AFF Gathering #8 at MEL on 24 - 26 October

[kpc]

How are we getting back from Williamstown? By train? Do I need to get a MyKi card? As I will be at HOTP, I'll also need to catch the tram to / from the cbd edit Just noticed that a bus is being considered

 

[JohnK]

TBH, 2 minutes is a little tight and I am not sure I would want to wait around the bus stop at that time of the night for very long.

Thanks. Sounds too difficult.

May head back to Qantas Lounge until closing time after droping off golf clubs at hotel.

 

[Goodonya]

I notice Goodonya is not attending.

Anyone else playing golf?

Bloody hell, I'll be missing out on Golf and Yum Cha on Sunday :evil:

Apologies JohnK. I'll be somewhere between London and Dubai. We'll have that round one day

 

[gwilli1]

Friday
Drinks & Dinner - Yes

Saturday
Early morning - No
Cruise & Wiiliamstown -Yes
Dinner - Yes

Sunday
Option A - Golf - No
Option B - Yum Cha - Yes
Dinner - No

 

[tuapekastar]

Thanks for this penegal!

Cannot make Friday functions but may be able to lob somewhere if there are late drinks.
Saturday cruise and Willy lunch - yes.
RAAF museum - yes
Saturday dinner - yes
Sunday option B (mainly for the company - I find yum cha food very meh) - yes
Sunday dinner - yes

PS. I am prepared, for the Saturday early walk, to drive behind the walkers, nudging them with the bumper bar should the pace slacken too much.

 

[Awesom Andy]

I should also add that, if QF36 is delayed and I miss the cut-off time for the cruise, I'll get myself to the next meeting point and join in from there.

 

[penegal]

Thanks. Sounds too difficult.

I would suggest taking the public bus one way and sucking it up and paying for the SkyBus the other way. This also means you aren't limited by time as the SkyBus runs all night.

Are you hiring a car, or did you want someone to pick you up on the way through?

 

[straitman]

How are we getting back from Williamstown? By train? Do I need to get a MyKi card? As I will be at HOTP, I'll also need to catch the tram to / from the cbd edit Just noticed that a bus is being considered

For those staying at HOTP there is Jolimont railway station directly across the road which can be just as handy as a tram. (Hurstbridge and Epping lines)

 

[MartinMemo]

Sadly I am now bronze for this event.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Thank you organising committee.. This sounds great.
Mr Up and I would love to attend the following:
Friday
Drinks & Dinner - No

Saturday
Early morning - No
Cruise & Wiiliamstown -Yes
Dinner - Yes

Sunday
Option A - Golf - No
Option B - Yum Cha - Yes
Dinner - No

We are Melbourne people but might check hotel availability for Sat night.
Let me know if you need any more info.
It will be great to meet you

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Staying at the Novatel Sat night.. loving Accor Advantage Plat

 

[Awesom Andy]

Staying at the Novatel Sat night.. loving Accor Advantage Plat

That's the one on Collins Street, is it? It's a reasonably decent property. Although I ended up choosing Grand Hotel over it given I'm too lazy to go to the other side of the CBD - definitely spoilt from my SIN-based days.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

That's the one on Collins Street, is it? It's a reasonably decent property. Although I ended up choosing Grand Hotel over it given I'm too lazy to go to the other side of the CBD - definitely spoilt from my SIN-based days.

Yep... that's the one... dinner's at Little Bourke though?? Thankfully there are always trams

 

[Pooch]

With thanks (and apologies!) to samh004 please put me down for: FRIDAY drinks and dinner; SATURDAY Williamstown cruise, RAAF museum and dinner (an 8am walks smacks too much of cruel and unusual punishment young Mark ); SUNDAY Yum Cha with Bill, Sue and etc, and probably dinner if I can still manage to waddle my way around MEL!

Many thanks to the Organisers ... looking forward to seeing y'all ...

 

[mickeyc747]

Friday
Drinks & Dinner - Yes
Saturday
Early morning - No
Cruise & Wiiliamstown -Yes
Dinner - Yes

Sunday
Option A - Golf - No
Option B - Yum Cha - Yes
Dinner - Of Course its my Birthday

 

[Awesom Andy]

Looking like an extremely lonely Saturday morning walk...

 

[froggerADL]

Please make me Platinum.

Friday
Drinks & Dinner - Yes

Saturday
Early morning - No
Cruise - No
Williamstown -Yes
Dinner - Yes (Happy to chip in corkage for Penegal's wine cellar!)

Sunday
Golf - No
Yum Cha - Yes

 

[samh004]

Now there's a brilliant idea - we all know the of the wonders of the Chateau Penegal "Vineyards"

Only problem is that no one knows where it's located

Updated list of who's coming to what... until a signup form is online

Friday
6pm - Welcome Drinks
penegal
samh004 +1
chicka
boomy
Doug_Westcott
serfty
gwilli1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL


8pm - Dinner at Sichuan House
penegal
samh004 +1
chicka
boomy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
gwilli1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL



Saturday
8am - Optional morning walk
penegal
tuapekastar


10am - River Cruise
penegal
samh004
chicka
Awesom Andy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
gwilli1
tuapekastar
[noparse]UpInTheAir[/noparse] +1
Pooch
mickeyc747


12pm - Lunch
penegal
samh004
chicka
Awesome Andy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
Buzzard
gwilli1
tuapekastar
[noparse]UpInTheAir[/noparse] +1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL


2pm - RAAF Museum
penegal
samh004
chicka
Awesom Andy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
serfty
Buzzard
gwilli1
tuapekastar
[noparse]UpInTheAir[/noparse] +1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL


8pm - Dinner at Mezzo
penegal
samh004
chicka
boomy
Awesom Andy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
serfty (+1)
Buzzard
gwilli1
tuapekastar
[noparse]UpInTheAir[/noparse] +1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL



Sunday
Option A - 10am - Golf
penegal
JohnK
[-]serfty[/-]


Option B - 12pm/2pm - Yum Cha
boomy
Awesom Andy
Doug_Westcott
kpc
Buzzard
gwilli1
tuapekastar
[noparse]UpInTheAir[/noparse] +1
Pooch
mickeyc747
froggerADL


6pm - Farewell Dinner
penegal
samh004
chicka
boomy
Awesom Andy
Doug_Westcott
tuapekastar
Pooch
mickeyc747

 

[Awesom Andy]

Yep... that's the one... dinner's at Little Bourke though?? Thankfully there are always trams

Yeah, I was thinking more along the line of getting to/from the airport since I'm arriving at 7.30am on Saturday so it's mostly about dropping off luggage and heading straight to the wharf. Wasn't quite aware of the location for the dinner when I made the booking.

But it's all good, 96 runs till some silly hours so as long as I don't nod off or forget to get off, I should get back in 1 piece, but if I'm AWOL at yum cha the next day, please kindly send a search party to St Kilda.

 

[UpInTheAir:)]

Yeah, I was thinking more along the line of getting to/from the airport since I'm arriving at 7.30am on Saturday so it's mostly about dropping off luggage and heading straight to the wharf. Wasn't quite aware of the location for the dinner when I made the booking.

But it's all good, 96 runs till some silly hours so as long as I don't nod off or forget to get off, I should get back in 1 piece, but if I'm AWOL at yum cha the next day, please kindly send a search party to St Kilda.

The Grand is perfect for the bus from the airport...rumour has it there will be a train soon?? Or am I being naive lol
I was thinking getting around at night (after dinner) might be trickier.. so I wanted to stay at the Sofitel but they wouldn't take points
Didn't expect to end up at St Kilda though!! These AFF functions sound like they maybe messier than I expected