the cheeseboard present gang: mus, venita, vic, ian, aishah
alfred, victor and edward (alfred's bro)
the insides of the birthday cake! all made by alfred
one han(d). many cakes. 
all the men at the party: boys united~
all the gals at the party: vic's chicks!oh my goodness
my sister just flooded my tagboard with tons of info on peguin.
heh heh lotte maybe you should be a marine biologist or something. sounds really cool huh.
"my sister is a marine biologist"...
lol.
anyway its been a mad week churning out assignments, doing PBL, revising work.
the red bull season is coming! hail all!
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vic's bdae is this friday! we got it all planned out. invited the people, have some idea what everyone is bringing (since its a potluck). I even got my present for him all sorted out! :)
So i will be armed with my cam on friday. snapping away!!
Having to do an assignment on early childhood development has just exposed me to the array of pamphlets they have. Rows after rows of pamphlets on topics imaginable and unimaginable. Some of them are really informative, others are just plain weird shit.
My favourite example:
HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THE BABY IS HUNGRY?
Feeding cues #5
Frantic searching for the breast
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- my sister and the big purse on bourke street
- daphne at the traffic light, crossing over to the parliment house
- prince's theatre
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- very ugly fountain at the parliament gardens
- big seiko clock in melbourne central
- view of the yarra river
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- chalk drawing on the street, on the way to crown casino
- skinny men statue in the city
- flower along the road in the city
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mum outside our cottage place! the place is damn nice and damn big. AHHH! and they have cheap beer in the bar fridge as well. lagers made in tassie taste heaps better den coopers from SA man.
erm. thats me. chained up! with the heavy iron chains that the prisoners in port arthur had to wear ALL DAY in the past.
view of the water surrounding port arthur.
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row of english oak trees
church in port arthur
view of port arthur
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flowers in the garden in port arthur.
port arthur was one of the biggest convict settlements in australia. what could be worse den banishing these prisoners to australia.. and especially to.. TASMANIA? port arthur was chosen coz it was SO secluded, surrounded by water on one side and crazy forest on the other.
right now in 21st century, port arthur looks like a peaceful and picturesque place. obviously things werent so rosy in the past. they conduct ghost tours at night for tourists to be 'able' to see some.. friends. lol
day 6 was spent at Freycinet National Park. there's a million bays and beaches in this park. we climbed up to the wineglass bay lookout (took about 1+ hour: steep ascent!) although the weather was gloomy, the view of the bay was still magnificent.
u might wonder why its called the wineglass bay. well, eons ago in the 1890s ish time period this area was famous for whale hunting. whales in those days were really sought after. they would use the whale bones to make corsets and structures of big frumpy victorian dresses. they would use the blubber for fuel and stuff. so yeah, the Englishmen loved whales. As such, this bay was almost always covered with whale blood (which is red! dohhh) so when some explorer decided to climb the mountains in the area, he looked down at the bay, realised that 1. it was shaped like a wineglass 2. it was bloody red resembling wine... and taa-daa! wineglass bay. have to respect the English for being so erm. creative. lol
top row: corner left: the wineglass bay itself!
top row middle: my stupid sister at the lookout. she was too tired to really smile. lol
top row right: my sister and the wallabe! at the wineglass bay ITSELF. yeah we were super onz and walked all the way DOWN to the bay itself.
middle row: views from the bay
the water is bloody clear and u can see stuff like starfish and all. wow i didnt know they really existed! and the wallabee at the beach was SUPER friendly. tink it wanted food from us. poor chap.
last row middle: in the afternoon after lunch, we went to a berry farm! the place was berry-fied. they sold bottles of berry jam, berry juice, berry ice cream, berry yoghurt.. u name it.
purple flower: from berry farm. lol
At bicheno, we went for the penguin tour at night. When dusk falls, penguins will cease their fish hunting out at sea and return to shore for rest and mating. the penguins that u see in australia are called fairy penguins, prolly coz they are so tiny. they are much much smaller den the ones in south pole. the penguin in the middle of the top row looks weird coz he is undergoing the moulting process. so he sheds feathers and gained fat mass.
the rest of the collage are pics of flowers that we see in bicheno. all pretty pretty.
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cataract gorge. a man made nice scenic park in launcentson. it's one of the bigger city areas in tasmania. there's a nice suspension bridge in cataract gorge that u can jump on and freak all the others that are standing on the bridge. hoho
yet another waterfall. just as spectacular. except we spotted leeches in the forest. which made us all scared and wary of our blood sucking friends.
our spot for lunch! just some really random river. can u imagine? random river also so nice one!
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my mum and Gostavov - this brazilian guy who is shit funny and damn interesting. also at lunch spot
mum and i at bicheno, the red rocks beach. bicheno's a small sea side town that really neat.
view of the beach at bicheno
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dead penguin along the beach :(
pretty flowers!!! :) along the beach too
bicheno blowhole! it's a hole created in the rocks from the water erosion by the seawaves. as a result when the tide comes in, the water will spurt from the hole! forming a water fountain thingy that comes and goes with the tide.
lets talk abt collage above first.
day 4 was spent most at Cradle Mountain National Park. it's this crazy place with loads of nice mountains that were covered with bits of snow when we were there. apparently it was snowing like mad 2 weeks ago and the snow we saw was left over from that time.
We couldnt climb up cradle mountain itself but we climbed to the summit of its neighboring peak (which was lower) the view along the way was just breathtaking. we see lakes forming, river water flowing from the mountain, nice mountains and weird plants.
mum sis and i looked like we were gonna be blown away in pic in top row. almost true. wind was really strong and it was just so cool. ho ho ho
pic BELOW:
the one on the right is cradle mountain itself. the middle pic was taken on the last leg of the hike. the first pic was.. i cant remember. some grass along the way i suppose. lol
Except for pic of wooden timber boat and fudge place, the rest were of Hefty Sand Dunes. This place is situated along the West COast of Tasmania and the Sand Dunes is a product of wind erosion over millions of years, where the wind carried the sand from the beach up to another spot and all that sand over the years developed into the sand dune. The beach u see in the middle row is the Ocean Beach.
The dune and beach is terribly secluded and thus many things are very erm. natural i would say. no plastic bottles left behind. We left behind only our footprints (mum's one in top row) and we even spotted the wallabee's footprint (Left middle row).
Sand dunes are damn difficult to walk on. was a damn good workout under the sun. but the view was .. very nice and unspoilt by mankind.
and to the wooden boat, taken in the little town called Strahan along the west coast of tasmania too. The people there, since eons ago, would collect stray timber logs and crave and make boats out of them, so that they could go out to fish and all. obviously now they dun do such things anymore, so instead our frens in the village decided to make chopping boards and matching wooden vases. prob of the tourism influx bah. we bought a cheeseboard and pen holder from the town.
oh and besides wooden gifts, the fudge at strahan is DAMN GOOD. and damn fattening too lah. of course. hohohoho
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How mountain looked like after we fiddled around with the digicam functions. we get purple trees! lol
Plant on top of mountain.
Mum and sister at the 3rd waterfall we caught on day2. forgot name. but nice nonetheless. lol
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At tullah, this lake was taken in the morning. lake situated right next to our hotel. yoohooo
Another plant on top of the purpled mountain
Water meandering from the waterfall seen in pic in top row, right most.
Last row:
same lake in tullah. except this one was taken in the afternoon. lol
yet ANOTHER plant on top of the same mountain.
mum outside the hotel in tullah
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Mum and sis standing between 2 halves of a fallen big tree. We were in Mount Field national park. alot of interesting plants and stuff around.
Horseshoe Falls - notice the shape! No wonder they named it so. Mount Field National Park too.
Russell Falls. - a bigger more magnificent falls. Also in the same park
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The interior of a fallen big log. SO BIGGGG!
Along the river Derwent. Water was so still the reflections were so clear! o.o
Lake St Clair. Deepest Lake in Australia.
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Some fast water flowing near to the Lake st clair.
Button Grass. named so coz the tip of the grass looks like a button. there were millions of them in tasmania MAN...
View from the top of a mountain!! wow wow.
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theatre royal hotel! a cosy little hotel that only has 12 rooms, situated next to the Theatre Royal. Minutes away from the dock.. The rooms were pretty cool. Liked it ! :)
Haha. a car we walked past in Hobart CBD. it was plain hilarious, the prankster
Mum and sister at Constitution Dock. Where u can see alot of nice private yachts as well as fishing boats. Many Fish and chips stalls there too.
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Taken at a park next to the Salamanca market. Not too sure what is it called. but it was a serene corner right in the middle of the bustling market area.
Stalls at Salamanca market - they sold everything from fresh produce, to hotdogs, to icecream to wooden ornaments and hand knitted woollen gear.
Erm some tallish building in the hobart CBD
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Also at the salamanca market. we found this tree especially interesting because of the red leaves. So authumy
My salmon! dinner on the first night at a seafood restaurant. it was extremely fresh and tender. hohoho.
Haha. salamanca market. (again)
is my fuse getting shorter or are people just getting more annoying?
when is it right to scream at people?
and not thinking/speaking right coz of a bad day.. is that a good enough excuse for anyone?
do you have to justify every single move you make?
is a free will ever possible?
these thoughts been jumping up and down in my head.
and they hurt.
getting snapped at isn't fun at all. o.o
maybe im a petty girl at heart.
maybe i should just wash my hands off all matters than doesn't bother me.
that way i may be able to keep my sanity for a while longer.
where has the days of good natured-ness gone to?
have they vanished from the air or are they still lying dormant in people's hearts?
or is such just a feature of growing up?
maybe i am the one who has changed.
so much so that i don't even recognise myself anymore.
still sick. decided to take the day off. afterall, theres only 2 tutorials to attend today, neither of which is entirely exciting or enriching to my mind.
i just woke up 1/2 hour ago. feeling good :)
and i havent found the time or energy to put up photos from my tassie trip. might do that over the weekend or something.
my head is feeling like its going to enter headache mode
i better return to bed. more rest!! :0 and you thought i had enough.
friday
potluck with the east enders. turnup was pretty good. victor's dining table was overly crowded and 8 of us had to eat with our arms close to our bodies. but the good food and the laughter that was going around definitely made up for the squishyness we experienced.
and to live up to my food orientated blog image upheld by ian..
we had sushi - salmon and unaji (vic n me), dhal (aishah), sweet and sour chicks (jq), mary's little lamb (hans), salad (edwin), chick wings and drumlets (mus), dessert and drinks (garry)
ended the night by watching phathom of the opera dvd at hans' place. i am so jealous of his plasma tv and surround sound system man! and i am so in love with the songs from phathom!... think of meeee..think of meeee fondlyyyyyy... lol
saturday
and just as i tried recovering from a good friday night, i had to prepare myself for debby's 21st bdae party! it was held at her place, which is like a mini hostel place. 10+ people living in the big house, each having their own rooms but use the same dining and play area. quite a cool place.
the party started off extremely dignified. everyone was dressed up according to her white and gold theme. there were plenty of finger food - tiny pies, pastries, hams, sandwiches, chips, wedges.. alot of mingling around with familar faces.
but after debby and maybelline (the other bdae girl) opened their presents and delivered their thank you speeches, the after party began.
the alcohol was as free flowing as the river and there was no stopping people from snatching the drinks from the 'bartender' and pouring it into ur own cup. the music was loud.. and before long, everyone was happy and high.
loads of hilarious things happened. MAN.....some were so funny, others were rather embarressing. but nothing detrimental done yeah.
venita was right. if there was a night we all HAD to get drunk and shit pissed, it sure better be last night. we had the perfect company, where people would look out for you and made sure you were happy but not in danger.. we could stay over if we got drunk. no baddies around to spike our drinks or whatsoever.
having sad that, i can only do this sort of party once in a LONG while.
too tiring for my frail soul.
and now.. back to work.
PS: i am currently nursing a sore throat. i think i got it from all the shouting and cheering last night. dear me..
ever since i got back it has been just a whirl of events happening events right after events..my PBL is suffering big time. tonight being the only night i can consider myself doing sufficient amount of work.
having ur folks visit you is very heartwarming.. but its damn tiring in my case. i had to move my poor study desk downstairs to study. they colonise my bed and my bathroom AND my wardrobe. suddenly my personal space has been massively infringed upon.
i feel a tinge of damnness.
not that i know what damnness means. its like, "DAMN.. what on earth happened here?" oh well. but all the bringing them around is so fun. my mum and sister are amused at the weirdest thing. they LOVE love love the coles/woolies green environmentally friendly papercloth shopping bag, so much so that they bought one to bring home to sg. i was utterly bewildered.
O.O
but i know i will miss them dearly when they are gone. sigh.
for now, studying downstairs isn't that bad huh.
hohoho...
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