Melbourne, Australia Trip #day 1#

Day 1:
Arrival - City Tour

Day 2:
Phillips island - Maru Koala and Animal Park
Phillips island – Chocolate factory
Phillips island – A maze' N Things
Phillips island – Penguin Parade
Phillips island - Fragile cliffs
Phillips island – The Nobbies Centre

Day 3:
Werribee Park Victoria State Rose garden+mansion
Great Ocean road – Torquay
Great Ocean Road - Twelve Apostles

Day 4:
St Kilda – Luna Park
Mornington
Mornington Peninsula - The Enchanted Maze Garden
Mornington Peninsula - Murrays Lookout
Mornington Peninsula - Point Nepean

Day 5:
Melbourne city centre – Dockland
Melbourne city centre - Federation Square
Melbourne city centre – Parliament House
Melbourne city centre – China town

Day 6:
Ballarat, Sovereign Hill

Day 7:
Departure to sweet home

This is the trip schedule from my sister
It's because she was the trip planner plus trip organizer plus tourist guide :)


firstly, before the trip had happened something that I felt angry and frustrated
It might create the strange atmosphere between us in any case
Yet the fact had passed
Don't bother it


Let's back to the topic
We prepared our last checking of our luggage
Since we were travelling to other country
We need to hundred percents confirm that we never miss out any of our stuff
and never omit to clear my dirty stuff :)
especially clothes
I brought a lot of thicker outer wear
Mostly those coats are not suitable to wear in Malaysia
It's too thick indeed

14/3/2011 - GO 

Flight  

D72722-Economy Promo 

Departing 

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 

Kuala Lumpur (LCC Terminal)Mon 14 Mar 2011, 2230 hrs ( 10:30PM) 

Arriving 

Melbourne (MEL) 

Melbourne AirportTue 15 Mar 2011, 0920 hrs ( 9:20AM)

Revised back our departing time
We got to KL Central was kinda late
We reached at KL Central at around 7.30pm
Found the bus at around 7.45pm
Then the skybus departed at 8pm
Lucky there's no have any jamming
It's because my sister texted me that, she was jam for around 1hour and 45minutes just reached
Was jamming at putra height
Finally, reached at LCCT at around 9pm
My sister told me she didn't know that we need to do visa to Melbourne =.=
I was surprised, she asked me why I never tell her that we need to make the visa
I also surprised that, she went oversea an innumerable times
She still asked me so
Somemore last time I had sent her the schedule plan and the important notice including the visa and those contrabands
Luckily she could apply through online while waiting us to reach

Finally we checked in with our luggages
Overall the luggage was 10kg except mine was 12kg
Lucky! Didn't exceed 15kg
If not, I gonna pay extra

Waiting outside the gate,
I made a last call to my boyfie

Finally we got into the airbus
The seats were 3+3+3
It's a huge plane
Our seats were last 2nd row
Wondering, we late?

We took our dinner+supper on plane =.=
started to eat at 11pm+
too rush until never get any dinner
The food was so so only
(forgot to capture the airline meal)
It's because I never take any meal on plane, since were domestic flight only
Went to Bangkok by bus last time
and went to Singapore by car
1st flight to oversea and 1st airline meal ever :D
Let's listen to the zune player songs
Slowly felt asleep
But I really cannot get used to sleep in sitting pose
Neck pain
Request for blanket for my mum
She felt cold
Wooots, RM35 for one blanket
Alright, it's ok lol
On the journey, the plane was shaking :O
The pilot said this's fine
Abit terrible though

Finally reached at Melbourne at 10.30am next morning - 15/3
Malaysia time should be 7.30am
The time we got into the custom place was kinda strict
Passed a lot of procedures
I remember the time i knew that even straw hats also not allowed to bring over Melbourne
I felt so sad indeed :(
I scared we get caught
So any food, drinks, straw etc I never bring in
Even any soil was also not allowed
The shoes with soil also cannot =.=
We just marked medicine
That time was kinda bad luck
Menstrual flow :( 14/3 was 1st day
I gonna suffer for continuous 5 days
So I brought the pink paracetamol to reduce the ache

Finally passed the checking
So surprised we kinda fast progress
except the time we got to answer a lot of questions
No offence to this process, since we were entering other country
My sister asked me to remind her to buy some duty free stuff before we back from Melbourne

Stepped into the lobby of the airport at around 12pm
Gonna wait until 2pm only can check in to the hotel
*Sigh
Thought we used a lot of time in custom, next we still need to wait for check-in

I took the waiting time to charge the camera's battery
Bad luck that I wasted the camera's battery
Didn't know that when I opened the camera at departure gate in Malaysia
I just realised I forgot to charge it
and lucky the lobby had a few plugs
So I used the international plug and my multiple plug

Charged for around 1 hour
My mum suggested us to depart to city center

need to hide my sister's face, she gonna kill me if i uploaded her picture :D (need to take the Melbourne skybus to city center. Wondering why the name same with Airasia's skybus)

Hilton in Melbourne

It's ok for this. She wore the sunglasses :D >> my luggage and handbag, a matching pairs

My sister-in-law and her mum (most left), my mum and me (most right)

A long bus. After stepped inside, just know it's a composite bus

Melbourne city view from bus. *Ignore the dirt at the windows

My sister was planning the route to the hotel

the plants. Chillies and cactus. Can you see the price tag there? It's cost $15 each =.=

McDonald with autopay machine. Can you see the prices? If convert to RM, then it's damn costly :P

McDonald with different advertisements

The tram and the handbag ornament in the city

A cute staircase!

Space Hotel. The hotel we stayed. It's a backpacker hotel. $33 per bed. Total $165 for 5 of us. Located at Mackenzie St. Opposite of Old Melbourne Gaol

A= near the Space Hotel.

Floor: --> 1st: games space (temporary closed), 2nd: movie space, 3rd: workout space, 4th: lounge space, 5th: laundry

Our room number 105. << Bathrooms. (there's many of the bathrooms. No worry for the shower problem. Don't need to lead up for the shower) The corridor with hot and cold water basin >>.

auto pay laundry machine at laundry room. We brought enough clothes, so we didn't use this service

Old Melbourne Gaol (wondering it becomes the property of RMIT university)

State Library with lot of students sat on the grass.

If I'm not wrong, this is former court that become the property of RMIT University

a nice bike <<. Cute pie shop. I bend down to tie my shoe lace >>.

China Town. >> OldTownKopitiam.

Took our dinner at a chinese restaurant at china town - named A1 Tian Wang Cafe :)

1st time ate the vegetable with sugar o.O sound weird but taste delicious

Double Fried Rice. A huge plate. I could finished it my own though. $8 = RM24 =.=

The show window as seen in the cinemas/dramas. Abit messy yet nice decorate.

Another Old Town Kopitiam Mamak << somemore mamak. Malaysian like Old Town the name?

This girl. Even at the supermarket also need to smile to the camera. I was not capturing her indeed. Just wan to capture the entrance of this supermarket :P

The point is not on the fruits and price. This picture is blur. I wan to focus on the name "William Bartlett", a product from Australia >> my nephew's name: William (Saw a lot of William this name. Event the street lols. A common name. Wondering is this fruit called "William" =.=?)

Happy Easter. I don't know the date of Easter Day. But it's cost $4.98 = RM15 each =.=

Hide my neck. It's because don't know why my neck looked weird :P

We walked around in the city center.

Found the China Town at the middle of the city.

Bought some food. Of course some packs of snacks, biscuits, pasta, some vegetables, instant noodles etc

Planned to cook ourselves at the lounge space at the hotel

They did provide a kitchen for us

With the fridge, pans, pots, stove, microwaves, toaster etc

My sister asked me to rent the mess kit and used my credit card to pay for the next day room fee

She said that the mess kit rental cost $20 as deposit

So I brought $50 (Since I didn't have any smaller change) with my credit card to the counter

I told them I wanna extend my rent and would like to rent the mess kit

After settled the bed (actually per bed) fee

The guy (a funny guy) asked me, I would like to get how many set of it?

"Ermmm...", I told him that I wanted 5 sets of them

He told me, "You are strong enough!"

I got a misunderstanding from him

I thought he meant I too strong until gonna get 5 sets of plate to eat??? LOL

After that, I saw he took out the plastic cases with the mess kit inside

Wow, like a hill, after he piled up the cases =.=

I was shocking with the height

Couldn't carry so much of them

I gave him $50

He said again, "I'm too kind for you"

I confused with his words again

"Har?"

He just told me that, actually one set = $20

I took 5 sets, I should pay for $100. Hahaha

No wonder! I still thinking why he never give back me the change? since it's $20 for the rental.

Finally, he said, "I'm good for you again"

It's because he knew I not able to carry so much

So he helped me to carry to my room

A kind guy

I told my sister the story between us. She keep on laughing with my silly and joke

But still get a good ending though

Lastly, attach a last picture with my stuff and my bed. Gonna update day 2 soon