their messaging system is great actually.

i always get prompt reply via PM.

so you already have internet banking?

Q1 Yes you do not need to pay any taxes including working when you are a student. I dont think you need to fill in the R85 form if you are having a student account.

Q2 I would never buy a printer or scanner. Well maybe is just me. I think the uni library should have more than enough for student to use.
Yes they do get a lot of discount but only to those old stocks. It also depends on the items itself. From the link, I think is quite cheap. (I dont know the market price though)

I do think that you would need to go to the bank to change important details like your home address and update information on your account. You won't be able to do it over the phone or online.

As for the cheques bouncing, do watch your accounts and make sure you have sufficient balance on your clearing accounts. Granted that the interest gained on current accounts are way lower than a normal savings account, the interest lost on that few hundred pounds or so is not worth it if you end up getting charged £35 for a bounced cheque.

Buying a printer/scanner here is quite alright. The prices here are comparable (and in some cases cheaper) to those in malaysia. It's the ink where all the difference is. It's just a personal preference really. I'd say if you have like loads (hundreds and hundreds of pages) of printing to do, you would be better off using the library printer as the paper and ink cost for the printer would cost you an absolute bomb. However if you do more scanning and print the odd report once in a while, I think buying the printer/scanner would be better.

Hope that helps.

i can change my address online through online backing but im with barclays so it might be different with other banks.

and about the printer, it depends whether u work more in the library or at home. i work more at home so i prefer to have my own. its also helps that u dont need to go all the way to library when u need to print just a page or something. like someone said, the ink cartridges are not cheap (2 of them can buy u a printer), so try not to waste any.

I reckon most of you should be aware of this, but this is just for the sake of prevention. 

I noticed recently there's a barage of authentic looking emails claiming to be from banks (mine is HSBC) with all sorts of reasons trying to get you to click on a link to a fake HSBC website where they can phish for your account info.

Remember never ever log on to bank, paypal etc websites using a link from your email.

q2. you can get it for cheap if you scout around website deal. e.g. from ebuyer.com, dabs.com, misco.net, etc. goggle abt it. and yes definitely it is at convenient to have a printer at home.

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sometime it just not easy for me to go to bank and sort those out. so email and telephone are great ways to get things done.

every other bank charges abt that amount for bounce back cheque. even bank in msia charge abt rm100 for that.

yes, when you buy printer.. they are not including USB cable.. you need to get it separate.. £8? no, you can just get a cheap from the internet, it just cost £1-3... i don't think you need to get branded USB cable..
well, what you can do when you are going back to malaysia, you can sell it to your junior or those who just enroll.. probably you only able to sell it 40% or 50%.. lol.. it's better than you carry back malaysia..

actually pay as you go is cheaper if you seldom make calls.. monthly contract is bit troublesome coz you need to stick with them for 1 year or 18 months. but the advantage is you get a free phone.

it's not easy to get a job.. you are encourage to start hunt for job before you are graduate... remember, those graduate job is starting to recruit around beginning of the year, such jan-march.. so if anyone is going to graduate next year jun/august, now is the good time to apply graduate job.

what are you studying? engineering etc? with some courses, you are able to secure a job before you graduated.

wanna ask that anyone know where can get cheap bicycle at belfast?
need to get 1, bus fare was very high and walking until my leg like wanna patah.,....

healthcare professionals (e.g medic, pharmacist etc) and some engineering (position of graduate engineer usually opens by early of third year, apply and fight for it, and you will secure a job before graduation).
IT is hot in UK. but they usually look for one with years of experience.

anyway you can just apply for the IGS, post-graduate whatever they called now scheme that allows you to extend the stay up to a year to look for job in uk.

yes, autumn sale is the best time to get last year's winter clothings. especially if u dont have much winter clothings already. unless u care about what's the most current trend, in which case it will be sooo last year .

Hi. Is your dad looking to adopt a child? Maybe a girl.. somewhere in the mid 20s? 

locked for internet banking only..

what bank did u opened ur acc? if lloyds.. i think it should be as simple as 123..

i not sure for pay as you go...

but if any of you have free minutes and want to call 0800/0845 , you guys can check the number for 020 or free call from SayNo0800

would it be cheaper just to take out money then put in the other bank? i mean, not cheaper, but FREE?

LOL cheers mate!!!!

i'll try. i asked lloyds and they told me £30 pounds! WTF??!!!!

coz im planning to close my natwest acc (since after all natwest, halifax RBS (groups of H-BOS) and llyods had went for a merger) so its pointless to leave open 2 acc in teh same bank

btw seems like today is rather cold. tomorrow forecast says in london it'll be below 0.

cant u just go to the target bank (in this case, lloyds), bring ur natwest card, and use it to pay whatever amount into the target account, just like u buy whatever stuff using debit cards?

so for course like postgraduate which is 1 year, will i still get student visa? .. how long would the visa be ? ... also i heard about the working holiday maker scheme, is this scheme is available ? ..

yes. usually they'll add 4-6 weeks after ur supposed end of studies, so that u could sort out to go back home or find job or spend a few weeks bumming around or whatever.

nope.. i'm converting my student visa to Tier 1 Post Study Work visa. This visa is for those who graduate in UK university. if you apply in UK, you need to pay £400 with £800 funding in you bank account while you do it outside UK (malaysia) you only need to pay £215 (forgot how much is that should be around £200++) with £2500 funding in your bank account... With this visa you are allow to work any permanent job in UK for 2 years.

hi there...

no problem.. enjoy ur student life
just curious, r u planning to extend your student visa?