Australia Sydney, Day 4 - Sea Life Sydney Aquarium + Bondi Beach

Day 4 will be a relaxing day.

Started the day bright and early with breakfast at Darling Harbour. 

Went to Pancake on the Rocks at Darling Harbour. We were the first customers of the day. 

Pancakes on the Rocks

Pancakes pancakes everywhere.

Hot Chocolate

As you can see, I gave up on my hair. Don't know how to tie it anymore. If only I can have nice, smooth and pretty hair naturally.

 

Yummylicious, but quite gelat. Didn't manage to finish both pancakes. 

The hashbrown is quite unique. Not the usual Macdonald's hashbrown.

After that we went to Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

It feels like their schools have excursion everyday. We always see students having excursions. Their teachers are very nice, patiently asking them to look at this and that and explaining things to them even though the class was quite big.

Shark

Trying hard to get a picture with the shark.

Touch Pool

Usually I don't play with touch pools but since I'm on the way to growing old, touch touch touch before people start to judge.

I think their SEA aquarium is similar to our underwater world. Maybe bigger. Not sure about our SEA Aquarium because I have not been there yet.

After that went shopping at the nearby shopping malls. While walking back to the hotel we saw these beautiful water displays to take pictures with.

Jump Shot

Muihong was telling me how her jump shot looks like leviation shot and she asked me to try it out.

So I did! But FML, I didn't realised if the hands doesn't move, the body cannot coordinate.So I ended up dropping into the water. FML. I can totally remember I was like omg I cannot control my body and I already landed on the ground but fell forward into the water. Muihong said she was thinking wth am I leaning forward. So I went whole person into the water and knock my head and while in the water I was thinking if I was going to die like that but nope I struggled to get up. So I didn't die, just throw face only plus a blue black on my leg and one more on my head. My ears got blocked though and I thought I was going to become deaf but after getting the water out, I'm fine. But this shows the importance of travel insurance, you have no idea what will happen to you when you're overseas. 

The wet me

So walked back to the hotel freezing. By the time I reached the hotel I was kind of dry already.

After bathing and changing, we set off to Bondi beach. You cannot pay for bus by cash, you need to get the bus tickets from the convenience stores. We just need to tell their person where we were going and they would know which tickets to give us. Their bus tickets cost $3.70. Their transportation is really freaking expensive.

Soft sand

Still not scare of water. The weather was still quite chilly but people were running half naked around the beach and surfing.

We got another tourist to help us take photo and the weird thing is he started taking photos with his own camera. We were like we hope our photos don't end up on some dubious site on the internet. I think he is just a photographer enthuist though because he took photos of everything from humans to bags to scenery.

Went for dinner at Hurricane's Grill. You can make reservations online, the place is quite popular and crowded during dinner.

BBQ Chicken (Half) - $23

Was comtemplating between half chicken or full and luckily I took half because I could barely finished it, You know people my father always say thigh meat is the nicest and for the first time I really experienced it. The thigh meat was really nice compared to the other parts of the chicken.

 

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Muihong's Half Pork Ribs - $38

The pork ribs there were mega huge wtf.

After dinner, we had to brave the cold to take the bus back to our hotel. 

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Something new

Today I just learnt something new about facebook.

You can actually selectively allow tagged photos to appear on your timeline. I always thought it was all or nothing.

I'm so amazed that I am making a blogpost out of it. :O

Am I happier now?

I didn't know a change in job can completely change the way people see you or should I say the aura that you give off.

After changing my job I know I'm less stress now, definitely. However, I didn't know that I have been giving off a different aura until I met a few of my friends for lunch last sunday.

This was what thing thing said and agreed by Cheryl and Sherling.

"Xiuwen, you really look happier now. More sound effects. Last time you look very tired."

So I also asked Muihong if I really sound happier now. 

" You sound more jovial when talking about work. And you not only sound effect you got dance effects too."

Although I don't really see the change in myself, since people always say 当局者迷，旁观者清, but the effects of the change in job really did reflect to the people who see me. 

I really made the right decision. :)

Last day

Today is the last day of school! Stayed in school till 6 plus today helping my mentor with some work.  Latest i have ever stayed in school,  without taking into consideration p1 orientation.  Haha, I got a shock when I went to the staff room to print something and it was all dark. 

Holiday starts tomorrow! There are pros and cons to working where you follow the school holidays. You get a longer holiday but you dont get to choose when you want to go on the holiday. 

I have been working here for about 2 and a half months and i really quite enjoy working here. Although i will complain about this and that, haha i still quite enjoy my life here. Sadly, I will be leaving in about 9 months.

So what are my aims for this holiday?
1) Lose 8kgs. Lol, the dream that never came true. 
2) Pack my room
3) Decorate my room
3) Pack my wardrobe
4) Study my Korean
5) Study phonics
6) Catch up on my blogging
7) Catch up on dramas??!
8) Catch up on sleep

Recently i finished watching master's sun. How can they make such a horror show so romantic and funny.  I love the way he say 'get lost! '

Holidays, I welcome you! So much to do, let's hope i can achieve my aim!

Australia, Sydney Day 3 - Tarango Zoo & Sydney Eye Tower

Early in the morning, went to Circular Quay to take the boat to Taronga Zoo. Bought spring roll to eat for breakfast again.

Bought the tickets online from Captain Cook Cruises for the Taronga Zoo Express which has tried try tickets for Taronga Zoo and 24 hours unlimted rides on the cruise at  $53.50 + credit card charge. I think the captain cook cruises timing are quite limited, about one boat every 45mins- 1hr in between rides, so it is quite hard to fully utilise the unlimited rides.

From the bottom of the zoo, took the cable car up the zoo. You need to have pre-paid tickets to take the cable car up the zoo if not you will need to take the bus into the zoo.

On the cable car

Tasmania Devil

Went to catch the seal show at 11am.

Say Hi!!!

I love the colour of this seal. Or is it a sea lion?

See me aim and jump!

We also paid $10 to take a picture with the koala. It's damn sad that we cannot hug the koala.

Haha, I transformed into my real self!

Me and my favourite animals. I really love gorillas!!

The tigers in Taronga zoo are really active. They were pacing up and down, up and down. Haha, then I heard it's because it was almost lunch time for them. Stayed there for quite awhile hoping to catch their lunch time but didn't managed to.

The giraffes really have a million dollar view from their house.

Didn't get to watch the bird show because during the first show we were busy queuing to take photo with the Koala and 2nd show was abit late cause we have to rush back to go to sydney eye tower. Anyway muihong has phobia of birds. 

Took the boat at 3 plus to get back to Circular Quay so we can get to Sydney Eye Tower for our skywalk at 5.30pm. Bought the skywalk tickets at $50 which included entrance fee to observation deck and the 4D show. I enjoyed the 4D show but it quite short, about 5 mins or less.

Before the skywalk, we had to do the breath analyzer so make sure that we didn't consume any alcohol. After putting on the jumper, we had to go through the metal detector and the metal detector kept beeping when I walk through it and it beeped when the person used the manual one although there is nothing in my pocket. Super weird but managed to get up there. 

The wind there was strong! As it was sunset, the view was super nice. There was the sun on one side and the moon on the other side. Plus one side of the sky was purplish pink and the other side was blue. Too bad we cannot bring our cameras while doing the skywalk. Bought the skywalk photos for $49.90, if I knew it was so expensive I may have gotten the VIP tickets which cost $109 but will include the skywalk photos and the photos we took at the entrance.

 Seriously ah, the person took so many photos but they have to choose this photo where I look damn ugly as one of the photos to be printed.

 Be prepared for your hair to fly fly fly while you are up there.

The skywalk was really a good experience for me!!!

On Sydney Eye Tower

Surprisingly, Sydney Eye Tower is really small. I was quite surprised when I hardly walked and I already walked round the whole observation deck.

After Sydney Eye Tower it was dinner time at Menya Noodle Bar at 1 Market Street. It is walkable from Sydney Eye Tower with the help of google maps. 

Super love the ramen here. Seldom you see spicy ramen that is really spicy. Super worth the visit!

After dinner to burn off the calories, we went to the supermaket.

Spent more than $100 at the supermarket. I think the cashier must be thinking I'm crazy, never see chocolates before. Half of the money spent went to Willy Wonka which were highly recommended by Karen but I have not tried it yet.

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Funnies 8

Boy: how old are you?
Me: how old do you think I am?
Boy: 13 years old?

During p1 orientation,  my mentor brought one of the kids to take the lift so I joined in.
Mentor: can auntie take the lift with us? Can jie jie take the lift with us?
Inside the lift
Mentor: auntie....  (I forgot what she said)
Me: what auntie?? Is jie jie!!
Me: Do you think I'm auntie or jie jie?
Boy: *thinks super long* jie jie!

How lovable these kids are!

Random Rambling

I need to get rid of 2 habits seriously.

1) Spending money - Recently, I've been spending a lot of money, especially on online shopping. In one month, I already spent more than $200 on online shopping. Xiuwen, please ah, control.

2) Gaining weight- Ever since I started my new job, I have been gaining weight like nobody's business. In one month plus of working there, I gained like 2 kgs.

I should lose more weight and gain more money.

Children are really the most innocent and nicest people I have ever met. Ever if you only met them once for class observation, they will say hi to you when they meet you again. Then they will ask you if you will come back again tomorrow, they kind of make you feel wanted. Haha, of maybe in their brain is like, I hope she doesn't come back tomorrow. Then I will be the one digging my brain thinking where did I meet them. Although sometimes looking at them, your heart will go out to them, thinking how will they catch up with the rest of their classmates or for some, what will their future be like.

Went to class for class observation (Teacher likes to use me to scare students I realize).
Boy: Are you the discipline mistress?
Me: Lol, do I look like a discipline mistress?

Me: Can you please throw away the tissues on your table.
Boy: I feel like throwing it at the boy. Can I throw at the boy?
Me: No! 
I feel that although this boy may not be really good at studying or he may have anger management issues, he still have a certain level of respect for authority and he will listen to his teachers. I almost witnessed 2 of boys fighting during the class observation.

After these few days at work, I feel like my mind is getting polluted, seriously R21 :x

On another note, my nephew is going to enter the world likely Monday night or maybe Tuesday, so something to look forward to.

I should catch up on my blogging. I realized blogging can be quite useful when you need photos and have no idea where you keep the previous photos or just wanting to look back at life.

How many rivers must be crossed?

How many wide oceans must be passed?

To meet the me of my dreams