Farewell, My Friends! Farewell, Australia!

Today is my last day in Sydney. Why is it everytime I am enjoying myself, time just seems to fly?!

I still recall when I arrived in Melbourne 10 days ago, in the freezing cold! It was bloody cold but fun. It all seemed so surreal now. Then I was in Sydney, meeting my best friend, Min again after so long! The late night chats, the girl talk, the shopping :) Again, it all seemed so surreal! Now my holiday is coming to an end. It seemed as if I haven't even started my holiday!! Sigh.

Woke up pretty early in the morning and had breakfast with the boys. I had my Weetbix as usual. Yes, I am a Weetbix kid, lol. I just love it, with soy milk or rice milk, and throw in some dried fruits, yum! :) Must introduce my girls to it.

My Weetbix breakfast with rice milk and cranberries

After a relaxing breakfast, I finished the last of my packing. Yeah, just made it. My luggage was only 20.4kg. :) Can buy some more stuff to bring home, lol. :P Yes, I need to buy back some food stuff from the supermarket. Min and I left for the Woolsworth at Menai. I managed to get stuff for friends and family. As we were at the check-out, my eyes were roaming. No, not for guys but for shops that I could still do some last minute shopping for myself! LOL. Most of the things I have bought have been for my girls, my mother and my friends. Compared to previous trips to OZ, I have bought very few things for myself on this trip, lol. Feel a bit unsatisfied :P Anyway, Min really knows me best. She told me to go have a look at the shops, lol. Off I went. Looked at 3 shops and bought a red lacy top within 10 minutes. Yeah, HAPPY. With that top in hand, I finally felt that I have treated myself right, haha. :P

When we got home, Min went to heat up lunch. I wanted my kangaroo steak again. My last chance since I don't know if I can get it in Singapore, lol. While she was doing that, Graham offered to take me on a ride round the block. I was wondering, "Huh? Why would I want to go on a ride round the block in a car?". I think he saw the look on my face and he said, "On the bike!" I think I never ran so fast to the door, lol. The helmet was so heavy and huge. I finally understand how those "top heavy" ladies felt. I could myself tipping over, unfortunately it was due to the helmet, lol. :P The ride was really fun!! I thought I was pretty relaxed, lol. Apparently not, according to Graham. Ok, next time, must ride again and I will pretend to be a sack of potatoes, haha. :)

The bike!

Had a wonderful lunch of pork sausages, kangaroo steak, roasted veg, "squeaky" cheese and soup. Simply delicious! :)


I am going to miss Min's cooking. We had a cuppa too after lunch. Stuffed today's shopping into the luggage and it weighed 22kg. Opps, overdid the shopping, haha. Nay, I should be fine. I hope. :P I hugged Ben and Josh and took photos with them. I hope they will remember me, at least for Josh, I will be the High-five Aunty??!. Lol. :)

Updated 31 March 2008, 1:01am
Min took me to the airport at 2:30pm. The airport wasn't too far from her place. But I thought the time just passed too quickly. I only knew I was chatting with her and the next minute, we have arrived at the airport. :( There were not many people in the queue before me at the check-in. But 10 minutes after me, there was a long line after me. I guess I was lucky. When my turn came, check-in was really fast. I was done by 3:30pm. We had a lot of time to spare. We looked at the souvenir shops at the airport. I managed to spend my last A$20 on Arnott's Chocolate Mint Balls for myself and Kangaroo pencil cases for the girls. Lol. Min and I sat down for a cuppa and we chatted. We have so much fun chatting away, lol. Time just flew by. All too soon, it was close to 4:30pm. I had better let Min get home to her boys and her husband. I was upset that I have to say goodbye to Min. Ok, fine, I did tear. Min, you are my best friend. You are a great friend in every way. Thanks for making those wonderful, delicious meals; thanks for taking me shopping all over Sydney; thanks for listening; thanks for your support. Thanks for everything. Thank you for your friendship. :) Keep in touch, ok? Now that we finally figured out how to sms each other, lol. :)

My best friend, Min

Min and Graham

Went through customs with ease. The custom lady thought my passport photo looked really sweet and innocent but in person, I looked a bit naughty, lol. :P Wah, saw more shops inside. ARGH. No more money, haha. Boarded the plane at 5:35pm. However, we didn't take off until 6:45pm.

I watched 2.5 inflight movies. I finished up the "Manual of Love 2" which I saw on the way into Australia. I saw Rogue, an Australian action movie about a giant croc who is eating people, a bit like Lake Placid. I also saw "Love in the Time of Cholera", a spanish movie. Its tagline "How long would you wait for love?" says it all. A very touching and romantic story indeed.

Airplane meals are my favourite part of the plane journey, besides the air turbulence, lol. Dinner was served at 9pm+ (melb time) was salad; chicken in oyster sauce, greens and rice; mini chocolate bar and dessert was Passionfruit & Cream ice cream. :) There was refreshment about an hour before landing: fruits and pasta.



The plane landed at 10:55pm. I managed to get through customs and collect my luggage by 11:30pm. Got home at 12 midnight. I was very tired as I didn't manage to sleep on the plane again. But I was really glad to see the girls even though they were asleep. :) That put a smile on my tired soul. Hope they will like their presents when they see them tomorrow. :)