Friday, February 09, 2007
MOVED!!!
Moved to appledonkey.spaces.live.com. See u there!
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Gold Coast*warning: long post ahead*
For the first time since i've been to Australia i've finally been somewhere else other than Melbourne. Not that i expect to travel eveywhere just because i study here, but its kinda wasted if u study here but dont travel anywhere nearby. So anyways the destination was Gold Coast and i was accompanied by Deanna, Lipzhun and gf (Margaretta), my two housemates: Jack and Joseph.
Well basically our plan was this : visit 3 theme parks and a wildlife sanctuary during our 6 days 5 nights outing.
Day 1
Arrival. Found where we were staying at. Check in. The place is not too bad. Its a service apartment so it doesnt look too luxurious or anything but who cares? We're not gonna be in the room most of the time anyways. The good thing is that its fully furnished and equipped with everything we need from kitchen utensils to washing machines. And of course the most important thing of all : TELEVISION. We can't afford to miss World Cup now, can we? Anyways we visited this place called Surfer's Paradise and spent the rest of the evening/night there. Its basically a tourist area where there's shopping complexes and cafes and stalls and everything. Much like Bukit Bintang, but next to a georgeous beach.
Day 2
Dreamworld. "Many worlds in one" is their tagline. Just a theme park if u ask me. A damn good one though. Definitely filled with the most thrilling rides i've ever rode in my life. Initially i thought we would need wait freaking long for each ride but thank god it only took max 30 min per ride. Not bad compared to the 1 hour ++ per ride at Disneyland. My personal favourite is the Wipeout, where they just strap you on and toss you in every direction. Others were good as well, the Giant Drop from 120m high (that's really really high, trust me), the Tower of Terror and The Claw(think giant spinning 270 degrees swing).
Day 3
Seaworld. Half theme park, half aqarium and half sea animal shows (which equals 1 1/2). The rides were few, only about 5 or so but they're pretty decent and the best thing is that we didnt need to queue for them cause we were a tad too early. Houses the best flume ride ever (the one where u slide down in a log and splash). Sea animals are just too cute (Dugongs, dolphins, seals) but my personal favourite is still the shark (despite being scared of it thanks to good ol JAWS). Had a 4d cinema that was much better than the stupid Ali Baba i saw last year at Genting.
Day 4
Wildlife Sanctuary. This was kinda a rest day from all the theme parks. Just a normal zoo-like place.
Day 5
Movieworld. Argubly the best among the parks. Although it also meant that it had the most people. Which also meant that we spent more time queuing for the rides. But it was well worth it especially this Superman ride they recently created. 0.1 km in a second! (i think that's supposed to be pretty fast). Seeing people in Bugs Bunny costumes isnt as fun as it used to be, but nevertheless it was fun taking pictures of them. The day was topped with the Police Academy Stunt Show which was really really good, and hillariously funny (is there even such thing?).
Conclusion
This is starting to look like an essay. Anyways it was a great trip. Its unfortunate that we couldnt get more ppl to come along but we had heaps of fun. We played bridge during our spare time at the motel, which is still a cool old maid's game. We watched Italy kicked Germany's ass, which was cool cause i like Carbonara. Heck, we even played at the playground nearby in the middle of the night to avoid embarassment (They had cooler toys than we had back in our days!). It struck my mind that this could very well be the last time im gonna visit a themepark before i brings my kids instead. It somehow feels a bit sad. But oh well im still pretty young(i think) and so i hope we'll have more trips ahead of us and never grow up my friends! (stolen from Joga Bonito ad)
Alvin Chan Chee Weng jotted at 3:18 PM
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Friday, June 23, 2006
FreedomAt last.
Eat. Sleep. Play.
Oh, and World Cup. GO BRAZIL!!!!
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
ExamsNot gonna blog till next week when its all over. Can't wait!!!
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Monday, May 22, 2006
SinfulList of sinful food consumed within the past week:
1. Nutella donut (fresh & hot)
2. Famous amos cookies (choc chip & pecan nut)
3. Fried pork fat (Chi yao cha!!!!)
4. Satay Chicken Skin (served with rice, just the skin!!!)
5. KFC Wicked Wings and Sweet Chilli Twister (more chicken)
6. Potato crisps and Arnott's Hazulnet Quattro biscuits (snacks)
7. Durian gelati (syokness)
8. Roast pork curry noodles (siu yok kalei min)
Feeling fatter already.
On a side note, i just finished my 1200-1500 history in one night.....last night. Now i got another 2-3 assigments to patch up this week then im free!!!! Well.... not realli but i have like 10 free days before each of my test papers (only 2, mind you) and then i shall be really free. For one month, at least. Woohoo can't wait!
*Feel free to vote on which of the listed above is most sinful =)*
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Friday, May 19, 2006
Two good resultsFirst of all, Barca becoming the champions of champions. It was a fantastic results for me, since i personally worship Ronaldinho and his un-humanly skill and also being an Arsenal hater. Why do i hate Arsenal? Thanks to my annoying cousin who always talk crap in front of me when Arsenal wins and Liverpool or ManU loses. He assumes that im a Liverpool fan cause i use the team when i play football games, and cause my dad likes ManU. Damn he's annoying. I love Henry though. I love creative players in football, i dont really appreciate those who are good at sliding and things like that. Im not a pure football fan u see, but i like to watch it for the entertainment.
Secondly, the Cavs going 3-2 against the Pistons in the NBA Playoffs. I'm a huge Lebron fan and its exciting to see how his team is evolving from a one-man team to a hardworking team led by the man himself, King James. I personally feel that the Pistons are getting a bit cocky too. Anyways we'll have to see tomorrow if the Cavs can pull off an upset and take one step closer to winning the championship. Go Cavs!!!
On a side note, i just ate some fantastic Indonesian food for dinner. I ate Ayam Penyet, basically its rice with fried chicken and sambal. The sambal was soooooo syok!!!! I also tried my friend's dish, Sate Kulit Ayam. The name is self explanatory....and it tastes soooooo gooooddd!!!!! Sinful, though, very sinful. But yummy. But sinful. But yummy. But.....
Don't u hate it when eat something so delicious but its just so unhealthy but its so nice that u wanna eat more but its gonna make u fatter? Oh well, that's why ppl go to the gym i guess. ( points at self )
Alvin Chan Chee Weng jotted at 9:39 PM
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson's voice is just stunning. She is the first artist that made me bought her original CD. Ain't that amazing? Just listen to the live versions to her songs man. Stunning, just stunning.
*Thumbs up to Amanda for putting up a Kelly Clarkson song on her blog hehe*
