it was 37x, forgot the last number, should be between 371-374. was riding from cowper st in randwick to the city cos i was still staying at a temp place, and this was what happened :

i was a regular day, i think the sunday after mardi gras, was heading to the city when the bus stopped over to pick up some dudes along the bus lane beside the cricket grounds. right after they came up, they went 'we are from the something or other authority, please prepare your tickets/concession passes so we can have a look'. i was thinking i'm screwed since i was using a concession pass (just moved to syd and still adjusting to the transportation price which is exorbitant!), and i was right. when the conductor came to me and i showed him the ticket, he demanded to see my concession pass. i went 'do we need to have one? i'm just here on vacation' and i pulled out my uwa student card instead.

i told him i was a student in uwa, am on a holiday visiting friends and checking the universities, and will be in sydney for 5 days only. so he took my card and asked me to wait while he went on to check the others on the bus. finally when they stopped at another stop(still at the cricket grounds), a few blokes were asked to follow them down. i nearly pissed myself cos i knew the fine is gonna cost more than 100. then the dude gave me my card back, told me 'you have to have a concession pass to use this ticket' and something else which served as a warning, which i nodded in agreement and apologized while looking blur. i assume they had better things to take care of (like maybe the dudes who looked like they rode for free). so in the end i was scott free.

i moved to wolli creek only 2 days after the ordeal, and travel on the illawara line and the east-hills/airport line nearly everyday, but have never seen checks done on any trains, apart from the occassional railway officers conducting patrols(security rather than fee evasion) or some cleaners walking in the train picking up rubbish.

hence my question, do they really patrol the trains like how the check the busses?

I know this is out of topic but i wan to know which model of laptop i should get. I am considering between acer aspire 2920 and toshiba sattelite M200 - E4112.

That was a close call dude. IMO, they are more likely to conduct checks during off-peak hours, imagine moving around the buses/trains during peak hours, I seldom take buses off peak hours/weekends, which probably explains why I haven't encountered any, but don't take my words for it.

Anyway, to answer your question, yes they do patrol the trains like they do with buses.

I know this is out of topic but i wan to know which model of laptop i should get. I am considering between acer aspire 2920 and toshiba sattelite M200 - E4112.

I know this is out of topic but i wan to know which model of laptop i should get. I am considering between acer aspire 2920 and toshiba sattelite M200 - E4112.

If it's like that,im gonna use concession tickets too.Cant afford to pay so much to ride a bus.

I would pay full fare instead of getting into trouble with the law enforcers..
getting into trouble can make a bad record in your visa ..

I would pay full fare instead of getting into trouble with the law enforcers..
getting into trouble can make a bad record in your visa ..

O.o since when it got to do with visa?

Huh?They got record in visa one meh? :S

I think they will just fine you $100 on the spot (not that much right? Won't hurt). Multiple offences might result in a charge for fraud. It is generally not a serious offence, but being a civilised citizen with some self-respect, you abide by the rule of law.

on the trains in perth, if u do not tag ur smartrider, then i think the fine is $50 bucks.. $50 aso quite alot le.. :s ..

first time i took train in perth. 23cents =.= cheaper than bus. lol

How do i send any documents over by DHL?
Do I have to go to their office or something?
Never send any documents overseas before

EDIT: Wah I tried looking at the rates for Fedex international shipping and it's 79 Ringgit !! Is it normal ?

Hello guys,
LOL a month ago I gave my application forms to IDP to be sent over to UNSW and a few more universities in Aussie.
So far I only got contacts with ANU and Monash, UNSW, QU and MU however, did not manage to reply me. In fact, they do not have my application in hand.

So I decided to send the application form online myself to UNSW, which I already sent the $50 half an hour ago.

I'm also supposed to send my details:
    -  Proof of English Ability 
    -  Certified Secondary School Trans 
    -  Certified Tertiary Transcript 
    -  Official Subject Descriptions 

Here's the thing, how do I send these stuff overseas? DHL? Can pos laju help with this ?