That one I know ... What I meant is ... For food poisoning , Will they give us the medicine list so that we can buy in pharmacy or just go home and rest ? My friends got like fever and stuff , Doctor never give medicine . Suffering

ya they do give u what to buy from pharmacy

If you DO go to see the doctor remember to keep the receipt and claim from your medical insurance

You would need to change your mindset a bit. Unlike Malaysia, where doctors give out colored water to shut patients up, most Australian doctors generally don't prescribe anything for minor ailments like fever or food poisoning. Last time I checked Panadol was easily available and does help relieve fever's.

I'm not saying there is no over-prescription. Its not just as bad as Malaysia, where the mentality is if you don't walk out of the door with something, the doctor "bo hoh" and go to the next sinseh/bomoh/shaman/uncle/auntie/people you don't know but when you're sick suddenly become very interested in you to get "medical treatment" in the form of foul tasting herbs/weeds/smoke/grass by the roadside/coca-cola.

(Don't laugh: I have had cases where people, after hearing me having tooo much stomach acid (gastric), "prescribe" Cola-Cola and Mentos, amongst other things!)

normally for a first timer. how many luggage bags did u guys bring?

Obviously up until your weight limit.........

i'm abit big size, so i'm brining a 29" , around 27kg for the first time in, with my backpack and a small handcarry.

Hoping everything fits, in the car.

I just know one thing when i'm at the airport, dont help other people carry and make sure no body carry or put things into your bag. You might not know what white stuff may hit you

Very true. It's what my consultants always drill into us, i.e. be wary of the patient's expectations. And this is why Msian doctors operate differently from Australian ones - in Msia sometimes you do need to give something for placebo effect just to satisfy patient's expectations, and placebo alone is "part of the treatment" as well provided that the stuff given does no harm.

A wagon cab should do just fine. They will be present at most, if not all airports.
And yes, the last line about helping strangers is very true indeed, unless you want to end up in an episode of Border Security.

I went to the doctor earlier , He gave me 2 boxes of medicine . He says that nowadays people tends to get food poisoning / diarrhea because of an viral outbreak . Be careful when you go out guys .

yes; take care yourself

Those who like Singapore Airlines .

Please be advised, all Singapore Airlines flights are being operated on the
Airbus 330-300 series in the month of December. However, this may change if
necessary, due to operational reasons.

I have emailed them about this question as I saw they're using Airbus A330-300/400 in this coming December .

all sq flights to brisbane, perth, and adelaide will gradually be switched to their brand new a330-300 aircrafts as some old 777's and 747's are retired.......melbourne and sydney flights will continue to use a mixture of b777, b747 and a380........

in any case, what's the problem with the a330?

Just telling you guys . I'm curious as Singapore Airlines is the world largest 777 operator . Sudden change of planes makes me curious

the earlier 777's are pretty old, and will be 'retired' (ie sold off to other airlines), the newer 777er's are meant for very long haul routes that have smaller traffic......i think the a330's is a temporary measure while waiting for the 787............

A330 is as big as 777 . Well , Do you guys notice that SQ is a lot cheaper than MAS ?

i met haya today! a nice bloke ^^
hope to meet other malaysians in Brisbane! have a nice day mates!

The A330 is NOT as big as the 777, nor is it in the same class. The 777 is for long haul where passenger numbers do not warrant a 747, while the A330 is more for medium haul.

In anycase, I'm not surprised that SQ has switched to their new A330's for the BNE/ADL/PER sectors. Fly SQ in May and they'll start using the A330's. I can tell you they will be more comfortable than D7's A330's.

SQ does give MH a run for their money through, that's for sure.

why nt A380

yes; but depend alot. Due to the recession they had scale down badly just to keep operation running.Good time it aint cheap; bad time it is cheap

haha.

This post has been edited by KVReninem: Feb 9 2009, 07:42 PM

I am going to start my first year in UNSW.

& regarding the orientation week, what are we suppose to do during that whole week?

Is the lecture going to start on that particular week?

Is the attendance going to be marked? Is the orientation programme really COMPULSORY?

Monash recently sent me an invoice for the school fees together with OSHC monay. I've paid it.

Now, I'm trying to enrol online, but I do not know my OSHC number/start date and end date. I only know the OSHC provider. Anyone know where I can check? Thanks