SHADOW DANCING

Beat it, beat it, beat it.

One of the alley at Salamanca Market in Hobart, Tasmania. Baskin is common, trying to do my bid...

He saved the day ... Wonder Man!

• The Superhero was there at the nick of time to catch the fallen rock and threw the hugh chunk over into the river below. Phew! You should have seen him in action.......   Where did this happen? The Cataract Gorge in Tasmani.

Afternote:  He was never the same again, muscle ached, below strained, fingers numbed, and suffer from nightmare ...

CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE TASMANIAN DEVIL

Dance with the goat

Geoff's hideaway has 4 goats (one named Annabelle) to mow his 7-acre field. One joyful experience was to feed them. They are like the munching machines, the food disappeared before you can blink your eyes. Here is a pic of how to convince a goat you've exhausted your supply of food for them by"dancing with the goat"!

CHICKEN-FACE FLOWER

Spotted this flower at Ross General Store -Bakery Tearooms in the town called Ross, on our way to Hobart. Look closely and you will see the face of a chicken?

CLIFF HANGER'S PARADISE

The cliff at Cape Tourville Lighthouse. It is a captivating sight with blue waters, white surfs and on-going nature water splashing against the rocks. Wow!

POPPY FIELDS

Poppies?! Yes, it is legalised and cultivated. Planted along the Eastcoast highway of Tasmania. Not an uncommon sight as you drive along the coast. The fields are fenced and stretches out for miles. The only difference is they are white and not red poppies in the Golden Triangle as seen in ducumentary videos.

These are cultivated for production of morphine for hospital use. Definitely not a tourist tour itinery, right?

RARE TWIN ROSE

Beautiful, fresh and exotic flowers spread the roadsides and florish in house gardens are common sights in Tasmania. Example is this beautiful hugh rose. Double buds! Geoff being a jungle man was able to spot them from all the rose plants there. This is real beauty.

GEOFF & SUE'S HIDE-AWAY

The Tasmania home owned by Geoff and Sue. They hosted us for 10 days in this comfortable place. It was homely with warm beds, sitting areas and big big big gardens and many fields to run around.
All the houses in this area have unique designs and shapes... why? Because they build their own houses! The main gate to the front door is some 150 metres away running between big fields and sloping forest... lots of gum trees.
Evening time you see Wallabies running around ... looks like tiny Kangaroos. They are fast!
If you wish to stay here and be prepared for lots of hard work daily .... wow! Meals are mostly home cooked. Geoff shared how he salt salted eggs. You don't get them here.

Wow, tough walk up the Wineglass Bay lookout!

NICE PIC -Rest Point

The park management knew some needed rest places along the way and built one like this. This is about halfway up the climb. Where are the rest of them?
No wonder this happen to her. She had slippers instead of shoes!

Tasmania Holiday 30 Nov to 10 Dec 2010

Call it the Wineglass experience. Drunk by the sight.

At the Wineglass Bay lookout point ... one favourite tour point in Tasmania. The leisurely climb up took us 40 minutes, but for some maybe more. Geoff and Susan our enthusiastic guides and hosts, must have climbed and hike these areas again and again.

Must go spot for Tasmanian visitors... fresh wind and nice summer weather for us.

LOVE AFFAIRS

Two crazy China men falling for glum tree and casaurina tree.. !!
in Cataract Gorge forested area.

MAKING OF SATAY LEMAK PORK

In the secret kitchen of the professional chinese satay baba man. He cuts the pork into shapes and pound them to pieces, to soften their texture... soft and tender lah. Being very careful to get the other hand out of range.

This is hard work cos your pounding must not be too forceful and not too "lumbek", just right impact boleh.

Some pork managed to escape... they run like mad when the hammer came crashing on them. See where they go...

We thank God for the fine weather at Mandai Zoo last Saturday morning.

The kids were really wonderful. They added fun for us and we felt young... It was a tedious and exciting time rediscovering all the colourful creations of God. Aren't they colourful??? Meaning the birds.

SELF-MADE HORTI-POND

Was pleased with the home-made version of outdoor pond. Didn't have to spend much$ but time, and backaches.

17 July 09

THE FIRST TIME!

Never have I ever thought I will start a blog for myself. It's kind of new. Feeling as though you are walking into a strange castle and haven't any clue what to expect.

Now that I'm at the foot of the castle, ... hey where is the gate???

The first time is an exciting time. I guess this blog will be a place for my friends, associates, ex-colleagues, and friends-to-be, get connected and express or share their thoughts. A place of learning from others.

What do I do now?