Travelling Around Aussie

3 ways to travel:

The Greyhound

Rates are expensive.
Example: Darwin to Katherine (3 hours journey)
(In Aussie $$)
One-way
Student - $71
Adult - $79
Round-trip
Student - $67
Adult - $75

The Ghan

Example: Alice Springs – Darwin/ Katherine or v.v
For Red Kangaroo Service
Sleeper Cabin Daynighter seat
Adult 705 355
Student 606 295

Of course, there's always travelling by car
Vroom Vroom Webbie
Above website compares prices.


Cheapest is by Budget -
For 21-24 years of age: $179.08 for an estimate of 4 days.
Per day is around $44.
For 25+ years of age: $153.45 for an estimate of 4 days
Per day is around $38.

While, travelling by car looks cheap but don't forget that paying petrol is another matter.

One of the Choices

Gecko Lodge
A 10 minutes walk away from the beach, it costs AUS $25 to stay in a 4 mixed dorm.

FrogsHollow Lodge
Situated in the city area.

Banyan View Lodge
Accomodations seem good. I like their mini dorms - range from $20 to $25 depending on fanned or air-conned rooms.

I personally like to stay in a dorm of around 4 ppl :) I think a dorm of 6 to 8 ppl would have been kinda noisy and crowded.

To get visa or eta?

Good day mates,

*ARGHHHH* I HAVE TO PAY AUS $70 for a Tourist visa to Australia!

Well, let me tell you a little secret, *you can pay as little as AUS $20*

Let me introduce to you, ETA.
ETA stands for Electronic Travel Authority and is your cheap option to the Tourist Visa.

ETA allows you to go for holiday or business trip within 3 MONTHS and all you got to do is pay a service charge of $20. How's that for a deal?
Go to ETA's website and register online for ETA.

TAIWANNNN!!!! YAY!!!!!

Hello Kids!

Pre-empt your mood before we go Taiwan! :)

Chant after me! "TAIWANNNNN! YAY!!!!"

Haha!

That ZZ has been bugging me with this 2 words for a week and it will continue!

So be it! Haha!

Some info from ZZ's aunt

ZZ got a quote from the travel agency her aunt works at:
JetstarAsia + Hotel + 1 full day city tour* (01 Feb to 05 Feb) -- $680
*includes hotspring, market visit and maybe museum

They gave a choice of 5 hotels:
1) City Hotel
2) Paradise**
3) Kilin
4) Chengdu**
5) Rosemary
** these 2 are recommended cos they are near ximending

Just checked Jetstar webbie and the tics for 1-5 Feb cost $408 so that means the hotel + city tour cost (680 - 408) = $272 or $68/day... will get more details on what is included for the city tour and whether we can have our own choice of hotel if lets say u guys have a particular one in mind...

Hmmz anyway the Jetstar tics seem to be $37 cheaper for flights on Tue and Wed... thats why 31st Jan (Wed) is cheaper than 01 Feb (Thu)... likewise if we come back on 06 Feb (Tue) the tics will also be slightly cheaper.. heh heh

The People :)

The people whom I assumed going:
1) Rongxiang
2) Delun
3) Hanchong
4) Yingshan
5) Suwei
6) Zhenzhu

The people whom I have asked but is currently uncontactable:
1) Kaihock ( Where are you?!! :[ )

The people who will KIV (keep in view):
1) Huifang
2) Shirley
3) Shirley's Mom

Air tickets

JetstarAsia - $371.00 nett (31 Jan to 05 Feb) - 6 Days, Need to take 4 Days leave.
JetstarAsia - $408.00 nett (01 Feb to 05 Feb) - 5 Days, Need to take 3 Days leave.

The Jetstar ticket prices has increased.

JetstarAsia - $334.00 nett (31 Jan to 06 Feb) - 7 Days, Need to take 5 Days leave. (quite impossible)

Eva Airline
$342+++ from airfares.sg
$360+++ from J3Travel

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JetstarAsia - $334.00 nett (31 Jan to 05 Feb)
JetstarAsia - $371.00 nett (01 Feb to 05 Feb)

Yet to search on: Eva Airline, China Airline,..

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Hey guys, I realized something.

The tickets will be cheaper if we go on a 31Jan-5Feb trip. It will cost a bit more if we travel from 1Feb-5Feb.

Advantage: You pay just a little bit more for an extra day in tw.
Disadvantage: You need to take one more day leave.

My opinion: I personally like the idea of extending a night there.

so, What do you think?

Where, where, where

Between, please research abit, state which hotel you want to stay (with pics of cos and the link), where you want to go (I know u ladies out there definitely must reserve a day for shopping), what you want to eat etc etc.

For me, if I want to go, I would like to go to the Theme park XD The one that KH went - the exciting one.

How bout u?

For all programmers out there

Software Development Cycle


1. Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.
2. Product is tested. 20 bugs are found.
3. Programmer fixes 10 of the bugs and explains to the testing department that the other 10 aren't really bugs.
4. Testing department finds that five of the fixes didn't work and discovers 15 new bugs.
5. Repeat three times steps 3 and 4.
6. Due to marketing pressure and an extremely premature product announcement based on overly-optimistic programming schedule, the product is released.
7. Users find 137 new bugs.
8. Original programmer, having cashed his royalty check, is nowhere to be found.
9. Newly-assembled programming team fixes almost all of the 137 bugs, but introduce 456 new ones.
10. Original programmer sends underpaid testing department a postcard from Fiji. Entire testing department quits.
11. Company is bought in a hostile takeover by competitor using profits from their latest release, which had 783 bugs.
12. New CEO is brought in by board of directors. He hires a programmer to redo program from scratch.
13. Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free...

Taiwan Trip Air Ticket & Updates

Jetstarasia tickets (1 Feb - 5 Feb) are going at $371 after taxes now. It's $37 cheaper than yesterday. :D

The people I've asked and most likely will go:
1) Rongxiang
2) Delun
3) Deanna
4) Hanchong
5) Yingshan

Is Pending:
1) Suwei
2) Zhenzhu
3) Shirley
4) Shirley's Mom

have asked but is currently uncontactable
1) Kaihock

who will KIV:
1) Huifang
2) Yunxi

can't go
the names are protected!! :p

never reply
hmphf!! They shall not be named! :x

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Minor Updates:
I've sent out emails invites to people to join this blog.
Deanna, RX, HC, Shhhiok and ZZ.. Let me know if you haven't received the invitations ok?

Used Haloscan for commenting purposes. In case, I failed to add you guys into this blog, Haloscan will be there for you when you need to voice out. So, don't be Ke Qi ok. Start making some noise already!! :D

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Taiwan Trip

Taiwan Trip

Ignore the title. We are going to Taiwan this time round! :D

The dates are tentatively set from 1 Feb - 5 Feb. So, everyone, please do your best to negotiate with ur respective bosses okie???

Hmm.. the comments function should be working right? I'm still trying to add people to this blog. But before that happens, I'll need to know your email/blogspot account. Arigatos and have a nice day.

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Btw, i think the SIA promo tickets are sold out. I think I'm lousy at check air tickets. Click until I blur blur. Someone might need to verify. :)

Some Krabi PicTs tO enJoy

which animal are you?

which animal are you?

You Were An Owl

You are stealthy and secretive - no one knows the true you. You are a seeker of freedom, and you are comfortable with your dark side.

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?

Who can evade his capture?

http://www.nozomionline.com/media/avoider.html

Don't let him capture your mouse!

From the Missus

Tales from the EarthSea

Tales from the EarthSea

Studio Ghibli's latest offering: Tales From The EarthSea
Download the trailer here:
http://s21.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0A0T7FTIS2P3E2PUZNDQ0BK975

The music is super nice! Now I can't wait to watch it. Anybody wanna watch? Hee.

Coming out 7/7/2006 (in Japan I think)

Travel Insurance Info

UTHi!!

Shirley here.. first time to post. Not sure how to send the info to the person... haha.. dun even know who to send to. So i'll jus post here. :)

Full Name : Lim Shea Li Shirley
NRIC : S83******
DOB : ****

Contact : 9*******
Address: *******

Email : springclassics@hotmail.com

Place(s) : Krabi (?? Everyone is the same for this right? or put Bangkok?)
Departure date : 14 May 2006
Return date : 18 May 2006

Hope that's enough. Anything contact me directly at the number above.. hehe... easier lah. :P

Editor: Please look at the comments for more info. I just omit some stuff for privacy sake.

Travel Insurance

Hi. Boys and Girls ... I need the info as follows:

• Full Name :
• NRIC :
• DOB :
• Contact :
• Address:
• Email :

its for the insurance man.
:)

And also for the trip:

• Place(s) :
• Departure date :
• Return date :

Just leave ur details inside the Comments. I will consolidate. Huifang get Shirley's details k?

Cheers to my Krabi Kakis !

Homo Sapiens VS Cockroaches

Homo Sapiens VS Cockroaches


Mini Documentary at night: Homo Sapiens VS cockroaches

Growl. That was the sound of the female homo sapien's stomach. It was way pass midnight and was time for her nightly forage into the dense jungle stocked with edibles known as: The Kitchen.

As she gingerly took out the remnants of a tub of yogurt, ready to devour it, out of her eye, she spots a sluggish cockroach across the floor. The homo sapien, can be said to be one of the most cunning animals ever to lived on Earth.

Previously, she had let the cockroach go off on its own business without ever harming it, but seeing that its storage of food maybe threatened by it, a form plans in her head.

Nonchalently, she starts to head off towards the dining room, heading towards her tools of destruction. Newspaper. Rolled.
Insecticide. Checked.

By then, the cockroach had sensed the human sensing its presence and has gone into hiding in the shadows.

The human continues to check out the cockroach to and fro. Unknown to the cockroach, her powerful sense of vision can still detect the cockroach in the shadows regardless of how camouflaged the cockroach is.

Slowly, steadily, stalking the prey, the human inches her way nearer and nearer. She gets ready the insecticide.

Psssssst!!
The cockroach scrambles out into the open in panick.
WHAM! One cold blow to the cockroach has flinged it into the air landing smack right in the middle of The Kitchen. On further observations, the abdomen has split with some innards spilling out. Victim is still fresh, twitching about.

Using her analyzing skills, she links the cat not eating the roach to a foul taste. Hence, it is decided to leave the roach as rich pickings for tiny scavengers called Black Ants.

Flick! Flicker, flicker!
The smart roach, sense imminent danger from the toxic fumes, started to panicked, moving its way zig zaggedly, in a blurred manner.

"Ahuh! Easy pickings" thinks the homo sapien. Patiently, she watches as the newcomer scrambles up the kitchen table, went up the sugar and salt containers, trying to fly but cannot succeed, finally scrambled down the pole near the toilet. Once it reaches near the wall, WHAM!

This time, the impact is even greater. On landing, the wings seperated from the cockroach. The cockroach lay there in its pool of greenish ooze.

The Human had won over the Roaches.

enneagram test

enneagram test

Courtesy of Silmoon:

The Quick and Painless ENNEAGRAM Test

I find it holds true for me. Below are my results:

the Adventurer

"I am happy and open to new things"

Adventurers are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world.

How to Get Along with Me

* Give me companionship, affection, and freedom.
* Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter.
* Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories.
* Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am.
* Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people.
* Don't tell me what to do.

What I Like About Being a Seven

* being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down
* being spontaneous and free-spirited
* being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun.
* being generous and trying to make the world a better place
* having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures
* having such varied interests and abilities

What's Hard About Being a Seven

* not having enough time to do all the things I want
* not completing things I start
* not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career
* having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies
* feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship

Sevens as Children Often

* are action oriented and adventuresome
* drum up excitement
* prefer being with other children to being alone
* finesse their way around adults
* dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up

Sevens as Parents

* are often enthusiastic and generous
* want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life
* may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive