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Probability of studyin in Canada?

augustus's mom — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:11:13 +0800

A little information first. So I'm currently 17 years old, about to take my SPM exams this year. I'm a pure science student (10 subjects, ICT included). I think I might be able to achieve maybe 7 or so A+ if i go for it. My family is not particularly rich, just moderate. So, my question is, what do I need to do if I want to study in Canada, specifically for computer science? Do I go for A-level or STPM? How much are the costs of studying abroad (including tuition fees, living cost, accommodation etc) relative to local Unis? Would my family be able to support these costs, or should I just opt for a local one instead?

Also, why are tuition fees for local Unis SO BLOODY HARD TO FIND? Been scouring the internet for hours and still couldn't find a detailed list of tuition fees for some of the major Unis.

So I want to start learn guitar...

augustus's mom — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:51:55 +0800

Hey guys! So a little information first, I'm 17 (SPM year) and I live around the Cheras area. After doing some thinking, since I always just waste time surfing the net/playing videogames if I'm not studying, I figured that I should start getting a life and a nice hobby. Learning acoustic guitar seems promising and fun, and I hope it's not too late for me to do it (all my friends already started when there were Form2~Form4). I'm a little tight on the budget part, so which guitar can I get for learning as a beginner that's around RM500~1000? Also, where can I take lessons from, and how much would the fees cost me? Thanks again!

Can't buy SC2 Digital SEA version?

augustus's mom — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:43:30 +0800

Sup guys!
Having a little problem here, I can't seem to by the digital version of SC2 SEA version from battlenet. Since there's a black friday sale going on for SC2, really hope to pick it up digitally, but I can't find SC2 here : Battlenet puchase page. So is digital available for SEA customers? And is it recommended for me to buy the NA version? Will I be able to play with SEA players? Thanks!

Edit : just found out that I can't even buy the NA version from the bliz store, must have a valid US contact information. Any ways I can get SC2 digitally from bliz for $20?

Best way to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note 2?

augustus's mom — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:21:13 +0800

Hey guys!
Currently I'm looking forward to buy a Galaxy Note 2. What's the best way to do it? Should I go for retail at Lowyat plaza etc or sign up for plans? If so, which plan offers the best price for it? Any suggestions? And btw I live in KL.

Need advice : ICT or no?

augustus's mom — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:00:28 +0800

Hi, I'm a form 4 student, now studying in KL. Before the subject-changing deadline is over, I would like to hear some advice from people with experience taking this subject for SPM. I heard that this subject is actually pretty hard to score an A+, and is pretty useless in industry standards... Just for you to know, I'm actually thinking of being a 3d graphics artist after I graduate in The One Academy with the Digital animations course. People call me stupid/unrealistic and shit, but I really love gaming since I was like in primary school, and I've been doing some serious tutorials on Blender and Unity3d, but thats not the point, I wanted to ask if the subject is really useful if I want to continue further with this path. And last year I got 7As and a B(chinese, duh) if you're curious. Any form of advice is highly appreciated, thanks!

another thing, i'm currently a pure science student, also taking chinese and deciding whether to take ICT or not