Monday, July 23, 2007

long over due entry

0k, peeps... here's the back dated entry on my Adelaide trip during May 07. this entry will be loaded with masses of pictures. & of coz, pictures speak louder than words. muahaha....
my yandao daddy & pretty mummy seeing me off at the airport. my flight time was 2345 loh, haiz...
my sleepy blockhead. haiz... he can't join me for the trip.

i love the places there , very beautiful & cooling! almost all the architecture of buildings are so lovely. maybe i should migrate & work there?! heehee...
initially i can't get used to the spacious places in Adelaide. get so used to the congested areas in Singapore, felt abit uneasy when i don't see any multiple tall buildings & tall trees surrounding me. no blockage from anything when u lift ur head up & look into the wide sky of Adelaide. haha.. =p

my 1st complimentary tour by Ego when i arrived on the 1st day, so nice of them =) ~ Cleland Wildlife Park. that marked my 1st close encounters of feeding & touching the wild life animals too. =D

all angmos in the tour van, dun see any other asian around. oh ya, a nice & friendly tour guide, Mr Ian treated me with great hospitality. =D & beautiful scenery while on the way to wild park.
really picturesque!
finally, here 's the place!
Aus$2 for this small pack of dry food, i bought 2 packs! =D
nice & refreshing air in the forest. i was roaming all alone with the wild animals..
spot the targets! lazing around in the hot afternoon... -_-
cute huh? feel like hugging them but scare they kick me with their mighty legs. muahaha...
see all the filthy dungs lying everywhere. some even got struck under my boots... -_-
tasmanian devils are ugly cute-looking & the sad thing is that they are facing extinction due to rare face cancer which only happens on them. i saw it on the web & they look gross with the badly infected ulcer on the face. poor thing...

another cute looking shy or maybe i should say "timid" bird. they are kept in the cage, guess they get frightened very easily.
well, not really thrilled to feed the duck but i wan to finish that 2 packs of dry food. guess i'm too greedy to buy too much. =p
sun-tanning seems to be quite common among the birds. dun they know anything abt skin cancer? or maybe they are juz trying to attract the females?? muahaha...
catcha these 2 loving birdies. how nice....
took this pic myself, i know a bit out of angle... -_-"

nibbling on the woody. damn cute, too bad i can't stuff her into my bag. hehe...
a photo session with koala, nvr hug one before. heavy, smelly & sleepy look but i like... =D
before i left, i camwhored in Cleland toilet. muahaha...
really very nice & lovely scenery, i think i'm in love with Adelaide. =)

finally after the 4 hours tour, i checked in around 6pm & my heavy exhausted legs had a rest at last... been grabbing my legs around since i got off the flight at 9am. so tiring but still i enjoyed myself. =)

this is the hotel which i stayed, Mercure Grosvenor Hotel. duno why the people there kinda make fun with this hotel name. till now i still dun get the meaning "Gross..."

ok, tats my messy room. i did not switch on the air con during tat 2 weeks, damn COLD loh...

following tat 1st week, i went to royal adelaide hospital, Dr Reid's private & flinder medical centre for attachment. friendly nursing staffs & doctors but there is this doctor who spoke to me in malay when he learnt i'm from spore. i was speechless, not knowing what to say? he saw my expression & he said being a sporean should know malay languages. i was like huh? could sense he was pouring cold water on me. -_- i mean its not my wrong for not understanding malay languages. felt abit unhappy after he said tat...


Royal Adelaide Hospital, history of over 100 years.

Karina & Anne, 2 friendly staffs whom took great care of me when attached to the centre.

headed to Dr Reid's little cozy cottage on the last day of attachment

another gp of friendly people, Dr Reid (in pink) somehow sounds like 1 of my Doctors in NSC. (hint: pampered queen of NSC.) so did u guess whom i'm referring to? =p


following the attachments, i attended the ADNA conference for 3 days & its only opposite from my hotel. lucky me, don't have to grap a cab, go round searching for it.
this is the view of the other side of the convention hall, isnt it lovely?
the lady on my rite is the big boss of Ego (forgotten her name! =p) & my left is Dr Susan. they treated with great hospitality too! =)
the free samples which made my luggages over weight. tats not all of it yet! i had total of 2 big bags actually. -_-"

i was happy that my attachments & conference were over. i got another 4 days to hang around in the city of Adelaide. Dr Susan was very nice to me, she gave me another complimentary tour again at Kangaroo Island! Wah... very expensive leh & at least i don't have to crack my brain where to go. for this kangaroo island tour, i had to leave the hotel at 6am for the trip. could imagine my friends in singapore still sleeping while i got ready for my exciting tour. ok, all the random pics i took in Adelaide before i pen off. this entry is getting too lengthy already... -_-

cool huh? i like tat pig, digging for food..
Rundle Street Market is like Singapore night market but they only open in the noon...
opps, somebody kana fined leh...
Adelaide Bontanic Garden is so much nicer & bigger than Singapore loh...
at Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, look artistic.
close encounter with the seals
seals swallow stones for better digestion, i wonder if it helps in humans...
this lighthouse reminds me of the movie "darkness falls". 1 of the movies tat really freaked me out...
tats a long way to the mid of the sea....
another ignorant bird under the hot sun. haha...

a week after i came back from Adelaide, my gf, huifang jio me for 1 day trip at KL! tat was like rush hr! but i enjoyed it esp when this round he was with me! =)
eye on malaysia!
yeah, we had great fun! =)
i must get the chance to ride on "eye on Singapore"!!! muahaha...
tat twin towers look like its painted in the background...
tats all, folks! are u all suffering from eye sore after seeing too many pics? i hope not! well, might be another long entry coming up & this time, its taipei!!! yes! can't wait for my trip to come. 22nd to 28th August!! muahaha... =p