::the main part of the mid-year exams are over and we have a break before the last paper, econs.. maths was horrible.. probably the worst I've ever done in a maths exam.. very ill-prepared for it to say the least.. then had chinese next, probably would be the first time in a long time since my chinese being better than my maths.. and thats not a good thing.. chem was ok, prob the subject I've most confidence in.. physics was not as ok as chem but still better than maths..
then a small class outing to Pasir Ris park after physics paper.. went back home to grab my S2 and xaphoon aka pocket sax.. took 88 to pasir ris and walked in to the park.. thought they would be there by now, but turns out they were still at the interchange.. so went to find a place to sit for awhile.. played some songs of the top of my head and some impromtu stuff.. even if I had my own clarinet I probably wouldn't bring it out to the park.. though its much versatile, has a purer sound, a wider range than the primative xaphoon, it cost like 50 times more.. and the slightest rain would destroy it, whereas nothing much would happen to the plastic xaphoon, probably just need to get another reed..
anyway, they came at about 1.. then went to the playground to play..


Tiat Ming was quite scared to climb the space-net thing.. just find him very materialistic, kept saying "Cannot, cannot, later I fall down and die.. then cannot get my Lamborghini, I must get my Lamborghini.." when can he see that the world is not just about him, chio bu and sports cars?? enough about him..
the rest of the day can be found on my class blog, so not gonna talk much about it.. Min Jun spotted some birds while we were sitting at the beach there but only managed to snap that kingfisher resting there..


stayed back with Jun An to catch the sunset.. the rest were all worn out I guess, so they headed back home.. hiaz.. should have told them it's a great way for winding down, then maybe some would stayed back with us.. took some pics there of course..




did my first vertical pano there.. the elements were all there, the sunset, the boats in the water, the palm trees, the footprints in the sand... ok, that just some seaweed washed up, but it does make a nice pattern on the sand.. actually the view was much wider, but had a ugly dark line across the sky when I stitched them together, so took away the top most pic from the photostitch.. quite a fitting end to the day, too bad the others were not there..
to me, sunrises and sunsets are quite magical.. the transition from night to day and day to night.. light over darkness and darkness over light.. the beginning of a brand new day, a fresh start with renewed energy.. the ending of a sucessful day, savouring the fruits of our labour..
just sitting there watching the sunset, thinking of all the things we've done in the day.. sorta closure for the day.. think the whole class should watch the sunset together someday, maybe during the last day of our JC life?? just sitting there, thinking of the past 2 years, the joy and laughter, the pains and sorrows.. and how far we've come and that our journey as a class would soon come to an end.. the end of our JC life as the light fades away.. departing in our separate ways..
just a very powerful visual metaphor..



then experimented with some creative long exposure techniques with Jun An.. and this is what we got..


0621 with the twilight sky behind..


Jun An doing his magic..
btw, do you believe that other than my camera and handphone, a plastic bottle, seawater, sand, and a plastic bag were used in the creation of these pics?? anyway, on with the rest of the series..


shadow walker..




got the inspiration for the first pic from his e-mail add.. then the rest just conjured up on the spot.. looks like some 60's 武侠小说 wu xia xiao shuo, where the special effects damn "real".. had lotsa fun generating ideas on the spot.. like what can we do next.. there's actually lots more pics than this, but I'll only show the best..
hopefully can get more people to join us next time..::

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::woke up early today, so decided to go to the opposite blocks to shoot the sunrise.. have done one from my house before, but the view was blocked by the opp block.. maybe thats why they call them blocks?


quite a nice view from the opposite block.. wonder why we didn't get a unit there.. anyway, the pod's been a great help.. just needed to place the cam on it and on the ledge, something you can't do with a tripod..
went to the newer blocks opposite to get another view..


did a breath-taking panorama of Hougang.. think this gotta be the best view I've ever seen of Hougang.. to think for 16 years I've been seeing the same view from my block and not know just a breathtaking view exist just a stone's throw away..
been one of my dreams to just travel around the world, seeing its sights, its people, its animals, its wonder.. just feel I'm just getting too old too fast, so much that I wanna do wanna see while I still have the energy.. but of course, there always $$$..::

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::had a 3 day chalet over the last week of the holidays.. but only stayed for 2 days as Friday's our GP midyear..

Wednesday
Ji Bin's and Jill's birthdays today.. got lotsa pairs of birthday guys and girls on my list of contacts now.. hahaa.. went to Yishun to past Jill her presents... bought a Kangaroo stuff toy and a Joey postcard from Australia.. also gave her the Panoramic print I did, also from Australia.. anyway, her bf came soon after, so I made myself disappear..
took 39 to Pasir Ris and changed to 89 to Downtown.. met Gerald on the walk in, he was having another chalet simultaneously with his polymates.. paid a visit there for awhile, one of the gals there called Gerald "xiao ke ai".. hahaa..
not much people there at the chalet at first, but gradually they came in.. Lam, Guo Ping and OYL brought their laptops there, so they were playing some games.. nothing much for the first night, chatted, played cards.. Alfred was attacked as usual.. slept for awhile while they went for dinner.. stayed up till morning, so went out with Bernard to catch the sunrise..

Thursday
set out at about 5.45, while the rest where sleeping.. went to the mac there to get something to eat before taking 89 to changi beach.. first time seeing 89 so crowded, usually there's not much people onboard.. wonder why so many people getting to the airport this early for..


was quite cloudy at the start, but the clouds cleared when the first rays of the sun came out.. Bernard borrowed my phone to take some pics while taking some of his own.. went to the other side of the beach to get a better view..


treated to this view of the sun over the water..the sun was a fiery red ball, but the clouds impaired most of it.. went back to downtown, Bernard bought some breakfast for the rest while I got a caramel frappacino for myself..
Lam brought his F55 SLR cam for his project.. something to do with people I think.. was dead tired after staying awake the whole night, so slept till 3 plus.. the rest went to Escape since they had some free tickets.. even if I still had energy left, I wouldn't go with them to Escape.. don't think its worth it, even when its free..


started the bbq quite early.. Alfred's like wearing the same thing for every bbq, the class tee with a towel.. like his trademark for bbqs already..


Lian Jie doing some sick stuff with the chicken..
went the the beach for awhile.. met Kevin on my way out there.. long time since we last met..


did a simple macro with a seashell on the beach.. then went back to get my stuff.. Dave was there suprisingly.. took some group photos first.. OYL asked the neighbouring lady to help him with his cam. kinda pity her as she had to back up till the wall and still had to ask us to squeeze in order to frame to shot.. here's when my wide-angled S80 comes into play..


brought the pod along, so only had to place it on a table a few metres infront of us to get the shot.. and there's still quite alot of space at the sides..

Friday
woke up quite early today.. started to rain just as the sun rose.. GP was ok.. think I'll score more for the essay then the compre part.. anyway, the rest of the papers are next week and I haven' really studied yet..
went to eat with the rest of the class after the paper.. dunno why, but feel kinda akward when around Michelle.. can't stand gals that just chat away like nobody's business, where the ratio between words spoken can be 100:1.. and then there's the other extreme.. just find it hard to continue a conversation, there's always this akward silence inbetween..
then went to Bishan with Simon, Anige and Ji Bin.. went to J8 to walk around for awhile before joining them at the CC.. studied abit, but slept for the rest of the hour there.. a nice place to study, also a great place to bring a laptop and just do work there.. went back home to catch more Zzs..::

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::just back-tracking here.. didn't have time to update for M9, have some time now, so I'll just fill in here..
went for my sec sch concert, Montfiesta 9.. literally bumped into Addison on my way there at Hougang MRT.. with his mass, there was a big change in momentum to say the least.. then on the train there, met Jia Qing, Jason Chia and Jan.. hiaz, but they weren't going for M9.. so much for being loyal..
then met Clement at City Hall there, he was gonna meet his gf or something.. went to buy some bread from breadtalk before he headed his own way.. met my ex-classmates and bandmates there.. bought myself the circle seat, tried to persuade them to sit with me but they didn't want to part with another $5.. :(
anyway, the main reason I got the circle seat is because of the view.. brought my cams there to cover the concert at least.. though not the before and after..


the band's slightly smaller in size after our batch left.. some sections also deficient in players like the trumpets, so Saiful, Wilson and Tong How had to step in.. would love to play as an alumni also, but the clarinet section was quite ok.. plus I'm not exactly free.. maybe next year.. after all it would be the Montfiesta's decennial..
but to tell you the truth.. don't really think the concert is worth it.. the band really needs some work in intonation.. even less musically inclined Lian Jie also said so.. at least Jian Hao didn't rush for 2nd mvt of 1st Suite..
some of my NY bandmates also came, like Joanne, Yuxi and Chester.. quite suprised to find them there even though I didn't ask them to come.. on one hand, I'm glad they came even though I didn't ask them, on the other hand, slightly embarassed that the band didn't sound as good.. I mean, thats my band..
think the best was the ending.. got to sing the school song for another time.. probably every Montfortian in the audience would have felt some pride in his heart upon hearing our school song, played by our very own band..
anyway, the rest of the pics can be found on my band's website http://www.montfortband.org.. took some group pictures with the rest of the alumni there, so had to hand over my cam to one of the ava people there.. didn't turn out nicely.. he placed the cam too far from the ledge, so the light from the flash reflected off the ledge into the lens.. hiaz..
it was nice meeting up with old friends again.. brings back memories.. both good ones and not so good ones, but mainly good ones.. hopefully M10 would be better..::

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::real sorry for the lack of updates lately.. been extremely busy this past week.. would update on my trip to Gold Goast and the class outing to Escape as soon as I get some time..
these past 3 days and only had 4 letters in my mind.. SYPA.. or Singapore Young Photographer Award for the uninitiated..
selected the final 6 pics the night before and did some touch up on Tues morning.. got some comments from those who were online.. turns out that Charmaine was also participating in SYPA.. got out of the house by 3, then headed to Compass Point to get the 6 printed.. sending in 2 8Rs and 4 S8Rs, and 2 monochrome prints out of that 4.. had 4 hours to get the rest of the stuffs before they were due.. took 80 but alighted at Hougang knowing how long the ride can get.. took MRT instead to Bugis, and got to Art Friend at Bras Basah.. the black mounting board was huge.. thought it would come in a smaller size but it didn't.. had to cut it in half into a more manageable size.. but still, it was akward.. went to the National Library to borrow some books since I'm in the area anyway.. took 133 to the bus stop outside NY and 156 to CP.. the prints were quite good.. except for 1.. didn't turn out the way I expected.. went back, cut the board into size.. still haven't got the mounting spray and titles for the pics..
spent the Wednesday morning sorting through my Australia pics to select some for printing.. 200 4Rs and a pano.. wanted to meet up with Charmaine and submit together, but still haven't got everything done.. needed to reprint that pic.. went to Hougang Point, only to find that outlet has closed down.. missed the 72 by a few secs, so went to buy a drink during the 5 min interval between buses.. then another disappointment, the outlet at Hougang Mall didn't have glossy S8R.. took 153 to Toa Payoh to get the Australia pics printed.. at 25 cents a piece, it turned out exactly $50.. plus $2 for that pano shot.. went back to Bras Basah.. there was a photolab there, so reprinted 2 pics there.. got the rest of the stuff at the huge Popular outlet there during the wait.. the prints were much better than the previous ones.. got back home and finally mounted the prints.. the prints look good on their own, but mounted on the black mounting board.. !!


my sextet..
of course it does no justice to them if you just view them on a monitor.. its like viewing a picture of a painting and viewing the actual painting itself..
brought along the prints to my PW meeting today.. just wanna ask them for some ideas for titles.. went back to Montfort to sit in for their rehearsal for awhile.. Thomas and Clement were there also.. they've grown somewhat since the last time I saw them.. voice also changed.. anyway, if you ask me, the band still don't sound like they should 1 day from the concert.. got back to do the labels.. and guess what.. halfway though I ran out of black ink.. so literally ran to the shop to get another cartridge.. then a paper jam threatened to end it all, but managed to remove it..
had some difficulty finding the place.. would have found it eventually if I just wandered around abit more, but that would take time.. called Lian Jie for some help since he happened to be online at that time.. had a great sense of relief after handing over the set of prints.. then went back to Toa Payoh to collect the Australia pics..

so presenting to you, the 6 entries.. do leave a tag to let me know what you think... thanks..


Abstract
Forged Elemental



Still Life
Entangled



Still Life
Take-off



Portrait
Nostalgia



Nature
A Stone's Throw Away



Night Scene
Pulse Of The Night


btw, thats Angie in the 4th pic.. was reading her blog some months ago, about her and swings.. then had a urge to capture that feeling down at that point in time.. hope I delivered that feeling across..
spent quite alot of money getting all these done.. probably could get the prints cheaper, but had no time to find out the best deals etc..
Prints: $28
Mounting Board: $14.90
Adhesive Spray: $18.50
Labels: $4.90
Ink: $9.50
Seeing your photos in all its glory: Priceless..
hopefully, the next time I see my prints, it would be on exhibit somewhere.. but lets not get my hopes too high now...
oh yea, did I mention I got into photog's exco? gotta brush up on my knowledge now that I'm Chief Instructor...

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::had a class outing to Escape theme park today, like only been 12 hours after I landed in Singapore.. met Min Jun first at downtown east, then went to the bus stop to wait for the rest to come.. the rest came on 354.. the gals greeted Min Jun warmly upon alighting.. I was thinking, where's my hello or hi?? the odd sense of rejection came.. its just me that I notice all these small details.. but got over it as soon as we got into the park..
of course, after spending 6 days in Gold Coast, going to all the theme parks etc, Escape seems... dull.. not to mention small.. sat on Flipper first, though it wasn't that scary but we screamed anyway..
also went to the Huanted house.. Aaron was like screaming at anything and everything along the way.. he was also squeezing my hand damn tightly.. dunno whether the gals were more frightened by his screams or by the ride itself.. think it would be more fun if we went in in guy-gal pairs.. hahaa..
go karts was fun.. then had a little celebration for Jack and Min Jun.. though their actual birthdays are tomorrow.. the first of the 3 pairs of 2 birthdays on the same day..




Jack got creamed just before we took a quick group photo.. lucky I didn't take out the pod from my bag.. came in useful, though the angle was quite low..


then went on the Wet and Wild.. another ride where pairs would be more fun.. we had an odd number and the group ahead of us also was odd, so sacrificed abit..
took some panning shots of the kiddie planes they were on.. looks much faster than the actual speed ain't it?


rushed off first to catch whats left of the sunset.. managed to squeeze out 1 last pic from my S80 before it died on me..

kinda sat there for quite some time.. was thinking of the last time I was here.. that was during the chalet I had with 1T24.. then recalled all the fun things we did.. so just sat there on the beach while the sun setted.. alone.. wished someone was with me right now.. and as if by magic, this cat came along.. had a collar round its neck, so it must belong to someone.. did what cats do, cuddle against me.. then it just sat there with me, watching the fading daylight.. patted and stroked it as we sat there.. soon after, it sorta lost interest in me and moved along.. followed it for awhile before it returned to its owner sitting on a bench..
then had dinner at the food court there before heading home..::

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::ok.. here's the update to my trip to Australia you've all been waiting for.. just to warn you first, its a massive post, with lotsa pics.. but its only a tiny fraction of the total pics I took.. filled all 4 cards, so total damage: 4.05GB, 1189 pics and videos.. if I was still using film, the developing cost would be a bomb.. remembered spending $100+ for about 300 pics from the last time I went to Australia.. that was exactly 5 years ago, to Adelaide.. of course, I wouldn't have developed my photographic skills if it wasn't for digital..
anyway, here goes..

Tuesday
went to Lian Jie's house to borrow his 1GB card in the afternoon.. passed by Montfort Junior, wanted to go in and maybe chat with some of my pri sch classmates who were there to help out, but wouldn't stay long anyway.. got back home, did some last min packing..
brought along both my S2 IS and S80.. by 5.30pm we were already in the taxi heading towards the airport..


snapped this pic while outside the departure hall.. a pigeon just happened to be flying past when I pressed the shutter button.. liked it so much that I converted it into monochrome and sent it in for SYPA...
went to the food court upstairs to eat first.. there food there's quite ex.. went to the viewing gallery to spot some planes before checking in.. turns out our flight was rescheduled 30mins back, to 9.50.. walked around the shops in the departure area for awhile.. used the free internet acess terminal for the short post you see below and entered the waiting area for Gate C17..
boarded the Airbus 330-300 at about 9.30 and departed right on schedule.. could see all the stars very clearly as we acsended above the cloud cover..

Wednesday
6000km and 7 hours 45mins later, we arrived at Brisbane airport..


first stop was Paradise Country Farm.. went into the enclosure where they had kangaroos running about.. took a pic with one.. reminded me of 5 years ago, had something similar too.. but they also had wallabies there.. think wallabies are much cuter than kangaroos, though haven't seen much of them..


then had a demostration/show on how to prepare Billy Tea and Damper.. the presenter was quite young, probably not even 20.. she had to pause every few moments for a translator to translate what was just said..

then got to try some of the tea and damper.. tasted like normal tea though.. the damper was ok, its basically a kind of simple bread.. then had a horse riding, cattle herding, sheep-dog, whip, boomerang showcase.. here are some pics.






then had lunch there.. was given a choice of fish, chicken or beef.. chose beef.. it was ok, nothing fantastic though.. then went out to take some pics..




boarded the coach and we were whisked off to our hotel.. took a quick nap in our room before dinner.. had dinner at a chinese restaurant there... the locals were like first time seeing chinese people actually in a chinese restaurant.. lost the casing for my S80 sometime along there.. was taking a long exposure of the city street on a bench then think I left it there.. went to shop for awhile.. bought a disposable panoramic camera from the supermarket there.. something you don't see everyday.. wished I had bought another one cos it was only 15 exposures.. still left about 4 more exposures before I send it off for developing.. first time using film again in over 5 years..

Thursday
set off for Movie World today.. quite excited about riding some of the coasters there.. had breakfast at the hotel's cafe there.. it was on the 2nd level and had an outdoor area overlooking the river.. a cloudless clear-blue-skies day..
arrived at Movie World at around 10.. went for the Shrek 4D first, was a 3D effect show with some other effects like water spraying, the chair moving etc.. then went to watch the Police Academy Stunt Show..
was this "usher" there like directing people, but he's actually part of the show.. like he'll make fun of people along the way.. damn funny..


anyway, the show was quite nice.. explosions, falls, drifts and the like..
then went to ride the coasters.. Lethal Weapon and Superman Escape..


not much of a crowd there cos its still a weekday, but needed to walk quite a distance through the queue lines to get to the ride.. Lethal Weapon was damn fun.. its a inverted coaster, meaning you sit below the tracks.. it starts off with your normal chain-lift, then drops into a dive and into a Sidewinder.. sorta like a traditional loop but with additional inversion twist at the top.. you see what I mean from the pic abover.. then it goes into a Roll-over and into double in-line twist.. total of 5 inversions.. feels like your flying though the air with nothing below your legs..




next was Superman Escape.. not much of a line there so got onto the ride pretty quickly.. starts off with like a welcome to the MRT before you get unto the train itself.. MRT in this case stands for Metropolis Rapid Transit.. then the train departs into a sorta tunnel, simulating a subway train, then there are warnings of an earthquake and the train goes into a wrecked area.. you have your special effects of gas escaping, collapsing etc.. then it stops..
you hear Superman's voice, "Don't worry, I'll get you outta here.." and the next thing you know it, you get accelerated to 100km/h in 2 secs.. damn shiok the feeling.. you get an instant adrenaline rush just by the acceleration.. the train then heads up the vertical section of the ride, at the apex, you're treated to a fantastic view of the entire park.. too bad I wasn't wearing my specs at that time.. had to place all loose items and anything in your pockets into a bin before you get into the train..
it then dives down into a turn and up another hill.. zooms through the building, up another hill and finally slowed down by brakes and back to the station.. what a rush.. my mouth was very dry from all the air rushing past.. if I had longer hair, I'm sure to come out with a different hairdstyle already..
then went on more rides like the Scooby-doo Spooky Coaster.. it was something like the Alpha 9 we used to have in Escape.. though this was much more fun, had a lift section to bring the car to the top, then something special happens.. don't wanna reveal so much incase anybody reading this intends to go to Gold Coast sometime in the future.. spoils the fun of it..
then had your all-stars parade.. Bugs Bunny, Tweety and the gang were all there.. went to the Wild West area there..

Me and my bro..
had to report back by 4.. so that ends our day at Movie World. went to a warehouse to get some shopping done.. then back to the hotel, but dinner wasn't provided so we had to go out on ourselves.. went to the back of the hotel for awhile to catch the sunset, or whats left of it anyway..

it was only 20mins past 5 and the sun was already setting.. brought along the Pod, so was able to get some useable shots..


our hotel, Vibe Hotel..
took a taxi to Pacific Fair to have our dinner.. went to the food court there.. not much variety though, mostly western food.. had a steak burger.. then went to walk around the mall.. we almost lost our passports there.. was like sitting there for a pic, then unknowingly left the bag there.. when we came back, it was gone.. my mum was on the verge of crying lar.. then went to the sercurity office.. was quite relieved when they said they found a bag.. after a nervous wait, finally got our bag back.. the passports were intact inside.. can't help but feel somehow its my fault though..

Friday
woke up to beautiful skies today.. can't resist to do a pano..


looks much nicer printed out and mounted on some extra board that I was left..
today we were going to Sea World...


whats everyone looking at?


first time seeing a sky-writing.. quite a sight to behold.. went in and queued for the Skyway.. another nice view from the top..


then went for the Dolphin show.. don't think I need to explain much whats that about, so I'll leave you with this trio of pics..






walked around for awhile, then went to watch the Sea Lion show.. quite cheesy if you ask me, but none-the-less entertaining..





then the Water-ski Wipeout show next..




lotsa aerial moves from the various watercrafts.. also had the iconic pyramid.. but was pretty sunny by then, was squinting most of the time to see whats going on.. should have gotten a cap or a pair of sunglasses..
after all the shows, it was on to the rides... but went to the Polar Bear exhibit first..


at first they were hiding in the den I think, couldn't see them.. then went to the observation area above.. finally appeared and captured the pic above.. looks like one of them scolding the other one.. they were quite playful, one was pushed to the water even.. went to the underwater viewing area and there was already a large crowd there.. they seem to respond to the people there, like playing against the glass.. something I've yet to see from the ones at the Zoo..
then went to ride Corksrew..




quite similar to the one at Genting with the same name.. this one had a loop instead of the hill before the double corksrews.. but it was much shorter than the Genting one, it goes directly back to the station after the corksrews instead of the bank turns and such..
then went to ride the water rides..


they had a splash boats ride called the Bermuda Triangle.. basically, your on an expedition to the triangle into a volcano.. almost pitch black inside, then you see all the lost planes etc and find out that an alien civilisation was behind all these.. then you have very nice special effects, of columns collapsing, a flash flood, and even real fire from the volcano just before the big drop.. nice..
also had a flume ride, which is the pic above... not as high as the one at Escape though.. but still quite fun..
so after getting soaked, it was time to meet up with the rest of the tour group and back to the hotel.. went to the bridge behind the hotel to snap a few pics before having dinner..


Surfers Paradise..
went to another chinese restaurant down the road.. the crabs they had in the tanks were huge.. like one the size of your head.. too bad we didn't have any though.. hahaa... shopped around for souvenirs on our way back..

Saturday
suppose to be our free day here in Gold Coast, so we went to Dreamworld..


rain threatened to spoil the day but it stopped for awhile.. though on and off ocassionally.. went to ride the railway train first to get a tour around the park.. didn't take much pics there though cos of the rain and overcast day.. didn't ride that many rides too..
went to ride the coaster there, Cyclone with my bro.. then had lunch there.. was half-way through, went this loud sound came.. sounded like a jet plane roar.. went out and found out it was actually the Tower of Terror coaster.. damn fast lar, it just zooms past and goes vertically up a tower and down again.. wish I had more time, then can ride on it..
went on the river cruise next.. alighted at the halfway stop and went to the farmyard animals and the australian experience there..




then went for the farm show.. got called up to get involved, kinda expected it cos there aren't many people there watching... had to operate the dynamo to power the shears by cycling.. got a puff of wool after all the hard work..


ya, thats me in orange..
went to watch a show at the Imax theatre after that, then rode on the river rapids ride.. quite fun, you get thrown about quite alot with water splashing everywhere.. took a taxi to Australian Fair to shop for awhile before heading for the Australian Outback Spectacular show..


it was a dinner and show.. were sorted into 2 factions, Austral Downs and Wondoola.. had sorta competition between the 2, like cheering the stockmen and women on.. the dinner started off with some salad and the main course, a bbq tenderloin beef steak and ended with some pavlova.. its a creamy and fluffy dessert with some dressing on top..
only got back to our hotel at about 10..

Sunday
woke up early today to catch the sunrise.. since its our last day here, so why not?? Gold Coast is on the east coast of Australian, so gotta have a nice view of the sunrise..


went out to the beach there, but there wasn't much of a sunrise, still suffering from the after effects of yesterday's bad weather.. at least the waves were great.. can see why its also called Surfers Paradise..
went back to have breakfast and pack our stuff.. departed for Brisbane Airport at about 10.. bought a photo frame and a book by Peter Lik entitled "A Panoramic Journey Through Australia".. the pictures in there were absolutely fantastic.. wish the next time I'm in Australia, would be able to see more of its natural beauty like the 1st time I came here.. of course a long trip here with just friends threading through the great Australian outback would be great..
anyway, touched down at Singapore at about 8.. fell asleep almost immediately upon getting home.. so thats it for my 6 days holiday.. had great fun there and hope you enjoyed reading it..::

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