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

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

Cheers

Heh, yea that'd be sweet as!

But there isn't a LY Plaza in Australia, you're going to have to name it something else

Okayyyy..... sooooorry then, geez. You make it sound like this thread should belong in the Real World Issues forum instead.

Still looking for people who will be enrolling into Perth TAFE eCentral this July intake If you're going to Perth alone, first time, don't really know where to go, how to go etc, lets get together and hit orientation together

This post has been edited by Caedus: May 7 2008, 05:34 PM

Which state are you looking into going? Or it doesn't matter to you?

If you ask me, and you're looking at Perth, I'd say UWA or Curtin. Heard nothing but good things from the Engineering students.

Heh... it seems to me that there's more eastern states people here than west...

Cmon, any WA people raise your hands!

Maybe there should be like, a list of people and their whereabouts in the first post

My bad Didn't see that last spoiler. Can I be added to Perth's TAFE eCentral, thanks

If you're flying from West Malaysia, MAS would probably be a good choice, though I've heard that Thai Airways sometimes give cheaper tickets.

I'm taking Brunei Airlines though, BND$476 one way.

Will be leaving this coming 23rd

Gotta go take my CompTIA A+ and MCDST exams hehe

No... May 23rd
Like... in 15 days...

Your visa should have an effective start date. You can go to Australia starting that date. When you check-in at the airport, they will check if you are "Ok to board" before issuing your boarding ticket

And just FYI, if your visa was granted before the 28th April 2008 and you intend to work, you have to wait for your course to start, then apply for a work visa.

If your visa was granted after that date, your work visa should be included with your student visa.

Cool, which TAFE campus are you enrolling to?

Offer letters usually are pretty fast... I got mine within a week of application, then paid up and got my CoE the following 2 days.

Then the student visa which I did online and was done within a week too

Still some time before the July semester starts... hope everyone gets their paperwork in order way before it does

I lived in Bentley for about 2-3 years... had 2 break-ins during that time... and one car crashed into my porch >.<

Its mainly because of the abos in the area... and that its a student area so its a high profile target for opportunists. So make sure the place you rent is grilled up and park your car(s) out of sight from the main road.

Going in July to take my IT course But will be in East Perth TAFE. Feel free to PM me if you need more info about Perth though

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Added on May 9, 2008, 2:50 pmI've dealt with IDP before (part-time education agent ), they're not the most efficient of the lot. Make sure you chase them up till you get all your things done... don't leave it to them is my advice

This post has been edited by Caedus: May 9 2008, 02:50 PM

I'd put money down on Streamyx Stupid ISP gives me weird problems over the last few years...

Can't wait to sign up IINet Naked DSL plans and get ADSL2+ speeds WOOT!

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Added on May 9, 2008, 4:57 pmNo need to be awkward with them man... you're the customer, and they get paid commission to do this sorta easy work!

This post has been edited by Caedus: May 9 2008, 04:57 PM

10-20 "working" days is their standard... its already stated in their terms.

I have been with IInet for 6 years last time before I came back to Msia for family reasons... so I don't see any reason I shouldn't re-sub to their services

You should have bought a VOIP compatible modem/router... since you get iiTalk for free with naked DSL plans. Free local and national calls, 20 cents untimed 1300 and 13 number calls... and my favourite: Calling Msia landlines 5c per minute and 9c per minute mobile!

Normal packages mean you pay a monthly line rental... and I rarely use landlines for much

And yea, their quotas are great!

This post has been edited by Caedus: May 11 2008, 07:13 PM

Yea... well, as long as they're still better than TMnet in almost every way... I'm a happy camper

Not to mention IInet is buying up Westnet... they're growing their own infrastructure even more

This post has been edited by Caedus: May 11 2008, 09:08 PM

Is no one going to TAFE Perth this July intake?

I'll be in Shelley... just south of Curtin U.

Staying there for a while then looking to move... why?

No need to be nervous Aussies are pretty friendly people

After the bridge... junction into Tudor Avenue North.


And yea... Air Asia X fly to Perth Booked my ticket back home for CNY already... free seat!

Of cos pay tax la... AUD$77 pfft... bought meals and baggage allowances too...

Still, super cheap...

Most likely the free seats have been taken... I booked right after midnight when they went live with the offer