260th Post

Last week, I went to Down Under after 17 years. This was my second longest trip after Heart of Asia trip back on 2012 with friends. It was planned on last year, after one of my ex-colleagues transferred there and we would like to visit her there. There were so much changes in Down Under and the governance is similar to Red Dot here. I was happy that I managed to see the changes there, visited many exquisite places and ate a lot good food in Sydney and Melbourne, drove a car around the Blue Mountains & Great Ocean Road, said 'Hi' to the Penguins at the Philip Island and accomplished my first wish and  climbed the Harbour Bridge. It was the end of Autumn and I really like the cold weather there. It was a memorable trip. Great experience!

Spectacular view from Circular Quay..

Blue Mountains

Darling Harbour

Magnificent Victoria State Library

Not easy to drive on the Great Ocean Road

Fortunate to visit & see the last 7 out of Twelve Apostles before all corroded & gone forever.

The oysters here are not that pricey. They say oysters are an aphrodisiac? 

There are few things that I would like to share about this place:

1. Most of the traffic controllers in the city are women, certified and fit for the job. Not sexist and I believe they control it well.

2. The public amenities here are well-maintained.

3. A plumber's salary is higher than engineer. It is consider as a specialist job.

4. The speed limit and traffic rules need to be follow. Or else, heavy penalty will be given. 

5. The McDonald's in Down Under is so 'Un-Mcdonald's'.

6. The people here are open minded. 

 I hope I will go there again, maybe after 17 years later?

Where are you now?
Another dream
The monster's running wild inside of me
I'm faded

P/S: This song had been played on the radio for almost every hours when I was driving on the Great Ocean Road and Blue Mountains. Happy Teacher's Day to my all who taught me before!