Australia Vacation Part III

Well, due to work for the past whole week now I am able to continue to blog my final part of it. Here it goes:

17th Jul 06 Mon
Well, didn't catch much sleep coz reach home around 1plus in the morning. After unpack everything and bathe...Its around 3am liao...so hurry catch some sleep as morning got alot of fun things to do. Wake up around 7plus, wake my sis and boil water for her...Like maid sia. Haha...
After much of this, we first went to HSA (Health Services Australia) not Singapore HSA. Coz my sis need to extend her VISA as to continue her Post-graduate. A medical checkup in order to extend her VISA. We waited quite long and by the time we finish is almost 12noon liao. So we hurry down to the Sydney Fish Market for fresh seafoods...yum yum...

Sydney Fish Market

Lobsters...

Oysters...

Inside The Sydney Fish Market

A chop-stick cheater...hmm reminds of me that someone need it...

Upon arrived at there, we source all the seafoods and really it is cheap sia...we got sashimi, fresh oysters, seafood platter, fresh prawns and lobster. Think of that really makes me mouth-watering now. Anyway, after purchase all foods, we went to outside to eat and enjoy the scenery, but the damn seagulls really are noisy and keep disturbing us as they are aiming our food...so have to keep a look out on them...

Yummy...Cooked Seafoods

Guess what is this? Its a eletronic pager to collect food once it is done. So you no need to wait at the counter.

Our Seafood platter

Cooked lobster

Outside view at Fish Market

Anzac Bridge

Soon after the lunch, we headed down to Parramatta where there are alot of duty free shops. We went to Adidas factory outlet, Nike factory outlet and also DFO (Duty-free Factory Outlets). At there, I got myself a Puma jacket, a Adidias Sweater, a Nike Tee, Adidas water-bottles and visit alot of factory outlets like Billabong, Puma, Nautical, Polo and etc...all selling cheaper than Singapore and most of all, it some designs you cannot find in Singapore...Oops forgot to help my sis to check on the Puma jacket price in Singapore...Maybe one day go to Marina Square to check the price. Heehee

Resting at a couch inside DFO

We spent there quite a long time shopping and after that we went down to Circular Quay and again take photos on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House but we ended up late and the sky is dark again as we cannot beat the traffic. We also have our dinner at the Chinatown food court. A very simple dinner. Anyway after that we went to the Star City, where by the casino is located. We went in and have a look. I didn't gamble but just went to one bacarrat table to see how...Guess what, if I bet...I should have won 3 consecutive as my guessing was right...and the min bet is A$25...wow...so if i play sure will win around A$150? Anyway...better dun gamble...just have a look can liao...

Taking any ferry?

Star City where the Casino is in

Darling Harbour at nite

Channel 7 boardcast station near Star City

Nite view of Sydney City

After that, we went back early to rest as tomorrow we going to Katoomba where the Blue mountains and 3 Sisters are there.

18th Jul 06 Tue
Again woke up early and its been me boiling the water for my sis...haha really like maid. Anyway, today really quite happy as we are going to look at the 3 sisters and blue mountain...first time so excited. So we travel about 1 1/2hrs of car ride to Katoomba. Quite a long journey.

Katoomba Town

Echo point where the blue mountain and 3 sisters are located

Once reach there, I was abit disappointed by the weather coz I didn't manage to grab the blue mountain scenery...but Thank God! The weather turns fine...so we took some photos and then headed down to the 3 sisters and we also went to the cave...haha. The journey down to the 3 sisters are really steep sia...I was panting like hell when climbing back up...espeically the air is so thin...

Due to weather no blue mountain with 3 Sisters

Yeah...Finally Blue mountain n 3 sisters...ain't the mountains are blue?

Blue mountains

Anyway we also visit the gift shop and I got myself a didgeridoo, an australian native instrument...now figuring our how to blow the sound just like the reality game - Surviour...haha

Koala soft toys...ain't they so cute

Kangaroo...soft toy only la

After that, we headed down to Scenic World where is also quite near. Actually think of that really waste of A$16 for the train and cable ride...but took the steepest train down to the valley and walk thru the rainforest and have a look on the coal mine but now abandon liao. After that we took the cable car back to Scenic world. Almost 1/2hr finish the journey, but if really got chance to go...will walk to the ruins castle but may take up 2hrs of walking. Heehee...

Scenic World

Steepest Tram...wanna try...actually is a short ride...waste money...kekeke

Miner resting place and a drinking corner whereby I am drinking it...

Katoomba mine but abandon liao no more digging of coals

Me riding a horse...a fake one

Cableway that bring us back to Scenic World on top

After the fun, we hop in the car and back to the city...now we again go to Circular Quay and hoping that we can get some daylight photos on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Luck is on our side and we manage to beat the heavy traffic and got some photos taken and rush down to King's Cross for Dinner. Anyway reach there around 6pm, and found out that the Japanese restraunt is yet to open for business so we hang around at the King's Cross. This place actually is a red-light distict in Sydney...Alot of prostitution and gambling house and strip dance club are located here. Didn't manage to take some photos...coz abit scare later kena K by people. Haha...

Sunset view @ Circular Quay

Me together with Harbour Bridge

Well, after visiting...we went to the Japanese restraunt and have our Hot pot...we order 2 big hot pots sia...thinking of this really makes my drool again...especially the soup based...nice...but really 5 people eating, thats alot...i almost brust sia...haha

Hot pots...anyone?

Arggh...so messy after the dinner

After that, we headed back home and get all the photos upload into my ipod nano...we total using 3 digital cameras and guess, we used up 2.5Gbytes for around 1000 photos and some more still got short clips that I took it...maybe will upload it.

Anyway tml going to fly back to Singapore. Guess really going to miss the place for a long time. Hopefully can go again...wish that next time can someone accompany me to take the flight.

19th Jul 06 Wed
Today going back to Singapore and my flight is schedule on 3.30pm so been a maid for my sis for the past whole week. I still will do it for the last day. After that, I went out to have my breakfast at the nearby fastfood restraunt called Aporto. The breakfast really delicious...

Aporto Big Breakfast

After that, my sis called my phone and ask me to go back coz she bringing me to East garden for doing last min shopping whereby I can get my chocolate stuffs back to Singapore. Actually the East garden really is a big mall. There are alot of shops in the mall...and I purchase alot of chocolate from Darrell Lea. Nice...

Darrell Lea outlet @ EastGarden

Soon after the shopping, time for me to head to Airport and also my first time to do geocaching in a foregin country. The cache is near the Airport and within 5 mins, I found it...yup...my geocaching sense is still there...not so rusty after afew months of rest...haha...Retrieve a TB and a geocoin and this is going to Singapore...but now still with me...haha...hoping that this few days can go geocaching...as my timetable quite pack...due to work related...

Cache near Airport in Sydney

Yup...got my 2nd Geocoin...its a signal geocoin

On the way to airport, saw rainbow and quickly capture it using my camera coz it is really beautiful...anyway, abit sad coz seeing my sis and bro-in-law sending me off the flight...haiz...going to miss them.

Sydney Airport

Rainbow as I was on my way to airport

So board the flight and headed back to Singapore for another 7hrs of journey...watching 2 movies, listening to music and playing my DS lite. And here I ended my vacation...starting on Friday, I'm going back to work...

Dinner @ flight

P.S Really have the sudden to go find her...but maybe need to take sometime for both of us to get ready...I hope one day she can accept it...

Australia Vacation Part II

Here I continue my part 2 whereby it is mostly on my ski trip down to near Canberra at the small town call Jindabyne and the place I ski is at the Thredbo Village.

14th Jul 06 Fri
Today wake up quite early, so took my sis apt house keys and I went down to take a stroll. The breeze is still very windy and cool. I just walk around the estate and nothing much to see but alot of asian food selling here...got Korean, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian, Malacca Straits which also our local food can be found in this estate. Hmm...Anyway headed down to Mac for the breakfast...but I miss the breakfast time coz I forgot the timing at Aussie is 2 hrs advance of Singapore so when I see my watch again it is 11.30am..urgh...so no choice got lunch over there and headed back to home. Anyway, my ski trip started 5pm coz we need to head down to the central station whereby the mini bus will bring us to Jindabyne. Its a very long jounery which takes about 8hrs to reach. My buttocks are hot sia...haha Throughout the jounery I took a nap just prepare for tml ski lesson.

Central Station @ Sydney

The living room we rental at Jindabyne

Our ski gears...

15th Jul 06 Sat
Well, its around 1am and we just reach Jindabyne and we collected our ski gears and headed down to own apt that we rental. Its rather big for 5 of us to live coz it got a big living room, a kitchen, a master bedroom and a room with 4 bunks to share. So my sis and bro-in-law got the master bedroom and for the rest we sleep in the bunks...reminds me BMT...hahaha...

Anyway got a couple hrs of sleep and its 7.15am, the tour guide knock our door and chasing us to hurry up. We got our gears and boarded to the bus and headed down to Thredbo village. Time for ski... After that, around 8.45...we reach at Thredbo and time for our very first lesson on ski-ing and been so clumsy, I've been falling down...Ouch! :(

Snowy mountain

Thredbo Village

My sis and I falling...

Me on ski gear...

Anyway lesson was fast, we were been taught how to ski and stop. Hahaha anyway also how to turn left or rite, but a slow learner like me just cannot learn so quickly. Kekeke...Anyway after that we have our lunch. I was an expensive lunch sia...the drinks here also sell quite expensive like a bottle A$3.50 wor! After that, we continue to ski for the rest of the day and ended up late going back to the bus and everyone was waiting...sometime very difficult to understand their English slang coz during our lunch...we were asking each other when to go back...Quarter past 4? or Half past 4? or Quarter before 5? haha...so we thought 4.45pm so we when back around 4.30pm and the tour guide scold us where were we...haiz...anyway after a week stay in Aussie land...I learn more of their slang...

The first snowman I've made

Me relaxing after the ski lesson

Well, After that we were back at Jindabyne and after all the wash up, we headed down to the town and took a small explore on it...and ended up a restraunt called Lazumba - a mexician restraunt. Wow...the portion they give was rather big sia...I eat until i going to brust. So after the dinner we got our bread and instant noodles for the breakfast tomorrow and headed back our apt and catch some sleep, but ended up tokking crap...and even take some boliao photos.

Lazumba @ Jindabyne

Large mexican serving for all of us

Ban alcohol for 3 years...

16th Jul 06 Sun
Today is the last day for the ski trip and woke up as usual. After packing up all our stuffs we are ready for last day of fun. Anyway we are prepare not to ski much coz all of us are aching liao after yesterday so much of fall. Heehee so time for taking photos...I also make my snowman and some wordings...we also play the snowball game...kekeke so childish...like kids...
My masterpiece for making the snowman brought alot of people came to take photos sia...Aiya so open a stall at there and started collecting money for taking photos...haha just kidding.

Me, my sis and sian sian face from my bro-in-law

Me making my snowman

I've made a heart for you

So...cute...the kids are so good!

Heehee...time for snow war...

A group of us including the snowman and the wording done by me...

Anyway after the lunch, we tried the chairlift up the mountain...and its a different feeling as u see more whiter snow and the air are really thin...another experience. Wow...take the chairlift also exciting sia coz only secure by a chain sia...if down...die liao...kekeke.... Anyway due to yesterday been late, we arrive early what is require and time for a long journey back.

Thredbo village view from the chairlift

What is this? A bulldozer

End of our ski trip, time to load all the stuffs

First we stop at the ski rental shop to return all the equipment and then headed down to Canberra Airport to down 4 students and then back to Casula to drop more people. Last stop, Central station. After that, we took a cab back home and to my surprise, the meter jump so fast, faster than my heartbeat sia...like every 3 sec 10cent which in midnight charges wow!...now i really appreciate local cab liao...hahaha

Just really too tired and after check so mails and chat wif some friends at the MSN and time to catch a couple hours of sleep coz tomorrow still got programs like visiting the Sydney Fish Market and some factory outlets.

Alright will continue my part 3 on the next blogging...

To be continue...

Australia Vacation 12 Jul till 19 Jul 2006

Its been a while that I never go for any vacation. So this whole week took abreak and when to visit my sis in Australia-New South Wales.

This is my first time been there and alone taking flight to a foreign country. Beside this it also happen that Jing also leaving for study to Mel on her further studies.

Here I going to write on the days I went to Australia.

11 Jul 2006 Tue
Today, finally I'm going to Australia so does Jing going too...She is taking Quantas Flight at T1 and will be leaving at 2215H. So I prepare a gift for her...hope she like it. It about 1815h, went to Changi Airport with my backpack and going to meet my buddy Fiona coz she working over there and she also going to send Jing off. Once reach at T1, meet up with Fiona and we went to have our dinner at the staff canteen. We chat alot and also due to purchase too much food, so ended up calling Geok Choo to help out to finish it. After that, we went to BK to meet up with others. Most of them were surprise that I'm carry a big backpack. Well have to clarify that I'm not going to mel with her but to Sydney for vacation break.

Its about 2030h, we went to the departure hall and sending her off. I dunno why I again tongue stuck when I saw her. Anyway, her eldest sister call her to take photos with every people which include me...too bad I dun have the photos...wonder the photos is with her or not...

So i quietly handed the gift to Fiona, asking Fiona to handed to Jing when she accompany her to the transit. Soon Jing fly off to mel and I waited for Fiona to come out from the Transit and Fiona told me that she cry before boarding the flight. I was really sad... I wish I go with her...haiz

Well, after that Fiona n I proceed to T2 coz I'm taking SIA flight to Sydney and I make my check in quickly and enter the transit so that Fiona can go home n rest. Again I'm all alone walking in the Transit...browsing every shops and finally i use the internet and started communicating with my sis. Time going to board the plane...its 2355h.
Here I come Sydney...will arrive at 10.55am in Sydney timing

12 Jul 2006 Wed
I'm now on the flight and taking a window seat...the morning sky is so nice and I saw the first ray. During the flight got abit happening coz have turbulance for 1/2hr due to the pressure changing...so cannot sleep well. Anyway, the breakfast was okie. And I continue to watch the movie...I watch Benchwarmers and becoz long time never take flight liao...and dunno how to use the controller so waste my time sleeping and watching other people...hahaha
Anyway, once arrive at Sydney International Airport. I quickly come out and my sis still not yet arrive...Den happen to saw the guy I help to carry his baggage to Sydney coz he overload so using my baggage weight. We have a chat and he saw his uncle and rush out...ended up forget to take one of his bag...I quickly search for him but could find him...so I handed over to the airport staff and my sis was there.

First ray of the day

Nice Cloudy view from flight

Breakfast on SIA flight

After that we went to Krispy Kremme. I was surprise that they give out hot fresh doughnut and my sis brought 2 dozens of doughnuts back home. So we arrive at my sis apartment. We took a short break before visiting my sis Uni as she and my bro-in-law bring me tour around the campus just near their apartment. After that we headed down to Bondi Junction for some shopping. We went to sticky sweet stall and grab some hand made sweets. After that we visit the T2 shop whereby it sells tea leaves...nice shop and very special...kinda making me started to drink tea...whahaha

Krispy Keame Doughnuts

The process of making doughnuts

My sister n brother-in-law apartment in Kingsford

T2 @ Bondi Junction - A shop selling regarding tea, quite a unqine shop

@ Sticky sweet shop choosing sweets...alot of patterns

After that, we headed down to Bondi Beach...to my astonishment, there are still people doing surfing in this season...kinda cold now...and see the sand, water...so refreshing not like Singapore...the sand is so fine...

View @ Bondi Beach

Its about 5pm and it sunset...its turning dark...so we headed to The Rocks for dinner. We went to the Pancakes at the rocks and have our dinner such as calamari, fish n chips and pancakes with ice-cream...we waited quite long coz alot of people there. After that, we hang around at The Rocks and also went to take some photos like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House from The Rocks view. Hopefully next time I came, can try to walk the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Foods that we order @ Pancakes on The Rocks

13 Jul 2006 Thu
Well today woke up quite early coz going to Market City and Paddy's Market. From my sis, she told me only today most of the shops will close abit later coz usually they close around 5-6pm everyday less on thurs. Maybe becoz most of the people get their pay on thur...I'm not sure. Anyway went to Market City and Paddy's Market which just near to University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Market City

Paddy's market which only open on every thu till sun

Chinatown @ Sydney

After that we walk towards Chinatown and there are alot of overseas asian people mostly people at there speaking cantonese. Once arrive, we got some emperor's cream puffs...yup...its is nice. So we just walk around and make so window shopping thru out the Chinatown. After that, we headed down to a japanese restraunt for our lunch. I got myself a fried chicken bento. It was huge sia...and i manage to finish it. I was wonder how come my appettie gone low...is it after went thru the 30hr famine camp. Well, I dunno...just dun waste food can liao.

Yummy...the Emperor's Queen Puff...Nice!

Later, we went walking around the Sydney City and went to Queen Victoria Building (QVB). Before going there, we stop in a cross juction. My sis told me I will see something happening. Well, once the green man light, everyone from the all corners started to crossing...they cross diagonally...thats was fun sia. I also cross diagonally. Well, went into QVB visit the building and shop around got some chocolates from Haigh's Chocolates quite nice...

Everyone getting ready to cross the street in different direction

Queen Victoria Building (QVB)

Inside QVB...Looks so grand!

Soon after finish our tour at QVB, we just walk around in the city area...den we headed down to Darling Harbour. From the view, it is just like Boat Quay but much bigger than that. We also have our dinner plus dessert at Passionflower. Their ice-cream very nice. Maybe those want to go to Sydney can go there and have a try on it. Heehee

Passionflower Ice-cream...dun it look delicious?

Myself at Darling Harbour, the opposite is the Cockle Bay Wharf, looks like Boat Quay rite?

My sis and me together with MR Bear at one of the souvenir shop @ Darling Harbour

Well, more to come...please be paitient as the loading of photos here are rather need times...haha

To be continue...

Multiply... A New Cell Group

Okay...finally my cell group is multiply and although it is quite sad to see this...but its a good sign that we are multiply. For the Greatest God...I pray for the new CG will be as unite as the same and share the troubles and happiness...

Lastly, goodbye to W356...we still can meet for fellowship... :)

SICK...

Alright, finally I'm down with high fever and bad cough for the past few days and life seems so miserable for me... Wish I just die...haha

Actually its been almost a year that I didn't really fall sick. Usually I'm the person don't really fall sick easily. Only sometimes got sore throat or headache when I don't get enough rest or got too heaty. Well, this illness really cost me feel like dying. Since the past few days I was like keep having high fever range from 38 to 39 degrees C. And the bad cough really makes my chest pain like hell sia.

On sunday, I was really feeling terrible and visit A&E at CGH and guess what...I waited almost 45min for just getting a que number after that waited another 15 min just for consultation. Anyway thats not the point. Is that after taken the medication for 2 days, I still didn't recover and today really no choice I have to go back to my family doctor for consultation and to my shock. My family doctor told me to stop the medication and he prescribe a stronger antibotics for me as inflamation have occurred on my throat to the chest.

Hai...i should have gone visit my family doctor at first rather going to the stupid hospital...next time i won't go to any hospital for consultation unless operation.

So fed up...now....i think i feeling better as i am sweating as i blogging....hahaha...hope that i can recover tomorrow.