about accomodation for UNSW students:

realestate.com.au is the best site to look out for houses..cuz they have the biggest database..getting the house you want can be very competitive at times..and point system is implemented to determine who will get the house..

about the suburbs..it depends on a few factors:

price: randwick houses are more expensive than in kingsford, this is because it is nearer to supermarkets-namely coles/woolies..

so its important to have a good look at the campus map, and to know where would be the place you would have your classes..and it is better to enrol in classes where the venue are nearby..if not you would have to climb the !@#$%^&* university walk/basser steps (can be useful to slim down, lol)..

if you dont mind travelling, kingsford is ok..though the security is not as good as in randwick..and both kingsford and randwick have asian stores to get asian foodstuff..maroubra junction can be a very nice place to live in too..its pretty convenient over there..just like randwick..just that you will need to dip a blue travel ten which costs $1.36 (around there) to get to uni by bus..

about engineering courses:

unsw engineering just got ranked first (if you really want to talk about ranking) on 2008 gooduniversity guide..but unsw has been famous for its engineering..so if you like sydney..unsw is a good place to do engineering..

to other forumers: i can give advice on anything you would like to know about jpa scholarship-on whats covered/whats not/bonds and stuff..

all in all i think aus is a nice place! =)

before you fly, make sure you sumbat yourself with lots and lots and lots of authentic malaysian food..gaga..

Redfern has high crime rate, try to avoid the area!

as i have friends studying in mq, i have been there a couple of times..

have you tried muv? the macquarie university village..its quite ok i think..my friends are still staying there this year..so i think its pretty good..basically you share a house with 4 other ppl of same gender (i think so)..

price is fine..and there is a company supplying broadband service..if not wrong, its called startec..10gb for $30/40...i dont remember well..

i think for the first year can just stay in muv, its pretty convenient..can just walk to uni..and walk to the only place to get ur stuff-macquarie centre..haha...then you can start looking for house, if you want to..then you can avoid the peak period...which i personally think, rent might be jacked up!

good luck..getting to the city is about 45min..depending on the buses you take..

oo..i personally think its fairly ok..anyways i wish you luck

newcastle is 2 hrs (i am not too sure) from sydney..wish you a safe flight

i think you can google up the nsw photo ID card thingie..i am thinking of getting one..cuz i hate bringing my passport to bars/pubs..

hmm..i have got a question here..let say, i am interested to buy unit trusts/funds in aussieland, is that possible? like am i eligible for it, and any good banks is doing it? and the minimum money needed to buy? another matter is, will it be hard to get my money out when i return to malaysia?

besides trusts/funds, is there other ways to best invest my $$? (i currently bank with commonwealth and have netbank saver..)

i will be in aussie land for another 5 years..

need help! XD

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Added on February 11, 2008, 4:06 pmanother issue...

i wonder if my prepaid number stays if i am back in malaysia for 3 months..

and for unsw students who stay near uni..where is the suitable place to buy a table/pan (to cook)...haha...ard kingsford/randwick/maroubra area if possible..

This post has been edited by pangping1510: Feb 11 2008, 04:06 PM

Oo..i have tfn..are colonial first state and macquarie fund something like stocks? where i need to manage them on my own?

kmart/target would do then..haha..i havent been to supacenta but i would go there to scout for my stuff =)..hows the quality for the furniture like compared to ikea's?..

btw, since i am back in malaysia for 3 months, can i still keep my mobile phone number?

I am with optus prepaid now..guess my number stays..hehe..cuz my maxis number is dead =(

i have tfn, and working casual/part time..

i am looking at the supacenta website..is it the one at moore park?i think i saw ikea in its map..haha..is there an ikea store there?

holy..thats sad ..i have been to ikea homebush..wonder if anyone knows i can get value for money furniture (table and swivel chair) around unsw? cuz i cant bear the high delivery fee for ikea stuff (delivery is more expensive than the products )..

i guess have to read up more on investment..ahh..should take some units on finance..

@kumahachi
depends..sometimes they dont charge you for overweight..i suggest checking the airlines' websites to know the extra charge..

comm bank netsaver is crazy!

when i opened a netbank acct with them last yr in feb, it was 6%..now its 6.75%..O.O

p/s: i am thinking of getting a comm bank personal financial planner to discuss about how to maximise my money..lol..do i need to pay them?

This post has been edited by pangping1510: Feb 16 2008, 10:46 PM

aiks..need help here..whats the best way to get air ticket? my friend told me to get an agent..but i dont know which is good..anyone can recommend? possibly kl-sydney route...>.<

oo..what flight ticket do you buy?

i bought a jetstar ticket to go back this time..i bought a sale ticket from jetstar last year to come back..it was $250(tax included)..


kl-syd for MAS is around rm4400 return..>.<

maybe i should fly to brisbane first..then take the airasia X..

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Added on February 21, 2008, 1:06 amthis is a good idea!..is airasia going to add kl-syd to one of its routes?

This post has been edited by pangping1510: Feb 21 2008, 01:06 AM

which airline is this? brunei airway?

aiks..whats bkk..is it the same as what kvreninem said?

$200 sounds really expensive for Kingsford..is the house furnished? Have you checked where is ur faculty situated? is it near the upper or lower campus? if you stay in Kingsford, have you thought of travelling a bit further to coles/woolies? to me, you can get a place at randwick with $200. security in kingsford is not that good too, compared to randwick..

at some ulu places, australian teens can be prejudice..i went to a suburb in a trip to check out the rural clinical schools..when we were walking at the roadside, there are some crazy teens, sitting in cars and threw eggs at us..>.<

generally i think australians are pretty helpful..there are even ppl greeting me when i walk pass their houses..haha..

yah i think the australian government treats everyone fairly (not sure about aborignals though >.<)..

cuz when i look at the students in lecture hall..there are more black heads..which means, even for a competitive course like med, they still take in many asians..

>.< no matter where i go, aus/mas, still have to deal with such problem