Thursday, December 3, 2009

Sydney: Day 8


Finally arrived at LCCT, Kuala Lumpur after 13 days at Australia


Departed from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport via Jet Star. Departed from Melbourne Tullamarine Airport to Low Cost Carrier Terminal, Kuala Lumpur International Airpory via Air Asia X.

Our flight from Sydney to Melbourne was delayed for two hours which caused us delay to check-in for flight to Malaysia. Unfortunately, one of the delegation members lost his mobile phone during the safety inspection.

We learnt that we have to be cautious with our personal belongings while undergoing safety inspection at the airport to avoid personal loss due to self-careless.

We also learnt that it is advisable to expect flight delays in your itinerary so that you will not miss the next flight to your destination when you transit for planes.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Sydney: Day 7

During our last day in Australia before departing back to Malaysia, we decided to buy souvenirs at Paddy’s Market in Sydney. Paddy’s Market opens on weekdays starting Wednesday and ends on Sunday. There were so many items sold such as key chains, shirts and Australia souvenirs.

After than, we went for our final tour around Sydney but this time, we went to the sides of the city that we have never been to like The Rocks, Star City and Darling Harbour.









In the evening, we went to one of Sydney’s famous beaches which is Maroubra Beach. The beach is located half an hour from our accommodation in East Lakes.

We observed that Australians knew how to promote their country by producing and selling Australia souvenirs. From clothing, accessories, stationeries and home decorations with Australia labels and designs on it, these items are Australia ambassador to the world in effort of promoting Australia as tourist centre of attraction.

The scenery was different compare with Malaysia’s beach as the water is clearer and colder. Moreover, Maroubra beach is facing Pacific Ocean which differ than Malaysia beaches as they are facing South China Sea and Strait of Malacca. Maroubra Beach and is one of the surfer hot-spot in Sydney apart from Bondi Beach.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Sydney: Day 6

Today, we walked to Strand Arcade. Strand Arcade is a shopping arcade housing many shops. As we walked into the building, we saw that there were many people performing their talent in front of audience. We all were all enjoyed by the performance.







At night, we had dinner at Kak Nani’s house. During dinner, we discussed the on Malaysian Students Department Australia (MSDA).



MSDA vision is to ensure that the administration of higher education at Australia's Institute of Higher Education would fulfill the needs of individuals, the community and the workforce, as required by the National Education Philosophy of Malaysia while its mission is to be fully committed in administrating and assisting all Malaysian Students affairs in order to produce qualified skilled graduates, which meet the nation's aspiration.

At the moment, MSDA is directed by Dr. Mohd Nasir Mohd Hassan and it administrate two Malaysia Halls in Australia, one in Sydney and the other one in Melbourne.

We learnt that it took a great deal of confidence to perform in front of large crowd and to convince your audience with your talent.

We learnt the function of MSDA and how MSDA assists the Malaysian students studying abroad in terms of students welfare in Australia.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Sydney: Day 5


welcome to University of Sydney

Today, we met Dr. Tim Langrish who is an associate professor and Head of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering School. We were introduced to University of Sydney and inquired him on the requirements that are needed to enrol University of Sydney. After the discussion, we showed Dr. Tim Langrish the university corporate video and he showed interest to collaborate with UMP in terms of academic partnership. Professor Tim also brought us touring around the university.


Chemical Engineering Building


aeronautical engineering


mechanical engineering


engineering library


Graduate memorial










tray dryer: Build by Dr Tim Langrish

























After the tour inside the university, we went to UNSW to catch an appointment with the Chemical Engineering Department representative. After we arrived at UNSW, we met Mr. Cheng Chin Kui, another UMP FKKSA lecturer doing his PhD in UNSW apart from Encik Sabri. After that, we met Professor Adesoji A. Adesina. He explained about UNSW and he also brought us toring along the Chemical Engineering building and he showed us the laboratory used by the student to do the experimental work. Part of the equipments inside the laboratory was invented by the students.







Overall, the university is provided with adequate facilities in terms of leisure, convenient study environment and variety of food.

In terms of learning facilities, the equipments used were self-built by the students and lecturers while in Malaysia we buy the equipments from manufacturer.

Even though the university is situated far from the city, it can easily be reached by public transportation.

The building structures in UNSW are modern, state-of-the-art and have identically aerodynamic patterns.





Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sydney: Day 4



Today we planned to explore more of historical side of Sydney. We went to Anzac War Memorial, Museum of Sydney, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, State Library of New South Wales, St. Mary Cathedral, Hyde Park, Australian National Maritime Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales.







In Anzac War Memorial, our eyes were brought to a statue situated in the middle of the building. The statue showed us a dead soldier holding the quality of the armour by caryatids which represent his mother, sister and wife. The statue had been created by Rayner Hoff.



Museum of Sydney is one of the symbolic buildings of Sydney. The true fact is that the building is built on a ruin building of the first Governor of New South Wales. The building age is about 200 years.





The only thing that gets into our mind when we tried to memorize Sydney Conservatorium of Music is the piano. The piano that we saw was unique where it is arranged in stages assembling a stair.



State Library of New South Wales is the largest library in New South Wales. We saw that there were so many books and so many people were studying in the library.

St. Mary Cathedral is one of the glamorous buildings apart from Museum of Sydney. It is the largest church in Australia.





After we have finished navigating around the church, we stopped by Hyde Park. The clean environment of the park made us all laid down on the grass to take a break for a while.







We continued our exploration to National Maritime Museum. There were so many type of ship. We were surprise to see one of Malaysian ships disembarked at Sydney Harbour.

Last but not least is the Art Gallery of New South Wales. From our own perspective, Australia is the home of many great artwork and all the masterpieces can be viewed at Art Gallery of New South Wales.





We learnt about the history of Australians in World War 1 and we learnt to appreciate the army for sacrificing themselves to serve the country.

We observed that all the tourist attractions in Sydney were clean and the society have a solid awareness on the cleanliness.

We observed that the historical places in Sydney did not charge any entrance fee compared to Malaysia where mostly we have to pay to visit historical places like the National Museum and the National Planetarium.

Most of the historical attractions in Sydney were strategically located whereby it can be reached within walking distance.