Trip down south

Friday (13th April 2007) Michael, Jessy, Carl and I went down south. We mainly travelled around the Busselton/Dunsborough area.

This is where we stayed......... at the Peppermint Park Eco Village. A very affordable, comfortable, peaceful and nice place to stay. I would recommend anyone who is looking for accommodation down south. (http://www.peppermintpark.com.au/)

Once arriving at Peppermint Park, we got ourselves organized and made our way to Canal rocks to start fishing. Jessy and I went exploring around the rocks. We founds some crabs lingering among the crevice. Apparently, someone that has been fishing there for a while told us that we might be able to spot eels in the small rock pools. The scenery was beautiful too!

The guys were surveying and finding the best fishing spot. However, no luck! All they caught were seaweed. Hehehehehhehe.....;)

Then we head down to the famous Busselton jetty. We spotted a few schools of fish swimming past. Unfortunately, that night the fish weren't interested in our bait. I guess we'll try again tomorrow.

This is Day 2 of our trip. We woke up at 5am to try our luck at Canal rocks again. It was pitch black when we got there..... so the boys went off to do their fishing first, while Jessy and I had a little snooze in the car.

When the sun came up, Jessy and I decided to go look for the boys. We had to do some serious rock climbing to get to them. Good morning exercise though. Hehehehehehe..... ;)

After a few hours of fishing, my bubs caught 3 buff breams and a few strings of seaweed. Carl almost caught a giant squid a few times.


During our time at Canal rocks, we spotted a mother seal with 2 of her cubs basking in the sun. Can you spot the seals??!!

Before leaving, we captured a few more beautiful sights of Canal rocks.


Next stop is Smiths beach. We had a short stop there to check the place out. What a morning! The boys looks a little grumpy coz they didn't catch anything decent. As for us gals we were a bit more cheerful. A few more hours of sleep makes a difference and had a great time enjoying the scenery.

YAWN!!!! Back to the Peppermint Park to have a little nap before heading back out in the afternoon.

Refreshed and ready to go!!!! Some things we did in the car while travelling to our 1st stop in the afternoon.

First stop for the afternoon is Sugar loaf rock. We couldn't fish there as the waves were too rough and the rocks look too dangerous to climb. Time to move on to the next spot!


On the way to Bunker bay, this is what we saw. A black Lamborghini Gallardo!!!! There was this event that was going on called "Bull run"..... some sort of charity event.

Finally we arrived at Bunker Bay. Off we go to find a nice fishing spot.


We heard from regular people who go and fish there that it's a great spot. Hhhhmmmm.....we don't think so....... too rocky! We kept getting snagged. Maybe we weren't in the right area. Oh well....... next destination!

Last place we're going to try for day 2 is Bunker Bay beach. I tried out my fishing hands too!



We were all screaming with excitment when we saw his rod bending like crazy. We knew he caught something. WOW!!!! It's a pretty big salmon hey! And he caught a decent size herring too.

My bubs ALMOST caught a salmon but last minute it went off the hook. You should see how upset and frustrated he was. My poor bubby!!!! Well he did catch a herring too...... but it didn't satisfy him. He want to catch a BIG salmon.

Carl is so proud and happy with his catch of the day!

This is day 3 of our trip down south..... last day before we head back to Perth. The boys went fishing at 5am in the morning in the pouring rain. How dedicated are they hey!!!! Jessy and I just wanted to sleep in. Good luck to the guys!

After we checked out of Peppermint park, we went to do some sightseeing. The 1st place is the venison farm. They have interesting variety of food products. Check out the website if you're interested. (http://www.deermark.com/) I bought their honey which contains deer antler extract. Apparently really good for your health..... not sure specifically what though.

Feroy winery is the next on our list. The rain was still pouring..... not very nice weather!


Evans & Tate is a more established winery. Looks impressive hey!


Driftwood winery..... a very cosy place. They've got a nice gallery at the top floor too. Think it's home time for us now. The boys are buggered from thier morning fishing. I was just annoyed with the rain. Final picture taken for the trip! *SMILES*

What a surprise!!!! On the drive home to Perth, I bumped into Aidwina, Sharon, Steven and family. I knew we would see each other somehow Aidwina...... hahahahaha!!!! Hope u enjoyed ur trip and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!! It's good to see you again Sharon. Take care and keep in touch yah!

MY POOR CAR!!!!

SOB! SOB! My poor car. Michael's mum didn't think to check her mirrors...... she reversed out of the drive way and "Crash!" into my car. Lucky it wasn't serious..... it didn't hit my HID light. I was really upset but I couldn't bare to show my anger to her. It was Michael's mum and she already felt bad. This was her 1st car accident in her whole life of driving experience.

Anyway, I brought to a smash repair shop for a quote. Can you believe it!!!! The estimated cost to repair the small dent is AUS$2077. I've made an appointment with R.A.C. for an inspection next week. Hope they'll approve the AUS$2077 worth of repairs to my car. *Cross my fingers*

Photo shoot

Michael and I were bored one afternoon and decided to gives our cars a good wash and take pictures of our cars together.





It's cool hey!!!! Took us a while to move and arrange the position of the cars. However, I think it turned out well. Got some good pics.

Krams' tongue

This is sleepy Krams. We caught him in his deep deep sleep! He was twitching and making strange noises ....... don't know if cats do or even have dreams. Hahahahaha!!!!

Michael decided to disturb him by gently tickling his tummy. When Krams was awake, he found that his tongue was being pulled. By who???? Hhhhmmmm.......... "MEOW!!!!"

My artwork!

Thinking back on how I fair in my Mandarin (Score: C6) and how long I've not practiced writing or speaking the language. It's amazing I'm able to remember how to write these names. Oh yes!!!! I had the assistance of Google..... to help me find websites to translate the names.

A parent from my school requested me to translate and write her daughters' names in Mandarin. I made a template for her so that she can bring it to the tattoo place to get it done on her back.

I think I did quite a good job. Very happy with my artwork!!!! What do all of you think???? The parent was SUPER excited and satisfied. It was a great feeling for me. *SMILES*

An Easter "present" for me.

It's NOT a very good Easter for me. NOT a good start!!!! I was rushing for work at Claremont....... I'm already late and then I got pulled over by the cops. DARN!!!!

The tutoring agency called me and I stupidly picked up my mobile phone. Then I heard a HONK and a WEE WHOO (siren)....... Normally I'm lucky but not this time hey!

I got out of my car and just handed my driver's licence hoping to get this over and done with ASAP. It's Easter ........ the cops are extra fussy and picky. They checked my tinting and said it's illegal (NOT!), looked around my car, etc.



There is a $100 fine. An Easter "present" for me!!!! However, I count myself lucky...... it's also double demerit points during this festive season and they DIDN'T give it to me. So double PHEW!!!!

Hope the rest of you are having a better Easter than me. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!!!!