Comments on: Studying In Australia http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/ an endless story of my personal life Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: alay http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4598 alay Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:33:44 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4598 thank God we have Bali! LOL.. sebegitunya.. thank God we have Bali! LOL.. sebegitunya..

]]> By: tom http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4666 tom Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:30:31 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4666 i want to go abroad also! well, someday...with my own money, that is. or i can do volunteer work and be sent somewhere...dangerous...? i want to go abroad also! well, someday…with my own money, that is.
or i can do volunteer work and be sent somewhere…dangerous…?

]]> By: Rethar http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4672 Rethar Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:01:25 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4672 Wow..a very interesting experience. Unbelievable your english is quite amazing! I've been living in a multicultural commnity for almost three years here in the US. I used to live with 13 people with 13 different accents...he...he..one of them was from Australia. Now you can compare British English, American English and Aussie English...It's just amazing to know so many people from different cultures and backgrounds. Keep writing Amellie! Wow..a very interesting experience. Unbelievable your english is quite amazing! I’ve been living in a multicultural commnity for almost three years here in the US. I used to live with 13 people with 13 different accents…he…he..one of them was from Australia. Now you can compare British English, American English and Aussie English…It’s just amazing to know so many people from different cultures and backgrounds. Keep writing Amellie!

]]> By: mulia http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4690 mulia Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:31:17 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4690 oy mel, thanks so much. but no worries about my question, coz i have the same problem/benefit. Norway, like your mother said, has not so many indonesian. and the fact that i am studying in the northmost university in the world, makes me so isolated from the student society. But i am quiet updated with the indonesian activity here, ever since there are only 2 other indonesian student..hahaha.i am also living with 4 other students with different nationalities. it's so fun! but their english ae understandable, what's difficult is the east african english. however, my english is more to spanglish now-eversince i hang out with spanish for too many times..hehe n even in online society, i'm trying not to stay too long chatting with other indonesian. well, sometimes i feel bad, but Lord knows that i have same intention like you do.i'd rather use the time to gain knowledge by just talking on nothing with bule in english to make me more open mind with diversities, or enjoy my presence in norway, with the snow, sun... it's very amazing to read how eager your parents were to give you the best education. parents are always toughtfull yah, especially when it comes to lifetime investment like this.your father, must be blessed by Allah so much, justru by his faith on rizki from Allah that somehow he will manage to get money for your education.send regards for them dear-:). it's so nice to read ur different story. because i always kinda think it's weird to study in australia with so many other indonesian. i heard there's a class in NUS which students are all indonesian. HAH??? no wonder when people get back from studying abroad, they dont always have english like you -:) or some even not experiencing any shifted mentality. duh why do i sounds so synical.. no, i dont mean to. i just feel lucky for being out of nowhere-though i complained in the beginning for living so far away up here alone-but i can feel it as blessing now. you are you, and even learn more about your self when you are on your own. oy mel, thanks so much.
but no worries about my question, coz i have the same problem/benefit.
Norway, like your mother said, has not so many indonesian. and the fact that i am studying in the northmost university in the world, makes me so isolated from the student society. But i am quiet updated with the indonesian activity here, ever since there are only 2 other indonesian student..hahaha.i am also living with 4 other students with different nationalities. it’s so fun! but their english ae understandable, what’s difficult is the east african english. however, my english is more to spanglish now-eversince i hang out with spanish for too many times..hehe

n even in online society, i’m trying not to stay too long chatting with other indonesian. well, sometimes i feel bad, but Lord knows that i have same intention like you do.i’d rather use the time to gain knowledge by just talking on nothing with bule in english to make me more open mind with diversities, or enjoy my presence in norway, with the snow, sun…

it’s very amazing to read how eager your parents were to give you the best education. parents are always toughtfull yah, especially when it comes to lifetime investment like this.your father, must be blessed by Allah so much, justru by his faith on rizki from Allah that somehow he will manage to get money for your education.send regards for them dear-:).

it’s so nice to read ur different story. because i always kinda think it’s weird to study in australia with so many other indonesian. i heard there’s a class in NUS which students are all indonesian. HAH??? no wonder when people get back from studying abroad, they dont always have english like you -:) or some even not experiencing any shifted mentality.
duh why do i sounds so synical..
no, i dont mean to. i just feel lucky for being out of nowhere-though i complained in the beginning for living so far away up here alone-but i can feel it as blessing now. you are you, and even learn more about your self when you are on your own.

]]> By: ina http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4693 ina Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:10:37 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4693 makin betah aja disini ya Mel...? kangen nih. btw, Alhamdulillah PR kita dah keluar...so kapan nyusul...? main kesini Mel makin betah aja disini ya Mel…? kangen nih.
btw, Alhamdulillah PR kita dah keluar…so kapan nyusul…? main kesini Mel

]]> By: arif http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4712 arif Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:06:11 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4712 I was so surprised that I managed to get 7!!! Wow… it’s just amazing… in less than 8 months!!! DUA KATA: GREAT, GILA. :) kamu cerdas Mel. aku aja sekarang dah ga yakin bisa cetak skor segitu. hh.. I was so surprised that I managed to get 7!!! Wow… it’s just amazing… in less than 8 months!!!

DUA KATA: GREAT, GILA. :)
kamu cerdas Mel. aku aja sekarang dah ga yakin bisa cetak skor segitu. hh..

]]> By: BARRY http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4778 BARRY Mon, 12 Mar 2007 02:40:14 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4778 Great story Mel. It reminds me a lot about my own personal experience when I first left home abroad. Great story Mel. It reminds me a lot about my own personal experience when I first left home abroad.

]]> By: Dina http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4782 Dina Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:53:58 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4782 I love reading your story. Keep writing. -Dina- I love reading your story. Keep writing.

-Dina-

]]> By: tom http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4785 tom Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:44:24 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4785 hummm...i've only taken ielts once and i got 6...i think...don't know, forgot. but in toefl i got much more bigger score. that's because i've taken it more than three times, i guess... hummm…i’ve only taken ielts once and i got 6…i think…don’t know, forgot. but in toefl i got much more bigger score. that’s because i’ve taken it more than three times, i guess…

]]> By: ikram http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4788 ikram Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:26:14 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4788 "But so far I never received any discrimination that directly mention my nationality." How can any discrimination mention your nationality directly? *please forgive my poor TOEFL score. “But so far I never received any discrimination that directly mention my nationality.”

How can any discrimination mention your nationality directly?

*please forgive my poor TOEFL score.

]]> By: amellie http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4790 amellie Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:03:09 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4790 Thanks everyone for your nice words :) <br /> <strong>mulia</strong>: I do want to go to Norway!!! Huhuhu... :D You're so lucky to be there.. though i think i'd not enjoy living without the sun :D. ah, ya.. I remember when I was in Jakarta, I took an English course. There was a guy who apparently had studied in US for a year or so... and he was in jakarta for vacation. at the same time... he enrolled to the English course too!!! Soooo unbelievable. His english was just OK. wasn't good enough for a person who had lived in the States. That incident opened my eyes.. seriously.. I don't want to go to Australia and when i come back, i can't really speak the language!! Why should i capek2 belajar di aussie?? kenapa gak belajar di indo aja hehehe... it's time and money consuming :D <br /> <strong>ina</strong>: mbak, selamat yah.. udah dapet PR.. duh kapan yah aku bisa mampir hehe. Duitnya belum ada nih :D <br /> <strong>ikram</strong>: you solved it already.. to quote what u said: "But so far I never received any discrimination that CAME directly AFTER I mention my nationality." HAHAHA :P Thanks for that ;) Thanks everyone for your nice words :)

mulia: I do want to go to Norway!!! Huhuhu… :D You’re so lucky to be there.. though i think i’d not enjoy living without the sun :D. ah, ya.. I remember when I was in Jakarta, I took an English course. There was a guy who apparently had studied in US for a year or so… and he was in jakarta for vacation. at the same time… he enrolled to the English course too!!! Soooo unbelievable. His english was just OK. wasn’t good enough for a person who had lived in the States. That incident opened my eyes.. seriously.. I don’t want to go to Australia and when i come back, i can’t really speak the language!! Why should i capek2 belajar di aussie?? kenapa gak belajar di indo aja hehehe… it’s time and money consuming :D

ina: mbak, selamat yah.. udah dapet PR.. duh kapan yah aku bisa mampir hehe. Duitnya belum ada nih :D

ikram: you solved it already.. to quote what u said: “But so far I never received any discrimination that CAME directly AFTER I mention my nationality.” HAHAHA :P Thanks for that ;)

]]> By: bebek http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4797 bebek Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:33:30 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4797 potonya kecil banged yaaah..... aku kan pengen ngeliaaat yang lebih detil dan jelas :p potonya kecil banged yaaah….. aku kan pengen ngeliaaat yang lebih detil dan jelas :p

]]> By: meiy http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4831 meiy Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:02:26 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-4831 mel sangat beruntung bisa skul di aus. belajar banyak hal. moga anak2 ku bisa juga belajar jauh ke negeri org ya mel... salam dr kampung :) mel sangat beruntung bisa skul di aus. belajar banyak hal. moga anak2 ku bisa juga belajar jauh ke negeri org ya mel…

salam dr kampung :)

]]> By: aroengbinang http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5144 aroengbinang Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:24:03 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5144 faith and strong will first, and usually there'll always be a way to find funding. salam. faith and strong will first, and usually there’ll always be a way to find funding. salam.

]]> By: cah ndeso http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5545 cah ndeso Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:37:49 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5545 mbak amell nulisnya pake bahasa ibu pertiwi donk! biar aku bisa baca. Gak mudeng iki :D mbak amell nulisnya pake bahasa ibu pertiwi donk! biar aku bisa baca. Gak mudeng iki :D

]]> By: ~tanty~ http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5674 ~tanty~ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:15:45 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5674 "I was so surprised that I managed to get 7!!! Wow… it’s just amazing… in less than 8 months!!!" Wow, bravo Mel! I myself haven't tried a TOEFL or IELTS test yet. I guess I have to try it one day. Just curious :) “I was so surprised that I managed to get 7!!! Wow… it’s just amazing… in less than 8 months!!!”
Wow, bravo Mel! I myself haven’t tried a TOEFL or IELTS test yet. I guess I have to try it one day. Just curious :)

]]> By: Luigi http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5982 Luigi Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:35:23 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-5982 Dear Amelie, Wishing your further quest would be smooth and should there be challenges to meet are totally under control as you have done those others in the past. Hugs and kisses from West Africa, I just got back from vacation. Dear Amelie,

Wishing your further quest would be smooth and should there be challenges to meet are totally under control as you have done those others in the past. Hugs and kisses from West Africa, I just got back from vacation.

]]> By: tokduck http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6081 tokduck Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:57:00 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6081 Dear Amillie and Luigi, I have sat about 5 times the IELTS but always got scored 6.0 for every sections. How can I improve my score. I did a lot of exercise and practise. I have attended phonetic class as well as Grammar and speaking (Intermediate) at Eng. Language Centre. How can I improve?. I found that in order to get a better score in Writing suppose to use "native-sentence" in writing. Do you have any information about it. I have to get at atleast score 6.5 for enrol to the degree program Dear Amillie and Luigi,
I have sat about 5 times the IELTS but always got scored 6.0 for every sections. How can I improve my score. I did a lot of exercise and practise. I have attended phonetic class as well as Grammar and speaking (Intermediate) at Eng. Language Centre. How can I improve?. I found that in order to get a better score in Writing suppose to use “native-sentence” in writing. Do you have any information about it. I have to get at atleast score 6.5 for enrol to the degree program

]]> By: ctrl z http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6127 ctrl z Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:32:17 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6127 hehe.. enak yah di Oz.. englishnya emang jadi cepet..secara nulis blog juga dalam english..hebat, dlm 8 bulan man... hampir tahun ketiga di Sg, english gue malah tambah aneh..dulu nggak pake singlish eh sekarang malaaahhhh jadi singlish abeessss..... tapi gue pengen kalo ngomong english, lebih keIndonesian ... Indonesian style nya jangan sampe lenyap.. jadi nggak bakal ngilangin Identitas asli... abis pernah kesel sama lecturers yg native speaker dan kebetulan dia belagu... sejak saat itu gue lebih suka nunjukin Indonesia English.. bosen ngikut2 queen or american english.... serasa nggak ada identitas... haha, jadi curhat lagi... hehe.. enak yah di Oz.. englishnya emang jadi cepet..secara nulis blog juga dalam english..hebat, dlm 8 bulan man…
hampir tahun ketiga di Sg, english gue malah tambah aneh..dulu nggak pake singlish eh sekarang malaaahhhh jadi singlish abeessss…..
tapi gue pengen kalo ngomong english, lebih keIndonesian … Indonesian style nya jangan sampe lenyap..
jadi nggak bakal ngilangin Identitas asli… abis pernah kesel sama lecturers yg native speaker dan kebetulan dia belagu…
sejak saat itu gue lebih suka nunjukin Indonesia English.. bosen ngikut2 queen or american english….

serasa nggak ada identitas…
haha, jadi curhat lagi…

]]> By: amellie http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6304 amellie Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:06:48 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6304 <strong>totduck</strong>: I think you have to practice more frequently. Writing blog in English like I do is certainly going to help and improve your English. Speaking English everyday is also essential, at least for me. Watching movies without subtitles also works for me. I think the most effective way to learn English is to go to English-speaking countries :D . But I know it's expensive... sigh. Good luck for your IELTS! Keep trying! ;) P.S. about writing... hmm the style of formal writing is totally different to the one I'm using right now... so YES, you have to practice on that one in order to get a better score for IELTS essay. I'm pretty sure that there're so many resources about essay/report writing on the net.. so do search those. Start writing using more "unusual" or sophisticated words... hehehehe. totduck: I think you have to practice more frequently. Writing blog in English like I do is certainly going to help and improve your English. Speaking English everyday is also essential, at least for me. Watching movies without subtitles also works for me. I think the most effective way to learn English is to go to English-speaking countries :D . But I know it’s expensive… sigh. Good luck for your IELTS! Keep trying! ;)
P.S. about writing… hmm the style of formal writing is totally different to the one I’m using right now… so YES, you have to practice on that one in order to get a better score for IELTS essay. I’m pretty sure that there’re so many resources about essay/report writing on the net.. so do search those. Start writing using more “unusual” or sophisticated words… hehehehe.

]]> By: macchiato http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6642 macchiato Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:11:24 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-6642 Udah tiga taon di Brisbane? Oaah ... Good luck buat GRE, emang susah, gue aja ngga berani liat soalnya. hehe, tapi temen gue ada yg pass kok. ciao dari italia Udah tiga taon di Brisbane? Oaah …

Good luck buat GRE, emang susah, gue aja ngga berani liat soalnya. hehe, tapi temen gue ada yg pass kok.

ciao dari italia

]]> By: Dino http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8852 Dino Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:17:47 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8852 wow.. wow..

]]> By: Brian http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8855 Brian Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:50:28 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8855 Nice... Nice…

]]> By: amellie.net » Life in 3 Different Countries - Part 2 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8860 amellie.net » Life in 3 Different Countries - Part 2 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:19:50 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/studying-in-australia/#comment-8860 [...] was quite surprised to find the relationship between young and elderly people here. As I mentioned in my previous post, I lived in a student dorm called The Lodge when the first time I arrived in this country. There [...] […] was quite surprised to find the relationship between young and elderly people here. As I mentioned in my previous post, I lived in a student dorm called The Lodge when the first time I arrived in this country. There […]

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