I woke up this morning at 7am, thinking, oh no, i'm going to be late. This is not what I need. I should have been ready by this time. I was really excited to get going but my body was tired. The late night of packing and getting ready really did not ensure I was off the line faster this morning.
Finally waking up and getting ready, Kaye kindly dropped me off at the airport and I ensured that I got onto the right flight. My friend, with whom I was staying told me to make sure that I don't get onto the wrong flight and end up in Indonesia or something. How can you get it wrong. Impossible. But you never know in this automated world we live in what just might happen. This man, an MCCian in every way, decided to get me going. I needed to meet a few people and I tried my best to do so. It really did not work out. So, we got on with the existing plans that he had made.
Like raw materials in the hands of a skilled worker, I have been given no impression as to what is to happen here in Brisbane. All I know is that I am in good hands. What more do I need to know. We pick up a pass and start off walking to the riverside along which this lovely city has been made.
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| The Work Place |
En route, we stopped to take photos of the various highlights of the city. The CBD (Central Business District) as it is affectionately called.
We ended up at a ferry stop. And a catamaran styled boat called the city cat pulled up as we entered for an amazing and beautiful ride up stream. This has got to be something to recon with.
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| Ferry Ride "City Cat" |
As we travelled upstream, the sights that befell my eyes were true to what I could never see anywhere else. I could see the various inputs of the world right in front of my very eyes. Singapore, Hong Kong, it all looked similar, even bits and pieces of San Francisco. Amazed and awed, It was one heck of a trip. Almost 2 hours later, we rocked up back to the place we started. To top off everything, we had some of the best whether Brisbane has had in quite a while is what I was told.
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| Typical Queensland House |
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| Singapore Style... |
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| Hong Kong Style buildings |
We finally started on the 25-55 minute travel home. The time varies depending on the traffic. We got stuck in peak hour traffic. Just the sight of traffic and the sheer number of people I saw in the main central mall was a sight for sore eyes to me. I was dreading going back to the mayhem of chennai.
How I will appreciate the tranquility of MCC campus vs the chaos of Chennai city. This is a shock even for those who live in Adelaide and come to places like this. One cannot really understand the difficulties of it at times. Its just weird. I even got the a notion that Adelaide is just a lovely village/country city. Nothing more. No hustling and bustling of anything or any sort. I wish the world was such an uneventful life. I guess going via Brisbane before touching Sydney is good because I don't want to have an unnatural shock.
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| By the waterside |
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| Under a tree. LOL |
This was just half day. We finally reached home. And what a splendid place it was. Chechi made some authentic Indian cuisine and I am tasting Indian food for just the second time after getting to Australia. I indulged into the food. I cannot wait to see what Day 2 here has to offer. It is going to be a treat. I just know it.
In all this, I sit back and recall the mercy and favour of God in all that I am experiencing. I truly do. Six years I have waited to see this country and HE is making it a treat for me to see. I'm really tired and really want to sleep now. I look forward to waking up in the morning.
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