Assalamualaikum and hey yalls,
Or maybe specifically, hi to the juniors that would be coming to Manipal, India here! Well I'm making this post now because you guys would be coming here soon, and I was the same as you guys, had a LOT of questions.
So I'll be dividing this post to 2 parts, the first part (this part) will be roughly about the travel from Malaysia until Manipal, and the second part would be about things that I would recommend to bring, or not to bring. So let's get started.
Briefly explaining to give a rough picture, you'll be taking 2 flights, one from Malaysia to Bangalore (4 hours), and another flight from Bangalore to Mangalore (1 hour-if I'm not mistaken). Then, you'll be taking a bus from Mangalore airport to the college, MMMC, Manipal. Now, I'll be talking a bit more details on what's going to happen.
1. The farewell
So our flight was pretty early in the morning, which was around 7.30am, and we had to come around 5-6 ish in the morning. Checked in our bags, and had breakfast in the airport. Talking about luggages, from Malaysia, you would be taking a MAS flight, and be given a 30kg amount of check-in luggage, not including your hand carry and only 15kg of check-in luggage on the next flight, and the remaining luggage would be carried by a lorry from Bangalore airport. So there's two ways to do this :
So among all the students going, 2 leaders would be selected and they'll be in charge of the other students because they would be given more information about the journey and they would be the ones guiding other students. The leader would be selected during the orientation day in Melaka and given proper guide.
The second flight was a short ride honestly. However the second plane that we boarded, took more than 30 minutes of our times before take off, so we were just sitting there, chit chatting and complaining, for like more than half an hour. I slept on this second ride because I was so tired although it was just for a few minutes. Then we arrived at the second airport, took our luggages and took a bus to our college.
Or maybe specifically, hi to the juniors that would be coming to Manipal, India here! Well I'm making this post now because you guys would be coming here soon, and I was the same as you guys, had a LOT of questions.
So I'll be dividing this post to 2 parts, the first part (this part) will be roughly about the travel from Malaysia until Manipal, and the second part would be about things that I would recommend to bring, or not to bring. So let's get started.
Briefly explaining to give a rough picture, you'll be taking 2 flights, one from Malaysia to Bangalore (4 hours), and another flight from Bangalore to Mangalore (1 hour-if I'm not mistaken). Then, you'll be taking a bus from Mangalore airport to the college, MMMC, Manipal. Now, I'll be talking a bit more details on what's going to happen.
1. The farewell
So our flight was pretty early in the morning, which was around 7.30am, and we had to come around 5-6 ish in the morning. Checked in our bags, and had breakfast in the airport. Talking about luggages, from Malaysia, you would be taking a MAS flight, and be given a 30kg amount of check-in luggage, not including your hand carry and only 15kg of check-in luggage on the next flight, and the remaining luggage would be carried by a lorry from Bangalore airport. So there's two ways to do this :
- First method, is what I did - I used my 30kg limit of luggage to 2 separate bags, 20kg and 10kg each. You can do this however you want, as long as the other one is below 15kg. Example, 15kg-15kg, 17kg-13kg. However you wish. Then I'll have my hand carried luggage, and a backpack for my laptop. So at the next airport, I'll check-in my 10kg luggage, put my 20kg luggage in the lorry, and still have the same hand-carried stuff with me.
- Second method, is what my friends did - they used the 30kg limit of luggage with one big luggage. Fitting everything in there, a hand-carry luggage weighing 15kg, and a backpack for the laptop. So at the next airport, they just put the 30kg luggage in the lorry and checked in their hand-carried luggage for the next flight.
p/s : our luggage in the lorry arrived the next morning that we arrived.
So you can use whichever method you prefer, and if in any case your luggage exceeds the limit in the MAS flight, you'd have to pay for each kg. But sometimes, they'll let it pass if it's only 1-3kg extra (SOMETIMES, or maybee with a cute smile and a wink). But it'll be a bit difficult to arrange if you have extra check-in luggage in Bangalore airport as they won't compromise with you. So make sure it is cun-cun 15kg or less for your check-in luggage in Bangalore.
2. The 4-hour ride
So among all the students going, 2 leaders would be selected and they'll be in charge of the other students because they would be given more information about the journey and they would be the ones guiding other students. The leader would be selected during the orientation day in Melaka and given proper guide.
So after we shed tears giving the last goodbyes to our family, we would go to the boarding area and wait until we're called for the flight. I'm not sure how they arrange the seats, but you can actually switch among yourselves IF the other person wants to. It was a long flight, some just slept through everything but I couldn't, so I just watched some animes that I downloaded before hand and enjoyed that.
3.The first airport
So first, we'd arrive at the Bangalore airport and it was actually pretty big. We went through the immigration centers and took our luggages. Then, we would be directed to the person in charge of the lorry to load our luggage in the lorry. We'd do that, check-in our remaining luggage, and have a 4 hour+ time before our next flight.
Luckily, they'd given us a golden lounge access where there would be food and some comfy area to rest. If you didn't subscribe for internet roaming, you could access free wifi here and update to your families. For muslims, there would be a prayer room somewhere near the lounge so you can pray there at that time too. For girls, make sure you bring your telekung because they don't use it there.
Luckily, they'd given us a golden lounge access where there would be food and some comfy area to rest. If you didn't subscribe for internet roaming, you could access free wifi here and update to your families. For muslims, there would be a prayer room somewhere near the lounge so you can pray there at that time too. For girls, make sure you bring your telekung because they don't use it there.
4. The second flight
The second flight was a short ride honestly. However the second plane that we boarded, took more than 30 minutes of our times before take off, so we were just sitting there, chit chatting and complaining, for like more than half an hour. I slept on this second ride because I was so tired although it was just for a few minutes. Then we arrived at the second airport, took our luggages and took a bus to our college.
Here's the thing, the bus had no ac and we just depend on the air coming from the window, which wasn't that big of a problem. But! that time, there was a long heck of a traffic jam and the bus obviously wouldn't move during that, so we were literally melting. It was very hot, and luckily that time it was like late in the evening and not in the middle of the afternoon. The bus ride was supposed to only take 1 and a half hour but I think we took around 2 hour+.
The bus ride was also my first experience of how Indians drive. To be honest, the turbulence on the airplane was much better, because I hurt my back, our butts, because the roads were so bumpy and the drivers didn't care. Welcome to India.
5. The arrival
So, the bumpy ride done, and now you'll be arriving to MMMC, Manipal. On your arrival, we were asked to gather at 'the mess' which was the cafeteria of our college, and served with some water which I really needed. At this time, seniors gave us a brief speech for the activities and events that would happen in the next few days, and they also gave us some documents that we would need to fill later. Oh and during this time we were also given our room numbers so we could get the keys from the caretaker later. After the speech, there would usually be a guy that would be selling simcards so here's your chance to get your Indian number. If I'm not mistaken, it would cost you 1000rps and you would need a photo of you and a copy of your passport. The 1000rps would include a 3 month subscription of internet with 3gb limit a day. Which is pretty cheap for me. And finally, you get to eat again, and you can safely go to your rooms and rest for the night !
Well, I hope that explanation is clear and if you have any questions you can just contact me on my social media or other seniors that you know. We would be gladly there to help. AND to end this, let me just give a few last tips for you guys.
- Keep track of your passports and plane tickets as it is very important during the journey
- All the documents that your registration booklet asked you to bring, make sure that you have it all in one place and carry it with you for the first 2-3 weeks because you would need to fill in A LOT of forms during this period of time.
- Just enjoy your time throughout the trip and it'll be a fun experience ! (I think)
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