooking? wink.gif
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QUOTE(PeNNyPupZ @ May 7 2008, 08:05 AM)
I do miss home but when you compare the quality of living, Australia's a much better place to be in.. if you don't like the cold weather then go to Brisbane or smth tongue.gif
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Oi. Stop bringing people to QLD's southeast. We have way too many people already!

QUOTE(Caedus @ May 7 2008, 09:28 AM)
Hi guys... I'm new to these forums. A friend of mine from Perth told me this would be a good place for Malaysians in Perth to chit chat smile.gif

Anyway, I'll be going back to Perth for my second course in IT(Networking) this July... anyone enrolling to TAFE eCentral Perth this July intake?

We could hit orientation together biggrin.gif

Cheers biggrin.gif
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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.

QUOTE(KVReninem @ May 7 2008, 09:58 AM)
haha ya..we are *trying* to fiber broadband everyone and make another LYN AUS version laugh.gif
well yea; good place to drop by smile.gif
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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?


QUOTE(SeeD @ May 7 2008, 11:38 AM)
So I high guess it's time for some PRs here to become big boss and start investing into some real shopping malls in Aussie.
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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.
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QUOTE(wartevar @ May 14 2008, 07:45 AM)
hey i'm currently looking a cheap house for rent in adelaide, south australia.... which website do you guys recommend to find? some website like realstate.com.au and domain.com.au is really sucky.. its so expensive. what do you guys use?
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Define "cheap". what is the price range are you looking for, and which part of Adelaide are you looking at?
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What is this? First it was choosing which universities have the "hot chicks", and now you're choosing your airline based on "lenglui"'s. Seriously people, start getting laid, or resign to your fate.

For gods sake, you're coming here to study! If you want to look at girls stay back in Malaysia. You'd probably save enough money to bring one out!

QUOTE(mwkh_hope @ May 16 2008, 10:22 PM)
I was thinking what the condition of airasia of airbus? i mean that just sit in the plane & sleep then wake up already reach mel or perth? Sitting in plane for 8hrs, is not a a small matter man.. is it comfortable on airasia?
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D7's (AirAsia X) 9M-XAA is a 14 year old plane, which is what they use currently to fly to OOL. Now before you start making your ignorant noises of how old the plane is, it is perfectly normal. Some of MAS' 737's are close to 20 years old, and if you flew Qantas to Perth/Brisbane, you probably flew in a 12 year old A330. 9M-XAA used to belong to Air Madrid, so it has retained the same 2-4-2 layout in economy. Speaking from experience, legroom wise its not any worst than Qantas, Air NZ and the 737's of MAS.

However, service wise its the 70's all over again. No inflight entertaiment whatsoever. Not even a screen in front. Thanks to LAGS rulings you'd need to buy drinks onboard. I cant comment too much on the food. Better being a interesting novel, or a pack of cards. Ahhhh.......the good old days when MAS and SIA went that extra mile to make their own pack of cards.

The "XL" seats in 9M-XAA have the same pitch as the business class of the old American/United Airlines. Certainly a bit more spacious than cattle class on QF and MH!

However, if you look closely at the report, they D7 seems to be using their "new" A330 for the KUL-PER sector. And it doesn't sound good.

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AirAsia opts for unusual seating plan in A330s
By Nicholas Ionides

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's planned long-haul sister airline is eyeing a 396-seat configuration for its Airbus A330-300s, with a nine-abreast layout rather than the typical eight.

Tony Fernandes, group chief executive of publicly traded short-haul carrier AirAsia and a major shareholder of the privately held long-haul budget carrier, says the configuration under consideration will make it one of the highest-seat-capacity operators of the A330-300.

According to Airbus, MyTravel is thought to have the highest-density A330-300 configuration at present, with 408 seats in a nine-abreast, three-three-three layout. Airbus markets the A330-300 as having a typical two-class layout that seats 335 passengers.

The former Air Inter is thought to have had the highest-density-configuration ever for A330-300s in the mid 1990s, with 412 seats.

A330s are typically configured in an eight-abreast, two-four-two layout in economy class but Fernandes says AirAsia will be one of the few operators with three-three-three seating in its 'X', or economy, class. MyTravel and Monarch Airlines are others that already have three-three-three A330 layouts.

"We have been working with a seat manufacturer for the best part of a year on the configuration and our nine-abreast will be more comfortable than many others with the eight," says Fernandes.

AirAsia's long-haul sister carrier is due to launch operations late in September or early in October, initially with services to the Gold Coast in Australia and Hangzhou in China.

It will start with a single leased A330-300 from AWAS that was originally operated by Aer Lingus.

Fernandes says this aircraft will seat 315 passengers but the interior will be reconfigured in around seven months when it goes in for a heavy maintenance C-check. He hopes a second aircraft will have been sourced by then, before the first of 15 firm-ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered A330-300s arrives in August 2008.

Those aircraft will be in the high-density configuration seating nearly 400 passengers. Fernandes says the firm configuration has not been decided upon yet but around 396 seats is what is currently being looked at, including 28 in "XL" class, which will be similar to a premium economy class.

The new airline will use the AirAsia name under a licensing arrangement. It will be 60%-owned by Fernandes and several of his business associates, 20%-owned by Virgin Group and 20%-owned by AirAsia.

It plans to serve London in later stages and rights have already been secured for operations to Stansted airport, says Fernandes. Those flights will be operated via the Middle East, such as Bahrain or Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE.

Other destinations being looked at include Melbourne Avalon in Australia, additional cities in China and Amritsar in India.


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