beyond the opera house (part ii): kiama

i got to stop what i started.
part 2 will be the last part of my oz trip.
next time i know better than to be so ambitious to blog about trips.
oh well, we learn something new everyday, don't we?

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Kiama (say kai-"A"-ma) was my favorite destination in the trip and the weather was insanely good when we were there!

the decision to go to this little unheard of town was quite random.
i chanced upon the Kiama Tourism webpage and ordered their brochure.

then i got blown away by the photos and decided i MUST make a trip there.

so we arrived, after a 2.5 hours train ride, with not a clue of how to get to the places featured on the brochure.

but it is ok. blue sky, gentle winds, glittering water... we will figure out somehow.

And to cut a long story short, fortunately and unfortunately:

1. we were told there is no public transport in the town.
2. We can only drive and the closest car rental shop is not really close (not that i have intentions of putting my driving skills to the test there. i may be ambitious but i am not suicidal).
3. walking is possible, given the good weather. just that it takes much longer.
4. we resigned to our fate of an afternoon of walking.
5. we met this guy who volunteered to take us around the sights
6. we took up the kind offer, at the risk of losing our kidneys or lives.

Kiama landmarks

Lighthouse and Post office.

Kiama Blowhole

We were told the blowhole was unusually active that day. Hooray!

i could stand there all day looking at it.

it is therapeutic.

Saddleback Mountain

The view was breath-taking - literally.

my eyes were so busy taking in the view i forgot to breathe.

Bombo Headland

Never seen such a scenary before.

Feels as though i am on Mars (not that i have been to Mars).

ok we were real lucky that day.

Kiama is a gem.

thanks for the glorious weather, warm friendliness and unforgettable sights.

i should have seen it coming

picoult is one devil of a writer.

just finished one of her novels "Handle with Care", which felt like a spin-off of "My Sister's Keeper".
Another family wrecked by a sick child, matters brought to court, and an ending which left a bitter aftertaste.

i should have seen it coming.
fine.
if I diligently filipped through 500 pages of your novel, can you at least have an ending that is more digestable?

that said, i think picoult is a good writer.
i just have to be more careful in selecting titles by her.

10 things that happened today

1. woke up at 11am
2. had favourite HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS cereal while watching Anthony Bourdain
3. had YAMI YOGURT while watching 3 back-to-back episodes of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. re-run
4. 2-hour afternoon siesta -> Singapore should legalize this
5. lunched
6. read Sunday Times, a must-do on Sundays
7. ran / developed serious cravings for iced latte / tried somewhat unsuccesfully to block out unhappy thoughts
8. watched part of a documentary on History channel about this ingenious German family who hot-airballooned across the Berlin wall, from communist-occupied East Germany to West Germany
9. cold-showered
10. wondering what makes a good dinner at 10.30pm
    

Landlords knocking at my door cussing me out
Got laid off my job the night before
Can’t figure howI’m gonna fix tomorrow away
If today’s still a mess
Can u tell me what’s the point man,
It all seems meaningless
I wish that I could step away and breathe
This world’s trying to swallow me
Clear away the clouds inside my head

Someone just tell me
That it’s ok now
What are you worried about
Got my dreams, got my life, got my love
Got my friends got the sunshine above
Why am I making this hard on myself
When there’s so many beautiful reasons I have to be happy

People lie, people hide, people cry, people fight
And they don’t know why
If fear is all that we should fear
Then what are we so afraid of
Cause fear is only in our heads

Someone please say...
That it’s ok now
What are you worried about
Got my dreams, got my life, got my love
Got my friends got the sunshine above
Why am I making this hard on myself
When there’s so many beautiful reasons I have to be happy

Any day I’ll go bad thinking bad
Everyone is against me and the world wants to fight me
Preparing to battle an enemy unseen
During my stressing I’m blinded to the lesson
That could be a blessing if I'd be confessing that the enemy
I’m trying to beat is hiding inside of me

But it’s ok now...what are you worrying about...
Keep your grind on girl...it’s your love, it’s your world...

Natasha Bedingfield -Happy

and this is only the fourth day...

i know! i know! i know!

of course it is only ME who can help ME

*kicks the wall

i want to be a dolphin

Have you ever felt breathing takes such great effort that you wish you were a dolphin, choosing not to breathe if you don't want to?