underwater w0rld @ sunshine c0ast =P
went Sunshine Coast ytd morning to it's Underwater World..it ws a freaking 3hrs drive from Gatton to sunshine coast thru' Warrego Highway to Brisbane City before hitting Bruce Highway..
*OMG!!* my butt went 'zzzz...' la..!! *haaa* =P
can't believe that me - being the passenger at the backseat - can be soo tired out in the drive & what more can i say abt the drive, Abby (our Aussie new fren)? *poor Babe* Abby got abit lost while driving us back from Sunshine Coast & she got so apologetic.. - no worries babe -
however,
*thank you soo much Abby, for the comfie car ride in yr Toyata Echo* -big smiles-
left Gatton ard 8.45am & only reach Sunshine Coast ard 11.45am *phew..* had our lunch @ The Wharf (where the underwater world is..) & we've got fresh seafood! (i think.. hee =p) it was a family-sized seafood platter.. hee & it was fried! so no idea whether was it really fresh a not though.. hee =P oh well, but the fish does taste abit fishy.. *big laughs!* they have huge fried crab-stick that looks like fried sausage lah.. hee :)
Underwater World is something like the one at our Sentosa but then again, it was not as good as the one Sentosa had.. =P ha, really..!
maybe we being Singaporeans really did take Singapore for granted.. always complaining 'about this, about that'. For eg, the transportation at SG is gonna increase its fares again in such a short period of time.. & we're complaining non-stop.. but do u know how much transportation really cost in Aussie?? *v v ex!!*
their normal bus ride is at least $2 and it can go up to $7 per trip.. how ex is it?!! *imagine* their train ride to get to the Airport is already at least $7-$10 depending on location.. well, SG's MRT at most also nv go past $2.. haa =P - am jus making a comparsion though -
really am learning to appreciate all that SG has now.. we have so much World-Class stuffs that we didn't know about & took for granted off.. & the few best examples are our Zoo, Night Safari, Sentosa, Underwater World.... hee *big laughs*
i love singap0re.. *hearts*
the whole weather at Aussie is just plain CRAZY!sun, drizzle, sun, cloud, sun, st0rm..
- totally unpredictable -
:)
- our seafood platter -*yummy!*
The Wharf(taken jus as the st0rm is blowing-in again..)
- Underwater World -
- can't resist touching those Starfishes -=P
those starfishes are really v colourful.. & they are v soft as well, that is until i started picking it up then it stiffen up, like a wooden block..
ha, look damn fake as well wor..
oh, touched sea-cucumber as well! ha, that was extremely soft-touching.. hee
:)
ha, look damn fake as well wor..
oh, touched sea-cucumber as well! ha, that was extremely soft-touching.. hee
:)
then we're treated to a stingray feeding session =Pdid u know that we are actually touch the 'barb' aka sting of a stingray w/o getting the venom?
cos u'll have to really agitate or frighten the stingray so much that it will sting u hard enough to break it's own skin in order for the venom to come in contact w our flesh ..
=P
*oh.. looking that those big stingray & my mouth goes all watery thinking of BBQ stingray
w lots of sambal chilli toppings*
- saliving! -
w lots of sambal chilli toppings*
- saliving! -
- amazing isn't it? -*big smiles*
- cheers!!! -- monsters from the deep-unknown -
- THE GIANT SQUID -aka
sotong
=P
Monster Facts about GIANT SQUID (Architeuthis dux)
Length: 7m from tip of mantle to tip of feeder tentacle
Weight: 250 kg!
Habitat: Deep ocean trenches between 500 & 1500m below surface
- never seen in natural habitat till 2004!
Found: This squid was caught in nets off the South Island, New Zealand
Rarity: Extremely RARE!
- Only one of the only creatures of it's kind to be found intact!
Nickname: 'Red-Devils' by Mexican fisherman =P
Weight: 250 kg!
Habitat: Deep ocean trenches between 500 & 1500m below surface
- never seen in natural habitat till 2004!
Found: This squid was caught in nets off the South Island, New Zealand
Rarity: Extremely RARE!
- Only one of the only creatures of it's kind to be found intact!
Nickname: 'Red-Devils' by Mexican fisherman =P
one interesting fact from our Guide..
& that's cos when the fisherman pulled the Squid out of the ocean too fast,
the deep sea pressure actually cos the eye-balls to POP-OUT!!
*yuck..gross*
do u know that the eye-ball of the Giant Squid is fake?!!
& that's cos when the fisherman pulled the Squid out of the ocean too fast,
the deep sea pressure actually cos the eye-balls to POP-OUT!!
*yuck..gross*
how huge is that monster?!
*yucks!*that's how scare a crab looked like a 1,000,000 years ago..
*imagine*(:
and this is the ugliest!! creature of all..100x uglier than our house cockroach man..
*yucks!*
chill-out mate! =P
- king crab -so much crab meat lah..
- pepper crab!! -
*YUMMY*
=P
- restricted area - staffs only -Otters Encounter!
- beautiful -
- grouchy-ist Stone-fish i ever met! -*big laughs*
haa =P
-have n0 idea where Mr. Dinosaur popped out!-=P
- eaten!! -
- adorable sotong -
ha =P
a shirt that i saw in the gift-shop that i almost wanted to get for my baby!
but no s-size left! *sigh*
- on our way home -
these are actually pine nursery where they'll plant the pine-trees for a few years before harvesting
over sooo many Hectres.. *weee..*
- beautiful sunset upon the pine nursery -
*yawn*
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*thank u baby, for the lil pebble from Munich!*
:)
- only u know such simple things makes me happy -
=P
- adorable sotong -ha =P
a shirt that i saw in the gift-shop that i almost wanted to get for my baby!but no s-size left! *sigh*
- on our way home -these are actually pine nursery where they'll plant the pine-trees for a few years before harvesting
over sooo many Hectres.. *weee..*
- beautiful sunset upon the pine nursery -
*yawn*
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*thank u baby, for the lil pebble from Munich!*
:)
- only u know such simple things makes me happy -
=P
posted by jan jan =p @ 9:44 PM
