Thoughts of a Canadian Exchange Student

PTT

Posted in Dorms, Home, Miscellaneous, NTU, University by leafgirl04 on September 19, 2007

PTT is a most glorious thing!

PTT (I don’t know what it stands for, google [now a verb!] it if you like) is the hub of online NTU life. It has everything from dorm complaints, chat about who’s hot (the NTU hot guy category is almost always dead), old exams (so I hear), clubs and just about anything else.

I don’t know why my dot is stopped at 台大台語文社 (NTU Taiwanese Language Club). This is a random screen shot of PTT.

Despite how confusing it might look, it’s really easy to use and it really helps me to improve my Chinese. Furthermore, this is where all the clubs and such post their information. There isn’t a website that every club puts up themselves, like at my university at home. PTT is their website.

So, if you’re anxious for information about NTU and NTU life ahead of coming to Taipei and experiencing it yourself, get yourself on PTT. You just need to download KKman or PCman for Windows or AlienBBS for Mac and then enter the address, and bam! You’re all set up!

I think PTT is the Facebook of NTU students. In other words, a possibly very large distraction. Hehehe.

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  1. chia said, on May 24, 2009 at 12:09 am

    hi may i knw how to use ptt at home but im not located in taiwan?

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    • leafgirl04 said, on May 24, 2009 at 3:15 am

      Hi chia,
      Even if you’re not in Taiwan, you can still use PTT. All you need to do is download KKMan (Windows) or PCman (Windows) or AlienBBS (Mac). Then you need to add the ptt.twbbs.org into the 連線 box with port 23. After you get into PTT, you need to create an account and password. That’s about it, hope that helps!

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  2. Lina said, on June 3, 2009 at 8:59 am

    Hi! Your post about ptt is so useful! I am also Canadian and I’ll be going to Taida to study chinese this summer. I heard there are very good apartment/room share listings on ptt (I am looking to room with some taiwanese students who might want to do chinese/english language exchange). I just downloaded AlienBBS for my mac, but I am not sure where to go to find apt. listings. Any advice?

    Thanks!!!!

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    • leafgirl04 said, on July 31, 2009 at 8:32 pm

      Hi! Sorry that this is such a late reply. I’m not quite sure where to find the apartment listings either on ptt, but I know that http://www.tealit.com is a popular website to find places to stay. Hope that helps.

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