Road trip photos
..finally!!! thank you God=D here are some of my favourites.. snapshots of my first road trip up Port Macq, and a couple from the birthday party - my Kos ones still haven't been developed *sigh* ~ it's hard NOT to have a life sometimes =P
alrighty, from top:
1. typical of the scenery we passed around Armidale, Tamworth, Scone, etc region &
always with the sun beaming down full force at us-_-"
2. waterskiing? jetskiing?! it doen't matter - they both mad fun!! =D
3. the party: birthday boys in centre
4. my darling cousins Eva and Kelvin (very typical poses btw=)
5. my sister-like aunt May, her friend Michelle, Me & Eva
6. May & I at Manly
7. first time horseriding ~ woOt!
8. jocks - me, John, Kelvin, Eva
9. the super-sibling duo
Ice skating
My shopping tip to anyone who cares: for everyday stuff, you can't beat the $2 shop for sound economical sense. I bought 6 packets of tissues, 12 ping pong balls [kit toys] and a soap holder for a whopping $4.. which, considering the same soap holder with a Body Shop logo on it costs $3, sounds pretty good to me=D who needs sales??
To elaborate i had a great day out with ex-workie Khue, her bf, and his mate.. we went ice skating @ Canterbury and it was the best chill out session [no pun intended] in a long while -besides my great road trips of course=D I haven't made a debut on ice for about 5 yrs, and it's only my second time.. but it's easy to get the hang of and heaps more fun than ur average rollerblading rink. I prefer that to watching a movie at any rate -unless it's moonlight cinemas. Now that's something i would love to experience before i hit my 20's.. ..anyhoo before that, Khue & I combed Burwood plaza for little particulars we needed & I saw the 6th Harry Potter book on sale for $13.95!!! how awesomely cheap o_O well i didn't get it; but only coz 1) i don't have the set anyway & 2) lovely Jan's loaning it to me=)
hmm, what a random log ... ...still no photos up=( *grr, wrong pc!* i don't know why i'm so anxious to post them up -it's not like they'll mean much to anybody the way they mean so much to me.. but any photo speaks for itself & this sort of efficiency is fantastic for visual processors like me ***
Kosciuszko & Melbourne
back again!!! i can't begin to express how happy i've been this past week [fortnight really] and i have less of a clue where to start=) as iv already posted a fair bit on the Port Macq road trip, i'll drizzle a bit on my kosciusko one=D
We set off last Tuesday mornin', with 4 ppl -a church friend [Bernice], Barbara, [her] John, and me- squishing into the car and Crookshanks *sniff* left wondering what it'd ever done to deserve the forlorn consequence of staying at home by itself=( After passing acres of gorgeous green pastures, we arrived at quiet little Jindabyne and made ourselves comfortable for the next 3 nights. We climbed Kos the next day, after some help from the chairlifts *awesome*.. the weather was wonderful, but the temperature unforgiving - if i didnt layer on about 5 pieces of clothing i woulda frozen myself silly. On the 3rd day we walked 10km to and back from the Blue lake [it's 10 storeys deep =O] and by then, very much sore but nonetheless cheery, from such priceless experiences.
We headed out for Melbourne on Friday and went to
its Central on Saturday. Its Victoria markets can give our Paddy's market a run for its money ~ it is soo huge!! with hats everywhere!!! If Sydney is sunnies' central, Mebourne is hat central ** i bought lots of little knick knacks, and of course, a lovely new hat=) but the best part of the whole trip was meeting up with fellow christians.. Barb knew ppl from a meeting [church] there so it was like a reunion more or less. I'm so grateful to God for opening up these new paths of friendships that i know will last a lifetime.. it's hard to describe the people's effect on me and all that i've observed these few days..
on our last day [Mon], we went to stay with another of barb & John's good friends @ Wagga Wagga, and they are so lovely i didn't want to leave.. there aren't many ppl that can make u feel like a part of their family in the space of less than a day but they did and my heart smiles to think of them.. their house was perfect. it lacked nothing, it had a pool, it had sofas everywhere so there was a very tangible family feel to it. I miss everyone and everyplace..
Now i know i'm being slack if i dont put any photos up, but none of my Kos/Melb ones are developed yet and my Port Macq ones wont load -it also doesnt help that they're all at May's house but i'll be sure to devote a whole post to them once i figure out the how to's. Last night also spouted new fotos as it was not one but 2 ppl's birthdays we celebrated Yum Cha style=D there was much laughter, and new friendhips budding.. but im a little worried about the love front -nothing new here; i still like being single -which is exactly the problem. U know that feeling when someone starts a friendship off and u feel it could lead to a possible romance? just by little things such as them opening u to areas of their life they dont open to others, stuff like that? or when they just outright ask for ur number? well iv had a couple of encounters of such sort and its bothering me. Not much, but enough to take up room in my thoughts.. i dont know how to tell ppl im just not interested.. and i dont know how to make myself interested. or if i am, im interested in the wrong guy. The ones i meet like twice and dont see for another 3 years. yeah, u get the picture. not a pretty one huh.. sigh=/ ack!
well, this is a terribly long and compressed post. I haven't even said a third of what i want to say, but im happy to tell anyone who wants to know more.. i'd rather not torture the blog interface by making a novel out of one post=P
Hello 2006 =)=)=)
Well I'm back!!! it's been one amazingly hot road trip, filled with flies, a couple of near misses and everything else that couldn't be imagined with 4 families -2 kids, 1 teen, 2 twenties, 2 thirties, & 2 fifties- coming together for the common goal of having a good time [i assume]
In retrospect i must say that, the trip was well worth the incredible butt pain i experienced after hours sitting in unforgiving car seats. Henceforth i shall add to my land of memories:
Day 1) Drive to Forster. dolphins!!! beach. introduced to our wonderful Port Macq. motel (it beds 13 ppl!)
Day 2) Started the day off with a light cruise. Devonshire tea *heehee*. more dolphins!!! waterskiing!!! fishing late at night=)
Day 3) Headed for South West Rocks -which has a wicked mile long beach. Then Nambucca Heads -even more beautiful, but there was a near miss here. dolphins!!! Dorrigo next with their renowned national park/waterfalls. Armidale was our night rest. Quite picturesque -specially' when a storm gets thrown into the order of things=D
Day 4) Head for Tamworth - italian lunch. the big guitar. gift time:) Our bedding was in horse capital Scone. nice chinese dinner. It was so hot by now our skins nearly sweated off *grr*
day 5) left for the hunter valley. got a few wines from the upper. went horse riding at the lower -which -nobody would believe me- is actually easier than waterskiing. home sweet home Friday!
i spent New YeAR'S eve re-watching LOTR with couz's, playing a spot of backyard tennis, trying to work a kid's microscope/telescope, teaching john's mother english and being taught some chinese in return:) + talking to her about God. I spent the last minutes discussing my couz's character development with May ... and cont'd talking [& watching kelvin rap dance] after the fireworks did their stuff, lol. So a very family style NYE.. for which i'm ever grateful. It was then i realised that i absolutely love my dual family -(May & co.) one side/(Barbara & church.) on the other. As i was talking to May about the all important ideal bf/husband material type issue, it struck me that i really don't want a guy. Not now. Not in many years. Since i was in high school, i don't think i've gone a week without having a crush on someone. Now i can't get enough of my single life. I feel my priority is with God. Only when i feel (coz i already know) that He alone completes me and I am perfectly happy just Him and me, will i open myself to potential romances.
Anyway this year *oops* /last year/ has been a real eye opener. To tell you the truth, i'm already looking forward to 2007 - 7 being my favourite number and all.. i feel like that's the year things will begin to happen. the life changing stuff. But what do i know? it's all intuition.
P.S. i'll be leaving on Tues for Kosciusko; then Melbourne for a week. I'm spinning with excitement!
