I'm feeling @ the top of the world right now. feeling a little restless, but generally on a happy note. :) Ask me why and I'll probably say it's because I've managed to put my footsteps across Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast in the last 3 weeks.
There's so much that happened in the last month. and now, it's all reminiscence. The joy about vacations, I've realised, is to never be afraid to venture into the unfamiliar and be adventurous (haha especially when it comes to trying out new things.. like a 6 storey vertical plunge ride @ movie world :S). HOnestly, I was scared to death on that monster machine.. even though the whole plunge from the top to bottom lasted less than 10 seconds, it's the scariest thing i've ever been on. haha it's an achievement for me really.. i'm seriously scared of vertigo.
Just had a pre-xmas gathering @ audi's place yesterday. It's amazing how much we've grown in our culinary skills for the last 6 months. We had yummy green curry, marinated rendang? chicken and watermelon sorbet (from audi), entree of cinnamon raisins puff and custard pudding (from doris and stella), and last but not least, healthy servings of butter lemon spinach and chocolate banana log cake (from our house!) Impressive huh. :)
Fel came to visit too! hm finally had an excuse to tour Sydney with her. We went to the blue mountains where we discovered roads that created fog out of nowhere, hunters valley (famous for its wines and we bought a total of 7 bottles that day!) and went to the famous fish market for fresh-out-of-the-water seafood. Just the thought of it makes me salivate. hehe. But the weather was quite bad though. It started raining heavily towards the end of her stay. Nonetheless, thanks felicia for visiting! and hope u had fun too! :)
Melbourne trip with elsa was nothing short of fantastic. Though some may find the city too small and compact, I find myself amazed @ their laid-back lifestyles amidst a city landscape. I really like their architecture too. No doubt it is dubbed "the European city of Australia". Great ocean road day was the highlight of our trip. We managed to catch a glimpse of the historical "Twelve apostles" and several other places(for pictures pls see my previous entry). Somehow, we ended up with a tour specialising in chinese tourists onLY where the bus driver was alsO the tour guide. We ended laughing our bellies off when the tour guide literally translated "koala" into "快乐" when he sighted the bears along the drive. The hospitality I've received from Elsa's family friend - Uncle Eddie and Auntie Sam Mui, is also the best I've ever had. They were exceedingly friendly and generous, such great hosts even to a guest that they have only known for a few days.
All in all, I can say these 3 weeks has been well-lived. There might have been a few "incidents" along the way, but these incidents made all the memories all the more precious.
The end of the year is nearing again. Doris asked about new year resolutions yesterday. It is time to give it a thought.
Hmmm...
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