Saturday, May 31, 2008
Ok...we're back in sydney.This is one picture taken from manly beach,absolutely beautiful.This trip really let me take a step closer to nature,take in everything before....yea,i guess you know what's my next line..
Hahs,this family is really very very cute.One group of old and young,busy munching into their kebabs as if they've havent eaten in days,and this picture seemed as if the boy is eating from the ground,but he's not,dont worry.The bird's wanting some attention too. =)
Some place near manly beach where we had hungry jacks-again.But it tasted so good that i even ate the pickles!
Ok...a picture speaks a thousand words.Sit back and enjoy!
The background building is the school he's studying in!Totally harry potter like isnt it!Oh man...if my faculty could be half as beautiful as his.
We had a sumptous meal of steak and salad at this place.The ambience of the restaurant is quite romantic and nice for a drink,but the service..disappointing.I'm slightly particular about service actually,especially in restaurants where service charge/or tips in this case is given.The waitresses seemed to be chasing us away by clearing all the empty plates right in front of us.Its not as if they are closing any time soon...grrr.But again,i'm thankful for the lovely steak which we had to grill ourselves,and play around with food.hahs.
The background building is the school he's studying in!Totally harry potter like isnt it!Oh man...if my faculty could be half as beautiful as his.
We had a sumptous meal of steak and salad at this place.The ambience of the restaurant is quite romantic and nice for a drink,but the service..disappointing.I'm slightly particular about service actually,especially in restaurants where service charge/or tips in this case is given.The waitresses seemed to be chasing us away by clearing all the empty plates right in front of us.Its not as if they are closing any time soon...grrr.But again,i'm thankful for the lovely steak which we had to grill ourselves,and play around with food.hahs.
what we could have been, 8:48 PM.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Here's a picture taken by wen haw at harbour town i guess.The nike factory outlet we went to was pretty big,and i spoilt my clip when i was trying on some clothes!Was pretty reluctant to let go of the fact that my clip was broken,and the next thing i know,he threw it into the dustbiN!grrrr....anyways,while we were paying for our stuff,the shopkeeper told us it was 'happy hour' and we get an extra 40% off our purchases!I'm like....!!!What?!Happy hour?I thought that only happens in pubs.As we walked out of the shop,i saw a blackboard saying 40% off all apparels from 3 to 4pm.So cool!Soofeng and i then went in to make more purchases.She got two shirts,one for her brother and the other for her brother,and i got 2 shirts.
Happy,satisfied with the tuna sushi roll in my hand,and can you spot soofeng in the picture?
Oh...this is one beautiful building structure we saw in brisbane,and it wasnt easy getting into it.We went pass the thing once and nearly got ourselves on the highway again.This night we three had a warm and nice chinese homecooked meal at his friend's place,which was really rather impromtu.When we reached brisbane from gold coast,it was nearly dark,and parking was strange and difficult to find.To tell the truth,soofeng and i felt like...200% akwardness in the room together with his friend and mom,its like,a stranger doing in another stranger's place.But,his friend was really nice to talk to,and somewhat eased the discomfort i was having.
Oh...this is one beautiful building structure we saw in brisbane,and it wasnt easy getting into it.We went pass the thing once and nearly got ourselves on the highway again.This night we three had a warm and nice chinese homecooked meal at his friend's place,which was really rather impromtu.When we reached brisbane from gold coast,it was nearly dark,and parking was strange and difficult to find.To tell the truth,soofeng and i felt like...200% akwardness in the room together with his friend and mom,its like,a stranger doing in another stranger's place.But,his friend was really nice to talk to,and somewhat eased the discomfort i was having.
Driving all the way from brisbane city to soofeng's friend's place was a bit of an adventure,even with 'wonder GPS', we couldnt find the street her friend was living on.The place was way way way beyond the city,and far out in the world of narnia if you could just imagine.After making a few turns,we still couldnt find the place,and the horror begins when wen haw did a directional change,then 'BANG',omg omg omg omg...flashes of my mastercard and $2000 appeared in front of me.Bad experiences in the past made this a frightful thing.We fell into a small drain.Keeping his calm,soofeng and i pushed the car out,and we immediately look out for any damage on the car.Thankfull,and by the grace of god,nothing happened.Thank goodness! We managed to meet up with soofeng's friend and bidded farewell for the night.Thank you soofeng for the farewell letter,and the 50 dollars in the note.I was really shocked and surprised to see that when i opened the letter,hope you have enough money to spend there still. =)
what we could have been, 10:57 PM.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Off to Gold Coast!!!! This was the boarding pass.Pretty cool piece of paper with a bar code which allows you to travel from one state to another.The landing of this flight was pretty bad...my ears cant take the pressure difference well,and the whole night i was practically half deaf from sounds of the world.
Sneaked a shot with the plane =P
Whats with the sad face....=( You've gotten your beloved triple cheeseburger isnt it?One in the afternoon,one at night,man...you can really consider opening your own burger chain and promote all the cheese and beef burgers you love.
Yes,I've managed to meet up with dear soofeng in gold coast!Across the ocean,on another continent,yes,we've managed to get together and have a wonderful day at dreamworld.We arranged to meet at 11am on thurs,as her dear friend didnt want to accompany her to dreamworld and to leave her to enjoy the park herself...weird.Anyways,she was already at the park entrance when wen haw and i were still looking for a car rental company to rent a car.The best offer from 'Thrifty' car rental was a manual car at 1.30pm.I was like...!!!???OMG....soofeng is so gonna be so alone alone at the park entrance waiting and waiting and waiting for hours.That was not good news.We walked around somemore with the help of our gps,and founded 'Europcar' company,which offered us a car that could be taken off instantly,but the moment she said 'credit cards only',my heart sank...thinking 'thats it for soofeng'...she has to continue waiting for me there alone.As we walked out of the shop,thankfully wen haw reminded us that my nus debit card could be the saviour.Thankfully,it could be used!I was really glad...really really glad.We've made a wrong move right from the beginning where we didnt take up the car at the airport,but luckily we are able to rent a car now...instantly.
Back to wildlife!Kangaroos!!!Its been at least a ten year since i last saw a live kangaroo i suppose...They are a bit lazy....lying around,looking sleepy,and are opened to the public,not locked up in cages or anything.I didnt dare to touch one though...seemed a bit......
Looks cute isnt it?But the real truth,it kindna stinks. =P wen haw calls it the 'koalala....'Der....its the first time i'm actually seeing a real koala though.The bear seemed to be clinging on to soofeng for his dear life.
Who dared to put me in jail!
$6.95 for this hotdog bread....thankfully it tasted pretty good...or maybe because i'm real hungry. It was the largest hotdog bread i've eaten in my entire life i think...but without the help of soofeng,i think i wouldnt have finished it.Thank you for buying the coke too!It adds the special sweetness to the meal.mMmm..
Spongebob and patrick! Luckily we managed to get a picture together with them...=)Its all why we came to dreamworld in the first place isnt it? Lance,yes,you may crop your photo in with your beloved spongebob.hahas.
Pretty cold when it comes to the night,but scorching sun when the day comes...my skin's drying!!!NOOOOooooo.... I love this picture though...it seems like we are really in a chilly country,enjoying the moment.We had pizza,pasta and burgers at an italian restaurant that night,and it was the first time i saw rain in australia while having dinner.
Surf's up! Hahs...i really feel that i'm in a winter like country.
Surfers paradise after a wonderful dinner at a restaurant...its just lovely with the cool weather,sitting on the streets having a satisfying meal. =)
Dearest soofeng and me at pacific fair shopping. Didnt buy anything there though.One funny sight we caught there was that the bank had a dragon mascot,with 2 bank officers bringing the mascot around to promote the bank...a bit ridiculous in my eyes.hahas.
Are you seeing things?No,you're not. We are on the way to brisbane after doing some shopping at harbour town which is a place with plenty of direct factory outlets and apparel stores!
Look at the cute yellow car we rented...manual car...its scary on slopes and worse when the engine stalls....reminds me of the past where yihui and i would excitedly discuss about our driving experiences.Pretty good car which brought us all the way from surfers paradise to brisbane,and saved us loads of money on taxis!
On the beach!Its a weird feeling to be on the beach with cold chilly wind blowing on your face while the scorching hot sun burns through your skin.I was practically stoning while absorbing the atmosphere and scenery the whole morning on the beach.
Homeless? Or......
The beaches and waves you can never find it in Singapore...they are just too beautifuL! Waves waves and waves....arghhhh!!!the beauty is killing me! Cant your eyes get any bigger?! opps!
Bread anyone?
On the beach!Its a weird feeling to be on the beach with cold chilly wind blowing on your face while the scorching hot sun burns through your skin.I was practically stoning while absorbing the atmosphere and scenery the whole morning on the beach.
Homeless? Or......
The beaches and waves you can never find it in Singapore...they are just too beautifuL! Waves waves and waves....arghhhh!!!the beauty is killing me! Cant your eyes get any bigger?! opps!
Bread anyone?
what we could have been, 10:16 PM.
Antique lift!
Queen of the world!!! okok...queen of mY world.
Awesome structure...sydney opera house!!!OMG...the view is really breathtaking,beautiful weather,really nice scenery!!!
Just look at the harbour bridge...trains run on it too!Look at the speed boat! I so wanted to take a ride on it,but,our dear friend here is not really keen....=(
Standing near townhall.
The view of the sea is really....wow!!!No ships,no boats,just water water and more water from every angle you look out there.
The view of the sea is really....wow!!!No ships,no boats,just water water and more water from every angle you look out there.
Waves crashing onto rocks like tt? Never in singapore huh?
Embraced in the wonderful cool air,warm sun and the waves all in one place.
Embraced in the wonderful cool air,warm sun and the waves all in one place.
what we could have been, 9:52 PM.