Gold Coast - 3rd & 4th Day

Back to GC story yer.

Pagi tu kami bgn agak lambat, sebab mlm sebelumnya tido jam 12am++ gara2 lepak lama dekat kedai souvenir. Breakfast cam biasa sandwich tuna+jem, sempoi yet kenyang. Lepas siapkan bag pack kami terus gerak keluar ke bus stop utk ke Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (ala2 Zoo gitu). Naik surfside bus no 700, return fare $21.20 (sampai hotel baru perasan dia tak charge fare utk idlan pelik gak...). Journey takes about 35min, the farthest compared to Sea World & MW. Untuk masuk ke entrance kena lalu souvenir shop dia dulu, mmg strategi baik habis punyer :p Dalam tu ade few other souvenir shops, harga berbeza2 jugak...kami cuma beli fridge magnet tulis Currumbin jer...lain2 item macam biasa and kurang menarik. To be honest, Currumbin ni takdela best mane. Binatang tak byk sgt, nak jalan from one animal to another tu agak jauh...so kalori mmg confirm byk terbakar hari tuh! Kami eksyen takmo naik tram yg disediakan, so rasakan la hehe. Our main intention datang ke sini cuma nak merasa jumpe kanggaroo & koala secara live..tu jela...kalau tidak confirm tak dtg sini sbb mak buyung bukan larat sgt nak tour satu park tuh huhu. As for idlan & firas, derang of course happy...biasala kids never failed to be happy upon seeing all those different types of animals, sama macam kite kecik2 dulu yg suke pegi zoo betul tak? Kami sempat catch up a free flight bird show....tapi agak letih mengawal firas yg sibuk nak ke depan kat instructor mat salleh tu. Time eagle keluar, firas nak berlari ke depan jugak...mujur tak kena gigit ngan si eagle yg agak garang tu huhu...kalo tidak confirm satu memori 'istimewa' bakal terpahat dlm percutian kami kali ni :p Lunch, again kami pekena fish n chips + fresh fruits....aduhhh lega and rasa segar bila dpt mkn buah, dpt menghilangkan muak mkn fries selama 3 hari berturut-turut! Lepas lunch, akhirnya kami tiba di kawasan kanggaroo. Waa mmg byk sungguh kanggaroo yg tido & lepak2 di park tu....nampak serene je depa tido sambil tangan terangkat macam menyerah diri hehe. Idlan & Firas memula takut nak pegang, sebab sampai2 je kat situ ramai pulak kanggaroo yg dtg menyambut kami...terus sorok muka kekanak berdua nih. Tapi lama2 barulah berani pegang, and amik gambar bagai. Firas budak paling galok hari tuh...sibuk berlari naik turun bukit siap taknak mama pegang. Jatuh gedebuk byk kali pon dia tak heran...tak serik, terus sambung berlari turun bukit lagi mmg ganas betul budak nih. Kita plak yg semput nak mengejar. Last2 on the way berjln keluar dari park tu dia bley tertido sambil hisap lolipop...mmg cute! Kami tak lama di Currumbin, tak silap jam 3pm++ dah gerak keluar...naik bus and terus balik solat di hotel. After Asar, kami gerak keluar jln2 sekitar hotel, pegi tgk surfers beach (idlan siap merajuk sbb kami tak kasi mandi :p), masuk shopping mall Centro, and few other shops sekitar surfers street. Stop sekejap dekat Ali Baba's Kebab sbb idlan bising dah lapar...so suaplah kekanak ni mkn kebab ($8-9)+pizza ($4.90/slice) sambil duduk dekat bench along the street tu. Malam, terus balik ke hotel sebab dah penat and tak tahu nak buat apa. Abah turun ke souvenir shop sorang2 cari few other things sementara mama lepak kat bilik teman kekanak tu tgk tv sampai penat :p Malam tu jugak kami packing barang2....sbb esok pagi dah nak balik uwaaaaaaa!

Hari ke-4

Flight pulang ke KL sgt awal, jam 8.25am...so pukul 530am kami dah bgn utk bersiap. Kenapa amik flight awal sgt....sbb tu yg paling murah ok :p Jam 6am kekanak tu dah bgn dgn sendirinya...tapi kami tak mandikan derang pun, sbb sejuk sgt...lagipun depa tgh selsema. Kasi can tukar baju cun jer sudahla hehe. Turun ke lobi hotel utk check-out, collect our $200 deposit, and mintak org hotel panggilkan cab. Dalam 1/2jam kami dah sampai ke airport, fare $49.10. Urusan custom again sgt strict, semua liquid kena pack dlm zipper/any transparent bags, pihak custom siap sediakan lagi zipper bag tu baik sungguh. Kami bawak 2 botol mineral yg kecil, officer tu tanya brape baby....kami cakap sorang jer, then derang pun discuss2 la kejap sesama depa...akhirnya depa lepaskan kami. Waaa considerate jugak derang ni yer tq very much sir!

Lepas check-in, kami pergi breakfast di Hungry Jacks jam 730am, (ala2 burger kings kots sbb logo almost sama), order pancake + egg burger without ham. Pancake dia punyerla fluffy and marvelous...mmg mat salleh punyer specialty i bet! Flight took off as scheduled....1/2jam after that firas dah landing, ngantuk sgt kot sbb bgn awal. We were quite lucky sbb seats byk kosong, so pruzz & idlan pegi duduk kat tengah...myself & firas duduk in one row...lapang la sket rasa sbb firas bley tido baring. Flight siang menyebabkan kami asyikla rasa lapar :p Pukul 10++ dah order makanan (pre-booked). Pruzz amik in-flight entertainment kit utk idlan (rm30) so sepjg flight dia bz tgk kartun madagascar2 + alvin chipmunks mmg tak pandang kiri kanan dah. Firas agak susah dikawal, kejap nak itu, kejap ini, menulis sambil berbaring bagai, jln2 dlm flight, tak bley berenggang dgn mama, sampaikan mama masuk toilet yg sempit tu pon terpaksa bwk dia! Pukul 3pm++, kami order makanan lagi. Kali ni aku mkn maggi in cup tuh (tergoda dgn bau org lain mkn seh hehe), pruzz amik sandwich, tapi terkezut sbb rege sandwich rm19! Baru la perasan certain food rege dia berbeza ikut flight depart dari mana. In this case kiranya sandwich rege AUD la hehe so be careful ye ppl :p My maggi still rege biasa RM6. Pukul 4pm++ kami selamat landing di Malaysia....lepas solat & tapau mc D terus la pulang ke tmn sutera.

To be frank, kami rasa agak ralat tak stay lama kat sana, in fact duit AUD pun byk lagi yg masih berbaki....it was my mistake, tak buat research dulu before book tiket dulu. Supposedly kami draft simple itinerary dulu, baru bley plan tpt ape nak pegi, brape hari nak stay, then baru book tiket. So utk kengkawan semua, this shall serve as a good lesson ok....plan plan plan!

Gold Coast - Day 2 (18 April)

Macik baru je bersemangat nak buat e-filling, alih2 baru tingat password tertinggal kat opis. Aiseh postpone lagik! So kita sambung our GC story la yer. Insya allah in my final post i'll share some of the highlights/tips/key notes that you may find them important and useful especially for travellers with babies.

Subuh di GC sgt awal, around 5am tak silap kami...sebab before 630am hari dah cerah. For brekkie, kami mkn tuna sandwich & maggi goreng yg dibawa dr Malaysia (roti beli dekat convenience store next to our hotel). The good thing about our hotel, it's strategically located at the heart of surfers...allowing you for easy access to shopping mall (Centro Point SP), few convenience stores (including 7 eleven), souvenir shops, etc. Right in front of our hotel is restoran Maharani (the only malaysian restaurant yg provide halal food in that area if we were not mistaken), few steps from the hotel is hard rock cafe, along the street ada byk kedai2 and exclusive boutique (Coach, Prada, etc), and a short 5 min walks will take you right to the beach (tapi kami tak mandi pun la). Ada byk lagi hotel lain termasuk budget hotel di sekeliling hotel kami, termasukla Islander Hotel (antara hotel yg glamer and digemari oleh malaysian tourist sbb dia murah and affordable). Lepas mkn, kami packed few sandwich dlm zipper bag sebagai bekal, and bwk jugak biskut, susu firas, mineral water, payung, spare baju kids and pampers. Then terus bergerak ke bus stop utk naik bus ke Movie World (MW). Return fare dlm $20 tak silap...mahal dari sea world sbb dia lagi jauh, about 25min from surfers. The good thing about their busses, ada tempat khas utk those yg bwk stroller onboard, ade few special seats yg boleh dilipat and you can just push in your stroller nicely without blocking the paveway...mmg sgt bagus. Sampai je di MW, kami sempat amik gambar dgr Scooby Doo...then tetiba ternampak Shrek keluar tapi tak sempat nak kejar sbb org dah ramai kerumun mamat shrek tuh hehe. Again, jgn lupa tgk brochures and make a quick planning on your itinerary. First show kami pukul 11am, Hollywood Stunt Drivers, a real-life action movie set yg tunjuk hollywood film making. Ada drifting, kereta terbakar, etc....api yg terbakar tu mmg panas giler sampai ke muka audience. Idlan mintak beli pop corn, tapi rasa dia kureng sedap...masin!! rege dlm $5 kots.

Next show, Looney Tunes pukul 1130am. Mujurla map dia agak interactive, so senang nak faham utk ke mana2. Kali ni indoor show, idlan siap pegi duduk depan stage...firas tgk sekejap, lepas tu dah melentuk kat bahu mama kepenatan. Lepas show kami stop and rehat sekejap for a quick lunch while firas was already in lalaland :p. Lunch tak byk choice, so again kami pilih seafood platter...tu je yg halal kot. One set+juice around $20. Dlm website MW dia tulis outside foods n drinks are strictly prohibited, tapi time Q masuk dia takde plak check, so next time jgn lupa bwk sedikit bekalan sbb food kat dlm sgt mahal dan yg penting, tak byk choice. Lepas mkn, idlan sempat main bumper car and few other games, then we headed straight for the Batman show at 1pm. Next masuk 2-3 souvenir shops and beli few things, then Q utk tgk Shrek 4D show jam 2pm. Shrek show ada every 1/2hr, tapi seats limited, so kena Q awal2. Myself and firas duduk dekat seat belakang sekali (reserved for the elderly, expectant mothers, etc), pruzz dgn idlan duduk dekat motion seats...so depa syiok la dpt experience all the strobes and sudden movements thru out the show. Show mmg best and enjoyable...tp yg klakar si firas taknak pakai speck khas utk tgk 4D tu :p Sementara tunggu next show, kami jln2 lagi ke few more souvenir shops and beli ape yg patut. Jam 240pm, ade show Scooby Doo, tapi agak bosan. Sambil tgk show kami mkn aiskrim. Aiskrim sgt mahal woo, sebatang (Walls) dlm $4...berapa kali ganda tu from aiskrim kat mesia hihi. Jam 330pm, ada All Star Parade dekat main street, time ni keluarlah warner bros punyer favourite character like scooby doo, looney tunes and gangs, batman, catwoman, shrek, etc. Lepas snap pics depa, kami terus ke Kids section, kasi can kekanak tu naik few rides. Firas punyerla suke naik kuda pusing2 tu, time Q pun dia sibuk nak melompat ke dlm gate tu isk. Sebelum balik, kami snap pics dekat keta batman and few other 'wajib' spots. Around 5pm kami bergerak keluar...anyway park tutup pukul 530pm. All those thrill and extreme rides satu pun kami tak try...myself of course tak boleh, pruzz pun malas nak try...yg penting kekanak berdua tu happy and enjoy themselves.

Otw balik, hari hujan...firas dgn idlan terlena dlm bas. Sampai je di surfers, kami terus gerak ke restoran Maharani utk dinner. Masuk2 je teka kami jumpa sape??? Faizal ismail hot fm & family hehe. Nampak je kami dia senyum...kitorang pun balas balik. Bukan senang nk jumpe org mesia kat sini. Kat MW adela jumpe sorang pompuan pakai tudung, i bet she's from mesia jugak tp punyerla sombong takmo senyum langsung. Pelik betul setengah org ni kan hum hum. Kami order beriyani chicken set, mee goreng, apple juice & nescafe tarik...total $23 kots. Tapi sorry to say la, food dia agak kureng rasa pada tekak kami....tapi sumer licin jugak sbb dah lama tak jumpe nasi...asyik telan fries jek :p After dinner kami terus ke souvenir shop berdekatan hotel, dekat sejam lebey kot spent dlm kedai. Bukan senang nak membeli dgn si kecik yg suka mencapai itu ini...isk risau takut brg pecah jer. Then singgah di convenience store beli susu kotak ($4 utk 500ml), soft drinks ($4-5), maggi goreng (sebungkus $1.50 you jgn terkejut hehe) and roti. Balik hotel terus flat....bayangkan kami keluar as early as 9am, jam 11ish pm baru balik hotel.

to be continued....