Some random photos!

Greetings from Phillip Island Australia! Tonight we saw wild penguins in their natural habitat returning to their homes at nightfall. Tonight's first batch of penguins were first sighted on shore at 6.19PM, when the sky is completely dark. Yeah. 6PM is totally dark over here. Feels like 8PM back in Singapore.

Arrived at Melbourne

Yeah! We've finally arrived in Melbourne. It was a 12hr ride with Greyhound and now we are kinda stuck in Southern Cross station, Melbourne as we have no plans yet for the day. The free city tram doesn't operate until 10am so now we are just kicking back, reviewing the maps and start planning for the day.

U know what? It's so hard to find a place with free wireless in Australia!! We will be updating the post logs when we are settled down and find a Mac or come back to Southern Cross station to update our Sydney trip. Right now, just pin Melbourne on your map! Weee!

Greetings from on board the world famous Manly ferry! It's a public ferry service from central Sydney Circular Quay Wharf to Manly where we are presently staying! He scene is exhilarating and amazing on board. But too cold and windy for the average person to stand. Just ask Serene who was kept indoors on board the ferry throughout the whole 30 minutes journey whereas I braved the cold winds and took some shots not easily taken anywhere else on land. Goodbye as the ferry is reaching in 10 minutes !

Day 3

Day 3.

We went for a tour inside Sydney Opera House and experienced a symphony rehearsal! it was really great!! the music made me want to attend one myself.

Photos

Here's a picture of us at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney! That was Day 2! We walkd all the way from Jolly Swagman at King Cross to the Botanical Gardens then to Sydney Habour! OMG! That was a lot of walking and by the end of the day, we were totally beat but the walk was all worth it. We've seen a lot of different infrastructures, buildings and interesting architecture. For dinner, we ate at a Taiwan restaurant which specializes in tea infused cuisine and it was superb! The portion was big and it ust taste simply fantastic! It's located somewhere near Chinatown so you should totally go try! I'll find out the name of the restaurant when I patron it again!

Day 2 @ Sydney

Today was pretty awesome and was an eye opening experience for us. We were staying somewhere slightly out of city center and we walked today for the whole day, from where we are staying to our the harbour and the Opera House, where we saw what Sydney is all about. I am going to try to upload some photos to showcase our day. I wouldn't be typing much now as we are again at McDonalds for the free breakfast. I will let the photos do the talking as much as possible.

Random photos of Sydney we took while on the transport on Day 1 to Jolly Swagman (our place of stay for the first 4 nights).

Arrived in Sydney

Yeah!! We've finally arrived at Sydney! Currently we're sitting at macdonald kings cross, eating big Mac... Yeah, first meal in Sydney and it's a big Mac. We've checked into our first location in Sydney, which is Jolly Swagman, which I sill bd posting pictures of it later on.

The people at the hostel were pretty friendly and when we arrived, a couple of them were sunbathing outside!! Well, it shocked me because I'm already freezing. The temperature is around 9-10degree Celsius but at the moment it's still manageable. I believed it will get colder as night falls. Later, we're going to Coles to grab some food like bread and butter or cheese. As a Singaporean, we are both shocked at the really expensive food prices here in Oz. So i guess after this trip I will value our beloved mama shop more. Say yeah to SGD$2 1.5l pet bottle instead of AUD3-4 for a 500ml...

That's all for my current update.

Signing off,
Serene

At the Kings Cross

First meal in Aus is at Mac and the Cross, the Kings Cross as it is known. Amazing place. Really vibrant, lights abound and just fantastic. We came to Mac as we had some vouchers from the place we are staying at and because of thr free Wi Fi. Wi Fi is not free in mos places in Aussie and paid Wi Fi is really expensive. Hope to post pictures later on the Cross but we are going back exploring again.

Val

Excitement!!

I can't contain my excitement!! I'm going to Australia!!! Home to Koalas and Kangaroo!!! Counting down the hours till I depart!!

I have just updated my fanfiction also (i know this is out of context) and have a really crazy idea of how i can continue my story..

In the mean time, I'm gonna focus on how to make this Australia trip a fruitful one. So far, i think you guys might have noticed that Val is the planner and I'm not of a Go-er!


The next post will be put up in Australia!! I might include a vlog if the connection allows!!

See u guys in Winter!
Love,
Ser

Final Preparations

Serene messed up a bit on the booking for a coach journey in between our destination. Hopefully, they will allow the ammendments to the booking and everything will be smooth. But it's part and parcel of doing the travel plans all on your own. A little bit of stress here and there, but it will feel good when you see your plans coming to fruition later on. I've done my share of mistakes during the course of this trip planning. It's ok Bunz. You know how it is like now. :)

Val

Day Minus One

Finally had a chance to sit down, get into holiday mood and focus on the task at hand for the next three weeks - to enjoy to the best we can! Most importantly, we can't wait to experience the little adventures that we have planned for ourselves. It's going to be really awesome I am hopeful of that as it is going to be a really eye opening journey Down Under.

Of course Ser is really excited about documenting our journey daily, but being a realist that I am, I will have to tone down her commitment to friends out there that there are bound to be days where we will be totally cut off from the internet, perhaps when we are spending nights in the Aussie jungle, mountains or caves (you get what I mean). Nevertheless, Ser will be the one tasked to record every detail of our journey daily, seeing that I will most probably be the one busiest with the maps and planning our way around.

My packed bag is pretty compact actually at this stage. I have stuffed in majority of the clothes that I wish to bring along, pending a few loose items which I will need to remember to stuff in later on. I will list down here a list of items that need to be packed still so it's really like a little reminder for me later on. Let's see.

1 x Laptop
1 x Laptop charger
1 x Company mobile phone
1 x Company mobile phone charger
1 x iPhone charger
1 x Shaver
1 x Perfume
1 x Comb
1 x Hair Gel
1 x Slipper
1 x Spectacles
and... many undergarments

Things to buy tomorrow
1 x Contact lens
1 x Propecia
1 x SD Card
1 x Secure money bag for Ser

That's about it for now. Gotta go back and continue with the packing.

Signing off
Val

Packing on Ser's side

Hehe.. Valen let me start this blog so I get the first post!

Firstly, let me share my packing list.

Bag: 60L backpacker bag


2 x Jeans
2 x Skirts
2 x Leggings
2 x Gloves
2 x Scarfs
2 x Outer clothings
1 x Sweater
1 x Long Sleeve Dress
3 x Long Sleeve Tee
3 x Spags (as inner layer)
7 x random tops
1 x Long pants for sleeping
2 x tee for sleeping
1 x mug
1 x toiletries bag
1 x towel
8 days worth of undergarment
1 x Day bag (for day use)
1 x 1L bottle
1 x First Aid kit with Plasters, flu and stomach medicine
1 x Travel Wallet

plus these 2 babies!!!















Love,
Ser