House Work!

Here's a few photos of my house! For now, it's a little messy and the garden needs a little more TLC.

Front entry doors

Front Verendah / Deck

Kitchen Area - ugly blue tiles to be removed!

The extreme messy backyard!

Went shopping today for furniture, lighting, gardening stuff, paint colours etc etc. I have all this ideas for my house, but a pity I'm leaving for Dubai. Jeremy's going to have fun dealing with the garden. Haha.

Tasmania - the Holiday

Just got back from a long week in Tasmania.

Too many photos, so it's just going to be a few here with more description.

Day 1

A long boring 10 hour journey aboard Spirit I to Devonport. We took the day sail out of Melbourne. Sat & Slept in the bar area, and also played Skip Bo to kill time. How exciting.

We got into Devonport at about 7pm. First destination was Noodle Box in the city. Dinner box was way too big. Took it back and had it for breakfast the next morning.

Stayed in La Trobe for the night. The owner was a retired civil engineer who used to work for council up in Yaas in NSW. Very nice guy!

Day 2

Had a good sleep in - best one in ages. We decided to head into Launceston to get some accommodation before moving anywhere else. Stopped by Ashgrove cheese to get Tim's Bushpepper cheese (which was really good cheese). That was our lunch - Bread and cheese.

Got our accommodation sorted out in Launceston first, before heading straight to Liffey Falls. It was quite a nasty dirt road. Poor Emma. Liffey falls had enough water to be not named "liffey trickle". It was a nice short walk into Liffey. Sitting on the rocks, collecting thoughts... ahh... all perfect! I had one sorry arse after that because the stupid rocks was so sharp and i didn't realise it would give me a bruise.

Liffey Falls

Destination 2 was Pine Lake. It was freezing by then. Still, we did the tourist thing and took some stupid pictures there. Of course there were nice ones too.

Did more driving and exploring up to the Great Lakes. It was getting dark and cold, so it's back to Launceston!

Couldn't find any decent place to eat that wouldn't cost us "an arm and a leg". So well, other than a $24 pizza, KFC was the next best. It was good. I got to drink my sunkist!

We walked back via Launceston City Park. It was scary. Just like in the movie "Night at the Museum", every thing in the park would come alive. Especially that statue standing at the entrance.


Day 3

We went back to the park to check that statue out. He moved! I'm sure he did at least.

Headed south along the east coast. Along the way, we stopped by Avoca for more bread and cheese for morning tea, and at the Elephant Pass for real good pancakes. Chicken, Cheese and Mushroom pancakes + Apple, Banana & Berry pancakes. Perfect!


Took our drive up to do the Wineglass Bay walk. Weather was a little crazy - it was hot/sweaty and cold and freezing. Walk down to the lookout and the bay was really long, and rocky, but well worth the views!

Wineglass Bay

Had take aways from the Cod Rock Cafe - Fish and Chips...

Stayed at Bicheno for the night.

Day 4

It was spitting the whole night and into the morning as well. Tim was feeling crooked by the morning from the hot/cold weather. We headed out in the rain and stopped by Orford for a quick lunch in the car.

Finally got into Hobart. Headed straight to the office to meet David. Caught up with Rosa and the others as well. Had a quick stop over at Mt Nelson before heading to David's home. Was greeted by Jackie and the 3 dogs - Piper, Bella and Brooke.

It was a good dinner with heaps of interesting stories and experiences of Tasmania.

Day 5

It was lunch hour by the time we got ourselves organised. Stopped by a few pull ins and outs and at the picnic areas too. We came across a rubbish rat in one of the picnic grounds and to prove a point, a rubbish bin lid was opened. 2 eyes, a big furry body and this ugly face came shooting out. Gee, I've never heard such a scream before. Haha. It was funny though.

Headed down south to the Airwalk. It was a great sight of the Huon river and the branch off to the Picton River. Felt a little wobbly. Just imagine the engineering involved! Whoa.

Took it easy, and drove back to Hobart via the coastal route. Got attracted to the name Eggs and Bacon Bay. That's cool.

Had dinner at the Swann's again (thanks David and Jackie!), and a round of Yahtzee and a few rounds of SkipBo! It's more fun when you have 4 people playing! They all gang up against you.

Day 6

Embarking on a long journey down windy roads to Queenstown with a sick person in the car is not funny. Oh well, some people just get grumpy.

Had a few stop overs - mainly at towns where we heard strange stories and experiences from David and Rod - one of which was Tarraleah.

Finally got into Queenstown. It was a long 4-5 hours drive.

Day 7

Drove to cradle the next morning. Got there fairly late, so we only managed to do the Dove Lake Circuit. We went to the Glacier Rock. Tim got mocked by a bunch of pensioners when he couldn't open the child proof gates. That was hilarious. Anyway, it was a cloudy day that day, and started pouring. We got soaking wet. =(




Recommended from David and Jackie, We looked up Charlotte of Gowrie Park. She gave us the best dinner - Lamb Bethelson. It's lamb cooked in a creamy white sauce. Even the steamed vegetables tasted so good.

We enjoyed Gowrie Park so much that we had to stay another night. Anyway, we wanted to go back to do Hanson Peak.


Day 8

Hanson Peak was on the agenda - courtesy of Tim.

From Hanson Peak

Had another round at Charolett's kitchen. She had a nice chat with us on her cooking recipes and how they came to her in her dreams. Well, Charlotte even had a job / life counselling session with Tim!

That's Charlotte!

Day 9

We didn't know what to do whilst waiting for the ferry back to Melbourne. We drove up past Sheffield, and past Devonport to Penguin and Burnie. Penguin is such a cool place. I just love it. Even the bins have penguins on it!

Ah, holidays over... Coincidentally, we went to to Tassie and came back with a lot of the Targa cars. This is a guys thing. Not really my cup of tea, but I must say that some of the cars really looked good!

I suppose, in a nutshell, that's my Tassie holidays!

I have heaps more photos. Click here for more. There's about 202 photos. So it's gonna take a while.

Milkcrates Pinching - Legal?

I have to remain really anonymous. I had an MSN conversation between Mr He-Who-Must-Not-Be Named, let's call him X.

X: Have you stolen milk crates before? I was getting out of my office and I saw the milk crates just outside the lobby door and i took them home, and I see that.... they printed on the crates 'unauthorised use of milk crates is liable to prosecution'. I took 4 out of 5.

Me: Maybe they mean.... you cannot throw the milk crates at someone?

X: It also has a sign WARNING: The owner will prosecute for withholding return or unauthorised use of this container. So how!

Me: Keep it, since you already have it

X: But my office has cameras! It will be so embarrassing if they email the entire building. How do I even return it.

Should the crates be kept?!?!?

ps. this site has some cool use of milk crates. Haha.

Drinks @ Windsor Castle

Just a few pictures from my going away drinks @ the Windsor Castle Hotel. It was Walter's going away too. He's off to Toowoomba next week, and I'm leaving Australia in a couple of weeks.

(Might be delayed because I did the "janice tan" thing again - I had a boo boo with my Employment Visa - Forgot to fill in page 2. Haha.)

Thank you all for coming! and... sorry if I didn't manage to get a picture. Completely forgot I brought my camera along till the end of the night!

Hunted House

14 April 2007 - a mark in my life - I just bought a house.

The house hunting has finally come to an end. Not that I really started anyway!
I know I'm leaving Australia soon, but well... at least it was a good buy.

It really is stressful buying a house.

Visit YUM.SG

Alright, I'm doing a little publicity for my friend.

Looking for a quick bite, a long dinner and have no clue on where to go, what to eat?

VISIT....... YUM.SG

Here's what it looks like... check that out!

Urm... guide only works in Singapore. It wouldn't help if you're wondering down the streets of Melbourne, and searching for seafood restaurant in East Coast Park.

Oh yes, and write a review too!!

Anyway, here's more words from the horse's mouth about Yum.sg:

• Extensive Search Engine first narrows down these options with the basic useful filters.
• Fully blind Reviews help setup your expectations of the restaurants.
• Articles allow you to see the bigger food picture. (Why people love food the way they do?)
• Red Hot Yum.sg deals which look at how you can get one step, (sometimes two) ahead of others in enjoying your dining experience
• Quirky Experiences to let you enjoy that something extra (Our government really does want us to think out of the box)
• The List which helps you track the best that our users enjoy, when you lack the time to enjoy food day in, day out (which is not really an excuse)

Direct all queries to Joel Tay. or the man in the picture - that gives you an excuse to check the website out!

Remember... if it's good food in Singapore... it's

YUM.SG!

Another Year

A significant milestone today. Quarter life crisis has set in. (Well, i think i hit my quarter life crisis a while ago).

Today, I didn't do much. Dropped Jeremy off for his spear fishing adventures - a new and expensive sport he picked up. He dragged Dad along. At the end of the day, they got a leatherjacket that weighed about 3kg and 7 Abalones! Too bad he didn't catch a Stingray this round. Last time, the sambal stingray was just awesome!

The GIANT Leatherjacket

Anyway, I've been glued to the TV over the last few months. I did manage to catch 6 episodes of my TCS drama series "Holland V" in a day. It's some Singapore series.

Had a big dinner at Pacific House. Lobster, Oysters, etc etc. I feel like throwing up. Too much rich food. Eewk. To end it all off... was a nice little cheese cake.

My Cake

Turning older - It's my party and I cry if I want to... but I didn't feel like it.

Easter Holidays

Happy Easter. Hope we all found those hidden easter eggys.

Took a drive down to the Great Ocean Road on Friday with Dad, Mum, Boy - Jeremy, 2 cousins - Sue & Joy, Jess, and Joy's friends - KJ, Jaclyn & SS. Haven't had a road trip in a long long time.

Got to see the 12 Apostles - Actually, there were only 7??? or maybe 8??? It's my 2nd time down the Great Ocean Road over my 8 years plus in Melbourne.

Housemates Shot

Cousin Shot

Family Shot - Take 10

My Lil Brother

Spent the night at a little motel in Warrnambool - Riverside Motor Inn - quite cozy - and cheap too! It was one of the few places that didn't have the Easter weekend "must stay min. 3 nights" clause.

MacDonalds breakfast is a must at every road trip. The usualy sausage & egg mcmuffin. Felt so full and fat. Fish and Chips, Pasta, Maccers... what's next? Need some excercise.

We were down at the beach at Warrnambool. Took some "Jetstar" ad-type shots. I think Jetstar should hire us to do their ads. Agreee????

WHEEEE.... I can FLY! - Fly Jetstar?!?

Family Shot Take 20

Cheeseworld @ Allenford. Check out the giant cheese!

That's the Good Friday and Easter Saturday that just passed... It was a good break, good holiday. Feeling sad that I'm leaving soon... =(