arthur_tsang 2007-8-8 09:10 PM
Uni Wollongong - Commerce
In Australia
Carrie509 2007-8-10 07:57 PM
in fact it's not easily to get PT jobs in wollongong IF U DUN HAF A CAR.....but u can seek causal work in
towns near wollongong juz like in dapto or figtree....(u will know how to get there
when u r in Oz.......) and also the accomodation in fact is not quite expensive tho...of
coz, the cheapest one is the one next to the campus, called KOOLOOBONG.....and i'm
strongly suggest u to stay there for at least one semister, to let u get used to live in
wollongong......(wollongong is a quite boring place for all hongkies).......and after that u can rent a house w/ur friends.....
i reli dunno how much for kooloobong rite now.....but 2 yrs ago, it was A$118 per
week (guess wht, u can only access uni's proxy to surf the web, and no LAND LINE
TO MAKE A LONG CALL....SHIT!!!), but after that i rent a house w/my friend.....and
approximately paid A$120 per week (include everything, juz like gas and water, also
boardband.<-----need to share!!)
and b4 u go to wollongong, i STRONGLY SUGGEST u that" learn to drive!". in
Wollongong it's cheap to buy 2nd handed car(around 9000-15000 HKD) and in fact if
u dun buy a car......u haf to pay a lot in riding train and bus.....and it's cheap to do
services for ur car (that mechanic is very famous, u can ask those former SYC ppl who
are still studying in wollongong)....and once u buy a car, u can EASILY TO GET PT jobs
in wolllongong, juz like delivery.....and hourly rate is approximately $A15 + tips......
if u haf any question, feel free to ask and i'm juz came back from wollongong.......good
luck in ur study
arthur_tsang 2007-8-17 07:58 PM
多謝哂,而家在 Kooloobong 住一個學期需要A$128 一星期。
在 Kooloobong 上網,一小時收費 A$1 或者以 A$77 買 1MB 的 Download Quota
由 2007 年 7、8、9 月開始,所有宿舍 (Kooloobong 除外) 將會改用全新的上網服務公司,屆時上網只需 A$30 一個月 (20GB) 或 A$150 六個月 (6 x 20GB) ,非常實惠。
Kooloobong 如需打電話的呢,可以用 A$99/299 裝電話線,再按月按用量收費,在呢度打個 Call 返香港通常都要加 A$0.28 接駁至電話卡。(GST Incl)
Kooloobong 係自己煮食的宿舍,所以你來到的時候,有機會需要購置部份家具及廚具等,(例如電飯堡、電熱水堡、燙斗、擭、風筒等等)視乎你來到的時候有幾多 Flatmates,通常都係 Share 用架啦,但係你來到的頭一兩日確會辛苦,因為學校的飯堂早收(2pm),有機會來到無野食,且澳洲的入境海關嚴格,尤其對食品方面,不過會有人幫你架啦,無需擔心。另外,所有清潔等等都係自己負責,無電視機,娛樂設施要用返學校的。此外,Kooloobong 的保安無其他宿舍咁嚴密,所以要小心門戶。
每上學日下午四時後均有 Hotel Shuttle 服務,路線為 Uni > I-House > Weerona > Keiraview > Gundi > Uni ,Shuttle 均是預繳服務,不過成日都見有 Kooloobong 的人經常使用呢部車去 Keiraview 度出市區買野。
咁多個宿舍來說,最好唔好住 Campus East 同埋 Weerona 因為呢兩個宿舍係好唔方便的。(尤其是Campus East,除非無車,否則唔好住,行番學要一小時,巴士 50 分鐘一班)
如果你覺得 Kooloobong 唔方便又想自己煮的話,可以選擇 Keiraview (個人推介) ,因為 Keiraview落市中心,而且有電視等康樂設施,上網打電話都可以在宿舍裡面完成。Keiraview 往最接近的華人商店只需 30 秒步行,往火車站只需 10 分鐘步行,往大學只需 25 - 30 分鐘步行,往市中心只需 1 分鐘步行,市中心有大量商店食肆,非常方便。宿費只需 A$170 一週,尚算合理。
另外的一個個人推介會係 International House ,交通非常方便,15 分鐘行到學校,15 分鐘往市中心,15 分鐘往在城北的食肆區 (M 記、K 記、 P 記等一應俱全),15 分鐘往海灘,最重要的是火車站就在宿舍門口即見 - 你將感受到在鐵路沿線居住的方便 (步行 2 分鐘即達)。由火車站將有定期火車,一小時數班,直達雪梨市中心(唐人街)或其他地方。呢個係全包的宿舍,宿費包括所有正餐、每兩週一次的清潔服務、宿舍所有設施(包括可享用 Computer Lab,在開學之前你都可以用來上網、兩部 Plasma 有線電視、圖書館、音樂室、遊戲室等設施),另外此處有非常完善的宿生助理服務,由 O-Team 到 Student Life Assistant 都會好友善的為你的宿舍生活提供點綴,開學首週將會有大量的歡迎活動,其中包括雪梨海港遊船及動物園等等(甚至去水上樂園,入場費全包),開學後亦不時有眾多活動予你參與,理論上可以另你在澳洲的生活不致過份沉悶。Internation House 歐洲人佔 60% 以上,絕對係學習日常英語的最佳場所 (理論上) 。平日有4pm起 Hotel Shuttle 往返學校及宿舍及市中心(同上),另外每週日均有穿梭往返 Figtree 購物。
在 I-House 無需購買大量家具,因為大部份均有提供,宿費雖然稍貴,但仍然物有所值,通常住左之後都唔駛點用錢買野飲食等等,好多時都可以做到 $0 消費的。宿費 A$233 一週。
住出去來說,同上啦,不過小心果 D 地方都好遠 (Dapto 在學校 15km 以外的地方,Figtree 在學校 5km 以外的地方),我不建議住出去咁遠的地方,因為呢度交通班次稀疏。買車方面,如果住得近的話,無需要買車啦,呢度油錢貴,渣得出去雪梨或者返學不如自己坐車好過。(Uni > Sydney A$12.60 Return) 同埋住得遠就好累啦,真係要住出面最好找下 D 地產公司啦,兩個人 Share 一個 Studio 每人都係 $150 一週,仲要有海景睇,絕對超值!有部份都裝修好 (Esp Studio) ,咁所以 D 野都係照搬可也。
另外,做 Part-time 方面,市中心果頭未必有咁多 Part-time 做,因為都好細個 Town ,建議住 I-House 等等比較貴的宿舍,然後幫學校做野好過,因為可以節省最高 100% 宿費 (最少 10%) ,另外樹仁都有 50% 學費的獎學金,囉果個最實際,好過過到來做 Part - time 咁慘。
另外相問樓上的師姐,你在香港的前途如何?讀完升學易嗎?
我而家都係讀呢個 Programme 的 Part 2
Carrie509 2007-8-18 03:25 PM
um........actually i think I-house is not a good choice tho........bcoz it's expensive.........
also the rooms there are FREAKING SMALL!!!......also there's reli noisy, also lots of
gangs hang around I-house bcoz there's lots of bars and chicks around I-house(in fact, North Wollongong is reli INSECURE TO LIVE!!! everyone knows)......and if u reli
wanna learn english......in fact weeerona is reli a good choice........bcoz there's lots of
parties and formal dinner......and reli, once u r in australia in fact u should learn to
drive......one thing that Arthur mentioned above is wrong.......gas fee in Australia is RELI
CHEAP!!!!!....let say last month b4 i left.......gas fee was in 129-130 Cents (in Australian dollor)....it seems like 8 HKD per liter......and if u buy a car in small capacity e.g 1.3-1.8 L,
u only spend around 40 A$ for full tank.......and it keeps u can drive around 2.5 weeks...
also once u buy a car......u can drive to everywhere at anytime......also 2nd handed car here is reli cheap tho......and driving lisence here and convert into HK one......and in
Wollongong u dun need to pay for learning to drive.......once u get ur learner lisence...u can buy a car and u can ask ur friend who knows how to drive to teach u driving.....
and the most sucks stuff living in dorm is that internet in wollongong is reli exp....
as arthur mentioned.....A$ 30 per month but u can only d/l 20GB stuff....but if u move
to outside.....it also costs u A$ 30 per month.......but for unlimited quota.........inc land
line also......but the most vital thing is......buy ur car first b4 moving out!
RE arthur: i'm now still waiting offer fr some banks......and in in fact u cannot expect
too much once u grad fr wollongong....and r u gonna study ur master in here?
arthur_tsang 2007-8-19 12:22 AM
回上文。
1. I-House 的房確比 Kooloobong 細,但係同樹仁的單人房差唔多,加上其實都好多位放野,所以空間感唔覺好細。
2. 好多人都話 North Wollongong 唔安全。到今日為止,我都唔覺 I-House 或者附近會有 D 咩危險,係好靜,出面的確有酒吧,但係 D 人醉左咪行開少少囉,你唔著得太掛張的話 (女仔) 佢係唔會踩你的,我在呢度住左 6 星期,飲醉酒問題唔算好大,夜晚走廊有時會有人哎,不過都係一陣半陣的,唔會太離譜的。況且唔係度度都係咁,如果你真係怕嘈,係可以要求住點靜的地方,我覺得嘈的地方係好集中的,而且人都好 Considerate,你覺得好騷擾的話,你 Voice Out,佢地就識做架啦。
3. 住 I-House 其實問題只有一個,其他都唔係問題,就係 Fire Alarm ,唔明點解可以 41 日走 8 次火警,真係離譜。但你頂得順的話應該係無問題的。
4. 上網來說,一個月 20 GB 夠用有突啦,即使你要聽下歌果 D 頂多都係 14 - 15 GB 到,好難會過 20 GB 的真係,同埋條 Fixed Line 係宿舍俾你的,你出去租屋的話係會 Unlimited ,但係都唔係成日上網掛,尤其頭一兩個 Session ,最好識多點人,如果太快搬出去的話,你的 Social Circle 會變得 Limited。我明白,而讀緊或讀過的人都知在澳洲好悶,會成日堡劇,成日 Download 好多野,20 GB 唔夠,但反而我覺得在你自己的取向啦,看看你是否真的咁有需要看劇集等等。況且我覺得如果要堡的話,裝無線會比Download 劇化算點,始終有其他節目,更加全面,月費都係 A$50/mo ,大家 Share 都唔會太貴的。
b) 我個人來說都係聽英文歌的人呢,人地大聲播英文歌無咩問題的,同埋劇集都無睇過,都無問題,而家住 I-House,酒吧都未去過,我個邊可算是最嘈最Wet,我都頂得順,相比上年樹仁宿舍 D 人玩 Happy Corner 同埋播埋 D 唔知咩歌好嘈要投訴數百萬次就泥要報警,的確好好多。飲醉酒方面,佢唔會點騷擾你的,且有人騷擾你的話,你哎之後係會好多人幫你手的。
不過呢 D 都係西方人的文化,有時來到澳洲都要識應下呢度的文化的,唔過底線,其實無咩問題的,而且佢地人都幾好,肯同佢地一齊傾的話,佢地會好尊重你的文化,唔敢亂來同埋會好好朋友的。
5. 買車呢,可以買的,不過你自行判斷,因為還有好多其他支出如牌費、保險等要考慮啦。CityRail 其實都算方便,如果你想去遠的地方,可以考慮該處留宿的。而且返學後都忙,未必有咁多時間出街。
6. 膳食方面,我覺得最好有人煮的會好好多囉,我確不是太忍心見到有的同學住出面或 Kooloobong 要自己煮,但係餐餐杯麵/公仔麵填肚,或者打邊爐等等,即使買送都可能要就著,好少見到佢地有食下魚咁,呢點真係好唔健康囉,呢度 College 的膳食服務我感到極度滿意,那麼真係值得一試,節省時間可以多溫習也有一個均衡飲食。
7. 關於 I-House 貴的問題,以下數據可以參考:
I-House Rent A$233/Week
Kooloobong Rent A$128/Week
Keiraview Rent A$170/Week
Outside Rent A$100 - 150/Week
Expenses:
Food:
Average A$7.00 Per Meal (Total A$147.00/Week)
Travel:
Keiraview > Uni A$3.30/Trip (Weekly A$16.50)
Figtree > Uni Approx A$4.80/Trip (Weekly A$48.00)
Dapto > Uni Approx A$7.60/Trip (CityRail + Shuttle) (Weekly A$76.00)
Internet:
A$6.25/Week
Kooloobong (A$1/Hr)
Est. First Instalment if lived outside/self-catered A$500 - 1000 For Furnitures/Kichenttes
(Catered Residence $100)
我覺得雖然 I-House 貴,不過除開係抵的。
另外,今日行過 Weerona 返 Uni 要 25 - 30 分鐘腳程,I-House 15 分鐘,所有時間以往學校大門口為準。
PS: 我計劃讀完 Wollongong 去英國或美國讀 Master。另外想問呢我有興趣在 Wollongong 度做個 Exchange 出去英國讀一個學期先,想問易唔易去度架?
Carrie509 2007-8-22 02:39 PM
1.gas fee in australia is not reli expensive tho.....only around 7 HKD per liter...if u buy a
car
in small capacity (1.3 -1.8 L).....then overall expenditure is not over 40 AUD per
month........(only drive in Wollongong)
2. catering in I-house is not good tho......nearly there's only fried stuff provided in everymeal..........
3.there's lots of robbery , bullying....etc occured around i-house, especially on thursday
bcoz there are lots of gangs, dealers, prostitutes.......stay in those pubs around i-house.
my friends got an egg thrown by those aussies outside i-house when they walked to
the town centre for dinner......also one of my friend NEARLY being robbed by some
gangs outside i-house when he walked to the church for worship on SUNDAY morning..
4.2nd car here is reli cheap.....u only pay transfer fee (around 1000 HKD - 2000 HKD)
and the price of ur car is alright......also buy a car is for ur safety
5.once u live in kooloobong.....u will become independent, u will learn how to cook
(not may student only cook instant noodle for every meal....i'm sure)...
also rooms in kooloobong is reli larger then i-house.......u can only spend 5 mins to walk
to sckol.....
so y we choose i-house?
6.in fact......for me.....when i stay in kooloobong.....i only spend 30 AUD to buy
around 1 week food......it's far less then living in i-house.......
7. u can buy 2nd handed furnitures......for my house.....i can buy a brand new fridge
for 30A$......TV for 20A$ (u can also resale them)......u can buy it on
tradingpost.com.au......so moving out
is the best to save $......
arthur_tsang 2007-8-24 08:49 PM
1. 無渣車,唔知
2. 今年 I-House 的膳食服務好好多啦,煎炸食物的確存在,不過一週都係數餐係有煎炸野啦啦,但係一餐晚餐有四個選擇,且四個都唔會係炸哂,所以問題唔大,唯一可能會較熱氣咁解。I-House 的 Catering Head 講過佢地係無 MSG 的,如有特別需要的話,可以在申請時要求,例如要清淡野呀咁,咁佢會特別照顧你啦。
3. 「小心防火,提防盜賊」一向係出國留學最重要的兩點,所以去邊都要小心被人偷野,在 Kooloobong ,被人入去爆格的機會仲高 (早幾日先有人在度被人偷衫),而家 I-House 保安大幅提高左,門口裝哂鐵閘,入房要用鎖匙卡過三關先返到房。
I-House 極近 Nth Gong Stn,雜係少不免,不過個站係有兩邊的,向住雪梨方向左面 (即I-House 果邊) 係住宅區,普遍來說係安全的,但係另外一邊確是恐怖一點,因為有兩間酒吧在另一邊的不遠處 (過條大路就到) ,所以真係好雜,如無必要,唔好在夜晚自己在果度行 (本週三去 Glasshouse 返來行過果頭就係有個同行的女仔被人在車上錠M 記汽水杯,好彩落緊雨,本身都濕,就無咩事。) 個站其實係隔開左兩個世界,同埋附近都無咩鋪頭,夜晚呢度的香港人都唔出街啦,所以無咩事的。
Carrie, 我想你的朋友係過左 Nth Gong Stn 被人襲擊,因為我地呢度有 Security Notice Board ,無報導過果 D 咁的事。站的另一邊,即係 I-House 左落果邊,夜晚試過行出去,都無問題。
5. 無錯,住Kooloobong 係會獨立的,但係我唔係叫人個個學期住哂,都係一個半個學期,I-House 會方便你去 Settle Down 同埋支持你去完成首學期的學業,起碼你會覺得好過點,在 Kooloobong 港人較多,如果你想在澳洲繼續過香港一般的生活的話,Kooloobong 當然係首選啦。Kooloobong 煮野要看你地洗得幾多在食度同埋時間,佢地不時都會有湯圓食啦,夜晚食飯呀咁,而且唔駛走火警,返學行 5 分鐘,我有時返學的時候係會都想住 Kooloobong 的,因為朝早真係趕餐死咁。
7. $30 雪櫃、$20 電視 !? 在邊買呢,好有興趣添。
但係買電視要裝天線,衛星穫嗎?
果 D 通常幾多錢?
另外如果住 Kooloobong 或者出面又想長住的話,建議考慮裝無線,機費 A$200,月費都係 $49.99 多人分都係十幾蚊,好過上網 Download 堡劇。但係出去住要小心,因為隨時果 D 租約玩你住無幾耐要你走,或者突然要你走就好煩。
不過在香港學車牌係有需要的,因為有牌會好點,車的話你起碼去 Hertz 都租都得,仲可以儲 Asia Miles 返香港隨時唔駛錢。
如果你要做 Part-time 的話,Uni 都有唔少 Job ,你可以做我地 I-House/Weerona/Keiraview/Gundi Hotel Shuttle 的司機,或者做 Food Court 的清潔咁。