V.A.I.N.

Human beings are V.A.I.N.

Why? Firstly, they love to meddle into people’s problem as if they are the Saint Mary. Wake up…you people!! There could only be ONE Saint Mary in this world, so don’t try so hard to be the impossible. Buck up and start getting a big mirror to reflect on your so-called HELPFUL NOSINESS. If we don’t ask for help, don’t bother to assist. Excessive of help could easily backfire the situation, you troublemaker!

Secondly, human are vain as they love to gossip behind people’s back.

“Today’s gossip, tomorrow‘s headlines.”

A very simple quote, yet so true. Being quiet doesn’t mean that you could avoid people from talking behind your back. The great power of rumors is that it could turn something that is not the fact into something that somehow sounds real to everyone. Again, who doesn’t love gossips? Clarification is a waste of time. The harder you try to clarify, the more the scandalmongers will brag on it. So fuck it…just say whatever shit you like! Truth is never important as VAINY only chose to hear thing they like to hear.

Thirdly, human beings are vain as they could never get contented with their life. Yes, the famous people around you could have a much much better life than you, a greater bf/gf, a hotter body, a prettier face, so what? Get over it, you Green-Eyed Monster! There is always a reason why you are as what you are now. Be grateful as you are still alive and not fucking starving in a desert.


"The disease of jealously is so malignant that is converts all it takes into its own nourishment." Quoted from Joseph Addison

Sydney

On 20th of February, 2009, I have FINALLY abandoned all the tedious support queries and was leaving on an airbus to a 5 days 4 nights trip to Sydney, one of the most glamorous cities on the planet. The airfare costs me about $168 for a return ticket (depart from Melbourne), which is considered as cheap for such a memorable trip.

20th of Feb

Took a airport transfer shuttle from Southern Cross Station to Avalon. Throughout the journey, couldn’t help but Ima overwhelmed with excitement! We waited as if the time was moving in a slow motion, tick tock tick tock & then that is...me and Siew Wen reached Sydney finally, at 2pm! From Sydney Airport, we took a airport transfer shuttle to the budget hotel, Y Hotel City South at Cleveland St, Chippendale. It was approximately 5 minutes walk from George St, one of Sydney's most notable city streets.


George Street: It begins in the north end of Sydney in The Rocks, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge and extends to the southern end of the city, near Central Station and Ultimo, where it leads into Railway Square. Nonetheless, Queen Victoria Building & St. Andrew's Cathedral which are located in Town Hall, are some of the MUST-GO attractions along George Street.

After dropping off our luggage beg, we headed straight to George Street for a tea break at Lindt Chocolate Cafe which terrifically, served one of the best ice chocolate that I have ever tasted!

Lindt Chocolate Cafe: http://www.lindt.com.au/

Next, we continued our journey by hitting Bondi Beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. "Bondi" or "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rocks. Even though it is nothing compared to the beaches in Great Ocean Road, however, the crowd and the water sports did help in boosting up the atmosphere indeed! At around 8:30P.M., we find our way to Hurricane’s Grill & Bar Steakhouse Restaurant for our dinner appointment. As highly recommended, the spare ribs are absolutely awesome and freaking tasty...For a porky lover like me, it’s just too good to be true!

Hurricane’s: http://www.hurricanesgrill.com.au/

After a great dinner, we took a bus and headed back to Sydney City towards Circular Quay. Circular Quay is located on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove, between Bennelong Point and The Rocks. It is made up of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. It hosts a number of ferry quays and a train station. The night view @ Circular Quay is incredibly breath-taking especially for the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. After some photo-shooting session, me & Siew Wen decided to call it a day and we went back to our hotel to regenerate our energy for next day outings!

21st of Feb

Wake up at 6:00 a.m., grabbed some foods in the dining hall and ready to kick start our day for a day-trip to Blue Mountain and Jenolan Cave. As Ima not that into sight-seeing thingy, the day trip just doesn’t appeal me much. All I can remember is that we have been travelling in the bus for a long long time before we reached our destination-Blue Mountain. However, we did not spend much time at Blue Mountain and I thank God for that...!! Apparently, it’s just a waste of time... =X


Then, we continued our journey to Jenolan Caves, which, Ima not looking forward to, due to the experience at Blue Mountain. By the time we reached Jenolan, it’s already near 2p.m. After a quick brunchie, we start our exploration to the depth of the Lucas Cave. At first, the whole climbing thingy doesn’t really amuse me...at least not until Ima at the 300+ stairsteps..! Trust me...whatever that I have seen starting from this point onwards is totally amazing...Also, this is when I felt as if the $$$ that I spent on, really paid off! The formations at Jenolan are astonishing C.O.O.L! Nonetheless, the magic of Jenolan has left its mark on me as a place as timeless as it is unforgettable.
We went back to Sydney City at around 7:00 p.m. As we planned to try out the pancakes @ Pancakes on the Rocks, hence, without much hesitation, we headed to Darling Harbour, one of the favourite attractions for leisure and entertainment in Sydney!

Pancakes on the Rocks: http://www.pancakesontherocks.com.au/home

After the dinner, went for a night stroll at The Rocks. Along the way, we can see the magnificent Opera House and Harbour Bridge which totally outshine the night view in Sydney!

22nd of Feb

The third day of my Sydney Trip. Start the day by going on a city tour around Sydney. If it wasn’t for FREE, I would never go for this trip..it’s really wasting time....Zzz...Anyway, the whole tour thingy ended at approximately 12:30 p.m. After the tour, as The Rocks is the home to a number of cafes, thus, after some thoughts, we decided to go and have our lunch at The Rocks Cafe. The pleasure of having lunch in The Rocks is the great ambience which enables us to enjoy an intimate lunch within a historic building. I would only recommend The Rocks Cafe if you are opting for desserts. The main course is not savoury enough, I would say.
After the lunch, we headed straight towards one of the well-known Sydney attractions, The Rocks Market. The peculiar of the market is because oneself can find all sort of authentic ornaments, paintings and accessories which I reckon could be nice-to-buy souvenirs.
The Rocks Market: http://www.sydney.com.au/the-rocks-market.htm

As both my feet are aching due to a long period of walking, I did not join Siew Wen for any activities for the rest of the day. However, I manage to have a sumptuous dinner with her at Jordon’s, Darling Harbour before we call it a day and head back to the hotel.

23rd of Feb

If I were to choose the BEST DAY for the whole trip, I would have voted this day for sure! Yes..but why?!? The reason is SIMPLE...For the first time ever, I touched a Baby Koala! Hahaha...Koalas... they are just too C.U.T.E.! First destination which we halted by is the Australia Reptile Park- a Home to many Reptiles and also Australian cuddly MAMMALS such as the unique platypus, koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils, echidnas, dingoes and of course friendly hand-fed kangaroos! A fantastic experience to kick starts my day indeed!

Then, we headed to Port Stephens for a Dolphin Watch Cruise...which is one of my favourite moments I have endured throughout the journey! Port Stephens is home to the bottlenose dolphins year round and the cruise is entirely smooth sailing. This experience would definitely be one of my precious moments ever....! After the cruise, we continue our journey to Stockton Bright sand dunes and have an opportunity to try the sandboarding....Omfg...what can I say? The sandboarding encounter is f**king ghostly and exciting!

After a tiring and enjoyable day, we decided to go to Nick’s Bondi Beach Pavillion for a buffet dinner which ONLY costs $25 per pax! Whole bunch lot of mussels, steaks and ribs...Yummy yummy delicious~ Last night in Sydney, enjoy the best while I can!

24th of Feb

Sad to say but G.O.O.D things never last long and in a glimpse of seconds, it’s already the end of the trip.

As for the agenda of this day, we decided to start our day by going to Sydney Fish Market for some nice brekky. However, unexpectedly, I do not enjoy the seafood except for the Rock Lobsters.

SFM: http://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/

After an hour or so, we finished our food and without much delay, we make our way to the Circular Quay to take a ferry to our last destination of the trip- Taronga Zoo. The whole trip costs us about $44 only including the entrance fee to the Zoo.

At around 3.15 P.M. we call it quits to our 5 days 4 nights Sydney tour by rushing back to the hotel for the Airport Transfer Shuttle at 4 p.m. On our way back, we stopped by at QVB to buy some cupcakes for Wee Lee, the dessert queen...LOL! As highly recommended the cupcakes were indeed good~! :D

The Cupcakes Bakery: http://www.thecupcakebakery.com.au/

We reached Sydney Airport at around 4.45 p.m. and after check-in, we waited patiently in the airport for the time to board the Jetstar Airplane again. 6:10 p.m., we ended our trip at Sydney and went back to Melbourne, back to the reality. L
In conclusion, I really savour the vacation this time around, as I have SO SO SO much fun in Sydney...will definitely visit this glamorous city again someday....Nonetheless, Sydney rocks big time!

.::*~@1st of Jan, 2009@~*:.

It’s 1st of Jan, 2009…Another beginning of a new year, hopefully 2009 is gonna be a great year ahead for me and everyone around me! As a matter of fact, the only good thing about approaching a NEW YEAR is most likely earning another day off from work…Other than that…I could not even sense the excitement of entering a new year…maybe as people grow older, they tend to pay less attention to the events that took place….How time flew….and I am already 24 & am approaching 25 this year!! How can I be excited & happy over this? LOL….

1st of Jan, 2009, I missed my families, friends & Rosh back in Malaysia…66 days left before I can join the crowd in Malaysia =(

Hmmm...the decision of coming to Melbourne will definitely leave a beautiful & memorable mark to my life…it’s already been 1 month since I came to Melbourne….the thing that I’d experience in here is kinda different from Malaysia…If you ask me do I like Melbourne? Well, I do enjoy my stay in Melbourne so far but if both my families & friends are here…it would be even much better….homesick is unbearable! However, working in Melbourne and experiencing a mixture of different cultures and the lifestyle here is indeed cool & fun~

1st of Jan, 2009, went for a nice dinner with Wee Lee & Jiunn Horng– celebrating the new beginning of the year & also celebrating for Jiunn Horng as he found his passport eventually…No more nasi lemak & bah kut teh for you..haha! Btw, thanks for you guys’ companion during my stay in Melb…the place & food recommendations are awesome…truly appreciate that and I had a great time here! =)

1st of Jan, 2009, we had our dinner in Melbourne Hwaro Korean BBQ, a Korean BBQ restaurant located in Little Bourke St. The BBQ pork & kimchi soup served are awfully tasty!…Enjoy my first dinner in the year of 2009….would definitely go back and try the food again before I leave Melbourne =)

1st of Jan, 2009, we went for a walk in Melbourne City after we finished our food …we happened to drop by Bourke street and saw the Xmas Display Window of Myer…it was very special & different from all the other displays that I have ever seen…Thus, w/o wasting much time, we got down from the tram and head towards the entrance of Myer and starts taking snapshots on “How Santa Really Works”….The creativity & brilliant idea behind the creation of How Santa Really Works is amazing…Salute to Alan Snow, the creator of “How Santa Really Works”…did a great job indeed… At least, seeing stuff like this has tremendously helped in cheering my first day in year 2009 in Melbourne =)

Happy 2009 to Everyone...!

Hopefully 2009 is gonna be a great year ahead!

Cheers!