Sunshine, Festivals and the Lion [DAY 3]

Day 3 was an amazingly delicious day. I woke up to sunshine through the windows, and probably also the cold temperature as I entered the washroom to wash myself right up. Even though I was tempted not to bath I bathed, and then washed my face for the day. The water was freezing cold.

My sister brought us out to a Chinese Restaurant, called Hao Ge. As I entered the restaurant, the scent of food was already tickling my brain through my nose. It made my stomach growl, and we couldn't wait to order. We ordered chicken legs, meat and also Pai Kut Ong (Some bone king, didn't know how to spell it :x). We also had Dim Sum and the most delicious Egg Tart I ever laid my tongue on. The portion was okay, and the food was so tasty we literally almost licked the plates scott free.

Food from Hao Ge. Look at the Dim Sum :P Yum Yum

After that, we went for an outing with my other Siblings. We walked along the Brisbane River and I took a picture of the city. It was a day full of sunshine, and the sun was scorching hot, but there was a constant breeze of cool air, so it was standable. Nearby, there was a chocolate factory themed cafe called Max Brenners. The menu consisted of chocolate, chocolate and even more chocolate. This sure would alter my weight a little but it was worth it. Chocolate dips, Chocolate waffles, Chocolate ice cream, this new concept could be applied for Breakfast and Lunch, and we had the sweetest lunch ever.

It was a very long day. We took a walk around Brisbane Square, and saw the old bank. It looked really classy, as if we are strutting down the streets of London, but yeah; back to reality. Its Brisbane and its the 21st century right now :3 We also went to the lookout at Mount Cootha. And guess what? I saw Park Tae Hwan, the famous Korean Swimmer! He was with another lady, though. Didn't want to disturb them so I just fled to the sidelines and watched.

Yeah as you can see, my fingers seem really reluctant to type essays about my amazing experience. I will just caption the pictures I have taken and end this on an amazing note.

CHOCOLATE

Brisbane City, and Brisbane River. Also, candid of Su Min. (That I didn't notice until after I checked the photos back in Malaysia)

The Max Brenner's Chocolate Love Story. tl;dr

Chocolate Waffles, Ice Cream, sweet snacks to dip into chocolate dippings. Both Milk and Dark Chocolate. Full of Chocolaty goodness :3

Brisbane Square! Sorry random people dragged into my inconvenient phototaking timing skills.

Planetarium. Closed when we arrived though. :(

Mount Cootha lookout.

WHOO!! tl;dr

Brisbane's map? :x I really have no idea what this is.

Delicious vegetarian food, there were other dishes too during dinner that day; but I only took pictures of this San Choi Pau :(

Sunshine, Festivals and the Lion [Day 2]

We slept really soundly the first night. When we woke up that morning, it was daybreak. Briskly packing our stuff, we took one last glance at the hotel room and bid the place goodbye. We had a quick breakfast at a local eatery and called a cab to bring us to Changi. We checked into Emirates, which personally is the best flight I had ever been on in my life. Everybody were dressed so formally, men in formal attire fit with matching ties, and women with red headpieces that make them look damn elegant. It was like a flight fit for a paradise on earth.

The flight was seven hours long, so I popped a motion sickness pill half an hour before the flight. Seven hours may be a long stretch of time, but for me it wasnt. It wasnt enough, Emirates had too much things to do that you easily lose track of time. There was a touchscreen device located in front of you, which you can use to watch movies all over the world of different languages and also subtitles, and also various songs. Nolstagic songs I have long not heard of. These include

• Love Story wa Totsuzen Ni
• Kaze ni Naru - The Cat Returns
• Tonari no Totoro - My Neighbour, Totoro
• Doraemon no Uta - Doraemon
• Moonlight Densetsu - Sailormoon

And of course, exciting series like Family Guy and TBBT (The Big Bang Theory). It was the best flight experience every. The stewards/stewardesses were polite and efficient with their job. The flight had blankets and pillows you can use to make yourself more comfortable. The flight was amazing on many levels that cannot be explained with mere words of my standard. It was stable, the take off and landing were amazing that you won't fill a tad dizzy or nauseous. It was great. Five stars, but if I could give more I would chip in extra stars.

The Emirates Flight. Best flight ever. Adios to the crew members that gave us the best treatment in the world!

Watching TBBT (The Big Bang Theory) in the aircraft :D Knock Knock Knock, Penny?

We reached Brisbane at about 9:00 p.m. at night. Driving back to my eldest sister's place takes about half an hour, so when we reached we talked for a while. My second sister, my brother; Young and his girlfriend; Su Min were also there, My second sister was helping them pack my brother's stuff. He flew in from Adelaide to attend my sister's wedding - and so he packed his stuff that used to be in my eldest sister's house because he used to live there in the past.

We slept early that day, because we had a lot to see the next day. That marks the end of day 2 :P

Sunshine, Festivals and the Lion [DAY 1]

So yeah; on the 22nd of August 2013, I flew to Singapore and Australia. I had motion sickness (A trait passed down from my maternal side) - so I had to gulp down a pill to qwell the sickness before the flight. About an hour and a half long, the Air Asia flight was okay. I noticed the stewardess' were all wearing jeans, a modern concept maybe?

We stayed in Beach Hotel along Beach Road. A good location indeed, after the limousine driver dropped us there from Changi Airport, the rooms needed preparation - so we had a short stroll, and there was a lot of eateries. Japanese Cuisines, Korean Barbeques, Western Grills, Chinese Food; name it and it will be there. Since it was a location that was technically in the middle of the city, there were people from all walks of life. Students, office workers, the elderly and even high school children everywhere.

The night life over there was awesome, you can see students doing their assignments in cafes, having blasts with their friends or walking happily in a gang. The parks were also a sight to behold. Lovebirds can be seen at many a place and a time, holding hands and cuddling under the moonlight. The eateries were the best. There were rarely enough space for people to eat, so the eateries were always crowded and people had to queue up outside and wait for their turn. The food were quite similar to Malaysia, with a slightly little difference in taste.

Nasi Lemak at a local eatery. Spicy, but the delicious type of spicy.

When the budget hotel was ready, we unpacked and rested a while. It seemed like a long day, but we weren't ready to sleep just yet. We would only be here for less than a day, so why not sight-walk as far as our legs can bring us? Mum's legs were easily exhausted, so she told us that she would stay in the hotel to Watch some TV and also play some games (Candy Crush especially). Anyway, we saved some money by not calling the taxi drivers and we walked through half of the city. The weather was cloudy, it could rain any time - but it never did. The spiral bridge was beautiful, the patterns were surreal. As I walked over the bridge, I felt intensely excited. I was curious, though; as to what those symbols on the ground meant.

The Casino Hotel and also the Arts Museum. Pretty exotic design, huh? :)

No idea what this is called, but I think its the floating stadium. Aren't those colors beautiful?

Water collection tanks, decorated like an upside down umbrella tree. There was a floating garden like this, but I didn't get to go on it :(

In one of the malls. Previously, there was a canal for modern yachts to pass through. Elegant design!

When we got back home, we went out again for dinner. We ate at a chicken rice shop; and yes, we had chicken rice and several dishes to go with them. The food was tasty! We followed up with dessert just a stone's throw away. It was a wonderful day for us and even more blissful a day for our stomachs.

Ais Kacang Singapore. Delicious!

My mum was telling us that she heard someone knocking on her door, but as she peeked through the keyhole she saw no one. This incident only occured when my dad and I isn't in the hotel room. It was certainly strange, but not as mysterious considering that it was still the 7th month then. Besides that, it might be just matters of the mind, or she was worrying too much.

Putting incidents aside, it was a wonderful day in Singapore. I will certainly come back again to this wonderful country.