II. I. MMXIX. - XII. I. MMXIX. Gold Coast, and Brisbane, Australia.
II. I. MMXIX. - XII. I. MMXIX.
My manager dumped half of my leave at the start of the year. I haven’t saved anything yet. Just received my first bonus, so, pretty much spent it all for this trip.
Blessings in disguise that I had the financial power to travel at such a short notice?
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I don’t know why I’ve always wanted to come to Australia. I think maybe because it was a possible place for me to migrate to.
Haven’t exactly felt the vibes of being overseas still.
At a Turkish restaurant. The weather was really nice - cool breeze u_u
I still remember the cool breeze made me feel. I was grinning from ear to ear.
I was thinking, what the hell. Eating Turkish cuisine in Australia, but what does Australia have to offer?
Spent $80 on a racing simulator... Actually, weeks ago, I found out that Mustangs are insured for 25 year olds and older, so I gave up on the idea of a road trip. All in all, I rented a car at the end of the trip.
The lad at the gaming shop was nice enough to let me play till closing time. That was like an extra hour or so. There’s steering wheel with pedal shifts, H-type stick shift, three pedals, bucket seats with motion (?).
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At the factory outlet in Harbour Town Outlet Harbour. Recorded a Snapchat on how the sky was nice, put my phone aside and took the camera out, the sky defaulted on me :( it was that fast
Heard from so many people that stuffs like Vans and Adidas but they’re pretty much the same price, lol.
Walked some 22.2 klick today, lul
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V. I. MMXIX.
Above the hill from the mosque
Was talking to Lebanese guys who were living in Australia, about their Range Rover. Lad named Ahmad, said it’s a good car, just that maintenance are rather costly. Then he casually handed me the keys, ‘you know how to drive don’t you?’
I’ve always loved landed property. Didn’t know they were huge until I went in to the first ever.
Don’t mind these photos of the houses in Melbourne. They look really nice!!
iPhone is so good??
Brother (I forgot his name), bought me some ice cream and drinks 😋
Love seeing these department stores!! 😍😍
The view from the mosque.
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Love these kind of rovers!! 😍 black, and adventure-ready!
I stayed at this mosque for a good four days or so. Well sheltered, well clothed, well fed and well treated as a guest by my Muslim brothers. Really humbled to have met them. I wish the best for them.
Half of them are like.., PhD holders....
PhD holder, really humble guy - told me to pursue my goals in getting educated. Told him I don’t think I’m fit for such high achievements now. He told me, at any rate, I was different than the Australian lads we were with. He believed in me. This brother is a PhD holder in chemistry, I believe.
I think the brother on the left holds a PhD in textiles, sponsored by the Australian government. Among us was Pakistani Australian kids, and he said, your government sponsored us because none of you would study. 😂😂
There was a cemetery above the hill from the mosque. The mosque’s the brown building.
I parted ways with my Muslim brothers from the cemetery park onwards. I was sad to leave them, but really hopeful to walk to Melbourne.
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Just got the car, went wherever I wanted to go to. I had no idea of the attractions around, didn’t care, didn’t bother me.
So. Many. G wagons. 😤
Short hike up Mount Beerburrum summit. It was a good one.
Aftermath of donuts with the 1.6l Altis 😂😂
With this view, I knew the road trip was real.
Typical Singaporean way to park, eh?
Was the last one to leave this place. There was total darkness but the stars wasn’t really impressive.
So many things I wished to happen there.
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So this was where I ended up sleeping. Woke up in this neighbourhood, next to the lake, which was really windy during the night. It was scary. The wind, the rustling of the leaves scared me. Couldn’t quite sleep well.
I remember this. It was serene. There were still traffic, but I was at my own space. It was lovely. I love moments like this.
