Aussie Welcomes Two Hearts

Vacation Date/Period : May 2008 / 5D4N
Vacation Spots : Brisbane & Gold Coast
Route : Brunei-Brisbane-Brunei via Royal Brunei
Accommodation : Spring Mews Apartment, Brisbane
Transportation : Car (rental & fully equipped wt GPS)

During the 5D/4N trip, amongst the places we hardly forget are the Movie World & Surfer Paradise in Gold Coast. We (only me & my darl) drove all the way from Brisbane using our rented Honda Getz that we asked abt from the tourist info center at the area of Queen Street Market, just 1.5 km away from our hotel. Queen Street Market is known as best shopping district in Brisbane & we had shopped for some souvenirs, t shirts etc to be brought back home.
At the Brisbane city itself, we went to South Bank area passing by the Griffith University finally to the South Bank Parklands. A key feature of the parklands is the man-made beach, created with concrete and then topped with beach sand from a nearby bay. Earlier on, we were actually on foot wandering around the city until we found the Brisbane City Tour with River Cruise. The river cruising was really amazing esp during the breezing winter air. The winter was just nice, chilly but not so cold.Enjoying the serene panorama & the spectacular views of waterfront homes and the Brisbane skyline really gave us a new romantic memory ever. :D
Indeed, Movie World & Surfer Paradise is a must visit place in your checklist if you happened to be in Gold Coast or Brisbane. As advised by fren who had been there before, that with d GPS assistance, the exploration within Brisbane & journey to-fro Brisbane-Gold Coast would be pretty smoother...and it was proven true.

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The  Gold Coast is approximately 80 kms south of Brisbane & it took us 1 hr to get there.

Briefly described, the Movie World contains various movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides. In addition, costumed characters performers also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. Kids would enjoy this very much.
While Surfers Paradise is a suburb within Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. Colloquially known as 'Surfers', the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. You can see many professional surfers showing off their amazing skill with lovely tempo.
On our way back from Gold Coast we droppedat the Factory Outlet where i bought a sweather jacket for my daughter & for myself at a reasonable price. Other sightseeing spot that worthy our visit were Kangaroo Point, a popular picnic spot, offering impressive early morning or evening views, extending across the river to the City and beyond to the mountains surrounding the city's outskirts.

180 days in paradise..

salam alaik & greetings all..oh crapp.. lame nya x update blog ku ini....but first thing of all..saja nk announce that .im now.. happily in paradise..:)  on my 6 mths unpaid leave aka hibernation from office works...n im pretty sure all working moms out there ever dreamt of this kinda of break..
my reason being is >> to focus more on my princesses...i need to spend extra time for them..n praise be to Allah kerana memudahkan & memakbulkn niat ku slama ini..luckily my company approved d request...much thanx to the HR mgr who seemed to be very understanding as he was the 1st person i shot email to.. requesting for the unpaid leave..saja tried my luck there..bkn apa...working for big private company lagi2 la customer service oriented ..mmg emotionally challenging & mindly tiring..bhadapan dgn bermacam ragam kerenah customer ...dats d colorful of word indeed..i still lurve my job (biar betol aku ni??) but i feel really really unfair to the company if i cant commit to many tasks..termasuk la certifications which already included in our kpi (scariest part is u must pass the exam & re-sit if failed..n bad news is if u pass u have to be bonded hahaha) ..x dapat la mcm ni...dh tua2 mcm ni otak tepu dh utk menerima ilmu...wat a career woman am i kan ? tade vision/mission langsung..sorry im nt dat type,, i'm nt dat ambitious type ok..not keen in building a career path.cukup tiap2 bulan dpt gaji..udah udah la.biar jer sang somi yg develop his career path...let me be his loyal supporter/motivator pn cukup.. aritu pn my boss verbally mentioning abt promotion..opss sorry boss cant accept it..sincerely..biar jdi exekutip cabuk jer la boss.(sebenar nya takut byk tanggungjwb n role yg kena pikul) hahah..but main thing is..i dreamt abt this long break ever since i tader maid..tempang rase nya tader pembantu utk uruskn all house chores..byk sgt backlogged nya..last2 aku yg collapse nanti..huhu
ok now d dekat 2 mths i bercuti sakan nie..for this 2 mths la jgk..byk call i terima frm my office..all works related..huh cant believe this ! so minda pn keep recalling..refreshing all d system incidents/problems yg customer hadapi.since i i primarily buat system support at my client company.. so nk tak nk terpaksa tlng advise...and kesian jgk tgk budak yg acting my position tuh..moga dia di beri balasan yg setimpal drpd our boss (yg selama-lama ni really hard to justify for us wt gud rating ones huh !) but deep in my heart theres a mixed feeling actually..demotivated feeling..frustated feeling besides my current 'happy at home' syndrome. hehe .cant tell much here...let the time decides..will update on the outcome later.heheh