Albany, Western Australia 16062009

fought the first taste of what cold really meant, we survived the night. the only comfort we sought was the heater on the floor in the bathroom. & for once bathing was a pain in the ass. it froze our butts. & before i forget, temperature outside was roughly 5°C & the wind seeped in any gaps u can find in the house. conquered the night & we were all up & ready to take on the road to Albany estimated 410km away from Perth but not with an empty stomach, we decided to try the local Mcdonald. living up to the name of our Motherland, the ThamJiakQueens committed the first Crime.




kids ready for hair pee meal



hmmm wad are they doing ?!

stolen bunch of jams !! Crime No.1


the excitement & laughter filled car was soon stopped by the authorities who ambushed us & jumped out as soon as we offended their jurisdiction by 22km/h tt cost us AUD150. scared & cautious, we rolled our vehicle until the freeway where i took over shortly.

Crime No.2 =((

longest pee break i ever experienced while they camwhore outside the toilets


all set & ready to roll

paparazzi


its B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L

the image of everybody i got to bear when driving


haha my turn !!


410km away, located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, welcomed by the clustered town of 25,196 pop. facing the southern coast. our warm cozy little hut was located near Middleton Beach. it was so beautiful it took off our weariness. the house was simply jus filled with awe.







rushing against the day light we set off for our first tour. Albany's Windfarm standing at 65m tall & 75m in diameter. simply spectacular expecially against the awesome backdrop of sun setting.

Albany Visitor Centre


Along Princess Royal Harbour




Albany's Windfarm












being the ThamJiakQueens&Kings we definitely cant give the local supermarket a miss before we indulge ourselves in our steamboat to mark the 10th Annivsary of our frienship. but it gets a lil too much..







chillout lil corner at midnight outside the house hearing the waves frm Middleton Beach

no time !!

been up to my neck with hectic school work & trainings. trainings with mind filled with unfinished readings, deadlines & practices needed to be done aint something very welcoming. substaining aches tt leaves me stoning back at home minimising any movements as much as possible. no doubt training is time consuming & demanding but i do not wanna give up on something again. as much as i could handle, i'm not gonna let it jeopardise my studies. pardon me my Tham Jiak Queens & Kings. not to worry the Australia trip is still vivid & fresh in my mind. well, gotta make a move for training. so long.

time check

5:14am. barely slept for 3hours & i'm up with a cup of kopi-O gao infront of me. probably due to the adrenaline pumped land training i had & a McCafe Iced-Latte topped up with Extra Value Meal tt for the first time came in a Toyota Wish instead of ear-piercing hole punctured exhaust bike tt usually sounded its arrival ten blocks away. land training was good, explored different muscle grp but the runnin was killin, on top of tt, the post workout pain is setting in even so that protein shake & endless stretching are of no help. gotta checkout the upcoming sea training again though & not to mention the workload before i make my committment. 3rd wk of sch. & everything starting to crash in.

Perth, Western Australia 150609

the trip was a rough idea during one of our regular meetup tt sparked off a series of excitement. tis raw plan indeed fell into place. it was like a dream. neither of us cld actually believe it was happening. it was too good to be true. but it did. 6 of us, came back together for tis 10th Anniversary Trip since graduation frm pri school. its almost unbelievable how close we are. the bond we share is unbelievable. even until today, we cld not believe this trip actually took place. to the few of us it was a virgin road trip. the process was so smooth tt fear stepped in, we fear something somewhat may just crush everything we awaited for, frm the excitement frm the facebook inbox of 161 messages to the price of the airtickets to airport taxes to checking in, every single itsy bitsy tiny weenie detail we checked, then, we double checked. the next thing we knw we went thru the custom. & after we woke up, we made our dream come through. Perth, that is.

wher it all took place..
the trip managaer & secretary
as usual, me slacking at one corner.

the trip discussion worth 161 messages on FaceBook
where we hope everything goes smoothly
Perth International Aiport
nth can put us down not even H1N1 =pp
our V6 Engine Toyota Tarago for the next 7Days
chinatown to hav supper where tham jiak queen let loose.

yummy !!



night view of the Perth City & Swan Lake frm King's Park freezing our asses off at 1am
Beach at 1am.. not a very wise choice too. haha but the sound of the current was Awesome