the question would be like: where are you going to visit, where are you going to stay, do you have relatives there

nothing much actually. just make sure that you answer the question without telling extra information that is not necessary

wooo.. 10 years.. how u manage to get that?

thx for the info

tourist visa without reason is very hard to obtain lor... now very strict, once rejected u will get into the rejected list

reporting live from US... lol.. just travelled freaking 36 hours

In US d huh?
hey SeLrAhC, jz wanna confirm sumthin here, frm ur earlier post in dis thread which wrote bout ur calculation on ur income, bt i din c u deduct ur expenses(lodging, meals, etc) frm ur 10kusd income...so i was quite confuse...
bcoz ur employer provide meal n lodging 4 u, so, u earn tat much? wat if the employer dun provide these? able to earn(nett income) hw much? plz clear my doubts here...><

owhh.. then wut reason did u gave?

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Added on April 23, 2009, 11:58 pmare u traveling alone or in a group?

This post has been edited by ILCorvo: Apr 23 2009, 11:58 PM

yeaps.. drinking some corona now.. lol.. ppl r having a party n i m posting here.. lol

ermm... gross income is around 13-14k ... so after deduction i get back like 10kusd

ermm.. meals i get from workplace or i jack them... lol

as for accomodation, i share... so it is kinda cheap.. like er... max 350usd max /month... employer pays for monthly bus passes, so ..

but of course not every1 is as lucky as me...

oh.. my reason is WAT and that's a reason already.... i mean as i had mentioned earlier, they are stict for b and f visas but not j-1s

me? i m here alone... with my american homies.. but more msians will be joining me mid of next month

where is the to-do list?

i can write down a few pointers here ler... lol

1) ur underwear n socks determines how often u do ur laundy (suggested 10 pairs)
2) must have laptop 100% must
3) bring at least 1kusd
4) buy ciggies n booze at d airport even if u dun smoke or drink for ur future friends in uncle sam
5) bring 1 big trolly baggage, 1 big duffel, 1 small trolly and 1 small backpack
6) buy lots of msian food
7) if can bring sleeping bag there, as well as toiletries for ur duration
8) get a credit card
9) buy dettol cream for smelly leg
10)

will add more if can think about more...

dettol cream for smelly leg? wah?

I can concur about the toiletries, bring some medication as well (Panadol and the like). It doesn't make sense to spend that kind of money if you're just there for a short period of time.

SeLrAhC do you get a SSN when you're doing your work and travel? Or you just get a taxpayer ID number?

btw where are you in the US? I'm seriously thinking of redeeming my freq flyer miles now that Malaysia airlines has their promos again. First Class to NYC woohoo!

yea... lots of WAT students work long hours standing, and some of the 1st timers didnt bring enough socks.. so they keep wearing it again... making their feets into hong kong feet.. they wash with soap n dettol.. yea, that kills d smell for a while... if u use cream, ur leg wont smell anymore.. so it is a must lor ^^

i get a ssn... lol... ppl offer me 15k usd to sell to them

i m in anchorage... if u count alaska as us, then i am in us... lol...

10 pairs of socks? so much?

and what do you mean by uncle sam?

[quote=SeLrAhC,Apr 20 2009, 09:35 AM]

delta? got fly from here meh... so far never fly delta before...
book after clear visa 1st, can get rejected 1 lor
book from www.hostelbookers.com or www.priceline.com
food? lol.. 20usd a day is enough XD
errr.. how u work for 6 months wor? f-1 visa? h2b?



yeah F1 + internship....
What are you doing in achorage? Wait on table?

This post has been edited by booleanx: Apr 25 2009, 08:32 PM

ahh ure so lucky le....no wonder u cn earn so much le...
if the employer din provide those perk...most probably cn around 1kusd/month oni i thk..
btw, whats corona? whats uncle sam? whats SSN n taxpayer ID? lol

yea... not much lor... a lot of ppl dunno then die

uncle sam = us lor

i work 4 months only leh... j-1

me ar ... i thnik 3 weeks in starbucks after that work in bar... lol

yea... not all so lucky... less perks nvm, more pay can d... i more pay more perks...lol... 1.2k minimum /month ler

corona is stupid mexican dishwater beer... uncle sam is us... ssn is social secu no.

That SSN is valuable, I should recommend some of these young kids to go for WAT simply to get that SSN.

Anchorage is a bit out of the way for me, I'm mostly in the northeast but I might chance it. I've always wanted to go to alaska after reading Travel's with Samantha more than 10 years ago...

@selrahc

do you know about the VAT tax policy in usa? let's say i buy a laptop online in usa, and i have to pay VAT tax. i heard that i can claim it back, is it true?

lol.. like that also can XD i got my ssn and i m building up my credit ratings... lol

yea.. come here while i am here.. can be ur free guide... if i still have my place, i will b ur host.. ^^

dont buy in US lor.. but msia better

you actually carry them there and carry them back? so many luggage?

how do you manage them when you're travelling around?

US doesn't have VAT, it's called sales tax and it's not refundable. Sales tax is calculated on your billing address and depends on the state, some states don't have any sales tax eg. Delaware or Oregon.

Why buy laptops in the US? Regular stuff may not be that great a deal but most stuff on sale are far cheaper than in Malaysia. Besides you get stuff that are simply not available in Malaysia. The only thing I would never buy in the US is mobile phones

errr... yea... check in bag dunnit wry also.. check in klia take out at ur destination... only carry on need 2 ccarry mar..

abit hard for those that wanna travel

but how 2 know got sales wor... they now become even more chinaman than china.. always say got sales but tipu ppl 1...

mobile phones here not good meh?