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Thursday, June 18, 2009

AUSTRALIAAAAA!
caution, long long long post ahead.


heyho guys!
wah RECORD BROKEN!
did not blog for 10 DONKEY DAYS!
hoho.
sry luh.
all the hotels i went the internet wuz like crap!
except for the one at surfers paradise and at springbrook(we have to pay for internet)
okay shall i start?


Day 1( 7th june 2009)

flight was at 3.30pm.
flew w EMIRATES!
hoho the entertainment was dope man!
damn bloody nice!
and holy crap the stewards were .....
HAWT HAWT HAWT.
especially this guy i think he's mixed...
he had golden eyes and spikey blonde hair. the softer version of the real blonde!
omg!!!!
hmmm my memory's awesome:D
the flight was bloody hell 7 hours!
god.
it was unbearable.
got air sick like arnd 987497163849 times?
yeah.
as i said, the entertainment rocks!
watch like 4 and a half movies?
confessions of a shopaholic( VERY BIMBOTIC AND STUPID),bride wars(I LOVE),bedtime stories(HILARIOUS),he's just not that into you(NICE!),high school musical 3(WATCHED HALFWAY)
yeah...
reached australia at 12am (aus time) which is 10pm (sg time)
so yeah. tired.
went to this CHEAPO hotel and slept for one night.
hoho did i tell you australia was colddddd.
its winter!
when i reached there it was like 15 degreed celcius!
god!

Day 2(8th june 2009)

rushed to the jetty to catch the ferry to the next hotel which was a beach hotel.
and then we found out we were one hour early -,-
my mum luh!
rush like siao.
but anyway, waited 4 the ferry.
darn cold luh
arnd 12 degrees celcius and we were outdoors.
the jetty was old..
they call it a wharf in aus.
so yeah....
the sun in aus is AWSOME!
damn warm.
so the ferry came blah blah blah.
and then we reached moreton bay which was where our hotel was.
pretty nice place.
it costs a bomb.
gosh.
everything is fuggin expensive!
oh you don't wana know.
so after checking in and crap had instant noodles for lunch.
then went to the beach.
the breeze was %^&*()(*&^%
so cold ready still got breeze.
the swimming pool water was very very very very cold.
icy actually.
the beach's sand was damn nice.
it was, yeah you guessed it, COLD!
but relaxing type of cold.
nice(:
the sea was darn cold so did not bother snorkelling.
at 5pm the sun starts to set.
by 5.30pm its like total darkness alr.
so left the beach cuz the weather was unbearable.
stayed in the room till 6pm cz we had dolphin feeding at 6pm.
the breeze was even worse when we got out.
gosh.
the sea was freezing.
but we still fed the dolphins!
eeks. uber cute.

Day 3(9th june 2009)

went sand toboganing(sp?) today!
in easier terms, its sand boarding.
went to the tangalooma sand dunes.
hoho freaking cool!
they had like huge piles of sand as high as two stories.
and its all natural!
amazing eh?
sand boardning was so funnnnnnnn :p
went up to the highest sand dune.
then slide all the way downnnnn :p
going up was bloody hell tiring but i went up three times :DDDD
the second time i went down i lost my glasses! hurhur
haha!
then the guide helped me to find it but yeah no luck.
till in the bus some one found it!
hoho!
yay.
went to watch the dolphin feeding at 6pm.
the breeze was 1234566543 worse than ytd.
felt super lucky.
but then uh there were like 8 dolphins this time! ytd was like one?
jeez.
but they're awsome.

Day 4(10th june 2009)

checked out of tangalooma resort at 9am and went to catch a ferry back to fortitude valley.
went to collect rented car which was a nissan xtrail.
nice car actually :) a four wheel drive.
after that went grocery shopping.
its so much easier to find halal food in aus rather than in hong kong.
bought meat and vegies and y'know the daily necessities.
stuff in aus cost a bomb.
the GST is 20%. wth.
bought kebabs (yumyum) and headed for springbrook national park which was where our next hotel was.
the drive to spring brook was one hour.
ok luh. not too bad.
but going up was crap man.
spring brook was located on top of a very high hill.
so going up was pure shit.
giddy.
when we FINALLY reached the top we checked into the hotel.
hoho springbrook was bloody cold.
around 7 degrees celcius?
yeah literally shivering all the way to our cottage cause it was a long walk.
the cottage was niceeee(:
it had a fireplace and a bed w an electrical blanket(:
it was double storey too.
i slept at the attic.
:DD
at 7pm went to see the glow worms at the springbrook research centre.
then went to the forest to see the glow worms.
AMAZING.
lowest temperature today: 9 degrees celcius.

Day 5(11th june 2009)

went to CURRUMBIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY!
and bought FUDGE too(;
wooots!
gosh it was AWESOME!
but the entrance fee cost an atomic bomb.
everything in aus is expensive!
gah!
but anw i saw KOALAS!,KANGAROOS!,WOMBATS!,CROCODILES!
awsome.
koalas and wombats are CUTE!
fed kangaroos!
they're really hungry cuz one of them actually ate my map -,-
left at 5pm cuz it closes at 5pm.
after that went shopping at pines shopping centre.
went to coles to shop.
omg australia is LICORICE HEAVEN!
i freaked out when i saw all the licorices they had to offer!
they had lots and lots of wonka stuff.
interesting.
bought lots of candy!!
after that headed back to the hotel.
lowest temperature today: 5 degrees celcius. bummer.

Day 6(12th june 2009)

checked out at 1pm?
then drove down to New South Wales.
to Byron Bay actually.
so we stopped by at a little town called Crystal Creek.
my dad was whackos abt that place.
it was beautiful.
the creek was.....WOW.
then stopped by this parrot cafe and ate apple strudel(:
the nicest one i've ever eaten actually.
and the cost was reasonable.
there was a little garden at the cafe.
they had ANIMALS!
guinea pigs, asses(donkeys),ponies,birds and one very over protective dog.
the dog followed us EVERYWHERE to make sure we dont hurt the animals.
awwwwwwwww.
after that, drove down to Byron Bay.
Byron Bay was breath taking.
there was a light house there and we were like on top of a cliff so we could see the huge sea.
hahaha.
spotted some whales tooo(:
i spotted arnd 10 whales? yeah...
cute.
after that drove down to the beach to have dinner.
ate hot dogs for dinner.
the beach was uber coldd because of the breeze.
and yet there were surfers!
hoho!
hawt alert!
hahaha.
after dinner, drove down to SURFERS PARADISE! (L) where our next hotel was.
reached surfers paradise at 7pm aus time.
our apartment was dang nice yo!
it was big yet cosy.
its called mantra circle on cavill(:
its located in the real centre of surfers paradise.
its like orchard road actually.
there were clubs everywhere.
there was hard rock cafe too(:
our apartment was on the 15th floor(:
it was less cold in surfers paradise.
arnd 18 degrees celcius?
yeah.. awesome.

Day 7(13th june 2009)

DREAMWORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hoho! had a real good time there.
the time of my life!
heeeeeeeee.
left hotel at 11am.
entrance fee cost 69 bucks for an adult and 45 bucks for kids.
gosh!
went to nickelodeon central first.
took spongebob flypants first :p
pretty lame but i was accompanying my bro.
then took bumper beach which was rocket power bumber cars.
after that took WIPEOUT!!! w my dad :p
woah the best ride in dreamworld luh!
they spin you until you cnt spin!
hahah!
uber cool and fun!!!
something different.
then went on the runaway reptar coaster w my mum while my bros were at the rainforest rampage.
its cool.
not that fast but nice cuz our legs were like dangling.
heeeheee.
after that went on wipeout again but this time w my mum!
she got dizzy after the ride(:
hahaha!
2nd time was alot more fun!
huuuhuuuu.
then went on the angry beavers spooty spin!
lame.
hahah(:
then went on the runaway reptar coaster again but this time w my dad and bro:D
then went on Mick Doohan's MOTOCOASTER!
whoooh!
fun fun fun!
the first part was scary though cuz it went fast.
the turns were darn sharp!
after the ride had a head rush!
haha.
lastly went on the CYCLONE w my dad(:
nice(:
the breeze was like kaboosh.
the drop was quite ticklish and the two 360 degree turns was awesome.
hahaha.
didn't take tower of terror cause it looked friggin scary luh.
after that bought SNOKONES! and churros(:
snokones were gooooood(:
after that, left dreamworld and went for a drive arnd surfers paradise.
stopped by pacific fair and australia fair but they were all closed :(
so went back to the hotel.
had roasted beef and meatloaf for dinner.
daddy cooked(:
delicious.

Day 8(14th june 2009)

WARNER BROTHERS MOVIE WORLDDDDDD :DDDDDD
great! but i preferred dreamworld!
watch shrek 4D first.
it was AWESOME!
the part where donkey released the spiders, they vibrate the under side of the chair too make it feel as though there were spiders.
cool(:
after that took the road runner rollercoaster.
then rode the bumper cars.
then off to the batman show.
after the batman show my bros took the speedy gonzales ride.
then went for the scooby doo show.
after that we rode tha SCOOBY DOO SPOOKY COASTER!
that was seriously fun.
more fun than wipeout actually.
there was like sudden drops and sharp turns cuz it was dark.....
then there was one part where they raise you and i expected it to go forward but instead it fell backwards!
omg so fun!
wanted to ride it again but the waiting time was hell.
then watch the main parade on main street.
then went to the hollywood stunt driver!
they are damn cool can!
the lethal weapon ride was CLOSED!
OMG SO SAD LAH!
desperate to ride that ride!
wth!
so went on the batman ride 2.
dizzy.
did not ride superman escape!
im sucha coward.
hahaha.
bro went on the tweety cages and the speedy gonzales ride again.
after that we shopped at movie world!
oh! and they have a charlie and the chocolate factory shop!
and they sell WONKA BARS!
i quickly grabbed it!
cool man!
after that left for the hotel.
at night we walked arnd surfers paradise and shopped.
went to the billabong.
massive.
it was double storey!
shopped till like 9pm then went back for dinner.
dinner was cooked by my dad again but this time it was roasted lamb!
hooohoooo.

Day 9(15th june 2009)

next day woke up w a headache.
must be post motion sickness from all those rides.
hahaha.
then after breakfast checked out and went shopping!
headed to this factory outlet and then went to pacific fair.
mum and dad shopped at the billabong shop while i was fancying the bags there!
pacific fair did not have factory outlets so we headed to harbour town!
omg it was some crazy shopping centre w the size of thrice of vivo man.
all the shops in there were factory outlets!
roxy,quicksilver,billabong,ripcurl,adidas,new balance,nike and a whole lots more.
you could get lost in there and they even provide you w a map!
hahah(:
so we shopped till like 4pm? and left for our last hotel which was mount tamborine.
i didn't buy anything. amazing eh?
went all the way up the mountain.
yep it was coldd.
reached our hotel which was a cottage. fireplace.
it was warm...
v nice(:

Day 10 last day(16th june)

flight to singapore was on wednesday 2.45am.
checked out of mount tamborine at 2pm?
then headed to harbour town again since we had nth to do.
this time, i bought stuff(:
bought a nice training bag at adidas.
cheap sia.
the adidas shoes were all cheap cheap cheap!
the nikes were expensive.
then bought a russie(sp?) and boardshorts at speedo.
the bought more licorice at sweets from heaven.
hahaha.
then drove back to brisbane.
went to kangaroo point to have dinner.
then drove around brisbane city but all the shops were closed.
they close at 5pm btw unlike surfers paradise.
so we drove around and stopped at mac donalds.
ate a hot fudge sunday and then went to the airport.
it was still early so the waiting was hell.
2.45am plane took off to singapore.
sobs.
i love australia!
the weather is amazing.
this time on emirates, no shuai stewards.
haiz.
managed to watch the other half of high school musical 3 and watched the whole wild child movie.
its really nice.
i cried haha.
emma roberts is uber hot and sweeet.
slept through the rest of the flight.
tired.
reached singapore at 8.30(singapore time)
horrible plane flight.
went home and slepttttt.
haha.





so that was my trip!
i love australia!
SURFERS PARADISE IS THE LOVE!


-AARRIINNAAHH!! loves australia1234567890 more than singapore.
ttdo(:


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