Dear earthlings,
Only God knows how hectic things were from the moment that I collected my UK visa..there were travel itineraries to confirm with my sponsors, there was the office to clear out, there were friends to see, there were farewells to make, there were money to change, there was a house to clear in BU and not to mention bags to pack for a move of 3 years..but Alhamdulilah, we managed to squeeze everything in those short 3 days..here are some of the experience I'd like to share for those who will be embarking on the same journey..
i) Flight Tix and Baggage allowance
Make sure the details of the flights are in order. We were given KLM flight which means we'll be flying from KLIA- Schipol (amsterdam) - Manchester...For an economy fare KLM flight, the baggage allowance is 23kg for a checked in baggage, and another 12kg for the cabin luggage..I was a tad mortified though about the 23kg, I mean, I've travelled with heavier checked baggage before and for three years I'm only allowed 23kg?it is a HUGE challenge..However, if your agent booked yuor tix using the student fare, then you'll get 46kg of checked baggage allowance! bestnya! Obviously, barang2 suami dan saya tak mungkin muat dalam limit 46kg sahaja, so hubs called KLM to ask about the charges for extra baggage..
Macam ni cerita die, KLM akan charge per piece not by the kgs..katakan lah, your luggage is 26 kg, the remaining 3 kg yang terlebih tu akan dikira as another baggage, which means you have to pay 100USD for that extra 3 kg..katakan lah you memang bawak 2 luggage, each weighting 23 kg, you still end up paying for the same amount iaitu 100USD..the wise move adalah, since memang nak bawak barang banyak (periuk nasik, magic pan, serunding, ikan bilis, kicap cap kipas udang botol besar, printed journal papers,keropok kering, Brahims), kami decide to add one extra bag...sumbat lah bermacam2 asalkan tak lebih dari 23kg..
ii) Maintain nombor tepon kat mesia..
hubs and i both wanted to maintain our malaysian phone numbers for various reason, the practical one being if you ever need a TAC number for your online transaction, then you still can if you maintain the same number, and the sentimental reason being, we LOVE our numbers..So, how do you go about doing this?
If you are a postpaid customer of telco M, then all you have to do is go down to M's centre, tell them you want to change your postpaid plan to a prepaid plan, they'll issue a new simcard and within one or two hours, you can already use your prepaid simcard..they also have a plan where the balance is valid for 365days..so you dont actually have to topup every month in order for your number to be valid...
if you are a postpaid customer of telco C, then there is no way for them to do it like telco M..they actually advised me to change to telco M or telco D's prepaid, and only then after one month or so using telco M or telco D's prepaid, bole tukar ke prepaid telco C, motip?? So what I did was, pegi ke telco M, bitaw I nak guna prepaid telco M tapi nak menten nombor dari telco C, depa kata boleh dengan syarat, clearkan balance yang ade dengan telco C..they will then issue a new prepaid simcard then and there and can be used withinn 24-48 hours..senang kan?
iii) UK Border
Sila lah prepare all the borang TB lah, CAS letter lah, ATAS lah, offer letter from uni lah dalam satu file supaya senang bile UK border punya staff mintak tengok..since kami landed di Manchester, kami pon kena lalu UK border kat Manchester tapi memang bersyukur sbb much better dari dekat Heathrow...tak banyak songeh..and xde pon cek beg..padahal itu lah yang kami suami isteri risau sebab macam2 makanan ade dlm beg..hehe..
Rasanya tu je kot tips yang teringat setakat nih.
OK, Bye.
Adventure Addict
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