Back From Perth
Ok.... So it's been a while since the last post. And maybe title of the previous post is kinda ironic since its been sometime till this post as well. Ok ok... a very very long time. The kind that that is sufficient for evolution to take place. But I exaggerate.
Well I've been to Perth and came back. It's been quite an experience. Stayed at Joel's flat at Murdoch University for the first night on 22nd June night (he had to sleep on the floor...Thanks Joel). I was really tried that night so I fell asleep with the lights on.... Joel on the otherhand was full of energy and watch World Cup. Apparently Australia won 2-0 that night. One of Joel's flat mate woke me up while trying to find the keys to the apartment in his half drunken stupor. Man he was happy... anyways I recallled saying : "Hi!" before falling back to sleep.
The next few days were a whirlwind of events one after another. I went for a BBQ in air-con temperature at Matilda's Bay which is opposite University of Western Australia - Ian (aka WeiJie's) university. The people were having exams but we ended up taking pictures while people stood at the exam hall entrance. Haha... Oh yah... Joel's friends called me Yan. And I figured it was easier to remember and my parents and church friends call me that anyway. But Ian and Yan sounds similar. And you know if you say Ian with and Aussie accent it sounds like Yan... SO you can imagine some confusion going around the next few days.
Where was I... Oh yes the BBQ was fantatstic save for the unfortunate incident of Meisi's (one of the many Joel and Ian's friends I met while I was there. Let me tell you I met a lot of friends there. I think about more than 10. That's an average of more than one person per day. Hahah...Sorry I digress) program coordinator called and needed to talk to her about the cancellation of some units (we call them modules here). It was a bummer so the 2 birthday girls (Meisi being one of them and another girl called Raine) and Ian had to leave. Felt sorry for Ian and Joel since they planned it for the girls but they had to leave under such circumstances.
24th June Saturaday:
Anyways, on Sat it was off to the countryside at Swan Valley where we were met with a beautiful aussie countryside along with some homey aussie hospitality at Lancatser Winery and this place called Kafarela's Vineyard. The former had this charismatic wine seller who joked with us while we tasted the wines (my favourite wine is late picked Lancater desert wine now...tastes better than red wine) and the latter was met with a nice old lady.
Next up was Caversham Wildlife park where we petted kangaroos, horses, goats, rabbits etc. and met a lazy old wombat who was having bad day and din want to be carried. The day ended with the best pizza I'd ever tasted. Joel's reccommendations are accurate again. I'll show some more pictures next time. Suffice to say the crust was thin and not starchy and the fillings where mouth watering good. We even had dessert which was on the pizza crust. Honeymud dessert pizza and another strawberry pizza which I can't recall the name but can recall the wonderful taste. Just for the record, I like the chocolate one better. Hot fudge metling in your mouth and oozing out as you take a bit at the frosting and chocolate-coated crust.... Phew...
Ok I'll post more in the future along with some pictures. Gotta go back to work with all the VCF stuff now.
But let me just end of by saying it was an eventful experience. I was only there for 7 days. But by the time I left it seemed like I was there for the longest time.
Maybe it's because it felt like home. Or maybe it was the friends I made there. Or maybe cause it was seeing Joel and Ian again after so long. Or maybe its because Joel and Ian made it so. Joel and Ian; if you're reading this thanks.
And Ian, don't be sad that everyone's leaving. Joel will be back soon. And so will everyone else. I would love to taste the perfected cheesecake when you get back. =)
Joel have a nice holiday at Sydney. Happy belated birthday! Your card from the YMers in Singapore and present awaits you when you get back to Perth. It's with Ian.
Well I've been to Perth and came back. It's been quite an experience. Stayed at Joel's flat at Murdoch University for the first night on 22nd June night (he had to sleep on the floor...Thanks Joel). I was really tried that night so I fell asleep with the lights on.... Joel on the otherhand was full of energy and watch World Cup. Apparently Australia won 2-0 that night. One of Joel's flat mate woke me up while trying to find the keys to the apartment in his half drunken stupor. Man he was happy... anyways I recallled saying : "Hi!" before falling back to sleep.
The next few days were a whirlwind of events one after another. I went for a BBQ in air-con temperature at Matilda's Bay which is opposite University of Western Australia - Ian (aka WeiJie's) university. The people were having exams but we ended up taking pictures while people stood at the exam hall entrance. Haha... Oh yah... Joel's friends called me Yan. And I figured it was easier to remember and my parents and church friends call me that anyway. But Ian and Yan sounds similar. And you know if you say Ian with and Aussie accent it sounds like Yan... SO you can imagine some confusion going around the next few days.
Where was I... Oh yes the BBQ was fantatstic save for the unfortunate incident of Meisi's (one of the many Joel and Ian's friends I met while I was there. Let me tell you I met a lot of friends there. I think about more than 10. That's an average of more than one person per day. Hahah...Sorry I digress) program coordinator called and needed to talk to her about the cancellation of some units (we call them modules here). It was a bummer so the 2 birthday girls (Meisi being one of them and another girl called Raine) and Ian had to leave. Felt sorry for Ian and Joel since they planned it for the girls but they had to leave under such circumstances.
24th June Saturaday:
Anyways, on Sat it was off to the countryside at Swan Valley where we were met with a beautiful aussie countryside along with some homey aussie hospitality at Lancatser Winery and this place called Kafarela's Vineyard. The former had this charismatic wine seller who joked with us while we tasted the wines (my favourite wine is late picked Lancater desert wine now...tastes better than red wine) and the latter was met with a nice old lady.
Next up was Caversham Wildlife park where we petted kangaroos, horses, goats, rabbits etc. and met a lazy old wombat who was having bad day and din want to be carried. The day ended with the best pizza I'd ever tasted. Joel's reccommendations are accurate again. I'll show some more pictures next time. Suffice to say the crust was thin and not starchy and the fillings where mouth watering good. We even had dessert which was on the pizza crust. Honeymud dessert pizza and another strawberry pizza which I can't recall the name but can recall the wonderful taste. Just for the record, I like the chocolate one better. Hot fudge metling in your mouth and oozing out as you take a bit at the frosting and chocolate-coated crust.... Phew...
Ok I'll post more in the future along with some pictures. Gotta go back to work with all the VCF stuff now.
But let me just end of by saying it was an eventful experience. I was only there for 7 days. But by the time I left it seemed like I was there for the longest time.
Maybe it's because it felt like home. Or maybe it was the friends I made there. Or maybe cause it was seeing Joel and Ian again after so long. Or maybe its because Joel and Ian made it so. Joel and Ian; if you're reading this thanks.
And Ian, don't be sad that everyone's leaving. Joel will be back soon. And so will everyone else. I would love to taste the perfected cheesecake when you get back. =)
Joel have a nice holiday at Sydney. Happy belated birthday! Your card from the YMers in Singapore and present awaits you when you get back to Perth. It's with Ian.
2 Comments:
Glad to know that you had fun! And I'm still sad that you had to leave so early... Why, Yan? Why?
Sigh.... Didn't want to by the 7th day. Would have loved to stay till rachel came. It would been a wonderful time catching up with both of you. But alas I have to attend to the campus ministry in VCF. Its a most busy period to get things in order before school term starts...
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