Today was our last day in Australia,Perth.I was kind of sad to go but I missed my home.We were going to the Naragebup Environmental Centre.Our breakfast consisted of toast,bacon, potatoes,juice and other stuff.We then boarded the coach after checking out.Naragebup Environmental Centre was really environmental-friendly.Their restrooms even had some kind of device which was,of course,environmental-friendly.They also had chickens there.They also showed us worm-farming.They also kept a skeletons and specimens of animals,reptiles at the touch-and-feel table.We even saw real-live sharks!The sharks were really small.They were kept in a small pool together with some fishes and turtles.We even had a chance to touch snakes and such but I didn't at all.
Then,we had lunch.We went to some kind of family restaurant and ate seafood pizza and potato wedges.Those who were allergic to seafood ate a different kind of pizza.The food there was really yummy.Maybe it was because I hadn't ate pizza for months.
After lunch it was TA TA PERTH.We were going back to Singapore soon.Maybe I'll be back.Maybe I won't.Would I or wouldn't I.Would I..................
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Perth Day 4
Today,we were going to the John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School(JSR). We had to wear either our camp T-shirt,house T-shirt,PE T-shirt and track pants or PE shorts.We were going to have a dance lesson there.The instructor was the principal harself.All the student's bags were the same,totally identical.We had to do a warm-up first.I had to do it weirdly as sometimes,I think I'm born with two left feet.Most of us were shy but the shy people still joined in.We then split into groups of 6 or 7-3JSR students and 3 or 4 coralites formed 1 group.We had to be real quick as we had to change our positions during 8 seconds,then for 4 seconds.Later,we split into 2 groups-JSR in 1 group,us coralites in another.We had to dance(as in really dance)to a song.JSR's students went first.Naturally,they were good.When it was our turn,we all ran to the back.
After the trip to JSR,we headed to Kings Park.We ate kabaab for lunch there.We were heading to the Aboriginal Arts Gallery next.We had to complete an activity in our worksheet there.The pictures there were really expensive.Next,to the city malls!Our group(yellow-capped)had to go together.I didn't buy a thing there.
We went to a Malay store for our dinner then went to a souvenir shop to buy,you know,souvenirs.After everyone had finished buying their stuff,we headed back to the hotel to bathe and do our reflections.
After the trip to JSR,we headed to Kings Park.We ate kabaab for lunch there.We were heading to the Aboriginal Arts Gallery next.We had to complete an activity in our worksheet there.The pictures there were really expensive.Next,to the city malls!Our group(yellow-capped)had to go together.I didn't buy a thing there.
We went to a Malay store for our dinner then went to a souvenir shop to buy,you know,souvenirs.After everyone had finished buying their stuff,we headed back to the hotel to bathe and do our reflections.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Perth Day 3
Today all six of us woke up late.We rushed through everything that we did. However,we didn't need to rush as 3 or 4 groups were extremely late.Our breakfast was the same thing-baked beans,hash browns,scrambled eggs and fish fingers.We were going to Anzac Terrace Primary School after breakfast.The Chinese and Malay dancers(5 in total)were going to perform for Anzac Terrace Primary School.When we got there the teachers started giving us instructions like not to speak too fast and don't say HUH or something like that.The school was only one-storied and they didn't call the classes names or something.They were like called Classroom 17,Classroom14 unlike us,who had Caring,Obedient and so on.
After the 'school trip',we headed for lunch.Lunch was a hamburger and loads or fries with some drinks.After our scrumptious lunch,we headed to the Cavarsham Wildlife Park.We saw dingos,Tasmanian devils,kangaroos and many more.We even got to feed the kangaroos.We also took a picture with a wombat.Now for the GRAND FINALE-the hotel.I shared a room with Merrilynn and Hao Gen on the topmost floor.After the teachers gave us 5 minutes of rest,we assembled together again.We were going to dinner.I was surprised when the teachers brought us to a cafe selling Malay food as I thought we were going to have fries or something.We then headed to a supermarket to buy some food to bring to the John Septimus Roe tomorrow.We got back to the hotel and found out that our bath wasn't working so we had to squat down to bathe.We were going to use the UMPC to do our work but I didn't get to use it.There was some kind of problem.As I could do nothing,I went to sleepWhat a day!
After the 'school trip',we headed for lunch.Lunch was a hamburger and loads or fries with some drinks.After our scrumptious lunch,we headed to the Cavarsham Wildlife Park.We saw dingos,Tasmanian devils,kangaroos and many more.We even got to feed the kangaroos.We also took a picture with a wombat.Now for the GRAND FINALE-the hotel.I shared a room with Merrilynn and Hao Gen on the topmost floor.After the teachers gave us 5 minutes of rest,we assembled together again.We were going to dinner.I was surprised when the teachers brought us to a cafe selling Malay food as I thought we were going to have fries or something.We then headed to a supermarket to buy some food to bring to the John Septimus Roe tomorrow.We got back to the hotel and found out that our bath wasn't working so we had to squat down to bathe.We were going to use the UMPC to do our work but I didn't get to use it.There was some kind of problem.As I could do nothing,I went to sleepWhat a day!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Perth Day 2
Today,we had to wake up pretty early and I didn't exactly had a good night's sleep last night.I had a pretty hard time waking up.For our breakfast we had scrambled eggs,fish fingers,hash browns and baked beans.That breakfast really perked me up.
After our delicious breakfast we were going to play a game.We needed to split into two groups.Our group leader was Anwar(white cap)while the opponents group leader was Dylan Wong(white cap).I think our group called ourselves Agua or something(in honour of Anwar of course).Our first contest was to connect(I think) balloons more than the height of a chair and to make them stand up by themselves.I think we won that contest as we were the first to stand the balloons up and make 'it' stand by itself.Then,we had to find 10 different kinds of leaves and 5 different fruits.the next activity,involved teamwork,a lot of it.We had to go around the dining room collecting 5 different kind of sauces.Doesn't sound very hard right? the hard part was that we had to hold a ring of toilet paper around the whole group without tearing the toilet paper.If we tore it,we had to restart the activity.I was at the back with Merrilynn and Celine(I think).We kept asking the people at the front to slow down as they were walking too fast and the toilet paper was already starting to tear.We managed to finish the activity without having to restart it.I was relieved that we did not need to restart.After that we needed to build a nest to prevent an egg from breaking.Our group used leaves,sand,moss and other stuff to build it and we surrounded the 'nest' with pebbles.That activity was quite easy as we accomplished it with only a couple of minutes.Next.they gave a piece of paper and we had to find 15 pictures out of about 18 pictures in order.We were already kind of tired so we walked while the other team mostly ran.We HAD the head start but now the other team(I think they named themselves Shabalaba Ding Dong)had it now.I wasn't surprised when we came in second(last)and the other team won.Although we came in second,we still received a prize and it turned out the prizes were the same.
Then,it was lunch-time.The teachers helped us barbecue some meat and sausages to go with hot dog buns.There was chicken wings and some vegetables too.
After lunch,we were going to see a sheep-shearing demo.We met the man who was going to do that outside the main building.He was with a few puppies and their mother dog which was the sheep dog.When I saw how the sheep was sheared,I got a little scared.I even learnt stuff about sheep-shearing like-sheep shearing is done once a year,the shearing won't hurt the sheep at all,sheep skin will be used to make carpets,coats etc.Then,we headed to the winery to see how wine was made.There was lots of machines needed to make wine.The wine was made from grapes.
Next,to the dining room to eat dinner.There was spaghetti,vegetarian noodles and salad.That was our last dinner at the farm.After dinner we had a campfire and ate marshmallows.I ate about four.The marshmallows were really tasty.It was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.I even got to see moon-rise.It was a pretty beautiful sight.We got to sing a few songs.Although I didn't exactly like singing and my singing was pretty horrible and sang,but rather softly.After the campfire,we went back to the chalet to bathe and do our reflections and pack our luggage as we were leaving early tommorow.We had to sleep around 10p.m.It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.
After our delicious breakfast we were going to play a game.We needed to split into two groups.Our group leader was Anwar(white cap)while the opponents group leader was Dylan Wong(white cap).I think our group called ourselves Agua or something(in honour of Anwar of course).Our first contest was to connect(I think) balloons more than the height of a chair and to make them stand up by themselves.I think we won that contest as we were the first to stand the balloons up and make 'it' stand by itself.Then,we had to find 10 different kinds of leaves and 5 different fruits.the next activity,involved teamwork,a lot of it.We had to go around the dining room collecting 5 different kind of sauces.Doesn't sound very hard right? the hard part was that we had to hold a ring of toilet paper around the whole group without tearing the toilet paper.If we tore it,we had to restart the activity.I was at the back with Merrilynn and Celine(I think).We kept asking the people at the front to slow down as they were walking too fast and the toilet paper was already starting to tear.We managed to finish the activity without having to restart it.I was relieved that we did not need to restart.After that we needed to build a nest to prevent an egg from breaking.Our group used leaves,sand,moss and other stuff to build it and we surrounded the 'nest' with pebbles.That activity was quite easy as we accomplished it with only a couple of minutes.Next.they gave a piece of paper and we had to find 15 pictures out of about 18 pictures in order.We were already kind of tired so we walked while the other team mostly ran.We HAD the head start but now the other team(I think they named themselves Shabalaba Ding Dong)had it now.I wasn't surprised when we came in second(last)and the other team won.Although we came in second,we still received a prize and it turned out the prizes were the same.
Then,it was lunch-time.The teachers helped us barbecue some meat and sausages to go with hot dog buns.There was chicken wings and some vegetables too.
After lunch,we were going to see a sheep-shearing demo.We met the man who was going to do that outside the main building.He was with a few puppies and their mother dog which was the sheep dog.When I saw how the sheep was sheared,I got a little scared.I even learnt stuff about sheep-shearing like-sheep shearing is done once a year,the shearing won't hurt the sheep at all,sheep skin will be used to make carpets,coats etc.Then,we headed to the winery to see how wine was made.There was lots of machines needed to make wine.The wine was made from grapes.
Next,to the dining room to eat dinner.There was spaghetti,vegetarian noodles and salad.That was our last dinner at the farm.After dinner we had a campfire and ate marshmallows.I ate about four.The marshmallows were really tasty.It was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.I even got to see moon-rise.It was a pretty beautiful sight.We got to sing a few songs.Although I didn't exactly like singing and my singing was pretty horrible and sang,but rather softly.After the campfire,we went back to the chalet to bathe and do our reflections and pack our luggage as we were leaving early tommorow.We had to sleep around 10p.m.It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.
Perth Day 1
Our first stop in Perth was at Fremantle.Our friendly driver Trevor took us there in a bus.The weather was considered cold compared to Singapore.I think it was about io degrees celsius. We went to the Fremantle Market and bought some things.I wandered aroud with my buddy,Merrilynn and two others(I forgot who was it).There were many shops selling keychains,bags,clothing,pens and many more.I wanted to get some stuff for my friends who didn't come with us on this Perth trip but I ended up not buying anything for them but buying a small little keychain for myself.
Later,we travelled on the bus again but this time,we were heading to the Chocolate Factory. The chocolate there were pretty expensive so I decided not to buy any chocolates but just go around looking at the different kinds of chocolates.All of them looked so delicious that I couldn't help wishing that I had enough money to buy some choolate to eat some.
Next stop,lunch at Sweetlips.It was going to be Fish&Chips!I couldn't wait as I haven't tasted Fish&Chips in years.My buddy,Merrilynn,Wan Lin and Celine sat at a table together and chitchatted for a while before the food came.My mouth formed an O when I saw how big the platter of Fish&Chips were.I think Merrilynn was pretty shocked too as the food in Singapore weren't served that large a platter.There was two pieces of fish and loads of fries.I almost managed to finish my fish.I'm not exactly sure whether I finished the fries or not.The others(Wan Lin, Merrilynn and Celine)gave up about halfway through,leaving me to continue to 'wade' my way through the chips.I think I liked the chips best.There was also drinks provided for us.I drank the lemonade and it was delicious.
After the scrumptious(and big)meal we were going to proceed to the Apricot Acres Fruit Orchard.It's actually considered the Orchard Glory Farm Resort(where we were going to stay for the time being).At the orchard,we saw peach trees and orange trees.Then,we saw how raisins were dried.After that,we could buy apricots,sultanas,raisins or something but then,I decided not to and wandered outside.It was peaceful out there and there was a slight breeze blowing.It was really cooling but some of my friends thought it was cold.
After all thirty of us were here after some of us buying apricots or something we proceeded to the farm to check in then have a rest before dinner.I shared a room with Merrilynn who was my buddy.There was six of us in the chalet and three rooms-two rooms with two singe beds and one room with a Queen size bed.
If I'm not wrong dinner was spaghetti with salad(if you wanted to)and we had ice-cream with peaches for those who wanted them for our dessert.When dinner was over,we had to go back to our chalet to bathe and do our work and reflections.After bathing,the six of us gathered together and did the work together.Merrilynn and I was the last one to go to bed.When the others were already in bed,we were 'stomping around' as we were always forgetting something.First I even forgot to brush my teeth and went stomping around.Then Merrilynn needed to go to the restroom then my troat got itchy and needed to drink then discovered that my bottle had no more water so I had to stomp to the kitchen but finally we got into bed but once in bed I dropped my specs and had to grope in the dark finding my specs.Then,as both of us were pretty much exhausted,we fell asleep.Goodnight!!!
Later,we travelled on the bus again but this time,we were heading to the Chocolate Factory. The chocolate there were pretty expensive so I decided not to buy any chocolates but just go around looking at the different kinds of chocolates.All of them looked so delicious that I couldn't help wishing that I had enough money to buy some choolate to eat some.
Next stop,lunch at Sweetlips.It was going to be Fish&Chips!I couldn't wait as I haven't tasted Fish&Chips in years.My buddy,Merrilynn,Wan Lin and Celine sat at a table together and chitchatted for a while before the food came.My mouth formed an O when I saw how big the platter of Fish&Chips were.I think Merrilynn was pretty shocked too as the food in Singapore weren't served that large a platter.There was two pieces of fish and loads of fries.I almost managed to finish my fish.I'm not exactly sure whether I finished the fries or not.The others(Wan Lin, Merrilynn and Celine)gave up about halfway through,leaving me to continue to 'wade' my way through the chips.I think I liked the chips best.There was also drinks provided for us.I drank the lemonade and it was delicious.
After the scrumptious(and big)meal we were going to proceed to the Apricot Acres Fruit Orchard.It's actually considered the Orchard Glory Farm Resort(where we were going to stay for the time being).At the orchard,we saw peach trees and orange trees.Then,we saw how raisins were dried.After that,we could buy apricots,sultanas,raisins or something but then,I decided not to and wandered outside.It was peaceful out there and there was a slight breeze blowing.It was really cooling but some of my friends thought it was cold.
After all thirty of us were here after some of us buying apricots or something we proceeded to the farm to check in then have a rest before dinner.I shared a room with Merrilynn who was my buddy.There was six of us in the chalet and three rooms-two rooms with two singe beds and one room with a Queen size bed.
If I'm not wrong dinner was spaghetti with salad(if you wanted to)and we had ice-cream with peaches for those who wanted them for our dessert.When dinner was over,we had to go back to our chalet to bathe and do our work and reflections.After bathing,the six of us gathered together and did the work together.Merrilynn and I was the last one to go to bed.When the others were already in bed,we were 'stomping around' as we were always forgetting something.First I even forgot to brush my teeth and went stomping around.Then Merrilynn needed to go to the restroom then my troat got itchy and needed to drink then discovered that my bottle had no more water so I had to stomp to the kitchen but finally we got into bed but once in bed I dropped my specs and had to grope in the dark finding my specs.Then,as both of us were pretty much exhausted,we fell asleep.Goodnight!!!
Singapore/Perth(on the airplane)
When I saw who was going to sit right next to me on the airplane,I vowed I would have SCREAMED my head off but,I couldn't.The only thing I could do was say HOLY COCONUTS and than stand there frozen(I could have stood there for the WHOLE entire flight,but I couldn't)I mean seriously.I was mortified,dumbfounded,shocked and could not express an OH MY GOODNESS feeling.I vowed that I will scream my head off when I got back.OH,why must the good die young.Although I was mortified,I managed to sleep without any distruptions for an hour(I think).When I woke up,I decided to play a little while for say 15 minutes.That guy slept with his eyes a little open andright there I felt like puking.That guy kept waking up and going back to sleep again.That guy told me one thing in between.First,he woke up and said to me,"what dumb game is this,"then went to sleep.Then he woke up said the same thing then slept.Same thing for 5 times then really woke up as we were pretty much going to reach Perth soon.
Singapore,Changi Airport
It was the day that I was going to Australia,Perth.My friends and I had to go to Changi Airport to meet.I was naturally,the last one to arrive at Row 10.(I think)When I got to Row 10,I was like attacked by swarms and swarms of people and of course,students.It was pretty chaotic and not to mention noisy.I think my aunt wasn't exactly surprised by the noise.What!Oh my aunt.My parents left early morning to Hainan Island(my family's flights are usually early morning or late night)so naturally my aunt brought me to the airport.I was especially jumpy.
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