Day 2

Melbourne, Rainy

It started raining the moment I opened my eyes in the morning. After washing up, Pauline & I went to have porridge, with "you tiao" and spinach. $8 After breakfast, we walk across to the shopping centre nearby. Saw a clown walking on his hands and Kungfu panda but only manage to catch a photo of his back. *o*

We then bought some shower cream and sun block. We bought a big mango $5 but only paid $1.92 for it. hehe. wondering how? This is the tricky part. The supermarket allows customers to scan their purchases with the scanning machine. (self service cashier machine) You can even weight the things before paying. The mango price that we choose from the screen shows a lower price and that's how.

We had mushroom + snow peas, zuchinni + egg and steamed cod fish. yummy. We bought the fish for $5 but Pauline sais sometimes can be even cheaper. I also bought a vodafone sim card with recharge (we refers as reload) of $29. Costed me $31 in total with a total usage value of $130.

Slept late tonite cos was on MSN with MF and Austin. Saw mummy and daddy on MSN. Notice how worried they are about me, especially dad who asked me to sms him rite after I got the sim card. hehe. That's my dad.. ;)

Day 1

7.58 am (Malaysian time)..

'AirAsia X Airbus

Excited + Sleepy + Tiring + Scared.. This was exactly how I felt the moment I snapped myself out of myself that I am actually not dreaming. *I have longed for this and here I am.* Thanks God for my wish is granted.

Met a guy from Penang in the plane, a lecturer with 2 sons who are studying in Melbourne, and that explains why he was sitting beside me.

He said Brisbane is not as nice as Melbourne. 'It's only a country side.." He said. "Nothing much to see." However, I am still looking forward to seeing the Redlands.

AirAsia X is rather disappointing. You have to pay even for in-flight entertainment. RM30 for movies, music and games. *Not knowing whether my $$ is enough for the trip, I would rather not take the risk of running out of Ringgit when I go back.*

Tips: Book a seat that is the 1st row of each cabin, such as Seat 8A, 16A and aisle seat as it's a long hour flight and this seats have bigger leg space and more convenient for toilet access.

Pauline is kind enough to pick me up at the airport. We bought Skybus ticket to Southern Cross station in the city. Adult return ticket costs $26. Had Shanghai noodle for lunch near Glen Waverley.

Visited the city in the afternoon.. Yarra River, Federation Square, Flinder Central station (as shown on the right) and China Town. We had dinner at Crown Casino as we were stuck as it started to rain heavily. We had pizza $6.90 and mixed platter $12.90.