Colours of Asia Ball 2013

I was lucky enough to be invited to the Colours o Asia Ball on the 3rd of May 2013 which took place at the OUSA Aquatic Centre. This event was one hosted hand-in-hand by the Indian Students Association (ISA), Fiji Club and Sri Lankan Students' Association (SLSA) at the University of Otago. It was an awesome event. I believe everyone at the event enjoyed themselves and needless to say, I definitely did. Such an enjoyable bunch of people. :) Here are the photos for that night. Apologies for the delay in uploading them as each time I tried to upload them, there seem to be a million obstacles and it kept crashing (which also means it's high time for me to change my laptop). Haha. Forgive my poor photography skills too. :)

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If anyone feels uncomfortable having their photos uploaded here, please let me know and I will take them down. I hope everyone liked the photos. :)

Cheers
YM :)

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Catlins Trip

My posts are usually filled with lots and lots of pictures but this time, there will only be 4 pictures. Not because I am lazy (Ehem.... we all know the truth.. :) ) but I just thought that I should spend a little more time writing.  :)

Recently, I got asked many times if the pictures I post on my blog are pictures that I have taken or just some random pictures I took off the internet. Hmm... Haha. Lets see. I don't remember posting something that I got off the internet here without acknowledging it. So yeah, the pictures mark the places that I have been to, people I have met and things that I've done. :)

So, here it goes.

Easter break seem like ages ago but I couldn't find time to edit the pictures (or rather I am just currently procrastinating). A few of my friends and I decided that we can't let Easter break off the hook without actually doing something fun (not that I have a boring life...) so we randomly decided to go on a day trip to Catlins.

The journey was awesome. We spent the whole trip singing, laughing and chatting away like nobody's business. It is exactly how I would imagine a road trip would be.

The first place we went was Nugget Point. We were really lucky during this trip because while driving down to Catlins from Dunedin, the weather was either raining, misty or cloudy. At some point, we even thought if we should turn back because we won't be able to get down from the car even if we manage to find the place. Oh, did I mention that we had a GPS but I think me being Malaysian, it stands for 'Guna Pun Sesat' for me. Haha. Nonetheless, we were making too much noise during the trip and we were having so much fun that we just can't be bothered turning around. :) Anyway, we made it to the place and we know we were right to be persistent. The view was just breathtaking. The skies cleared up so we could walk up towards the lighthouse and for me to capture this beautiful scenery. The water was so clear and I just can't help but smile to myself everytime I see this picture.

Then we hopped back into the car to have some pre-packed lunch (I made some sandwiches.. :) yay) before setting off again. We literally had to eat in the car because the wind was just too strong. We packed lunch so we could have a picnic there but things didn't turn out our way. :) Anyhow, we then made it to our next destination a.k.a Purakaunui Falls. The picture speaks a thousand words. This place was awesome!!! Too beautiful to miss if you are travelling to Coastal Otago. :)



After taking a few (too many selcas to even put it up here), we got back into the car and our faithful driver continued driving. lalala~~

Then we spotted this cute little lamb trapped outside the fence. The little one must have been naughty and jumped over the fence but ended up regretting when all its other mates were running away leaving it on the other side of the fence. So here is the picture of the emo lamb. :)

We were actually heading to Curio Bay and Niagara Falls (yup, you guessed right. There's a Niagara Falls here in New Zealand) but unfortunately, it was already getting dark and we had other arrangements that night. ~sad song playing~~~ Anyway, we stopped by this beautiful and clean beach, took some photos (again, too many selcas to even post it up), then headed back to Dunedin.


We truly enjoyed the trip and would definitely recommend these places to anyone who wants to go on a day trip around the Coastal Otago. :)

Till then...

Cheers,
YM

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The Australian Adventure

Here are some pictures that I took on my trip to Australia from Dunedin. The places I am going to cover in this post are Oamaru, Christchurch, Gold Coast and Brisbane. :) I had heaps of fun there and I'm delighted to share these pictures with everyone. :)

Here are some pictures of Oamaru where the bus I was taking stopped for morning tea.. :)

A beautiful church in Oamaru.

Oamaru seafront...

This place looks so beautiful...

Welcome to Oamaru... :)

The bus then headed straight to Christchurch after the half an hour break in Oamaru. Since I arrived early at the airport, I decided to explore the place before heading off to Gold Coast. :)

Spotted a US Air Force plane in Christchurch Airport..

 After the long wait at Christchurch airport, I finally boarded the place to Gold Coast. I absolutely fell in love with this place. Here are some pictures I took while I was there.

A picture I took at sunset in Gold Coast. Such a beautiful place. :)

Coolangatta beach overlooking Surfers Paradise.

Another picture of sunset which I took while on a cruise.

Gold Coast... :)

 

Look who I found in the streets of Gold Coast.. :) Hahaha. Spotted him at Surfers Paradise. He was actually really good at juggling those soccer balls.

Another view of Gold Coast from the cruise.

Taking time out to reflect on what he has done... Haha.. :)

 We then took the Airtrain headed for Brisbane. 

At the Plaza...

 Since I was already in Australia, I thought that it would be a waste if I didn't see a koala or a kangaroo so I decided to head to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. I was mesmerized by this place and it was definitely a right choice to visit this place...

Fierce looking eagle...

Kangaroo crossing.... Hahaha

You get what I meant when I say this place was absolutely breath-taking...

Cute little ponies... :) ps: I think it was a kid who was playing with the mane. Not me...

Feeding time... :)

Nap time... Looks cute when the pigeons surrounded the kangaroo...

Sleeping koala... :)

My first encounter with an emu too.... :)

It's happily greeting me... :)

I like the fact that this koala is sleeping with a big smile on its face... :)

This was an active koala. Apparently koalas spend about 20 hours a day sleeping.... Hmmm... Maybe I should be a koala.. :)

A lizard decided to casually walk in front of me and scared the guts out of me... Hmmmm..

Tasmanian devil... It was a very active one indeed.

This is only a section of my trip as I could not find time to edit the other pictures... I'll upload them as soon as I can. Till then, I hope everyone liked the photos. :)

Cheers
YM

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