Anyway, enough of crying over my weight.. let's talk about the trip....
Overall, the trip was quite a good one though there were some unexpected 'cock-ups'. The first issue happened when we were collecting the car from Hertz. Was supposed to provide a credit card for some security deposit, but then my card has exceeded the limit and Nic's UOB card doesn't seemed to work. So in the end we got to call Cass to borrow her card. But who knows her card was also being declined. Damnz.. what a bad morning to start the trip with.. The worst scenario is to go all the way to Caulfield to pick Amanda and Shuqi up first before heading back to the city to get the car and then back to our place to park our own car before heading to Sydney. This way it will be a total waste of time. But luckily, we managed to find a bank that opens at 9am to clear my credit card bill so finally I managed to use my card and collected the car at around 10am. Was already abit behind schedule.
So after we got the car, we went back home to park our car first before driving to Caufield to pick the rest up. We officially left Melbourne at 11+am.
Nic drove all the way up, taking a total of 9 hours. We had 2 toilet cum petrol breaks along the way. Think he sped all the way at the speed of 140km/h. We arrived in Sydney at around 8.30pm.
We planned to go for a late dinner at Pancakes on the Rocks. But before that, we checked into the hotel and took a shower to freshen up ourselves....
After dinner at the Pancakes, we went to meet Amanda's friend and join them for clubbing at night.
Day 2: We woke up on time (around 8am) and left the hotel at 9am as planned. The itinerary for the day was to visit 2 flee markets (Glebe market & Paddington market). Everything went as planned. At night we had Korean food for dinner. After dinner, the girls went partying with Amanda's friends while Nic and I returned to hotel early to chill and relax...
Day 3: Happy Birthday Nicky Boy!!! (its Nic's birthday today!)... and as it was a Sunday, Nic and I made our way to mass in the morning. After church, we headed back to hotel to pick the girls up before heading to Sydney Fish Market... *yummy seafood*
At the fish market, we had sashimi, prawns, crabs, oysters, etc. The seafood was sooooo delicious.. *yumz* and I bet this must be Nic's happiest birthday cos he get to eat his favourite seafood.. :)
After our brunch, we headed back to the hotel. That day was a hot day and so everyone was feeling very lethargic after the heavy brunch. In the end, we took a nap before going out for shopping. We went Myers and spent the $150 gift card which Nic won from last Thursday's poker. I bought myself a pair of shorts, a top, a trial pack of Clinque cleanser, a mascara and a blusher. *happy*
After shopping, we went to Lowen Brau for dinner. We had pigs trotters, sausages, some veal dish and beer. During the dinner, there was a performance at the restaurant. Both Nic and I took part in their beer drinking competition, and of cos, I tied with the other girl contestant in the girl's round, and Nic got 2nd in the guy's round. haha... think we can really drink man!
Anyway that was a happy day indeed, and I am sure Nic enjoyed himself alot that day. :)
Day 4: Second last day of the trip. We had dim-sum for brunch. After brunch, we went to Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach. In the evening, we had ribs and steak at Hurricane's Grill. (gosh.. so much of eating...). After dinner, we went to Star City and contributed $200 to the casino... *so sad*..
As the night was still early, we decided to play some drinking games in the hotel. So we headed to Coles to buy cards and liquor. We played "I Never" and some "Asshole Tai-di" till around 2am before turning in.
Day 5: Last day of our Sydney Trip. We checked out at 9am and proceed to Pancakes again to have breakfast. After breakfast, we headed back to Melbourne. We left Sydney at 10.45am.
The journey back seems longer than the journey up. Nic drove all the way as well. But this time round, we were not so lucky. We got a speeding ticket of $243!!!! Cos Nic was speeding at the speed of 140km/h and didn't see the police car. *bad luck* So after the fine, Nic drove all the way at the speed of 110km/h, and we arrived in Melbourne at 8.30pm. After that, we had Korean food for dinner.
It was good to be back 'Home' again... Melbourne is still the best! :)
Alright, here are some of the pictures taken during the trip...:
That's all folks! Stay tune for the next post!!!
Time to study.. Gotta rush an assignment which is due next monday!!! -_-
Exams are coming too.. My paper will be on the 12 & 13th Nov.. Nic's will be on the 5 & 6th.. Damn he will be ending earlier than me... then he will be enjoying himself while I am still preparing for my papers... *sucks* :( But what to do.. just hope that both of us can do well for this semester too.... *pray hard*
Ciaoz!
