船到桥头自然直

Err sorry that I don't know how to translate that Chinese idiom of the blog title. It literally means "the head of the boat will be straighten eventually when it reaches the port", which means things will turn out well eventually.


OK enough of Mandarin lesson. Sorry for the emo post yesterday. Thanks for all those who gave your concern. I've got my luggage back :D

The whole story is like this:

When I found out that I got the wrong baggage, I was still very calm. I thought it must be someone from the same van (the van that UQ sent to pick us up) as I was so sure that I've checked my luggage when I pick it up as I took something out from it.

Then before I slept, I was suddenly hit by the fact that the luggage I checked was actually the hand-carried one. I took out a file from the hand carry, so I wasn't that sure if I took the right one back from airport anymore. I started to get panicked.

This morning after trying to search for help from uni with no avail, I was sort of depressed, and posted the post which some of you may have seen.

Then I decided to call my mom. I dunno why I couldn't call MAS, so she called on my behalf. but MAS asked us to call Brisbane Airport and report to the Lost and Found department first. But apparently no one reported luggage loss or mistook my luggage, so I was even more upset. But the airport side told me to bring the luggage back to the airport, and if they found mine, they will deliver it to my place. So well, I guess I have to go to the airport via taxi since I don't know how to take bus there yet. A 20 minutes distance cost around AUD60 one way. My wallet....

But well, before I depart to the airport, the Lost and Found department called me again, and told me the lady who took my luggage reported. So I was told if possible we meet up ourselves instead of going to the airport, and the airport then gave me her number. So I was worrying where should I meet them, and what should I do to carry that heavy luggage around using bus, which I still had no experience with.

But so ngam, she asked me to meet at UQ. And then, apparently her daughter is studying there too. And apparently again, she was from the same van. And yes, the luggage was swapped when they left the van. So I wasn't that blur to take the wrong one at the airport. But still blur enough not to be able to tell if I double-checked if that's my luggage at the airport. So we happily swapped out luggage.

FYI, our luggage looks THE SAME except the size differs. Hers is slightly bigger, and A LOT heavier. lols. But yea, like I said, it's like everything is pre-arranged by Guan Yin Ma. So many so ngams, so that I was able to get my luggage back without much hassle.

真是有惊无险，谢谢佛祖保佑！