Yay! After an 8 hour flight, I have finally arrived in Melbourne @ Victoria, Australia!

 

 

 

Sorry I haven't been updating in almost a week!   Been so busy packing my jumbo-sized luggage ! 

I had 1 check-in 30kg luggage, 1 cabin 12kg luggage and a 5kg backpack to stress upon these few days.

 

What to bring? How many of this to pack? Is that necessary to bring along?

And this? What about that? Yadda yadda.. Decisions!

 

So much to carry, so little space πŸ™
 

Thankfully, I maxed out my luggage and exceeded the 30kg limit by 1.2kg only phew! But my cabin bag exceeded a whole lot more than it should πŸ˜› πŸ˜› Not to mention that my Deuter backpack was murdering my shoulders by the second πŸ™

Most importantly, I survived the check-in and customs sans the penalty. woots!
 

 

I was so glad I arrived 3 hours before time. When I was just sitting down chilling with thefockers, loved ones and friends, the queue for Air Asia's 11PM flight to Melbourne went all the way out until the entrance of the airport!

By golly! It's a freakin' full flight yo
 

Words can't express how touched I am by the influx of people sending me their best of wishes and luck through calls, SMS, BBMs, Whatsapps, emails, Twitter and Facebook. I hope I managed to reply to ALL of you personally πŸ˜‰

But nothing compared to the people who took their time to send me off at the airport in person. Thank you thank you so very much! You know who yall are!
 

Boarded the plane on time and here I am at 10.45pm camwhoring

 

Was bored! I decided to kill time by llistening to my trusty ol' iPod and making friends on the plane. Grace and I got along very well; the topics of interest between us ranged widely from temperamental climates, Long Distance Relationships to dead grandfathers.

Oh and, the seats were far more comfy than I expected it to be πŸ˜› Guess it's time to catch some zzz before I arrive the next morning!
 

I cuddled Beary tightly and tried to sleep.

It was a surprise gift for me in the airport!

 

Initially, I was kinda worried that I was unable to stuff another item into my luggage but who cares? I hand-carried it around anyway. It's my only form of comfort lest I turn emo on one of those rainy, lonely nights in a foreign country far from my loved ones ;(
 

I swear I tried to sleep but my mind was still unweaving and going about in circles. God knows what's on my mind, really. In the end, I didn't even manage to catch a wink of sleep so I stayed up all the way and waited for the sun to rise.
 

I feel the sun creeping up like tick tock~
 

Okay, the sun has already risen and I'm *still* not asleep yet. What on earth is this. -__-"

Every time I tried shutting my eyes, I eventually open it to either that inconsiderate fool kicking my seat from behind, to someone going to the toilet or to a random person coughing.

I need my sleep. It's way past sunrise now.

P/S : the pink you see is not my bra

 

Needless to say, I gave up trying to sleep.

Looks like my body is all geared up with the mightiest adrenalin rush you can ever think of and hence processed that sleep < Australia. Fine. I took sunrise pictures instead of snoozing like everybody else.

 

It was beautiful beyond words!

 

The golden rays of the sun seeping through the clouds!

For a second there I felt like I was in heaven

 

The cloud formation was beautiful this morning too.

It reminded me of the tides of the ocean waves
 

The pilot gave a short announcement about the wind speed and temperature. He also reminded everyone to change their timezones to GMT+11 instead of our usual GMT+8 of Daylight Saving time.

Ohmy. I still cannot get around the fact that I will be landing in Tullamarine airport in Victoria under 15 minutes. Excited? Sorry, that's an understatement of the day πŸ˜‰

 

Shot at 0945HRS | Sydney, Melbourne & Canberra timezone πŸ˜€

 

And we landed safely! Thanks everyone for all your wishes

I was then officially brimming with energy at the point of touchdown despite not having any sleep LOL
 

I sure hope I will
 

Drove past the central city, Elizabeth St., Bridge St., Richmond St. and a few other suburbs before I finally arrived at Camberwell, Melbourne – where I'm staying for the time being.

As of now, it is 18 degrees celcius and I'm freezing my toes off. Someone touch my fingers now please, they are no different from ice cubes! Looks like I've got a lot to get used to πŸ™

I was told by my Australian friends that Melbourne has the most insane weather of all. One can experience the 4 seasons in ONE day! Talk about temperament, sigh!
 


 

One minute I was wearing a tank top & shorts and the next I'll be clad in thick layers of clothing & gloves.

Bade farewell to the humidity of Malaysia… hello Melbourne!

Signing off now @ 11.43PM Ozzie time. Goodnight

Comments

27 responses to “Yay! After an 8 hour flight, I have finally arrived in Melbourne @ Victoria, Australia!”

  1. My Kafkaesque life Avatar

    Dearie! You look so Jessilicious πŸ˜› I’m embarking on a similar journey in few days, your post made me realize that it’s for real. Wish us both best of luck, yay πŸ˜€

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hehe thankssss!!! Oh, ur finally going to Taiwan already!? πŸ™‚ Good luck w the jobsearch kay!!
      it’s gona be so much fun… new adventures!

      1. My Kafkaesque life Avatar

        Yes. Moving and tying the know. It will be one of the most important years in my life. I’m excited and scared at the same time.. hope everything goes well… for me and you πŸ™‚

        1. My Kafkaesque life Avatar

          I meant tying the knot… gosh. I’m not drunk, haha πŸ˜›

          1. thejessicat Avatar

            hahah okay! safe trip ya!!!!!!! πŸ˜€ to taiwan and beyond πŸ˜›

  2. Josh Avatar

    Glad you reached safely hon! Hope you have a great time in AUS for these few months! ^_^

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      wheeeeeeee! πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ thanks love, I weeel! But best time of all is in late June – beginning July! <3

  3. biggie Avatar
    biggie

    u reached n njoy what u can living n studying in a different country. personally i can tell u itz an adventure n experience tatz indescribable. As usual yr eye for gt shots just bewild me. those shots of the clouds r simply awesome. Well done again. Good luck in yr studies.

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hahah yeah! it’s one hell of an experience so far. freaking cold here!!!!!!!!
      and thanks so much!

      p/s i love clouds hehe… especially sunset/sunrise πŸ˜€

  4. Ying Zi Avatar

    I know what you mean πŸ˜‰ sun rise or sun set,whenever you are travelling on the top of the world,it’s always beautiful!
    PS. You can go see the sunset ones I caught on the plane while coming back from aus

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hehe yeah totally! πŸ˜€ it’s like ur looking down at everything.. God’s creation and all the things dat u wont normally see from down there.

  5. shah Avatar

    jessi, how come u always get to go travelling ha

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hehehehe i guess it’s a passion! πŸ˜€ nice whad πŸ˜› it’s fun!

  6. jfook Avatar

    woot in melbournenoww!

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      yup!! πŸ˜€ πŸ˜€ wooootss!

  7. Ronaldmohoni Avatar

    Jessica,
    kenapa tdk ajak saya?

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      nyahahhahaha πŸ˜› u naik kapal terbang pi Australia jugak la! πŸ˜› hehehee

  8. ken Avatar

    have fun over there! πŸ˜€

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      i will!! πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ thanks much dude

  9. ARCβ„’ Avatar

    love your hair πŸ™‚

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hehe thanks lots! πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ its gotten pretty damaged bcos ive been a redhead for 5 years now

  10. malrynx Avatar
    malrynx

    i can see the twinkle in yr eyes even without sleep!

    Must be all the excitement of living in a foreign land, exploring new adventures,
    learning new cultures and busy making new frens … good luck in yr studies!

    Will miss u around KL scene for a while πŸ™‚

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      hahaha πŸ˜€ yeah, its a super new thing for me. dats why im really energized and excited.
      thanks!!
      LOL i will be back to KL soon enuf, in less than half a year!

  11. Cleefy Avatar
    Cleefy

    Did you know there’s actually a song called “Four Seasons in One Day” by the Aussie band Crowded House?

    The song refers directly to Melbourne’s screwed up weather system.

    Just a little bit of trivia for ya πŸ˜›

    1. thejessicat Avatar

      Wow i had no idea!! πŸ™‚
      damn… so there is actually a song about that! imma look up the lyrics right now hahahaha

      thanks much! πŸ˜€

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