Hi all,

I need to ask for your opinion.

Do I need to buy cooler pad if I bring over my Dell Inspiron 1420 laptopn to Australia? It seems quite heavy. Or I can buy in Australia but I guest the price might be higher than Malaysia.

Thanks!

It depends how fast do you do medical checkup and also how fast your doctor transfer your report. It's better to do medical checkup with X-tray at the same place. For me it took less that a week, if I not mistaken, it took 5 days.

Haya please add me too.
Deakin University Master of Dietetics

so what do you all study in Deakin. I guest business. Am I right?

I'm student.

I open account at ANZ, two account ANZ online saver and ANZ access acount.

I'd like to know do they charge you for "NON-RESIDENT WTHLD TAX ON INTEREST PAID"?

Really thank you of your all advice. I'll go to apply for TFN.

Quite boring no many friends at Melbourne. I wish myself all the best and can find a good employer. Hahaha

Try DHL. You can call them out, telephone number can get through the internet. They can pick up from your house. I advise you to get their box 1st then short it out before pick up.

Students have 20 or 25% discount, I couldn't recall but you need to show your offer letter.

Ha Ha Ha, me too! I experience the same situation as you. I delay my course from 2006 but finally enroll in 2009. Are we in the same course. Me at Deakin University

If you stay in zone 2, it is slightly cheaper than zone 1. However, you need to spend more times on traveling.

Or initial stage, you can try homestay. Then, when you feel you have already familiarised with the place or have some friends would like to share with you then you move out. For homestay, you need to tell them 2 weeks before you move out. Anyway, it also depends on your luck. If you get bad homeparents, good luck to find accommodation as soon as possible, if you get good one I think you do not want to move.

You can try you university website and find more information. The price for zone 1 I think it is about 260 per week so per month about 1129. This includes with food, utilities, linens, internet (some) almost everything. You just need to bring you clothes and some personal belonging.

Or you can try this website. It is the agency for my university. http://www.student-accommodation.com.au/

if i buy more metcard now, would it be use until next year?

Go for online medical checkup rather use conventional method

Good luck

Not really. Now, I'm homestay, this month my quota is 20 peak period and 40 off peak. Normally, I share with another student (one or two, normally one) but this month and next month, I use all. Hahaha

Homestay gives you some great experience, you can understand Australian culture faster.

Food wise, it is really depended on what are your preferences. If you don't like western food then homestay might not suitable to you. But one of the great thing is you don't need cook, don't need to go market every week or sometimes you need to go twice a week. Besides, it is really save a lot of time. However, you will miss asian food but you can go to your friends' house and cook it or eat out (slightly expensive, once a while is ok).

For rules, it depends different homestay. Some people cannot bring their friend while some homeparents don't mind it. Some family don't allow you to online after 11pm. Some need you to bath within 4 mins. The rules are varied from house to house. So far for me, I have no problem.

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Added on December 16, 2008, 7:40 amI think not really good to find a house from the internet. Sometimes, photos are different from reality. I suggest you to come here 1st then find your house. Or you can stay with your friends or relatives. Pls don't pay your bond without seeing the physical house.



This post has been edited by tsm: Dec 16 2008, 07:40 AM

Dear Boby,

Most of us here are lonely and don't know anyone else in our university.

If you have any questions about studying at RMIT or same course with you, you can search through "facebook". I think it is really useful for me but for you I have no idea.

Wish this can help.

Go to RMIT website and search it. They are so many types of MBA. This is one of them

http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=MC088;STA...|%22PROGRAM%22)

Happy new year every one. Tomorrow new year eve I am going to Victoria Harbour.

All public transport will be free after 6pm. Pls don't validate your ticket after 6pm. For more information go to metlink website.

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Added on December 30, 2008, 6:26 pmSorry, forgot to tell this is for Melbourne^-^

This post has been edited by tsm: Dec 30 2008, 06:26 PM

Choose online system rather than conventional method which use mail. Therefore, when you fill your visa remember register your online medical checkup.

The clinic beside Hilton is using online system. I didn't bring my picture, they took it for me. They also have other options which use conventional and need additional RM20 if not mistaken.

Just use google then you'll get it. Anyway just tell you, now is summer

I recommend you arrange your accommodation 1st. For instance university hostel or homestay. Homestay will be great for those who are new in Melbourne and not really expensive and include everything such as meal.

If you live in homestay bring 100 is more than enough.

Meal here about 10 per meal or even higher. It is depend which zone do you stay.

Please prepare for accommodation 1st. Or ask you university prepare temporary accommodation. Normally, they will arrange motel for you. Not really bad but you need to find accommodation as soon as possible.

All the best

For rental, some places need 1 month bond and 1 month rental fee. So, it means you need to pay 2 months rental fee. Rent varies according to which area do you stay. Could you tell me which university and area? Sorry, maybe you've been mentioned it before but I already forgotten.

Wool top and jumper are enough to keep you warm and not too heavy. All the winter stuff buy over here.

Here only shower not raining. What frighten me here is hail storm. My umbrella was broken by hail storm