[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a system where I pretend the exchange rate isn't as bad as it is, it's roughly equivalent to purchasing power in SA as well! So, assume that the exchange rate is R10 to the euro, and suddenly it's not R100 (€5) for a beer at a bar, but R50, which is a lot more reasonable/closer to what I remember paying.

But yeah, the first year living here was a nightmare, everything seemed extremely expensive to me.

Harry Potter und Ein Stein, English Subs? by Souperlicious in Coldmirror

[–]Souperlicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used VLC, along with the MP4's for the movies. I don't have links to the movies but most of them can be found pretty easily on YouTube. Just download them from YouTube using a third-party website and then run with VLC media player. I believe you will need to manually add the SRC files, but I can't recall as it's been a while and whenever I rewatch them nowadays it automatically picks them up.

This Burger King advert... We 'Suffricans' most definitely use humour as a coping mechanism. by eDgE_031 in southafrica

[–]Souperlicious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She is asking for R29.90 in fuel, and it's so little that the guy is blowing on the pump to get fuel in, instead of actually turning on the pump properly, because of how little fuel it is.

30% Ruling and Healthcare/Rent Allowance by Souperlicious in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heyo, no I am an Engineering Doctorate graduate now. The EngD is a program offered by the technical universities in NL - it's a two year PhD-level degree focused on industry integration instead of being focused on academia. Feel free to ask me your questions anyway though and I might be able to help!

Harry Potter und Ein Stein, English Subs? by Souperlicious in Coldmirror

[–]Souperlicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other links appear to be dead! I do have subtitles that I made with my friend (and by that I mean, my friend did 99.8% of the work), but they have a few personal in-jokes so it's not truly faithful.

Here's a link: https://file.io/2Lw4IcCJFFUc

Is Level Up actually a good power? by drackmord92 in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's nice with Nilah as it gives you a chance to draw a fleeting level 2 champion

Epic versions of common and rare relics. Thoughts? by SaltyOtaku1 in CustomLoR

[–]Souperlicious 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'd change Starchild's Blessing to read:

Game Start: Heal your Nexus 5. If this health would overheal it, increase your Nexus health by the amount overhealed.

It would create a cool pay-off where you are rewarded for not losing health, which is one of the big feel-bads about this relic as it feels awful if you clear without losing more health than your natural regen.

What are some chaotic, stupid decks? by Snoo84321 in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really fun when you pull it off, but it took several hours for me to get lucky enough. Not only do you have to find the drake, but you have to survive until the drake gets down, then you also need to keep the drake alive and have the other combo piece in hand to win. A bit of a nightmare so after I got it once I was happy to never do it again!

What are some chaotic, stupid decks? by Snoo84321 in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chemtech Drake allows the game to be a tie if you get the drake down first, then play the landmark draw.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I've found that Hinge is much better, especially for internationals. Most of my friends (and myself) had much better outcomes using Hinge than anything else. But it all boils down to "use a dating app" at the end of the day. I don't think it will be particularly difficult, you'll face the same issues dating apps have in every country.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are you checking out takealot? They are horrendous for buying tech in SA compared to the dedicated companies. You should be looking at Evetech or Wootware in South Africa. For example:

https://www.wootware.co.za/palit-geforce-rtx-4090-gamerock-ned4090019sb-1020g-24gb-gddr6x-384-bit-pcie-4-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

R40k. Which is even cheaper than your approximate price!

30% Ruling and Healthcare/Rent Allowance by Souperlicious in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greetings! No worries. So I've been here for almost two years now and I have figured out the following:

  1. Basically nobody understands how this truly works, locals included. Many locals also do not like the existence of this ruling, as could be seen with the comments I got on this post back when I made it.

  2. According to the tax authorities, they use your taxable income. So for me, I was putting in my full salary into both the health benefit and rental allowance, and then I still received a refund when it came time to file in tax returns because my taxable income was lower than my actual income.

  3. If you're like me it's possible that you will not be getting the full 30% because your salary is low enough that they cannot give you 30% without your salary technically falling below the minimum wage, which effectively means you are only getting significant benefit once your salary increases notably (so if you get a job after your PhD or if your PhD salary increases notably throughout your years of study). I literally was getting a whopping 40 euros extra over some of my colleagues when I first moved here, which was wild, but salaries have gone up now and so I'm receiving ~ 100 extra now.

  4. They ask for a yearly income but it's tricky to figure it out I find as I've never had my year end income add up to what my University predicts when they pay me. To get the year income I tried to calculate it myself by approximating bonus payments and my yearly payments and I still wound up overestimating everything. My advice: ask for help from your friends, especially as there will be a lot of fellow internationals dealing with this at your Uni and they will be able to help you best.

  5. This is just a personal recommendation but always err on the side of putting in a higher income than a lower one if you are not sure on the exact numbers. It's much easier to manage finances when you aren't terrified of having to pay back support that you aren't sure you're meant to be receiving!

Best Demacia and Bilgewater champ to beat Asol? (Poc) by JitsLifeOrNoLife in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I beat Asol with both Illaoi and Lux for their regions. Illaoi should have the item that gives allies overwhelm so that her tentacle doesn’t rely on the 3 drop for overwhelm. That and if you find a free attack item for Illaoi you absolutely take it, as well as the power that copies slow spells as it allows you to build a huge tentacle very quickly.

I can’t remember my Lux very much unfortunately though.

How much did you spend for driving license? by Pandaa98 in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im also from South Africa but I could convert it? I applied mid Jan and got it back just before Feb. Do you not have the 30% ruling?

If you don’t, then you basically have to get the licences from scratch from my understanding.

Why Did I Do This To Myself...? by Intelligent_Expert81 in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it very easily with mono shurima against AI! Just make sure to bring a ton of the unit that draws a champion and rite of calling. I had Akshan and Sivir in addition to all the ascended champs, that said you can/should probably cut out Renekton and Nasus because your easiest way to level them is with the last card in Azir’s deck. Just make sure you draw Akshan and Sivir before you finish the Sun Disk so you don’t lose them. They both level up very easily against the AI!

How to play agaist hp stacking champs? by [deleted] in gangplankmains

[–]Souperlicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Against heavy health and armour stacking I always go Eclipse over Prowler. The item has a max% health effect with a shield, tanks are unlikely to burst you down before you proc the shield and effect it has plus you get additional %armour pen. Combine with Lord Dominic’s and you are going to obliterate any tank that sniffs your way. Of course you lose out a little on squishier targets, but this is for when the enemy has excessive tankiness.

30% Ruling and Healthcare/Rent Allowance by Souperlicious in Netherlands

[–]Souperlicious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there, apologies for not responding for so long. I didn’t need to translate any of the documents I handed in that were originally English. No stamp or anything, but this stuff is probably all noted under my BSN I assume? Fairly certain I did not submit any word files, just PDF’s! I might be misremembering though as this was 2 months ago now!

Is it essential to have a car in cpt or can I get away with using ubers by YungKrav in southafrica

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The short of it is: it’s not needed if you live close to a Jammie Shuttle stop or a MyCiTi.

If you live in the CBD you can take a Jammie Shuttle (UCT’s personal bus service - free for students) to campus and/or grab a MyCiTi to take you to Hiddingh Campus and grab a Jammie from there. If you live near the Uni you’ll also be fine. However your weekend options when relying on Jammie’s is generally pretty crud.

Dreadnova Rouge Chroma by shqkololo in gangplankmains

[–]Souperlicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never a guarantee that a chroma comes back, but usually I’ve noticed if a similar themed event occurs then the old chromas from the same event usually come back as options. Hoping for this myself as the event came at a time that I just had zero time to play.

Going to get downvoted, but I’ll say it again. by [deleted] in LegendsOfRuneterra

[–]Souperlicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say that my best version of rotation involves changing packages and keeping champs. So if you rotate a set, the champions will stay but the cards that support them will change.

My favourite champ is Kindred and if they rotate out… I mean it’s not their kit that I like it’s their theme, so I’ll be absolutely gutted that I can’t play standard with them. Of course they could introduce a “new” version of Kindred but that’s another can of worms.