i'm willing help u out with additional infos on Perth, also on Curtin, Curtin Business School !

currently doing my 3rd year in Commerce (IT & IS) in Curtin..


anyone else from Perth?? hehehe

previously for the Turbocharge plan, they too offer students another special bonus - 400 free sms per top up of at least $30.. dont know whether they do still have it or not.. have to check it out.. i lost my optus simcard.. so there goes my additional student bonus from the turbocharge plan..

oh, and TS, dun forget to mention that house rents are charged as per weekly basis, unlike malaysia/singapore; monthly....

so for those who do not know, like what ckwei said,

QUOTE(ckwei)
Prices range from around 110-150 per room, or about 350-500 for a 2-3 bedroom unit.

for example, that's like 110-150 per room, per week...

how much u paid for your ticket?

2 more weeks for me.. perth, here i come

haihs.. damn sad.. no more hawker food no more cheap stuff..

no more mat rempits

This post has been edited by jakesean: Feb 14 2008, 01:46 AM

accomodation is quite easy to get.. if ur coming alone, then its best and safer if u apply for the hostel first.. at least u have somewhere to stay, u dont wanna be left outside in july since its gonna be quite wet and cold.... or if u have friends studying here already, try crashing with them at their place for a few days... it may take up to a week if ur looking for a place, and if ur lucky, maybe u can find a place within 2-3 days.. anyways there r lots of room for rents adverts posted up on the bulletin boards in curtin business school (CBS), the place where u will usually have ur lectures/labs if ur doing commerce..

im in my final year in curtin, also doing commerce.. wat r the majors that ur planning to do?

This post has been edited by jakesean: Mar 16 2008, 08:04 PM

who's supporting earth hour today? hehehehe..

hmm.. i turned my lights off, but watched movie on my lappy... duno that counts or not.. haha.. at least i turned my lights off.. haha..

not everyone tho.. only staffs and students of curtin uni.. i dont think CIC or canning college students has access to the wireless access points.. well that was a few years ago, not really sure about now..

its free.. all u have to do is setup ur wireless.. i'll try to get the guide book for u.. else u can just go to the library, on level 6 theres a few rooms for laptops and u can connect to the internet using the provided LAN cables..

ah here it is.. Wireless networking at Curtin

This post has been edited by jakesean: Mar 29 2008, 10:06 PM

yes i am.. in 2006..

This post has been edited by jakesean: Mar 29 2008, 10:47 PM

yeap.. and diploma.. both within a year.. =) .. CIC allowed me to skip 1 of my semester coz of my results..

whether its easy or not, it depends on u.. i can say that its seriously quite easy for me.. i dun think u can skip diploma, u can only skip the 2nd semester of cert 4.. cant skip diploma i think, anyway u have to go thru 2 sems for diploma only so its not too bad.. i wouldnt wanna skip the diploma course if i were u.. wat course ur gonna do??..

for me rite, info design is quite easy - exam was open book type... not sure abt now.., intro to computing is super easy - waste of time, bus maths is like form 3 maths, also damn easy.. communications I, no idea.. didnt do that one..


u mean the hostels? not really sure.. i stay outside.. previously i have a few frens that were staying in the hostels.. whether they had to pay extra for the internet or not, not really sure..

y not use some timer? i set my stuff to start downloading after 2am.. so i can sleep early and not worrying about the downloads.. hehe..

erm.. to tell u the truth, i never did study anything for info design.. since its an open book, i refer to the index section and get the answer.. .. i think its fill in the blanks, n a few others.. 2 yrs already le i forgot liao.. intro to computing is so simple la.. just write watever u know about computer stuff n convince the lecturer that u know ur stuff.. he'll give u the marks.. easy..

anyway, my best advice for u is go study, and follow up the weekly tutorial work... if u do that every week u'll be fine.. no need to worry about so many stuff.. lots of ppl fail coz they dun give a damn about following up the weekly tutorials/exercises.. its so easy to score, so easy to pass, and even easier to fail.. nothing is hard in CIC from what i've experienced.. dont depend 100% on tips coz most of the time they're just waste of time.. even when lecturer's give u tips, u can of course look onto that area, but dun neglect other parts..

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Added on March 30, 2008, 8:19 pmduno wor.. i use uTorrent for my movies n series.... i prefer to download it at nite, n watch when i get up or after coming back from uni, or after work..

This post has been edited by jakesean: Mar 30 2008, 08:19 PM

sure thing, no problem.. as a "senior" (..hahahaha) in curtin i'll try my best to provide anyone with info if asked..

im in curtin uni! wohoo!

how come nobody gonna do sig for students in aus ah?

damn shiok!.. i slept the whole day! woke up, went to get some indo mie, came back n sleep somemore.. haha..

if u wanna get paid good, then its best to try and avoid the asian employers... if u dont wanna get taxed, then u may opt out to work for them.. some of them dont really have records for u (i.e. doing it illegally whereby u may work for > 20 hours per week, no tax, etc) .. but on the downside, if u get caught working for > 20 hrs /week for a long period of time, worse case scenario is that u'll be sent back to your home country...

for me i've worked for >20 hours /week, for a few times, and never got caught.. lucky me! ..

This post has been edited by jakesean: Apr 1 2008, 05:55 PM

haha .. yes it is damn risky.. not banned from australia forever, but for 3 years only.. unless they've changed the rules.. anyways, to the new comers, better not try it..

there was once my lecturer told me that the education department cought some guy, working for 70hrs+ a week, and attending all his class.. amazing eh.. haha..