Went on a 8 days trip to Goldcoast....

1st Day
- Our tour guide is called Helen.. met here in Changi Airport
-The Journey was pretty rough... i did not get enough sleep in the plane and i had caught a cold...
-Went to Australia's Direct Factory Outlet.. only managed to buy 1 t-shirt there because the stuff there are expensive due to the strong exchange rate of Australian dollars
- took a cruise and arrived at Tangalooma Resort
-My sister Hui Min was sick thus she did not follow us for the desert tour..
-did my 1st sand tobogganing
-Later at night, i fed the dolphins... Love them!
-The beach at Tangalooma Resort is clean and i love stepping on the sand... (very soft!)

2nd Day
-left Tangalooma Resort
-Went to Mt Nathan Winery, my family got a chance to taste some unique wines such as honey wine and chocolate wine.
-I couldn't taste it because i was underage... (bahh... had to be 18 years and above)
-While the "Adults" were wine tasting... we "children" were demoted to feeding the sheep
-arrived at our hotel, Legends Hotel which was near to Surfer's Paradise (the beach)

3rd Day
-Went to Warner Bros. Movie World!!
-Got to meet alot of characters such as Batman, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Scooby Doo... Even managed to take some photos together with them.
-Sat a few rides, the first one was called the Shrek show... where we had to put on special spectacles... Motionless show that all of us enjoyed
One of which is called Scooby Doo monster ride.... (Indoor Roller Coaster that was really scary, felt that i was going to get flunk out of the cart and there was a backdrop which i enjoyed very much.
-Another ride was called Batwing... Sat with my Mum and seriously i got scared to death when that ride propelled us upwards and then downwards... Underestimate the ride and thank god my Mum was sitting with me!
-Ate fastfood there.... (A$11.95) The portions there were HUGE and i even had to share with my Mum.

4th Day
- Went to Sea World
- Watched a few shows such as the dolphins, Seals... water ski show.... (The Dolphins shows was FANTASTIC!)
- Went to see the polar bears, sharks, fishes, tasmania devils....
-Touched a starfish and sea urchin (Spikey)
- Sat the log flume ride and pirate ship together with my sister Hui Min...

5th Day
- Our leisure day...
- Firstly, we went to the Superbee factory where we got to taste pure honey...
- We opted for the tropical fruit world optional tour
- We got a chance to crack open macadamia nuts and eat it fresh...
- After that, we sat on the smallest train i had ever seen
- Got a chance to taste the fruits.... One of which was the chocolate fruit where we mixed it together with Ice Cream... The other few fruits that i tasted were Dragon Fruit (Red in colour).. a fruit that tasted like honey dew and cucumber, Mangoes, pineapples, a sweet potato like fruit
- After which, we went to the Pacific Fair for shopping. We ate Japanese food because we were kinda sick of Fast food.
- Hui Lin and I manage to buy a shirt each...

6th Day
- went to Dreamworld
- Took a family photograph together with a Koala (Hui Lin held the Koala)
- Feed the kangeroos.... Felt like bringing one back home LOL! Also feed the goats, sheep, pigs etc
- Went to sit 3 rides : Water raft, Motorcycle roller coaster and the Wipe-Out... The Wipe-Out was probably the most scariest ride i had ever sat in my entire 17 years.... I felt that i was in a Washing Machine... being turned 360 degrees... Moving left, right, up, down, diagonally right/left... It was horrifying and i had a headache after that...
- Took a tour group photograph... love our tour group....!!
- At night, we walked around the beach as there were shops selling stuffs.... Night market!!

7th Day
- Woke up at 5am Australian Time (which is 3am Singapore Time!!!)... say our goodbyes to this lovely place...
- Watched Transformers on the plane heheee
- Arrived in Singapore at around 5pm (Singapore time)... Enjoyed myself alot...

What i realised during the time i spent in Goldcoast:
- Australians have a very laid back kinda lifestyle which was totally opposite to us, Singaporeans.. Love that about Australia...

- The portions of the fastfood there is really HUGE and had to be shared by 2 Singaporeans...
- The sauces there in their fastfood outlets were not free and had to be paid...

- Their Japanese food sold in Australia such as Sushi and Inari was like 2-3 times the size that can be found in Singapore.

- Their Cigarettes there were surprisingly expensive.. cost around S$16 for a pack..
- Their Casinos were smoke free (Queensland that is..)

- Australia's Hotels were generous as they allowed the guest to take the teabags provided in the rooms...

- Their stuff there is pretty expensive eventhough there is a "sale".. Even their own brand Billabong cost more than those found in Singapore....

- They don't really decorate their streets and stalls for Christmas.... Except their trees

- I kept on eating ice cream during the 3 theme parks that i had visited...

- I become more knowledgable about Australia with my talk with Helen our tour guide....

- The weather in Australia is way better than the weather in Singapore... Only rained when we visted the Winery which was indoors...

- Australians love surfing and they can be seen surfing even on weekdays... Especially teenagers... hmm maybe because they are on summer vacation..

- I become more confident and daring in sitting those extreme rides... On the other hand, my sisters... well... they are not as daring as me XD!

- I probably gain weight.... Blame the food there!!

- I love the lifestyle there and i'll probably think about studying there...

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