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azarimy
post Nov 5 2008, 01:33 AM

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have shared. couldnt be bothered to share AGAIN tongue.gif.

there are topics relating to each country of studies. just browse those topics, u'll get the idea.
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post Nov 15 2008, 07:49 PM

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LOL if u dont get to use ur lecturers doesnt mean they're useless wink.gif.
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post Nov 16 2008, 02:07 AM

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QUOTE(willa @ Nov 15 2008, 01:11 PM)
if can,really try to go abroad rather than studying in local uni
local colleges in m'sia r much more better than local uni
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i would love for u to further define ur statement.

lets start with "IPTA are in the THES ranking while IPTS are nowhere to be found".

QUOTE(EmperorMeng @ Nov 15 2008, 01:16 PM)
A1. look at attendance la . with some lecturers, the attendance is almost 100% . why? coz attending their lecture is nt a waste of time. while some lecturers comes in the 1st lecture with this:
1. buy the text book
2. spend 10 hrs a week study urself
3. do all tutorial.

and proceed to read his OHP laugh.gif

A2. depends entirely on subjects. we have a fair share of all. this is just academic wise. there should be many other reasons tht can make one to choose to study overseas smile.gif

@ azarimy. ur also a lecturer smile.gif thumbup.gif
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err... yes? not sure what u're implying here tongue.gif.

relating to my earlier statement, in my experience, i've taught students who strongly prefers to work alone/independently. i have no problems with that, as long as they deliver at the end of the project or semester. but if the same student complains that "lecturers are useless", memang makan gua punya kaki lor laugh.gif

QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Nov 15 2008, 02:58 PM)
how so?


Added on November 15, 2008, 11:01 pm

I can accept lecturers who don't speak good English, but not lecturers who are unprepared and only read entirely from the slides. I have one lecturer like that this semester and believe it or not, I think he's a goner next semester.

the power of Vic Uni students or NZ students tongue.gif
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if u look at the architectural association (AA) school in london, the students have an election to elect their head of school. u cant get any stronger than that wink.gif. i've seen first hand how they toppled a top european architect who was the head of school back in 2004 in favor of a new, more radical architect. if only malaysia could vote their own prime minister... biggrin.gif
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post Nov 18 2008, 02:27 AM

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when i was studying in london, i have 2 flatmates: a guy from jordan of palestinian descent, and a spanish guy of japanese descent.

we get along great. i'm still close with both of them. the palestinian guy studied archaeology, quite good looking, and also the vice warden in the place i was staying. every other night he'll bring home a different girl, and occasionally we can girls screaming from his room.

the japanese guy, on the other hand, is desperate for a girlfriend. he speaks english, spanish and japanese fluently, and a little bit of french and german. he is very social, but could never get a girl home. he's not that bad looking either. always hangout my room talking about his miserable social life.

all of us get along just fine. we clearly define our boundaries, especially on food. since both the palestinian and i are muslim, we compartmentalize our fridge from the jap's. he's not a big fan of cooking, most of the time i cook stuffs for him, coz it's easier that i dont have to worry about halal stuffs.

however, the jap moved out after 8 months. in came a PRC guy who could barely speak english. somehow that made him less social with us. he invaded our fridge with alot of pork, used our utensils to cook pork and so on. we repeatedly explained to him about our "needs", he seems oblivious and always assumed that we're trying to convert him to Islam hahaha!

i didnt stay long after that. after finishing my masters, i quickly moved out. i heard my palestinian friend kicked him out of the flat not long after that biggrin.gif.
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post Nov 18 2008, 04:01 AM

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QUOTE(P.I.M.P @ Nov 17 2008, 07:21 PM)
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Wow I bet the Palestine guy was having a time of his life. Mueahahahaha. Everynight different girl screaming unsure.gif  unsure.gif  thumbup.gif  thumbup.gif . So "strong" ka?

Poor thing your Jap friend. He must have got some Jap chicks too right? icon_rolleyes.gif  icon_rolleyes.gif

Interesting house mates you got there.
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i dunno what sort of mojo the palestinian guy has. i'm more curious as to how he chat up the girls before convincing them to come home in the first place.

the jap guy now back in japan. he has a girl friend now, since he's not bad looking. hell, he speaks 5 different languages and has a masters in embryology. but he was miserable during the few months he was in london. and japanese chicks? overrated lah. it's VERY hard to find the ones that is hot.
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post Nov 18 2008, 09:05 AM

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QUOTE(P.I.M.P @ Nov 17 2008, 09:55 PM)

Wow speak 5 different language & a masters in embryology still cannot get a girl?  doh.gif  doh.gif Mana boleh? If I were him, I'd make the most out of what I have. Especially with 5 different language, sure can "lure" girls from 5 different countries icon_rolleyes.gif  icon_rolleyes.gif . Best if he got British accent, girls love it  wub.gif  wub.gif . I think Brit accent is do darn cool.
problem with that is, he's not hitting the right person. he's been hitting all girls that anything BUT asians. he's sort of... short. well, average malaysian height lah. so most of the time, height IS a factor.

but i'm sure he's screwing all the girls he can find in tokyo right now haha.

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post Nov 19 2008, 08:43 PM

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QUOTE(CherryD @ Nov 19 2008, 07:33 AM)

I was worried about financial issues too...i kept wondering after they sent me aboard would they still have enough money for their retirement life...
UK is seriously darn expensive. Why not go to Australia or US?
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actually, if u could afford to study in australia, u should afford studying in the UK, no problem. just avoid big cities like london and u'll be fine. australia might sound cheaper due to the exchange rate, but u could buy most of the stuffs in the UK with relatively the same price with australia.
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post Nov 20 2008, 03:42 AM

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QUOTE(P.I.M.P @ Nov 19 2008, 01:23 PM)
You should compare the purchasing power in every country instead of the price of things. How much stuff you can buy with a dollar. That's what matter most.
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i AM talking about purchasing power.

buck for buck, living cost in most cities in the UK is comparable to australia. big australian cities like sydney and melbourne can be more expensive than the UK (except for london, edinburgh or birmingham).

 

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