I just touched down in Perth yesterday at around 2.30pm after a week or so of quick holiday in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Feels so nice to be back home. The change in traffic from Sydney and Melbourne to Perth soothes my mind. Was in Sydney for 3 days, a day in Canberra and a day in Melbourne. I was a dead meat when I reached Perth yesterday. I do not remember if I ate anything yesterday except for an apple muffin for lunch and fried beehun ad Raja's place for breakfast. Too tired to think about the grumble of my stomach. I slept for 10 hours from 5pm until I missed Maghrib. God forgive me. It was a really an enjoyable trip and I have lots of fun and perhaps the most tiring trip I ever had. 2600km of driving, 3 states, loads of laughter and a bunch of people who really know how to enjoy themselves. What more do you want?
I guess the trip was a real fun with friends around you that crack jokes and make you laugh your heart out. It is always about the people you meet. I was really moved by their hospitality when I was there. Hendra was willing to sleep outside and gave us his bed and Raja woke up early in the morning when I was still asleep to prepare breakfast for me. I wonder if I can ever be like them. Meeting back my old friends in Melbourne was a great pleasure and I do really cherish it. I always enjoy having trip with my Malay friends because they stop for prayer when it was time. I have had a trip with my uni friends where it is hard to explain to them that i have to pray but I do still pray without them realising it.
We(me, Hendra,Fariz,Zack,Fairuz,Raja) went to famous Blue Mountain of New South Wales on the first day. The water there was damn bloody cold when we were performing ablution. There was no hot water. Perhaps that was the coldest I have ever experience. I can't actually feel my hands and nose. What attracted me about this was how the NSW government turned the place into a tourist attraction. It was realy nothing. Just mountains and was a bit blue due to the ocean reflection. But how they exploit their resources amazes me. We do not need high technology just a bit of creativity. With a bit of pathways, sign boards, tables and chairs, it was a famous place.
The next day we went to Coffs Habour around 8 hours north of Sydney. We departed at 2am in order to reach there by mext morning. We wanted to watch whales there but due to the rough sea, it was cancelled. We stayed in YHA a perfect place for backpackers. Early in the morning we leaved for Nelson Bay, Port Stephens for whale watching. We did get a glimpse of whales frolicking in the water and a group of dolphins swimming along with out boat. It was a 3 hours journey by boat for the whale watching. A lot of people got sea sick and ended up inside the boat instead of outside to watch the whales. That was a great and new experience for me.
We leave for Canberra the next day. But this time only me, Hendra and Raja. Canberra was beautiful in landscape and is my favourite city after Hobart. It was serene except for the weather that was a bit colder than and other cities in Australia. A day in Canberra is enough I guess to cover all its attractions. My heart throbs at someone! God knows why.
I departed for Melbourne the next day for the Great Ocean Road trip there. I can't stop laughing with Ibrahim, Aliza and Lyana in the car. It was a real fun to have them there. Great Ocean Road was a magnificent trip with the breath-taking views. We reached the 12 Apostles just when one of the apostles stumbled. It was weird that no one in the whole trip really enjoy my choice of songs. But it was funny though. Perhaps people are right, I am weird. We had dinner at Ibrahim's house that day at around 10pm after the trip.
Now I am back in Perth to get back with my normal life here. Back to my old 1990 Falcon car after Kia Carnival in Sydney and Lancer in Melbourne. Wherever you go, Perth still steals my heart. I feel like home here...
**Wish can see her again...sigh
