Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Thinking about it..

It just occurred to me... something about being a christian from an example i know..

N that is.. if u call urself a christian.. other than going to church, bible studies or watever..

Those sermons they give in church about living ur life as a christian or a testimony to God AND also others..it's true.

Coz ur actions that come from urself n ur own true intentions can sometimes mar the name of being a christian. Not all of us like that though.. don't get the wrong impression :)

Monday, October 30, 2006
Updating..

Hi guys!!

Guess it's been a long time too.. n i haven't had time or rather just din feel like updating this blog but i guess nobody has really read it so far haha..

Well anyway an announcement is that due to daylight saving thing, Australia is now 3 hours ahead of Singapore so please remember..

Yup on Saturday went to some concert with pamela at the sydney music conservatorium and it was not bad. The whole orchestra thing, din really see the whole place coz we forgot but at least i can say i've been in there haha. After that, i HAD to drink some bubble tea so went to central to buy it and then walked around a bit. Surprisingly it was past 6 n the market city shopping center shops were still open.. funny. But yar i bought a pair of slippers for $10 haha.

The daylight saving thing started on Sunday n it lasts till March. So went to church an hour earlier but technically it's still at 7. If not i felt gross n nua-ed at home the whole day watching some korean drama i downloaded haha..

Sunday, October 08, 2006
MEL Day 4

TUES DAY 4

We came back real late from penguin island.. oops it's philip island.. see la everybody is asking about penguin island but actually it's philip island and it's the penguin parade haha that's wat they call it. The penguins are so cute!! U shud go see it, just once..

So we woke up rather late and met Michelle and her whole group of guy frens. So them n me n nikki n jo went to the Royal Melbourne Show. It's a huge carnival or fun fair.. Like the UK show in singapore but much much bigger. N when u went in and starting looking at all the rides and exclaiming how scary they were. We happily decided to be brave and sit this ride called no limit! Michelle, me, nikki, jo. Well, it sure is.. it was really scary! Actually quite.. well u're almost upside down and hanging there and then u see yourself swooping and "falling to the ground". The frightening part is when u go upside down and the machine swings u and u flip and then u hit ur head against the plastic part of the seat behind u. Bleah.. After that i felt a bit headachy or oozy.

So yar.. after that, no more rides for me!! We got cheated at some aiming game. Or rather.. the stall holder knew we'll get anxious and screw up. She gave us some deal if we all pay and play and as long as one of us gets 2 balls in. We all get a huge toy! Somehow it din work.. sian ah. I was complaining abt it till they had to stop me and ask me to shut up!

Yar.. so after that, michelle and her frens went back to the city for dinner but i went back with nikki n jo coz they needed to do some work and i wanted some more sleep! All ready for shopping the next day!

Monday, October 02, 2006
MEL Day 3

DAY 3

Began with dim sum that day, while waiting for seats, we came across some tour agency and booked a day tour to go philip island and see penguins!!!

So on monday, we went off to our day tour. We went to some farm, cattle farm? It's small but they have some cows and sheeps, birds, a horse haha, n an area with a big pond. They have ducks there and kangeroos. The kangeroos were quite big a bit scary.. but we took photos with the smaller ones haha. Anyway we had free scones and tea there! Yum.. scones with strawberry jam and cream ha..

Next it was the koala conservatory on philip island. It just this small place with lots of gum trees and some walkways for u to spot the koalas. We managed to see some close up.. and spot some sleeping in the trees. But i tink we only saw less than 10 koalas? Haha i think there are very few in the conservatory and nikki and joanna were disagreeing with me. But it seems like it haha..

Next the highlight of the day, the penguin parade at philip island!!! Well, basically philip island is pretty much greenery but there are people living on the island or some just holidays homes. It is also home to the smallest penguins in the world!! Haha.. they lives in the hills and lives in burrows they have made. In the evening, around 6:45, they come back to the shore after fishing for many days. They do so at night coz it's less likely they'll get spotted by predators on the beach. N they do it in big groups once one penguin has checked that it is safe.

We went to the exclusive viewing platform.. i repeat that exclusive. hahaha.. u see.. i went up to the ranger to ask where the exclusive platform was.. n i got laughs from nikki and joanna la.. they say i auntie lor.. so i am.. haha

But anyway yar.. the platform we were at.. u can see the penguins coming rite over the sand and walking rite in front of u!!! Then if u follow them along the broadwalk, u can see them waddling back to their burrows.. So cute!!!! they're rite beside u!

So that was really interesting.. It's an experience ha but couldn't take any pictures or videos coz we're not allowed not. So that's out 3rd day!

MEL Day 2

Sunday. DAY 2

The weather in melbourne was a bit crazy haha.. the winds were strong and suddenly on sunday, it was so cold like winter!!! N it was windy and raining..

Wah.. ha but we still managed to get to the city, after getting a lift to the nearby station from the landlady. Then it was dim sum!!! At this restaurant in chinatown.. supposedly award winning.. called shark fin something haha.

After that, it was shopping! At bridge road, there are some factory outlets and shops.. took lots of photos there.. with our shopping bags along the street. N some of this gate we found that is quite artistic ah.. (the one with the flying birds haha u find it). haha i bought my sunglasses from sportsgirl!

Then it was off to crown casino!! Just to look see.. ha mum, i'm not getting addicted. But signed up as a member for free and they gave me $5 credit and I won $17 at jackpot! haha talk abt beginner's luck eh haha. Yup and then we had.. dessert at the restaurant with a lovely display of huge cakes and pastries!!! Yum.. so we share some cake ha. The restaurant is called.. erm.. let me see.. grecco's? or sth like that..

The melbourne train system

Unlike sydney's train system which works like singapore's MRT system, melbourne train system is different. In sydney, u choose the train stop u want to get off and if u choose day return, u can only get on and off the train using ur card at the entry, 4 times. However, in melbourne, the train stops are sectioned into zone 1,2,3. Zone 1 being the zone surronding the city and zone 2,3 further away, to the suburbs.

Ha nikki and joanna happen to stay just a few stops out of zone 1. But anyway if u live in zone 2 like them, u have to buy a zone1+2 ticket which is more expensive. But if u live in zone 1, u just buy a zone 1 ticket. So no matter how many stops u r taking, near or far, as long as it is in zone 1. U pay a standard fare. Ah.. not so cheap but it's good for tourists coz with a zone 1 ticket, u can get in and out of any station in zone 1 as many times as u want and also take trams and buses as many times as u r in zone 1. Good ah.. haha. N of course, i found out from the girls that there are ways of evading the fare unlike in sydney hahaha.

Yup, there are loads of trams in melbourne as part of conservation. So if u dun really want to walk in the city just hop onto a tram. Good ah.. ha. So u'll see pictures of me and trams.. Also, if u want to get on and off the train, u have to pull open the door using a knob or button! ha save energy..

MEL Day 1

DAY 1

OK! My flight was at 11.30am at the Sydney domestic airport. However, I woke up at 6.30am.. so i was trying to sleep in and snooze and by the time i managed to fall asleep, my alarm clock rang and i snoozed it and u know the rest is history.. But not to worry they usually are late or rather relaxed in domestic flights n only allow boarding 20minutes before the take-off so i was on time haha.

Anyway it doesn't take long to reach the airport by train from my house but for adult fare, it's freaking expensive. haha rather la.. $13.80.. compared to student, it's $9.80 i think. But i ain't suppose to get student fare.. international students aren't supposed to have concession. Horrible rite..

Ok so i arrived in Melbourne airport at 1pm or so!!! Was thinking of taking a bus up to nikki's place at macleod but they dun have a bus service that goes up north so took the skybus (an express service all the way to the city). Called michelle and she said she'll meet me at 4 plus. So i told her and nikki, i'll dump my bags in the locker and walk around town first.

The skybus bus arrived at southern cross station which is one of the city loop stations. Din really know how the train fare system worked, I asked for a map at one of the hotels and walked to melbourne central. It wasn't a very fast walk.

So had a nice chat with michelle over dinner, walking around mebourne central (city) and drinking bubble tea!! Haha so there is bubble tea in melbourne ok. She took me to drink some real authentic taiwanese bubble tea. I ordered plum green tea thinking it was shen buay green tea but it tasted herbally and ginsengy actually ha..

Then after that.. it was time to go home to nikki's place!! Almost an hour, 45 mins by train.. Michelle was really nice and accompanied me on the train till end of zone 1..

MELBOURNE!!!

Hello everybody!!!

I had an ABSOLUTELY great time in melbourne!!! Ha it being my break and holiday week.. of course everyday was exciting and full of activities!! Haha n it's no thanks to my dearest frens and babes.. Nikki and Joanna!!! haha they were loads of fun, not to mention so graciously letting me stay at their place and yes, not throwing me out in the end. (Excueme nikki... haha). N my cousin too, michelle.. she met up with me for dinner and stuff and also the royal melbourne show!!!

Yup it was great.. a good break from sydney and life at home..

There are so many things to talk about!!! N of course photos to show u guys too.. next time when i see u guys, i'll give u all a running commentary of what i did and saw haha. Meanwhile here are the photos and a brief description haha..

Go to http://www.photos.yahoo.com/chrisgoh1112

Sunday, September 17, 2006
Fish Market again!!!!!

Today the seafood lovers went to the fish market again haha..
N of course we wack the sashimi ah! Nice... We ate salmon sashimi and tried some kingfish sashimi but the kingfish one wasn't very nice yar. Elizabeth puts it as more fishy but it din really taste much to me ha. We also ate calamari, grilled fish and oysters!! but there's still more to try!! Like crab and prawns!! I love them.. haha. So next time la.. So there.. Me, ying ying, eliz and xiu juan!!!





Also, some photos when we walked across some bridge at darling harbour on the way to the fish market.. Geraldine was with us till she went to meet her fren. The group photo was taken by a stranger haha.. as u can see it's a bit blur. i choose someone who most likely wun run away with my camera..

My cooking!

haha i know this is a little late but these are some photos i took of my cooking that week!!! ha i'm sure in time to come it'll be sian to cook so took these while i could..

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
New shoes!!

Yup i've got nice new shoes.. Shoes here are so not cheap especially if they're the far east kind and u pay over AUD$70 for it.. yup n also i have a slight problem. Some shops dun carry size 5 adult size! Sometimes any smaller, it'll come under kids haha. Anyway i came across these shoes in target and was wondering if they look nice coz they fit so well!! But after a while, it looks quite cute la, the chinese way haha! So yar.. it was on a discount all the way to $12.. so just buy la and then when i went to the counter, and the cashier scans the price tag. It registered as $5!!!!!! imagine that!! Ha the cashier was shocked too and looked at the price tag that said $12 and he went oh well..

So there! My great buy..

My new corner!!

Hello everybody..
haha just happened to use my camera to take some photos so i decided to take my new corner in my room! Yup we rearranged stuff in the room and now i have my own corner!! See my bed in the corner.. my stuff beside me.. I love it! Furthest possible away from disruption and distraction haha.. Yar so this it!

Monday, September 11, 2006

hey guys..

Sorry there has been no postings up lately. Ha some of u all may know y and where haha but yar.. It's because i've not been having good sleep, tossing n turning at night, my shoulders are aching and other circumstances. So yup i meant to post pictures of my buys lately!!! Thank goodness for shopping man.. Otherwise i wouldn't know wat else i'll do (of course other than talking to u guys on the skype n stuff!!) Yup, this week is gonna be a week spent on doing my interview report at a comfortable rate. Ha why hurry? Anyway it has to be concise coz it's only a 1500 word assignment with so many things to write. Not so grandmother huh..

Anyway i'm down to my last episode of season 5 alias!! Boohoo after that no more alias.. the show has finished its run.

Yup n trying to get my room re-organised but there are a couple of hindrances so yar a change will be good and hopefully for my sleep and overall well-being. Yes ok then sorry i haven't been mailing. the weather and not to mention my mood has been sucky. Yest, i happen to be out and it was the worst day to be out i tell u. It was raining, it wa cold like winter and the wind was howling!! I was never miserable in my life.. wished i could go home but there were thingssss to be done.

Ok then keep that mail coming and i'll reply them ok??