Last Day of 2005!!!

wah.. ENd day of 2005 liao~.. wat have i done during this yr? well, finished my degree of cos.. heng passed~.. heee.. learnt hw to cook, cope with independence.. 1st time went to soo many places this yr.. taipei, brisbane, gold coast, melbourne, sydney.. haha.. enuff liao.. thou most of them are in one country..but better than none la.. gt fly on plane can le.. hehee.. hmm.. still gt wat? 1st time went overseas concert~! wah.. tats really COOL!.. if gt chance, u shld try out.. totally diff from SG's one.. 1st time wear flip flop.. haha.. =X one wedding dinner of the year~ hmm... watch many fireworks in a yr~.. tats it ba? hoho~.. wats urs leh?

last day of 2005, will be spending with family.. plus MSN frens lor hee.. thou most of them nt there.. haha.. and worldwide thru tv~..

left few mins liaOO~~~ 3...2...1.... Happy New Year~~~

Kbox

went KBOX today~.. but was kena cheated for 10 mins..haha.. cos they opened the gate 10 mins later.. which means.. can sing for 2 songs wor.. haa..was kinda blur when we reached counter.. then realised payment will be made later.. oopx~.. then directed to our room.. and yeah.. gt quite a new songs.. at least gt Jay's one lor.. but no Feng leh.. too bad.. then happily one waitress brought sushi in wor.. thinking sushi is for? lunch or snack? kbox gt snacks anot? =X tot the K Lunch have to order one? hmm~.. laaa~~.. forget abt it.. we juz eat..the most pay lor.. hoho~..


sang 珊瑚海.. bad song to sing actually.. haha.. =X but i din say the song is bored.. hee.. esp the ger's part.. cant make it.. for me.. duno abt the rest la.. haaa.. *shake head* so far so good.. but dun really have the singing mood in the end.. duno y~..

2nd part of 枫

woo.. 2nd part of 枫... 刘耕宏's 彩虹天堂.. Enjoy

Merry Xmass~

its xmas eve today.. hw u celebrating? me din really do much.. juz went to his hse.. have dinner with his family.. tats it.. xmas day then duno le.. go out with family.. then go see car car.. woo..~ heee..

anyway, CNY is coming soon le.. gonna spring cleaning.. see the hse also sian.. so messy.. hahaa.. duno y also.. cupboard also full of old clothes.. *faintz* throw throw~.. haaa...

Enjoy Feng MV~.. wooo~..

Life in SG again

finally back in SG le.. is like juz flying over to there like tat.. haha.. feelg still okie la.. but will still miss a bit of brisbane life there.. and at home, din really noe wat to do like tat.. lazy to unpack.. heee.. duno wat to do at home also..

and weird is.. din really miss the food here leh.. haha.. maybe nt hungry? hmm.. hoho.. weather of cos nt as hot as in brisbane.. but funny thing is.. when i on switch, cant find any cos i touched the bottom instead of the top.. and the direction of tap turning also.. haha.. hmm.. so far so good..

time flies..

One more week.. i will be in SG liao.. hmm.. is like..juz step into this land wor.. time really flies.. recently did a lot of shopping.. or window shopping.. hhaa.. and dramas all the way.. trying to clear them all.. haha.. and also clearing food.. clearing things.. trying to squeeue things into the luggage.. woo.. many things to bring home.. sian..

weather here is also terrible.. reach up to 35 degrees le.. wah.. hot wind under hot non-cloudy sky.. can die sia.. missed winter in summer.. missed summer in winter.. anyway, going all the places we intended to go before saying bye bye to this place le.. maybe next post will be sent from SG? haha.. see ya~

Melbourne Trip [24th to 28th Nov 05]

24th Nov 05 (Thurs)
2nd time going to Melbourne le.. aim is to go those places where i haven go went to for the last time..haha..weather was not as bad as sydney..was kinda cool.. went to Friendly Backpackers to collect our day tours tix.. then walk ard the city, federation square, southgate and casino..


and also our 1st time taking Melbourne's free city circle tram.. haha.. no choice, tat time we went, the road was under construction.. and indeed, found out still gt more places to be included into our itinerary.. din really do many things today, juz went for a walk.. had dinner at Casino food court..


and coincidentally, there's a christmas performance..it starts with a group of choir, then had lighting performance too.. quite nice..haha... but too bad, my camera no more batt le.. haha. think stayed there for ard 1 hr to TRY to take some pics.. =P



25th Nov 05 (Fri)
had breakfast buffet in the morning.. then set off to our 1st day tour in Melbourne.. Sovereign Hill.. It is a living museum representing Ballarat's first golden decade following the discovery of gold in 1851.. which means.. 'staffs' in Sovereign Hill will be wearing costumes from the 18s.. old costumes.. i like..haha.. there's one area (Gold Panning) where u might be able to pan for gold at the diggings wor.. haha.. of cos i din get any gold la.. there's also old stores in there.. but theres really business carrying on.. and even have pple demonstrating how they made things..eg, making one metal into a metal bowl, candle making.. and even gt small class carrying on in a school.. everything was like real.. theres also red coat soldiers..who will only march ard the Sovereign Hill for 15 mins.. flag rising by firing the rope tied ard the flag, then phototaking.. even gt coffin making shop.. ever seen bowling in old age.. its a long long stretch wor.. wooden ball.. and 1st time looking at it, u will think can really able to hit down the pins far far away? hmm.. haha.. of cos can.. but i din go try it..hee.. we also went inside the old houses, hotels and have a look on how they look like.. when for the Gold Mine tour.. which costs us $3.50 for concession. hmm.. din really much la..haha.. juz follow the tour guide.. then walk walk walk.. hop on the train to the surface.. reached a chinese land.. and even gt a small Waterloo Store..


was really a HOT day today.. skin burnt in the end..had grilled BBQ chix and Crispy Chix Rice for dinner.. yummy~..



26th Nov 05 (Sat)
had Breadtop bread for breakfast.. then set off to another day tour again.. Grampians National Park.. need to climb.. haha.. this day also the day that totally breaks my leg.. *pain* hop into a small tour bus again.. which means.. introduction time again.. but this time.. more chinese~~.. more than half of the tour members are from China.. beginning tot is good.. at least is chinese mah.. but hor. wah.. they can tok non-stop for 3 hrs plus wor.. and tok until the driver on the music loud.. stress.. LUCKILY no headache tat day.. elsee.. cant tahan.. cant even sleep under THIS condition until have my favourite music playing just on my ears... zzzz... woke up.. they still toking.. tats terrible.. HAHA.. =X

saw Echidas on the road while on the way to Grampians.. tour guide leads us to have a look.. and ordered us nt to make any noise or move, then Echidas wun feel any vibrations on the ground and will start to move itself.. kinda cute.. after have our tea and cookies, we head to our 1st lookout.. Wonderland Walk.. we have to walk in the bush.. gt rocks, water, trees.. haha.. then camera siao again..duno y.. my camera sometimes the lens din really ON properly.. duno hw to say.. make me din really take much.. spoilt my mood.. haiz.. but nvm.. at least FiNALLY fixed le.. Next, another lookout to the famous Balconies.. also a looong way to walk in order to see it.. walk walk walk.. juz wanna go home.. HAHA.. Next, is the longest duration of the visit ba.. went to see MacKenzie Falls and Broken Falls.. can die manz.. waterfall means have to walk all the way down.. then CLIMB all the way up.. *shake head* but still worthy when u reach the bottom of the fall and enjoy the water splash on my face.. haaa...


tiring day.. time to return to Melbourne le.. took some nightscenes of MEL city..

our dinner~.. singapore food~!!.. Singapore Chomp Chomp.. haa.. finally saw SG food here..with all the fav.. gt Chwee Kueh somemore wor..but laksa here no clams wor.. ordered ban mian and fried fish slices noodles.. nice nice... big bowl somemore..



27th Nov 05 (Sun)
Sunday.. Market day.. and also shopping day.. had breakfast at Hungry Jacks.. SG's Burger King.. too bad no City Circle tram available today, walked to Queens Victoria Market.. and have our slow walk ard the market.. haha.. trying to see gt wat things to buy.. then head to Myer shop shop again.. then had dinner at Hongkong Noodle Bar.. ordered Chix Drumstick with soy egg on rice and sweet sour fried fish on rice.. happily, the music playing Jay Chou's songs.. a nice relaxing day~..



28th Nov 05 (Mon)
juz glad that today gt City Circle tram available.. hehe.. gonna go all the attractions along the City Circle route on the LAST day of tour..1st stop: Docklands Park..is juz a small playground..haha.. but gt one thing that attracts me.. duno wats this called.. it will move depends on the wind speed.. nice nice.. then went up the top of the small slope.. and try to see the 'world'.. haha.. then walk all the way to the next tram stop, Bourke St Docklands.. here gt Victoria Harbour.. gt a Cow up a Tree.. Telstra Dome (stadium).. this stop is also a place where i sprained my leg.. make my leg more pain.. road uneven mah.. haha.. hmmphf.. Next stop: Central Pier Docklands.. here gt New Quay.. pier.. and many status..



Leaving the Docklands liao.. now going for a place where i wanna go on my previous trip.. Old Melbourne Gaol (Melbourne's Oldest Prison).. duno y i was attracted to this place.. maybe i wanna see hw a prison looks like bah? hehe.. gt fake prisoner inside the cell.. and some of the cells tell the stories of some notorious prisoners.. showing wat they wore during the sentence.. how they create the hanging area.. The Scaffold.. the measurement of the rope.. blar blar.. and of cos the most famous Ned Kelly.. til now, din really understand him..only noe that his family relationships, a few served sentences in the Gaol.. and if i'm nt wrong, every prisoner has to wear a metal 'suit' to cover their identities from the others.. Every level indicates different sex..


hmm.. tats all ba.. hahaa.. then again.. shopping time.. at Target.. tried some clothes. but din buy la..

dinner time before heading to Airport.. had seafood curry laksa and XO sauce seafood with stir fried Shanghai noodles.. quite oily.. and is like.. Chao Guo Tiao wor..


hmm.. okie la.. but cant eat much also.. then hopped in Hotel Shuttle bus and said bye bye to MElbourne liao~... with a nice sunset farewell.. heee..

Results out..

today went to sch to VIEW my exam paper.. trying to see if theres anymore marks for me anot? and also a day to VIEW my results for this semester~!.. indeed very anxious.. haha.. my heart was beating fast when i realised my results are out.. haha.. paused for few seconds b4 i gt the courage to look at it.. haha...

overall, quite satisfied with the results.. have improved from the last sem.. which is good news.. =) hw abt u? scored well?~ =D

Sydney Trip [20th Nov to 24th Nov 05]

20th Nov 05 (Sunday)
First day to Sydney..early morning at 6am.. up in Virgin Blue plane heading to Sydney liao.. hehe.. the view from plane is cool.. ahha.. cos is under clear sky.. can really see a lot wor.. nice view~.. too bad cant see sunrise..


hmm.. as today is sunday which is weekend.. gonna go for all MARKETS that only open during weekends.. Paddy's market and The Rocks Market liao.. one south one north.. well, the weather in SYdney.. is still WINTER.. need jacket.. juz glad tat brought my jacket along.. hehe.. wah..Paddy's Market..located in Market City Shopping Mall.. really gt a lot.. is like pasar malam lor..but din really bought anything..cos intend to go for another round on thurs (last day in sydney).. mainly walk ard.. and see wat can be bought.. haha.. bought some nuts.. and cherries.. wah.. the cherries here cheap wor.. compared to supermarkets.. the price is.. less than half of the price in supermarket sia.. wah.. the fish there leh.. hehe.. fresh fresh fresh.. wanna buy them and cook.. but well.. y brisbane dun have these markets leh?? wei she mo??


went to walk walk ard Market City.. a shopping mall where gt Factory Outlet stores.. quite a number of stalls there.. and surprisingly gt Food Court wor~.. wah.. brisbane dun have leh.. haa.. lots to eat.. in the end, i ordered one bowl of seafood laksa.. wah seh.. the soup is soo nice.. nt spicy as wat i tot.. at least i can take it.. hehe.. but no clams.. =( sad.. wahhaa.. and joey ordered Char siew wanton noodles.. is such a big bowl.. and the wanton is nt as SMALL as sg's one lor.. is like.. ?? size..hehe.. the char siew soo tender.. yummy!.. okie.. enuff of food.. make me hungry le.. then after tat, head to Circular Quay..where u can see Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House..


Have to take train to there.. Central Station.. wah.. is too big liao.. much much bigger than Brisbane Central Station.. haha.. and kinda lost in there.. duno which platform to take? which line shld take? blurrr.. until we finally go ask pple.. and another surprise is.. the train is double-deck one leh.. tot can only see if the train will be travelling for overnight one.. wah.. hehe.. cool leh.. reached.. a crowd.. maybe is Sunday bah.. families, frens all gathered here.. performers also.. lots of them.. and also.. Circular Quay.. where everyone can take ferries to other destinations.. is a great place.. and somemore.. go there.. already 2 main ?? liao.. HAHA.. walk ard.. take pics.. but gt stage at Opera house lor.. cos of Australian Idol performance.. hehe.. will be watching tat LIVE~.. woo..



Next, heading to The Rocks Market (which is the MAIN aim).. another pasar malam.. haha.. but nt tat many things lor.. walk ard the nearby shops.. and theres a Puppet Maker.. diff types of puppets on display.. as still gt time.. continue with our journey to take pics.. legs already bit tired liao.. wahaha.. trying to take nice pics with the opera house.. hehe.. in the end, end of trip of today.. really tired.. intending to go woollies in TownHall Station there to sell if can buy something for breakfast tml.. haha.. argh~.. staircases.. everywhere staircases..sian.. then happily dragging our legs to hotel.. chk in and bought Big Mac Meal for dinner.. hehee... well, sydney cant walk within distance.. haha.. need train!!..




21st Nov 05 (Monday)
Had bread with ham and orange juice for breakfast.. hee.. then ready for today's trip liao.. 1st stop: Darling Harbour.. over there.. really a big place.. gt Chinese Garden.. Darling Harbour.. Cockle Bay, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Imax theatre, Sydney Aquarium, Harbourside Shopping Centre, Maritime Museum... lots.. walk ard.. take pics..


2nd stop: Sydney Fish Market~.. where u can get FRESH seafood platters~.. woo.. went to take Light Rail.. to Zone 2.. wahh.. if u like seafood.. u muz go there.. really lots of nice fresh seafood.. prawns.. lobster.. calamari.. SALMON~.. OYSTERS~... raw oysters somemore.. wooo.. haha..the salmon ah.. wah seh.. wanna eat them all up!..


gt seafood platter.. lobster platter.. in the end, ordered seafood platter for 2.. the price can consider cheap le ba.. fresh somemore.. gt fries, calamari, scallops, fish, pacific oysters with Cheese~, octopus.. is really big portion.. time to eat tat.. 1st time eating raw oyster.. indeed taste real great.. totally diff from cooked one.. soo fresh taste.. haha..




in the end, we even bought one seafood COLD platter (with lobster) for dinner.. HAHA.. or shld say.. we wanna eat tat.. wahaha.. cant bear to leave Fish Market without lobster.. and again.. y brisbane dun have~~~??? haiz.. wanna buy scallops home also cant.. poutx...

3rd shop: Sydney Opera House.. again.. but this time.. aim is Australian Idol~.. actually we din really think much.. haha.. cos we duno if need tix anot!!.. haiz.. juz looking crowds walking thru the entrance with yellow band (entrance band).. then overheard tat theres a queue for those who do not have any tix, but can queue for the possibility to enter and watch Idol LIVE~.. heng we were at the front as the line was real long away~.. and yup, we got in.. and got ourselves a seat on the staircases.. pple waving banners in the air, supporting their fav finalists.. Emily or Kate? hee.. i also nt sure.. either one can be winner.. they both great.. though my fav ones.. all out in the beginning of the contest!.. argh~...HAHA.. Fireworks!.. woo.. juz above our head.. haha.. over here, they can juz happily put fireworks one leh.. wei she mo? haha.. sg leh? only National day.. hmmm....


din stay throughout the show.. as the REAL show held inside the Opera house.. but pple still can view from outside.. went to take nightlife instead.. HAHA..but din came out nice lor.. no choice.. lalaaa...late le..


heading back to Hotel.. took a bath.. and ready for Cold seafood platter.. wooo... HAHAA... really a great feast!.. hehee..



22nd Nov 05 (Tues)
Today will be having one day tour.. going to Blue Mountains.. hopping into a small bus.. which means will take turns to intro urselves.. sian..haha.. and also..cant sleep tat peacefully.. =( our 1st stop is Featherdale Wildlife Park.. is like zoo? haa.. but can have in contact with koala and kangaroos..hehe.. everyone will have a 'passport' which provide us with the map.. still rem theres a koala keep looking at me..haha.. esp when u gonna take a pic of it.. it will juz stare at u..hee.. of cos feeding the kangaroos are always available..but this time, they eat cone.. haha.. those biscuit cone from MAC ice-cream.. but overall, i most satisfied is tat i finally take a pic of penguins.. haha.. they are soo close to me.. though separated by the gate.. they gather together as a group.. one penguin walks away, everyone walks away.. too bad cant record the sound they make.. wana feel their skin leh.. ahhaa.. =X after tat, went to see bats.. in the dark and outdoor.. and they juz use their paws? to 'hang' themselves to sleep.. hoho.. next a threatening fight from peacock.. haha.. cos when the peacock opens its beautiful feathers, it will like showing off to everyone.. gt once, the proud peacock faces one white peacock for very long.. haha.. but too bad the white peacock din respond.. hmm.. wonder wat will happen if they fight? hmm.. hehe.. even shoo away the kangaroo..


Next, heading to 1st lookout of blue mountains.. was kinda nice.. BUT.. LOTS of houseflies everywhere~~.. pengz.. is like one big group of houseflies flying in front of u.. banging ur face.. eee.. duno y also.. maybe due to weather? but y brisbane dun have leh? HAHA.. HENG!!..


woo.. time to have buffet lunch liao.. the best thing is the drumstick.. looks okie, but tastes awesome!.. haha.. cant even have a second help of it.. wasted.. haha.. finally, here comes the Three Sisters rock formation.. well-known in Blue Mountains Sydney.. din really take lots of pics.. and have to take quickly, weather is bad at tat time.. in Blue Mountains, will see Three Sisters, take a ride in Steepest incline Katoomba Scenic Railway and Skyway.. well, these 2 is a must..haha.. cos one will bring u to the bottom of rainforest walk and another one to the top.. After that, went to have a visit to Wentworth falls..hahaa.. still rem hw tired am i after i went back to the top after visiting the falls.. phew..




have a short visit to the Olympic Stadium.. Last but not least, end the day with Matilda River Cruise which drops us at Darling Harbour or Circular Quay..


Had dinner at Dixon Food Court at Chinatown.. there really sells lots of great food.. and the price is quite reasonable also.. ordered black pepper combination with rice and Fujian fried rice.. yummY~...



23rd Nov 05(Weds)
Last FULL day in SYdney liao.. watever wanna retake pics.. have to get it done by today.. ahhaa.. AGAIN!.. heading to Circular Quay for Sydney Opera House.. haha.. duno hw many times liao.. y? cos dun have a real NICE pic with it.. and today shld have a FULL opera house WITHOUT the stage.. hoho.. nt a good day though, been raining.. rain, stop, rain, stop.. ahha.. today is also the first and the last to walk their city.. Wynyard Station.. juz glad tat we alighted at this stop, else really missed the REAL city liao..hehe.. and also the day to take Monorail.. which only brings u ard the main attractions in the City.. unlimited ride for the day $8.. went to World Square Shopping Centre to buy Breadtop bread.. and walk ard.. When u are in foreign country, of cos have to go to have a whole view of the country.. Observation Deck at Sydney Tower & Oztrek.. which locates at Centrepoint Podium Level.. haa.. think spend ard 2 hrs there? hmm.. duno y also..haha.. wanna make full use of the cost ba? haha.. can take the day view and night view mah.. =X once in a lifetime rite? HAHA...


hmm.. still gt Oztrek haven go wor.. and is already 7+ le.. still gonna go see Christmas Tree light-up at Darling Harbour and haven makan somemore.. hmm.. makan more impt ba.. haha.. so went back to Chinatown there and have dinner.. and thinking go see light-up then back for Oztrek.. from Monorail, saw a crowd gathering at the big Christmas tree at DArling Harbour liao.. nvm, can go back for it later.. had roast duck and char siew with soy chix for dinner..


then quickly go back for Oztrek le.. argh~. it lasts for 40 mins wor.. which means will be missing the last monorail liao.. sian.. means NEED to walk back to hotel liao lor? sian.. we have 2 choices.. either go for Oztrek or leave.. Oztrek or Christmas tree? HAHA.. have to choose Oztrek also la.. haha.. this is not for free wor.. and for walking back.. walk lor.. no harm..already been walking since the 1st step to the SYdney land.. HAHA.. hmmphf..

24th Nov 05(Thurs)
times flies.. last day in SYdney liao.. getting use to this place le.. ahhaa.. here lots of markets and seafood.. very cool wor.. if gt $50 airtix to Sydney, i will come back again for a day.. HAHA.. fat hope.. lalaa~.. last last last shopping in Paddy's Market.. and its time to say BYE BYE to Sydney liao~.. and Hi to Melbourne le~.. wooo... wah.. the view from plane is real nice.. maybe cos gt lots of beach ba.. can see the sand from above..the outline of the coast..and the waves.. *thumbs up*




P/S: hmm.. is this post Too long? wahaha.. juz wanna write wat i overcome in SYdney.. hee.. sorry if too long.. =D