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.

3 Years another 3 more years

Its been 3 years of work in the Navy and I have seen alot of changes in myself and the force too. I dunno whether I have change better or worst but, i learn alot of things in Navy and it sometimes built up my leadership as i lack of. Moreover i the type that are soft spoken person so dun dare to voice out my ideas and unhappiness. But now i do voice out to my officers that what really the men wants.

Well, now i really need to think of my future. I somehow abit of frighten coz wat can i do after ORD as in 3 years times. Time flies...just a split second and its there. By the time, i will be 28 going 29. I dun wan to start thinking wat i should do after that. Now i really dunno wat should do. Should i continue my passion on culinary or prepare for my studies in university. 2 choices...career, family and money...all came into my mind. If i go for my passion...i sure will have my career but...wont really earn much and maybe my family will suffer for the awhile of time. But if i go for studies, I dunno i can study just like i use to it...exam stress, projects and reports, just dunno whether i can cope or not. I dun wan to take too much risk coz i not young liao...not much time to waste...maybe i think too much but i wont wan to make my family suffer.

Now i really need God's help...may his mighty power show me the way. I know that it is a test on my faith and i know i need to accomplish this mission to gain my faith. Now all i need is to pray for the best not the worst. Pray for the success not the failure. Pray for the strength not the weakness.

May all this empower to me! Thank you Father lord!

P.S after writing this it really make me a strike to work for things not to wait...so 80% of faith is there...i will be working towards my goals....

30hr Famine Camp 2006 (Part 2)

Well, here is the second part that i promise to upload some movies that i took during the 30hr Famine Camp 2006


The hungry teletubbies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVkcXXDEfuA

The game we play for fun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntmYJj_J_bY

Some forfeit if u wan to play - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1yUtr9uLCw

30hr Famine Camp 2006

Yes! I've made it! I have sucessfully completed 30 hr famine camp. It is really a good experience of participating in the 30hr famine camp organize by world vision and habitat for humanity.

Well, the camp started on 17th June 2006 at 2pm whereby it begins our fasting and no food for the next 30hrs. There are total of 50 family approximately of 600 campees. For me, as a facilitator, I was been assign to a group whereby the tribe name is POMO family 2. Once 2pm strike, the 6hrs of role play begin and the first 1 1/2hr which considered as Day1. The activity is a simulation of a disaster strike and campees are seperate and the father of the family have to unite all the family members together. Well, once 2pm strike, all the campees are running and finding their designated place to report. Like all fathers have to reported to agency and report to the facilitators and proceed to find their family members. Some campees require to go evacuate centre 1,2 or 3 or even hospital. Some got HIV and has been spreading the virus to others.

As for me, i waited for the father almost 45 min until I call up and guess what, he left the campus without inform. (so declare him to decease)...hahaha anyway i quickly went to find the mother as she will take charge the family liao. Left only 45 min to gather the family so I also have to prompt her alot of hints just in case no left soul been abandon. Total 13 family members and 10 members were found the rest considered deceased (actually these 3 didn't turn up for the camp). After 1 1/2hr of Day1, siren sounded and all went back to cultural centre for 1/2hr workshop on HIV/AIDS.

After that, another 1 1/2hr was declared as Day2. The simulation of Day2 is that all the family required to build their own house and go to hospital for vaccination as there is a possible outbreak. For my family, i tell them to go to get some relief from the government and NGO. Its been fun with them as they have to make the game stations masters to laugh inorder to get more money or relief stuffs for building the home. We also went to the hospital for vaccination but due to no stocks (in role play) so no choice have to go work to earn CIP (cash point) for buying stuffs in the government main store. Time run very fast and own group couldn't have enough time to build the house so just left the materials that we got and place it in the resettlement area. We then go back to cultural centre for another 1/2hr workshop on shelter host by the habitat for humanity.

Soon after the 2nd workshop, we went to collect our sugar drink and thats our dinner. After
drinking it, we continue our 1 1/2hr as it was the Day3. The simulation of Day3 was we need to have vaccination if not the local police will take measure. Beside of this, the family must earn $75 CIP to feed the whole family. However , my group have not built the house yet. So we went to hospital for vaccine and it cost $5 for the whole family. After that, they went to the built the house and do jobs like crane folding where by each crane we fold the song he rice company will donate a bowl of rice to the needy in Singapore. We also do alot of jobs like bean sorting and bean picking. However it really dun earn much. Until our group have to sell hair but the black market was close so cannot. The last resort is to do prostitution. As a facilitator i cannot say much coz the family have to think wat is rite or wrong and decision have to make in order to survive.

After that the end of the Day3 simulation is about 8.30pm so went back to the cultural centre for the last workshop of the day based on the poverty which is addressed by the world vision. I really like the presentation it really touch me and make me think that we are really forunate to live in Singapore and sometimes we do take things for granted as in the 3rd world countries, people and children are in hunger and they have to work for long hours and only earn less than US$2 a day. It is really sad to see this. (Anyone care to know more about this? can visit the world vision website) http://www.worldvision.org.sg

After the whole day of activity, it is a really good time for us to do so reflection and can see my group really work hard and everyone plays a part. They are great guys and gals! Yes! we have gone thru 10hrs of fasting...20 hrs to go...

Next day, we went to tampines for newspaper collection drive. This collection is raising funds for childrens in mongolia, cambodia, vietnam, uzbekistan and africa. Before we set off we have our morning execise or worship. So for me, I went for worshipping the God coz saturday did go church to worship so it is fine to worship any place any where as long the God presence. Soon after the execise or worship, time to set off and after collect our drinks we took the chartered bus provided by SBS, and i kena as bus IC. I have to make sure all the campees and the facilitators have boarded the bus. Total 6 groups in the bus and we set toward tampines.

Once arrive to Tampines North park, we begin our collection. Great to see my group so unite and we act very fast on the collection and we finish our 7 blocks of collection within time. We finish at 12.15pm and we went for some drinks and i treated them. Good Job! guys and gals you are the best. Its about 3pm and time to go back to sajc. Well, still got 5 more hrs to go before we can have break-fast. heehee :)

After that we, we back to sajc to do domestic for the campus that we have mess. And we after the cleaning, we back on OTOT to do personal wash up. We meet at 5.30pm and really they give mr surprise. Really sweet of them giving me the dart board which we got it from the collection drive. Haha...Love you guys and gals...Thanks for the father's day gift. :)

Soon the concert started, we have great fun for it. At time 8pm, We offically, declare...break-fast. Yes! 30hr of famine...we did it...congrats. A really exprience...i bet next year i going it again for the facilitator job again.

Here are some fotos that we took at 2nd day...coz 1st day to busy guiding the group and really help out them to make decision.

Pomo family 2

Under no Roof

My father's Day gift

The oldest and the youngest - Me and Zong Lin aka mother

Ladies pose

We are the teletubbies - (will post the movie on youtude)

Counting down to the 30hr...5...4...3...2...1

Yes it is chocolate given by May Yin

Food, Drinks and Chocolate...

Smile...We have made it!

From L to R : Zong Lin, Lay Queen, Yoko and Danny having their first meal after 30hr

The gals were having their first meal

So do i...yummy!

P.S Really have a great experience through this camp and very happy to all of the organisers, facilitators, game stations masters and campees...and the POMO family 2. You all rocks and at the best. All best for yours studies! Also time for me to commit more volunteering works. I will pledge myself to commit at least one mission trip by the next year Jun 2007. And I will be back for 30hr Famine Camp 2007. Yes! Hope to see everyone back :)