Flying to Melbourne

This is way overdue. Better late than never right? :D After so many years of my life, it was my first time taking Singapore Airlines (SIA). I’ve always had the impression that budget airlines will always be cheaper but it’s not true! Got my air ticket to Melbourne through the Super Deals of SIA. So it costs between SGD600-SGD700. Will write more about the air tickets booking experiences soon!

Anyways, I flew to Melbourne alone on Christmas morning! It’s my first Christmas away from my family. But I was warmly welcomed by the crew and a friendly neighbour seated next to me. The airplane was decked with boughs of hollies!

My first Singapore Airlines Flight!

                     On board the plane

Being the foodie or maybe glutton that I am, of course, when the first thing that I will look at is the food and beverages menu that they provide! Was joking with my mummy that they will serve turkey since it’s Christmas day. And, much to my surprise, there was TURKEY! but of course, that is for lunch. So i had to wait for breakfast first. Heh.

                 Continental Breakfast
1) Fruit Appetiser 2) Assorted Breakfast Rolls    
 3) Hot Beverage 4) Drinks

                                Lunch
1) Salad of fearful with mortadella sausage
2) Roast Tom turkey with chestnut stuffing and pan gravy potatoes
3) Cheese and crackers
4) Chocolate orange cake
5) Roll and butter
6) Tea

Its like having a feast whenever I’m on the plane. Love this the most so far! They even had surprise christmas cookies! Had double portion =X

                   Before landing!

Before landing, remember to fill up the mandatory declaration form for entering any country, this time Australia!

So after I have landed, I learnt that with Singapore Passport (Same for some other countries, can’t remember which), you can go through the custom through the electronic customs clearance instead of lining up with the rest of the crowd. The officers are really helpful when you do not know what to do! Got through customs really quickly without any problem.

Getting an Australian Number (Pre-paid with Data) 

First thing I did was to get my Australian Pre-paid number with data so that I can contact my friends and have access to resources anytime. There is a custom local telecommunications shop ‘OPTUS’ that sells different prepaid plan that I think is affordable and worth getting if you are planning to stay beyond 7 days! I got a $30 plan that offered me unlimited sms/mms, free talk time and 500 MB of free data. They have promotions such as 1.5gb of free data for the same amount.

1) Take your pick or head to the counter. Tell them your needs.

2) Present your passport, get your number.

3) Pay and activate your card.

4) Use it!

If you want to know more before you go, visit their website! http://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/prepaid 

And tadah, called my friend and I headed to my Airbnb lodging! More to come in the next few posts about the places that I visited and things I ate!