Sunday, November 16, 2008

The Lost Days

Day 4
After going the long flight, finally I arrived Auckland today. I getting a Airbus today to arrive yapping house BBH, but unfortunately I was push in the wrong BBH by the driver and I get lost in Auckland finally. Yaping House become Askin house for me, I don’t know why I was put there. May be they just don’t understand my English. I force to asking around and take a bus to reach the hour, but NZ people are so nice and helpful. I can easy get help from any one of them with the right solution.
Finally I in Yaping House safety and enjoy the friendly of the owner and rooms mate around. Beautiful view in here.
It was many and many wait for me to expose in NZ. I start loving here now…wonderful place...

Melbourne ~ Phillip Island

Day 3
It was another busy day for my again, I having my visit to World Largest Casino Crown this morning, it was really huge and a lot of gaming inside. Phillip Island and watch penguin is my final trip and last day in Melbourne. It cost 95Aus to my after discount 5Aus.
12:30pm I was picking up by the shuttle, during the trip a lot of wonderful nature view was capture by me, I saw a lot farm and a lot of cow that only found it in national geographies for me in pass. I having my wine testing in Winery as started for the journey, it was around 4 to 5 type of wine are testing by me J lucky i dint get drunk. After that we having our tea time in middle of jungle and the view are so nice. It makes me feel like dream.
After that I visit a wildlife reserve and experience some of Australia fascinating wildlife in their natural habit. See koalas up close and fee kangaroos, Tasmania devil and so on. We continue to experience surf beach in Cape Woolamai, a bit cool the wind in there. We having our tour to Nobbies center to check out the seal rock and the blowhole and ending my trip with watching the world smaller penguin.
I am sleeping in Melbourne Airport today for my flight on tomorrow early morning, mean while to save out money as well.

Melbourne ~ What a tired day

11:10am I arrive Melbourne now, I am so excited and nervous on my arrival. I Checking in Urban Center by taking the SKY BUS, it was cost me 26Aus for return ticket, I having first stay in Urban Center with 30Aus a night, please remember to show your YHA card to enjoy 1Aus discount.
I step out from Urban Center after checking, while decide where is my next place, a women that pack beside Urban Center was shout for me, and offer her help to me where I plan to go as I seen like not direction just now. Amazing Melbourne are so friendly, I likely here….She are showing the patient to guide me though where is the interest place in here.
A lot of place in went today, I walk around the Yarro River, Melbourne River, Queen Victoria Gardens, Victorian Arts Centre, Federation Square, China town, firework present by CROWN and so on… I taking a free Tram provide by City Circle and I are pass thought the Victoria Harbour, Treasury Gardens, City Museum, Parliamen House, Docklands Pack, Telsta Dome, Flinder Street Station. It was a wonderful trip for me as I really like their culture, friendly, organize entertainment as they are so relax and enjoy their life all the time.
Oh ya before in end this some digression, My roommate Italian guy showing my he ass to me on my first night while I open to door for him. OH MY GOD !!!!! You might guess why this will happen.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Day 1 ~ Started my Backpacker Life

Fantasy journey are started now, I went to KLIA by MAS today to start my solo backpacker life. I choose to flight from
Alor Setar à Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
Kuala Lumpur à Melbourne (Air Asia)
Melbourneà Auckland (Virgin Blue)
It was a perfect route I thought in previous, but who know I make a silly mistake during my planning as I don’t know Air Asia is locate in LCCT instant of KLIA. GOD what the mistake I make for my backpacker trip???? I was arrive KLIA on 10:20pm and I was looking around in the airport for my Lovely Air Asia checking counter, finally I go to information counter after fail from my searching and understand that I come to the wrong airport now……shit it was nearby 11:30 pm now, but I totally no idea where and how to arrive LCCT. The period I rush for LIMO counter to for enquiry I was stop by a travel officer and they offer me a pirate taxi service. I am taking their sonata to reach LCCT and it cost me RM50. Finally I in LCCT and take my flight safety to Melbourne on 11.15am Aus Time.
A trip that started not so smooth, I don’t know what challenge will facing by me during the trip, but I sure that more and more challenge I will facing in future, I will face it and solve it. It was a special and good learning in my Life…

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

1111+1 The MOST Important day in MY LIFE

11Nov was a very special day in my life that very easy to remember, finally i will flight on today to seek for my dream that hide for so long. I will take the opportunity will to visit Australia phillip island will transit to NZ. Abit nervours and uncertain for me now as i sure that a lot of new challange will come to new in the next 6 to 9 mth....
It should be a new experience for me as i flight without booking any accormodation during Australia until now, i plan to just make a booking stay urban central for the first night on my arrival and sleep in airport on the second day after visit Phillip Insland and Crown Casino. No sure what is the feeling sleep in Airport but i sure it should be a very good experience for me...No choice who call me was a poor backpacker now...
I will having my exchange accormadation in NZ with yaping house, a BBH that abit far from town and foulder by a very nice shanghai Women. I plan to stay there for a week while at the same time looking for a job to top up my travel budget. http://www.yapinghouse.co.nz/

11 11 + 1 was a special day that easy to remember and suit to me as i will travel alone today!!!