3 Day Holiday Part 2

18 July, Day 2 of my trip. Today, from home, we took the train on a 1hr++ journey to meet up with my aunt's family. The station we alighted was Toowong station. And just outside was a shopping complex. I guess it was after school timing as the place was crowded with student. The uniforms that they wear here in Australia is so different from those that we wear back home i took a photo of one~
Their uniform consist of a light green shirt, green stripe coat, gray pants with black shoes and finally a hat. Interesting isn't it?
Anyway the 8 sitter arrived soon and we headed for~~ *drum roll*~~ THE LONE PINE KOALA SANCTUARY!!!! YEA!! haha so happy!! By nature i so love animals and i had this lucky chance to see animals that are only exclusively available in Australia! It maybe called the koala sanctuary but it actually homes all native wildlife ranging from the wallabies to the wombats, birds to lizards.
Baby if you come Australia i will try my best to bring you to Lone Pine to see this.

Welcome!

Show timing, activities and prices at the entrance.

Road to koala heaven

Doorway to koala heaven

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Map

One thing unfortunate is that the sanctuary closes at 5pm but we only arrived at 4.. -.- But nvm la, an hour in koala land is enough to make a happy liwei.
Alright, first stop, koalas. Some fast facts about koalas:

• Koala means Doesn't Drink in Aboriginal tongue, basically because koalas don't drink.
• Though often address as the Koala Bear, it should only be called as the Koala.
• The koalas have 5 fingers on each limb and it has fingerprints.
• Koalas sleep on trees and feed on a diet of encalypt leaves.

Kawaii~~~

For a price, you can hug a Koala and keep the photo as momento

view of the koala enclosure

Next was kangaroos. As kangaroos are more common unlike the precious koalas, they are kept in a fenced up grassland. We bought the feed for the kangaroos and yes, you've guessed it, we went kangaroo feeding! This whole piece of land is roughly 5-6 football fields? It's really big and kangaroos are not the only occupants around here. There were the ostrich looking Emus and ducks running around. Also there was kangaroo feces scattered all over the field there is no way you wouldn't miss them. Thankfully they don't smell.

We spend a good amount of time here feeding and watching these unique creatures. When moving on short distances, they would use all four legs to crawl and use it's tail to balance itself. Only when it is moving further distances will it hop. It was a rare opportunity to get such a close encounter with these animals that it has already made my trip worthwhile. However, with the little time on hand, we moved on to see the rest.

Wallaby

Kookaburra

Another Kookaburra

This white parrot is located near the exit/entrance of the sanctuary
It will greet people 'hello' and 'byebye'

The further part of the animals were mostly birds. One particular bird which I like was the Kookaburras. They are round, fat and simply adorable. While we were looking for the Dingos and Wombats, the staff told us that it was time to leave as it was 5pm already. It was a pity i miss on the wombats as i have previously seen wombat dolls sold and gift shops and they look so cute. Anyway, We headed for the exit after that.

Various dolls and hand puppets for sale

The brown doll on the top shelf is the wombat

That concludes the end of the 2nd day. We stayed over at my aunt's place for the night in their rented apartment .

3 Day Holiday

Before this post, i had a mega post on the visit to Movie World. Unfortunately, a freak accident cause the entry to be lost. And to rewrite the post is such a chore i have decided to skip that entry and continue on. I might get back to it in the future but for now, I shall log about my 3 day vacation.
Between 17 - 19th, I was away from my apartment to join my cousin's family on their vacation trip. They're here partly to attend my cousin's grad ceremony but at the same time also to have a family holiday. On the thursday morning, My cousin drove an 8 sitter SUV to fetch us. Together with his family, we headed to Surfers Paradise, approximately 8KM away from my place.
It's like the Orchard road of Queensland with branded boutiques and sports cars. There is also this small street where some Asians, mostly Japanese, setting up various stores. We ended up eating raman. I really wanted to take some pictures of the raman because they look sooo good, simple and yet authenticated Japanese style that you can never find in Singapore. However, i was with my cousin's family and it didn't seem appropriate to start snapping away at my meal. Still, its a real pity. The pork raman taste sooo great... just don't know how to describe.. Like you will start dancing with pigs on rainbow. A must try and i will definitely be back for more. And the next time I'm back, I'll be back with photos.

Mango

Hard Rock Cafe

BWS stands for beer wine spirits, a liquor chain

The Billabong very nice hor?

branded!

After the meal, we walked towards the beach. Since it's the Surfers Paradise, it was naturally suitable for surfing. However, it was the first time i went to a beach in winter and also the first time i saw people surfing in real life. It's a really beautiful place. The moon was gorgeous and the sky has a violet pink tint and the sea is a deep blue. The beach is quite small, somewhat like the Sentosa's mini beach. However, the wave is big enough for surfing and the sand is much much cleaner.

Entrance to the beach

Many ppl~

chio bo?

Many seagulls too~Seagull foot all over the beach.

One thing bout this beach is that it is directly opposite the shops. Something like opposite Taka got one beach lidat. And there are many Seagulls in the area, very beautiful animals, walking around the shops and beach area in groups like they are strolling down the beach. Over at the beach, we played frisbee. So i took out my shoes.. and the sand is so icy cold. Like u put you feet in ice water, they will hurt after awhile if you don't move them. Anyway playing frisbee is really fun, just passing and passing.. but fun. haha really got time must try.

And we played until the sky was all dark. The night scene on the beach, its amazing. I've tried to capture it on the camera but i was too dark. Basically, the big bright moon was just above the sea and it shone above the sea like as if it was casting a path on the waters. Looks like those beautiful glow-in-the-dark jigsaw puzzles.

Soon it was too cold to stay any long.. We left for dinner in come chinese restaurant. Nothing great except the price tag. Having chinese food here in Australia is definitely not worth the money as compared to back home.
Anyway after that we headed for home and that concluded day 1.

Entry For 14/07

Wah today wake up very early! Cos today is the first day of my orientation. Its called International Students "Getting Started" Orientation Session. As the name suggests, all attendants for todays session are all international students like myself from all different degrees. The start time of the lecture is 1330 so i packed my bag and went to Red Rooster for a quick lunch. I reached the lecture theater at around 1320. By then, outside of the lecture theater was already quite packed with people from all nationality. Felt so lonely when we were waiting as all of them had their own group of friends and were happily chatting away. I guess most came with friends together. Only few other people were alone like myself. I suppose their hearts, like mine, was at rock bottom.
Soon The doors opened and i chose a seat near the very front of the lecture theater so that i would not miss any of the Aussie slang spoken by the lecturer. In front of me sat an asian guy with nose length fringe, pretty thick hair. He walked in a ma siran fashion to the seat, throwing his bag on the seat beside him. He was the only one in his row so he sits alone at the front. Later on, another 4 asian girls sat down beside me.

As soon as the session began, we were told to talk to the person beside you and at the same time introducing yourself to the other party. Since the 4 girls know themselves beforehand, they started to talk amongst themselves. And so, I talked to the guy in front lo. As i lean forward, he swing his whole body around 180 degrees and stretch his hand forward towards me. He then greeted me in the MOST MOST MOST slang english i have ever heard. More slang then an aussie slang aussie. And everything he does like got pose one. LOL facking act! He tink he Dao Ming Si ar! LOL. Apparently, he ish from ROC. Next he ask me if i speak chinese, saying that there are Indian Singaporeans at his place that don't speak chinese. wad a moron.. i look like i speak Tamil meh...?! Heng he study business. He reminds me of our dear friend ma siran who thinks that he is dao ming si lo~~
Anyway went through a very informative session about the ways around gold coast from bus systems to part time jobs, though most of the points have been covered by my brother already. Then went to Australia Fair for dinner and some grocery shopping. Even though I haven't really notice, I think my expenditure is probably around 3-4 times more then how i spend when I'm back in Singapore. One day must sit down and start counting my finances ler~

Got few photos of the night at australia fair.. enjoy..Entrance of the mall

Coles Supermarket de signboard
Below is a 7-11 outletThe board outside my place.. i live at university square!

Entry for 13/07

Today darling ish working again and my brother is too lazy to go out. So I've decided to go out alone to Harbour Town to walk around and try to get used to the places here.

Equipment with my camera, i begin my journey to Harbour Town. From the bus, it looks as if you could reach there in 15 - 20 mins there but I didn't know how wrong i was.

Red Rooster Fast food.. Just beside my placeYou can keep your own boat at the porch of your home if you have the place to
The bus i have always been talking

After my long walk of 35-40 mins up and down slopes, I finally caught a glimpse of the harbour town. If a picture says a thousand words, Im sure a video would say more

Glimpse of the harbour town after my long long walk

Did some shopping but didn't buy anything. Mainly went shopping in Woolworths, the local supermarket to look around because in the future when I start cooking for myself, this is going to be the place that i visit often. Oh ya did i mention that fruits are cheap? Haha they were selling boxes of strawberries at one for A$3 and 2 boxes for A$4. I brought one box for myself the other day and finished the box in 2 days. I'm so going to buy more the next time round.

Today is our 3yrs and 11mths.. one more mth jui 4yrs ler.. Im so sorry my decision set us miles apart but believe in me.. i will not disappoint you.. I love you and happy anniversary.