I think this is going to be a very long post. an extremely long one.
If you do not feel well at this moment, may i suggest that you take a break first then read this post.. If not, this wonderful post might seems oh-so-draggy to you..
Thank you.
Australian guys are
HOT!
At the airport...
In the plane.. before takeoff.. btw i love the takeoff. it's cool.
we were happy!
I'm so lucky to get a window seat! pictures!!
this is what i had for breakfast. and there's something so funny and unbelievable that i had to share. i had bk for dinner at 8. and on the plane, dinner 2 was served at 10+. i ate at 12. cos i was controlling my bladder. and since i was sitting right inside, i had to wait for mom and bro to have their tray collected before i could get out. and..i had breakfast at singapore time 3.30!
that's 3 meals in 8 hours! wonderful isn't it?
i took this from the screen. check out the temperature.
sunrise! it's so lovely.
brisbane. about to land. u can see the shadow of the plane! and isn't the view nice?
bikers and their bikes. outside ettamogah pub.
At the Ginger Factory..
gingerbread sailor!
i would say.. "peixuan and the ginger factory". i think they forgot to print my name there.
we bought some lemon ginger shortbread.. i love shortbreads! then we headed down to the big pineapple.
there's an animal nursery there...
i so want to cuddle it..
it's ignoring me.. oh wells.
it's a pineapple plantation.. but i didn't get to taste pineapples. o.0
and then.. we headed to the underwater world. it's big... kinda. compared to singapore.
this is a car. actually it's a fish tank.
a closer view.. of the car.
there's so much time left.. we went to walk around the area.. and i saw yatches. many yatches.
we rested at rydges oasis resort for the day. sorry no pics of the resort. i wonder why.. but it's a very nice place.
and also.. the weather in australia is so cold. it's summer but.. brr...
the hottest is 28degrees. loving it.. hehe.
-----end of day one-----
we started at the superbee on day two. i love honey. btw breakfast at the resort was quite nice..
and a note : the sun rises at around 4.45 in the morning and set at around 6.30 in the evening in queensland.
u won't see the sun till 6.30 in the morning in s'pore?
and their 7pm is like 8.30?!! cos it's so dark then..
a stop-over before leaving for farm-stay.
we stayed in a cabin. i think it's meant for 8 people. it's so big in there!
i swear.. it was SO cold up there.. in the mountains.. i was freezing.
admire my camera skills.. isn't the light perfect? hehe.
we actually went for a walk around the area before dinner.
i can't stand the slow uploading rate. i'll just collage the pics.
we met an owl and a horse.
dinner wasn't nice to me. there's a man playing the guitar.. and the songs were nice.. so.. that made up for the dinner..?
-----end of day 2-----
i woke up at 6am the next day.. it felt like 8.. they did not prepare breakfast.. so we had to cook it ourselves.. fry bacon.. sausages.. egg.. bla bla bla. i had american breakfast basically. dad said he woke up at 5+ to prepare breakfast. which is 3+ in singapore.. insane i know.. but.. nvm.. thee tour agency sucks..
farm activities up next..
i fed ducks, chickens, lambs, etc. i've also milked a cow, rode a horse, saw the farmer fed pigs.. seen how a whip was being cracked.. it was wow!
there's a reindeer too! it can jump over the fence. haha.. and the farmer said he's training it to become one of santa's.. to land on roofs! lol!
btw the farmer was so funny! :D
we sat in the tractor around the farm before heading to dreamworld!
i've got to say that the tour agency really sucks.
we reached dreamworld at 12.30.. and have only 3 hours there. wtf la.
we only took 3 rides. damn.
i dun even have enough time for the wipeout. boohoo!
the 2nd pic is the giant drop and tower of terror. the 4th is wipeout. u twist, turn and tumble. sighsighsigh.
but i took the cyclone. one of the most thrilling one i guess?
taken from the web:
Cyclone is one of the tallest high-speed gravity rollercoasters in the Southern Hemisphere.
It’s 13 storeys and 1000 tonnes of high-speed, heart-thumping twists with a hair-raising 360-degree loop and screaming sidewinder.
Be prepared to be blown away!!
*****
dinner at ocean chinese seafood restaurant wasn't so nice.
for the last dish- a plate of fruits - the waitress stacked it on a plate of fish. although we've finished the fish.. but it isn't right to do so. it was just.. piak. lol.
accommodation was at courtyard marriot. not a very scenic place. hah. but can la.
-----end of day 3-----
we went movieworld on day 4. this time it's the whole day!! cheers!
i was thinking.. no superman ride for me.. hehe. it's like..
Superman Escape is an unprecedented rollercoaster ride experience which travels 0 100 kilometres in just 2 seconds!
Thats not fast, that's Superman fast! With 760 metres of vertical climbs, weightless drops, head spinning twists and giant G-force turns, Superman Escape completely redefines the coaster experience.
The exciting pre-show adventure is an attraction in itself, themed around the world's most popular Super Hero.
Guests commence their adventure in a Metropolis subway loading dock.
As they travel through the subway, a terrifying earthquake takes hold and threatens their safe passage.
To escape the catastrophe, Superman rescues guests by propelling their carriage out then vertically upwards at 100km per hour!
What follows is an exhilarating and hair raising rollercoaster ride experience like no other on the planet...
(again.. from the web)
0-100km/h in 2 sec... o.0
and guess what! i took the mrt afterall! (metropolis rapid transit) hehe.
psst! singapore mrt is sooo slow.. hah.
i heard "blablabla.. it's superman!...blablabla.." and ZOOM! i wasn't prepared u see..
i thought maybe it'll give me a chance to prepare while going up the slope.. but i forgot the 0-100km/h in 2 sec part. i didn't even know when the pic was taken.. LOL!
lucky it's kinda slow at the top before zooming down again. overall, GOOD RIDE!
ok.. more of movieworld..
i think my brother is a total idiot or what! look at that beautiful picture of shrek! he's like.. aargh! he really can't pose luh! anyway, marilyn monroe looks like a guy. pfft! and JH's covering tweety's eye! aargh! sucker!!!!!
1st: harry potter shop. 2nd: matrix.. 3rd: some town.. 4th: scooby doo ride! love the ride!!
then i rushed for the all star parade at 2.30.. lucky i didn't miss it!
there's looney tunes.. justice league.. batman.. etc.. i love catwoman and zorro!! rarr! so cool!
did u see zorro? did u?! did u?!
*dazzle*
scooby-doo.. and his mystery team.. hah!
shrek and fiona.. bla bla bla.. the shrek 4D movie is cool.. hah-choo!
catwoman and her whip.. batman. p.s. batman very dao.. lol..
i sat the scooby-doo ride after the parade.. i thought it's going to be child-like.. things scaring you and all.. but no! it's like a mini roller coaster! woohoo!!!
wild west falls.. my shoe's totally wet.. -.-
we shopped awhile at the souvenir shop.. before heading to the hotel..
went to the beach before dinner. love the sand and waves.. whee..
dinner's at hard rock cafe.. there's a waitress with red hair! really red! cool! but i do not dare to get a photo of her.. :B
coughed a lot while sleeping that night.. sigh.
----- end of day 4 -----
hit the beach the next morning only to realise that it was too hot. went back at 3.30..
we met santa before that.. while shopping for souvenirs..
and for dinner.. we had pizza. i tell you.. a bowl of lasksa at the food court is aus 12.50!
which is sgd 15. i could have 6 bowls back here. lol.
----- end of day 5 ----- (that's fast cos it's a free day. we slacked the whole day. except that beach part.)
visited the winery before heading to the airport. so much for being under-18.
i was pissed cos i could not get to taste wine. grrr..
some photos before we leave.. the place's beautiful.. i looked crazy on the 2nd pic.. maybe the 1st as well..
trying to take some pics of road signs..
crowded airport.
food and drink and planes.
i was pretending in the 1st pic.. cos many people were like that at the airport.
i think my brother went to australia to grow lips. cos it was so swollen. hahaha!
i told granny he was beaten up by the local.. cos there's still a red patch.. and granny believed! hahaha!
sigh.. i miss australia. on the way back i watched superman returns, scoop, step up and lady in the water. too bad didn't finish the last one.. anyone who has the disc please lend me..
and also.. american breakfast every single morning makes me sick. but i'll miss it soon. yes.
that's all folks.
peixuan