Today is the last day in Perth. I actually feel sad going back, well at least I still had a great time. We all got dressed and good thing the teachers didn't forget about us. We got our bags and luggage inside the bus and we were off to the Naragebup Environment Center.
At the Environment Center, we learnt about organic stuff and how their office was made out of scrap materials! Like the walls were made with hay and straws. It was a little like a straw house. The most shocking part was that their toilets, didn't have a flush! They said it was called saving water. Anyway, we saw different types of small animals there like something like a goana, lizards, turtles and some monarch butterflies. They had a coop of chickens which produced the eggs. They even had a worm farm! In the worm farm, we learnt about what the worms fed on which was compost. Compost is just like apple cores and banana peels. I learnt that worms are actually quite useful. Once they eat the compost, the compost will turn into fertilizer! Isn't that just amazing? I even got to hold one. It kept wriggling and wiggling. The worm was also very slimy and disgusting.
Then it was time for us to go for lunch. Lunch was seafood and vegetarian pizza. The restaurant was called Bambinos Family Restaurant.
After lunch, it was time to say our goodbyes to Perth as we were going back to Singapore. The bus drove us to the Perth International Airport and we went through the immigrations, with the checking-in of bags and boarding the plane.
When we boarded the plane, it was roughly around 3:15 in the afternoon. For this flight, I watched a movie and played some games. When we arrived back ,our family members greeted us with lots of hugs. I really enjoyed the trip, I just wished I had bought more souvenirs. I wished we could go again.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Fourth Day at Perth
Today all of us woke up early and we all got ready to go. We still had to wait for one of the teachers to come and bring us down. We were all ready and set to go, all of us found it strange as we had been waiting for quite a long period of time.Then, when we went out to see if anyone was around, Mr Peh came. All of us asked him why he took so long and he replied that he forgot!Any way we went down and ate our breakfast.
We went to John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School( JSR ). At the school, we had a dance workshop and a sports workshop. During the dance workshop, we learnt some dance steps. While attending the sports workshop, we played a game with the other children in JSR. I can't really remember what the game was called but I can remember that someone had to shout out knights and horses and cashmeres.
Next we visited Kings Park. In Kings Park, we learnt about its history, which was about the World War 1 & 2. Near the Kings Park, there was an Aboriginal Art Gallery.
Now, this was the best part of the day. We got to have FREE TIME AT THE MALL! My whole group accept Liyana didn't really buy that much stuff. Well at least we had fun there.
We went to John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School( JSR ). At the school, we had a dance workshop and a sports workshop. During the dance workshop, we learnt some dance steps. While attending the sports workshop, we played a game with the other children in JSR. I can't really remember what the game was called but I can remember that someone had to shout out knights and horses and cashmeres.
Next we visited Kings Park. In Kings Park, we learnt about its history, which was about the World War 1 & 2. Near the Kings Park, there was an Aboriginal Art Gallery.
Now, this was the best part of the day. We got to have FREE TIME AT THE MALL! My whole group accept Liyana didn't really buy that much stuff. Well at least we had fun there.
The Third Day at Perth
Today is our third day at Perth. Today, we payed a visit to the Anzac Terrace Primary School. The ride took around 45 minutes. When we reached the school and alighted the coach, was it freezing cold! The whole group walked stiffly into the school ground.
When we arrived there, everyone was gathered in the school's assembly area. It was very different to our school's assembly area. Their "hall" was just like a small shed, big enough to fit 500 to 600 kids. We all just sat there on the cold, freezing concrete, waiting for the rest of the students to assemble. The Chinese and Malay dancers did a little racial harmony dance.
The school's teachers brought us to different classrooms. We were all paired up with buddies. Then, the when the lessons started, we had some mathematics. Their mathematics was so easy! Then, we had a little tour around the school. After the tour, we played a little game of dodgeball.
There were many koalas and the kangaroos. For the kangaroos, we patted them and fed them with some type of pellet. Everybody had a chance to take a photo with the wombat. Then it was time to leave for Caversham Wildlife Park.
Next, the bus, made its way to the Morrish Peanut Factory. There, we tasted different types of nuts - peanuts, macadamias, cashews, caramel roasted nuts, frosted nuts and salted cashews. I favourite was the caramel coated macadamia, they were delicious.
Soon it was time to check in at the New Esplanade Hotel.
When we arrived there, everyone was gathered in the school's assembly area. It was very different to our school's assembly area. Their "hall" was just like a small shed, big enough to fit 500 to 600 kids. We all just sat there on the cold, freezing concrete, waiting for the rest of the students to assemble. The Chinese and Malay dancers did a little racial harmony dance.
The school's teachers brought us to different classrooms. We were all paired up with buddies. Then, the when the lessons started, we had some mathematics. Their mathematics was so easy! Then, we had a little tour around the school. After the tour, we played a little game of dodgeball.
There were many koalas and the kangaroos. For the kangaroos, we patted them and fed them with some type of pellet. Everybody had a chance to take a photo with the wombat. Then it was time to leave for Caversham Wildlife Park.
Next, the bus, made its way to the Morrish Peanut Factory. There, we tasted different types of nuts - peanuts, macadamias, cashews, caramel roasted nuts, frosted nuts and salted cashews. I favourite was the caramel coated macadamia, they were delicious.
Soon it was time to check in at the New Esplanade Hotel.
The Second Day at Perth
Today was our second day in Perth, on our school trip. The weather on the farm was a little breezy. We didn't go out of the farm today as all of the activities were held on the farm.
For breakfast, we had hash-browns, scrambled eggs, roasted tomatoes and fish fingers. They were all very delicious.After breakfast, the manager's wife conducted a treasure hunt activity for us. Firstly, the 30 of us were split into two groups. Each group had a leader and the leader decided on the name of the group. My group was called shabalabadingdong group, isn't it hilarious!
The first activity was to stack up balloons to the height of the dining chair. Besides meeting the height of the chair, the stack of balloons also had to stand up or balance on its own! Our group used four balloons for our base, then we stacked four or five balloons on top of the base, matching the height of the chair.
The next activity was that each team had to find 10 different leaves and 5 different types of fruit all around the farm. We all scurried off to look for the objects listed. When we had found all the 10 different leaves and 5 fruits, everyone rushed back to the dining area to report to the manager who was conducting that activity.
The third activity held was a tricky one. Each group had to hold a roll of toilet paper around their group like in a circle shape and slowly move around the chairs that were randomly placed around the room. On some of the chairs, there was an item on it, like a sauce bottle or a water bottle, and someone in the group had to collect and hold them in their hands. If any part of the toilet roll were to tear or break, the entire group was to start from the beginning point.
Our next task was to make something like nest with all the objects outside so that when an egg falls onto it, the egg will not crack. It was very easy. We just took twigs for the nest's base and a few bunches of grass for the bedding. When the egg was dropped from a height, the egg didn't crack!
This was the final activity. For this activity, each group was given a piece of paper. On the paper, there were 18 pictures of different locations on the farm. Our task was to use one of your group member's camera to take pictures of the same photo as shown on the paper. This was the hardest activity among all of them. Although we started second, our team came in first.
After lunch,it was time for the sheep shearing demo. The sheep shearer also had a shepherd dog. The dog had puppies and they were so adorable! They didn't bite when I pet them, and their fur was so soft. I love dogs.
Right after the sheep shearing demo, we made our way to the winery. The manager showed us the grape vineyard. The vineyard had a very large area. There were different types of grapes. Since it wasn't the grape season, there weren't much grapes growing. After that, the manager brought us into the winery shed. He showed us the different machines used to process the wine, like the juicing and peeling. It was really interesting.
That was a very tiring day and I got really hungry. There was spaghetti, vegetarian noodles and salad. I enjoyed dinner a lot.
The next activity was the most exciting. We had a campfire! It was fun. We sang campfire songs around the campfire. The best part of the campfire was roasting the marshmallows. They were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It had a great texture, soft and crunchy. While roasting the marshmallows, our hands and arms got really hot as the fire was very strong.
For breakfast, we had hash-browns, scrambled eggs, roasted tomatoes and fish fingers. They were all very delicious.After breakfast, the manager's wife conducted a treasure hunt activity for us. Firstly, the 30 of us were split into two groups. Each group had a leader and the leader decided on the name of the group. My group was called shabalabadingdong group, isn't it hilarious!
The first activity was to stack up balloons to the height of the dining chair. Besides meeting the height of the chair, the stack of balloons also had to stand up or balance on its own! Our group used four balloons for our base, then we stacked four or five balloons on top of the base, matching the height of the chair.
The next activity was that each team had to find 10 different leaves and 5 different types of fruit all around the farm. We all scurried off to look for the objects listed. When we had found all the 10 different leaves and 5 fruits, everyone rushed back to the dining area to report to the manager who was conducting that activity.
The third activity held was a tricky one. Each group had to hold a roll of toilet paper around their group like in a circle shape and slowly move around the chairs that were randomly placed around the room. On some of the chairs, there was an item on it, like a sauce bottle or a water bottle, and someone in the group had to collect and hold them in their hands. If any part of the toilet roll were to tear or break, the entire group was to start from the beginning point.
Our next task was to make something like nest with all the objects outside so that when an egg falls onto it, the egg will not crack. It was very easy. We just took twigs for the nest's base and a few bunches of grass for the bedding. When the egg was dropped from a height, the egg didn't crack!
This was the final activity. For this activity, each group was given a piece of paper. On the paper, there were 18 pictures of different locations on the farm. Our task was to use one of your group member's camera to take pictures of the same photo as shown on the paper. This was the hardest activity among all of them. Although we started second, our team came in first.
After lunch,it was time for the sheep shearing demo. The sheep shearer also had a shepherd dog. The dog had puppies and they were so adorable! They didn't bite when I pet them, and their fur was so soft. I love dogs.
Right after the sheep shearing demo, we made our way to the winery. The manager showed us the grape vineyard. The vineyard had a very large area. There were different types of grapes. Since it wasn't the grape season, there weren't much grapes growing. After that, the manager brought us into the winery shed. He showed us the different machines used to process the wine, like the juicing and peeling. It was really interesting.
That was a very tiring day and I got really hungry. There was spaghetti, vegetarian noodles and salad. I enjoyed dinner a lot.
The next activity was the most exciting. We had a campfire! It was fun. We sang campfire songs around the campfire. The best part of the campfire was roasting the marshmallows. They were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It had a great texture, soft and crunchy. While roasting the marshmallows, our hands and arms got really hot as the fire was very strong.
The First Day at Perth
Today was our first day in Perth. Perth is colder than Singapore. Today the weather in Perth was 10 degrees Celsius. All thirty of us were shivering and shaking in the cold weather.
We then boarded the coach and went to Fremantle.First, we went to the monumental hill. Next, we went to the fishing boat harbour, after that we went to the Fremantle weekend market.
There, we did our souvenir shopping.There were shops that sold souvenirs and many other things like dolls and clothing. We went to a souvenir shop first. The souvenirs there were cheaper than the other shops that we went to.
After an hour of spending money at the Fremantle Market, we made our way to the Fremantle Chocolate factory. There were many types of chocolate there, but those that were for tasting were only,milk,dark and white chocolate.All three of them were equally nice, but I liked the dark chocolate the best.
Then everyone got hungry. Our bus driver, Trevor told us it was taka ( I'm not so sure about the spelling, so I'll just stick with this )time. That was what the Australians say when it is time for a meal. Trevor drove us to a dining place called 'Sweet Lips'. There everybody tried the local fish 'n' chips. It was really good.
After our taka time, Trevor drove us to the Apricot Acres Fruit Orchard. At the orchard, there were not only apricots, but also grapes, oranges and peaches. The farmer took us on his ferry, attached to his tractor, around the different patches of fruits. We learnt about all the different fruits there- the grapes, peaches and oranges.
We all got tired and checked-in at Orchard Glory Farm. Then it was time to have dinner. Dinner was nice.
We then boarded the coach and went to Fremantle.First, we went to the monumental hill. Next, we went to the fishing boat harbour, after that we went to the Fremantle weekend market.
There, we did our souvenir shopping.There were shops that sold souvenirs and many other things like dolls and clothing. We went to a souvenir shop first. The souvenirs there were cheaper than the other shops that we went to.
After an hour of spending money at the Fremantle Market, we made our way to the Fremantle Chocolate factory. There were many types of chocolate there, but those that were for tasting were only,milk,dark and white chocolate.All three of them were equally nice, but I liked the dark chocolate the best.
Then everyone got hungry. Our bus driver, Trevor told us it was taka ( I'm not so sure about the spelling, so I'll just stick with this )time. That was what the Australians say when it is time for a meal. Trevor drove us to a dining place called 'Sweet Lips'. There everybody tried the local fish 'n' chips. It was really good.
After our taka time, Trevor drove us to the Apricot Acres Fruit Orchard. At the orchard, there were not only apricots, but also grapes, oranges and peaches. The farmer took us on his ferry, attached to his tractor, around the different patches of fruits. We learnt about all the different fruits there- the grapes, peaches and oranges.
We all got tired and checked-in at Orchard Glory Farm. Then it was time to have dinner. Dinner was nice.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My Perth trip
I am sooo excited about going to Perth,Australia!the picture on top is a picture from there at night.It is my first time going there and I can't wait!I have heard that it is awesome there.
Here's a short video of Perth.......Enjoy :)
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