Sunday, November 20, 2005
i'm back from perth!!!
five full days of activities.
phew.
i'm almost too lazy to blog.
haha. but let's just start with
tuesday.
arrived at the airport at 6plus in the morning.
we boarded the coach and headed to an aboriginal art gallery.
the paintings were really vibrant and colourful. pretty!
after that we headed to caversham wildlife park.
the animals there were soo adorable!!
but the files were super irritating!
they keep buzzing around your face and the buzzing sounds make you cringe..
ewewewewewewewewew.
the ferguson farm was where we stayed for one day.
MORE flies.
had lunch and then we went to see him milk the cow and shear the sheep wool.
the poor sheep looked so tortured!
we went for a tractor ride which was a bumpy ride.
it was so cold at night!
wednesday.
after breakfast, we headed to albany; which was a three hour bus ride.
had lunch at this chinese restaurant and proceeded to the goundrey winery.
it was interesting to see how they made wine and the processes.
we headed to the gap and the natural bridge at the torndirrup national park.
the scenery was beyond words. just so so splendid!
the waves and the clear blue water. the view is just so magnificient.
but it started raining when we reached the wind farm.
the windmills were
huge!!
but it was effing cold because of the rain and the windmills were camouflaged into the dark sky, so we couldn't really see it.
had dinner at nero's pizza restaurant.
each person had one small pizza!! that's six pieces per pizza.
i was so bloody full!
checked in to metro inn. it was quite cozy there.
kept having to boil water, if not, i would have died of dehydration.
thursday.
had breakfast then went to walpole.
walked the tree top walk.
it was chilly at the highest point!
but there was nothing much there.
just some parts with nice scenery.
rode the coach down to pemberton.
there was this huge tree that we could climb up.
it's used for firemen to go up there and keep a look out for bush fires.
took a five hour bus ride back to perth and i managed to finish my book hahaha
had dinner at the carlton which was a few blocks away from goodearth hotel.
that's where we had to stay for two days.
friday.
we went sandboarding!!!
the view of the sand dunes was very lovely.
got sand
everywhere.
we had to climb up and down the sand dunes.
the dune was so steep!
it was pretty uncomfortable and scary at first, but once you got into it, it didn't matter anymore. hahaha
went three times.
stopped when it was my fourth time.
so much sand was in my shoes!
next stop was the gravity centre.
some people cooked pancakes using some equipment and solar power!
but the flies were irritating, as usual.
i got so mad at them!
there were some cool stuff in the centre.
like things that can levitate and spin around because of the magnetic fields and currents or whatever.
after lunch, we went...... SHOPPING!!
went into jayjays and spent a bomb there.
two skirts, three quarter pants, two polos and a tshirt.
but that was the only shop i bought stuff from.
kind of pathetic.
considering all the roxy/ripcurl/volcom/rusty/billabong/stussy stuff staring at me but were either not nice or too expensive. dammit.
after dinner, we went for more shopping!!!
we took a train to the city. felt weirded out in there.
very interesting to see all sorts of different people gather there at night.
i only bought a top and three tshirts for my maid because she requested them.
my mum stole one for herself, by the way.
i didn't know whether to buy stuff or not! didn't know whether it was worth it.
but now i know. i should have totally bought them!! argh.
my feet, shoulders and legs were aching by the time i got back to the hotel.
ouchie.
saturday.
kings park was our first stop.
the view of the beach was so breathtaking!!!
the water, so clear and blue. singapore's beaches are like, the opposite of it.
the grass was very neat and manicured.
nice place to have a picnic at.
but damn the flies.
went to fisherman's kitchen to have fish and chips.
it was really good!
walked around the fremantle for about an hour or so.
bought an echidna soft toy.
it's so cute and cuddly!!
went to the worm farm.
saw lots and lots of tiny, squiggly, slimey earthworms!!!
ew. but i didn't touch them haha
the fruit farm was okay. lots and lots of oranges.
the juice was good.
we went star gazing.
you wouldn't believe how many stars we saw yesterday.
so
stunning.
it's like, the dazzling milkyway smack in the middle of the sky there!
except it's not. the milkyway was hiding behind the hill there as it was still early.
so you can imagine what it would be like.
simply marvelous!
how i wish i can see the same thing in the sky every night.
reached singapore this morning at 7am. so tired.
i said my goodbyes to frank, our bus driver tour guide before entering the perth airport.
but i didn't say goodbye to the other tour guide, amir. i feel so bad now... :/
they're nice people. haha
whew okay looong entry. goodbye.
