I have a birthday celebration!

Sunday. Today, we planned to celebrate my ex-housemate's birthday. He's turning 23 this Wednesday. We wanted to eat a Suki Yaki buffet, but it was closed. Then we tried another sushi buffet place, but it was closed too. =( We went to Hog's Breath, but the waiting time for a larger table is too long. Finally, we ended up at this trusty, tried and tested Japanese restaurant, called Yamasakura, in Surfers Paradise.

 

I have eaten there on a number of occasions, including once, last semester, with Starfury and his friend, when they came over for a short visit. Yamasakura is a pretty reputable restaurant, serving good and fresh japanese delicacies at decent prices.

 

Some shots after ordering our food;

 

Birthday boy and part time girlfriend.

Full time couple.

We ordered a Sashimi Special to share amongst the 7 of us, plus what we ordered individually;

 

Sashimi Special.

Grilled sliced pork and fried chicken.

The restaurant's boss was very kind and accommodating, as we got there slightly after 8pm, and they close at 9pm. We wanted to go elsewhere for the cake cutting as it was already past their closing hour, but they told us it's fine with them to cut it there. They even placed the cake on a nice plate, providing us with plates and knives. The female boss even whipped out her camera and took a group shot of us, to be developed and pinned up onto her "wall of fame". =)

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Blow me.

 

Groupie shot.

After dinner, we walked around for a bit. One of them had to go take a dump, so we sat around and cam whored;

 

Smile. =)

 

Healthy teeth.

 

Boys being dis-organized as usual.

 

"Ever-ready" girls.

Even though we didn't manage to eat the buffet we wanted, dinner was still good nonetheless. I'm grateful to be blessed with such good company.

 

This is for a dear friend, whom is experiencing some family trouble. May you find the strength to be there for your family, to become the pillar of strength for your mum, dad and sisters. Let love flow freely and be expressed throughout the whole family, you are capable of achieving that. =)

Family

Autumn Smith

Deep down in your heart
You don't seem to realize
Everything starting to fall apart
Trying to make decisions that are wise

More important then life itself
Better then you'd ever dream
Better then a picture on the shelf
Better then a secret stream

Look at it
In a different perspective
How much you'll benefit
So just blend in, be active
They are important, don't forget

They'll never leave your side
Try to stop them all you can
Even if you stole or lied
They won’t leave you, man

Remember one thing
Deep down in your heart
Family is a precious thing
Don't let things fall apart.

I have a good time!

It was a beautiful Saturday, nice cloudy day with the sun peeking out from the clouds every now and then, with a gentle breeze caressing our bodies. The weather these few days have been simply wonderful, even the nights aren't that cold anymore. Spring is coming early to the Coast this year. =)

 

Yesterday, we went to the Gold Coast Show. This is a yearly festival, showcasing the people and lifestyle of the Gold Coast, including arts, sports, hobbies and interests. The site of the event is just beside my university, so 4 of my friends and me drove and parked inside the uni, and took a short walk to the showgrounds.

 

The circus comes to town!

Bright lights everywhere.

 

The showgroud is divided into many sections, there were the rides, snacks and food, games, stage and various exhibitions. The rides somewhat reminded me of Escape themepark in downtown east. Haha.

 

Not quite the Singapore Flyer experience, it is?

Tummy churner.

 

Rainbow slide. *clap clap*

 

Dumbo the elephant. *giggles*

The ride behind is spinning at rather high speeds.

Hello world.

 

There was this particular ride that my friend wanted to play, but the rest didn't feel up to it. In the end, i agreed to play it with him. The ride brought us up up up into the sky, and twirled and spun us for what i thought was a tat too long. Felt like i was in a washing machine.

 

It's called the Skywalker.

Spins like a washing machine.

Peering at the ride.

 

Awaiting our moment of truth.

Why the grim look?

 

After the ride, we continued walking along, grabbed some snacks too.

 

Snacks stall.

Cotton candy and lollipop!

Ride the giant worm!

For you bear lovers out there.

 

We settled for awhile at the stage, looking at some performances.

  

Ooh, cheerleaders.

Hmm, male dancer.

Motorcross stunt rider.

Man vs beast.

  

At about 8pm, we were awaiting the finale of the evening, a fireworks show!

 

They were fired right in front of us.

A burst of light.

Spectacular.

Poof!

Poof Poof.

 

But it wasn't the end of the night for us. =) As all of us had not taken our dinner, we decided to walk over to one of the computer labs in school to order pizza online.

 

Computer lab.

Deciding our orders.

Playing with cotton candy.

We were getting bored.

 

15 minutes later;

 

Dinner!

Time to feast in.

Yip Yip. After dinner, we played monopoly til almost 2 in the morning. Haha. Overall the Show was quite okay, rather similar to the River Hongbao Festival that happens every year in Singapore. All of us enjoyed ourselves tremendously, it has been a fun and fulfilled weekend, and i am very grateful for that. =)

 

I have a morning workout!

First light.

A new dawn, a new day, a new beginning. Just like how the sun rises each day from the east, every sunrise gives us an opportunity for a new beginning. A brand new day awaits, the chirping birds and the morning flowers egging each and everyone of us towards a bright and fulfilled day. 

 

This morning, my friends and i had a morning workout (remember 5BX?) at the beach. This has been going on twice a week, for the past couple of weeks. One of them is a personal trainer, he has been torturing us with a variety of sandbag exercises. Take for example, squats with sandbags;

 

How low can you go?

Haha. Then we did a did a rugby-style scrum exercise, where we bash into each other, cushioned by the sandbag of course. Afterwhich we decided to take a dip into the ocean. WooHoO! Freezing cold water makes one's balls shrink. =)

 

Swimming in the ocean.

Running out of the water, and into the water again.

But it was fun. Hehe. Some of us didn't take to the water;

 

Doggy!

Doggy's called Daehan.

Daehan gets excited when he sees a bitch.

Cold cold cold.

Are you looking at me?

Daehan didn't get excited when he saw this one though. =)

Final shot of my housemate and me;

 

Pretty housemate.

 It is going to be an action packed Friday. We are going to have a morning BBQ beside the beach, and in the evening should be going to the Gold Coast Show. More updates and pictures later.

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After the morning workout, we got home to clean up a bit and had a light breakfast. We were waiting for one of the housemate from the unit downstairs to come back from pilates class before we set off to a BBQ area beside the beach. It was about a 2 minute drive from our place;

 

Personal trainer and pilates instructor.

It was just a simple Barbe (as they will put it), with bacon as the meat, with sides like salami, cheese, tomatoes, eggs, onions and sauces.

 

Housemate and neighbour.

Chillax.

This Boxer drools A LOT!

After eating, we sat down beside the pavilion, on the grass, talking and catching some sun. The weather in the morning was perfect. But the same can't be said for now though, it's raining heavily, thus plans to go to the Gold Coast Show has to be put back til tomorrow perhaps. Have a good day ahead. =)

 

You decide how your day is going to be.