Curtin University

A trip down memory lane for all Curtineers.


The parking lot. The cars here are all quite cheap and affordable, if ur not particular. We bought a 1982 Holden for A$1K and it lasted us for the 2 years we were there. We are also required to purchase a semester parking pass otherwise we will get a "summon" not unlike those we get from MPPJ. I was lucky to meet a HK friend who scanned and printed the fake passes for us :D



Building 407 - the business building, where we have most of our lectures and tutorials. It's a 15-20 minutes walk from my house in Bentley.


The "Gazebo" connecting building 407 & 402. A great meet-up place to chit chat or smoke or just the place to meet up to go for classes or somewhere else. Our lecturers smoke here too!


Inside the 402 building where all the computer labs are located. I spent lots of nights (especially nearing semester ends) finishing my assignments and chit chatting on IRC. Last time IRC was very popular and we even had a dedicated local asian channel, "garbo". I made lots of friends here. Sometimes we dunt leave till 6am, sometimes we meet here and go for supper together. I also met the charming Mark Swain here, hmm....i wonder what happen to him. Should send him an email.


The library cafe, another great place to meet-up for those group marketing assignments discussions.


One of the tutorial rooms. I had Economics in this theater and our class was at 10am. Mostly we try to cramp all our lectures and tutorials to 2 days so we get the rest of the 3 days free. It's so good coz we get to choose our own timetable.



The cafeteria that sells the best kebabs. I will do anything for a chicken kebab now.

Thanks again to Brett for all these photos :)

Perth

The city which gave me so many memories:




















Of course i didnt take the above photo. Where got the camera or skills to do that? Besides, when i was there, i was too busy enjoying my freedom away from home doing things an overseas student will do....freedom mannnnn....nobody to nag u.....

My uni friend, Brett Green took this and he sent me quite a number of Curtin photos as well, which brought back so many fond memories.

I'll post them up later coz it's time for my afternoon nap now :D

Marquis Villas, Perth

While browsing the net I came across this advertisement:

Marquis Street Villas Perth, WA

Hey! This was the place I stayed in when i was studying in Australia !! We were the first tenants there as it was newly built. I remembered there were 4 of this type of "villas" and the ones staying opposite was our friends from the same batch, the ones staying at the 2 units next to us were some Singaporeans students, whom we got to know quite well through all the "mahjong" session.

Boy, it's so nice to be a student nowadays. Here's why:

This advertisement was on the Quality Student Accomadation section:

Marquis Street Villas

Four bedroom, two bathroom Villas, situated in Marquis st opposite Canning College

These units are well positioned. Only 3 minutes walk to Curtin University (If you run then it's 3 minutes lah, otherwise it's at least 15- 20 minutes walk to the business school building, and when it rains, you have to make stops at the Vickery House and the whole journey will probably takes about 30 - 45 minutes)

In close proximity to affordable cafes and restaurants and an internet café. (Ok this is true, 5 mins drive to the nearest Coles Supermarket)

Public Transport within easy walking distance links you to Perth and Fremantle with entertainment venues, movie theatres and licensed bars and clubs (A fantastic public transport system too, I must say)

Features:

Air Conditioned - These units and villas are air conditioned (huh?? where got a/c last time? During summer, we had to go to Hoyts Cinema and stay the whole day there. It was boiling..!!)

Security - Security doors and windows are fitted. Monitored alarms are installed(there were no grills or security system and thats why our house got broken into by some Aborigines)

Bedrooms - Each bedroom is tastefully decorated and well equipped with linen, beds, built in wardrobes, study desks and reading lights. Modem connections are available in every bed room for internet access. (wahhh....so nice man....got modem connections...last time the house is EMPTY one...we had to spend money to buy the bed and everything else. If you want internet, then you will have to drive to Curtin computer lab at night coz if you go in the afternoon, it's packed and you have to wait for some time to get your own PC but the pros is you can see some handsome aussies)

Kitchens - The kitchens are fully equipped with cutlery, crockery and cooking implements and gas cooktops, electric ovens and microwave ovens. (There were definately no utensils or etc...one of my housemate brought his own rice cooker)

Living Areas - The spacious living and eating areas are tastefully furnished with attention to comfort a priority, includes television and video recorder. (again, when we were renting, no TV or video or sofa or what other furniture. For the first week, we had to sit on bean bags while going around shopping for some 2nd hand furniture)

Pricing

All pricing in Australian Dollars (AUD)
Room (private bedroom, share common areas): $85.00 - $120 per week
Villa (entire Villa, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms): $380.00 - $400.00 per week

Considering how shortchanged we were last time, who would have thought that the rental with all the above furnitures and facilities will be almost the same like when we rented the place last time? I remembered we paid AUD360 per week for the whole "villa", as it it called now. Last time it was called a "unit".

I wanna go back to study.