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hey guys..i know tat i've been missing out on my blog for quite sum time now...i would like to blame it on my workload n events tat took place during this period of time...but den...personally..i feel tat its mainly bcz my laziness took hold of my bettter half...juz for the news...i've juz came back frm aus on a 1 week visit to attend my bro's graduation ceremony...im super proud of him..he's the 1st person in the lew family who has graduated frm overseas...acturial science...neway...abt teh trip...
day 1..woke up xtra early today..mosquitoes woke me up wif their attempts to suck out all my blood thru my legs(hah..too bad!)...took a shower...re-check my luggage which i had packed the previous night.soon my uncle came n the whole family gt ready...by 6am...v were ready n off v go to klia via my uncle's car.(tat's very nice of him)
well..checkin in took juz a lil time..flight was at 930am...so i took sum time to wish my frens early bdays....wif promises tat i would bring sum souvenirs back...(btw..im so sorry eliza for nt knwing wat to buy for u...)...den..930am..off v go to perth...australia..!!the flight took 5hours n 30 mins...well...it wasnt so hard..since i had lots of movies to entertain myself...but then my dear frenz...may i remind u tat meals on the plane r of coz...well below standards...(or to me..i would say)...but still..i finished them like every1 else...after tat...back to my movies..after an uneventful journey(thank goodness) on teh plane..the planes landed on perth at 330pm(roughly..)...o...b4 tat...the landing done by the pilot was totally scary!when the plane touched the ground...it totally shook to the left!...glasses fell oso..if i heard correctly...but v still managed to land safely(of coz v did!im still alive¬¬¬^.^)customs were quite fast...n in less than 30 mins....vre out of teh airport..BUT....v lost our digital camera...cz v put it wrongly in the check in lugagges...sob sob..after tat...my mum cousin sis came to pick us up(v were totally grateful!...n v still are)v stopped by her hse...n she was even willing to lend us her other car for the week!tat means v saved alot on the car rental!yay...¬s..tat night..she invited us for dinner at her hse after v had checked into our apartment...n truthfully..the meal was simple but wonderfully made..after...off v go..back to the apartment..dun wanna disturb my mum's cou sis too uch..aussies usually sleep early in perth..
day2-woke up early this day..the temp was cooling despite the fact tat aus is goin thru summer..(my bro told me its gonna b HOT...38-40 degrees..so i travelled thin...but well..again..ive been tricked...well done nam ken)my dad got sick tat day...but v had our very 1st breakfast at harbour town in a cafe..quite cold..but the food were satisfying..but totally expensive!!well..walked abit..den my bro told me hes gonna meet a fren in fremantle..so off v go...(for ur info..i did not drive tis day..but our malaysian license can last 3 months)v gt there wif the help of my bro n the road map..+lots of misdirection n wrong turnings(well done nam ken)...well..v reached there safely n met his fren whom v ard know...a close fren of my bro in malaysia...she bcame our tour guide..walked around the place n ate lunch..(this is also teh 1st time i experienced european size servings...tehy're huge!)after tat....v went to visit the fremantle market...bought sum souvenirs...den walked around as told by the new tour guide..who is much betetr than my bro..heheetat day i din do anyth special...v juz walked...den went back to the apartment..my mum cooked...den at nite v went to burswood's casino...n hey!this is my 1st time goin into a casino...!!!its not as big as genting...accordin to my mum...btw..my bro's fren borrowed us her n95 to take pics since v lost our digital cam....
day3-due to the fact tat my dad is sick..i took over as the main driver..n my bro as the navigator...this very day...v met up wif my bro's fren n her bf..n they were our tour guides...together,,,v went to swan valley to enjoy sum chocolates n wines..the chocolates were amazing..i bought sum thhey melted on the way home..IM SO SAD!rm 20+ went into the drain..!n lets talk abt wines...i started out as a freshy in wine...but after 4-5 glasses of wine frm 5-6 wine cellars...i hav confidence in tellin apart certain wines such as rosette n shiraz...v bought a few as well..n for ur info..i drank n drive tat day..i muz admit...i drank to the point where i considered it as my personal limit(near blurry but still can drive)more than 15 glasses i think...but den...everyth turn out fine..
i had sum of teh finest dessert wines n cheese oso..HMmmmmm....love them!so...tats how v spent the afternoon...wine tastin..ahha...it was nice!after tat...v went along to meet my dad's fren who migrated a few years back...v had dinner n it was kind of him to treat us...after tat v went to his hse to hav a chat...well..it was nice to talk to sum malaysians after spendin sum time wif australians..it feels...homey..(but still...80% of teh conversations were in eng)it got colder tat nite(they say the weather this year is caused by the cyclone in sum parts of aus..blew the wind there)...b4 v left teh hse..v received sum medicine to cure my dad's cough n flu..it was gettin slightly serious...
day 4-vre totally relaxin ourselves today...nth much to do...so my bro gave us a tour to the deck for a river cruise...but while waiting for the cruise..v went to the swan bell n drove to king's park for a quick visit...well..i can say i love the australians' lifestyle..but i hav to salute their clean air n low pollution...well..the cruise was fun...i sa wlots of places n heard alot of news abt the current prices of the hses near the river..(apparently..the commentary by the captain sounded more like real estate agents promoting land n houses)...oya..the river is huge...it took us 2 hours+ to finish 1 round...after tat...v went back to the apartment where my mum received a call frm her cou sis..asking us to go over for dinner the next day.......tat nite v packed our stuffs to move over to another room the next day..cz the room tat v were using is actually a disabled friendly room..n a disabled tourist was suppose to arrive the next day...so the manager came up to apologize n offer to giv us 1 nite of free accomodation.i really salute their respect for the disabled ppl..
day5-this mornign after v hav moved to another hse..v went to the city for a walk..bought sum chocolates for my mum's cou sis...cz she was so nice to offer us dinner.it was so nice of her to do so!the dinner was nicely done n v had a relaxin day...!
day6...morning...went to harbour town...bought sum clothes back to malaysiafollowed bro to his uni...to collect his graduation's clothin n stuffs...took us almost 1 day...n tat nite v did nth...but i realised tat his uni has 80% of asians...tats like...an asian uni??!!neway....its fascinating...n v oso wnt to the hse my bro rented previously...to collect his books..chatted abit...had dinner another day(here is where im confused...i forgot which day we went to the hse..but on the 5th day v had dinner wif his old room mates)i like the dog..he was sooooo cute!
day 7-i forgot abt this morning..juz sum lunch at chinatown...but i know tat the nite belonged to my bro as it wa sthe graduation ceremony tat nite...he was so happy...v took pics n lots of them...n the ceremony went along nicely...ended at 10pm..n tat concludes our objective of visitin aus...
day8...v checke dout early today...cz rules said 10am...went to my mum's cou sis' place...rest abit n she took usaround to the beach for sight seeing n stuffs...she oso made lunch for us b4 v go back to malaysia...such hospitality frm her...^.^she even drove us to the air port...where v made our 430pm flight home..its sad leaving bhind such a quiet n stress free country...n my bro's stayin bhind to look for a job...means i wont see him anytime soon...well..the flight home was better,..but the bad weather made me wanted to puke in the plane...nth happened..athank goodness,...v arrived at 10pm+
..n tats how v ended our trip to aus...this blog is awfully long..but tehre's more
wat i know abt australia so far..
-the weather is not wat it seems...
-the plants r diff..not tall...more like desert plants
-every1 speaks english(DUH)..
-their working time is frm 10am-5pm..no exceptions...(bsides restaurants..until9pm)wheres the nite life?
-drivin in aus is exactly by the book!follow ur undang book n nth will go wrong..cool!
-everything is not expensive if ure earnign aussie dollars..hehe
-children in aus has practically low stress..primary skulchildren plays all day long...n high skul students work hard in year 12?juz to enter uni...
-birds in aus sounds diff...n their flies stick to faces instead of food...pretty cool..
btw..tat ends my special edition of my long winded blog..hehe...ciaoz!
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