Wednesday, December 5, 2007
So I guess I'm back
So have i been for the past month? Taking a break from the rest of the world. I flew in to Melbourne on the 16th of November and flew back from Adelaide on the 1st of December. I won't mention which route or where i went just YET. I'll do that in the next post cos there's just too much stuff to post about. I mean, 2 weeks! C'mon. Overall, it was a very memorable trip with lots of unforgettable things. I'm gonna list them now :D1. The Friendly AustraliansWow, everyone there is super friendly. Let's say you walk in a shop. "Hi there, love. How are we today?" That's what you get. They make you feel so at home! Once in a mall in Adelaide, i was looking at some TV with my dad and we were just basically standing there with our arms folded and nodding our heads at the TV. Then this staff member walks by( he looks like Chris Daughtry ) and says "hey guys" while smiling. Who in their right mind would do that in MALAYSIA? In Australia, every stranger is a friend. Cool huh.2. Flies! OHMYGOD! The most annoying flying black dots i've ever had to deal with in my life. There's this one place in Port Dickson where there are flies everywhere in this restaurant but this time its EVERYWHERE! Except indoors. As Justin described, they're just so damn lazy! They stick on you and just sit there, moving every now and then. But these flies really get in your face, literally! They stick on your eyebrows and try to get into places like the nose, eyes, mouth and the ears. When they fly they have an annoying buzzing sound and it drives every sane person nuts. Apparently some winds are blowing them south from the desert cos there are like TRILLIONS of flies all over Victoria. Everywhere there's bound to be hundreds of flies. Bloody hell, i ain't exaggerating. This kinda spoilt the trip a bit but hey, its a holiday!3. Different Brand NamesThese are just kinda weird. Hungry Jacks. No Burger King. Just Hungry Jacks. Yeah over there the name's changed. Don't know for what particular reason. Streets instead of Walls. Peter's in place of Nestlé. But i DID find something spectacular. It was in Melbourne and we were at a traffic light behind a truck. There was something on the back of it. It said : "FOOD WHOLESALERS. We don't just break your nuts, we roast them!" Got me laughing everytime i thought about it. But yeah, Hungry Jacks/Burger King, weird.4. Long Endless RoadMy mom calls it the Road to Nowhere. All the roads out of the city are really really straight. I actually had constant 'mirages'. Yeah, that thing you get in the desert cos its like 45°C. It looks like there's water on the road but its just the heat giving off some effect. Okay, the roads are really long, really straight, really boring but you still get to where you're heading.5. Random TemperatureOkay, this is what i mean. On the day we arrived the temperature was mild. Australia is currently experiencing its biggest drought in over 100 years so yeah, not much rain. Fairly sunny and about 28°C +. As we drove down to Mornington Peninsula it got colder, about 20°C. Then one evening, it rained, for two days. Slow, light, shower. It's nice and cooling and all but after the rain subsided, the temperature dropped like hell. With wind chill factor, temperatures were like 8°C at night, especially near the seaside. A week after that, it got warmer again. But it kept getting hotter and hotter and hotter till it reached 45°C. THAT was hot! But I didn't really sweat cos it wasn't humid at all. So yeah, temperature(it matters).6. Jumbo EVERYTHING!Everything there is big. I mean the food. At a Central Market(that's Chinatown) in Adelaide, i ordered a medium coke. Bloody hell it was 8 inches tall, as tall as your standard tissue box upright. That's right, go check it out. Foot long sausages at Subway. Giant Burgers. I can see how Australians get so big and tall. P.S. Alot of girl's there are overweight xD7. Cleanest Toilets EverEvery toilet i've ever come across during my stay was beautiful. Its SO CLEAN! I mean i look at it and i shake my head at Malaysians, pissing everywhere else just because the seat is dirty. Shitting on the floor cos someone else already took a crap on the seat. That's sad. Every public toilet is equipped with toilet paper--in plastic bags so it doesn't get dirty. I could shit in any public toilet and it would feel so clean, so cozy, so.. nice! Although the toilets at camping grounds aren't all that great, they never fail to have toilet paper.
8. Bindy
During my stay at Mornington Peninsula, I stayed at a Bed&Breakfast at a farm in the middle of no where. The owners, Tony and Lynette, own 16 acres of land and its all just wonderful. Its so secluded you can't hear any cars, any machines, anything! Just nature. Then i met Bindy. She was so nice and adorable. She would do her daily evening visits whenever she liked and would follow me to feed some horses and all. Once she ran away from me as we were walking to the horses and then she came back wet cos she had jumped in the lake for a swim. Bindy is a dog just in case all that sounded weird. Everyone who ever stayed there loved Bindy. She's just so friendly and nice to hold. I'll show you a picture if you ask for it on MSN. I miss Bindy and i wouldn't mind going back to stay at Billabong for a couple more days ;)
9. Meeting up with Justin
On my second last day i met up with Justin, Justin Choong. Told him to ride the tram and we were waiting at the stop and then i saw him run across the road to Hilton as soon as he got out. I knew it was him by the way he ran though. Then he bought some drink and we went to meet up with my parents and auntie at Central Market. Then we abducted him and brought him back to my auntie's house. She's actually my mom's childhood best friend but then we're also VERY distantly related. So we sat outside and talked for a while and then got scared by some weird metal clanking sound while we were talking about ghosts. Typical of us to get scared by that sort of thing. Then went in and talked a bit more and then he had to go. So we had to send him back to his brother's apartment. His school orchestra is actually going on tour to America and touring with Kylie Minouge, Eskimo Joe and some other guy in December-January. YOU HEAR THAT JUSTIN, IM ADVERTISING FOR YOU. I BETTER GET SOMETHING OUTTA THIS ;D
10. Heh...
Ask me on MSN and i'll consider telling you.
11. Repetitive Songs
Let's See How Far We've Come - Matchbox 20
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
These two songs just wont stop playing! Every channel is bound to play either one of these at least once an hour. There was this guy in Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne who stood up on a stool and shouted "LET'S SEE HOW FAR WE'VE COME!" Everyone looked at him and then he got down and kept quiet. LOL.
12. Hot Chocolate
Australian hot chocolate ROCKS SOCKS! It's the friggin best i've ever had. None in Malaysia could compete. Everywhere i went it was hot chocolate, hot chocolate, hot chocolate. Its just so wonderful. Really nice.
13. Touring Ourselves
Everywhere we go, is our decision. Where we eat, where we stay, what we do. Its not like touring with a group, thats just a pain in the ass. Made that mistake in China, never enjoyed it. It's really nice to plan your own vacation as you can wake up anytime you like and go wherever you feel like going on that day. Wanna shop? Then by all means, shop! Feeling sleepy in the morning? Sleep till you're awake! Its just so care-free. All you need to do is rent a car and maybe make some bookings where you wanna stay just in case some places are crowded. That's all you need for a good holiday.
Note : It's listed not in order. I wanted to but, who cares? ;)
Thats it. The 13 most UNFORGETTABLE things about my trip to Australia. If you've read it this far from the start then i must say, you're a nice person to read all this. I'll post a summary of my trip soon. So keep checking for updates and don't forget to tag!
Yes, i know you visit but please make your presence known by posting a tag or something.
Till next time.. OZ ROCKS!
Posted by jeremy
8:33 PM
