THE BROTHERS 4

2005-08-16T17:43:00.000+08:00

All the sun rises and sun sets at the WA road trip!

Yes! I finally can post something! =)

-Corinna- (aka Alarm clock?) =P

Random stuff

2005-08-14T14:58:00.000+08:00

Source courtesy of Corinna.
Minor edits - HJ

The Return.....

2005-07-10T07:54:00.000+08:00

heyz everyone....hehhe we are back. yar i noe i am abit lagging in my blog but it is not mi fault had to go for ntu campso there was no time to blog. it has been a fantastic trip and i wun regret goin ever.

The story of a RED CYLUM STICK (inspirated by "the life story of a roll of black duct tape... ")

2005-07-04T01:05:00.000+08:00

Watch out for this SPACE........

--b4--

back..

2005-07-01T22:50:00.000+08:00

heya all..
we just came back from our 5-day road trip of southwestern australia.
brillant place, simply spectacular...
close to 3000km covered
shagged but good

updates soon, im tired...
in the meantime, a question for all,
Why is Kelvin called 'harbour'?
authentic aussie stuff for those who get the answer right...

heng

And a new champion is born...

2005-06-25T21:07:00.000+08:00

yes, we all know this trip has been one full of stunts and drama... and we all thought we have seen it all. Until now...

pulled into the Perth domestic airport after one hell of a backbreaking and uncomfortable plane ride courtesy of the 'exemplary' service from Virgin Blue. The weather was wet and balmy but spirits were high, we were all excited to see Corinna after so long, more so for the opportunity to bully her again (right hc?). Our dear VP came down to fetch us in her station wagon, which we duly overloaded with all our luggage (i tell ya, it's so overloaded that we are so gonna die of luggage tax when we fly back). We then made the half hour(?) journey back to her place.

It was a cosy ride, which we appreciated, along with the chance to catch up with our lonely Perth host. I was busy making myself comfortable, trying to make up lost snooze time in the plane, while Corinna continued burning rubber down the freeway. Corinna stopped after making a right turn, apparently it was a wrong turn into a gravel track. We tried to reverse out but the car didn't move. For a moment, all was silent 'cept for the sound of tyres on gravel.

It all dawned upon us when we got out of the car. The car was stuck in the middle of a railway track. More exactly, the front right wheel was jammed in the left track, while the rear right wheel axle was on the track, leaving the car slanted with the rear right wheel free in the air. Darn, so there goes my precious midnight siesta. We first emptied the car of all our luggage on the damp road. Kelvin tried to figure out something with the car jack, while Hongchang and I went around looking for a plank to aid the car up.

A SUV drove by, which we tried to flag for help but to no avail. However, we managed to stopped this car, who's Aussie owner came down to help us out. He helped us call for a tow truck. The SUV drove back to kaypoh thgs out, being typical Singaporeans but the lady and her son had good intentions. From a distance, we could make out the light of a train approaching. Kelvin started waving with his red lightstick and torch. I quickly took out my red lightstick from my backpack (and my mum was scolding me for bringing it) and told him to run ahead or the train will not be able to stop in time. And so the two of us ran down the uneven gravel track, kel with his precious Chuck Taylors, me with my cheapo SAF sandals. Several cars helped by flashing their highbeams towards the general direction. Although it was dark and we could not see where we were stepping, but we had to push on. The guy who stopped by, ran past us and shouted to the train. The train had already seen us from a distance and had slowed down. It was a massive freight train carrying tanks after tanks of petroluem. It took quite a length of track for the train to fully come to a stop.

When we went back to the car, there were enough ppl to help push the car out of the tracks. The train master took down Corinna's name and particulars. By then, a police helicopter (yes, those you see on 'World's Most Dangerous Police Chases' on TV) was already hovering over the area, spotlights all over. Fortunately for us, the car was still working. We gave our thanks to those who stopped to help and left off. The chopper still tailed us, spotlighting us along the way. Suddenly, a police car appeared behind us, siren and emergency lights blazing. In the end, all was settled and we finally made it back to Corinna's place. So what will happen to us over this stunt, we have yet to hear from the Aussie police... till then, we shall assume all is fine... heh

for now, let us all welcome the new champion.... =)

heng jiong

a quick hello

2005-06-22T17:45:00.000+08:00

g'day frens and family, just a message to tell everyone that we're still happy and alive, ( nutrition is still good, we've been eating well, drinking well, sleeping well ) don't worry, we'l be back soon for tangyuan, katong laksa, fried kway tiao, fried carrot cake, rojak, meepok, kaya toasts etc etc.. haha yep anyways currently we've found an internet cafe near our hostel in brisbane...a "we sell seashells on the seashore" cafe to be precise haha (you know what im talking about if u do.. if u dont den u dont) hoho well cya around soon (11 short days left..)-- cheers!

number 2 aka liren

HELOZ......

2005-06-22T17:16:00.000+08:00

hehhe.....jus wanna say heloz to everyone back in singapore. HELOZ singapore.....damn lame i noe but i am jus bored. we are in brisbane now and flying to perth tomolo....corinna here we come hahahaha
hope everyone is doin well back in singapore and HELOZ PERTH.

hongchang aka b3

totally crap stuff..........

2005-06-19T18:10:00.000+08:00

hahha...here i am again, tis time it is gold coast manz, the land of the sun surf and sea. i am not in the mood to do much blogging so i shall jus write abt sum totally lame stuff....hheheh
1. there are tons of singaporeans in gold coast *get a life*
2. there are also tons of asian ppl in gold coast * cute gers manz*
3. there are mani souvenior shops in gold coast. *more than sydney or melbourne*
4. the souvenior shops mostly have asian shopkeepers * cute*
5. gold coast is not as full of sunshine as ppl think.* it rained the whole dae*
6. swimming at the beach in gold coast in board shorts during winter is not gd.* freeze to death*
7. always stay in a hostel which is located at the centre of the city.
*the location of the yha in gold coast sux*
8. nv take a cab in gold coast.*the meter jumps as fast as ur heart beats*
9. always go to factory outlets to shop.*so darn cheap...arghhhhh*
10. bus drivers in gold coast sux big time* at least i think one of them is a shithead*
11. scream is a lousy lame movie.*nearly died trying to stay awake*
12. the home brand yoghurt rox.* cheap and good 1 litre for 3 bucks*
13 the home brand orange juice rox even more.* 2 litre for $1.50*
14. wearing shorts ard gold coast at nite is not a gd idea.*refer to point 6*
15. nandos has one of the best grilled chicken.*crispy spicy portugese food...yum yum*
16. u can buy a tube of coffee paste to make coffee here.*portable and easi to use...jus squeeze the tube and add water, volia instant milk coffee, gd for exp*
17. asian supermarkets here are a rip off.*so darn ex*
18. always get the local brand when shopping for food her.*refer to point 13*

hahaha....i guess tat be all for todae haf to go off liaoz
take care everyone.

hongchang aka b3

well well the gold coast ain't gold after all

2005-06-19T17:49:00.000+08:00

haha its frigging london gloomy weather since morning, slight drizzles here n there.. whatsup with the sunshine coast!?! anyways lucky theres plenty of shopping malls around to keep ourselves occupied..and if we're really sick of the entire shopping district we could always camp in our hostel, watch dvds n snack till we suffer from yogurt poisoning ( haha its incredible-- a litre of that fantastic strawberry flavoured fermented cow milk [with real chunks of strawberries!] for under 3 oz bucks! delicious! )
oh well ladies and gents, its already more than halfway thru our journey.. ahaha cant believe we're flying to perth for our last leg in a short 3 days time..haha (not saying im dont wana go home la..sure i miss it loads..but its just amazing how quick time went by) have a good week ahead! g'day!

l-i-r-e-n

top six cravings i've so far... (cuz i can't think of ten)

2005-06-19T17:48:00.000+08:00

JB seafood dinner at Taman Seri Terbau
Chocolates... (Cappucino Kit Kats, AUD$2 Dove chocs, Violet Crumble, Darrell Lea's Rocklea Road, Max Brenner's fondue...)
YOGHURT and MUESLI
Marche's rosti with sour cream
ICE CREAM and ALL the GELATOS in the world
Kellock's Special K!!!

H to da J

you have not backpacked australia if u....

2005-06-17T16:38:00.000+08:00

did not learn to surf.... the surf at byron bay rocks, and u jokers who owns boardshorts at home, stop being bloody poseurs and start surfing
did not go to blue mtns... to climb up and down the giant stairway (900 steep steps), to sit/stand at the edge of the cliff (and i mean the very edge!! it's unguarded) facing incredile scenery... odac ppl, what u get in msia is nothing...ahhahaha (i should not stir ppl)
did not see the backpackers and the hippies and the VOLKSWAGON COMBI VANS in byron bay
have not eaten viet pho and broken rice, bundaberg rum (w cola) and victoria bitters
had not had vegemite, bratwursts,spanish donuts, meat snizzles, meatpies and the Aussie pizza at La Porchettas, Nandos flamed grill chicken
did not kiss the Opera house, walked the Sydney Harbour Bridge
did not go crazy shopping at factory outlets and the various shopping malls
had not cook your own meals with cheap house products from the Coles, Woolworths and Franklin's Supermarket (AUD $7 for a 4 person dinner)..so far, we have had pastas, potato salad, toast, devon sandwiches, fried rice, soups...what's next?
did not stayed at the various YHAs and other backpacker accomodation
have not gone swimming in freezing seawater at Main Beach, Byron Bay
have not jacked a certain Sydney police constable
have not seen the girl working at the fcuk outlet in birkenhead point
have not "left your mark" around the place like junliang did
buy down the entire darrell lea shop!!!
and many, many more...

we have done all these....have u?

ps. sorry the internet's here at byron bay is free, thus im crapping abt...

H to da J

random stuff

2005-06-17T16:28:00.000+08:00

haha on contrast from blue mountains, internet at byron bay is so, so, cheap haha they even have gals giving free internet vouchers around the streets...simply no idea wheres the catch at all haha prob the large backpacking/surfing community in the area already lets them make enuff money haha

we four chefs
anyways!
since the blue mountains we've begun to cook our own meals.. its really fun, plus we save tons of cash =P haha all of a sudden we're on a super saving spree haha its rather maddening but really rubbish when we try n tempt each other into spending pointless money haha

we numb toes (apparently numb brains too-just look at the way i type haha)
anyways just in case its really hot in singapore now, woohoo! i love the weather here! haha its freezing cold nowadays at byron bay.. maybe cuz of the fact its the frigging ocean next door haha atad too cold at times.. but more or less fun haha the chill hits instantly once the sun goes out =P *brr! there goes the feeling in my toes! fun! (oh c'mon im just kidding who likes to shiver)

/*
(ohmygoodness just recieved news that theres factory outlets in gold coast..help! haha there goes the money! hehe )
*/

haha anyways cant wait for dinner tonite! ( its actually 615 here.. but its been pitch black for the past half hour or so.. sheesh =P) think we're going for potatoe salad tonite odac style hez oh well speaking of odac--
hello odac frens back home! we miss you loads! hahaha
(and odac frens in perth, we miss you too la don't worry haha especially our darling perthhost =P OF COURSE WE LOVE YOU! )

cheers from your dearest number 2,
liren

jus blogging.....

2005-06-17T16:04:00.000+08:00

hahhaha....i have not blog for quite a while cos of the ntu admission thingy. such a bother manz...did it ever occur to them tat ppl might jus not be avaliable to do their crappy admin stuff?? Jeez....wat a waste of time manz. yup...sorri for all tat crapping shuld be tokking abt the trip and not bugging u all with such crappy stuff...hehhehe and currently our location is byron bay which is rocking good manz. the view of the beach here is amazingly good and the waves are OH MI GOD...perfect place to chill out. when we arrived here yesterdae
we were bugged by ten thousand and one ppl advertising for their backpacker hostels. it was hell manz trying to choose between all the hostels but we settled on one which gives free pancake breadfast which is darn good i must say totally worth the dollar. its rates are pretty cheap too, 20 bucks a nite summore it includes free entry to 2 clubs so all in all i guess we got a pretty good deal.
but the highlight of tis trip was the surfing manz....we paid for 4 hrs of surfing lessons which was totally rocking good. we finally justified the fact that we wear board shorts...hehhehe we are not posers cos we managed to ride the waves manz. yupz i think tat is all for now will update again when we get to gold coast manz....hahhaha more surfing

hongchang aka b3

LOOKING FOR DRIVERS....

2005-06-13T20:56:00.000+08:00

hmm...at katoomba town (1000+m above sealvl) now, the home of the blue mountains, a 2 hr ride from sydney central.

it's kinda chilly here but the weather is wondeful. Katoomba is a small town that was like empty when we arrived earlier at 9:30pm. The first 2 lodges we went was closed, I loved the 2nd one(called No.14), it was in a residential area, where the lodge was actually a timber cottage, converted into a lodge complete with basic facilities and a FIREPLACE. great stuff there. We settled for Katoomba YHA in the end, as usual, it's a decent place but i think the No. 14 would have been homely and cosy. Anw, the internet here sucks, it's a 'decent' rate of AUD $1 per 15min.

anw, we are looking for ppl willing to share driving time and costs to rent a combi/van/rav4 to byron bay, surfers paradise and brisbane. Hopefully, someone responds to the ads we place online and on notice boards. the irish girl turned out to be too young to help us rent a car. I can't seem to contact the german girl who wanted a ride and the german dude already got his ride. so any takers out there?

i really gtg...the timer's ticking away, shucks...

heng jiong

BLUE Mountains!!!

2005-06-13T20:51:00.000+08:00

BLUE Mountains!!! Yeh... we're finally here.... just arrived 45mins ago.... quite cold.... 1015m, but still not as freezing as expected, though we're already smokin' from the mouth......

Today we were at Birkenhead Pt Outlet Centre, another shopping haven....... honestly i would say D.F.O(Direct Factory Outlet) in MEL was better as there seemed to be more shops of our interest there.....
But anyway, here we're to check things out... surfers' brand, only MAMBO and RIP CURL..... didnt see any others, at least not that i know of!!! MAMBO was having a tremondously crazy SALE..... nothing in the shop (except ski wear) was above AUD40. Totally amazing!!! Well, the best buy of the day, Liren and I bought a 50L backpack each for a superbly shocking price (original price AUD169.95) .... so very cheap, cheap, cheap!!! one of the best deal in the shop!!! tell u guys the price when we're back...=p So now with this, we've got more space to carry stuff, cos our backpacks are already overflowing..... Also, Boardies all @ AUD 39.95..... cheap cheap.....
We all got a shirt each from FCUK too..... things are jus way cheap..... and there was cute salesgirl too; in appreciation, she's got the nice ht, pretty features and a very good dress sense.... hehe

Alright, the next thing now is to watch our pockets..... draining out rather quickly..... in fact we've been thrifty on meals since we came to SYD; almost jus abt 1 and a half meal a day.... hehe.....
k, no more unnecessary spending from now onwards, i reckon!!! OUT

Kelvin

blue, blue mountains baby!

2005-06-13T20:35:00.000+08:00

yoho! after a 2 hour train journey.. finally we arrive with smoke spilling out of our mouths haha its our 1st nite at katoomba, blue mountains (blue!) just got here on the train.. haha 1000m high already haha its slightly wet now.. furry furry rain here n there alittle.. but weather's supposed to clear up tmr..woohoo my v10s are gona touch the blue mts! haha ah well overall dunno much about the place yet.. we just only arrived haha (just that the place is filled with super hills).. living the good life, staying in luxurious yha katoomba =P ah well ARgh internet is getting more ex n ex .. its one auzzie buck per 15mins... meaning around sg$1.25... too bad i suppose internet at 1000m shd be hard to come by anyways haha (by the way, of our original plan of wearing our army pants in blue mts.. it turns out that im the only one with them on now haha prob tmr ba haha number 1 brought small size sumore haha) anyways today we've lost our endless fight with temptation and shopped like mad haha number 4 is prob going to say moer about that.. (mambo rox ..fcuk rox big time too) haha ah well no time left!!! 3 mins! haha well thats about it gota run! g'day mate!

liren, number 2

shopping, shopping

2005-06-11T23:16:00.000+08:00

the post is by me by the way
haha

liren aka number 2

shopping, shopping

2005-06-11T23:15:00.000+08:00

... nuff said? haha right here we're searching for
1) stuff we cant find in singapore
2) stuff cheaper den we find it in singapore
3) stuff we cant find in singapore, going for a lower price den if it WAS in singapore haha

surf shops 3 stories high,
around every corner,
of every possible surf/skate/snowboard label,
neverending racks of board shorts ("boardies" as they call em here),
etc etc.. too much to mention..
what im trying to say is that basically in surf land here, its shopping heaven for singaporean bums like me who don beachwear every single day of our normal lives bleah its a mad rush here haha
unfortunately stuff aint particularly cheap in the normal shops...rather ex in fact.. haha

...factory outlets, we need more factory outlets before our bank accounts dry out... haha oh well im off for a quick game of dota haha cheers maties!

SYDNEY Day 02!!!

2005-06-11T23:05:00.000+08:00

Summary...........

Places covered:

1) Paddy's market (market city) - where EAST meets WEST; majority of stalls opened by chinese.

2) SYD central - endless rows of shopping and malls..... SALE SALE SALE...... we held back, bearly resisting temptations.....

3) Manly town/beach - drizzling still; QUIKSILVER vs BILLABONG vs MAMBO vs RIP CURL vs "SURFECTION", all in a vicinity of 50meters radius..... went crazy!!!; beautiful beach, was freezing with HC in just jeans and t-shirt, over-estimated ourselves....;p

4) Sydney Opera House - caught in the forest lights from the city..... beauuutifool!!!

5) Harbour Bridge - another fantastic icon not to be missed.... walked up the bridge, but didnt pay to climb up the top of the "arc"(highest point).... we're on BUDGET, remember?

6) Sydney Observatory Tower - saw the Bridge from another point of view... nothing much here... just hopped by.....

That's about it for a simple update...... gone to play Warcraft..... haha..... OUT

Kelvin

random facts part 2.....

2005-06-11T22:43:00.000+08:00

hmmmm.....now back to Day 4.........
BIGGEST STUNNER MANZ!!!!
day started out fine like everydae....lack of sleep and all yar
but it was raining badly which shuld have given me a inkling of wat the dae is gonna turn out but i dun really believe in tat crapz. so yar the rain stopped at abt 11 am and Tina brought us to luna park to haf fun but it 'happened ' to be closed on weekdaes...haiz jus was not my dae manz.
we procceeded to the city to do window shopping and managed to try the famous viet broken rice which was as uncle tan would say "beautiful", and a beauty the dish was but after the dinner, we went federation square to take fotos....HERE in tis cold yet modern looking square, bad luck struck mi. BLISTERING BARNCLES AND THUNDER TYHOONS!!! mi digtital camera was lost!!!! OH MI GOD.....i had it clipped to mi freaking pocket nut when i was walking away from federation square towards flinders station, it disappeared...........as in one minute it was there the next minute it was gone. of all the lousy luck i had.....i had been pickpocketed arghhhhhhhh wat a darn thing to happen to mi now. u noe i always tot of pickpockets as ppl whu live on the planet called hollywood and did a few xtras in flims to get through life, evidently they do REAL work REALLY well. anyway i am digressing so i did wat any guy whu jus lost a 600 plus digital camera which does not belong to him normal do.... i retraced mi steps, looked ard and more or less tried to convince myself tat i had been so careless as to jus leave the camera at the federation square and tat it would be lying down there in the middle of the square jus waiting for mi to claim it but reality sux as usual and yep it was gone....gone......gone...... haiz so far the onli bright spot has been the fact tat the memory card was a new one and tat i had bought insurance...thanz goodness so i went to make a police report wif kelvin *the camera belongs to him* kat and her fren *kat is our host eldest daughter* but that dae was seriously not mi dae cos the freaking police did not believe tat the camera had been stolen and insisted tat i had lost it so i got a lost camera report instead of stolen camera report....which means i am screwed big time manz cos insurance wun cover for lost items. anyway we decided to log another police report in sydney again so tat we can claim frm insurance since we were goin to sydney the next dae.....hehhe kat taught us tat darn cunning manz and so the dae was almost ending so we went to the casino for a while then straight to home....heehhee
whether the scam will work the rest of u will jus haf to stay tune and find out.......

hongchang aka b3

random facts.....

2005-06-10T23:08:00.000+08:00

Yep...it has been a while since we blogged but is not our fault. our host uses 56k modem *not tat we are complaining, they are so darn nice to us* and so here is a brief overview of wat happened so far.

Day 2: drove to great ocean road *fantastic view of the 12 apostles manz....arghhhh so nice why dun we haf it in singapore*

Day 3: SHOPPING manz!!!! Oh my god we went to a factory outlet to shop and the quiksilver shop was like so darn cheap!!!! 40 aussie dollars for a quiksilver jeans!!! 30 aussie dollars for a pair of boardshorts...arghhhhh sum one help mi here, i am so gonna faint....bought tons of stuff here even a pair of shades for 30 aussie dollars.*original price 159 aussie dollars*

Day 4: went to luna park but it was not opened...........................................

Oops....mi time is up so i haf to log off the freaking computer* using the computer at the hostel* too bad for all u peepz out there then....will continue update soon heheh.

hongchang aka b3

the life story of a roll of black duct tape...

2005-06-10T22:56:00.000+08:00

i came from a SAF Emart in mindef camp... lying on the shelf all day with my other coloured buddies... there's the yellow chink, the hot-tempered red one, the melancholic blue one, the one green with envy and of course, the virgin pure white one....although the other duct tapes seemed more attractive to the eye, somehow, my black brothers were the more popular ones with the soldiers of the Singapore Armed Forces.

One day, this officer came into the store. W M CHUA, his name tag read... He nonchalantly chucked me into his shopping basket as he went around doing his shopping. Soon, i realise i wasn't going to be used on some military gear. Instead, i found myself and my new master (kelvin) on the bus back to his home into serangoon. I was placed into a camera bag along with lens tissue and the like. I wondered when will i be of help?

That night, i was awakened to a deafening roar. It turned out to be the sound of a plane taking off. Pissed, i tried my best to recover some shuteye. However, I was soon reawakened again to the chilly gusts of Melbourne city. Day after day past by w/o my master using me, i secretly yearned for him to use me, abuse me... Take me into his warm, comfy hands and tear me apart...But the day never seem to come. When will sir kelvin appreciate me?

I saw many things from the corner of my half zippered pocket of the camera bag. The great ocean road, the delicious meals the guys had, the nice hosts they had, the wine tastings at yarra valley, the cheap bargains at the shops (40 bucks quik jeans). Soon, i found myself in Canberra. My master and his friends were on their way to sydney with uncle tan. We stopped by the Australian War Memorial for a visit. Master kelvin set his camera and tripod on the ground but didnt elevate the tripod. As usual, master hongchang was jumping abt, being the usual monkey he was. Suddenly, a camera lens rolled towards master Heng Jiong. CRASH! master hongchang had toppled the camera. The precious Nikon F55, the pride of my master's life hit the ground hard. It's lens came off, rolling away. Master Kelvin tried his best to fix the lens back to the camera. But it was loose and would come off. The locking piece had broken. U should have seen the look on his face. The glimmer of a single tear coming to his eye. The camera just could not work.

We made our way back to uncle's van. It was a solemn time as everyone was too shocked as to what to say. My master tried ways and means to fix his prrecciouussss. Finally, his eyes came across me and an idea began to formulate in his mind. He put his idea to work at once. OUCH! ARGH! I cried... i didn't know there was such pain. I felt myself becoming lighter and lighter, my skin shedding... Finally, i saw my own reflection in the puddle of water my master threw me into..I was brown in color..The glorious black on me was gone. No more tape. I had outlived my use. Master...where are u now?

posted by heng jiong

based on a true story...

a new CHAMPION!

2005-06-10T22:54:00.000+08:00

hahahaa let me emphasize on the latest updates, kelvin is no longer THE champion... haha we've a new number one in the house... ahaha we'l wait for him to elaborate himself...
right now currently we're all using comps side by side at sydney central yha.. kinda funny seeing 4 guys blogging on the same site, chatting with the same pple and tagging the same board haha ah well 8 mins left hahaha time to post this up den rush to send a mail to my marmma n parppa haha
yea syd's 1st impression's real nice.. the weather's kinda just perfect haha cant wait to go swiming in the clear blue sea.. ARgh! haha we've jsut GOT TO learn surfing too.. haha yuppers hope everyone's been fine.. life's just bea-utifool (the way the auzzies say it haha) over here =) well till nx time .. takecare all.. cheerio~*

number 2

IN SYDNEY!!!!

2005-06-10T22:45:00.000+08:00

hey peeps.... we're in SYDNEY now.... just arrived about 2 hrs ago... weather's not as cold as mel, but it's still so wonderful..... no complains or whatsoever about the climate here!!!

Everything's fine... fine seemingly, fine in the sense that we're handling alright... but keep in mind that DOES NOT mean that everything has been "cruising" smoothly!!!! ;)

there have been hiccups, there have been screw ups, there have been STUNTS!!!

Wanna know what those STUNTS were? Hmmmm, i shall not speak..... I shall let the person who pulled off the 2 stunts for the past 2 days elaborate himself...... :) hehe

OUT

Kelvin

random

2005-06-06T23:25:00.000+08:00

kelvin's 3 stunts so far:

passport = bankbook
jacknife in his camera bag = hongchang kena saboed (name got recorded by airport security)
camera is spoilt = batt placed upside down

culinary delights :

vegemite at uncle tan's place
spanish donuts and monster bratwurst at victoria market
fried banana fritters and vanilla icecream at meiling's
baby shark meat fish and chips at lorne
bacon and eggs breakfast at the balcony in chilly morning
uncle and aunty's wonderful lambchops and sausages
more to come...

random stuff:

seeing our first fortune cat with its raised arm higher than its head
friendly people all over the place
sunset over the 12 apostles after the spectacular drive down great ocean road
funky buskers - the inka muskas, the amazonas
friends all over, the yugoslavian rocknroll fella, the lady selling choc fudge, the family at the restaurant, the students who interviewed us on chocolates for their assignment, the fcuk salesgal who asked liren if he was filthy (referring the the fcuk 'filthy' shirt he bought) on and on...the great ppl of ozzie all over
eating new zealand natural icecream in winter
figuring out the tram and train network
max brenners!!
bballing in the evenings
my 10 dollars quiksilver beanie...omg!!!
singalong sessions in the van during long drives...odac songs!chinese songs!haha
yobbo speak..

more updates soon, promise...

ps.. can i bum around longer? ..forget abt smu man...heh

cool cool cool cool

2005-06-06T22:55:00.000+08:00

haha wonderfull weather.. winter rox haha well anyways on to the updates.. so we spent the night happily snoozin in the incredible mansion..queen sized beds all round haha incredible. this wonderful home has 1) 2 wings, a garage big enough for 3 cars.. a basement as big as a bball court.. and a real bball court haha .incredible.
incredible.
incredible.
did i mention it was incredible?
incredible.

haha nx morning had a hearty breakfast of toast n vegemite *australia"s fave spread* haha with orange juice n coffee for HC as usual haha
went to queen victoria market
so heres what we think about the queen
"vic market is big
vic market has natural airconditioning (duhz.. haha but which market in singapore has winter =P haha)
the stallkeepers are real friendly, humorous, and generally amazingly happy people. haha met an interesting salesperson in a sweetshop (they call sweets lollies here haha) who claims he knows zoe tay n hubby.. hrmz even tried a singapore "lah" accent with us once he found where we were from hur hurz. follwing that we continued to explore the rest of the market.. clothes n paintings and garage sales n all that

anyways went "la porchetta".. an italian restaurant which won the best value pizza restaurant in australia for 12 yeras haha rather good
..ah well passing the computer over to henga..seeya all!

number2, liren

UPDATES......

2005-06-06T21:53:00.000+08:00

Yoz to all the people out there!!!! i am now in melbourne which is pretty cold since it is winter here but the weather roxz manz unlike singapore...hehhehe too bad for the rest of u who are in singapore suffering under the sweltering heat. I am so enjoying myself here. And so since kelvin has given you his update on what happened to him i shall gif u a brief outline on wat happened to us.....
After we left jem, yy and tian yuan at the gates we proceeded to our departure gates where our belongings were checked but security and guess wat kelvin left mi a goin away present......A JACKKNIFE!!!! Wat the hell !!!! Great present it was too, the security officer took mi aside and questioned mi abt the knife then he took down mi name and all....wat a bummer and so the rest is history. we took a plane and blah blah blah....reached melbourne at 4.30am. uncle tan met us and brought us to his home which was almost the size of the white house. mi and kelvin took the west wing and henga, liren took the east wing. And so tis ends the first freaking dae in the land down under.....boyz was it exciting and so stay tune for more to come...hehhe

hongchang aka b3 aka lucius

GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!!!

2005-06-06T20:15:00.000+08:00

Gday yo mate!! Heres the update, the story of the big screw up, that happened even b4 take off... too lazy to think and trash out everything, so heres what ive got from my journal:

"......Here comes the highlight, arrived @ departure hall at abt 1830hrs, apologized to my dear buddies for being late, then as we were going to check in the luggages, i tried to fake tt i forgot to bring my passport w an exclamation. However, it turned out tt i pulled out my POSB acct book... Stunned, totally stunned, totally displeased and annoyed at myself... i couldnt believe i let it happen again.... GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!!! I was just too complacent... i thought (but nobody confirmed), i thought, i thought, tt i had grabbed my passport & put it in e white envelope..... SHARKS!!!..................time for Rush hour! It was the time you wished you had a modified manual engine, & no traffic lights............reached home in abt 20mins, i went up, took the thing i needed, & was back in the car in less than 3mins........ zoomed our way to the airport ack on TPE & arrived in just over 15mins, in the nick of time to check in for the next flight.............. felt so guilty, so disappointed in myself............ now im all alone, on QF10, sitting beside one ang mo guy on my left and one old chinese guy on e other side, who keeps looking over at what im doing..... so annoying!!!............ lesson learnt.......
1) always prepare early 2) always double check 3) always listen to tt old man called Dad..... "
---extracted from Kelvins journal of Day 00 - 030605 (FRI).

---OUT

wel wel wel its finally here

2005-06-03T16:45:00.000+08:00

months and months of enticipation, anxiety, excitment, happiness, & "supper planning sessions" .. we had better not get stuck in snow or sumting (we BETTER finally learn to surf) haha we're finally leaving omg haha to you my three brudders- cheers to our good voyage! may we come back to our loved ones in as many pieces as we are now +cheers!+ =P

liren (number 2)

Setting off.................

2005-06-03T16:43:00.000+08:00

Yoz to everyone again!!! at henga house now. we jus packed finish everything cos as usual henga is being his lazy self relying mi to help him pack his junk and i mean JUNK. his bag weighs a ton manz and i am so sure it will cause the plane to crash.....hehehheheh WAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta go now haf to go airport manz CYAZ WORLD.

henga cum hongchang

D-Day...................

2005-06-03T15:07:00.000+08:00

Yoz to all u people out there!!!! It is todae manz!!!!!!
Woke up to a bad start cos had to go back camp to collect mi BLUE ic....such a bummer *bleah* and the worst thing was all the top brass in s1 branch was not around. Total screw up manz and they told mi i could onli collect mi ic in the afternoon abt 4 to 5 pm so i was like wat the hell u all trying to screw wif mi rite and i walked out without collecting mi ic....hehehhe told them tat i be back in one months time to get it. Got such a feeling of freedom doin tat....army sux manz and so now leaving for henga house jus so i can help him pack...hehehhe ain't i a nice guy. Arghhhhh....it is TODAE MANZ!!!!! *goin crazy*

ObI-WaN: "YOU WeRe ThE ChOoSeN OnE!!!!!"

hongchang aka b3 aka lucius

STILL IN CAMP!!!

2005-06-03T08:49:00.000+08:00

G'day mates!!! sharks man! today is THE friday, 3rd JUNE 2005... the time now is 0849hrs... Now, where am i? I am still in CAMP... jus booked in... argghh... it's my ORD today mun!!! so i'm back for a good cause... that is, to collect that little, but super durable piece of unbreakable card called the PINK IC!!! woohoo....
well, henga, u haven packed? neither have i man.... all i did was take out the clothes i'll be bringing for the trip... it's the habit man, jus hope that in all cause everything will fall in place... haha
it's almost 0900, s2 branch should be opened... time to go return the pass and collect that thing with the photo of a pri6 nerd!! haha

OUT

kelvin aka (pronounce as ah-kah) b4

good night, good morning, good bye

2005-06-03T08:01:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I......that I could stay
Girl you know I've got to go
Lord I wish it wasn't so

Save tonightAnd fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrowTomorrow I'll be gone....

haha a rather fitting song last night i heard (darn you lucius, now im stuck with yoda talk too) by eagle eye cherry , good stuff. none-the-less, good morning dear friends today's the day.. last minute great-s'pore-sale-shopping, last minute meetings, last minute local-food-tasting, wadeva haha
anyhoo! just saw a strange chinese man running flat out (shouting at the top of his lungs too might i add) after an even stranger malay boy..wonder what mischief the lil' rascal was up to haha ah wellz lesson learnt today.. pixie-like kids outrun lumbering full grown adults
whoops gota run..breakfast with dad.. cheers to all!

liren eh-kay-eh (haha wads with all the aka-s?!) number 2

spoiling market

2005-06-03T03:03:00.000+08:00

juz got back from a wake, condolences to her...i hope thgs will work out, stay cheery as always...

had a satisfying supper with xiaozhuang, we had a good catchup session

anw, if there is any joker out there wondering whether how much ive packed..
well, my answer is no. as usual, i havn't packed at all yet... a wonderful habit ive carried since those cj expedition days.
leave everything to the last min, it'll all sort out, i hope... don't have to be like the rest of the buddies, relac jack is the in thing nowadays heh

alrite, time to surf more porn, peek in laterz or what not...

heng

The Last Nitez..................

2005-06-03T00:51:00.000+08:00

hehe.....jus finished packing all the crapz for Australia. So darn heavy....but it is all worth it manz. Gonna begin the journey of a lifetime and tis is the first hint of thngs to come in the next one month. YEAH!!!!!! Star Wars Rockz!!!!

YoDa: "Begun tis Clone War Has......"

hongchang aka lucius

one last night

2005-06-02T22:51:00.000+08:00

pack pack pack pack haha

1 day to go

2005-06-02T03:18:00.000+08:00

goin thru shit, throat hurts till no end, just recovered from flu and fever...
the voice is so husky and sexy
i think im beginning to sound like darth sidious...

'execute order 66'

hengadude