Roasted Pig

15kg roasted pig!
What a good meal to celebrate the new year!!

Santa Claus in the neighbourhood

Today, a Santa Claus carriage towed by a car came jingling through the neighborhood. He gave lollipops the the kids.


Sponsored by Lions Club.
Merry Christmas everyone!

Eagle View Walk @ John Forest National Park

This is a map of John Forest National Park. The trail in red is the famous Eagle View Walk Trail. Classified under "Easy" at most Aussie bushwalker's website, it stretches 15km and is one of the most scenic trails available.


We started the trail happily, thinking that it was an "easy" 15km walk-in-the-park. No boots, no long pants, no food etc...



The trail started out on a wide and flat path. no problem!
We even had time to take nice pics of structures, rivers, trees etc...


PK sitting at the edge of the rapid. JL wanted to get rid of the competition..
The rest of us just sat around and laughed.

Setting up the camera..For this shot:
Kangaroo spotted!



PK: 这是什么鸟？
My Reply: 这是个小鸟 .
LOL, lame reply. Anyway, I think its a kookaburra


Abt 2km or so into the trail, the pathway started to become narrow.
and narrower....
with UPs and DOWNs...

with more irritating summer flies...

with thorny leaves along the way...

What made thing worse was that AL and SS had to protect their super-expensive cameras whilst bashing thru the bushes.... Argghhh.. as expected... no proper protective camera casing.


After 3km or so, we decided to give up. It was too tiring and too dangerous for unprepared hikers like us.
Sat down and rest before backtracking to the starting pt..
Lucky for us, that resting point provided an excellent (Eagle's) view over Perth city and Perth airport. A great place for plane-spotting.

Back to the map:
The RED trail is the full 15km Eagle View Walk. We U-Turn at the 3km mark.
Total Planned Trail: 15km
Total Completed Trail: 6km (to and fro)
Verdict: Epic FAILURE

Fishing alongside HUGE Pelicans

Fishing is always fun in Perth... there are so many good fishing sites

Fishing off a breakwater...

Fishing off a man-made sandbar...
Fishing off a jetty....
Many seagulls to keep you company..
Beautiful sunset..

And FREAKING HUGE pelicans who will stalk you around... waiting for you to look away before they steal the fish you caught!!
Judging by their size, they are prob huge enough to eat a baby.

A Guide to Australia

I found these interesting Australia travel info online.
Quite funny

Here are some common FAQs
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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ).

A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )

A:Depends how much you've been drinking.
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Q:I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden )

A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
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Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay ? ( UK )

A: What did your last slave die of?
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Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? ( USA )

A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not
... Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
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Q:Which direction is North in Australia ? (USA )

A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
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Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )
A:Why? Just use your fingers like we do...
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Q:Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )

A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is
Oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )
A: You are a British politician, right?
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Q:Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )

A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
Milk is illegal.
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Q:Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. ( USA )

A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from.
All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
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Q:I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )

A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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Q:I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? ( USA )

A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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Q:Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )

A: Only at Christmas.
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Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )

A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first

Street Buskers

Perth city is filled with buskers during weekends... magicians, musicians, artist, puppeteers etc...

Here are some of the more interesting ones...

This guy is making music with a weird-shaped organ...



Small boy disturbing a guitarist...... cute!!

DOG chase RABBIT

Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds(a type of DOG) chasing a lure (traditionally an artificial 'hare' or 'RABBIT') on a track until they arrive at the finish line.

There is a racing field in Cannington Park.
Huge scoreboard listing the details of every race - abt 20 races per night, 15-20 min interval.
Race is on every Wed and Sat

Here is how the race goes:
First, the owners/trainers will walk their greyhounds in front of the spectator seats to showcase the greyhounds.
They then head towards the starting point and keep their greyhounds in their respective cages
Bang goes off, gates open, and the greyhounds start racing
Let me magnify:
This is the fake rabbit which the greyhounds are chasing
Quite ugly and fake-looking, IMO

Forgot to mention, the most important part of the race: the betting

Without much knowledge of the race, I randomly place my bet on 3 dogs. There goes my $$$ down the drain. haha



Stupid dogs, after racing for so many nights, haven they realise that they have been chasing a FAKE rabbit all the while???