Sunday, June 22, 2008

Reason for absence from the WWW...

I was in Sydney!!!! When you see these pictures, you know it's Sydney.

The Rocks (with Sydney Opera House in the background).. i know i know, i take excellent pictures! muahaha..

Harbour Bridge up-close

Sydney CBD from Pylon Look-out


This was where we stayed (edited to protect privacy). We were blessed to have Sarah and YonXian as our hosts despite their very busy schedule. thanks!!! We really appreciate you opening your house to us...... :)

Me & Sarah, the host :)

Sydney = food haven to me (after Malaysia of course!!!).. So I (we) ate..

and ate..

and ate..

and ate..

ate somemore!!!

wahh.. ate even moree!!!

yeah ok, you get my idea..
i bet you're hating me now...




max brenner. yumz!


actually, i'm hating myself too! why am i putting myself through all these torture??!! *distracted* oh yeah, and Lindt~!

Shopping in Sydney is heaps better too! and stocktake sale was ON! Everything I got was below AUD10. well, except for my the black hoodie I am wearing. it was raining everyday ok!!! i had to get one. and it served me well. money worth spent, me thinks :)


and of course, we did what tourists do. we go places and take heaps of pictures!!!

Hillsong City Church!

Cremonde Point Look-out

Oxford St


Blue Mountains

Me & Jebbs

Wentworth Falls


Sydney Olympic Park

This is for you FUR!! :)


Sydney Opera House



The magnificent QVB

from the outside...

Sydney Fish Market

Paddington's Market

Town Hall

Chris & myself..
Me standing long Pitt St.

Sydney CBD by night, from Mrs Macquarie's Chair...

Darling Harbour by day!!!

by night... i prefer the night view :)




Manly Beach (Chris says, after going there all the guys become more manly! ahhh.. so lame right!)


Bondi Beach!


And of course, catching up with people :)

Wilson & Lok-Ing who are getting married end of this year!!!

My lovely great grand daughter Ee Leen @ Mc D's.

IMU peeps @ Hurricane's.....

Spanish meal with our wonderful hosts :)

All in all, besides the wet weather.. Sydney was AWESOME! such a good break from the busy 6 months I've had this year.. thank You GOD, papa & mummy and Chris for your generosity to make this trip possible :)

So back in Adelaide... Gosh, 2 weeks! you must be thinking what on earth have I been doing??!!

Shannon came to visit!! It was good to meet you although only for a short while :)

Me, Shee Laine, Roshanthi & Ally-K after OxyGen!

Capri Theatre!!! where we watch Indiana Jones in support of Belle's Podiatry Clinic Night. This is one super cool theatre ok!!! where to find an organists playing for you??? the super old-church type somemore..

Watched NBA finals with Chris. I'm a good girlfriend right?? :P


Cooked a fair bit...

Presenting my not-so-famous chicken stew! I kinda randomly threw stuffs into the pot. and it came out pretty good ;)

roti prata! (obviously buy one laaa.. how to make ohh??)

but i made the chicken curry from scratch *beams*

my own version of a Big BrekkY!

Coffee + Devotion time @ Cibo's with my baby. I will miss this part of the holiday the most!!!!!!!!

Celebrated Gracie's birthday :)

We had steamboat-cum-Disney-monopoly night @ Quinnie's :) I, uhh.. obviously did not take pictures of the steamboat because i was too busy eating. hahaha!!! thks quinnie :) it was super yummy!!!


Went to Hahndorf :) finally, on a good weather day!



This is the famous pie shop which opens @ 10am, and sold-out by 1pm on a weekday!!! *sobs* we didn't get to try....

hoping the wishing well can help us???




New cheese shop that opened in Hahndorf. Free tries!!! :)

this quaint little chocolate shop is too cool.. :P

Then there's this other chocolate dessert shop called No5! i like the ambience, so homely :) the drinks were so-so.. but presentation is GREAT!


On the way back.. the "tired" look :P

Went to UNI!!! :) hehehe... I realise I haven't taken much pictures of my uni. MY OWN UNI!!! well i guess that's because we hardly go there.. but hm, i loveee it :) seeee... so nice right!

We even went to the library! gosh!! nerd!!! ahhh.. but wait let me explain...... i went to change my id, so since we're there.. just go & see la if there were any books we could borrow..

Managed to catch up with Jenna over the weekend for brunch at this new yummy noodle bar *slurp* :)


fuh~ that is ONE LONG POST. i deserve a pat on the back.. *pat* :)

this 3 weeks has been so good. i really thank God for such good rest. my first semester has been so tiring, it vexes my soul!!! haha.. i haven't felt so recharged and rejuvenated before :) next up... PAEDS! bring it on!