Go, Socceroos!! Aust VS. Iraq match @ SunCorp Stadium (1st June 08')

Harlooo...finally my ADSL2+ internet has got back to its full speed, yippie, enjoy the storming fast browsing speed. With less than a week of time, I need to boost up my revision works to be fully prepared for the exam. Aiks, must FOCUS on books, lecture notes, practice exams, can't slack anymore ya!! **Sry KC, will be kind of neglecting you but its just temporary, i will try my best to get back to you ASAP, just enjoy trip back home and help me to EAT please!!**

Yeap, as I have mentioned above, this post is about the fabulous worldcup qualifying match for Asia region countries, where Aussie were battling with Iraq (the former Asian Cup champion) for 3 important points in their group stage qualifying round. It is sort of chance of lifetime to have the match held in Brissy because most of the big games are always carried out in bigger cities like Sydney and Melbourne. Thanks to Queensland's Premier and Sports Minister for their efforts to bring such blockbuster match for brissy lads to enjoy!!

We (JZ, Ernest, Jocelyn and I) caught an exclusive train from Toowong train station for the match at SunCorp Stadium (beside Milton train station) with free public service if the football match ticket is shown to the officers. Cool huh...free rides, mates!!


Crazy huge crowds heading to the match of fame...


Largest stadium in Queesland...with capacity to fit 52,000 people


From left: Jocelyn, Ernest, me and JZ - An aussie at the back trying to squeece into our pic...haa~

As it was my 1st time in my life to watch a live soccer match in a stadium, I was so amazed with the atmosphere and the ampleness of the smooth and silky turf...




3 match referees and players from 2 nations were warming up...


The Aussie supporter bay...


Posing infront of the football field...

With concession ticket worth of AUD$35, we managed to get a place at such high altitude view...


The battling teams were lining up to sing their national anthemes...Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh and FIFA President, Sepp Blatter were there to witness the honourable match!!



I was wondering if I couldn't have clear view of the whole ground but it was surprisingly apparent enough to see the player dribbling...All the star players except Mark Viduka, Tim Cahill, Lucas Neil, John Aloisi, Archie Thompson were there to compete for their kangaroo country!! Of coz, my favourite Harry Kewell (former Liverpool FC midfielder) with his valuable oversea experiences has no doubt deserved the captaincy for Socceroos!! The conspicuous player with his outstanding dribbling, handling and passing skills was the limelight of the night!!

Soon after the match get started, Iraq has threatening the Socceroos' goal post but luckily the iron-willed Mark Schwarzer was there to deny all the scoring chances...!! Both sides missed a string of scoring opportunites in the first half. Just 2 minutes after the second half of the match started, the former Liverpool star has headed the free-header ball delivered by Brett Emerton and crossed past Iraqi goalkeeper Noor Sabri. The whole stadium has immediately turned out to be a pandemonium, everyone was so delighted of that goal!!


Socceroos members celebrating Harry's goal...

Australia has dominated possession but had to withstand a storming finish from Iraq, who had three clear chances in the closing minutes. At about 7.30pm, the match referee has blown the fulltime whistle and Socceroos have grabbed the vital 3 points with the final score of 1-0. The Aussie team coach Pim Verbeek was satisfied with Socceroos performance but with a promise to bring out the best of the team eventually along the qualifying matches.


Harry was approached by match commentators for post-match analysis...

I thought it was a really great experience to have watched the live soccer match even though the exam is just around the corner...aiks...will strive hard to prepare and get through of the upcoming 4 TOUGH papers!! Alright, its 12.10pm noon, its time for me to get my stomach satisfied before it grumbles...wahaaa...take good care and all the best to all of ya out there. I'll be back shortly!! Cheersss, mates!!!

Love,
Kev XOX

Ernest's 21st Birthday (23rd May 08')

Harlo everyone...such an embarrassment for me to greet u guys here...haven't been blogging for quite some time :p As you know, busy with assignments **sniggering** I've been so restless these days as keep giving myself pressures to finish all the assignments up...finally handed in my last assignment of the sem on Thursday!! Becoming a big panda boy...need some facial sessions, sounds so lame...haha!

Arh, talking about Thursday, I've been awaken ever since 4am the day before to watch the UEFA Champ League battle between MU and Chelsea. As I'm not supporting both teams, so remained neutral to enjoy pure soccer!! In the end, I have no choice but to congratulate MU for crowning in the Europe!! Hope my fav Barca will be back on its winning track again...I've faith in you, buddy!! On that same day, I had my late class, as usual, its until 10pm...aiksss!! After reached home, I straight away headed to have my comfortable late shower. **Opps, sorry KC, promised not to have late shower d, such a restive boy arh**.

Emilyn, Jess, JZ and I had planned out something evilish for Ernest's birthday surprise. About 10mins to 12am, all the members had gathered at my place without telling Ernest in the first place .


3 'wicked' fellas with the birthday cake...

Just sharp at 12am, I started the whole event by going into Ernest's room and told him that I was starving...any food to fill up my stomach?! Ernest apologised to me as he didn't prepare any food for me since I've classes till 10pm...Then, the rest of the members just appeared at Ernest's room and started singing birthday song. Ernest was so astonished to see everyone here...




Big reaction from that birthday boy...

He never expected that we would celebrated his birthday because it was so late and everyone was so exhausted after a long uni day...By giving the same reason that I'm so hungry, he quickly urged everyone to go down to kitchen and cut the cakes for everyone...


Yummy rum&coffee flavoured sponge cake from French Patisserie (Thanks Emilyn and Jess)


The birthday boy...formally an adult huh....


Happy moment...(Ernest, Emilyn, Jess, me and JZ in his MU jersey)

Hoho, being a food monster and dessert lover, its so fast that i've slurped in 2 slices of 'sinful' cake...normally I try to control myself not to eat anything after 11pm, haaa!! Ernest then thanked everyone for putting such efforts to celebrate his birthday!! Just about an hour, we had done with all the cleaning works. Emilyn, Jess and JZ then left our house by greeting goodnite to each others...Yesh, finally I managed to go to bed after such a long day!!

The hard works were worthwhile afterall, Ernest was so delighful!! Thanks again for everyone to have this evilish plan successfully executed. Alright, gotta get myself prepared for the birthday dinner later at Valley...catch up with you guys later...take good care, people...;-)

Love,
Kev XOX

Rainbow Beach@Sunshine Coast - Part 2

Harlo harlo, its a sunny yet windy day! Everyone out there is so actively doing outdoor sports, which makes me feel envious! Aikks, you have to sacrifice in order to get something you dream of, right? Hope my leg recovers ASAP and I will get to go outside and have fun like others do!!


Like a piece of ART, don't you think so?

Yeap, let me continue our roadtrip to the ever-beautiful rainbow beach at sunshine coast! Just after our lunch at KinKin hotel, Issac has decided to pull himself off from the trip for safety reason and PW's bro - Wei Jian has volunteered himself to accompany Issac all the way back to Brissy...Wah, such a great housemate huh (Issac, WeiJian, PW and Belle are staying under the same roof).


KinKin Country Life Hotel...Get some beer, mates?


The Aussie Choppers!!

So, here we go, 2 rented cars left to continue our adventure! There were 4 pessengers (KF, KF's dad, Ernest and PW) in my car along the way to rainbow beach. The three huge piggies were dozing off at the back and 'keep asking' me to join them into their 'amazing' dreams~ Luckily KF's dad was beside me to discuss all the funny stories in car learning center, now I know lotsa secrets!! **JPJ, you ain't that good...whaahah!!** XD

After a straight 2 hours of drive, we finally made it to the well-known beach!!




That's the Pacific Ocean, but where's the bikinis?! :P


No bikinis but monkeys JUMPING!!!

We got to know another main tourist spot from the locals there, its called the SandBlow~~

Just like a dessert~


Nice dusk view from the SandBlow...

All of us just fooling around, playing the multicoloured sands...yeah, this is the best appreciation ever...listening to the wind blowing sound and watching the sky getting dark gradually!!


Can't get to go there? Just 'CLICK' it....hehe!!


Cute cloud doggy, see that?!

Yea, that's our 1day trip to Sunshine coast...KF's dad is also a great food eater as he knows lots of places with yummy food...Its so nice to have such yummilicious and mouth-watering conversations with him along the way back to Brissy!!

Alright, time for Ernest and I to cook a feast for friends as they are coming over to our place to have dinner later...have to get myself prepared !! Cya folks, have a great weekend!

Love,
Kev XOX

Rainbow Beach@Sunshine Coast - Part 1

Aloha all, its 2nd of Apr today!! Arh, it signifies that my assign's due date is approaching...can someone please help me out with that? Hee...being a lazy and procrastinating young lad (I'm still young, right?), gotta keep myself more organized this sem...

Oh ya, the Easter break has just passed, some of you would wonder what have I done during the holidays...The answer is ---> Assignment Week!! But, I did manage to escape from the boredom and went over for a road trip up north to Sunshine Coast with gang of friends on 22nd March 08'...woohooo!! I want to see sunshine and bikinis....:-P !!




3 Awesome cars to 'send' us to the paradise... Issac's Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Tiida & Hyundai Elantra (both rented from Europcar)

Our trip route was going up north via M1 highway then connected to Bruce Highway straight to Rainbow Beach. For your info, M1 highway is Australia's coastal highway joining Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria states. It needs to drive for 1000km from Brisbane to Sydney by using this stretch of highway. The 1st stop was the Glasshouse Mountains Point Lookout. The Glasshouse Mountains consist of 5 major peaks.


Glasshouse Mountains Point Lookout...


Ernest and I with the highest peak among Glasshouse Mountains

But, things turned bad when Issac's car had a gearbox failure and we were trapped in the middle of jungle. KF's dad, who is an experienced instructor for car learning center, has tried his best to get the car driving to the nearest town to seek for mechanic.


The anxious Issac...What is he going to do?


The agony of every roadtrip

We reached a small town named Kin Kin and managed to get the local mechanic to get the car fixed. It was 2pm and everyone has yet to have some food to keep the stomach silent, so we decided to stop by and had our lunch. Kin Kin is little town where we can sample the farmlife pictures...Mooo...lots of separated farms with sheep and cow herds...


Ernest, KF, HW, Belle and I with herds of cow...

As a gluttony and always hunger for more, awesome food will always on the eating list...


Special pork chop berger with chips...


Beer-battered Fish & Chips with garden salad and homemade Tar-Tar dipping sauce


All the hungry munchies...


The comparison between 'BIG' & 'SMALL'....Delicious!!

Arh, looking at the yummy and attractive food photos, my stomach starts growling for food! Time for lunch here, then have to continue to work on my assignments!! I will be back for part 2 as soon as possible, so please stay tune...Catch ya later~~ Have a wonderful day!

Love,
Kev XOX

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Gundam Kyrios

Harloo...

Its a wonderful night especially get to catch up with friends, moreover at someone's 21st birthday party!! I was kinda exhausted as I've gone to city to meet up my ex-coursemates for lunch...Yummilicious Japanese sushi at Hanaichi, wow...that's absolutely the BLAST for the day! Once I've reached home, I gotta rushed to prepare for tonight's Lisuan birthday party...That's her 21st birthday party, wish her all the best throughout the year!! I've cooked the requested 'Creamy mushroom angel hair pasta'! Hee, luckily it managed to satisfy everyone's stomach...

Yeap, its been a quiet day as my housemate, Ernest has joined up the field trip to Lamington National Park (near GoldCoast)!! As you can see at the title of this post, I'm gonna write about one of my favourite anime series --> Mobile Suit Gundam 00. This anime is really famous and hot all around the world with several subtitles...cool huh?!


Celestial Being Gundam Pilots - Setsuna, Allelujah, Lockon, Tieria

I'm gonna picked Allelujah for this current post as I've bought the Gundam Kyrios's 1/144 HG figure, brought it all the way from Penang and assembled here in Brissy as my housewarming decoration!!


Allelujah with his gundam machine


The box cover from Bandai...


Let's rock, Kyrios in Action position...


Near shot with Macro function...fine and detailed structure


Kyrios in Flight position...Transform!!

Hee, can't wait to get another one in the near future but its kinda hard to get gundam figures here in Brissy...will have to do some research about it then....

Oh yea, just a sneak peak of my housewarming party held few weeks ago...too lazy to put them up...hehee, so just enjoy abit at the time being...hee!!


All the happy people warming out my house...heee


From left: Me, KF, ZW, HW, Sailo and PW --> where is JZ?


Here he is...The all-time MU supporter...cheers mate~

Will definitely be a good boy to upload these pictures as soon as possible...haaa...been too busy lately **trying to get a good reason**!! Yeap, can't wait to meet KC up and 1 year is counting down from now...haaa~ Hey folks, have a great weekends out there, take good care there...Nitez **Kev with even smaller eyes**

Love,
Kev XOX