DAY 02 - OZ trip Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA

DAY SECOND
24 - 10- 2013

Wake up at 6am,tapi cerahnya macam dah 10pagi Malaysia time.
Ian tadi dah bangun n tido semula, hubby still tido jugak. Penat tarik bag semalam rasanya.
I wake up, tgk view balcony. Tapi dengarlah, someone is cooking kat dapur - my mind say, must be Tricia. Tapi why dia kena masak. Not necessary right?

at 11.30am we wake all, mandi and siap2 nak gi jalan2. Plan? we no idea as we still stuck coz tak dapat kereta sewa. Tapi luckily, dalam internet ramai tourist Malaysian said yang senang nak gi outlet or mane2, by local public bus. Lega skit I dengar.

We met Tricia and Bill with smile. Tricia suka budak2.... especially macam my son yang tak banyak kerenah. Senyum saje and keep on gigit teether.
Menu breajfast today, homemade pancake with Blue berry+home made jam+coffee, fruits and  vege salad.
Bill tak bangun lagi. Tapi ade neighbor Tricia yang dating jenguk kitaorg. They really friendky, cuma bila bertutur, Tricia yang umur dekat 80 tu, minta kita cakap CLEAR CLEAR and loud.
Umah dia macam banyak barang hiasan from Asian country. Can see wooden gajah, bekas potpourri wooden, lamp stand... seua ukir2 ala2 made from India or Thailand.
But paling cantik and lawa, rak buku. Banyak. Tricia suka membaca. Rupanya Bill was her second husband. His late husband divorce. they get married about early year 2000. Tricia have two son yang dah besar and tinggal Brisbane and Sydney.
so, their retiree time, romantic couple je dalam umah tu.

 

Kami bawak 1 stroller and beg susu Ian. tu je. Bawah level G rumah tu ade Infirmation Counter.
Macam tourist counter gak. Fuh, lega. So tanyelah kitaorg arah jalan2.
Lepas jalan 15minits ke Surfer Paradise town, kami nampak 1 car rental company. So masuklah tanye T&C semua, tapi still kecewa, dorang nak Card Credit jugak.
Jalan depan lagi jumpe lagi satu. Yang senang sikit, tapi nak license driving I because my hubby guna card debit I, tapi MALANGNYA, I tinggalkan lessen kat dalam bilik umah Bills.

:(    arrggghhh...isu tension ni. Bisa gaduh!  so hubby I yang half-mood, terus jalan menonong. Tapi bukan salah I, xtaulah pulak akan mintak lisen owner card.
Then kitaorg tanpa arah, just sightseeing town Surfer Paradise. Tetibe kat satu lorong, nampak AQUA DUCK RIDE.... tengah loading passenger masuk. Hubby terus lari gi tanye ade seat x lagi? Captain kate ade. Then we excited, letak stroller at the kaunter and hop in to the duck ride. Yeay  :)  walaupun my son xtau ape2, tapi I yang excited lebih.

Duck ride harga : AUD 33/RM 99 perpax

kebetulan weekend sabtu and ahad, akan ade A1 car race dalam town Surfer Paradise. wahhhhhhhhh   :) so banyaklah race car, stage event, pagar2 race dah start pasang,team car race,girl2 paying.. . Boat tu bawak tour all interesting area in Surfer Paradise (bayangkan Surfer Paradise tu macam town Shah Alam). Drive keliling sambil ade tour guide kasi info.
Mmg menarik and bersih. Suka  :)
Then about 20 minits atas darat, dia mula masuk air. Masuk tasik dekat dengan Yatching famous place kat situ.
I'm so excited. First time katakan.

Then after 20 minits round over the lake, sampailah kami kat start point. Oh ya, tadi mase dalam boat, kids dibenarkan bawak boat tu. Captain tu benarkan.
Then the Kids dapat Certificate appreciation.

 
 
 
Kami amik stroller and start jalan2 situ. Its like boulevard. Dimane kite bleh chill relax, food hunting place, shopping area... gitu!
kami pergi Quiksilver shop, wahhhh... excited tgk brg Ian. I pun purchase 2 snapback cap + 1 shirt cost me AUD80 / RM240.
Long stretch situ hanya shopping and small shop. Office pun ade.
Kami singgah info center for Q1 TALLEST BUILDING in Gold Coast. Jadi attraction for visitor. Skypoint per entry AUD 21/RM 63. Sebab baru first day dating, we change our mind, xmo masuk lagi. Maybe hari last kat situ.

Capacity town Surfer Paradise jadi double as normal weekend because of motor race event. Wow! u can see the family and racers face all around the city. The climax and excitement macam kita ade di tengah event F1 gitu.... everywhere full of officers wearing uniform of Racing brand.

we stopped at 4pm at restaurant nearby. After get Ian change diaper- he poo poo for second time today. Yaiks!
We plan to eat Fish and Chips- not the hawker, but in dine restaurant.
The meal not really expensive. Its a big huge amount. Fish and chip cost one plate- AUD9/RM27 and drink AUD 4/RM12.
The weather sudden little drizzling. Not too heavy.

My eyes keep on walking buff guy with Surf board while my hubby "I guess" enjoying the hotty chicks walking with bra and thong.

lovely!

that's call VACATION.

all free to see- free mind.

Its already start to dark. But time baru 5pm(oz time). My hubby google a place got syeesha/hookah.

Yup, just few blocks, 10 minutes walk.

Then we slowly, beach walk to that place. Get some photo coz the scene really orange/ fuschia pink sky. Nice. With evening breeze by the shore. We find the Arabian Restaurant. Less customer but I still can feel the chill air from sea.

after an hour, we calk again to the seashore. Actualy, we kindda dunno what to do.
Want to enjoy the sea, My son still small... and the Sea really high wave. Takut!!!!

not far from the boulevard, we hear someone made an announcement, which is free-watching cinema at the beach sand. Wow! its like SKYNIGHT SCREEN CINEMA! I really into it.
Hubby also wants it. Yang best, ade bean bag colorful.
I grab purple and yellow.


 
 
 

DAY 1 : OZ trip - Gold Coast Australia

 
hi all,
dah sebulan senyap lepas balik dari one week trip to Australia. Sebab kebetulan ramai staf baru shuffle to same unit, so tak boleh nak hand over / rely 100% kat diaorg. I touch down Malaysia 29th, esoknya dah masuk opis. Habiskan kerja yang tak habis habis.
 
lets begin the Travelogy. My hubby ARMy who choose for this trip. As I mentioned entry before this, my hubby punye kawan TAK JADI PERGI...so kami bertiga je (me, husband and baby Ian- 6 months old).
This our first time to land of Australia. And first time fly for my baby Ian, second oversea entry for him. His first to Thailand,Krabi by land.
 
VISA - is a must to enter Australia. But it just take 1 day /2 days.
 
cash in pocket - Me and husband bring equal Cash RM3,000 p.pax for change AUD 1000.
(means we bring aud2,000).
 
beg luggage - 1 big luggage both of us & Ian luggage into deck cargo. Bawak naik atas flight, Beg pampers+Beg camera hubby.
 
Accomodation  -  dah book via Airbnb and ade jugak tido umah Malaysian (kawan).
 
 
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23/10/2013-
 

flight scheduled 10am dari LCCT. My parents send us to LCCT because they really missed their cucu (for a week).Flight was departed on time. We fly on Airasia X...which is the seats just 10cm bigger dari AK biasa. So untuk org lelaki mmg muat lah sikit. We were on right row-window seat. Luckily my husband friend didn't follow, seat enough for my little Ian to hop,crawl and sleep. Booking bassinet penuh. Dinasihatkan, sape yang bawak anak bawah umur toddler, booking awal front line seat for bassinet baby.
Tapi sepanjang I jalan2 dalam flight, mostly yang front row ialah senior citizen je...coz diaorg nak berlunjur kaki.
So utk keselamatan baby Ian yang duduk atas riba i,Airasia crew datang kasi child seat buckle. Attached sekali dengan guardian. Just hook in adult seatbelt with the kids.
Flight ke Coolangata Aiport Gold Coast ambil masa lebih kurang 8jam. So, masa 3 jam pertama,mulalah jualan food and followed by Souvenir.
Kami lupa nak book food online. So beli je lah guna RM which all ala carte RM15/1 meal. Lapar and still x mengantuk, we decide beli 3 Main course +3 air, kacang Tongs..habis dalam RM60.
Then layan tido. My baby sleep and jaga and sleep and play ipad....
Both of us layan The Internship and tertido. Sampai 4pm++ perasan macam dah nak senja. Cantik sangat awan,kepul2 putih and orange. I rase dah 5jam atas awan, sure dah lalu Australia. Al maklumlah, Tanah besar Oz ni.
Time 8:20pm, we finally arrived. I'm so thankful ya Allah for the blessed safe journey. Once touch down,i can see its already dark,macam kul 11AM Malaysia dah. Aiport kecik je. Macam Langkawi. Then mulalah pencarian Kereta sewa. Rupanya, pilih kereta sewa ni ade PATUT / TAK PATUT nya..its actualy depends on what activity u nak buat kat OZ tu (because u kene calculate expenditure korang).
Time ni actualy aku quite disappointed dgn front line rental car staf tu.

Sombong and bo layan kalau walk in. Kita biasalah survey dulu, kaunter by kaunter, dorang pun ade gak KEREK N SOMBONG.... konon nak bolayan kite coz kita just tanya quotation.
and my hubby pun nak naik marah.

So untuk rent car meh I kasi tips:
 
- if you all just nak visit tourist spot, better x yah rent. Coz local public transport mmg efficient. On time,frequent and bersih. So jangan membazir sewa keta coz minyak/fuel (aud1.60/RM4.80 seliter) and parking hourly (aud3 / RM10).Hourly ok.
- plis back up credit card. Coz untuk sign in kereta sewa dioarg tak terima debit card as kite Malaysian used to. So CREDIT CARD ONLY.
- every walk in customer,they need SUM OF MONEY or bond duit. Dalam AUD200/RM600 (akan dipulangkan).And kalau kiosk rental car kat airport tu, dorang xnak cash. Dorang nak credit card. If kot jadi ape2, dorang swipe je.
- kalau yang anak ramai or rombongan ramai, dinasihatkan sewa lah kereta, tapi plis BOOK EARLY FROM MALAYSIA. Coz harga daily rental internet rate n walk in mmg beza sangat. Contoh,kitaorg walk in terus gi kiosk tanya dapat AUD 100/RM300 perday untuk keta Hyundai i20.Padahal if online, dapat AUD35 je. Beza x?????
- yang bawak baby, better online book awal, coz korang WAJIB amik BABY CARRIER yang harga (AUD 12/RM36) per day.
-  sewa kereta WAJIB ambil GPS...cost about AUD 9/RM 27 PERDAY.
 
that's the tips. So kami yang agak frust,penat,try cari solution.... gi cari SIM pack temporary kat 7E airport and made a call to owner house AIR BNB... cakap kate kite dah sampai.
Tgk jam dah pukul 9.45PM..nasib climate a bit chilled. dalam 23celcius gitu. So that's why my son x merengek. Then we get the shuttle BUS to the town of GC. Harga tiket bus : AUD15/RM45 per pax.
Rumah Bills (owner) was at Thornton Street.Perjalanan hanya 20 minits bus dari airport ke Surfer Paradise. 

Bus tu rupanya hantar agak jauh dari umah Bills. Kena pulak menolak stroller and big bag ke rumah dier.... rupanya Bill ni dah tua dah. Dah terketar-ketar. Age 70+ tinggal ngan wife dier nama Tricia.


Rumah kondo dalam 15 tingkat. Kitaorg tingkat 10. Got 3 rooms. Tapi hanya satu bilik je disewakan. Kami dapat rate untuk 3H2M RM700+ kot. Oklah, coz kami consider ade baby yang kecik. So kite as resident temporary ni, bleh guna kitchen, meja makan,toilet,WIFI free, and all that apartment facilities. Ade gym and swimming pool.
And time 11.20pm....tapi suasana Surfer Paradise macam dah 3am. Sunyi!...... xpelag, tunggu esok ape pulak perasaan ku  :)