Showing posts with label Study trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Study trip. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Adelaide, Australia Day 1

Day 1
We packed our stuffs before we off to Adelaide, Australia.
This was my situations before pack.Onion01
I was too worried about the overweight issue.. haizzz.. should bring more!
I brought most of my long sleeves there because we will have longer period of Autumn and Winter.

Finally done packing and waiting my parents to send me and my sister to the airport.
Actually, I have "Custom phobia"Onion16 I think because even though I know I did or brought nothing illegal but I will still worried about the custom checking.
Below is the basic Checking list:
1. no eggs, milk and foods ( unless you declare)
2. no drugs example weeds and so on..
3. if you take more 10,000 aussie you have to report.
 
Visit this website for more information: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page4369.asp
 
The basic you need to bringOnion32 :
1. Sunblock
2. lotion (especially dry skin)
3. passport
4. adapter
 
This is all my basic that I brought.
 
Our flight depart on 7 something so we reached the airport two hours before.
Checked-in and waited at the hall.
 

 
Bye MalaysiaOnion53
My sister ~~
We got into the plane.
The plane was abit small no television even though it was Malaysia Airline.
However, it was just an hour flight so still okay for me.
 
After an hour, we reached Kuala Lumpur International Airport around 9pm.
Then we have to sit for a train to transit our terminal from Gate A to Gate C.
 
 
This is the station.
 
Doesn't it looks like UK?
The train actually come often and quite punctual in time.
This is the schedule but hehehhhe sorry it's hard to see.
I think about every 10- 20 mins has one train.


I love to walk on it.
Enjoy every moment you take.

We have a walk around the airport.
Then have our dinner at Starsbucks.
I don't really have time to chill or calm downOnion56 because this was my first time having myself and my sister only in the airport.
At the end we still finished this stack of stuffs.
Around 10 something, we started to depart.
The airplane was nice and comfy.Onion79
It will also provide you a headset, pillow and blanket.
7 hours 30 mins flight!

The snack we have during the flight was this "chicken pie" the taste wasn't that nice but still okay for me.
We have our meal around 5 am in the morning with Nasi Lemak!!
The first rise.
Errrrr... it was so tired to take a midnight flight because you can sleep probably on the plane.Onion81
Luckily, there are friends in Adelaide so no worries for the picking up.
Actually, I did feel abit guilty towards Mao and Jarell because they WALK to the airport which take about 30-40 mins from the place in the early morning 8 am (which they don't usually wake up in this period) .
Hereby, I have to say thanks and sorry to you guys haha...
 
We took a taxi and reached their house. Dropped our luggage and went out to have our breakfast.
The first meal I have in Adelaide was "Dim Sum" somewhere around China Town.
*Sorry I forgot to bring my camera due to the jet lag issue hahaha so I didn't take any photos.
 
After the breakfast, I requested to take a nap zzzzzzzzz...Onion89
 
Until about 5 pm something we went out for dinner with my friends from Cpu.
Again in China Town! but this time abit further.
Along the street you can see beautiful flowers because now they are having Spring season till end of December I think.
The weather was really nice if there was no wind.
 
We walked about 25-30 mins and reached a Chinese restaurant named "良記 " in Chinese.
 
Here we go!
My first dinner in Adelaide with a butch of friends
Starts from the middle was their Pork ribs soup.
Next from the left top was their pork rib. Next to it was Toufu.
Bottom left was vegetable and the bottom right was the egg York with pumpkin.
Not bad the dishes especially when the weather is cold and you have something hot.
Camera boom " Mr. Calvin"Onion93
but then he is a nice model la..
 
= =
The street that we passed by.



 
That's all for Day 1.
 
Onion88
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, December 9, 2013

Adelaide, Australia airlines and accomodation

Hello guysOnion09, I was in Adelaide for two weeks long.
I went there for my study trip :)
I remember I have posted a post related to my university in South Australia.. my reasons ...

Here you go : http://stella-friday.blogspot.com/2013/11/study-trip-australia-part-1.html

First, we have to start with the tickets!Onion15
You can book the ticket by your own or you can book from the travel agent.

There are several types of tickets.
1. Student special : need to have student visa and you will have extra 10KG
2. More than two persons tickets : need to have more than two persons and it is a monthly ticket which means your return ticket has to be within a month. ( I not sure whether this apply only to Quantas or all the airlines)
3. Weekly ticket : ten days ticket which means you have to return before the ten days.
4. Annual ticket: this is more expansive which means your return ticket can be anytime as long as it is within the year.

 The airlines to Adelaide.
1. Airasia : just have their new routine to Adelaide
2. Malaysia Airlines: depart from Kuala Lumpur so I took the transit from Senai, Johor to Kuala Lumpur. You do not need to take out and check-in the luggage again when you transit.
3. Singapore Airlines : depart from Singapore
4. Quantas : my agent doesn't recommend this is because we have to transit at Melbourne. We just scared of the immigration because in Australia their immigration is super strict so we scared thru the process we might miss the transit and have to wait few hours again.

* My recommend is that if you go there alone or with a friends then you can take transit one but if you go there with family you may take Malaysia or Singapore airlines.

Okay, so I done my ticket booking. For the accomodation, I will stay at my friends' places.
However, my parents did come to Adelaide after one week so I will introduce the hotel where they stayed for you guys.

First, let me introduce my friends' places first.
Actually, they are all student appartment.

Before the places I will inroduce my friends.
1. Jarrel (Left) and Mao (right)Onion73

 2. Calvin (the camera boom and the drunker)Onion25
3. Wanlyn (the lowest vocal)Onion62

4. Vivian Jie Jie (Social Queen and Liqour Queen)Onion79
5. Eiling ( the Jay Chow Singer) Jay Chow Always cool so she is cool ...doesnt allow me to take much photo of her.Onion03
 
 
Above, is the most recent friends I hang out with :)
 
Now, is the turn to talk about accomodation.
I forgot to take photo of Mao and Jarrel's Place. I only have Calvin's
 
Calvin's student appartment called Urbanest.
So this is their reception look like.
They provide alot of facilities like snooker, laundry area, computer zone, study area and sport area.
It is 20 mins away UniSA city east campus.
It has many types:
1. studio : one person
2. shared studio : two person
3. 4 units appartment : 5 persons which is Calvin currently living
4. 6 units appartment : 6 persons I think
5. 4 units appartment premium : higher class
 
Their rented is paid by weekly so is quite expansive for us.
 
I am going to show you guys Calvin's room ( 4 unit apppartment)
 
The public living area !
The kitchenOnion03
Tar Tar ...theeee scary part of the whole kitchenOnion12
 
The view from the living room on the 15 floor
Now his room !!!

That's him ... = =
My parents lived in the hotel appartment and hotel
1. Grand Chacellor Hotel at Hidley Street
This hotel is just in the red line zone which means the street of the night clubs and pubs.
 
2. Oaks Embassy
This is a luxury one for sure !Onion22




 
 
Okay, That's all for the day. Onion31