Winter2007.

apologies for the lack of updates. his winter break has been, by far, the most hectic one out of the three that i've had. it has also been the most fun so i guess that's a fair trade-off. by now you should have been well acquainted with my photos from melbourne considering that they've been up for nearly 2 weeks now. if not, shame on you.

anyway, melbourne was SUPER fun. apart from the occasionally pissy weather, everything was just great. the very thought of not having to spend the winter alone while everyone else was partying it up back in kl was very comforting indeed. and this time, the partying was mostly done at dan's place. thanks again heaps for letting us crash over, dan! also i've discovered i've got quite a knack for poker, winning a $30 pot in a room full of macho guys. sorry la, newbie luck.

3 days after getting home from melbourne, i was off again, this time to Heron Island off the coast of Queensland. the best 10 days of my life. ok...maybe the best 10 days of my life this year (melbourne was my best 7 days, it's different). it's a completely different experience to be reading the lectures at one moment and then associating with them on the field the very next. it's just surreal.

and you know what else is surreal? snorkelling with loggerhead turtles. yup. you'll never know awesome until you accidentally stumble upon a >1m long loggerhead suspended in the water column off the reef crests. it's head was bigger than a football. much bigger.

i love Heron. i miss smelling the salt in the air. i miss staring up into a sky of endless stars. i miss the sound of sand crunching beneath my slippers. i miss the outrageous jokes and stories told in true aussie-fashion by my cabin-mates. i miss the laughs.

argh! it's only been a day!!

okok...picture time.

Lovelovelove
Especially those stolen moments under the stars
and the constellation Scorpio.