Perth Graduation Trip -- Last Installment

Perth Graduation Trip -- Last Installment


Are you guys glad that the Perth post is finally going to be over!! Haha! I had so much fun in Perth so it's amazing to review and talk about it now. Although uploading photos is a bitchy task with Blogger, finishing the Perth post makes me feel a little sad, like I cannot indulge in my happy experiences anymore! Time to look forward and achieve my goal -- getting laid, I mean paid. Haha.

Let's look back at Perth, for the last time.


Day 19: The Last of Esperance, The Wave Rock at Hyden & Cop-The-Lot Burger


Although a little pricier than what we paid for at Bathers, Pink Lake proves to be quite a comfortable budget stay for us. We brought our own linen and pillows and because of the colour scheme, everything looks so much more cleaner.. Did I mention that the cabin can actually sleep six persons?




We could park the Yaris right next to the cabin



His stomach was feeling very warm, haha!



Remember the cafe next to the beach? We went back there for breakfast! OTS wanted to treat me an enriching breakfast for the coming long day. Hur.

And I had my first and tastiest Eggs Benedict ever!



He had pancakes with maple syrup and caramel milkshake! Eeeee I hate sweet food for breakfasts



Why so serious?


After breakfast we drove out to the town centre to pump petrol and when we were leaving the town centre, we saw a flea market and my shopping instincts came on, man. OTS looked at me and asked if I wanna stop and take a look, I suppressed my excitement and replied "Okay lor."

HAHAHAHA.

Man, the flea market was GOOD. The very first stall I visited was selling infant clothes! All of famous brands like Gap, Esprit, United Colours of Bennetton and also many many cutely knitted cardigans for infants!! And the best thing was, they were all going at AUD$1 for each piece! Some of them even had tags on them!!

I grabbed about ten pieces and was soooooooo satisfied. Hee.

So we left Esperance happily. Drove past the route where they cordoned off the previous day due to a forest fire and I was staring through the bushes when the car was moving, trying to catch a glimpse of the forest fire smoke when we saw a lake.

Then we saw The Pink Lake.


Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. The lake really looks pinkish on the surface.



According to Wikipedia, the lake 'gains its rosy hues from red algae living within its waters'


Thank you baby for driving to Hyden first so I could catch some sleep!!!



After three weeks, the Yaris clocked about 2000km!


About three hours later, we reached Hyden and drove in to The Wave Rock. I thought that the weather would be cold like Esperance but it was a major change! It was SOOOOOOOO warm and it definitely felt like 37 degrees Celsius!

AND THERE WERE SO MANY FLIES FLYING AROUND!

We sat there to have lunch and there were like at least one hundred flies flying around!! OTS explained that it was because we were not near the coast unlike Esperance and Albany that's why it was so warm!




The Wave Rock




Measuring at 110m long




No, we were not feeling cold. In fact it was so hot that the sun was scorching and my skin hurt! The shawls were also to keep away flies from flying all around our face and into our ears! The buzzings were just too irritating to bear!!!




Even OTS can't stand the flies so much he's turning gay



See that blue thing on my chest? Nope, that is not a pendant. That is an mosquito repellent patch. Obviously it does not work very well on flies



OTS thought that it was his convocation already! *gasps* Excuse me, mine will come first




Billboard and the famous boring Wave




A photo with the wonderful Yaris, who will bring us back to Perth again


It was definitely a wrong move taking over the wheel from Hyden. First, Hyden was like a dead town with nobody walking around at all. We found a couple of gas stations, pulled over and wanted to pump petrol, only to realise that there were nobody at the stations and the pumps did not work at all. The town was totally empty. I was really reminded of the movie 'House of Wax' (if you guys did watch it).

Finally we found a gas station with exorbitant prices but we had no choice. So we filled up the tank and were too eager to go. Enroute, I was still hitting flies in the car while grabbing the steering wheel. There was sunset and the sun was shining in my eyes as we head west. 80% of the route back was hardly like tarmac, it was more like a smoother gravel road. There were many bends and it was just simply one word to describe it -- treacherous.

We finally reached home at 7pm sharp, thank gawd for the long daytime in summer so it was still bright!

We were totally crashed. I took a shower first, changed into my Polo tee and black shorts and was resting when I saw OTS wearing the same colour Polo tee and his black berms! Gawd, totally couple suit. Luckily we were in Perth. Would not be caught dead in that. Haha.

Drove over to Fast Eddy's to have some humongous burgers!! There were no parking lots so we parked right in front of the bin centre entrance.


Cop-The-Lot burger!!!!!!


After dinner we walked back to the car with bloated stomachs and realised that a rubbish truck was at the bin centre. Then we saw on top of the Yaris' windscreen, was a huge cardboard box torn flat, written on it was 'DO NOT PARK HERE - TRUCKS CANNOT ENTER'.

We were so paiseh and the angmoh janitor was going like 'your car?' and we went 'yeah.. sorry about that'. And I threw away the cardboard box back into the bin centre. Hee.

And that sums up our little road trip to Albany and Esperance! Definitely my best road trip, ever.



Day 20: Perth City Shopping


Went to the city to get some last minute stuffs. Bought many many packets of potato chips but my mother finished all of them already! Sighs.


Took the train again



While he was washing the car, I took the hose and sprayed at him! He tried to take revenge but I always run into the house to take cover. Then he asked me to help him turn on the tap and when I did, he sprayed at me! Gosh, I had already showered and changed into clean clothes! =/ So 奸.





Had kebab in the city. One of my favourite meals!



Day 22: Harbourtown


Harbourtown was one of my last shopping places in Perth. Didn't buy anything much, but I got a pair of very comfy heels!



Gelare over there has half-price waffles on Tuesdays too!


Had dinner at Ciao Italia (I kept saying 'Chao Italia'). We waited for about 30 minutes for a table and it was a very very small table. The restaurant was very compact and could seat only about 40 people?


Dinner was awesome. Being someone who hates creamy pastas, I have to say that Carbonara was great but the catch is, you have to eat it real hot. Ooooo and the chilli mussels, they were so spicy and tasty! I'm salivating now..




Desserts were huge portions and we could not finish them. Left the restaurant with very big stomachs


Went to King's Park for a stroll and we finally caught the trees with colourful lights on a Tuesday!!


I think my camera is simply awesome. It takes pictures with 'special effects' when I did not ask it to



Colourful trees



Ghastly image of myself haha




Bye bye King's Park!


Day 23: Perth - Singapore



Qantas really needs to improve their inflight meals.. it sucks





Could see Singapore Expo from air!


Flying back was really a breeze. As tired as I was, somehow I was really glad to see my parents! That marks the end of my Perth trip.. it was really fun! Considering that I spent only a fraction of my savings.. that means that I could go other places!!!

Maybe my dream will really come true!! =D

Thank you all for sticking it out. Man, this trip's all great fun!

No mood to blog.




There, blogged.

Superbly Informative Friends

Superbly Informative Friends


I think I have incredible networking contacts. Not even friend's friend's friend. My friends.

I missed a call on my hp, so naturally I was quite anxious about it because as all of you know, I am actively seeking employment so every call that comes in is a chance.

I was grumbling to Yuet Wei,

Me: I missed a call then I called back and they didn't pick up zzz
Me: 62220975
Me: Familiar?

Less than three minutes later,

YW: Prudential
YW: Don't worry, they will call back again
YW: And ask you to go to Fuji Xerox Tower

Me: HAR?!
Me: You confirm?!

YW: LOL
YW: 99%!

Amazing friends I have.. she's almost like a PI already.

Perth Graduation Trip -- Eleventh Installment

Perth Graduation Trip -- Eleventh Installment



Day 18: Esperance -- Lucky Bay, Hellfire Bay & A Glimpse of Frenchman's Peak

Beware: Image-heavy post, full of beach scenic shots. Skip this post if you are allergic to the most beautiful beaches of Australia.


An early night's sleep was supposed to be very helpful but waking up shivering in the middle of the night was certainly not the best feeling in the world. However, having breakfast made by someone else early the next morning (Yes! He beat me to it again!) wasn't that bad anyway so I shouldn't complain anymore, lest the termination of services. =P

I revise, there were two kangaroos the night before. Not just one. Oh did I mention that it costs AUD$7.50 per person to camp overnight in the Park?



That was our dinner the night before and in the morning, instead of making breakfast in the campers' kitchen, he chose to do it outdoors.. real camping life? Where are the messtins though!


I tried boiling some water to make coffee for my hot flask but it's been half an hour and the pot of water showed no signs of boiling, due to the cold weather.



I think I used up the entire gas canister. =P


After taking a shower in the public toilet, which I did not use at all the previous night because the water was too cold, the weather was too cold, the lights were too dim and I was too much of a scaredy cat to shower at night in a public toilet, we packed up the tent and stuffed everything back into the ever-trusty Yaris and visited Lucky Bay for a last time. Who knows when we would be back again?




The sand was hard as floor so we drove the car out onto the shore itself. Yaris is not a 4WD (four-wheel drive) vehicle by the way.




Good old trusty Yaris sunbaking




I know it looks like a romantic photo of an old couple.. but they are the rangers of the campsite who went around collecting fees at night for camping. Haha.




Explanation for the weird pose in the middle photo: I set the camera on timer and was supposed to run to OTS within ten seconds. That idiot, while I was setting the timer, moved further and further away from the camera, resulting in my short legs being unable to reach there in time. What an idiot. He did that on purpose. He could still shout, "Baby, faster! Faster!"




Fake candid shot





Real candid shot





Bye bye Lucky Bay, I'll be back again to actually swim in you!



And so we left Lucky Bay, to visit the next beach, Hellfire Bay.




Enroute, we saw the another lizard! This is the kind of lizards I was talking about in my previous post.


Drove past The Frenchman's Peak. Did not bother to stop and take a look because we were too excited to visit Hellfire Bay!!! Recommended by one of the staffs at the Esperance Visitor Centre.




A glimpse of The Frenchman's Peak.. one can go trekking there, but we were too lazy.



Okay, now the very-much-raved-about (by me) Hellfire Bay. And here we go..




White sands, check. Blue seas, check.






I first thought that this is just like Lucky Bay, beautiful seas and white sands.



But I was wrong. The next few pictures will prove my stand, they will show you why Hellfire Bay is the most gorgeousestest beach of Esperance. Check out the gradients of the sea colours. Pictures taken in an attempt to let you guys visualise the radius of about 270 degrees of the scenic view you can see, as if you are standing from where I was at.



From clear aquamarine colours



to slightly turqoise colours







to sky blue colours




to light dodger blue colours




to light cobalt blue colours




to royal blue colours




to deep oceanic blue colours




to navy blue colours




to midnight blue colours





to some kind of blue that I ran out of words to describe





A clearer view (painstakingly put together)



An even clearer view (even more painstakingly put together)





Very very very breath-taking views


We were very lucky to catch Hellfire Bay with a pretty clear blue sky. Many of photographs I've seen online were all sparsely splattered with grey clouds and dark skies.



Should have wore red or something.. at least I don't blend in with the sea hahaha




He decided to challenge the cold breeze but I wasn't really prepared to. Haha.



Is it just me, or does Hellfire Bay looks a whole lot more intriguing than Lucky Bay?




OTS made me climb up to that rock which looks like a chair




"I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly.. I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky.."




One last shot before we go




So long, Hellfire Bay. I'll be back too, hopefully to realise my dream.



Getting out of Cape Le Grand National Park was easy. We went back into the town of Esperance and began grocery-shopping for dinner that day. We had lunch at one of the little eateries along the road and ordered one set of chicken and chips, and another set of fish and chips.

While waiting for the food, OTS was reading the newspapers, when he saw an article that said "Esperance residents are warned not to drink from their rain water tanks or consume seafood caught off waters in the area". We looked at each other and OTS went to enquire the chef about the safety of eating the fish and chips then. I forgot what the chef said but it was something along the lines of 'frozen' and 'manufactured', but for safety reasons we didn't eat the fish anyway.

So we chiong the chicken. It was damn good. Period.




Extremely tasty chicken! Left OTS craving for more chicken during our last few days in Perth.. which kind of drove me crazy.



We dropped by Pink Lake Tourist & Caravan Park and requested to take a look at the cabins before we decide to stay there. They showed us a cabin without a toilet and I thought that looks really comfortable and decent as it seems very much cleaner than what we had in Bathers Paradise. The common toilet was very clean and even had a security digital lock on its main door. Entering the park would require a PIN number exclusive to each cabin tenant, so we thought that the security was quite impressive.

OTS then asked to take a look at the villa suite and it was, of course, big and cosy, had its personal toilet and fully-equipped toilet. Thinking that it was our last night in Esperance and he wanted us to spend the night comfortably (with a toilet in the house), OTS told the guy who was showing us around that we would take that villa suite, but I disagreed because I thought that the common toilet was clean enough and I really did not mind that. So we took the cabin instead! =)

After dropping our bags, we took a quick shower and went off in search of a perfect cafe to have some cakes and coffee!


A small beach cafe facing the sea with a little garden of its own




He had a Mocha while I had Vienna which was actually black coffee with whipped cream. We shared a Malteser Cheesecake that was soooo rich that we could not finish it.



Took a long stroll by the beach to digest away the calories we put on over the past few weeks.. I was still complaining why we were walking when we had a car, haha.


Found a wind-errrr, forgot what it's called.. windsock? windmill? That kind that points out the wind direction





Extremely windy, cannot stand still

Finally managed to hold the shawl down





Veh artistic right.. *buay hiao bai*


Oh he made me jump over this trench so as to take a jumping photo. Was really scared because the trench was about one metre wide. Why the hell did I hold on to my bag in the first place?



Don't mind the ugly face


So we went back to the cabin and rested while watching Iron Chef on the small small 15" tv in the cabin.


Caught a rainbow sky during sunset





Cooked pork meatballs for dinner



After dinner we watched 'If Only' on the tv and it was some love story by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls. It was so very touching! Only that OTS fell asleep beside me. KNS. Apparently John Mayer dated Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jennifer Aniston. So who's next? Jennifer Lopez?

Right, that was a bit of digression. Next update, never-seen-before photos of Hyden and The Wave Rock! Not published on Facebook! Stay with me.