kembara queensland [day 4] - 240509

today, we started so early. i didn't sleep after Subuh and i felt amazing about that. imagine this, woke up at 5.30AM to perform solat, and didn't sleep after that even though there was natural air-conditioner with those nice warmer blanket!! wahaha~ it seemed not to be me!!!

so, went out quite early, to catch the 8 o'clock bus to the Brisbane Transit Centre which is located in Roma Street.. from Roma Street, went to Ormeau.. it was quite a long jurney.. almost an hour.. Ormeau Railway Station? there was no one there except us. a very sleepy, dead silent station.. and finally, we realized, we had been on the wrong station!!! haihz~ we've got to wait for another half an hour to be in the next train... too bad~!! we actually wanted to go to Coomera Railway Station, which was exactly the next station after the Ormeau Railway Station.. sigh~ once we've got down the train at Coomera Railway Station, and asked for the bus to the planned place, the bus driver told us that it would be much easier if we took a bus from Helensvale Railway Station [this station was the one after Coomera Railway Station].. haihz~ [if we took a bus from here to the place, longer time on the bus since that bus went round and round the area.. but if we took the bus from Helensvale Railway Station, it would directly go there] what ever?!!! as long as we could arrive the place, it didn't matter me.. haha~ took a longer route would enable me to see more places in Queensland.. the place that captured my sight was only Russell Hinze farm.. Russell Hinze seemed to be like a special name, and that was the reason I remembered the name.. So, after surfing the net, my instinct seemed to be right. Russell James Hinze, was once elected to State Parliament in Gold Coast seat and he was also known to be the Minister for Everything!!! haha~ my knowledge increased a bit!!! hehe~

lost: Ormeau Railway Station

the main gate that separated me and the Hollywood on the Gold Coast

so, arrived Warner Bros. Movie World!!! Yay!! It was the Hollywood on the Gold Coast.. Way to go!!! Haha~ located at Oxenford, a section of the Gold Coast.. a long journey all the way from St. Lucia, Brisbane to Gold Coast that was worth a lot!!! believe me!!

Superman Escape: i didn't play this. no guts at all!!! anyways, i hate thrilling stuff!

Hollywood Stunt Driver: showed us on how the Hollywood film making is done.. with lotsa drifts and explosions... very, very cool actions!!! but they were very dangerous!!! should not be followed by all drivers.. only insane ones would.. haha~

the park was too big. got to do some planning while waiting.

Hollywood Stunt Driver

the police car was broken into two pieces after a few gun shots.
did not make sense at all, did it? haha~

the car was on top of the roof!!!

no wonder they could reverse so fast!!! revealed the truth of backward actions!!!


Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster

that was my first time, riding on a coaster that moved backwards.. too spooky!!! patients with heart diseases are not advised to play this coz it might gives you a sudden and jerky heart attack.. haha~

in Scooby-Doo castle
the head was programmed to move; to the right and to the left

old whittish car, typically found in the streets of London a long, long time ago

managed to watch Batman- Shadows of Gotham at the Main Street. haha~ a brief live actions of Batman, all time super hero for the kids!!! i think, everyone knows about Batman's secret identity coz he's so famous.. and Gotham City as well.. but maybe, some nerdies don't.. haha~

Gotham City Hall

with Batman

said to be the original car that was used during Batman filming.

Batwing Spaceshot.

i have played this kinda spaceshot before in Genting Highlands. so, not my attraction there!!!

but for those who haven't been on this before, should try to play this Spaceshot that will provide you guys with the exciting G-force on the way up to the blue sky!!!

for right leg, bended more, I should [Taekwondo taught it so, 12 years ago!!!]

we went for the Batman Adventure - The Ride 2.. and also Shrek 4D Adventure... the Shrek ones was more awesome than the Batman ones.. with the water sprinkling, effect of the horse riding and the specs.. it seemed to be more "professional" artwork.. hehe~

Tom and us

at the Wild West village

the traditional cowboy town

Wild West Falls adventure ride.
no opportunity to ride on it since no spared clothes were brought. too bad~!!!

another shot in the same old-style cowboy town

with crazy little fella. haha~

Road Runner Roller Coaster
i played this!!!
small roller coaster and suitable for all, including those with heart diseases!!! but own risk, of coz.. haha~

last event of the day: All Star Parade

Warner Bros. presented the Bugs Bunny and Tweety

waving happily at those.
so excited.
being childish once in a while! not a wrong thing to do, I supposed.

after the parade, still lots of people at the Main Street

a must go place if you are in Gold Coast or Brisbane or Queensland, perhaps.

entrance fee that i paid: $ 00.00 AUD. haha~ borrowed "someone's" unlimited entry theme park ticket [the $ 69.95 AUD pass is only sold to the Australian, and to those who stayed in Australia in conjunction with the 150 years of independence celebrated by Queensland. plus, apart from entering Warner Bros. Movie World, this pass would enable the ones to enter Sea World and Wet 'n' Wild as well].. big THANKs!!! and that was the reason, why i managed to save a lot!!! haha~ Praise be to The Almighty Allah..

Bendera Malaysia yang tersergam indah di perkarangan Warner Bros. Movie World.
what is that supposed to mean?
wonder, I was, once.

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari keempat.


Wassalam.

kembara queensland [day 3] - 230509

this is also a late entry. i should updated this yesterday, but i accidentally slept too early (local time is about 9.00++ p.m. while watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory). too bad. i was tired coz I've been using a lot of energy during the day. haha~

in the morning, followed Cik Tie to the badminton matches that was held in conjunction with the Queensland Sports Carnival 09. the matches were handled by the MASCA Queensland in order to choose the best players as representatives to MASCA National Conference and Games Sydney 09. participants? quite a lot for the boys, but girls? only 4.5 pair came. So, I became one of the participants as well, but me and my pair, Azra [Cik Tie's housemate] didn't win. we got 4th place [which means 2nd last place]. haihz~ met some new Malaysian friends from University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology.. nice and friendly, they were.. no awkward at all.. hehe~

planned to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.. traveled all the way by bus of course.. from St. Lucia to Indooroopilly.. had the chance to do some window shopping at the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre while waiting for the another bus to Lone Pine..

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

arrived at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.. it was just after raining.. so, the place was somewhat wet, and not dry [of coz].. haha~ entrance fee? only $ 21.00 AUD.. that was the fee i needed to pay as i used the student ID of Cik Tie's housemate.. if not, it would be somewhat more expensive than that.. hehe~ lucky me.

the very first thing we did was, meeting Ami, Cik Tie's friend who was a volunteer there... met her somewhere before the Koala Cuddling Area.. and we managed to watch the Koala Presentation.. the most boring thing about the koalas is they sleep almost 20 hours everyday, and they only wake up for food. as koalas, there was nothing much to do. so lazy. wish i won't end up like the lazy koalas after this vacation..

see those lazy koalas!!!

Koala cuddling

Takut, tapi it might be the only chance, apa lagi? Beranikan je diri untuk pegang.
Fantastic!!!

$ 16 AUD for koala cuddling? WOW!! Koala cuddling is one of the must do things in Australia. You've got to experience this, no matter what price you have to pay for this. That was my thought. And I was very, very and very lucky coz Ami was there, on duty. Only paid for $ 5 AUD for the nice experience. It is worth. In fact, very worthy!!!

Cik Tie, me, koala, and Ami

after that, we filled our hunger by buying fish and chips there.. we only had to pay for 25% out of the normal price [big THANKS to Ami for this].. isn't that amazing? haha~

lunch time

after filling the emptiness, went to the watch the Bird of Prey Flight Show inside the Nature Kingdom. showing owls and eagles. there was an owl that refused to fly accordingly during our show, and it was quite funny. eagles were soaring high up in the sky, flying from your right side to your left side.

me and Cik Tie

Wildlife officer with the eagle

with eagle yang baik

eagle ni ganas sikit

after the Bird of Prey Flight show, went to look for the Wild Lorikeet feeding. Lorikeets are rainbow in colored birds. very colorful feathers that made them to look so cheerful enough to brighten the day. When they were fed, they would kept on chirping. telinga pun maybe boleh pekak disebabkan desible yang begitu tinggi. haha~ this lorikeets can be easily found in Australia.. rasanya, they are sort of parrots, kot.. but not so sure about it.. hehe~

me and lorikeets

holding the obor-like thingy.
the lorikeets were feeding on nectar, maybe.

after lorikeet feeding, these were among the things we did:

sheep
according to Ami, the sheep was not trimmed for the expensive fur,
but sometimes, it would be trimmed for show purposed.

anak kambing yang baru dilahirkan..
only a few months old, tapi seriously dah pandai posing.. hehe~

had the opportunity to visit the other 2 famous Australian animal: kangaroos & emus!!! the similarity that both of them share together is they can't move backwards, and not even a single step!!! We should be like both, meaning that, whatever had happen, just move forward.. Just carry on with your life.. [see!!! even animals can taught me some motivation]. Glorious is only The Almighty Allah~

in Kangaroo Reserve: could not sit properly, coz terlalu banyak baja organik atas rumput :P

hand-feeding the small kangaroo

tingginya kangaroo ni!!!

tengok ekor kangaroo.. its tail is used for balancing..
nampak macam keras sangat.. kalo kena libas, haihz~ mau masuk hospital kot..
but believe it or not, there are people who eat the kangaroo tail!!!
does it taste like ekor lembu?
i wonder~!!!

kangaroo yang ingin turut berposing

among the 3 famous Australian animals: kangaroo and emu [another one is koala]
emu and cassowary are not the same!!!
cassowary ni ganas sikit and susah nak dijinakkan..
kalo emu, lepas kita usap-usap dia, dia akan duduk to show yang dia ni nak manja-manja dengan kita..

wombat, another Australian marsupial
[if not mistaken, kangaroo and koala pun are considered as marsupials bcoz they carry their youngs in the pouches]

wombat yang kelihatan begitu bengis. huhu~

that's all in Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Australia.
walaupun takut pada binatang, once you've got here in Australia, you've got to "visit" these Australian animals.. kalau tak, rugilaa!! it might be once in a life time chance!!!

sekian sahaja kembara Queensland untuk hari ketiga.

Wassalam.