Most Livable Place in Aus: Melbourne!

Well, I'm in Mel already! I really love this place. The people, the food, the culture, the weather(thought it changes drastically at times). Melbourne... It's AWESOME!

Well my trip from Kay Kay to Mel took around 1.5 days. My flying route is shown below:

KK(Start)-->Kuching(Transit ETA: 1 hour)-->Singapore(Transit ETA: 5 hours)-->Darwin(ETA: 2 hours)-->Melbourne(End)

I took MAS from KK to Sing. It was good. The service was awesome. The only thing I found disappointing is the Techno kadazan songs.. mixed with the most annoying musical instrument made by dear old mankind.. the B-A-N-J-O.

Sounded like Yogi Bear was playing it.


I reached Sings T2 and transferred to the Budget Terminal. I was really hungry by then. The muffins and cakes looked really good but I decided to chow this down due to 'OUTSIDE INFLUENCES'...



Yeah, a snapple and some salad.

The renovated BT looked better, smelt better too. LOL.


Check-In Counter


TB Cafe

I left Sing around 6.35 to Melbourne on TigerAirways*. The only thing I could recall from that flight was:

1. I was starving
2. A 4 year old screaming 'Make it stop! Make it stop!!!!!' during touchdown in Darwin AND Mel (double noise pollution)[same kid].
3. The only place I found safe from the ever rough China stewards and stewardess.


*Note pls reconsider taking Tiger Airways, to me it's worse than AirAsia plus rough-chinklish-stewards and stewardess. When they 'accidentally' bump you(more like 5 times++) they don't give a dam. They just LOVE to shove u aside.

When I landed at Darwin I was crippled... Actually everyone who took TA was crippled.


Make it stop! Make it stop! - TA passenger

The first thing I did at Darwin was chowing down a quiche and a Mediterranean delight. Yum... that made my tummy smile.




Well, the place I'm staying is pretty good. The room is fully furnished(oh yeah) and equipped with a king sized bed! I'm just 15 minutes away from Monash U and approx 30 from Mel central.


Big boy bed!


My 'play' area.

Well orientation starts tomorrow! I hope to meet a lot of newbies.. :) Just hope dear Yi won't trash my first day.

Will keep u guys updated!

1 DL: Out, out and AWAY!

Well tonight's my last night here. I just had my 'last supper' hahaha, I just love the winter melon soup my mom made. I've just rechecked everything and packed my backpack with books and consumables.

Aunt Fan just wrote me something nice,
'May your journey be filled with tons of blessings, lots of excitement and plenty of magical moments!!! Go shoot for the star Ming!'

Lots of love,
Auntie Ah Thou & Uncle Wayne

I'll do them proud, my family and I'd do this for myself. Wish you guys all the best too!

Ming

17DL.............................2 DL: Quicky Quirks

Wow... it's really easy if u have bluetooth on your pc, sending files and pics are just plain easy.

Well, I'm leaving in 2 days. I'm too excited that's why I'm not excited? Hahaha, that's how my Aunt described me when we went out for dinner. Both Unc Wayne and Aunt Fan told me the golden rules and other advise. I took it and digested it.

The past few days I went on a "OMG shopping spree *paris hilton style* but only with a few needed items... not like her". I've just packed the essentials in 2 large bags, I think I'm ready?! Dam... still can't believe I'm leaving... Sad... but still tolerable(trying to be modest). I've got some new stuff such as nike shoes used for jogging at Melbourne parks & gym, some wool clothes, toiletries, stationary(apparently it's expensive there) and....

TADA! the downsized 6920G! The all new 4930G!


Acer 4930G (the one on the right).

Part of the room....

I'm a guy... messy a times *ahem*

Well, I'll be missing my mates and Peta. =( Hope I can see them sometime in the future.


(L to R): Jonathan 'Crimson' Chin *probably going to KL for U next year*, Arjuna 'BlackBoy' Raj *Will be joining me in Mel*, Daniel 'Tambi Noob' Samraj *Probably KL too for culinary course*, Bryan 'Balayan' Wong^hidden behind James^ *Going to Curtin*, James 'Stitch' Ivan *Going to UTAS W.T.F.!!! Tasmania???*, Chong 'Ah Boy' Chee Wen *Local U... maybe =/*



At Sutera Harbour shore, we were waiting for the sunset.

Granny gave me something, something special, something that meant lots, something handed down from generation to generation for the eldest son of the Hong family to hang on and remember.

It is a gold necklace with a key. It represents that I'm ready to leave home, ready to open the door that leads to a whole NEW WORLD! SO MELBOURNE, BE READY! HERE I COME TO INCREASE YOUR POP BY 1! ROAR!


The Hong necklace.

Well, I'll miss you guys, hope to see you in Melbourne!


HAVE A GREAT DAY!