Monday, February 13, 2006 ;
11:28 PM
Be Aware!! Very long entry!!
8/2/06!
The flight was terrible. I'm seated at the backrow in the middle of the plane. My backpack is heavy, my hand carry is heavier still and my other hand clutching a plastic bag filled with all the stuff i got too lazy to pack after kena chao by the customs. Haihz. Then it's lots of people, making it EXTREMELY hard to tahan the pain on my fingers. The biggest joke is that once we reached our seat, this eager lady out of nowhere filled our overhead cabin, the WHOLE cabin with her stuff!!! Nevermind, that's not a problem, can always piggyback others. But then, we made the cabin so packed that 2 guys had to force it to close and my laptop bag could fall the moment it opens >.< Back to my seat, not enough space to move my leg at all!! It's like i'm fixed unto my seat and doomed to be mummified for 8 hours. And adding salt to the wound, the flight was delayed, interestingly because of SOME passengers who came onboard with yesterday's boarding pass (What?!) and several people claimed the same seats. Haihz, Mana Ada System ni = =''
But at least there are a few good scores, the movies are quite current, the latest being 2 months ago. The songs, also score the same, 12 of them very current amongst the 200 CD albums (i dun think there were so many when i browsed around). In the end, I only listened to 4 songs, 2 chinese 2 english lolx!! The food are slightly above average, Naruto got tired of me asking for more food hahaha!! Of the beef steak (chicken chop got given out in 10 minutes!!!), prawn salad, french bun and croissant, the best are the prawn salad and croissant. Loved them (only applicable while on a plane) ;p
Bus leaving at 9.00 am.
Plane arrives at 8.40 am.
RRRRRUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!
Both of us actually had our hand carry ready even before the plane landed (Muahahaha!!) but it was bottleneck at the exit!! We had to squeeze our way from Economy Class to Business Class then First Class (Hoho!) to get out. Once inside the terminal, the walkalator became our best friend, we scrammed to 'greet' him anywhere he is, no matter how remote!! Lolx!! Finally we saw some shops and a fork. Left is Customs and Baggage Claim, Right is Customs and Baggage Claim (what the, give u 5 sweat drops). We chose the road less travelled and indeed we reached the Immigration before the other 200 ppl behind us ^ ^
Immigration is SLOW!!! They even had the nerve to provide drinking fountains along the waiting lines. So sad they dun allow camera, if not i would have taken it down!! Around 15 minutes to clear this level, still can if we rush. Trolleys and our luggage are within easy reach. No problems there. Well, for picture shy Naruto, he din budge when we were notified that we might be filmed for a TV program. Now to declare. Naruto had to declare his bacteria, I got my liquor and boat. Oh, the things those people are trying to declare can give you racks of laughter!! Fruits (normal la), medicine, herbs, cabbage(!!!), mushrooms(!!!), tea (the customs lady dunno how to read chinese, so she happily knived her way in), crysanthenum flower (had to call a chinese customs officer to clear the matter, been deliberating it for 10 minutes already) and others too lazy to mention (care to know that wooden bowls must be declared too?) Both of us breezed through the customs. (I believe I heard the guy said: "With more people like you, I would lose my job!" haha!!)
What's the time? 9.10 am. Still can!! GANBATTE!!!!
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Sasuke: You know where the bus stop is?
Naruto: Dunno, wanna try going left?
(Answer: Right.)
Haihz... at least this is better than seeing off the bus. So we asked for help at the Traveller's Booking Service.
Nice Lady: "Try catching the GreyHound bus. It leaves slightly later than Murray's."
(War Drum Beat.)
CHONG ARRRRRRR!!!!!
"Roll like a wind, my trolley!"
We were in sight of the bus stop. But no bus at all. Only got one guy going the other way. The same guy who were in front of us just now.
Haihz, he sure must have wanted that bus too. So we lumbered back dejectedly. The next bus leaves at 1.15pm, 4 hours away. Mini The Terminal life. Airport is a supremely boring place. Not to left bored to tears, we made friends with that guy hehe. He is Kim Seong Hoon from Korea!! Nice guy, has decent chivalry and essentially, a person you can hang out with. Although communication is a bit stuttered but it's fine, we still understand each other. He had to use a couple of Korean into his sentences, while we had to simplify our english a little. Works out fine, it's great. And everything went one step better with the arrival of another strander!! Xiu Qi from Malaysia!! She is Naruto's classmate, and she has a transfer flight later at 2 pm, so I asked her to join the stranded gang ;p Now this is where Hoon showed his chivalry, always at every corner, every conversation, he involved our young lady to relieve her boredom! He showed her Korean culture, language and always offered to carry her stuff!! And he never ever did let go of it until the very last moment when we gotta part. He gives me an impression that he likes her hehe.
The scenery to Canberra isn't really spectacular. Brown shrubs, brown cows and brown trees. Heck!! Even the road is brownish!! It's no wonder why the driver wished us a pleasant rest on the best. I had mine. All the way for the three hours. ;p
Kumaran was the guy who picked us up at Jolimont Bay. He looks, wears and sounds Malaysian. I forgot to ask him haihz. But another guy, was from Malaysia, Labuan specifically, and was on the same flight too. Din kena NS lolx!! So off one by one we were sent to our residence. Hoon first at Toad hall, then Naruto at John XXIII College, me at Ursula Hall right beside (there is a designated walkway connecting both halls) and finally Keane at Bruce Hall!
I was just slightly after hours, so no reception at all (Aiks!!) Had to find this Twisties Machine to locate the phone for the phone call. And although the hall is squarish, we can't find it = ='' Good thing 2 residents came by, forgot their name again (I'm bad at remembering names!!), took me up and settled with the staff. I got my key, with god-knows how many 'sorry' and 'thank you' coming from me throughout the scene. My room is D102 (D-1-OR-2). However you wanna see it, it is certainly ironic that my window faces that Twisties machine. Haihz. My senior resident for my D block is Matt. Another nice guy, a little reserved though. He helped me shift my heavy heavy luggage (strong guy ;p), showed me around the hall and literally taught me everything i need to know about living in this hall. And dinner was ready.
BBQ dinner!!! Wao!! Pasta, sausage, bread and who-knows-what are all available. But the tricky thing is, there are no BBQ pits!! Hahahaha!! All are readily cooked, just that instead of eating in the dining hall, the venue is the courtyard instead. 1, 2, 3, 4.... 50 peeps eating. That's a lot. In the round table where i sat, I met Barney(!!), Sam(Gurl), Shinya(Japanese), Anson(HK), Brendon(Aus), David(Student Pres.) and 3 others (Name forgotten again haihz...) There were lots of chatting, like lectures on Hakka, Hokkien, dadada, NASA afraid of spies, wanna learn Japanese, Mathematics Algebroic....(some Maths subject, very long and complicated) and Barney(lolx!!).
I hopped over to John XXIII College later. And found Naruto nodding and smiling at an elderly man non stop(!!!). Anyways, besides that, the food provided at the college is so much more appealing than mine, lots of cereals, lots of salads, and nice fish and chips!! If not because of the new John residents required to wear a tape name tag, i would have taken a share.....
I checked out Naruto's room, slightly bigger than mine but everyhere is brown again!!!! The bed is an exception, it's in drak blue but brown is still overwhelming. His heater, so HUGE (I think it's as tall as smurfie). And right beside within arm's reach from where he is supposed to sit and study. Can't imagine how to tahan. By the way, most halls don't have fan.
Lazed too long at his room, 8pm but it's still bright clear 6.30pm sky out there. I think it's time for me to unpack. It's very very tedious and made me wish to join the peeps down there painting some murals. Oh, did i mentioned that Xiu Qi stays at Ursula Hall too? She joined in the for the last mural. I was only finished when the last mural was complete. Haihz. It's 12pm when i wrote all of this. Could have been 1k words easily. Hehe. It's a whole day orientation tml. Gotta sleep!!
light my way ♥
