Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Gold Coast trip day 1

Arrived at the airport hours before departure and all I could do was wait, wait and WAIT. The flight took us about 7 hours to reach there. It was uncomfortable during the flight as the seat was in upright position for me to lean on. What to do, AirAsia cheap ma ^^
It is winter season in Australia but the weather was just too good to believe. Average temperature was around 18 degree celcius. (slightly cooler than Genting^^) As I didn't sleep well at all on the plane, the first trip was awfully tiring. Our coach driver brought us to Seaworld theme park and everything was about the ocean. It was interesting that we could watch dolphin show, sea lion show, polar bears, sharks and water acrobatic. Not to mention the roller coaster rides that is more thrilling than those in Malaysia ^^
Things in Australia are cheap IF you're working there. If you're spending RM in Aus with the exchange rate of 1 AUD= RM 3.1, a bottle of 600ml mineral water that costs 3AUD and a slice of carrot cake that costs 6AUD aren't cheap at all. Branded goods such as nike, esprit, adidas, CK etc. are seriously cheap. (more info on day4's post). I notice something that's different about their goods in Australia which is 2 products that are same can have different price tags due to their availability and year of production.
Australian are very friendly, helpful and courteous people where they would stop walking just for you to take pictures. Cars would also stop just for the pedestrians to cross the road while in Malaysia, you better run for your life before they hit you ! They really enjoy their lives and I think that's the motto of their lives. I could hardly see any stress on their face and they keep smiling even to strangers. Stay tuned for day 2 ^^