6th September 2014: Australia, Sydney Day 1

See how the woman next to me sleep. There were 2 babies sitting in front of us crying non-stop throughout the night which meant limited sleep for us. We know we cannot blame babies, because babies will be babies, and I know how uncomfortable airplane rides can be, but still omg, my sleep.

First thing we did after alighting was to get our Yes! Optus sim card for internet. They have a $2 per day plan for 500MB of date and other perks too. I think they sell value by $10 so we got $20. The person will help to install everything for you and tadaa you have data but be prepared to wait because there is likely to be a queue and each person can take quite awhile.

Booked our tickets for airport shuttle bus at $14 per way online. (It cost $19 if you buy the tickets at the airport.) Just need to call the person and meet him at the meeting point to bring you to the airport shuttle 'office' and when there is sufficient number of people, they will bring you to the bus. Felt the cold wind blew through me after stepping out of the airport.

The airport shuttle is quite convenient as it drops you directly off your hotel. I think it's better than taking the train since taking the train is more expensive (I think) and you have to walk from your train station to your hotel and not all train stations have lift/escalator. Just one con of the airport shuttle is the time since you may  have to wait for them to leave the airport and waiting for them to drop off people at their respective hotels.

Stayed at Vibe Sydney Hotel.

Arrived at 12.30pn and our room wasn't ready yet and the person told us to wait for 1/2 hour but we ended up waiting for near to an hour. Was supposed to go have lunch and explore paddy's market but ended up napping. Who can say no to the bed, my eyes were kind of seeing stars already. We never got the chance to go back there. Seems quite stupid to not go there while at sydney. It's okay, next time!

 Woke up to a headache but panadol did the job. Feeling damn cold outside and suspected it was because I was hungry. Went to the World Square Shopping Centre nearby to look for food.

Banana Custard Crepe - $5.50

The crepe is really quite good. I love the cream inside and they give plenty of cream. I was still damn hungry after the crepe so went to search for dinner at around 4 plus 5 which is Singapore time 2 plus 3. Lol, I think it's because we skipped lunch and I didn't really eat the breakfast on the plane because I scare I lao sai cause they gave yoghurt early in the morning.

Crazy queue for the emperor puff.
96-100 Hay Street
Haymarket, NSW 2000

Emperor Puff

After trying, I think nothing special eh. Not worth the long queue. We walked past on another weekday afternoon and there was no queue, so maybe avoid the weekends.

Gumshara Ramen

Gumshara Ramen
Chinatown’s Eating World Food Court
211/25-29 Dixon St, Haymarket NSW 2000

Next, it's time for dinner. I'm eating like a pig that day, or maybe everyday.

Miso Ramen (It think) - $12

This ramen soup is super thick and they give lots of veggies. More veggies than noodles, I need my noodles. Not bad but I prefer the normal ramen soup.

After dinner, went to Coles at the shopping mall to get toothbrush (forgot to bring mine), goat milk and instant noodles. Just like a pig. Actually I cannot believe the hotel didn't provide toothbrush because most hotels does. Coles is okay as a super market but I prefer woolworth's but it also means bombing more money at woolworths. 

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