This is for D & E!
Hmm well what can I say? I've never dedicated such a song before but I think you guys deserve it! Plus I thought the title made it appropriate! :D Hope you both will enjoy. :)
"Meant to be together
Meant for no one but each other"
Happy 6th month guys!
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Two things I should be proud of:
1. Woke up at 5am today
2. Ran 10 rounds in Hougang Stadium = 4km
Doesn't sound much but considering the fact that I haven't been training for th past 2 weeks...this makes me feel like a CHAMPION. Muahahhaah. So now I'm not worried about tomorrow's training!
Yeah I know I'm supposed to update about my Aussie Trip butttttttt I'm pretty lazy to do so. 2 whole weeks there I don't think I'd be able to post out the details.. but I'll try! So as far as I can remember, we arrived in Perth International Airport and travelled down the west coast of Australia towards south. We visited most of the major and minor towns there where we saw mostly scenery, sunsets and....FLIES. Hell yeah there were flies. Surprisingly I know many would say touring Aussie meant seeing SOME kangaroos or koalas but we didn't see a single one. But flies? UNCOUNTABLE. My brother and I are now official experts on fly swatting.
First night we stayed at Aunty PL & Uncle K's house in Fremantle. They were really generous and hospitable. I honestly did not know I had relatives in Aussie until sometime before whilst preparing for the trip! Visited the Fremantle Prison which was really really awesome. Never thought I would step into a real prison in my lifetime but hey opportunity came! The prison actually closed down in 1991 and then used as a tourist attraction. Did the "Doing Time Tour" where we got to explore the prison and view life as it was for both convicts and prisoners. Saw the whipping post, gallows and solitary cells as well. Really a recent system of punishment!
I guess the real adventure really started on the 4th day when we picked up the caravan. Quite spacious I must say but during the night it gets tight when the beds are made. Each night we camped at a caravan camp site where we could charge the batteries and refill our water supply. A good thing is that there's a fridge 24/7 so I get to grab a cold drink/snack. OH and then I can wash my hands as and when I want to haha! :D
Alright so we made our way down towards Mandurah and later Bunbury. We visited the Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury where I saw wild bottlenose dolphins! Saw those dolphins surfing the waves and even jump in and out of the water. According to the guide he said "dolphins like to show off" hehehe. Next town was Busselton where the main attraction we headed for was the Busselton Jetty. It is supposedly 1841 metres long and with a railway line to bring people to and back from the end of the Jetty. Sadly, due to a fire most of the jetty was under renovation.
Dunsborough was the next town, main attractions were Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse & Ngilgi Cave. If you're wondering, "Ngilgi" is pronounced as "Nil-gi" where the first "g" is silent. Took me a few attempts before my mom corrected me. Breathtaking panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and the Geographe Bay coastline could be seen from the top balcony of Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. Amazingly we saw humpback whales as well off the coast of the Indian Ocean! Really a rare sight. Ngilgi Cave was really fun. There were stunning views of stalactite, stalagmite, helicitite(new word!) and shawl(new word!) formations.
Drove further down southwest towards Margaret River. Along the way we stopped at Simmo's, an ice cream company that was a MUST TRY. Really delicious and fresh. Oh I forgot t mention, there were a lot of country side views, with farms and cattle (e.g. cows). So I suppose that's how they are able to make fresh ice cream! Another stop-along-the-way was the Magaret River Chocolate Factory which obviously sold chocolates all freshly made! Needless to say we kinda splurged a little bit on chocolates! :D Still, we've brought back limited amounts and I've been having tough decisions on who to give them to... :D
With only 3 days left we rushed towards Pemberton. Not much there, but I do remember visiting more farms which grew lavender. Ah but best part there was climbing the Gloucester Tree! It was an old fire lookout in 1947, but now open to the public. It's 75 metres!! & YES I CLIMBED IT. Of course it was pegged! I got almost breathless when I reached the top. BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT! The view was...BREATHTAKING. Hahhahah. Spectacular views of the Karri forest could be seen!
The itinerary for us was to go all the way to Albany, but unfortunately time did not permit us. Had to use the last 2 days to travel all the way back up to Perth. The last night stay in our caravan was in Collie. The drive up was crazy. Drove through like 15 towns in total. We took a different route as compared to the one we took at the beginning. Last geographical attraction was the waterfall at Serpentine. Wasn't impressive to me, quite disappointing actually. But hey what can you expect when the entrance fee was only 10 dollars per vehicle? Hahah.
Back in Fremantle, we visited Aunty PL & Uncle K again. They brought us to the main SHOPPING MALL which was a highlight for me. :) Their mall is like crazily huge. It's like Vivo I think. Or maybe bigger. Whatever but I got my shopping experience. :D Yeah and I think that's about it for the Aussie Trip! Looks like a lot to tell here but trust me its only what I could summarise! Next time when I come back to read this I can reminisce the highlights at the least. :)
Okay no pictures here, I might consider uploading them on Facebook. I think it would be more convenient, that's if I do get round to the pictures. :) Now that this is done, my day is about to get all fantastic. TLC meeting in a couple of hours, we're catching Christmas Carol! Oh and L and I are gna get our pedi and manicures. :D Tomorrow and the day after will be just as brilliant. I don't think I would be spending much of my December at home heh.
Ciao.
