Monday, October 02, 2006
MEL Day 1

DAY 1

OK! My flight was at 11.30am at the Sydney domestic airport. However, I woke up at 6.30am.. so i was trying to sleep in and snooze and by the time i managed to fall asleep, my alarm clock rang and i snoozed it and u know the rest is history.. But not to worry they usually are late or rather relaxed in domestic flights n only allow boarding 20minutes before the take-off so i was on time haha.

Anyway it doesn't take long to reach the airport by train from my house but for adult fare, it's freaking expensive. haha rather la.. $13.80.. compared to student, it's $9.80 i think. But i ain't suppose to get student fare.. international students aren't supposed to have concession. Horrible rite..

Ok so i arrived in Melbourne airport at 1pm or so!!! Was thinking of taking a bus up to nikki's place at macleod but they dun have a bus service that goes up north so took the skybus (an express service all the way to the city). Called michelle and she said she'll meet me at 4 plus. So i told her and nikki, i'll dump my bags in the locker and walk around town first.

The skybus bus arrived at southern cross station which is one of the city loop stations. Din really know how the train fare system worked, I asked for a map at one of the hotels and walked to melbourne central. It wasn't a very fast walk.

So had a nice chat with michelle over dinner, walking around mebourne central (city) and drinking bubble tea!! Haha so there is bubble tea in melbourne ok. She took me to drink some real authentic taiwanese bubble tea. I ordered plum green tea thinking it was shen buay green tea but it tasted herbally and ginsengy actually ha..

Then after that.. it was time to go home to nikki's place!! Almost an hour, 45 mins by train.. Michelle was really nice and accompanied me on the train till end of zone 1..