the gc continued.

finally received the ordered photos from kayaking/snorkelling and parasail :D

happy valentines :D

loves 11pm surprise visits.

loveslovesloves

you.

:)

gong hei fatt choy

boxhill cny festival

complete with

dodgy carnival rides..

scarily cute dressed up bears

pirated dvds

guanyin

then the reunion dinner

complete with video calling to msian relatives

plenty of food..

red wine

and (most importantly)

ANGPOWS (Y)

9days. i'll miss you gc.

so am back from an amazing 9days at the GoldCoast.

just a quick recap. coz im completely exhausted and basically napped the whole day...

dayONE.

• zilch sleep
• 6.50am flight, delayed by half hour
• stepped off the plane into the land of humidityyyy
• met the perthians
• bought a go card (psh myki)
• grocery shopping
• exploring surfers
• jeena's grilled fish & mash

dayTWO.

• bus to australia fair, down to the parklands for jetski & parasail
• sadface coz camera cannot be taken so no photos :(
• jetski at full speed, swerving so sharply that jono & i flew off it
• parasailing in the heavy rain. dunked in the sea.
• main beach
• amy getting stung by jellyfish
• jeena's carbonara + bolognaise

dayTHREE.

• 7am kayak + snorkelling tour to straddie island
• muscles so sore..
• the awesome playground opposite aus fair
• conrad jupiters casino. jono wearing sherms runners coz no thongs allowed.
• hard rock cafe
• surfers beachfront night markets

dayFOUR.

• movieworld
• wild wild west ride x5
• the decapitated bugs bunny head
• best weather the whole trip. did not rain.
• sandwiches
• nina's panfried chicken fillets stuffed with spinach, feta and sundried tomato

dayFIVE

• wet n wild waterworld in the rainnnnn. but then sunnyish later :)
• blackhole. aquaracer. surfrider. tornado. mach5. kamikaze.
• comparing bruises
• chevron island- soba so good jap restaurant
• late night pide at surfers (Y)
• Qbar at Qdeck observation deck. swiss chocolate cocktail = BEST.

daySIX.

• early wake to busride + train to brisbaneee
• the super spicy pho
• pancake manor
• botanic gardens. museum. art gallery
• eastern water dragon spotting
• the brisbane WHEEL
• streets man-made beach
• Ahmets turkish restaurant with belly dancing
• nightshots

daySEVEN

• superfast harbourtown shopping = awesome bargains. $49 ralph lauren polo down from $110; and $70 nike bag down from $180 :D
• indoor barbeque coz rain.
• american idol

dayEIGHT.

• nina's aunty's restaurant kitchen carvery
• pacific fair last minute shopping trip
• failed burleigh heads trek coz closed.
• kamikaze teppanyaki
• karaoke. bohemian rhapsody.
• chocmint icecream
• attempting to finish everything in the fridge
• packing

dayNINE.

• final packing and weighing using calibration skills.
• byebye gc + perthians
• hello 35deg melbourne
• kebabs
• 302 bus home. slept past stop. 1hr+ walk back home due to no buses in the other direction. jono crashing.