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Friday, April 25, 2014

Gold Coast, Australia - 2 weeks before the holiday begin & Air Asia X

Halu2.....
miss me? ada sapa2 tertunggu2 entry GC from mak? Harap bersabar yer. Aku siapkan dulu project photobook aku yg voucher dia nak expired 22 April. 3 hari pulun siapkan 3 photobook. Amik kau.

Now baru leh relax2 chill2 karang entry GC....
ok.. for this entry meh aku citer apa preparation kami before fly.... coz 1st time beli tix Air Asia X kan, so knowing me yg kalau buleh takmau nak membeli seat dlm flight. so.. 2 weeks before that gagah la webcheck-in.

Tapi.. i tell u, org AA lg cerdik. dia dh assign seat siap2. korang check in lah pkl berapa pun.... seat system dh bg. bukan mcm dulu, first come first serve yer...

ni seat yg kami dpt masa flight KUL-OOL
system assigned mcm ni. suka aku coz dpt seat belakang sekali. kami mula2 dpt food. dekat pulak dgn toilet.
total kami semua 10 pax. tapi sebab 1 itinerary max 9 pax je, so masa book tix ni, aku kena korbankan diri pi book kat diff itinerary.
So..... masa web-check in... aku dpt row 30 ok!! jauh ke depan nun.
so, nak tak nak, aku beli seat for aku, try cari seat yg dekat2 dgn 9 pax lain. tu pun dpt seat row 42. yg lain semua penuh. takpe2... seat aku tu nanti Shahnun will duduk.
so, we just pay rm35 for seat KUL-OOL.

ni system bg seat for OOL-KUL.
dpt row belakang sekali gak. tapi nampak tak gap 1 row tu?
Shahnun kata takpelah... coz still dekat tu.
sama jugak kes mcm flight pi OOL, seat aku dpt row 32 kot.
So beli seat baru...paling dekat available seat row 40.
another RM35 there.

ni stock food kami bwk nk pi sana.
beli 1 week before pi.
beli container plastik + sudu garpu plastik + perencah nasi goreng + beras 1 kg (for day 1 takut tak sempat pi beli kat sana) + maggi + biskut mak nenek semua.
nescafe 3 in 1 tu tak bwk. tu for minum kat umah je.
coz dah tau, if bwk sure tak lepas.

nampak itu air kotak milo & dutch lady ??
beriya beli 4 pack.
sekali kat airport, kastam tak bg masuk. coz it is dairy product from Msia.
jawapan dia "if on the box stated, produce in Spore, we will allow".
So, being me yg kepochi aku tanya "why? Spore is just our neighbor".
Jawapan dia "Im not sure actually, but i guess because of the weather".
Nak gelak aku time tu. Helloooo.. Spore tu ada salji ke en kastam?
tetiba dairy dia korang leh terima. Sgt double standard okeh!!
takpe2... redha jelah 4 pack susu kotak tu kena rampas.
tapi food2 lain semua lepas.

kellasss tekak laki aku. nak pi GC siap nasi beriani, nasi tomato bagai.
tapi beriani brahim sedap korangggg...
nanti kena beli lg. mkn kat umah.
coz nak masak tak reti kan?

ni selection of beriani yg ada.

ni shahnun amik siap2 snapshot. Solat time sana.
kat sana kan awal 3 jam from sini.
So pkl 5am dh terang benderang.

jauh beza compare naik normal AA, flight dia besar & tangga naik naik pun lagi besar & lebar.


ni picture seat kami from flight KUL-OOL
aku duduk seat belakang sekali. ada minah philiphine kot sebelah hazry.

kan aku ckp seat aku yg shahnun duduk tu kami dpt beli seat 42.
tapi mlm tu ada few seat kosong.
one of it kat row 49. Alhamdulillah. Shahnun tukar mai duduk situ.
tu hazry aka dobot dok tawaf flight. while shahnun dok isi arrival card.
sapa2 yg in the future nak naik AA X, if boleh pilih seat, pilih seat belakang sekali mcm kami ni. 
nampak tak laluan jalan dia. luas ok!
tapi makin ke depan, makin kecik.
So, selesa kami nak bgn pi toilet ke, pi sembang2 ke.

pix taken 1 hour before landing.
muka br bgn tido. Dobot pkl 12am br zzzzz...
hardy seat seberang aku. dia duduk sebelah mat saleh mana ntah.

view from seat aku. besar flight ni.

budak ni masuk2 capai ipad dia dulu.

isi arrival card.
tu tulisan shahnun yer.
if tulisan aku... buruk from this.

aku pre-booked chicken teriyaki.
so, aku dok baget sure mcm normal AA flight. nasi comes with mineral water cenonet tu kan?
tidak yer... it comes with botol mineral water tu.
bagus... patut dia mahai rm1 from pre-booked meal normal AA flight.
lagi satu, before they serve meal, the stewardess will mai lapik meja with kertas tu dulu.
properlah sikit kan?
air kotak + cake tu coz aku TERorder maximise my meal masa pre-booked meal dulu.
so tambah RM7 for that.

hardy aku pre-booked uncle Chin chicken rice.
ok gak not bad. cuma takde sup je.
budak dobot tu, aku suap mkn chic teriyaki. pastu stewardess lalu bwk cart tu, dia dh meraung nak biskut panda tu. RM5! 
pastu sengeh happy coz dpt paw mak dia. grrrrrr......

ni food shahnun.
Butter chicken masala. yg ni sedap.

ni view from seat aku.
lepas take off, heran aku semua mat saleh bgn & buka kasut. pastu pi jln merata2 semua tak pakai kasut/slipar ok!
even pi toilet pun. sewel apa?
dah nak landing baru semua pakai balik.

ni food aku order for flight OOL-KUL
nasi lemak pak naser.
oh dap2 nya...

hardy punya, chic satay.

masa balik, kami pre-booked 2 food for each person.
aku booked nasi lemak + butter chic masala.
sekali masa sampai, derang ckp butter chic masala dh habis.
so aku pilih chicken teriyaki. Frust mak!



 tu diaaa.. hardy dh zzzz...
ni time derang dok bg inflight entertainment yg kami pre-booked siap2.
siap kena sign mak nenek bagailah.


 katanya... samsung tab ni tahan 10 hours. Nan ado yer!
5 jam, battery flat. aku mintak ganti baru.
sib baik ada. tapi 1 hour before landing derang will mai collect balik.
oklah... dlm tab ni derang dh download mcm2 movie and games.
bolehlah nk bg the boys duduk diam2 for a few hours.


sama jugak mcm time pi OOL, shahnun tukar seat, mai duduk dekat2 kami coz byk seat kosong.

basically, oklah naik AA X ni. selesa & flight pun cantik byk from normal AA flight.

Gold Coast entry:

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Gold Coast, Australia - Preparation & Budget

Before aku start with my Gold Coast (GC) entry, sama mcm entry2 holiday/trip aku yg lain jugak, aku will share berapa cost, etc...

1. Flight ticket:
Kami beli masa AA promo. somewhere in April 2013. Return tickets:
Adult: RM741
Child: RM585
Total we paid: RM2652 (exclude luggage + Seats + meals)

So far aku tgk memang flight kami dpt ni is the cheapest.

Luggage: 
KUL-OOL = 15kg; RM55. Tapi start Sept 2013 min luggage for AA international flight is 20kg. so kami dpt free upgrade jadi 20kg. Ngeeee... :). return OOL-KUL = 30kg; RM80++.

Inflight Meal: 
KUL-OOL = RM13 x 3 = RM39 (amik sorang satu meal coz flight dh tgh malam. semua nak zzzz)
OOL-KUL = RM15 x 6 = RM90 (sorang 2 meals coz flight pagi and it is 8 hours flight).

Inflight Entertainment:
RM45. Pre-booked. If dlm flight baru nak rent, jadi rm60.

2. Hotel/Apartment:
Baronnet Apartments. (you can find it here http://www.baronnet.com.au/ )
kami booked from Booking.com. For 2 bedrooms Apartment with Superior Ocean View for 6 days + 5 nights, cost us AUD810 = RM2400. For 1 bed apartment = AUD595 = RM1780 .
Mula2 kami booked 1 2 bedroom apartment je. Tapi sampai sana, dia kata 1 apartment yg 2 bilik tu for 4 people je ok!! tak pasai2 kena tambah lagi satu apartment yg 1 bilik. cheh... padahal memang luas ok! Derang ckp Aussie punya rules. takleh ramai2 dalm 1 apartment. tak pasai2 kena tambah duit lagi kat situ.

Sib baik cantik! siap dgn washing machine, dryer bagai. dekat jugak dgn beach. balcony besar, dapur besar. If not ada aku mengamuk kat counter dia.

3. Car Rental:
kami rent from Cutprice Car Rental ( http://www.cutpricecarrentals.com ).
For Estima + GPS (for 6 days + 5 nights) total we paid : AUD470 = RM1410

Dah pi ramai2 ni senang drive sendiri. if naik public transport susah dgn stroller mak nenek tu.

4. ThemePark tickets:
1 year VIP Pass for:

Movie World + Sea World + Wet n Wild
Adult/Child (3-12 years) = AUD99.99 = RM295
(Buy 3 free 1)

Dreamworld + WhiteWater World + Skypoint Observation deck
Adult: AUD99.99 = RM295
Child (3-12 years) : AUD69.99 = RM206

ps: you can find my entry for theme parks package HERE

5. VISA
For visa pulak, last year aku saja try buat Aussie Visa for diri sendiri from this website:
http://easyeta.com/
AUD10 = RM29.50. Just isi online form, tak sampai 24 hours. Terus dapat results. dpt Aussie visa valid for 1 year.

tapi few months before pi, for 9 pax lagi tu, kami buat visa from Cik Intan. Ramai gak yg buat kat Cik Intan. Dia just charge RM20 per-pax. dh save byk dah tu.

kami just snap passport details + flight details + date nak travel and email kat Cik Intan.
ni email dia:  eta.australia@yahoo.com
rata2 if baca blog sapa2, memang ramai buat from dia. Service tip top! submit hari ni. Esok dah siap. Pastu baru bayar.


Semua dah bayar siap2 before pi except for Apartment & car rental. Yang tu kena byr kat sana. So, bila duit Aussie tgh jatuh last year (RM2.95 = AUD1) kami tukar sikit2. Nanti takdelah teruk sgt.
As for us, coz pi dgn family BIL aku kan, so car rental tu dh share 50-50. Save dah kat situ.

So... as a conclusion total we paid for our Gold Coast trip for 2 adults and 2 children (tak termasuk pocket money): RM7021 
tu pun theme park tickets for dobot are FOC coz dia tak 3 years old lagi. Bagusssss...


Hope this will help for sapa2 yg dok plan nak pi Gold Coast tapi taknak ambil tour guide kat sana.