really should be doing the house assembly for SN1670-72...
instead half a day was happily spent doing house courses, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, the usual stuff. the other half was equally happily spent between hook and yarns, haha. dunno when will the final product be ready but will definitely post it up here! ^_^
the cash deposit function on the ATMs has proven to be such a convenient invention. a few buttons and my swedish account is practically empty. swedish crowns has become aussie dollars. half of them goes straight back into the machine, and into my aussie account. the other half will become september's expenses.
LL'd drove us to the foot of mount gravatt yesterday. not sure if hiking is an easy hobby for a friend to accommodate, haha. LL's de best~~ anyway, we went up and came down unscratched la. it wasn't a tough hike, want more details then come and hike with us ^^
ah, cant beat my conscience, going to have a look at house assembly ^^ have a good week ahead!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
more tracks, toohey forest
a rather easy navigation through the Brisbanian public transport system, i was at the edge of toohey forest. too hungry for nature and too thirsty for endorphin, my badly itching legs were difficult to constrain from breaking into a run towards the eucalyptus clad land. with the impatience and without a map in hand, the entrance i found was therefore an unconventional one.
the sign post at the entrance
magnificent eucalyptus gum trees
to quench the hunger and thirst, the GPS inside me naturally guided my feet towards a rocky climb. having to constantly wipe cobwebs off my face were telling me that the track i took was one that is less used by others :)
the lookouts at the end of the climb brought a glimpse of the distant brisbane city.
the descend then took me to a more established trail with posts for self guided walks and milestones marking the mileages are in place.
someone's dwelling is obviously within the range of the map...
so it was time for a paced walk then!
through the woods of different ages and densities~
and accompanied by their more colourful and delicate companions~
bumble bee working hard~
one wonders if these patterns on the silver trunk of gum trees are trails of vermins? ^^
the mass of protoplasm and hydroxyapatite which forms me emerged from the forest two stops down the road of the stop i got off the bus earlier. a two and a half hrs' walk in total :)
you know when i write like this, is when i'm picking up paperbacks and hardcovers again ^^ 果然是三日不读书则面目可憎啊~ 呵呵。the sequence of robin hobb's bingtown series was borrowed from the Garden City Library on LL's card. Been craving for it as it wasn't in any library in Gothenburg! ^^
the sign post at the entrance
magnificent eucalyptus gum trees
to quench the hunger and thirst, the GPS inside me naturally guided my feet towards a rocky climb. having to constantly wipe cobwebs off my face were telling me that the track i took was one that is less used by others :)
the lookouts at the end of the climb brought a glimpse of the distant brisbane city.
the descend then took me to a more established trail with posts for self guided walks and milestones marking the mileages are in place.
someone's dwelling is obviously within the range of the map...
so it was time for a paced walk then!
through the woods of different ages and densities~
and accompanied by their more colourful and delicate companions~
bumble bee working hard~
one wonders if these patterns on the silver trunk of gum trees are trails of vermins? ^^
the mass of protoplasm and hydroxyapatite which forms me emerged from the forest two stops down the road of the stop i got off the bus earlier. a two and a half hrs' walk in total :)
you know when i write like this, is when i'm picking up paperbacks and hardcovers again ^^ 果然是三日不读书则面目可憎啊~ 呵呵。the sequence of robin hobb's bingtown series was borrowed from the Garden City Library on LL's card. Been craving for it as it wasn't in any library in Gothenburg! ^^
Sunday, August 15, 2010
work and walk
the job... is. just. like. wot. i. imagine. it. would. be. :) hope it will only go better as time passes :) the actual work is very very similar to my master's thesis which had given me such pleasure working on, taking care of very cranky machines, and working with mysterious materials which no one knows how they will behave subjected to different kinds of food to eat and beds to sleep. enjoying the challenge of working with the lack of resources :) though sometimes it does remind me of how thing were conveniently done in favco and were not appreciated XP
for two days now we've reverted to summer weather :) LL tour guided me around the brisbane river on the citycat ferry and we had a good walk from the powerhouse market back to the city :) will definitely visit the powerhouse again, captured by the overhead cranes in the old factory building XD
after two weeks, it's finally my turn to clean the house according to the roster. only have to clean once in 4weeks' really aint bad ^^ especially in this weather~
had a nice walk down the Les Atkinson park just opposite where we stay after a good half day's worth of labour. at about 500m x 100m, the park has some good tracks and nice sceneries with lots of lalangs. but seems a bit too small for my appetite ^^ should have brought the camera coz the sun was putting make ups on the park ^^ will do it nxt time and post some pics here :)
the track outside hydrexia's UQ (uni of queensland) office is another gem :) a band of aged trees and wild life it is. will continue to look for more good walking tracks :) see wot sweden's done to me ^^
for two days now we've reverted to summer weather :) LL tour guided me around the brisbane river on the citycat ferry and we had a good walk from the powerhouse market back to the city :) will definitely visit the powerhouse again, captured by the overhead cranes in the old factory building XD
after two weeks, it's finally my turn to clean the house according to the roster. only have to clean once in 4weeks' really aint bad ^^ especially in this weather~
had a nice walk down the Les Atkinson park just opposite where we stay after a good half day's worth of labour. at about 500m x 100m, the park has some good tracks and nice sceneries with lots of lalangs. but seems a bit too small for my appetite ^^ should have brought the camera coz the sun was putting make ups on the park ^^ will do it nxt time and post some pics here :)
the track outside hydrexia's UQ (uni of queensland) office is another gem :) a band of aged trees and wild life it is. will continue to look for more good walking tracks :) see wot sweden's done to me ^^
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
this is a diary
didnt remember that there's such a mountain of procedural things that's needed to be done when one moves to another country... though it's much better this time around since there's the company behind me and we've got LL over here! as compared to the time in sweden, when i wasnt a part of any organization nor any programme and knew absolutely no one in sweden, and doesnt speak the language, wow wee... thx to karin and fellow classmates that i'd survive!
though it seems like the troublesome part is almost done now. just the driving license left. hydrexia promised to pay for it, good little company it is ^^ but guess it's gonna be put off until there's a need in my later australian days, lazy lazy~
the office will be moved in the best part of next week. so my first contribution for hydrexia seems to be a good hard office mover~ and it also does seem like there's at least gonna be another week of winter installed for us.
wonder how are 1636 and 1641-42's testings going. and if they are making fuss for the dear MEs who took over ^^ miss those babies.
:)
though it seems like the troublesome part is almost done now. just the driving license left. hydrexia promised to pay for it, good little company it is ^^ but guess it's gonna be put off until there's a need in my later australian days, lazy lazy~
the office will be moved in the best part of next week. so my first contribution for hydrexia seems to be a good hard office mover~ and it also does seem like there's at least gonna be another week of winter installed for us.
wonder how are 1636 and 1641-42's testings going. and if they are making fuss for the dear MEs who took over ^^ miss those babies.
:)
Saturday, August 07, 2010
taipei in pictures 4
the forbidden city museum 故宫博物院
and their toilet signs..... absolutely liked it :)
taipei 101~ not very tall oni ma.... ^^
my hair dresser asked me to push it.... u guys can find the more conventional view on internet anyway ^^
new york new york
street performances: the yoyo boy
more street performances and all the hype at ximending 西门町: spray can artist
he's cool, dun u think? well, at least photogenic ^^
paper cut (ouch) 剪纸艺人
flour patung little 7 面人7仔
sand art
cheeky umbrella shop
OMG who's that?
the last supper: toilet theme restaurant??? *cough cough*
the food was actually pretty good~
erm... that just looks like.....
unfortunately that concludes our taiwan trip. strapping up the backpack at deserted LCCT, and time to go home!
and their toilet signs..... absolutely liked it :)
taipei 101~ not very tall oni ma.... ^^
my hair dresser asked me to push it.... u guys can find the more conventional view on internet anyway ^^
new york new york
street performances: the yoyo boy
more street performances and all the hype at ximending 西门町: spray can artist
he's cool, dun u think? well, at least photogenic ^^
paper cut (ouch) 剪纸艺人
flour patung little 7 面人7仔
sand art
cheeky umbrella shop
OMG who's that?
the last supper: toilet theme restaurant??? *cough cough*
the food was actually pretty good~
erm... that just looks like.....
unfortunately that concludes our taiwan trip. strapping up the backpack at deserted LCCT, and time to go home!
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
a glimpse of life in hydrexia + taipei in pictures 3
in a nut shell, i read one paper in 2 working days, that's it ="=
ally said that's the best part of starting at a new job, ppl end up doing nothing for the first week. then i remember my first week of re-entry to favco... i got an entire project on my 3rd day at work? haha... CWC i'll remember u for this.
ok, before i get busier than this, which is very likely because there's just no way work will be so free forever, lets continue to post some pics~
forgot this one from the weiquan ranch, really like it myself, so had to post it ^^
yup, as promised, danshui 淡水。we were on bikes again~ from danshui station to the fishermen harbour 渔人码头 was a short ride with loads of great sites to stop over for short breaks.
the scene along the bike trail :)
after about 2hr, we were there!
the fishermen harbour 渔人码头
lovers' bridge 情人桥
bro waiting for his lover to show up on lovers' bridge
the kid
this one must view on bigger pictures ^^
curious field of red fury ^^ a scene not one can see everyday ha :)
but i actually like this one better :)
super big and super nice de mango ice~~
night scene at lovers' bridge, obviously with my camera this time, see de difference? ^^
we loved the shrimp fry 虾仁煎~~ we reckon it tastes much better than its famous good friend lala fry 蚵仔煎 leh~
ok, i'll dump the hotspring town beitou 北投 into this post as well, then probably there'll only be one more post left :)
beitou creek, which originates from hot spring earth-hot-valley 地热谷
beitou garden, which is built along the creek
earth-hot-valley 地热谷
the funny white thing that floats around, which u are probably wondering about, is steam wei~ the temperature of this one is 95degC wei~~
hot spring club? 汤的会馆？？
the aboriginist museum
guan dong cook! 关东煮~~ it's really like our lok-lok, but with different options :)
back at shilin where we bunk for two nights :) he looks a lot like our late-gobby T_T
onion-catch-bread 葱抓饼 is super nice!!! oh taiwanese delicacies~
and these, chocolate taufufa 巧克力豆花~~~ nice until i want to cry T_T gan dong~~~ yang's mung bean soup aint bad also!
ok, that's enough food for nOnO for a day i guess ^^ preview for next up: taipei 101, one or two shots of the famous gugong museum 故宫博物院 and the all happening ximending 西门町 to wrap up everything :)
ally said that's the best part of starting at a new job, ppl end up doing nothing for the first week. then i remember my first week of re-entry to favco... i got an entire project on my 3rd day at work? haha... CWC i'll remember u for this.
ok, before i get busier than this, which is very likely because there's just no way work will be so free forever, lets continue to post some pics~
forgot this one from the weiquan ranch, really like it myself, so had to post it ^^
yup, as promised, danshui 淡水。we were on bikes again~ from danshui station to the fishermen harbour 渔人码头 was a short ride with loads of great sites to stop over for short breaks.
the scene along the bike trail :)
after about 2hr, we were there!
the fishermen harbour 渔人码头
lovers' bridge 情人桥
bro waiting for his lover to show up on lovers' bridge
the kid
this one must view on bigger pictures ^^
curious field of red fury ^^ a scene not one can see everyday ha :)
but i actually like this one better :)
super big and super nice de mango ice~~
night scene at lovers' bridge, obviously with my camera this time, see de difference? ^^
we loved the shrimp fry 虾仁煎~~ we reckon it tastes much better than its famous good friend lala fry 蚵仔煎 leh~
ok, i'll dump the hotspring town beitou 北投 into this post as well, then probably there'll only be one more post left :)
beitou creek, which originates from hot spring earth-hot-valley 地热谷
beitou garden, which is built along the creek
earth-hot-valley 地热谷
the funny white thing that floats around, which u are probably wondering about, is steam wei~ the temperature of this one is 95degC wei~~
hot spring club? 汤的会馆？？
the aboriginist museum
guan dong cook! 关东煮~~ it's really like our lok-lok, but with different options :)
back at shilin where we bunk for two nights :) he looks a lot like our late-gobby T_T
onion-catch-bread 葱抓饼 is super nice!!! oh taiwanese delicacies~
and these, chocolate taufufa 巧克力豆花~~~ nice until i want to cry T_T gan dong~~~ yang's mung bean soup aint bad also!
ok, that's enough food for nOnO for a day i guess ^^ preview for next up: taipei 101, one or two shots of the famous gugong museum 故宫博物院 and the all happening ximending 西门町 to wrap up everything :)
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