Letters to my future self

20060928

Letters to my future self

28th sep - a day of sightseeing
matt asked on msn last night if i would like to following him to the flower market to take a look (he's chking out flower prices) and then go walk around sunny bank (grocery shopping + lunch). utterly bored of staying at home (esp since this is the mid term break), i readily agreed.

he drove over and picked me up at 9.30am, we drove up to brisbane where the flower markets are located. apparently matt does some kind of flower arrangement thingy for events and he's chking out the prices here in anticipation of a possible event which his services might be required.

we walked around abit, he asked a few questions with the wholesellers there, took some notes and we left for sunny bank, which is like a small asian 'town' like area. there we had lunch, he then went to buy some groceries and mooncake. on the drive back he asked if i had any plans for the rest of the day, noting my reply that i have none, he asked if i would like to go sightseeing. i was game.

he drove home, dropped off his stuff, drove me to my place, picked up my cam and we were headed for hinze dam - located along the nerang river, the dam provides water for the gold coast area

this was the 1st time i'm seeing a dam in person and the view was great. there werent alot of people around at all and the place was peaceful and extremely beautiful.







we walked around abit, on the hill top of the area, was a cafe named "dam tasty cafe" (LOL)

we next drove further inland into the springbrook national park. it was a pretty long drive despite its seemingly short distance, on the way we bypassed some farm houses (cows, horses and sheep!) along the countryside, the view was amazing. the area looked like some kind of a valley. the evening sun, 2 hills, 1 casting its shadow, partially covering the other, magnificant view, only pity was that i couldnt disembark to take pictures.



this was the only picture i managed to take while he had to make a short pit stop to chk the map, the sun effect isnt there, but thats how the area kinda looked like

we finally got to the section of the national park which matt wanted to show me. it housed the 'nature bridge' The Natural Bridge is a naturally formed rock arch over Cave Creek (the headwaters of the Nerang River). It was formed from a waterfall which undercut a cave beneath the waterfall and dug a pothole on top, until the two joined and the creek flowed through the cave, leaving an arch across the front.

walking along the forest trail, i realised that a forest is almost nv silent, insects, birds, falling branches, rushing water all form a backdrop which makes the forest both creepy and exciting. after a 15 min walk or so, we finally got to 'nature bridge'






the bottom of the waterfall, the cave to the left is actually home to a colony of glow worms, however, we didnt get to see any glowing, it kinda wasnt dark enough yet for the glowing to be visible.




the top of the waterfall

after springbrook national park, it was kinda getting dark, so matt took me to another place near the sea, it was a place called 'the spit' we had no idea why it was called that, but the place is actually a break water along the beach, directing facing the open sea. the winds were extremely strong along the area. we were guessing that the place is given that name due to the strong waves that hit upon the break water and appears to 'spit' at the ppl there.

next... dinner time!



extremely huge portions. we had an entree of prawns, the seafood platter is matt's. mine's the eye fillet steak (laced with bacon) in diane sauce. the amt of food on the table was scary considering there were only 2 of us. i barely managed to finish mine, while matt had to dabao most of his platter home. man, i probably consumed enough fat in that meal to last for a month... bacon... evil....

very very tiring day, time to turn in...

20060905

Letters to my future self

6th sep - man and nature

"Pluto is no longer a planet."
interesting how man seek to have control over nature sometimes, like how we harness the usage of wind and water for our daily needs, amongst many things. it even comes down to confirming the 'status' of astronomical objects. amusing sometimes even. especially to learn that all these while, the solar system that we taught to us and has been taught for centuries is somewhat inaccurate.

sometimes however, nature resists human control and even retaliates.

"steve irwin, the crocodile hunter, dies while filming"
such pity, a man who puts everything he has on the line for the very thing he loves, seeks to share with the world his love, departs jus like that...

being in australia, the impact of his death seems doubly hard, he's all over the news. even my hostel's management has attempted to setup gathering this weekend within our own compounds to observe a min of silence for the man.

which brings to mind this question:
"would u have regrets in life, if u died doing the very thing u loved?"

-out-