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A very short trip to Brisbane

December 30, 2010
Yes, it was indeed very short, unlike the usual Friday night to Sunday evening, we opted for Saturday morning to Sunday evening. Reasons - cheaper flight and save on 1 night accommodation. Public Holidays are much lesser in Australia (compared to Malaysia), its significantly lesser. However most of the PH is moved to...

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More on Melbourne

December 29, 2010
Will try another approach on writing. Maybe I was trying to write too much, by segregating it into either each place or by day. Been blog hopping more actively lately as I was googling on the upcoming trip, anyway, thought I try writing it as "highlights" or summary. It was at least 2...

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Merry Christmas!

December 27, 2010
Aren't the cupcakes cute? One of colleagues brought these adorable cupcakes for our Christmas lunch at work. I brought some cheesecake chocolate brownie, no pictures cos they were ugly. Lol. [photo is a bit overexposed :( ] Anyway, Merry Christmas! Hehe.. I know, it has passed. Grin. Can't be help when I went...

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More on the Twelve Apostles

December 22, 2010
After the helicopter ride, we walk around the area. It was rather cool but there are a fair of tourist at the area. All in all, these are rather cool rocks aren't they? :) Side note: New phone or not? ...

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12 Apostles - Aerial view

December 21, 2010
Great Ocean Road is the home to the famous rock - the Twelve Apostles. According to the Visit Victoria website, the Twelve Apostles have been created by constant erosion of the limestone cliffs of the mainland that began 10–20 million years ago. The stormy Southern Ocean and blasting winds gradually eroded the softer...

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Great Ocean Road!

December 20, 2010
My bad, I don't say it often enough but I am really grateful for my travel companion who took charge of the long drive, especially in such short weekend getaway. I really am. It was a beautiful sight. I know there are people who thinks Great Ocean Road is overated, but I think...

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Torquay and Bells Beach

December 19, 2010
Torquay is where Great Ocean Road begins... ... while Bells Beach is one of Australia's most famous surfing beaches - located near Torquay. It was really cold that day, but there are still enthusiastic surfers out in the waters. I wonder if those surfing suits really keeps them warm. It was a brief...

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Melbourne to Torquay

December 18, 2010
It was a 3D3N trip - Friday to Sunday night, departed from Melbourne on Monday evening. Despite it was a fairly short trip, I wanted to go to the Great Ocean Road and my travel companion had very kindly agreed to driving, despite the long drive. The plan was to break the journey,...

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