Go register with Emiritate and become their 'blue' member for free. Then your luggage allowance is 30kg.

Alternatively, go to http://www.msl.travel/ and buy tickets from them and tell them you are a student and buy a student card from them (RM20)

I think you may have better answers here:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forums

May be not in southern UK, but what about Aberdeen in Scotland?

Come to think about it, do people go around shouting and telling others they are wearing one?

Grab as much as you can. The exchange rate right now is 5.80 so you are making a killing at that rate.

Tell me where in Sarawak can you change at GBP1 = RM5.45

I will get my friend to buy as much as possible.

Assuming your father is a HSBC Malaysia Premier account holder. Then:

1. He can set up a HSBC UK Premier account in the name of your father + you aka, a joint account. It's free.
2. He does not have to go to UK, the Malaysia HSBC will do everything for you both, even before you landed in UK.
3. He can transfer money in M'sia account to his UK account online and is free.
4. Being a joint UK account, he can access it online to see you didn't spend your money on night clubs etc.

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Added on June 23, 2009, 7:27 amA lot of thing is indeed not related but their website are.

For example, on the very same page, you can see BOTH your UK and Malaysia account and can transfer money between anyone of them.


This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jun 23 2009, 07:27 AM

I don't think there is anything to stop you from opening another account solely in your name, is there?

But for a 1st timer to UK, it might be helpful to have that UK HSBC Premier account. It allows free transfer of money and you get to have UK credit card immediately. And with a UK credit card, as long as you spend more than GBP100 on it, be it part payment or full payment, the CC company is liable should there be any product dispute. Something that is not available to Debit Card or Malaysia CC.

My suggestion:

1. Bring about GBP500 in cash for your everyday usage lasting about 2 or 3 weeks while waiting for account to open.
2. If your uni accept bank draft, buy a bank draft for the EXACT amount of fees that you needed to pay.
3. Buy another bank draft for your living expenses for next few months or for a year or whatever.

As for account opening.
1. If your parent is a HSBC Premier customer, get Malaysia HSBC to open a free UK Premier account for you while you are still in Malaysia.
2. Do it there yourself with any bank you choose.

Correct me if I am wrong but I don't know of anybody still using these nowadays when going over to UK for studies.

I will just recap what I wrote and some addition:

My suggestion:

1. Bring about GBP500 in cash for your everyday usage lasting about 2 or 3 weeks while waiting for account to open.
2. If your uni accept bank draft, buy a bank draft for the EXACT amount of fees that you needed to pay.
3. Buy another bank draft for your living expenses for next few months or for a year or whatever.

As for account opening.
1. If your parent is a HSBC Premier customer, get Malaysia HSBC to open a free UK Premier account for you while you are still in Malaysia.
2. Do it there yourself with any bank you choose.

Malaysian ATM card. For the just-in-case-emergency need for money FAST.
Open a joint Malaysian bank account with your father. Then get a Malaysian ATM card. Make 100% sure it has either the PLUS or CIRRUS logo or else it is useless. Better still, get an Malaysian HSBC ATM card. Reasons being:
1. If you needed money IMMEDIATELY, bank draft takes about 2 weeks(include sending & clearance) and telex transfer takes 2 or 3 days, but with ATM, if your father in Malaysia deposited the money into the Malaysian bank, you can IMMEDIATELY withdraw that same money from any UK ATM machine a couple of minutes later. There is no faster way I know of in sending monies from home to UK.
2. With other bank, the charges is RM10 - RM12 per withdrawal.
3. Withdrawing from any UK HSBC ATM machine using M'sia HSBC ATM Card, the charges is only RM5 or free for Premier account holder.

Hope that helps.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jun 25 2009, 09:21 AM

May I ask what's the credit limit?

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Added on June 26, 2009, 7:10 amIt depends. Most university accommodation is for 38 weeks but for those in the private, it is 52 weeks. So if you go back for the long 12 weeks summer holiday, with university accommodation, you don't have to pay for your room unlike the private. The amount we are talking for the summer room are very significant. For example, if your room is GBP70 a week, you will be paying 70 x 12 =GBP 840 for the empty room that you are not using.


This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jun 26 2009, 07:13 AM

You could check out this 3rd party student accommodation provider:
www.unite-students.com

For those moving into self catering and needed cooking utensils and bedding etc, check this out:
http://www.all-unied.com/acatalog/index.html

I couldn't work this out to be advantageous. Take for example, the free Nokia 5800
O2 Prepaid is GBP10. 150 mins talk + 300 texts.
Free phone contract is 18 months for GBP20 with 200 minutes & 200 texts

So you are basically paying GBP10 x 18 = GBP180 extra for the free phone. That's more or less the price of the phone itself.

And are these free phone from carrier locked? Meaning you can't use other network's SIM card?

You can always ask your family in Malaysia to send you parcel by post. Sea parcel cost RM120 for 20kg and it takes about 1 to 3 months to reach.

Post Office. But a word of warning...NEVER EXCEED 20-KG. Otherwise, it will cost big bucks.

Not so sure about your advise of getting the free meningitis jab.

I heard of a case whereby a new student contacted and die from meningitis within the 1st month of entering Uni. If money isn't a problem, I advise getting it here but mind you, it is an expensive jab.

I would recommend Dell instead. Correct me if I am wrong but Dell have this "next business day" service and most IMPORTANTLY, they comes to you. Just imagine, you don't have to go across a big unfamiliar city to get to their service center.

Furthermore, they also carries International warranty. And warranty can be extended to 3 or 5 yrs, enough for your entire length of course study.

I didn't know that. In Malaysia, they have always come to you.

May I ask who pays for the posting cost in UK? If we pay, then that is a different story. But if Dell UK pays, who cares.

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Added on July 19, 2009, 8:53 amThere is no free lunches in this world. All computer company had already priced the cost of warranty into the final price they sell you. Some company reveals the cost to you whereas some don't. No exception.

This post has been edited by Optiplex330: Jul 19 2009, 09:19 AM

If that is the case, then what is the meaning of "Next Business Day on-site support"?

http://www.dell.com/downloads/emea/service..._support_uk.pdf
According to this document, there is on-site and mail-in service in Europe. So if you purchase a Malaysian Dell and if the invoice states on-site, and since Malaysian purchased Dell is valid in UK, don't they have to come to you?

And no, I am not trying to be funny. I genuinely wanted to know about this issue.

I think almost every Malaysia Dell I looked at and certainly all Dell that I have ever bought in Malaysia comes with a Next Business Day service. And since it already comes with NBD and this warranty is valid for UK, I don't see why they wouldn't honor it.

And Malaysia Dell does come with extended warranty that you have to pay extra. I bought them for all my laptop. Can extend up to a maximum of 5 yrs.