Awesome Adelaide

my friends ask me why i keep on going to adelaide when i haven't visited any other parts of australia. honestly, simply because i love the laid back feel, the scenery and of course, more than anything else, i love the company. tania and sarah were wonderful, couldn't ask for better hostesses! thank you so much for letting me crash at your place. =)

day 1: thursday, october 16
i arrived at the airport at 8.30am, which was half an hour late since the itinerary said i should arrive at 8am. but all the clocks at the airport said it was 8am which was so weird, i thought all the clocks were wrong and my watch was right. then it dawned on me that adelaide was half an hour late from sydney. and i felt like a bimbo. thank god i didn't try to correct them. =P

tania and sarah picked me up from the airport and we went to their place (thank you so much for waking up early for me!) we had breakfast at the pancake house which reminded me so much of pancakes on the rocks coz they had similar items on the menus. yummy! that night, we went to kak dah's place where we had a super delicious dinner - there were 6 dishes on the table! - with qiddin and aunty nor.

day 2: friday, october 17
we had sarah's birthday party that night! i made the cake - oreo cheesecake as requested by the birthday girl, with a little (no, make that a lot!) help from her. we didn't have an electric mixer so everything had to be made by hand! and guess who had stronger hands? sarah ramli! she has such strong hands for such a petite girl. so now you know who to call when you need someone to beat your cake mix. haha.

the party was great! we had nachos by tania and mee kari by nik aishah and the gang, and lemon lime bitter - did you know they had a cordial in that flavour? we had so much fun playing cranium and charades, screaming our lungs out when we won, i'm surprised the neighbours didn't come knocking on the door.

day 3: saturday, october 18

Sarah was already out at 9am as she had a meeting at uni. tania and i were supposed to have brunch at 10 with effy, dina and nurul, but at the proposed time, we were still in bed. haha. finally, we managed to haul ourselves out of bed, get ready and reach dulwich cafe sometime near 10, malaysian time (which means 11). =P the food was okay but the drinks were superb, well, at least my chocolate milkshake was.

then, tania told me she's gonna drop sarah and me off at some open house. naturally, i freaked out - i didn't know anyone! initially, i dreaded the idea but now, i think it was great! they had lots of food but i didn't really eat much coz i filled myself up during brunch, but the custard tart was scrumptious. wish i had eaten ten instead of just one. =S

day 4: sunday, october 19
i woke up quite early for a sunday and had to fill my time watching mtv and channel v, dancing to the songs while waiting for tania and sarah. we were going to inaaz and hola's barefoot birthday party at botanic garden at 1pm. the botanic garden was huge and really, really nice. it was a beautiful sunny day, a nice day to have an outdoor party.




we had krispy kreme (i'm still wondering where they came from), fried meehoon, potato wedges, tuna and egg sandwiches and cake! i ate so much of everything, i could feel my tummy bursting! we didn't stay for the games, but i'm sure it was fun. =)



that night, i hung out with an old friend, a very good friend. we talked about everything and nothing. guess who? =P

day 5: monday, october 20
and finally, the dreaded day arrived. i whined nearly the whole day, not wanting to get on that flight back to sydney. if i didn't have exams in three weeks, i'd probably have extended my stay for another 5 days. so, i left adelaide at 6.50pm with a heavy heart, filled with fond memories.

so yeah, adelaide was awesome! and if i get the chance, i'd go again next year! maybe next time, it'll be one way. =P