Hobart, Tasmania - 10th nov '07

next morning, cold gave us a deep frozen and keep warm with sock on. packed up and drove to salamanca market, hobart from karen's home for 3 hours...


arrived at the market and i scream as i could : S C R E A M all the way... :p all the crafty stuffs sooo nice unlike the ones back in my country. browsed around the largest market and bought some items at my budget. walked to the nearby ferry - a nice wide view. and had a nice lunch there... yummy yummy at well-known Maures restaurant. what bugged us with a flock of seagulls which waited for our big fish!!!!

nasty sea-gulls won't us have a nice lunch...

walking back to the car park, heading for the villas...

booked the villa at "Bay View Villas" for a night on same day... taking a short break before drove off to the most beautiful view at the mt. wellington. damn lovely to be there...

at the back of the bay view villa...

mount wellington -- very lovely place to feel and view nicely...

back to bay view villas, walked around the nearby places for the early dinner...

Launceston, Tasmania - 9th nov 2007

check out at 4ish in morning, and check in the flight on aussie virgin blue to launceston, tasmania... wow the tassie island looked fantastic than i expected. took us there about 3 hours' flight from brisbane to lauceston and finally met up with my long-time buddy karen and her boyfriend of 12 years, eddie at the airport.

drove off to their tassie home. nice feeling to be on cool and fresh-air place that i was away for some years back. rest for a hour, before drove us to lauceston's basin chairlift about 2 mins' drive. can't believe that the scenery of landscape looks sooooo charm... met new "friends" (peacocks :p ) and a lot of "wild" flowers that we don't have much in singapore.

First trip to Brisbane - 8th nov 2008

finally a day came on 8th nov 2008, thursday. arrived at changi airport at 8-ish in the morning, peter, sis-in-law selvi and little owen saw us off... can see owen was going to miss me as a mother a lot. and finally rec'd the biggest hugs and kisses from pete and owen.

checked in and boarded in our SIA plane and ash smiled widely as its her first trip to down under place. and little one can't live without her reading book and cuddle toy where she goes... at refreshment time, had a warm vegetarian dhall wrap, snack bar, cheese and crackers. and lunch - potato salad with pork mortadella sausage, Gaeng Khew Wan Kai (thai style green curry of chicken with seasonal vegetables and steamed rice), cheese and crackers.

after 7 hours flight, arrived at brisbane airport where my buddy jules picked us and had a quick dinner there - the food is not very great one i ever had. and took a cab to our "cheapest" hotel - formula one which cost AUD70+ per night. but not bad staying there as it drives from airport about ten mins away. cos next day we need to catch another plane to tasmania at 5am! what a restless night!

me lying on comfy bed, shot by ash