tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59191335476515109722024-03-19T11:55:23.051+08:00J U S T J A S L I N | Style Diary by Jaslin Tan | Singapore Fashion BlogJustJaslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830493869298044809noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919133547651510972.post-19856247033442589912018-01-01T22:05:00.001+08:002022-01-06T09:17:57.983+08:00Chapter 2017: Goodbye and Hello 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>YEAR 2017</b></span> Oh look its my blog! After 9 whole months of blogging hiatus. Not that I've forgotten about my blog (not any fat chance that I will) - its just how things have gotten so busy for me this entire year and it's getting really hard to find a proper time to sit down and pen a post. I've been up to so many things and with the year-end <strike>approaching in eight days</strike> (can you believe I actually took more than a week to finish up this post) yesterday, I wanted to keep a log of all my milestones / things I've been up to this entire year (just so I can tell myself that I haven't wasted any of my youth in vain hahaha).</div>
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Turned 25 a couple of months ago, and the so called #quarterlifecrisis is real as ever. It's like, didn't I just celebrated my 21st and graduated from university not too long ago?? I can no longer say that I'm in my early twenties (an unfriendly <i>hello</i> to mid and maybe even late twenties soon) AND even my BFF is married. You can now hear my deep, audible sigh of sadness. <br />
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I have come to an acceptance now.<br />
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So let's talk about things one at a time. (This is going to be a super long winded one-year summary of my life and you are in for a ride because writing summaries are not exactly the best of my strengths haha)<br />
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I would say this year has been off from a rocky start. The whole economy was in a really bad shape from the beginning of the year. Quite a handful of my friends lost their jobs (hello, we're talking about being retrenched at the age of 20s). And at the same point of time, I tendered my resignation to my boss as well because things wasn't quite working out for me. Let me tell you it was so darn hard to get any job interview. I trawled through hundreds of job postings on Jobsbank, Jobstreet, and even sent my CV directly to a few companies but yet no one rang me up. (I'm in the events line if you are wondering).</div>
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It was a really difficult period - I was already serving my notice period and yet I haven't secured my next job. It spells unemployment and hey, bills are not going to pay for themselves you know. Eventually, I decided that I might as well venture out on my own and give my very best.<br />
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It was in March that I started out my own events company "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PetiteEventSG/" target="_blank">Petite Events</a>" - the very reason why I stopped blogging that month - and slogged day and night behind my desk to make sure I'll survive out there on my own. Somehow and somewhat, I made it through event after event, month after month, and I even have a little office space of my own. *proud grin* I really, really, can't be more thankful and proud of myself for all the events I have delivered over the last nine months.<br />
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I have also come to realise that being employed and being <i>self</i>-employed is two vastly different things. For example, let's put it into context:<br />
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One of the most common comments I get when chatting with others is: "<i>waaa,.. that means you don't have to wake up at 6am every morning for work, and no stress from any boss at all.</i>"<br />
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Yes that is true, but that is only about 10% of what you see. - <i>cue laugh cry emoji</i> - While I do get to sleep in a little later every morning, what most people don't see is that work never, ever, ever ends. You don't get to "switch off" or "tune out of work" everyday after 6pm. Imagine a little voice at the back of your head nudging you constantly about all the things that needs to be remembered, done and completed 24/7. </div>
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And then there's the countless hours poured in after working hours in the office; how I always laugh a little when I hear Jean Danker over the radio saying she's going to accompany your drive home after work from 5pm; how I scrambled to try and find a way out of the office building at 3am because all corridor lights and servicing lifts have long been shut down; the midnight hours spent setting up events in shopping mall atriums up till 5am; the dizzy spells now and then from exhaustion; and how tough things can get at times because there is no one else but yourself to depend on in order to get things going and done.<br />
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There is 0 margin for error. (zero, nil, <i>kosong</i>)<br />
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Of course I don't bombard the person back with the entire essay as above lah. I'll just always reply that its a different kind of stress.<br />
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For Ed Sheeran!!!! Which is a really huge thing, because going to concerts was never a thought that crossed my mind in the past. I simply don't get the idea why would someone pay hundreds of dollars just to see a singer sing live for 2-3 hours? It's equivalent to a month's worth of food expenditure, or 42 sets of McSpicy meal from Mcdonalds, or round trip air tickets to Bangkok for a shopping spree. Whichever you resonates most with.<br />
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Now I'm that "someone". <br />
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Simply because I haven't liked a singer that much in the past. I even picked up guitar just to learn how to play his songs (hahaha). Then, I heard that he was coming to Singapore for his Asia Divide tour but guess who got stuck in Sistic's virtual waiting room forever?? Even when they released the second date for his show in Singapore, you would need probably twelve fairy god-mothers WITH all the stars aligned in your universe to get through the virtual waiting room.<br />
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Long story short, nope no tickets. And it was a stab to my heart each time I hear the radio DJs mentioning about his upcoming sold-out concert. I get about 10 to 15 stabs on a daily basis, so thank you Class 95FM.<br />
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2 days before his concert, I was doing my OT in the office when I heard that Sistic just released extra side view tickets for Ed Sheeran's concert. And you can totally imagine yours truly who sprawled across the office to rush to my laptop. GUESS WHO GOT HER TICKETS!!<br />
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Off I went for my first ever concert by myself!</div>
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Oh this was such a tricky affair because my mum has such the tendency to say 'No' to almost everything that I propose - especially when it comes to changing out furniture in my room. Trying to get a 'Yes' takes about two months of concise thought and detailed planning, and catching her in a good mood at a good time to increase the probability of an "Let me think about it"; and another additional month of persuasion to change that to an "Okay".</div>
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In this case, I mapped out my entire room down to the very last square centimeter and even went on to do a 3D rendering of my room to 'substantiate my proposal' that this loft from Ikea can, and will fit well into my room. Lol. Yes, I really did that.<br />
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It wasn't going to fit height wise for a regular HDB room so a friend of mine actually helped me to cut off 16cm off the legs and it's just perfect! I get to walk right underneath without hitting my head on the frame, and I get to sit on the top of the loft without knocking my head on the ceiling. Turned the bottom of the loft into a full fledged <i>nua-zone </i>filled with lots of pillows and blankets and my life is officially completed. I can netflix and sleep at the same time.<br />
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2017 has been off to a rough start but I'm so glad that things are all falling into place now. It has been a year filled with constant changes, but it is also these very changes that made me grow as an individual; changed the way I look at certain things; and pushed my boundaries out of my comfort zone.<br />
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Here's to another year filled with milestones in 2017 and onwards to 2018!<br />
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P.S. Tomorrow's date will be 2nd Jan <i><strike>2017</strike> </i>2018. <br />
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Hello 26.<br />
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But that's not the main point of this post. The main point is this series of LED lipglosses. What happened was that I have actually chanced upon them while surfing youtube + watching Miss America's show some time ago, and the only place I could find these LED lipglosses were in United States. (well actually they were launched in many countries already but the only place I could find with international shipping was US)<br />
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So obviously, the overly infatuated me placed an order to ship them over to Singapore. I waited eagerly for two days before receiving news that it couldn't be shipped all because it contains battery. (Now, please hear the sound of my devastated heart breaking into a million pieces.) I was so upset - it's a girly thing so guys please try to understand.<br />
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Few months down the road, I eventually got to hear the news that Artistry is launching them in Singapore this month and I WAS SUPER EXCITED! Like mega duper excited about it. The only thing I'm sad about is because they are going to be limited edition. Once it's sold out in Singapore it will no longer be available. (what if I finished mine??) <br />
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So you girls are probably thinking what's so special about it. I mean, JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURE ABOVE. Where else can you find a lipgloss that <i><b>lights up</b></i> when you apply... (how cool that will be to apply it in the cab.. in the pub.. in the movie theatre.. in dim places..) </div>
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Plus it comes with a mirror on it (plus point <i>again</i>) so I wouldn't even need to fumble for a mirror from the assortment of things that's always in my handbag. </div>
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The color that I'm applying above is Citrus color. Among my 5 lipglosses, I played with 3 of them first to create different looks and here's how pretty they look like when applied:</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">My favourite one of the lot has still be the cherry red color. In my opinion red lips can be a little tricky to pull them off at times - some colors may be too dark, too intense, or overly striking - and we need to balance the eye makeup to perfect the look. But this cherry red color was just right! Bright enough without being too intense, and I find this color quite versatile for both a day and a night look. <br /><br />Across this range of Artistry LED lipglosses, it gives a cool minty sensation when applied (there's mint in its flavor), and its very moisturising with a super glossy finish - that I really love because glossy lips looks even more pretty especially at night.</span></div>
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Together with the eyeshadow palette that was lunched with this collection!</div>
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<i>This range of Artistry LED Lipgloss are not found on the shelves, and are only available through Amway Independent Business Owners.</i><br />
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We set off around 6am in the morning, where our guide drove us to Boyla Dive Shop to grab our snorkeling gears first before embarking on our adventure across the sea! With Philippines made up of 7107 islands... (ah.. a little too spoilt for choice) we settled with two out of the countless many. Up on the plan now is snorkeling at Hilotongnan Island and lunch on Nalusuan Island.</div>
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Snorkeling at Hilotongnan Island is my third try at snorkeling. Back then, I had my first snorkel experience in Tioman where I was greeted by a bunch of colorful marine fishes underwater. Naively, I had high expectations towards my second snorkel when I went to Boracay.... only to be soooo devasted. You must be thinking why, right? So let me tell you... the boatman whom we paid to bring us out, dropped us at a snorkeling site to swim with no more than.... ten fishes underwater. I was so disappointed!</div>
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When it came to Hilotongnan Island this time round... YES THERE WERE FISHES UNDERWATER!!! There's even a friendly diver down under who waved back at us. Now this, is definitely way better than my previous Boracay snorkel.. Off I went back up the boat again, grabbed my phone, and jumped back in with a leap of faith (that my phone wouldn't drown in water.. it <i>should </i>be waterproof) Look at the pictures from my phone!<br />
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Nalusuan Island is every kind of beautiful! I love the super long jetty walkway and all of us were just stopping every few steps to for photos hahaha. I bet we took at least twenty minutes before we finally made it to the other end for lunch. If you are island hopping in Cebu, this is <i>THE </i>island you <i>HAVE </i>to visit. Other than yummy local barbecued food, we found that it has another gorgeous beach right next to the place we dined.. (great for photos again!) with lots of little marine fishes in the shallow waters. If I am back to Cebu, I'll be sure to come back to Nalusuan Island again. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">CEBU DAY 1 PHILIPPINES </span></b> I actually thought for a long time about how should I exactly go about to blog about my incredible trip to Cebu and Bohol Islands in Philippines. It's like.. I have so much to say with so many different feelings to describe that I have no idea on where should I start with. Hence, I thought I'll do it travelogue-style (lest my train of thoughts gets me all over the place..) and while it's been some time since I blogged about travel, I'm super duper puper stoked to share about everything!!<br />
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Perhaps the only odd feeling I got was not having KJ around on the trip. Haha! I mean, you guys already know how both of us are like partners when it comes to taking pictures and such.. We are so used to how we both work together when we shoot pictures. Turning to the one that's behind the camera lens this time,. it feels... .. different. And slightly out of place (because I'll still need help to grab a few pictures of me - else you'll never see me in any pictures at all!!!) Haha. So we were all sharing our pictures when we got back and let me tell you.... the pictures that Kenny took were just.... unreal. Seriously unreal. (Yes he is really that good.) Some of his photos are in this post and as credited - check them out!<br />
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Out of our five days in Philippines, we spent our first two days exploring Cebu that includes a short city tour and some incredibly fun time on island-hopping!<br />
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After a short thirty minutes drive from the Mactan International Airport we walked through the glass doors of Radisson Blu Hotel - home for our two days in Cebu. The interior decor of the hotel is soo beautiful right up to it's lift lobbies and corridors. Trust me it gets even better when I get to my room.. We had our international buffet lunch at Feria restaurant (which happened to re-open just a day ago with new selections on its buffet spread so lucky lucky us) and I loveeee the desserts corner. I just died and went to heaven when I bite down on the macarons which they had.. AND their self made ice cream. </div>
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After our lunch we were set on a short city tour to understand a little bit more about Cebu's history and culture. During the trip, I've come to realise that when it comes to religious belief - Catholics and Christianity are a majority for most in Philippines.<br />
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In Cebu's city centre, this chapel housing the Megallan's Cross has a closely linked history to tell. It goes back in 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to come to the Philippines. As a Portuguese navigator working for the King of Spain in search of spice islands (called the Moluccas islands now), Megellan befriended a native chief while he came to Cebu Island. </div>
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As Magellan and hundreds of his native warriors subsequently accept Christianity and baptized together, Megallan planted a cross to signify the important event about the propagation of Roman Catholic faith - that is now housed in a this chapel next to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño on Magallanes Street. </div>
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While we enter the chapel, many candle vendors started approaching us and we honestly didn't know what to do haha! We were then told by our guide that with the different colors of candles they have, each represents a different intention of Happiness, Career, Success, Love, and Courage. With a small token of peso, these ladies will chant an earnest prayer with your name whereby you can go forth and make three wishes. Guess what I chose?</div>
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As the Basilica Minore Del Santo Nino was right next to the Megallan Cross' Chapel and we were there on a Sunday afternoon, we went in to have a short look and experience. Photography is not allowed but we managed to take a few pictures of their on-going mass. Though I'm not familiar to church masses and such, this was an eye opener as it amazes me to see how many people there are, standing out in the open all quiet and listening earnestly to the Father that's holding the session.<br />
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As the sun sets really early in Philippines (about 5.30pm!) we quickly set off to Crown Regency for our evening walk around the tallest building in Cebu. Let me tell you.... the view is AWESOME!!! While it was a little nerve wrecking walking about on a platform with NO barriers (what you see on the picture was the briefing platform before we ventured out)... It was quite fun! It even got to a part whereby we were walking through a glass platform : with all 40 storeys down under your feet in full glory hehe.<br />
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We then ventured one storey higher afterwards to test our limit... on the edge coaster!!!! Ally and I were screaming our lungs out in the beginning when the seat tilts up to about 45 degrees - forcing you to take in the landscape of Cebu... (whether you like it or not.) Now this is adrenaline pumping!!!</div>
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Where our dinner setting can't get more romantic. Haha! We had our taste at local Philippine cuisine and they were great! Personally I felt that their dishes are quite similiar to our Chinese cuisine. So everything tastes pretty familiar and we spent our first dinner together.. just getting to know everyone else a little bit better with soft music playing in the background. Cebu is beautiful.<br />
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<li><b>Radisson Blu Hotel</b><br />Website: <a href="http://www.radissonblu.com/hotelcebu" style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.radissonblu.com/hotelcebu</a><br /></li>
<li><b>Cebu City Tour</b><br />Magellan’s Cross | Basilica Del Sto. Nino de Cebu <br />Cost about PHP1,000-2,000 per person depending on spots covered.<br /><br />• It is advisable to contact your preferred Singapore agents for latest deals and packages.<br />• Alternatively, you can go through Cebu-Based Operators: <u><a href="http://destinationcebu.com/">http://destinationcebu.com/</a><br /></u></li>
<li><b>Sky Experience Adventure</b><br />Opening Hours & Rates: <u><a href="http://www.skyexperienceadventure.com/page/rates-and-schedules">http://www.skyexperienceadventure.com/page/rates-and-schedules</a></u><br />Please wear covered shoes for this activity.<br /></li>
<li><b>Lantaw Native Family Restaurant</b><br />Opening Hours and Menu: <u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LantawNativeRestaurant">https://www.facebook.com/LantawNativeRestaurant</a></u><br />Note this restaurant have 3 outlets in Cebu: Busay (the one we went), Mactan (Riverside) & SRP. </li>
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While I'm usually just writing everything about myself (..who knows how boring that must be..) But no. Not today! I'm going to talk a little bit about my eight buddies. One that that I often believe is that our character is usually expressed by our choice of clothing. Even though everyone can talk a lot, but our clothes really talk <i>more</i>. That's what I always feel. SO, having the chance to get to know everyone on a personal level, i think it indeed holds some truth.. So here we go!<br />
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<b>Ally. Traveller of <u><a href="http://allyoffduty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">AllyOffDuty</a></u></b></div>
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Usually decked in jeans, I secretly think Ally might just be the perfect poster girl as girl-next-door. On first impressions I honestly thought that she's rather quiet and reserved.. until I see her getting first in line for any thrilling and adrenaline pumping activities that we had on our itinerary (perfect accompany for theme park rides yes!). Adventurous and bubbly, it was fun having our duo self-proclaimed KTV session for everyone on the bus ride!<br />
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<b>Leonny. Mummy of <u><a href="http://www.oureverydaythings.com/" target="_blank">OurEverydayThings</a></u></b></div>
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Like our mummy as well on our trip, Leonny was such a motherly figure to everyone of us. Always in tee shirts, jeans, sport shoes and a bag of necessities, Leonny has everything she needs "just in case". I still remember how we were setting off to island hop one afternoon and while everyone else were just keeping our items to the bare minimum, Leonny has fresh new clothes, towels.. and everything else along. I thought that really reflects her role as a mummy and how loving she must be to her kids with everything well thought out. Very well prepared for every occassion (and perhaps even her contingency plans).<br />
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<b>Fern, creative illustrator of <u><a href="http://nv-fei-xia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NvFeiXia</a></u></b></div>
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You just have to see all her amazing drawings and stories she illustrates on her blog. While Fern usually tends to be rather quiet while we are all in a group, she is someone who's just awesome to chat with personally. Fern is really interesting because all along the trip, I honestly couldn't quite tell what's going through her mind given that she hardly speaks... but once I started reading her blog posts... gosh she is best with details and observations. She may not speak much, but she can definitely write up a storm.<br />
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<b>Kenny. Kickass photographer on <u><a href="http://www.gui-tou.com/" target="_blank">Gui-tou</a></u></b></div>
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It was funny how we all first met Kenny at the departure gate. All of us were making headcounts going "where is Kenny?" - and there popped up a guy with a nice head of... interesting textured hair and a huge backpack. Hmm.. (our company just gets more interesting) Usually ready with his backpack and utility belt for his two DSLRs, Kenny is the seasoned outgoing traveller who takes really, really, really, amazing photographs.<br />
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Ally and I were all for being his "models" when he needed to take pictures hahaha. (You guys will get to see them in the following posts) I've picked up so many photography tips and advice from him (we call him the photography-god) while some serious tummyaches came along with the package because he's been up to a lot of nonesensical things with Smith. Now who's Smith?<br />
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<b>Smith. Thankful author of <u><a href="http://www.smithankyou.com/" target="_blank">SmithThankYou</a></u></b></div>
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This is Smith. You guys would probably have known or heard about him because he's the one who's always up to crazy stuff... anywhere, everywhere. (Like wearing a unicorn jumpsuit to an award party..) But that's just him. Usually in slogan tee shirts, Smith is a very expressive guy who doesn't mind sharing his views on anything under the sun. I honestly thought that Smith came across a little intimidating initially (in both looks and in size haha) and might be judgemental kind of person as he's no novice to the world of social media. But like what Leonny shared at the end of the trip, he's really just a big teddybear under all that facade.<br />
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He's someone you can count on to be serious when you need advice on social media, and also someone you can count on to make your day with all his self-proclaimed toilet-reading-material content on his blog.<br />
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<b>Kenney. Foodie on <u><a href="http://mynoshpit.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">MyNoshPit</a></u></b></div>
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Kennethy is sort of like the opposite ends of the poles if I put him next to Smith. A little more reserved and quiet by nature like Fern, Kenney is usually decked in polo shirts and pants. On the trip, I realised that Kenney has fear of the heights and open waters.. I was actually worried for him because included in our itinerary was a sky walk on the tallest building in Cebu and we were basically doing our island hop and everything else on the sea. (This might just turn out to be his horror trip...) But secretly, we were all very happy for him when he bravely overcame his fear and just.. do it. You did great!! Contrary to his persona (or maybe he's just being quiet when with us)... Kenney dishes out really good articles on his blog.<br />
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<b>Joshua, one of the serious duo of <u><a href="http://seriouslyman.com/" target="_blank">SeriouslyMan</a></u></b></div>
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<b>Tony. Food hunter of <u><a href="http://johorkaki.blogspot.sg/" target="_blank">JohorKaki</a></u></b></div>
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It was great to travel with Tony again on this trip! While it was my first time travelling with the rest of the group, I got to know Tony while we travelled to NTAustralia together last year! He's the perfect example of how blogging transcends age. Despite being the eldest out of the group, Tony is a really fun character who has so much funny stories to tell when you ask him about his food adventures.<br />
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One thing that I really admire is his integrity and dedication when it comes to blogging because despite his huge popularity in the world of food blogging, Tony does not in take any advertorials - so that all his content are as true as what he thinks and feels. There's only one thing to take note! Not to browse through his pictures in the middle of the night because hunger pangs WILL come to you.<br />
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More about myself and the trip next time! All of us are blogging about our <a href="http://blog.omy.sg/cebu-bohol-getaway/" target="_blank">Cebu and Bohol Getaway</a> right (<a href="http://blog.omy.sg/cebu-bohol-getaway/" target="_blank">here</a>) so go check it out!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES</span> Been keeping this as a secret for some time now.. and it's crazy how I'm right on the way to the airport enroute to Cebu and Bohol Islands for the next 4 days with special thanks and arrangement made by Omy, Philippines Tourism and SilkAir! Am rushing to catch my flight now so I don't have much time to explain the details... but I'll be back! Been missing Philippines a lot after my Boracay trip and now I'm back to explore another part of the beautiful island. Can't wait!<br /><br />
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Albeit a little busy throughout the trip, Taiwan has been awesome! It's my third time in Taiwan and to be it feels good to be able to speak and practise reading mandarin. Though I've took up Higher Chinese in the past.. I haven't been practising my Chinese language ever since secondary school. (That's almost like half a decade's time)<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">CULTURE INSPIRED </span></b> It's been almost one and a half month since I'm back from Northern Territory Australia but I'm still having withdrawal symptoms! Not quite sure if that's a good thing but I think it is, right? I look at the pile of revisions lying in front of me and honestly, life isn't exciting. I'm having my final year papers next week so right now it's crunch time for everyone and I'm trying my best-est to prioritise my time well. (Which explains for the recent lack of update.. oopsie daisy.) But I am very much active on my Instagram account (@justjaslin). </div>
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Anyway for today I wanted to talk a little bit about our hotel stay when I was in Ayers Rock Australia. While we were on our trip we had a chance to stay in this luxurious hotel in named Sails in the Desert. Which is pretty apt because technically, the hotel <i>is </i>situated right in the middle of Australia's untamed outback. What I found really alluring was how the hotel's design elements referenced the essence and environment of Northern Territory's Red Center. <br />
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In detail you can just spot how the local Aboriginal's culture, artwork, and colour had been interwoven into every facet of the hotel's design. From the dot work on the lobby carpet design all the way to the Aboriginal symbols, dot paintings and wood carvings hand made by local aboriginal artists in our room. It was exquisite. It's just like we are staying right in the heart Uluru's culture and I find it really heartwarming and welcoming.<br />
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Among all our accommodations that we stayed in during our trip, this was one which I enjoyed staying in the most. *Grins* I had <i>six </i>fluffy pillows to myself (totally comfyyyyy) with thick blanket covers. It was a psychological and physical war with the bed - AND the <i>six </i>fluffy pillows - when I had to wake up at 5a.m. on one of the mornings. If you are in Uluru, this is where you have to and need to stay. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">NOURLANGIE ROCKS, UBIRR ROCK </span></b> My best idea of an outback trekking experience would probably equates to trekking through the tall trees in MacRitchie, swatting mosquitoes that threaten to sting you, and probably to look out for vicious monkeys that may chase you along the way. No scenic views, just a seemingly never ending trail with trees, trees, and more trees around the corners. In all honesty, that's not a very welcoming idea.. And I admit I had my second thoughts when trekking to Nourlangie Rocks and Ubirr Rocks in Kakadu Nation Park was on the planned itinerary in Northern Territory Australia, Darwin. </div>
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But I was completely blown away! I don't even know where should I start from to describe it. It had been nothing but fun and enjoyable (and interesting!) that all the more made me want to kick myself in the foot for hacing second thoughts. We went exploring the outback in Kakadu National Park (and Litchfield National Park - but that's in a separate entry) with Luke, our guide who cracks mean jokes and tells great stories about the local aboriginal people and culture of NT Australia. </div>
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The drive down from Darwin into Kakadu National Park was about 3 to 4 hours, and I hopped onto the front seat of Luke's 4-wheel drive (that's how they call it in Australia) on one of the days. I had killer view of the landscape, the long highways that stretched out to even more scenic views, the dirt road that gives a good massage for your rear (no joke) and you could just spot the animals in the wild! </div>
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Along the way I chatted with Luke, I remembered asking how could he manage a 4-hour drive to and fro with such ease. That's almost the distance of driving back and forth between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur within a day. He mentioned it was all about getting used to (new found respect for tour guides), and being able to be in the outback was his passion. One which made him moved up to Darwin Northern Territory from Victoria, New South Whales. </div>
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Interestingly enough, among the people whom I managed to spoke to on the trip, many said they were from Victoria. And more so when all of them described Victoria as a cold place to live in and they felt the warm weather in Darwin was a welcoming contrast.<br />
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On the mount to the very top at Ubirr Rocks! The landscape view is just spectacular, where if you were there with me you could just see the acres and acres of beautiful land and the hint of infinity beyond the thick forests. We were all doing the touristy stuff (taking pictures click click click..) on our way up where Iris our coordinator just told us to save them for the top. It was magnificent. And to say it's a beautiful sight would be such an understatement. I could just look at the view whole day and time would never have felt enough. </div>
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We learnt that if we were to visit during the beginning of the dry season, most of the land would still be wet and closed off due to threats of crocodiles lingering in the area (okay that sounds scary enough). Crocodiles would usually swim inland when water level rises during the wet season, and rangers can only start to catch and release them back to the wild when dry season starts in May.</div>
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Therefore September is a fairly nice period to visit where land is dry with beautiful colors in the outback. Temperature is same as Singapore's, but although it sounds warm (because Singapore is unbelievably smothering hot) I didn't find myself perspiring with all the trekking activities. October would also another nice period to visit! Even though temperatures may get a little bit more warmer but you get to see the flocks of birds all migrating or flying into Darwin. That sounds beautiful like a beautiful sight. </div>
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This on the other hand is the Nourlangie Rocks. We trekked around paths, climbed flights of stairs, and learnt about the many stories and myths passed on by the Aboriginal people who used to lived here. This place feels so mystical with all the cave paintings and rock art which were preserved (and traced back to 50,000 years ago! Holy moly.) </div>
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As we went around learning about the myths and how Luke deciphered the rock paintings to us, I can't help but wonder how the landscape here would have been during the aboriginal time, how would the people then look like, what would be their way of life, how they survived, hunted for food, the social hierarchy, the social norms and how their feelings as they painted onto rocks in an attempt to tell a story about themselves. We have certainly came a long way and I can't even imagine the amount of time it would have taken us till where we are today.</div>
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I think what's interesting to Darwin is that there's different things to see every month. Although there's only 2 seasons in Darwin (May-October being the dry season), temperature varies from month to month where wildlife migrates constantly. </div>
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We learnt that if we were to visit during the beginning of the dry season, most of the land would still be wet and closed off due to threats of crocodiles lingering in the area (okay that sounds scary enough). Crocodiles would usually swim inland when water level rises during the wet season, where rangers can only start to catch and release them back to the wild when dry season starts in May.</div>
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See those white sticks from the ground? They are actually "measuring rulers" that indicates the depth of water levels during wet season when these low lying areas would be flooded.</div>
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September is a fairly nice period to visit where land is dry with beautiful colors in the outback. Temperature is same as Singapore's, but although it sounds warm (because Singapore is unbelievably smothering hot) I didn't find myself perspiring with all the trekking activities. October would also another nice period to visit! Even though temperatures may get a little bit more warmer but you get to see the flocks of birds all migrating or flying into Darwin. That sounds beautiful like a beautiful sight. </div>
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And yet another drive back to Darwin after a long day of exploration. One other thing I noticed was that the people on the roads in NT Australia are so friendly - drivers acknowledge each other on small roads with a simple gesture and that is what I find so heartwarming about the culture and people here. </div>
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Our guide Luke Paterson is from Adventure Tours where his passion and excitement about the outback in Darwin just radiates. He made our 3-day trip to Kakadu National Park such an enjoyable one where we have learnt so much about the local culture and aboriginal history. If you are intending to visit Northern Territory Australia, he's the man to look out! </div>
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Also, special thanks to <a href="http://www.tourismnt.com.au/">Tourism NT</a> and Omy.sg for sponsoring the trip.</div>
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If you would like to read up on all the rest of the bloggers and their experience (including mine!), we are all on <a href="http://blog.omy.sg/australia-nt-experience/">My Ultimate Outback Adventure</a> site where you can catch up on our diary, pictures and video entries.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">IN TRANSIT</span></b> During my trip to Northern Territory Australia, we explored and traveled further down south to the Red Center via a couple of domestic flights and that's where Alice Springs and Ayers Rock are. We had a chance for a quick visit by Alice Springs while transiting to Ayers Rock in between flight hours. It was my first time on a domestic flight and what happened next was all so peculiar - I can just alight a plane and walk out of the airport. Without the need for queues, passport stamps, nor baggage checks. Ah it feels just like taking a public transport! Except that this mode of transport travels by air. (I'm such a country pumpkin)<br />
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In Alice Springs, the landscape is a little different to the outback landscape we caught in Darwin's Kakadu National Park. Mountains are aplenty in this area, as though they are surrounding the perimeters of the town. The skies was in a most beautiful shade of clear blue which made this place looks all the more serene and peaceful. While only a few hours and some free-and-easy time in Alice Springs, I took on to explore the streets by myself. Just walking about, taking in the sights and listening to this unfamiliar place.<br />
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A road junction which I felt it looked incredibly pretty and soft. I came across local aboriginal people on the streets, popped into interesting souvenir shops, boutique shops by the corners where I also chanced upon a Red Cross thrift shop with some luck!<br />
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I have always been intrigued with thrift shops - read it on books, watched it on television just except for stepping foot into one. In Singapore you don't get to find such thrift shops and I was so thrilled about it. In thrifts shops that's where you will be able to find brand new or used apparels that are individually specified at ridiculously cheap prices, say three dollars for a top! And the money goes for a good cause. It was just a little unfortunately I couldn't find anything I fancied which came along with my size (what a bummer).</div>
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The main highlight for our dropping by into Alice Springs in between transits was to visit the Alice Springs School of Air. While we were in Darwin when we first arrived in NT Australia, I did saw a school up by a hill during one of the drives around town. But you know I didn't really gave much thought to education issues, not until I was in School of Air. </div>
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NTAustralia is all about outback, nature, where even neighbors might be hundred of miles apart. It didn't hit me to consider about how education is being carried out because this was never a issue that we need to think about in Singapore. Say, there could be two or three schools all in vicinity of most neighborhoods. But locals living in NTAustralia didn't have the luxury nor access to a school facility. And that's where School of Air comes in, where they deliver classes through radios (but that's in the past) and now with computers (that's kindly provided to the students by School of Air) to all students living in any location in NTAustralia. </div>
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I think that's really something else, because School of Air receive the same amount of funding any other school received from their government. Just operational costs (to provide each student computers and any other necessary equipment for children to attend virtual classes online) has to be really expensive. We got a chance to understand how a virtual class is conducted live, where students only get to meet their classmates one or two times a year through gatherings.</div>
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It's somewhat disheartening when you compare to the education in Singapore that we so often take for granted (including myself, yes). Whereas in NTAustralia you could literally feel how students crave for knowledge and having a chance to enroll into a school is more than often a luxury to them. School of Air has to be one of the most meaningful school/organisation (kinda reminds of me Doctors without Borders that sort of thing) and if you happen to be in Alice Spring, do drop by their visitor center! If you would like, you could also choose to purchase books that will be sponsored to the children or pick up some souvenirs where the proceeds will all go back into funding the school's operations.</div>
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Dropping by the school widened my vision, and it made me realise how education issues around the world are real. There are children in other parts of the world who are craving for knowledge, yet in Singapore we are all full of dreads and complains. Guilty as charged.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">HIGHLIGHT IN ULURU AYERS ROCK</span></b> The highlight of my entire trip to Northern Territory Australia has to be the Sounds of Silence dinner. You know, I'm always all about al fresco dining so you could imagine how I excited I was when we were told that we would be dining in the middle of the outback, under the stars (and no, it was not thrown in for good measure to romanticise the dinner, I will get to that later), with one of the 7 natural wonders of the world as a setting. Everything just sounds better by the minute already.</div>
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NTAustralia has arranged for us to arrive for dinner with style (how often would someone arrive for a dinner on a camel's back?). And yep that was exactly the plan. I was stoked!! <a href="http://ulurucameltours.com.au/" target="_blank">Uluru Camel Tours</a> picked us up from our hotel where we arrived at the camel farm with a short safety briefing before we were all put up on the camels' back. It may look nothing too much from the ground, but holy moly it was wayyy up higher than it seems while we got up.<br />
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John gave me a ride on his back. Apart from the occasional yawns and ignoring me when I tried talking to him, he was fairly nice. No running off at high speeds or anything. Thank god. We meandered along the outback desert trail as we explored the stunning red sand dunes of Uluru, listening to our cameleers who told us more about camels, flora and fauna along the way. The scenery was still and beautiful, and I never thought anything like this could feel so laid back. That's when I think the outback lifestyle has completely captivated me.</div>
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Here's the cameleer who has walked with us (okay technically, he was the only one walking) and stayed close to the back as he told us stories and patiently answered our questions on our one hour ride. I was pretty sure that we covered quite a fair bit of distance where I asked if he found it exhausting. In fact, he said that he usually covers about a 12 kilometer walk on a daily basis! I can't even handle my 2.4 kilometer run with grace, much less a 12 kilometer walk. Hats off.</div>
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However living in the outback meant dealing with all the creepy crawlies. Australia has 5 out of the world's 10 most deadliest snakes where he shared that both his neighbors faced snakes in their houses. (And our guide Luke in Darwin keeps a snake as his pet)</div>
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Our camel ride took us to the Sounds of Silence site and we certainly did arrive in style because everyone was just taking pictures of us (and our camels!). We mingled together with people that came from all parts of the world with some champagne and canapes as we caught yet another beautiful sunset on a viewing platform at the top of a hill. I can never get enough of sunsets. The sun painted the skies in hues of pink and orange and it was a great start to the Sounds of Silence experience. </div>
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I think I would have enjoyed our dinner better if the insects in the outback were not as attracted to the warmth from the table lights. We were all rushing to finish up what's on our plate before the next fly or cricket could pounced on them. Leo's glass of wine had a huge cricket which landed in it! But I guess this was just part of the experience in dining in the outback. I just wished they could have switched on the electric warmers and that would have diverted the insects' attention.<br />
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Apart from rushing through my dinner, I was really contented to just sit back and enjoy the night skies which we dined under. We certainly dined under a galaxies of stars (told you the words were not merely thrown in for good measures). It was nothing, and by that I really mean it, nothing compared to the skies we see in Singapore. The night skies in Singapore is too bright for most stars to shine through, let alone such an amount of twinkly lights. </div>
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Then came the voice from a sky walker. It was such an experience - We couldn't see anything except the stars which are the only source of lights as we listened to a voice that came out from the dark. The sky walker had this powerful torchlight (which I think it's even stronger than the search lights on Marina Bay Sands. Maybe a good measure would be the Batman's light signal.) and he told us stories about the skies and pointed out interesting facts and horoscope signs. Did you see the curve in the picture above near the top left hand corner? That's the tail of the Scorpio sign! Wow. I'm completely amazed. </div>
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There's just something about looking out into the stars and galaxy (yes I also did managed to capture it in the same picture above!). We had a chance to view through their telescope equipment, saw the rings of the planet Saturn with my own eyes, and a double star far out in the Milky Way. If you did notice, there are blue and orange stars in the skies where the blue represented young stars where they gradually turn to a shade orange as time pass. </div>
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JustJaslinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830493869298044809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919133547651510972.post-33521132888495614452013-10-06T14:24:00.000+08:002018-05-01T23:39:30.712+08:00Alluring Darwin Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">TOP END, NORTHERN TERRITORY</span></b> And that makes me sounds like I'm exploring uncharted waters. It's been almost a month since I have returned from NT Australia and it has been nothing short of a mesmerizing and eye-opening experience. I sat on a flight en route to Darwin on the day I turned 21 to experience what NT Australia has to offer, together with with a group of soon-to-be bloggers who won top honors at Singapore Blog Awards 2013. </div>
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To be honest I was a little scared and intimidated by the thought of travelling by myself (okay not quite, but close enough), but I was also beaming with excitement. Taking this trip meant something to me. It meant maturity, as a sign to let my mother know that I have the ability to take care of myself because some how or rather, she's always convinced that I'd get kidnapped on the streets (oh mummy you need to loose up the strings).<br />
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It also meant a journey to explore. I have always dream about travelling around the world, especially countries of western culture. The people, environment, nature, and even building architecture are.. different. Vast differences to what I have experienced growing up in Singapore<i>. </i>I have even thought about migrating one day, probably to Australia because it's the nearest country as such, without a 12-hour flight to take and it's closer to home.<br />
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We spent most of our days in Darwin, which was only a short 4 hours flight away from Singapore. There are only two seasons in Darwin, with 6 months of dry weather and 6 months of rain. September was somewhere in the middle of the dry season (temperature in the noon is approximately the same to Singapore's) although it could get warmer in October (think 40°C!). But I love it when night falls because it's so cooling. NT Australia was never a place I'd ever thought of visiting, until everything I saw mesmerized me. This place is such a gem.<br />
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I didn't know what to expect when I first read up about Northern Territory Australia. Perhaps, crocodiles.. and more crocodiles? Well at least that's what Google tells me. But I have never imagined this place to be so beautiful. Among the things I came to realize during the trip, I learnt to travel with my ears. </div>
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Okay so being the studious person myself I read up brochures about the place while we were on the road. And what captured my attention was words telling us to explore more with our hearing and less of our sight. To be honest I didn't gave much thought to it initially - I mean, apart from the occasional birds chirping and leaves ruffling, what else could there be? Then I was awe-struck. This place even <i>hums </i>to you. There's the sweet melancholy and pristine sounds of nature all playing into a delicate symphony (no it's not even the least bit exaggerating).</div>
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Honestly, I felt like I have been living my life under a rock an entire time. The closest experience I got to nature was the Bukit Timah Forest or perhaps the MacRitchie Reservoir Park. The widest landscape was conceivably the view down from Genting Highlands Malaysia. The most beautiful night sky was probably the view from a dimly lit tower somewhere in lower Seletar. None which raveled Australia's. I hope I could put what I saw and what I hear into words, but ultimately they are just words. If you were there with me, you could just tell that they are worlds (second thought, it might be even galaxies) apart.</div>
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Okay, so I'm trying to be completely unbiased here but just look at this. And a second take. It looks like it's straight out from <i>Twilight. </i>On one of the mornings we sat on a billabong cruise on Yellow Waters in Kakadu. I'm trying not to sound like a complete prude either, but it was such a surreal and mysterious sight seeing fog for the first time. Nights were cold in NT Australia, so were the early mornings where I was totally freezing as our boat cruised into the fog. But as romantic as it may sounds, the fog smelled a little acrid due to smoke from nearby fires which lingered in the air.<br />
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Then the sun rose up and the billabong was a dream. You could feel the stillness in the environment as the cruise guide easily spotted all the different wildlife species which I have trouble remembering what they were. <i>Magpies? Okayyy.. I think.. that's a kind of bird...(?) </i>It was such a therapeutic 2 hour cruise which never seemed to stretch enough and everything I saw reminds me of how big is our universe is. And the life-cycle of the wild which we learnt in geography class. There's beauty in the trees that stood out across the wide acres of land and the mangroves that hung low by the billabong.<br />
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Omy has filmed us throughout the entire trip and if you like here's an episode taken while we were on Yellow Waters. You have to see it for yourself!<br />
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Australia's sunsets are equally gorgeous, where the sun cascades down the skyline, setting different hues in the skies every evening. The bunch of us are always going around catching sunsets almost every other day, be it on the scenic beach at Mindil Beach, from the deck of a cruise ship, on a mountain top or a camel's back, everyday's sunset shines a different light upon NT Australia.<br />
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Darwin's streets are equally attractive. The people are friendly and pace laid-back. Even the roads are pretty with the soft corners of the buildings and pavement by the corners. I mean, even as I sat in our hotel's cafe on the first morning for breakfast, glancing down to the streets with rounded corners are enough to make me swoon with delight. Even street cafes look like a scene out of music videos. Restaurants have high ceilings and at streets at night buzz with music from overflowing pubs. I am officially in love with Darwin, a place so understated for its nature landscape and beauty.<br />
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Special thanks to <a href="http://www.tourismnt.com.au/" target="_blank">Tourism NT</a> & Omy for sponsoring the trip.</div>
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If you would like to read up on all the rest of the bloggers and their experience (including mine!), we are all on <a href="http://blog.omy.sg/australia-nt-experience/" target="_blank">My Ultimate Outback Adventure</a> site where you can catch up on our diary, pictures and video entries.<br />
(<a href="http://blog.omy.sg/australia-nt-experience/">http://blog.omy.sg/australia-nt-experience/</a>)</div>
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