i think its either that time passes very slowly in australia or its just that way coz my heart is at home. don't get me wrong, i enjoyed myself and i think the trip is worth every penny.(except my really tiny hotel room which made me feel like i was in a hotel in japan instead) really experienced the hand of God on my entire itinery and its amazing.
i would gladly let the pictures speak for itself if i could. but alas, my IT skills are still rudimentary so well. but i CAN post them on flickr! just not so soon. i'm still tired and recovering.
inspite of their reputation for unpredictable weather (ie 4 seasons in 1 day), everything worked out fine for me and didn't interfere with any sightseeing or SHOPPING plans. its amazing. everyone expected cold weather for the blue mountains and God really made the sun come out for me. when we went there, everything was clear and sunny and beeyooteeful. so i basically brought my thick fat parka for nothing. for the great ocean road tour, it really blew me away. when i woke up in the morning, there was a hugee downpour that nearly dampened my spirits but by the time the tour started, the rain cleared. andguess wat..we even saw a rainbow!truly beautiful. thank you Jesus. and at one stop which is the london bridge i believe, we were allowed 45 mins for photos, but somehow, although we had 20 mins left, my cousin and i decided to board the bus fast and the minute we did, it started pouring. i truly believe He held the rain for me just so i wouldn't get wet and catch a chill. many such incidents followed. and every little thing that demonstrates just how much He loves me humbles me so much. -gratified-unfortunately, there were many pple who were soaked because they wandered really far off. the ocean, the scenery truly overwhelms me. half the time my jaw is hanging (do not imagine!) because of the magnificence and the beauty. i can go on and on but still do no justice to what my eyes feasted on. and to think my Father in heaven was responsible for it. i'm so proud. everytime i see an ocean, songs depicting the father's love being wider than the ocean truly takes root and becomes real. coz its so vast and you just see no end to it and there and then, i honestly wantedto fall down o nmy knees and weep.
of coz, i had my fair share of getting lost even (but that's nothing out of the ordinary) though i'm armed with a very good map. and embarassing incidents. sigh. yes, i did it again. all over again. i'll just blog abt just one, coz the other, i still blush at the mention of it. my tendency to like break things nv went away. it was just dormant. i remember breaking bus handles in sg but down there, we took trams so not much handles. so i found my niche in the supermarket. went there to buy starburst, a brand of candy at the local supermarket and you know how each packet hangs on hooks..well, i took one out and and the hook kinda well, dislodged. so it was just hanging precariously there with a few packets ofcandy. and i remember my cousin saying, "okok..dun touch it anymore" but i just had to HELP those poor candy packets and i tried to remove them and put them somewhere elsesafe. in the process, the whole thing came apart and like everything came crashing down. oh well. so..being the smart singaporean, i ran away.
ok the shopping was quite dismal coz they either dun have my size whent hey're selling cheap summer stuff OR they are selling winter clothes or its just too expensive altogether coz now GST is 10 % there. yup. so i spent alot of money buying underwear (fr the childrens section!) (thanks cali!) , make up (alot alot of makeup) ANDDD *drumroll* toiletries!i love the sanitary pads and shampoos that are so not available. so whil ei know of pple who make their monthly trip to ppl's park in chinatown for that, i guess my stop for toiletries is just further down south. i came back with a grand total of 8 bottles of shampoo and conditioner and 4 bottles of hair treatment products. yes i'm obsessed. (hello cali.obsession takes diff forms =))
but but BUT the highlight of it all must be the superb company. was so glad to meet jon and cali. they so made melb worth visiting. no, i don't mean that in a bad way but i didn't have plans originally to include melb in my itinery but i'm so glad i went. even those few short days were so worth it. i haven't seen cali for ages and jon, the last time hez back, it was way too short. they took precious time out fr busy schedules to take me and my cousin around and were brought out to so many factory outlets. and it was only with them that iate good food. (yes, jon!oporto is GOOD FOOD!) so much fun and laughter but way too short. i enjoyed Him and my precious friends and cousin so much for awhile , it almost pains to be reminded that i was only stopping in melb for 4 days. idefinitely wanto go back again, if not just for the toiletries and make up, its them.haha.=)
thanks cali and jon, for your wonderful wonderful company, even if i din buy a single bottleof shampoo or wand of mascara or head out to those fantastic factory outlet stores, you guys made melb so worth it. thanks for being my guide so i wun get too lost taking trams.i love both of you and i can't wait for you all to be back!i appreciate everything so so much.
p/s. btw, the flights were like super gross lah. BA should just go fly kite.
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