OZ Open 2010 ~ Part 1

EVENT: AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2010

VENUE : MELBOURNE PARK

DATE: 18 - 31 JAN 2010

TENNIS FEVER @_@!!!!!!!

It's the 1st grand slam of the year & FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME...i was there to experience the whole live atmosphere...Of course i didnt go to watch everyday....tat would be too costly...I went for the 3rd round matches on hisense arena (2nd main court) and 4th round matches onRod Laver Arena (centre court).

3rd Round - Fri 22 Jan -Hisense Arena ~Day session

Consession (student included): $44.90 / Adult: $49.90

* ticket holders are accessible to all other courts except Rod Laver Arena

HISENSE ARENA

Jelena Jankovic vs Alona Bondarenko

Went to other court 1st as we couldnt careless bout how jankovic @ drama queen match went....by the time we got there....well....she was upset by bondarenko..HOORAY...only got to see her bck as she walks into the tunnle...LOL....AND as expected she pulled out another page from her drama book - blaming this n that .basically wat she said was she lost the match more than bondarenko won it.

p/s: at least she was not saying she almost faint like she did in Wimbledon 2009 and breathless in US open 2008. Owh yeah..and feels like killing herself after losing in French Open 2008.

Justine Henin vs Alisa Kleybanova

The comebck queen!!!!! she was down a set and a break in the 2nd set...but somehow she managed to pull off a victory!!MIND MY WORDS, Jankovic, tats wat a true champion usually does -find a way to win even on their bad day.

Andy Murray vs Florent Serra

Last match of the day session on hisense. Ntg dramatic. Easy win for him. Couldnt find any photo of him from my camera..only videos...but i m too lazy to upload 1 now..but i m sure all tennis fans know how he looked like....isnt he looked like a vampire or smtg...dude,u really need to fix ur teeth!!

Anyway, here are some of the photos from other courts:

Reigning French Open Champ- Svetlana Kuznetsova

(also arguably the most underrated player in WTA..lol)

Nadia Petrova (practising b4 she demolished clijsters!!6-0 ,6-1)


Carrying the australian hope is Lleyton Hewitt


Gael Monfils and his coach


Daniela Hantuchova

Marin Cilic ~Darkhorse of the tournament

(wat is he looking at?????)

FOOD @ Gold Coast & Sydney Trip ( Part 2)

ATTENTION TO ALL FOOD LOVERS!!!

@You are in the right place@

This is a post on some of the food that i tasted along the trip. ENJOY......

Gold coast

SQUID

AGEDASHI TOFU

TOMYAM SOUP


KIMCHI UDON


CFC (CHIANGMAI FRIED CHICKEN)

SYDNEY

SOFT SHELL CRAB SALAD

RAINBOW ROLLS

KATSU

GREEN CURRY

SHIP & SHORE

"LENG CHI KANG"

JAPANESE PIZZA

DEVIL DELIGHTS

CUPCAKES

THAI SPRING ROLLS

STICKY RICE PUDDING

THAI SALAD

CHICKEN SCHNITZEL

PESTO & PINE NUTS BREAD CRUSTS

KIMCHI FRIED RICE

CHOCOLATE TRIPLE

CRAB FETTUCCINE

DARK CHOCOLATE ROLLS

SEAFOOD OMELET RICE

Gold Coast & Sydney Trip ( Part 1 )

Ok...time to clear my draft. I went to gold coast and sydney during winter break with my sis. Definitely a different kind of feeling goin there this time compared to 10 yrs ago when i was still a little boy... different perspective on life now ....ok...STOP..sound like grandfather story. We went to gold coast 1st.

1st day - movie world

Attractions:

Superman Escape

what a thrilling ride!!!this is cool......or u can label it as scary

Batwing Spaceshots

It will reach only 61m high...it will speed up instead of "speed drop"..so not too bad

A video of the parade

Other famous attractions are: scooby doo spooky coaster (a must!!-it is an indoor coaster so i dint get the chance to take any pict), wild west falls (we dint go for this 1 cos we dont want to get wet), lethal weapon (too bad !!!the ride is under maintenance),shrek 4d.............& etc....

2nd day - dreamworld (i think this is one of the best theme park...there are just so many rides!)

Attractions:

Flowrider

Mick Doohan's Motocoaster (not that extreme)

Tower of Terror & Giant Drop (2 rides in 1 tower,which is about 115 m high!!!!)

tower of terror is a reverse freefall coaster which speeds up to the top of the the tower vertically

giant drop ---the name says it all!!drop from the top of the tower..lol

The Claw (AMAZING....my map even fell out from my pocket)

Wipeout (twisting and turning around)

Koala Country

Bengal Tiger

Kangaroo

There are a lot more attractions in dream world. till then.....part 2 on the way!!!! BYE

2nd semester

Back to uni life again after 3 weeks of winter break. Still in holiday mood though but there r no options. Anyway, this semester will definitely much more difficult than last semester. I have to learnt how to use autocad (for eng practice), minitab (for statistics...SWT) & also wiki (to upload the progression of my projects). No more pebble pad luckily!!

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One good thing about this semester is that i have 3 days off per week..YEAH! but most of the group meeting will fall on that day. Team work will prove to be essential for this semester as i have one course which is 100% based on course works. but i do have faith in my group members.they are great...so bring it on :-)

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For statistics, I just hate it. i nvr like statistics and u cant afford to miss even one minute of the lesson. the lecturer is good though ..so hopefully i will be able to do well for stats. Structural analysis is another challenge for this semester. The lecturer always puts on a poker face..luckily he is not my tutor.

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As for applied science, again AGAIN ray is my lecturer!how fortunate i am...i think perhaps rmit has no chem lecture other than him..he couldnt stand any noises and how could you expect not to have a single noise in a lecture hall which is fulled of 160 students??i think he spent most of his time scolding us rather than teaching us last semester. but nobody would listen to his teaching anyway...lol

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So thats all for now... this post is just to keep my blog alive. i will "try" to blog more often. bb.

Easter break

Another outdated post again.LOL.Sorry for my LAZINESS..but i juz couldnt help myself..way too lazy..hehe..So,bck to last month..we have easter break here.BUT..BUT i only have 7 DAYS Break!!!!(included weekends & GOOD FRIDAY AS WELL)

OTHER UNIs HAVE AT LEAST 10 DAYS..some even 2 WEEKS!!!!

LIFE IS SO UNFAIR!!!!!

Anyway..it had been very busy as my parents came for 2 weeks to attend my sis graduation. So, my uncle n aunty took us around to a few places. OK..no more crap..

12/04/2009

Went to visit my aunt's mum in Waterfold + had our brunch there ..:-)

Later..my uncle drove us to Dandenong ranges. It is somewhere around the hill.

We did some window shopping there..Oops..not WE...them..I went to buy ice cream. LOL

Photos::::::

Dandenong

Tea Room

Roasting Marshmallow

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13/04/2009

I was the tour guide of the day!!..Lol..even though my sense of direction not really good but wat to do? my sis had a group meeting tat day.So, there is NO OPTION..LOL

Took my parents to Dockland. Though dockland is juz beside the city, i had nvr been there. Basically wat we did there is shopping..+ sight seeing

Photossss::::

Docklands

Southern Star (not in operation)

a mini animal farm

spotted this in 1 of the shop ...Swt..

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