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13 Pains Of Being A Malaysian Student Overseas

If it weren't for cup noodles, you wouldn't have survived.

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1. Visa applications

Visa applications

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2. Taking that last photo at the airport before saying good bye to your family

Holding back tears as you take that last photo at the airport before you say good bye to your family

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3. The thought of how the cost of your studying overseas is affecting your family back home

The thought of how the cost of your studying overseas is affecting your family back home

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4. Not knowing if you would have enough money for the month

Always unsure whether you would have enough of money to survive until the end of the month

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5. Staying at a friend's house, the school hostel, anywhere… until you can find a cheap place to stay

Bunking in a friend's house or the school hostel until you can find an affordable place to stay

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6. Trying really hard to blend in during your first month as an international student

Trying really hard to blend in during your first month as an international student

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7. Culture shock

Culture shock

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8. No more mamak

The price of Mamak food in Australia

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9. RM12 for Roti Telur

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10. Instant noodles for lunch and dinner, 7 days in a row

Instant noodles for lunch and dinner, 7 days in a row

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11. You want your Malaysian heat wave back because you can't get used to the cold

You want your Malaysian heat wave back because you can never get used to the cold

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12. Pretending like you understand what the locals are saying

You can't understand the weird local accents and lingos

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13. Eating alone... and missing the warm fuzzy feeling of being with family and friends

Eating alone... and missing the warm fuzzy feeling of having dinner with your family

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Su Ling, a Klang girl who is studying and working in Australia, has not returned home for Chinese New Year in three years. She speaks on behalf of many struggling young Malaysians. WATCH the video of her story here:

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