Anyone heading to UQ?

[ninnyhammers]

I will be down by 2nd Jan. Can meet up if you want. I think I will see you around in the UQ campus at Herston.

Yep yep, we should def meet up! Is this going to be your first year as well?

 

[acanthophis]

Yep yep, we should def meet up! Is this going to be your first year as well?

Urm . In UQ , first year for my PhD in epidemiology but I have preliminary conditions attached to my research. Have to look at the data that the hospitals ( Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra as well as a few others ) collected before I finalise my proposal. I think I will be crying if they did not merge the data.

I know a few people in Brisbane who can take us around. One is an ex-nurse - we used to work together in canberra, the other is a dental student who I knew in melbourne. I was an ex nurse too.

 

[acanthophis]

lol, I'm female. When does school normally start for you? Anyway think will spent a large part of my first year on St Lucia campus..which would be great i guess! Any recommendations for accommodation? I applied for Campus Lodge but they haven't got back to me yet...

I think unilodge has places, you have to contact them.

I applied to unilodge and now they are holding a place for me.

 

[acanthophis]

lol, I'm female. When does school normally start for you? Anyway think will spent a large part of my first year on St Lucia campus..which would be great i guess! Any recommendations for accommodation? I applied for Campus Lodge but they haven't got back to me yet...

Ah yeah. St lucia's , 1st year and subsequent years, Herston.

Remember to be nice to nurses there when you start your rotation. You will know why later .

 

[lycans]

lol, I'm female. When does school normally start for you? Anyway think will spent a large part of my first year on St Lucia campus..which would be great i guess! Any recommendations for accommodation? I applied for Campus Lodge but they haven't got back to me yet...

depends, we have to do preclinical prac work on farm so it eats into our holiday...the semester usually starts in feb..btw u sure med school starts in jan? coz i got frens there and they started their sem with me...accoms, hmm...dun take the colleges, try international house i heard good things about it...

wat degree did u do prior to GMP ?

 

[lycans]

Urm . In UQ , first year for my PhD in epidemiology but I have preliminary conditions attached to my research. Have to look at the data that the hospitals ( Royal Brisbane and Princess Alexandra as well as a few others ) collected before I finalise my proposal. I think I will be crying if they did not merge the data.

I know a few people in Brisbane who can take us around. One is an ex-nurse - we used to work together in canberra, the other is a dental student who I knew in melbourne. I was an ex nurse too.

epidemiology!! hmm thats wat i wanna do my phd on if i can get the honors that i need...they say PHD in australia is sponsored by the aussie gahmen, is it for real?

can tell me more about ur research, and wats the title of ur thesis?

 

[acanthophis]

epidemiology!! hmm thats wat i wanna do my phd on if i can get the honors that i need...they say PHD in australia is sponsored by the aussie gahmen, is it for real?

can tell me more about ur research, and wats the title of ur thesis?

Hrm ,which course are you doing?

PhD is mostly sponsored under the APA or RTS scheme for domestic students.
APA includes a living stipend and highly competitive ( Unimelb only accepts SPH PhDs if you have 83% for honors). Full time taxfree (alot of restrictions) , part time - they tax (less restrictions but still restrictive on work hours)
RTS is only for the cost of the PhD or Mphil.
There are University scholarships which is similar to the APA for domestic students.

I will enter under the RTS scheme and I am sponsored - I have to work for the agency, while doing my PhD . It's a permanent part time position and pays better than the PhD scholarships.

 

[doinker07]

I think unilodge has places, you have to contact them.

I applied to unilodge and now they are holding a place for me.

i dun think unilodge is a wise choice for UQ students. no point staying in the city, pay such high price and still have to take ferry or bus to uni. for QUT students its understandable, cos unilodge is directly outside their campus.

 

[acanthophis]

i dun think unilodge is a wise choice for UQ students. no point staying in the city, pay such high price and still have to take ferry or bus to uni. for QUT students its understandable, cos unilodge is directly outside their campus.

Take whatever accomodation you can find first because Jan and Feb is the peak rental period. Better to pay extra for a shelter over your head than to worry later. One semester won't hurt . Just do not stay long in unilodge tis all.

Besides she has to travel to herston in her subsequent years which is in the opposite direction of st lucia , so unilodge may make the mid point unless she wants to move about.

 

[fishbuff]

i will be in brisbane in january if i fail my veterinary digestion or anatomy to take supp paper

i join the society but hardly participate in the activities...but nah i dun think u will feel homesickness, lots of sg ppl around in brisbane but i am not sure about herston campus...

are u male or female?

herston? are u studying somewhere near gregory terrace? im working there now..

woa, all studying PhDs, Master, honour... got ink.. respect.

 

[funnydogboy]

herston? are u studying somewhere near gregory terrace? im working there now..

woa, all studying PhDs, Master, honour... got ink.. respect.

hey fishbuff, what r u working as in gregory terrace

 

[acanthophis]

herston? are u studying somewhere near gregory terrace? im working there now..

woa, all studying PhDs, Master, honour... got ink.. respect.

Haven't graduated with one yet...so ...too early to say whether got respect or not. I heard from my colleagues who did their PhD , they said that it is gonna be mad.

I will be based in RBH , Herston and PAH , Woolloongabba. So I have to stay in the epicenter, so that it is easier to commute on a half half basis.

Brisbane is a nice city - just a little on the warm side. I went there a few times for work /leisure. My friends live near the Gabba.

What are you doing in gregory terrace?

 

[fishbuff]

i work as a male stripper at fortitude valley..





nah... im an oracle database administrating contractor for this company next to royal brisbane hospital. IT line basically.

 

[acanthophis]

i work as a male stripper at fortitude valley..





nah... im an oracle database administrating contractor for this company next to royal brisbane hospital. IT line basically.

LOL LOL

Ah cool.

Near chinatown. How good are the asian supermarkets there?

 

[fishbuff]

LOL LOL

Ah cool.

Near chinatown. How good are the asian supermarkets there?

well, surprisingly, i had worked there for nearly a year and i had never been to the chinatown there at all. everyday is shuffling from home to work and vice versa. didnt have the mode to look see around. every day pass by the fortitude valley, got the aborgs,... trouble makers.

anyway, try the Jindalee oriental restaurant near mt. ommaneny. chicken rice there is not bad. btw, im staying at riverhills suburb.. far far to the west.

 

[Zetta83]

i work as a male stripper at fortitude valley..





nah... im an oracle database administrating contractor for this company next to royal brisbane hospital. IT line basically.

Well, with your muscles, I dun see why you cannot change your day job to a stripper. Haha.

And I agree with you, NCS's work time stinks.

 

[acanthophis]

well, surprisingly, i had worked there for nearly a year and i had never been to the chinatown there at all. everyday is shuffling from home to work and vice versa. didnt have the mode to look see around. every day pass by the fortitude valley, got the aborgs,... trouble makers.

anyway, try the Jindalee oriental restaurant near mt. ommaneny. chicken rice there is not bad. btw, im staying at riverhills suburb.. far far to the west.

Ah k - will do that .
Thanks for chicken rice advice

 

[lycans]

herston? are u studying somewhere near gregory terrace? im working there now..

woa, all studying PhDs, Master, honour... got ink.. respect.

no no my campus is in st lucia...its juz that UQ school of medicine is based in Herston near the royal brisbane hospital

 

[fishbuff]

no no my campus is in st lucia...its juz that UQ school of medicine is based in Herston near the royal brisbane hospital

ah.. my church is at ryans road at st lucias, along carmody road. do drop by if u are keen. 9:30am start.

 

[ninnyhammers]

Ah yeah. St lucia's , 1st year and subsequent years, Herston.

Remember to be nice to nurses there when you start your rotation. You will know why later .

lol, I already heard about the doctor-nurse relationship when I was doing my attachment. and yes Mdm! I will treat all nurses like goddesses...