Brisbane trip (2009)

Just came back from Brisbane 4 nights ago. My Brisbane trip was a lil' ruined as I had food poisoning around on the 4th day after consuming salmon sashimi in the food court in Westfield shopping mall. I fell sick for about 4 days & after that I recovered from my sickness. The weather there is a bit like Kuching's, sometimes it's sunny & sometimes it rained. When it's sunny, it's very hot until it reaches like about 33°C. When it rains, the temperature there will be about 20°C. Not to mention about the worst bush fires in Victoria in the Australian history with the temperature that hit a record of about 46°C where the death toll reaches around 171 & 700+ houses were destroyed. Here are the pics from my Brisbane trip below...The baby dolls (the 3 pics above) sold in 1 of the toy stalls in Indooroopilly shopping mallThe mannequin "riding" a kayak seen in Viking Kayaks on our way back home from IndooroopillyThe food we ordered in Beijing Restaurant for dinner during Chap Goh MeiThis club has lights that change colour. The colours are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple & pink. Luckily enough, I managed to take a pic of the lights with my favourite colour before it changes to blue. Too lazy to take pics of other colours since I'm only interested with the colour green 'cuz anything that's green or brown or both of these colours together make me happy. FYI, you must be 18 years & above to enter this club. My cousins actually wanted to bring me there but they couldn't 'cuz I'm not 18. I'll be turning 18 on this August so that's like 6 more months to my b'day from now.The bus tunnel

During the cruise on the same night,The Brisbane Eye (Brisbane version of the London Eye)

The next day in a place somewhere opposite the Brisbane Eye...An ibis wondering around for food when we were having our lunchThe mini beachThe shop housesA unicyclist on top of the shop houses, not sure whether it's real or not 'cuz Hazel's the one who saw it & took this pic.Hazel's uni [Queensland University of Technology (QUT)]. I think I might be going there either next year or in 2011 after I had completed my foundation in Design in Swinburne KCH since the duration of my course is 1 year.

Some of the pics below are not in order 'cuz I forgot the exact day the pics were taken since they are undated, so I just arrange them in any order & I'll try to remember when they were taken as much as I can.The sushis we ordered in Hanaichi Restaurant for dinner on Valentine's DaySushis (YUM!!! *licking my lips*)...& more sushis. (Sry, I can't resist 'cuz they look so yummy, mouth-watering & delicious!) BTW, I didn't eat any of the sushis 'cuz I was on my recovery process from my food poisoning so I only can managed to consume Tempura Udon & Miso Soup. -__-"The crowded mini beach on a sunny afternoon The messages on the wall in the Art GalleryThis was what I saw below the stairs in the Art Gallery... o.O" Pics of famous ppl (I think) on the other side of the wall in the Art GalleryA random pic of leaves on the grass. BTW, you're not allowed to walk on these grass according to 1 of the signboards. No idea why.Animals displayed in the museum. The way the staffs arranged these animals here look like they're having an animal parade. O.o"A creepy-looking wombat in 1 of the displays
Emus (I think) displayed in the museumSnakes displayed in the museum...EEK!!! Just in case you're wondering why I'm typing "EEK!!!", that's 'cuz I'm ophidiophobic (fear of snakes) & the snakes on the display look so real from far.Lizards on the other side of the display...EEK!!! (P.S.: I have fear of lizards where at once when I was drinking my hot chocolate & I didn't know that a lizard fell into my drink. At 1st, I drank 1 small sip until I saw something blackish-brown in my hot chocolate. Thinking it was an undissolved chocolate powder, I used my spoon to scoop that blackish-brown "powder" & found out that it's a lizard. I ended up throwing my contaminated drink away & started spitting out my contaminated saliva in the bathroom like crazy. Luckily enough, I didn't fall sick or anything 'cuz I didn't drink it much but still, it's DISGUSTING. And also there was once where I felt something cold on my arm as I was closing the store room door. Then, I turned my head & saw this BIG LIZARD LANDED RIGHT ON MY ARM!!! I freaked out as I was brushing my hands off to shoo the lizard away like crazy. It was so freaking GROSS. YUCK!!!)The gigantic spider model above the Inquiry Centre. I'm arachnophobic (fear of spiders) so I screamed "AARRGGHH!!" (CRAP! I sound so lame here but who cares?) Imagine if this gigantic spider comes alive right now...EEK!!!

In Sea World... Bert, Ernie & Grover performing for the kids & their parents in the Sesame Street carnival

The water sprinkler in the Sesame Street carnival

In Sea World, you can actually touch the stingray's body but you're not allowed to touch its tail.Penguins & polar bears. Just in case you can't see them clearly, here's a clearer view of them...

Penguins swimming

A polar bear sleeping

Dolphins swimming. BTW, if you come closer, you can actually touch them gently on their body. How cool is that?

This "pirate ship" reminds me the one from Pirates Of The Carribean

Pelicans swimming

In the Sea World's Underwater World...

In the Pancakes Restaurant...View of the reataurant insideThe pancakes we ordered. BTW, mine's on the left & Vanessa & Hazel's on the right.

At the beach in Gold Coast...A nicely made lizard on top of the turtle sandcastle. No idea who made it though.View of the seaDid this craving of my name on the dry sand to kill my boredom at the beach while waiting for Vanessa, Hazel & Hazel's BF (Sherman). Just in case you can't read what I wrote on the sand, it says "Crystal Garnet". I didn't bring any swimwear with me to the trip though. Even if I brought it, I'm too lazy to go for a swim & play with the water. =.="Seagulls wandering around the beachThe hotel we stayed: Grosvenor Hotel

In the streets of Gold Coast...View of the city. BTW, this pic was taken after I had finished my dinner at Outback Jacks.We saw this guy who dressed up as Elvis Presley on our way back to our hotel, I guess he was giving some sort of quiz to that lil' boy. Sry for this blurry image though.

Stuffs we did in Brisbane...Views of the sunrise (the 3 pics above) taken by Hazel. BTW, these pics were taken at around 5:00a.m. in her room while Vanessa & I were sleeping in the other room at the hotel. Beautiful, aren't they?

So far, the overall of my Brisbane trip is fun despite the fact that I'm sick for a few days. That's all the pics I had in my camera & the rest of the pics are in Vanessa's camera. Too lazy to upload the pics from her camera into my computer 'cuz there are too many of them. Gotta stop here right now & toodles.

Taggie (4)

Found this taggie in 1 of my friend's blog.

Rules:

1. Erase the person's (before you) answers.

2. Tag 5 people.

3. Use the first letter of your name to answer all questions.

4. NO CHEATING.

5. If the person before you had the same first initial, you can't use the same answers.

6. You can't use the same word twice, you can't use your name for BOY/GIRL questions (preferably the first thing that comes to mind).

7. ALL ANSWERS HAVE TO BE REAL, NOTHING MADE UP.

Here it goes:

1. What is your name: Crystal

2. A four letter word: Cyan

3. A boy's name: Colin

4. A girl's name: Caitlin

5. An occupation: Comedian (AWESOME!!!)

6. A colour: Crimson

7. Something you'll wear: Cap

8. (No idea why there's no question for no. 8, but anyway let's skip this & go to no. 9.)

9. A food: Cinnamon (YUMMY!!! *licking my lips*)

10. Something found in the bathroom: Comb

11. A place: California, US

12. A reason for being late: Carelessness (sounds lame, but who cares?)

13. Something you'd shout: "COOL!!!"/ "CRAP!!!" (gave 2 answers since I don't know which to choose, but who cares?)

14. A movie title: College Road Trip

15. Something you'd drink: Chocolate milkshake (SWEET!!!)

16. A musical group: Coldplay

17. An animal: Cat

18. A road name: Central Road

19. A type of car: Camry

20. Title of a song: Cosmic Girl (by Jamiroquai)

I tag:

Anyone who haven't done this taggie.

Happy Belated Valentine's Day 2009

I wanna wish everyone a...

HAPPY BELATED VALENTINE'S DAY!!! ^_^

Sry for wishing it 8 days late 'cuz Hazel's internet is not working again. No idea why. Just came back from Brisbane last night & will update a lil' bit about my trip when I'm free. Anyway, wishing everyone a happy weekend.

Happy b'day, Alyssa Chua!

This post is dedicated to a person whose b'day falls on this day & this person goes to......ALYSSA CHUA!!! =) (P.S.: This pic was taken during her sweet 16 party in her house.)

Happy 18th b'day to you, b'day girl & hope you have a nice day in Perth.

Bushfires in Victoria, Australia + Happy Chap Goh Mei 2009

Just have Hazel's internet fixed this morning so now I'm taking this opportunity to update my blog. Didn't do anything much today except for shopping & watching TV. Today's weather is very hot as there's not even a single cloud on the sky. Not sure what's the temperature for today though & boy, I really pity those who stayed in Victoria 'cuz they have bushfires where around 84 of them are killed & 700 houses are destroyed. I also heard that Victoria had hit a record of around 46°C! Now that's freaking hot & I don't think I can survive without an air conditioner. Take care, Victorians & hope that the survivors from the bushfires will recover soon.

And wishing everyone a...
HAPPY CHAP GOH MEI!!! =)
(Just in case if anyone of you didn't know, Chap Goh Mei means the last & 15th day of CNY)

Blogging from Brisbane

Just arrived in Brisbane last night at around 6 something (M'sian time). FYI, Brisbane is 2 hours ahead of M'sia so I can say that I arrived there at around 8 something. I'm currently in Hazel's BF's rented house using his laptop 'cuz her internet's not working. Gotta say that Brisbane now is hot on day & cooling at night. Didn't do anything much today except for shopping, watching TV, reading my mags & napping. I just heard that Victoria is having bushfires since the weather there is very hot & dry. I just wanna wish everyone a happy early Chap Goh Mei (9th February) & a happy early Valentine's Day (14th February) 'cuz I'm not sure when will Hazel's internet be fixed. If it's still not fixed, I'm also unsure when she will bring me to her BF's house to borrow his laptop just for the sake of updating my blog. Will try my best to update my blog whenever I can & have a nice weekend, everyone.

Friendship Forged In Fire

I'm feeling bored right now, so I decided to post a video up for the sake of killing my boredom. This video is about a song called "Friendship Forged In Fire" played by Alyssa Chua, Jesse & Joseph during Amy's farewell in Sidney's house. I know that this video is a lil' outdated 'cuz this video was posted in 2006 & it was like 3 years ago. Here's a video of them playing the song for Amy, so go ahead & enjoy watching it yea?

This video is 1 of the best memories I've ever had 'cuz not only we celebrated Amy's farewell, we also celebrated Soak Kian's 15th b'day for a lil' while since the farewell party was held on Soak Kian's b'day. 3 more days left before I'm going to Brisbane, so I guess I'll be sitting for my law test after I come back from my trip. Gotta remind myself to bring my law textbook & its exercises to my trip, so that at least I can keep myself busy in the plane while I'm on my way to Brisbane since the journey is like around 5 to 7 hours. Gotta stop here right now & toodles.