The leaving day

So yesterday, technically 23/01/2009 i left Melbs at midnight,... or a bit after as the plane was delayed (first point of bad luck)

You would all be so proud of me I didn't cry... well I was teary, I didn't wanna leave, I still kind wish i didn't leave, seriously why am I doing this to myself!!

Anyways back to the plane, sat in a middle seat, next to people who didnt talk and a guy who kept bumping into me in his sleep. Food was average, which is probably the cause of my second piece of bad luck as I feel like my stomach is exploding! still. oh lordie

Anyways so we landed in Hong Kong and I had a bit of a walk around and used the net to get the address of teh hotel.... but I did forget to tell erik some information..... which turned extra bad in the end!

Anyways sat next to a really nice girl on teh flight to London we were all talky and she was nice. I had a good seat, like no seats in front of me, lots of leg room and aisle seat
OH YEAH AND THEY HAD THE NEW LIVE MUSE CD ON THE PLANE. win

but yeah flight dragged on a lot and I developed a cold so stomach and nose and feel like death!!!!!

arrived in London, and no Erik..... I waited for nearly 2 hours, feeling like shit and being scared as. I didnt have his number and I hadn't given him enough info on my flight.... I'm used to melb airport with only 1 internation terminal.... Heathrow has 4..... and I was gonna ask but I thought it was a stupid question.... I only learnt this all after I'd left

So I tried to get on the net at 3.30.... but erik hadn't contacted me.... and i paged a couple of times and then left at 4, after arriving out at 2

and my phone died and my parents were freakin out about me at 2am.... when I got to the hotel and charged my phone there were 7 msgs. i felt so bad, i love my parents

Then I went and got the Tube by myself.... I got to where I needed to change to the line my station is on AND THEY ARE DOING FUCKING WORKS ON THE TRACKS!!!
so i had to ask a stranger for help and he gave me some directions. which I followed.... but it left me at the wrong station....

so while on the train I asked some people if there were stairs.... and they said yes, then i asked how to get to pepys st and they were goin there so 3 american insurance men were my knights in shinning armor and carried my cases all teh way to the hotel!!!

Then when i arrived I couldn't open my door and once the guy from reception let me in I came in and had a breakdown.

Then I had to pay 18.99 pounds for 24 hours of internet and TV (thats like $40 sumthin) and I'm here now!!!

But I mostly needed it to try and get in touch wit Erik.... who when I called him WAS STILL AT THE AIRPORT!!

poor thing, he had been in the wrong terminal and they had told him I would be in customs for 3 hours.... so he's on his way here now!!

Thats up-to-date-me. Now, things I forgot to bring or my hotel room fails at:

- i brought an electric toothbrush,.... there are no powerpoints in the bathroom
-i brought no toothpaste
-there is no conditioner
-i forgot my international student discount card
- forgot my hairbrush
- i didn't bring all my friends