dem, forgot my australian history...
The first fleet arrived in Port Stephens in 1788, led by Capt James Cook. Thats why they have this Australia Day and Aboriginals celebrate Black day on the same day. Ehem, so yeh, Sydney was found first.

Wah, rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney's pretty much the most expensive place to study in whole Australia lah. The only state that doesnt give international students concession rate on transportation, I think. Im tired of paying the full fares.

This post has been edited by kamagotchi: Oct 19 2008, 03:50 PM

lol really? damn. That'd be pretty ugly for int students in Sydney lol.

I think Melbourne is the most balance city in Australia. Not too expensive like Sydney but not too boring like Perth or Adelaide.

Yeah,it suxs to take public transport.I'll avoid if the distance is not too far.

I rather walk now than buy the overpriced Travel 10.

you shud just go perth; or brissy..or tassie..so much better cheaper cost for you


yeap; i think sydney just overratted

Somehow i think Melbourne is overrated.

i want melbourne!!

wah good advice....same applies to ur comment bout melb....

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Added on October 19, 2008, 7:24 pmyea and that 40 degree days.....fcuk.....every summer oso at least will hav 7 days of those shit....then the >35 degree days quite many oso....damn...hotter than msia....i need aircond....but rented accomo....tak boleh pasang!!!!

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Added on October 19, 2008, 7:29 pm eh u sure boh.....these VIC state govt oso never giv concession1......if one day i get PR or work here i srsly wanna file tax return....more like concession return.....coz their reason behind locals getting concessions coz they are future tax payers.....knnbccb.....

then subsidize all the ang moh young ppl here....then when they come of age ready to work....all go middle east....so much for calling them future tax payer....paying tax to those arab sheikhs got lar.....whu cares bout ruddy 07...

is that the place for the prok ribs stuff?? the one somewhere in that darling harbour place?

This post has been edited by bhypp: Oct 19 2008, 07:29 PM

Overall, Melb is still cheaper than Sydney. thats pretty much like concession for me when I move there.

This post has been edited by kamagotchi: Oct 19 2008, 07:33 PM

hahha of course la....daily ticket is the bomb man...if u take bus 3 times in syd u already exceed the amount u pay for daily ticket over here...that havnt include if u gotta change to ferry, train, that dumbass monorail that goes nowhere....

in melb 1 ticket fits all...yea no ferry rubbish as well...tram all the way baby!

I will visit Melb next month, just u wait!

Yup. Hurricane is a bar cum grill place la... got a couple (or a few) in Sydney.
The ribs are w00t... order a full stack man and you'll be a happy person.

the mixed one not bad ah.....half rack, then got some other stuff like grilled chicken n sausages sth like that?? more variety mah....too much prok tak halal....not good...if go gamble after too much tak halal-ness no more 'ong'

anyway if u like meat...theres this 'churascaria' (dunno the exact spelling) the brazilian barbeque thingie at Docklands, Melb....damn chun...all u can eat grilled stuff....got chicken, prok, beef, lamb, sausages, calamari, fish, etc etc....damn cool....

Sigh, all these ignorant comments. You guys ever heard of the saying "the grass is always greener on the other side"?

Those who spent the majority of their time in Sydney will get bored of it and will find Melbourne more attractive, but try staying and studying in Melbourne and you'll discover that there really isn't much more that Melbourne has to offer.

Sydney is fine in itself, but is not at its full potential due to the incompetent state government that has pretty much screwed up in so many respects. Despite what Melbournians will say about culture, Sydney will remain the central economic and financial hub in the Southern Hemisphere, so major businesses will still be based here and attracting the largest proportion of the skilled workforce.

saying others' comments are ignorant, does that make urs less ignorant? i wonder....

so is sydney in recession now?

haiya...no matter how good they say sydney has been marred by that cronulla stuff....and has a BAD reputation to it already...

of course we can brag bout culture....coz we Melburnians aint intolerant racist tards / or ignorant tards as some put it as sydney-siders....

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Added on October 19, 2008, 9:37 pmwas waiting for uni results thenheard this race stuff sth like ang moh vs non angmoh (that time i din know its just the lebanese ppl) i thought if im not angmoh i will get lynched ala KKK....so damn sked...

luckily got offer by monash...phew....if not mayb dun wanna come over liao...so serious u know



This post has been edited by bhypp: Oct 19 2008, 09:37 PM

Im not really sure of what are you typing about but still,i never had that before.

I respect them and they also respect me.Peace for everyone.

Besides that,anywhere you go,there is bound to be some racism.

So in general, how easy is it to mix with aussie students?

Any double standard going-ons anywhere?

racism isnt a really a issue for me, never seen or experienced it myself and besides, there r heaps of races in australia and they practive fair go-ness and my aussie friends are pretty cool once u start or make the 1st move to talk to them.

its even worse if the people from the same country treat u like ur some kind of err... something. thats my case so im looking for a new start