My First National Park Visit

Australia Day was on Saturday hence Monday was a public holiday. It's so rare to have a public holiday here. In Sydney, there's only 9 holidays! How I miss the work days in KL and PJ which have so many days off... sigh...

Kyle, myself and together with 3 other friends, Michelle, Dzung & Kieran, took the opportunity to do something... do some exploration... ;) We went to one of the nearby national parks.
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is where the Hawkesbury River meets the sea: a tight cluster of secretive, winding creeks, sheltered beaches, hidden coves and wide expanses of deep blue water. You'll find heathlands on the sandstone ridges, dense forests on the slopes, and mangroves on the tidal mudflats.

The park's scenic beauty is combined with a rich Aboriginal heritage and a strong sense of history. So it's hardly surprising that millions of walkers, boaters, swimmers and picnickers have visited this icon Sydney park since it opened in 1894.

We took the easiest route... beginners ; p

Bairne Track
11 km, 2.5 hours, easy
This might be a long walk, but it's along the ridge tops - and the views are definitely worth it! It starts at the Number 8 Post on West Head Road, 6.1 kilometres from the Coal and Candle Drive junction. Take the service trail through heathland and woodland to Towlers Bay lookout, where there's a magnificent view up and down Pittwater. After this, head back up the track and veer off to Soldiers Point for more great views of The Basin and northern Pittwater. Retrace your steps back to West Head Road - or catch a ferry to The Basin from Bonnie Doon Wharf at Soldiers Point (service runs hourly).
Plant communities on this walk: Heathlands, Woodlands
Other features: Lookouts

[Spectacular view at the one of the look out points]

[Dzung, myself & Michelle]

[Dzung and her partner, Kieran]

My First Jazz Festival

The turn out was simply amazing... thousands of people ! I think people were just looking for an excuse to get out. I don't think they were enjoying the jazz music. More of drinking and socializing. Whenever there's an outing, there's always food !
Picnic is so nice here... I'm beginning to like sitting on the grass with picnic blanket, nibbling on finger food and weather is just perfect... unlike the condition back in KL. If you wanna sit on the grass... FIRST check there's an doggie poo ! SECOND check are you mentally insane... unless you wanna get a heat stroke... ; p

My First Stand Up Comedy

Impractical Jokes

by Charlie Pickering

“Charming company and a natural raconteur” The Scotsman

In 1986, Charlie's dad was pushed into a pool by his best friend. What followed was ten years of payback involving three toilets, a poodle, daffodils and the State Emergency Service. When maturity is the first casualty of war, things tend to escalate…

Edgy, polished and inventive, Charlie Pickering is one of the most exciting new names in Australian comedy.

After sold-out shows at the Soho Theatre in London's West End and packing houses at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and London's Comedy Store, Charlie Pickering brings Impractical Jokes to Griffin, for a strictly limited two-week late-night run at the SBW Stables Theatre.