Thank you so much for driving all the way from Narrogin to see me before I head off. It was so good to see you, and it was great to have our deep and meaningfuls one last time.
Loves yous! :)
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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Last time together
Hi Chia
Thank you so much for driving all the way from Narrogin to see me before I head off. It was so good to see you, and it was great to have our deep and meaningfuls one last time.
Loves yous! :)
Thank you so much for driving all the way from Narrogin to see me before I head off. It was so good to see you, and it was great to have our deep and meaningfuls one last time.
Loves yous! :)
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Roughing it out down South
Hi Chia!
The weather in Mount Barker was completely different to Perth; wet and cool at 15 degrees! So when we arrived at the car park of Bluff Knoll, we quickly realised that it was not the ideal weather conditions to go walking. It reminded me a bit of the time that you and I went up to Mountserrat in Spain. We could see the clouds which were moving so fast through the rocks! However, this time, the clouds had wind and rain with them, and so we had to make the decision to give Bluff Knoll a raincheck for another time.
We then decided to give 'Castle Rock' a try. The weather didn't seem as wild as Bluff Knoll, and we were pleasantly surprised to experience a lovely cool walk up. The cloud and rain cloaked over the tree tops, creating a luminous white diffused light and delicate black silhouettes of branches that stretched higher and higher.
If you hear a 'cooo-ing' noise in the video, its not a pigeon. It's a Kev-pigeon.
When we reached the top of the climb, near the lookout of Castle Rock, we saw all these awesome rock formations. Obviously, we couldn't help but do some fun poses.
When we finished posing we reached a sign which told us that we had two different paths to choose from; the Karri Lookout or the Castle Rock Summit.
The Karri Lookout was a easy 50m walk to a bridge which allowed you to look out in one direction.
The Castle Rock Summit however, required a 65m scramble. This included climbing up 2 sets of rocky walls, and then a ladder which takes you up to the sky walk on the summit. At first we thought we would just do the Karri Lookout as it was still pretty windy. However, after seeing the Karri Lookout and feeling slightly deflated (didn't seem much of a challenge), we decided that we would do the 65m scramble to the Castle Rock Summit.
The ladder was by far one of the scariest parts. The wind howling through the grates and the rain lashing on you while you climb up this wet and slippery ladder which was high above the ground, made me freak a little. But I 'just kept climbing, just kept climbing' (in a Dory-like voice) and started humming a random happy tune to keep me going.
When we got to the top, it was the weirdest sight ever. It was as if we had reached the edge of the world. Where there was nothing else beyond where we stood. Just white emptiness.
We weren't disappointed, if anything, it was a slight relief that we couldn't see out and below us as if we could, we would have probably freaked out more when the wind and rain thrashed against us.
On the way down, we took some more fun photos:
I'm so happy that you get along with your housemate :) I hope to hear more about how you guys get along!
I also really enjoyed hearing about your observations of your new life so far! Amazing that those kids know about K-pop! Who would have thought!? How did they know about it?
How long is your drive from work to school? Must be awesome not having to deal with traffic jams!
We spent a lot of our weekend driving at 110kmph. It's quite a liberating experience. As I looked out the car windows, I noticed that I got this 'expanding' feeling and a sense of freedom when I looked out to see empty space rolling on, and on, and on. It's the same feeling I get when I look out to the ocean on my runs. I love it. It just feels like the whole world is out there waiting to be explored and I feel like anything is possible!
On Saturday, Kev and me together with his Mom, Brother and Sister-in-Law decided to go to Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges. However, from the early hours of the morning, it was grey and dreary with a constant drizzle.
Here are some of the snaps taken throughout the day.
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| Kangaroo riding an emu up ahead |
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| Wild drive up to Bluff Knoll |
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| A token 'snap' at Bluff Knoll |
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| What we could see at the parking spot at Bluff Knoll |
We then decided to give 'Castle Rock' a try. The weather didn't seem as wild as Bluff Knoll, and we were pleasantly surprised to experience a lovely cool walk up. The cloud and rain cloaked over the tree tops, creating a luminous white diffused light and delicate black silhouettes of branches that stretched higher and higher.
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| The rain and mist on top of the trees |
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| Walking up |
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| A photo request of Kev's which turned out awesome! |
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| Fiddalee-dee he's touching it. |
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| A natural frame. Loved this! |
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| One of my favorite snaps - this is what we saw for most of the walk. |
If you hear a 'cooo-ing' noise in the video, its not a pigeon. It's a Kev-pigeon.
When we reached the top of the climb, near the lookout of Castle Rock, we saw all these awesome rock formations. Obviously, we couldn't help but do some fun poses.
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| Kev's awesome upper cut |
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| Me doing the 'THIS IS SPARTAAAA!' kick |
The Karri Lookout was a easy 50m walk to a bridge which allowed you to look out in one direction.
The Castle Rock Summit however, required a 65m scramble. This included climbing up 2 sets of rocky walls, and then a ladder which takes you up to the sky walk on the summit. At first we thought we would just do the Karri Lookout as it was still pretty windy. However, after seeing the Karri Lookout and feeling slightly deflated (didn't seem much of a challenge), we decided that we would do the 65m scramble to the Castle Rock Summit.
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| Climbing up to get to the lookout |
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| At the base of the look out |
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| We then had a narrow corridor before climbing up the second wall. |
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| Kev on the ladder. |
The ladder was by far one of the scariest parts. The wind howling through the grates and the rain lashing on you while you climb up this wet and slippery ladder which was high above the ground, made me freak a little. But I 'just kept climbing, just kept climbing' (in a Dory-like voice) and started humming a random happy tune to keep me going.
When we got to the top, it was the weirdest sight ever. It was as if we had reached the edge of the world. Where there was nothing else beyond where we stood. Just white emptiness.
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| Sky walk leading to no where |
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| Our confusion |
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| This was our view looking down from the sky walk. |
We weren't disappointed, if anything, it was a slight relief that we couldn't see out and below us as if we could, we would have probably freaked out more when the wind and rain thrashed against us.
On the way down, we took some more fun photos:
It was such a cool, fun and adventurous weekend. Kev and I were happy that we could try out our new 'outdoors wear' such as our trekking boots, Icebreaker thermal wear and for me, my new waterproof jacket and water resistant pants. All items proved well worth the money and are definitely things we will pack in any upcoming holidays... *hint hint*
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Drive from Perth to Mount Barker
Morning Chia!
I've awoken to the sweet voices of kookaburras calling and other birds singing in the light morning showers.
It's completely quiet. I do not hear any hint of the ocean near by which is quite unusual. There's no dog, no cars passing by, no wind; just the birds and quiet.
Kev and I are currently in Mount Barker, just north of Albany. As you can see in the screenshot below where the blue dot is.
Today we will drive to Bluff Knoll to climb it in our new trekking boots and other travel gear. I'll give ya an update when we get there.
In the meantime, I thought I'd give you some pics taken during our drive down yesterday :)
We left Perth CBD and drove past
Gosnells.
Then past Kelmscott.
Then continued down Albany Highway.
We made a short pit stop in Williams, which brought back childhood memories of going to and from Narrogin.
...and then we just drove on and on.
The photos are pretty ordinary, but they do truly represent the route we took :)
I've awoken to the sweet voices of kookaburras calling and other birds singing in the light morning showers.
It's completely quiet. I do not hear any hint of the ocean near by which is quite unusual. There's no dog, no cars passing by, no wind; just the birds and quiet.
Kev and I are currently in Mount Barker, just north of Albany. As you can see in the screenshot below where the blue dot is.
Today we will drive to Bluff Knoll to climb it in our new trekking boots and other travel gear. I'll give ya an update when we get there.
In the meantime, I thought I'd give you some pics taken during our drive down yesterday :)
We left Perth CBD and drove past
Gosnells.
Then past Kelmscott.
Then continued down Albany Highway.
We made a short pit stop in Williams, which brought back childhood memories of going to and from Narrogin.
...and then we just drove on and on.
The photos are pretty ordinary, but they do truly represent the route we took :)
Monday, February 18, 2013
ColorRun!
Morning Chia!
I can't believe that yesterday and the ColorRun has already come and gone!
I was so amped and excited for this run!
Our team, 'Rainbows and Unicorns', which consisted of Kev, Clem, Drew, Katie, Amy, Shaz, Sas, Charlene, you and me, did so well in keeping together and walking, running and dancing our way through the different checkpoints and finishing the happiest 5km ever! Unfortunately, we were unable to meet up with Viv and Elvina, but they were there in spirit!
I don't know about you, but the whole day was so fun for me! I just got this little buzz and I was uncontrollably happy! Perhaps it was the mixture of awesome music, friends, exercise and lots and lots of bright colours!
The ColorRun is spelt without the 'u'. However, marketing was awesome and has said that you put the 'u' in ColorRun!
Anywho, here are some pics and videos of the day! Enjoy!
One of the funniest things was the after math of the ColorRun and ColorFestival! It took a lot of baby oil, body wash and a sturdy sponge to assist in washing all the beautiful colours off! We also spent the afternoon soaking our clothes in NappySan (except for our ColorRun shirts, which we soaked in Vinegar in hopes of preserving the colour on the shirt!)
There's a crazy amount of photos, and so I need to sort through them and post more on Facebook!
Sorry for such a short post! I gotta head off to work now!
Hope you had an awesome time Chia!
I can't believe that yesterday and the ColorRun has already come and gone!
I was so amped and excited for this run!
Our team, 'Rainbows and Unicorns', which consisted of Kev, Clem, Drew, Katie, Amy, Shaz, Sas, Charlene, you and me, did so well in keeping together and walking, running and dancing our way through the different checkpoints and finishing the happiest 5km ever! Unfortunately, we were unable to meet up with Viv and Elvina, but they were there in spirit!
I don't know about you, but the whole day was so fun for me! I just got this little buzz and I was uncontrollably happy! Perhaps it was the mixture of awesome music, friends, exercise and lots and lots of bright colours!
The ColorRun is spelt without the 'u'. However, marketing was awesome and has said that you put the 'u' in ColorRun!
Anywho, here are some pics and videos of the day! Enjoy!
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| The first ones there! Thanks Chia for the awesome hats! Totes love theeeeem! |
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| Drew & Katie! |
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| Our group is exploding |
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| What animals do in the Savannah - they laze around under the shade of a tree |
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| The fellas |
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| The girls |
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| What about dancers? |
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| Yaaaayyyy! |
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| And the Rainbows and Unicorns are off! |
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| In the wind of Pink |
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| At the Blue Checkpoint. They told us to roll, so we did. |
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| Looking smurfy guys!!! |
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| Our team being monkeys! |
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| Orange Station Volunteer bent on OompaLumpafying me. |
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| Color Ninjas... they were surprising and fun! |
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| We so colorful! |
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| Love Clem's face |
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| Rainbows and Unicorns! |
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| Hooray! |
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| Jumping for Joy |
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| So happy that the run makes you do cartwheels |
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| Hooray we did it! |
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| ColorFestival! |
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| We love colour |
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| Spotty Hair |
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| Conga Line |
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| Orange me please |
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| Toss! |
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| Getting sorta over-coloured now |
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| Our mascot! |
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| The Rainbows and Unicorns Team |
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| The messy train ride home! |
There's a crazy amount of photos, and so I need to sort through them and post more on Facebook!
Sorry for such a short post! I gotta head off to work now!
Hope you had an awesome time Chia!
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