老爸老妈，干爹干妈 - 墨尔本之旅 (一）

Day 257

16 April 2011 - Saturday

What an eventful first day!

1. Flight was delayed for half an hour
2. Airport was super busy today and only managed to clear immigration and customs after an hour
3. Airport pickup was LATE for an hour!!! This has to be the worse agency. Lied about being at the airport, got them to wait at Zone 5 and then said will be there in 10 mins but only arrived after 45 minutes. I thought the pickup was supposed to be waiting at the airport when they arrived!!! I was super pissed as we woke up early and waited at the hotel lobby since 930am. They finally reached the hotel at 12pm!!! We waited for 3 hours!!!! ROAR!!!

 

But I finally got to meet Papa and Mama Goh! Really happy to see them and Godma said I've put on weight. Sadddddddd.....I really really need to lose weight! I need to start skipping again. Mama Goh and Godma looked so tired, it's never easy to take a night flight and not to mention the stupid long wait at the airport. Brought them around Chinatown and needless to say, they were like, "This is it?" Haha. 

Went Shark Fin House for yum cha and because we went around 1, the trolleys were few and slow. I ordered my Chee Cheong Fun 3 times but it still didn't arrive. 3 times! Can you imagine asking for it from 3 different wait staff but none of them actually made the effort to check it or order it for me??? Seriously, it was a very disappointing yum cha session. 

Godma wanted to buy Lanolin Cream and we went Woolworths to shop. Both Godma and Mama Goh bought 10 bottles at one shot. Godpa walked around and saw lobsters! He decided to buy them for tonight's dinner. I had originally booked a table at Red Emperor for dinner but he suggested having lobster for dinner instead. How can I resist lobster? Been ages since I had lobster! Well, I shall postpone Red Emperor to next week instead....Lobster, lobster, lobster....Godpa also bought prawns, onions, lettuce, avocado etc..He planned to cook lobster salad, onion egg and prawns for dinner.

After shopping, I brought them back to the hotel to take a nap. It's also time for me to run to Woolworths to stock up on other food for their visit tonight. Knowing Mr Tan and Papa Goh, there certainly isn't enough food for them. I brought broccoli, fish fillet, chicken fillets and wine. They took a cab to my place around 630 and they actually managed to get here safely! They brought lots of stuff with them, the many many packets of 统一鲍鱼鸡汤快熟面 - Mr Tan 的最爱. My precious 姑妈 and 小姑 also bought medicine and sweets for us. So much love from everyone once again! I love all of you! You are the BEST!

 

 

The first thing Mama Goh said was, "Huh? Your kitchen is next to your living room ah?" Welcome to a one-bedroom apartment, Mama Goh. Mr Tan went on to tell them that I only cleaned the balcony last week because they are coming. Well, I admit it. I cleaned it for them because why clean the balcony when there's no one to appreciate it?! It's important that we do everything with a clear objective so that we don't waste time, resources and effort! 

Godpa started to cook and gave me lots of tips on how to cook onion egg, prepare the prawns and even wash the wok! It's really nice to see them today and I'm so touched that they flew all the way here just to spend time with me. I love the lobster to bits. It was delicious! Yum Yum Yum! It was a really good buy! Godpa didn't cook any of the stuff that I bought as he thought that there was enough food. I was abit paiseh to suggest that he cook more although I know very well that the food is not enough for Papa Goh and Mr Tan. (Mr Tan is having his supper now)

 

After the delicious meal and a few rounds of drinks, it was time to head to Godpa's fave place, Crown Casino. We could see his eyes lit up the minute he stepped into the casino. He wasted no time and started playing jackpot. Papa and Mama Goh also gambled a little but one could tell that Papa and Mama Goh aren't gamblers. Papa Goh was so careful with his money, betting 1cent per game on the jackpot. Mr Tan also played on a few machines and was losing money until we found this super Lucky machine. We actually won $63.55 from it! It was such a lucky machine that many others who were playing on it after us won money too. We went back for a 2nd time using the $3.55 that couldn't be cashed from the machine and we won another $6.45 to make it $10! Then we went back a 3rd time with the $8 that Papa and Mama Goh won but sadly, I lost all of it but Mr Tan played on the other machine that we played earlier on and won another $35! I tried to win back Papa and Mama Goh's money with my own $10 but lost it too and we decided to stop. Better take your winnings and run! Haha. Papa and Mama Goh were tired and wanted to return to the hotel first to rest while Godpa and Godma stayed on.

 

 

Seeing them makes me really happy, I just can't stop smiling! Thank you Papa and Mama Goh. Thank you Godpa and Godma. I feel so loved! :) And of course, thank you Mr Tan! Thank you for sacrificing your precious rest time to accompany them!