how's it going my fellow mates? been pretty long since I dropped by
apparently it'll almost hit 30 this coming weekend time to dig out my boardpants

?? disagree. pay is GENERALLY higher than Malaysia. Stressful? Depends what job you do.
Tax is high, as some has pointed out, but your take home pay is still generally higher than what you get in Malaysia.
Petrol is still very much cheaper than KL, around 1.35 recently. Can get as high as 1.70 depending again on oil prices obviously.
Cost of living is high, and again that depends which city you're living in. Generally, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane is more expensive to live in compared to Perth or Adelaide. And salaries also depend on which state you're working in. Canberra generally paid the highest in OZ because no one wants to work here
working environment is pretty good i said. but that is if you're comfortable working with ang mohs, and not Asians in general.

not to boast around but i was quite lucky to have started on 60p/a. it was pretty good since some of my mates of the same job started out just on 35. yes, night life sucks, but you'll get use to it and it's not a really big deal in the end. food wise - don't compare with KL. and i only eat out on weekends, which isn't that bad afterall.

went to Japan last month, working in Aus

good for those studying here, bad for those working

as some have said, it's friggin bad when I go back and change AUD to RM.
2.4! Meh...imagine when it was 3

give and take lo - u win some, u lose some
you'll get used to it once you've been here long enuf

what's the fracas about uni fees? i thought it's set when you accept the uni offer letter? Mine i know was one set lump sum paid over 4 sems.