Speak of the devil


That's a 2 years span of NOT cutting my hair. And yes, not even layering nor anything affiliated with the slight modification to my hair. It's not because things are expensive here, but it's just not getting the right mind set to have it chopped off. Furthermore, company and customers doesn't feel that much offended speaking to someone that has a hair that fairly resembles a working professional. That's the working culture i've come to accept.

On a more fairly loose term, i've been reading previous posts and i do find it offensive that some of you planning to come down under have the thought of bringing every single damn thing just because of the fear of spending that extra nickel. Toilet rolls, Reams of A4 papers, thongs, undies, and every single damn thing that you spent around RM20 in Malaysia and going to spend less than AUD10 here. The mentality of penny wise pound foolish needs to be tagged on the forehead for some of you.

Yes, food is expensive here, but that doesn't mean you've got to ship the whole box of instant noodle or seasoning to Australia. I swear for every time i hear people even thinking of bringing food over, i'd get enough nickel to sink Singapore.

This post has been edited by -Jonathan-: Feb 7 2009, 01:51 PM

hi all, there's stg i would like to ask regarding metlink vpt student concession card.
In the application form, it is stated that

I'm going to monash under the so called intercampus exchange program, does that means I'm eligible for this card? I am paying Malaysian fees though.

haha.
How are you surviving with the heat?

the same way i've been surviving with my equal hot girlfriend.
With my pants down.



and air cond

-doublepost-

This post has been edited by KVReninem: Feb 7 2009, 02:34 PM

@Cheesenium (UNSW)


I should take how many UOC in my 1st sem?
some of the courses needs Prerequisite.
any recommendation for that?


;J0shua

Generally 24 UOC per semester. I have no idea what are you gonna pursue for your degree, but generally speaking, most of the subjects you will be taking in the first year are core subjects, meaning you won't have a choice but to take it. Some subjects require another subject as pre-requisite, so if you want to take that subject you gotta first take the required subject to satisfy its pre-requisite requirement.

I enrolled in 3 courses (18 UOC). 18 of 24 UOC. others subjects required Corequisite and prerequisite. It's ok?

Haha! I was in Canning College.. year '07

Well technically it is fine if you are only enrolled in 18 UOC for the semester, but as a first year student you normally do 24 UOC per semester. If you figure out that there isn't any other core subject that you could take for this semester, you can consider taking an elective subject. Alternatively, if you are unsure about what to take, just drop your faculty student centre an email to enquire about it. Their email address can be found in the school's website, so just go look for it.

Lol @ Jonathan. I might be one of those guys. I'm bringing enough noodles to last me for the first 4~5 days, in case somehow, during the first week I am not able to get my supplies.

Which one is you and which one is your girlfriend?

As for me, I can't stand long hair, so every 5-6 months I throw in the towel and shave my head. Its not too bad in winter, but in summer I can't sleep with the mass of hair being one nice heat pack.
After doing the math, I find that fresh food is not much more expensive, and sometimes actually cheaper in Australia. Naturally kaya is going to cost more than Malaysia, but what's wrong with Nutella?

You cannot come to another country and live like what you did in Malaysia. Yes, I do miss kolo mee, but I actually have taken a liking to Beef pies (just make sure you have tissues at hand). I can't stand it when I see ethnic Chinese (Malaysian, Singaporean, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, China Chinese) eat their excessive soup noodles with newspaper under the bowl and bones scattered all around. Especially when they never bother to clean up.

While I can understand bringing in supplies for the first 1-2 days, 4-5 days is probably a bit much. Woolies and Coles is not that far away. My first meal in Australia on the evening I landed was Red Rooster.

LOL... mee list. And yeah you won't find mee hun kueh here also...

kolo mee = 干捞面, similar to your dry wantan mee.

Sarawakian's kolo mee is probably different though.

pony tail... not my type... my head will be on fire.

I find it more offensive to label people with the mentality of a scrooge. It's not foolish to bring all those stuff to Australia provided that your baggage allowance is sufficient. Of course, reams of A4 paper and toilet rolls won't save you much due to the weight and bulk; and it'll be dumb to attempt to ship one's entire room over from Malaysia.

But if one's able to bring boxes of food over, by all means do it. The price of noodles/wheat/rice products in Aust. have soared crazily since last year, and if one's able to save 50-100 ringgit by doing so, why not? A 200g Nescafe powder costs RM10+ per packet back home, it's probably almost double the price over in Australia after conversion... so if you bring 10 bags which only amounts to 2kg you'll save approx RM100. A hundred bucks may not seem much, but it's still parents' hard-earned money.

Choose wisely about the stuff you pack.... and don't forget the 7kg hand luggage which often excludes your laptop. A grand total of 37kg is bloody enough. And please, don't chug your textbooks along, zap 'em from your library.

Like I said, if anyone has spare weight in the baggage especially the 30kg student allowance, fill it up with stuff that you'll be able to save money with. With all the clothes and toiletries and miscellaneous necessities, chances are you'll amount to around 24, 25kg with 5 more to go; might as well put it to good use by bringing stuff you can't find in Aust /you'll be able to save money with instead of wasting it.

LOL at the nickel sinking S'pore comment though, but when you think that Sporeans are now able to spend 1:1 with their SGD while our ringgit is still shit as ever, you can't smile anymore

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Feb 8 2009, 01:14 PM

Anyone here using the Casio Class Pad ? My school uses them but I never buy it . It's not necessary for such an example calculator right ? Since they can't really be used in exams anyway

can i have my student ID done before orientation?
i am thinking of stopping by at Uni tmr to enquire bout orientation and also if possible get my ID done.

I think you should be able to have your ID done on the same day as orientation. (very fast process)

Your school should have a list of subjects that you should take each semester.Look for it.

I dont see why i shouldnt bring textbooks from here.It cost a lot more to buy there and the library dont have that many books for you to borrow.Especially if it's a core textbook that is needed in tutorials.

Hello, anyone in Adelaide? I've been here for 1 week plus, last monday was 46c, today suddenly drop to 26c, though quite same as msia, but it's cold, strong winds...gona start my classes tomorrow =)

MeruChan, coming to QUT right? Doing accounting? Assuming your campus is on Gardens Point, just bring your Passport, Visa(eCOE) and offer letter, pop into A block, get your documentation, and follow the signs to Z block to get your ID card done. Made out on the spot.

Orientation is 16-20 Feb. Best to do administrative things (like enrollment) then, as there will be people helping you up. They change every year, but last year they had people walking around with "ask me" badges, whom you can go up and ask anything (well, almost).

If anyone wants to stalk me I'll be in QUT whole day tomorrow.

ahh what a lilfe saver!
thank you!!