10月19日，飛機於早上7:30分抵達。各人順利通關及領取行李後，南、北加州隊伍於雪梨機場會合，代表雪梨的吳建立及黃樹坤機場相迎。全團由包車接往下榻City Gate酒店。
第一天屬於自由活動日，當地的鄭海、Sarah夫婦及謝學濤夫婦亦加入充當本地導遊，大家都還沒吃午餐，就近吃了些馬來西亞的咖哩湯粉另類食品。接著就展開了逛市中心鬧區步行活動。
On the first day of arrival, there wasn’t guided tour service provided by the travel agency since the local tour would start on the second day. Local friend Ronald Cheng and wife Sarah led us sightseeing the city on foot; we all enjoyed Malaysian food for lunch at the food court in a shopping mall afterward.
我們找到了在中國城松山開藥店及診所的張雪芳中醫師。大伙驚喜萬分，幾十年沒見面，份外高興。雪芳往冰箱內抓了兩大瓶祖傳秘製的「涼茶」要給大家清涼解毒。
good friend Truong Tuyet Phuong, a licensed Chinese medicine doctor, at her clinic in downtown Sydney. Haven’t seen each other for more than three decades, we were so delighted to chat and enjoy her “leung cha” she retrieved from the cooler to dissolve any “virus” we carried over from the U.S.
晚上由吳建立夫婦作東，在「達令」港口一家著名的法國餐廳"Little Snail"包下整個二樓，宴請加州來和本地的全部同學共同聚餐。十分熱鬧。法式料理---當然少不了紅酒和「蝸牛」及其他都很捧除了那道不敢恭惟的「袋鼠肉」之外。
At night Lap Ngo couple treated the U.S friends and some MV locals a fancy meal at a splendid French restaurant, named “Little Snail.” We had a good time and enjoyed a fantastic dinner, further enlightened with find wine. The atmosphere was incredibly pleasant and joyous.
