gonna take ages doing so. the most expensive i've seen are around the 10 bucks range but i stay well clear of it. i rather get those frozen roti canais that asian grocers sells for 3 bucks thereabouts for 6 pieces.

Although STPM is way harder than A-level, the entry requirements for engineering using STPM will be higher than A-level.
For higher ranked uni in Aus, an aggregate point of 3.33 or around B+B+B+ should be sufficient to enter.
Actually you will find out that first year maths in engineering course will be pretty easy as you learnt most of them in STPM. Year 12 in Australia only cover basic stuff.

half spring is here! lolx...summer soon

Melbourne VS Sydney?

I am amazed some of you Malaysians here are actually defending the city they live in in another country.

Why not you defend our own country, Malaysia instead? With all the racism going on and the weird politics and the external laughter from other countries.

Some of you here really need to open your eyes bigger ... seriously.

When you're in Malaysia, you quarrel in Malaysia. Now you're in Australia, you quarrel in Australia. How long do you think this will continue?

LOL guys... what's with the fighting among Melbourne and Sydney?

I haven't been to Syd so can't comment... but Melb is a nice place to live in. Sure, there are certain short comings but which place doesn't? It's a beautiful place with lots of art pieces beautifying the city, and when summer comes there'll be an eye feast when the strap tops and shorts come out

Like what bhypp said, the city's so diverse that it doesn't seem like a angmoh place anymore. However, being a cultural melting pot ain't exactly a bad thing either as you'll get to experience different kinds of stuff. Nevertheless, when you move further outwards to more rural areas it's still pretty much dominated by Caucasians, or Aborigines depending on where you go.

Shit weather... can't do jack about it unless you have some supernatural powers to control Mother Nature...

Yet I still think home's the best place to be as that's where most of our friends and families are.

Well to continue what Ver started off, here goes for Melbourne:

Pros:
1. It's a cultural melting pot as mentioned above.
2. The city's beautiful, funky, and trendy. Seriously. And all my friends who've been in different places in Australia agree that Melbourne has the most pretty people around. Don't ask me why, I dunno too.
3. There's lots of international events going on - Melb F1, Australian Open, Philip Island Motor GP etc... if you're interested in them that is.
4. Wines galore... if you love alcohol in your blood... not me though.
5. Shopping heaven, for girls especially. Not as much for guys though.
6. Public transport is quite expansive (a bit expensive as well), but it's getting crappier to be honest. Still, it's better than back in M'sia's... but it'll soon deteriorate into shit state if no improvements are made.
7. Loads of scenic places to go... and nothing beats the view of the ocean with great cliffs. With sunset. And the blue sea.
8. People are relatively friendly... it's easy to smile or even start a conversation with strangers (be cautious though of course). You don't get this often in M'sia, or any other Asian countries I guess.

Cons:
1. It's not home, no matter how good it is.
2. Shit weather... 4 seasons in ONE DAY. Oh yes, the weather's borderline.
3. It's VERY crowded in the city. Not that it's not in KL, but it's so much more hectic than JB, where I'm from.
4. Far too much alcohol around. Yup, you'll see drunkards and wackos all over the city at night, doing stupid stuff. Again, it's not like we don't have buggers in M'sia either.
5. No mamak. Nuff said. And damn it... I have still yet to find proper wantan mee. That's just me being picky.
6. It's not cheap, especially near the city. Prices of things increase subtly but quickly, and before you know it... pokkai liao.

Just these at the moment... feel free to add more.

Owhhhh. Well thanks for all the info

I'm going to transfer from Monash Sunway to Monash Caufield/Berwick.

Its not really smack in the middle of the city, so I guess its a little different from what you guys mentioned. But my friend kept telling me about Great Ocean Road tho xD

stay in zone 2 better

Before going to Australia study ... We need Medical Checkups right ? What do they normally check ?

oh yea bout berwick...ive only been there once...but saying from memory....its quite a modern campus.....but its pretty small...and its like very country feel to it....coz on my way there theres huge open lands.....paddocks n etc....unlike the inner suburbs where u got houses n more houses....

quite a few ppl stay in clayton but travel to berwick everyday coz the clayton campus has thing shuttle bus thing....used to be free but now have to pay i heard.....forgot how much....but its sorta like 30mins bus ride from clayton....so it isnt too bad....as u will be living at the main campus so get to mingle with everyone else instead of u know far out in berwick with few frens

ahh tell ya wat....i got the same thing....come over n ur nose will clear right away....a few of my msian frens oso say that...heck even my singaporean frens saying that...aussie air is definitely cleaner in this sense!   

@StarGhazzer.....ah u go hospital?? lemme guess medical student? since unimelb dun hav pharma.....anyway culture card its not compulsary for monash....but they make life hard for u without it...like for thsoe with the card parking will be cheaper, gym will be cheaper...this cheaper that cheaper....       but prior to VSU.....those society fees are included into ur skool fees....go its like sending money to the locals so that they can get drunk......wtf  

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Added on October 20, 2008, 7:58 pmahhh....got it...ur a med student! 5th year? final year? anyway cool stuff....which hosp u at??? st vincente? royal melb? austin?

Owh. It is THAT near? 30 minutes from Clayton to Berwick? I'm doing a double major, and 1 of my majors is only offered at Caufield. Lol. Dangit. So i'll have to be traveling to and fro from those 2 places, unless they re-issue me another offer at caufield after reassessing this sem's results (provided i do well this time of course )

Hmm. So there are actually people staying in clay, and travel daily eh? But come to think of it i won 't have to travel daily, coz commerce students can do 3 day or 4 day classes if we want to =/

And in australia, its all about the booze eh?

>:D live like an OZ mate!

i think the correct term is manglish.

Well, maybe we have to take the initiative to talk to them... I don't think all of them mind mixing with us.. As i'm going to Queensland University very soon, i too feel worried about mixing with people there.. I certainly hope can mix well with them because it would be meaningless to study there if i'm still always together with the M'sians.