no classes!!
yup! no classes for me on wednesdays..! *hooray!!*it's really super slack to study here in Aussie unless of cos when the assignments deadline are around the corner.. ( -oops- am suppose to finish up my assignment too but lazy.. *bleaghx* ) - promised myself will complete my assignment by today.. hee =P
well,
this morning is beautiful again, bright sunlight however, the wind haven't been stopping since last night! *imagine that!* more than 12hrs of non-stop howling thru' out the night + morning.. *phew..* Cant really zzz last night though was tired-out, wind was howling v strongly & in my head - i can imagine my house shaking man! haa, jus kidding =P *lame*
am gonna post my photos & stuffs that happened on monday! ( lol' - my posts are going backwards agn!)
- 20th August 2007 -
he's Dr. Richard Williams - Ass. Dean of UQ Gatton
but he's a horrible lecturer *bleaghx*
he's Dr. Richard Williams - Ass. Dean of UQ Gattonbut he's a horrible lecturer *bleaghx*
like didn't prepare for lessons,
kept repeating same stuffs + he's so disorganized in the topics he taught..
- i miss Ms. Sim! -
graffiti art on our Lecture Theatre's seat
- i like the fish... -
:)
this are the types of country landscapes we have in the suburbs
it's jus either crop plantations or cattle breeding.. =S
- train transporting coal i think.. -
=P
- it's a field-trip to a Orchard Production Nursery -
- Avocado Trees -
kept repeating same stuffs + he's so disorganized in the topics he taught..
- i miss Ms. Sim! -
graffiti art on our Lecture Theatre's seat- i like the fish... -
:)
this are the types of country landscapes we have in the suburbsit's jus either crop plantations or cattle breeding.. =S
- train transporting coal i think.. -=P
- Avocado Trees -these 20 yrs-old avocado trees are actually in v bad conditions (dying soon) - as admitted by the farmer. it's caused by the extreme water drought conditions that hit Brisbane for the past 10 years + a severe frost that happened 5 years ago..
gotta say, i really do take my hat-off the Aussie farmers.. all these crop plantations are really their only income thus they really do take v v good care of them - like a precious baby!
the problem is once they have a bad crop year, (meaning no fruits or bad fruits produced) these can cause a bad debt situation on the farmers.. + the issue of totally no water at all.. *phew..* Aussie farmers all got their water for plantation from Bore (ground water or wells) however, even that supply has dried up 1-2yrs ago.. & they cant use their normal tap-water to water them as compared to SG wor.. =S
*thus* this farmer has to buy another piece of land 2km neighbouring to him to use the Bore water that's still available in the land & connecting it w a 2km-long pipeline to transport the water over to his plantation.. =S *hardworking man* & he has to abandon his avocado production as it's not sustainable in the long-term orchard production due to the high-water consumption it has..
stonefruit = peaches
that's stonefruit flower which the farmer has chose to produce instead of avocado
- persimmon aka sai! -
hares (aka wild rabbits) loves to chew persimmon's bark
- dried blood & bones -
- fig tree -
it's jus been hard-prune to the main brnaches,
however,
in 3months' time (Dec) it will grow at least 1-1.2m tall
&
producing fruits everyday for the next 7 months (July)..
- young fig tree cuttings -
corn sacks are covering the fig tree to prevent frost
looks like 'scarecrow' man..
hee =p
these are beautiful weeds.. :)
precious water-droplets :)
did i mention that weather's getting warmer cos Spring is coming??
*damn!*
*haaa* - freaking cold.. :)
* fallin' in love w Aussie* it's so unpredictable
hee =p
but i do miss SG lots & lots..
(:
gotta say, i really do take my hat-off the Aussie farmers.. all these crop plantations are really their only income thus they really do take v v good care of them - like a precious baby!
the problem is once they have a bad crop year, (meaning no fruits or bad fruits produced) these can cause a bad debt situation on the farmers.. + the issue of totally no water at all.. *phew..* Aussie farmers all got their water for plantation from Bore (ground water or wells) however, even that supply has dried up 1-2yrs ago.. & they cant use their normal tap-water to water them as compared to SG wor.. =S
*thus* this farmer has to buy another piece of land 2km neighbouring to him to use the Bore water that's still available in the land & connecting it w a 2km-long pipeline to transport the water over to his plantation.. =S *hardworking man* & he has to abandon his avocado production as it's not sustainable in the long-term orchard production due to the high-water consumption it has..
stonefruit = peachesthat's stonefruit flower which the farmer has chose to produce instead of avocado
- persimmon aka sai! -well, jus changing his crops does minimize the water issues yet more problems came up on the new crops as well..
hares (aka wild rabbits) loves to chew persimmon's bark
- dried blood & bones -the farmer went online to find a solution to the hares problem & he found this solution in using dried blood & bones ( of cattles i presume) to prevent the hares from coming near the bark of the persimmons - not sure whether it really works though =P
*weird ang-mohs!* haa =P
- fig tree -it's jus been hard-prune to the main brnaches,
however,
in 3months' time (Dec) it will grow at least 1-1.2m tall
&
producing fruits everyday for the next 7 months (July)..
corn sacks are covering the fig tree to prevent frost
looks like 'scarecrow' man..
hee =p
these are beautiful weeds.. :)
precious water-droplets :)
did i mention that weather's getting warmer cos Spring is coming??*damn!*
Aussie's weather is so damn unpredictable man.. now is soo freezing cos of the rain & cold strong wings.. *shivers!* we are so damn cold out in the Orchard Nursery w the strong wind that once we got off the mini-bus, we are running straight to our car...!!
*haaa* - freaking cold.. :)
* fallin' in love w Aussie* it's so unpredictable
hee =p
but i do miss SG lots & lots..
(:
posted by jan jan =p @ 10:42 AM
