The First Week in Brisbane

On the morning of Jun. 21, 2011, Ting and I arrived in Brisbane; I would study in the University of Queensland and she planed to work. The first day was not smooth at all. Since we couldn't use the internet, we got lost many times because we didn't have any map with us. Also we didn't know what to eat to save money. Everything seemed expensive in Brisbane.

On the first day, we visited UQ and activated my bank account there. The scenery of the school was pleasant.

Living in such high expenditure city, we tried to cook for every meal. Unfortunately, both of us were bad at cooking so we needed to tried and error. I'd not eaten meat for three days and always felt hungry. Finally, I ate lamb today thanks to Ting who bought cheap lamb for us.

Next week we will move to a new place. I wish it to be a nice place to live. I also hope everything can be on track as soon as possible.

One-day Trip to Fu-xing Township

On Jun 6, 2011, also Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese tradition, my girlfriend and I went to explore the beauty of Fu-xing Township in Taoyuan. Since the central part of Taiwan is mountainous and Fu-xing Township is located in it, visitors can enjoy forest, rivers, or even some waterfalls.

澳洲學生簽證申請心得

昨天好不容易把澳洲學生簽證需要的資料繳齊，回想原本可以透過代辦用紙本遞件申請，後來想要趕進度，就自己透過網路辦理eVisa，按理說辦電子簽證的流程會更加簡便快速，只不過我跟我女朋友是已經結婚要一起出國，所以必須提出結婚證明英文版，只好跑到戶政事務所申請英文證書，一般而言耗時三個工作天，但桃園戶政可以隔天給件，很有效率。

辦理澳洲學生簽證有兩個方式：

(1) 到澳大利亞商工辦事處採取紙本遞件申請
(2) 透過澳洲移民局網站辦理學生電子簽證

如果已經結婚要帶伴侶一起出國，利用紙本遞件也很方便，因為只要繳戶籍謄本就知道結婚了，但是透過移民局網站辦電子簽證就必須提出英文版的結婚證書，證書需要公證，畢竟審核人員是澳洲人，他們不會懂得我們的戶籍謄本有什麼用處。

不管透過哪個管道申請，最好都準備下列文件：

• 護照（申辦電子簽證要掃描）
• 身分證（掃描）
• COE
• 大頭照

除了上述文件，另外就是要去體檢，體檢指定醫院可以到指定醫院查詢，體檢主要會驗尿及照X光，沒有抽血所以體檢前可以吃東西，醫生也會問健康狀況，基本上過程很容易啦，按照指示做就對了！