BrisbaneCityWalk@Australia-Day2

Date: 17 July 2011, Sun
Weather: 19'C, 15'C, 11'C (max, mean, min)

Route : CITY WALK
Breakfast@Campos Cafe -> Chinatown -> Queen St Mall -> King George Square -> Brisbane Square -> Treasury Brisbane (Casino) -> South Bank -> dinner at Sunny Bank which near by Jenny's house

Breakfast@Campos Cafe. It located at the small 'lorong' where not easy to find out. They have their own 'coffee warehouse' or say roast the coffee bean by themselves.

The presentation of the food look good and taste also good! Actually I'm not sure what the food in menu is... I just simply order. Well, it comes out something that I never tried before which is the photo at the left bottom. I just know it is a very healthy breakfast... nuts+fruit+yogurt. I not dare to try it and swap with Imelda... I took her pancake :p Anyway, at the end, I did try some on that nuts...is good actually. Price? Don't know, Timmy paid for it.

After breakfast... we walked around...


Morning market near Chinatown...


This is the heart of Chinatown... just a small area.

The way we walk back to our car... saw this... bicycle rental... can find it anyway in the City... very convenient...

After that we drove to other side and parked inside the mall where max cost AUD7... consider cheap in there :S
I guess this is Queens St Mall... their mall does not look like M'sia Mall... it just an area gather a lot of shop lot...

old building at King George Square...just next to Queens St Mall.

Sushi shop... I saw a lot of people queuing up and buy... and I busy body go in and find out what so interesting. Sushi roll just selling AUD2 onwards... I got 2 for myself(Crispy chicken AUD2+Soft shell crab AUD2.80). Taste just so so but it can make you full.

Band performance in Queens St Mall...
Treasure Brisbane (Casino).. we went in and visit... not only that... Alfonso and I did 'donate' AUD100! Gosh~

South Bank view... very nice.... crossing a bridge



Eye of Brisbane?


Park view at South Bank...

Lunch at Bamboo Basket Chinese Restaurant... honestly, nothing is nice. Fiona (Timmy's girl friend) buy us this lunch. I'm so miss the dim sum in Perth!

Walk around the park...


'fake beach' and market there...

Dinner at Pho Hung Vietnam Cuisine Restaurant, Sunnybank. No fancy decoration... just simple... again, honestly... no so nice. The best noodle (kwei teow) honor still owning by Ipoh. Total amount AUD68.

The restaurant around there...

*************** City Walk ~ The End ****************

Brisbane@Australia-Day1

Travel duration: 15-21July 2011 (Friday-Thursday)
Currency -> AUD : MYR = 3.21 : 1

Flight
[15 July 2011, Fri]
PG -> KL, 3:50pm - 4:35pm
KL -> Gold Coast, 9:30pm - (next day AUS time, +2hrs ) 7:05am

[21 July 2011, Thus]
Gold Coast -> KL, (AUS time, +2hrs)6:30am - 3:20pm
KL -> PG, 4:45pm - 5:30pm

Budget Car Rental
Model:Toyota Corolla (Altis)
Rental: AUD 227.39 (include all for 5 days)

Accommodation
Brisbane: Aunty Jenny's house
Gold Coast: Treassure Island Holiday Park
Cost: AUD285.35 (where 280 is room+5.35 booking fee)

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[16 July 2011, Sun]
Weather: 17'C, 14'C, 12'C (max, mean, min)

Route:
Arrived Gold Coast Airport -> Get car -> breakfast@coolangatta -> drive to Brisbane -> rest -> dinner@Hog's Breath Cafe -> Mt Coot-tha



Early morning.... snowing? Cold~

Landed at 7:08am... but we only manage to get out from custom at around 8:50am. We cant get the guy who we book the car with... Alfonso's hp is no roaming... maybe that guy was waited so long and can't contact Alfonso... so he decided to leave. Well, they were not answer our call so Alfonso decided to rent a car from airport. There have few options for us to choose... we go for 'Budget Car'... the price is a bit higher than what we have booked (of course)... AUD160 vs AUD 227. No choice, we picked it. All the rental car is parked out side the airport car park. Very convenient and systematic.

This is the car that we rent.

9:35am-Breakfast@Sweet talk cafe, Coolangatta. Outside raining, very lightly rain. No many people along the street and sea... Maybe is Sunday... a lot people won't get up so early... rest~

Total amount - AUD39.70. Overall, quite nice. Feel warm to take a hot choc in such cold weather.

Along the way go to Brisbane

Aunty Jenny's house. We took a rest until 5:30pm... i slept a lot :p Sky is getting dark.

After taken shower, we go for dinner. Timmy brough us go for the best steak in the town - Hog's breath Cafe@Petrie.

They all ordered steak except me... I ordered fish fillet. It was nice... and the steak they ordered also very nice... that's why the price also looks GOOD!

After dinner, Timmy took us go too Mt Coot-tha (view point)... light rain and feel cold.

Then, we went the 'bear house' where offer a reasonal price for all wine and bear. We bought some... see, Alfonso feel so excited... got his best friend here :p
The one in green is pieapple vodka... i think. Taste nice.

OrangeButterCupcakes-1stTrial

Date: 10 July 2011, Sun

Get prepare for my friend's wedding on this coming Nov. But it looks... urrrrg..



Sample... original look


Its texture... hmm... not soft enough...


Decoration.... was using icing frosting for topper..


Another decoration... just added in some coco powder


Usually... cupcake with topper just nice to look... but not nice to eat.

I never tried it which with the topper... because I know its taste very sweet... and some more these cupcakes were over baked... Haha... for the cake... it was a bit sweet.

Now I know the topper is not easy to decorate. I still need to have more practice... Honestly, I a bit give up already... wanna take back my words which I telling my friend I will do the cupcake for her wedding... :p

MK&EM Wedding

Date: 12 Jun 2011, Sun

Venue: EM's house at Butterworth & Sg Ara

1st time to become real ChiMui in friend's wedding after married. Last time was become Camera Girl in SL's wedding... Still have next? Yes, but become Camera Girl again on coming Nov if no incident happen :p