Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pinnacles & Rottnest island

1. Pinnacles

报了旅游团,周四的时候去了向往已久的沙漠,Pinnacles.其实pinnacles最著名的不是它的沙漠,而是小小的沙漠中突起的小巨石,巨石阵的形成至今还是个迷。

以为所有的沙漠都是绵延无际的;以为所有的沙漠都是踩上去软软的,把脚埋住;以为所有的沙漠都是荒芜的除了沙之外,一无所有……直到我到了pinnacles dessert,我才知道我错了。同时,我很失望,没有见到我幻想中的沙漠。






车开始离去,带着我丝丝的遗憾,心底的不快……

然后来到了一个渔村,要玩sandboarding。汽车泄气后,走了几分钟,就来到了沙群,抬头向窗外望去,这不是沙漠吗?天啊,好像沙漠啊!绵延无际,软软的沙,随着轻风飘荡在空中,一棵植物也没有,这就是沙漠啊!于是我兴奋不已,终于见到沙漠啦!更让我兴奋的是,这里的沙是白色的。之前,我只想见红色的岩石,却不知道还是白色的沙漠,真是太让人激动了。

我不知道我有过多少个梦境,有很多已经实现了,而如今,在我的list中,有3个,沙漠,红石,花海。如果是在春天,也许我已经在perth看到了花海。在秋天的野外,野草已长满,荒芜的可爱,但不是我想看的花海。我想看的,是普罗旺斯的那种薰衣草花海,向日葵花海,有一天,我会看到……

汽车在沙漠中继续行驶,沙堆像一个个的小山丘似的,车子就在这样的山上行驶。远方是蔚蓝的海洋,明朗的天空,白色的沙漠,多么美的一幅画面啊!突然间,前面没有路了,到了小山丘的边缘。而导游却继续向前开,于是我尖叫起来,全车的人都看我,大家也叫起来,车驶向了山丘底,那坡度啊,使一位坐在后面的游客的包一直滚到是最前面……




然后我们在那个坡上玩滑板,从山头一直滑下去,两手伸起,迎风滑去,一个字,爽!

带着一天的兴奋,我们开始返回了。在路上休息,于是大家都弄鞋子里、袜子里的沙,倒在地上。一当地人经过,说了句,"Take the sand with you, we got plenty!"哈哈





2. Rottnest Island

这是我来perth以来第一次与中国人集体行动,一次快乐的旅游!
中国人就是准时,8点到就是8点到,虽然晚了几分钟,但8:10全到了,大家一起搭bus去fremantle乘船。
第一次第那么快、那么起伏的船,难道是印度洋的风浪更紧?呵呵。船在海中行驶,不时的给大家点刺激,感受下失重,我闭上眼休息,听见很多乘客们一次次的"啊!"不错。

又是第一次知道,原来那种双人自行车,需要两人都会骑。我们一行7人,2人不会骑,我就说,可以租2辆双人的,原因是上次我看到一对父子骑,就自然而然的认为小孩不会。而在租车的时候,才知道不行,不过大家愿意一试。还好有两个男生,可以打头。经过几试,觉得行,我们就租车游岛……

骑着单车,在荒凉的岛上行驶,不时停一下,看看哪个人又掉队了,跟伙伴们一起谈笑,吹着海风,真是一种享受啊!上坡时,听着Zero同学像牛一样的叫着蹬车,看着可怜的Fanny同学跟在0后面,细细的双腿飘在空中,真是搞笑。

停下来休息几次,大家都喊饿了,岛上却只有东部有卖吃的,我们却还在west end,那个无奈啊。我呢,带了饭,大家说不吃,我也没法吃,真是伤心啊!0同学带了巧克力,大家吃了一半,他再分时,骞同学讲,唉,现在才1点半,我们要骑到8点多来,到6点多肯定饿,留着吧!于是大家笑成一团。

上路,看到是Quokka,真的是小袋鼠哎,不过还是像老鼠,我照了张相,赶紧跑。0居然给老鼠喂笔,气得我一脚把他胳膊踢开,痛得他直叫,活该!一会又给它们喂树枝,真是无奈啊。骞同学说,quokka挺像0的,什么都吃,于是大家又笑到肚子难受……

Anna跟Zero带了泳衣,那么冷的天,居然想游泳,还真的在一个海边脱了鞋,不知道为什么没游,笑死人…

继续上路,一路欢笑,又看到了发电的风车,看到了红色的湖,anna跟骞讨论,到底是4氧化3铁,还是3氧化2铁,呵呵,无奈,大家都忘了,无果而终……

看到了房屋,于是大家看到了希望,希望啊,可以吃饭了!速度开始加快。
吃完饭,骞同学开始给大家算卦,还不让人说是算卦,说是叫开启心灵之门,大家吃进的饭差点喷出来。我第一个算,算什么呢,算人生吧。算得水平呢,也不知道高还是低,马马虎虎吧,中间说了一句,其实我也不太知道,得看看说明书,我们狂晕,我直接就逃了!他说,不行,不能逃,得算完……

不过呢,这种算卦,就算是给人一个小提醒吧,谁能说得准会发生什么啊,但像“人无远虑,必有近忧”这样的醒世名言,还是需要我们思考的。

然后之后的人,全都算爱情,我晕!看来我真是看得开,爱情这种东西嘛,该来的时候,自然会来的,消极是有点消极,但应该比积极主动更具保护性吧,毕竟这样不会容易受伤吧,哎,不管了,无所谓。

一天以冰冷的气候结束,大家说好recess后一起去swan vally或者margerate river, looking forward.我快冻僵了,上车,回家,煮面,开始暖了过来……

看照片才发现,我其实挺胖了……无奈了。




Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Bad things happened in a row

Got to know some Chinese students through a Japanese friend, so got to know that they are all awared a scholarship which is supposed to be available to Asian students, but Singapore is an exception.

Couldn't concentrate reviewing Phychology. Before lecture, found a Chinese student besides me, so i was very glad and started to talk to him. But things don't work out as well as what you think, he appeared very proud, so i hate proud people!

After my education tutorial, i was walking back home till half way, but found my sunglasses missing again! Went back to the education library, luckily, it was sleeping there. Or i would have killed myself!

Cooked mutton again, but too much is too much! I don't feel like eating it any more!

Just when i was resting on bed, a violent storm came, with hailstone as big as eggs! "bang-bang-bang", it was very scaring! And suddenly, i heard the sound of window breaking, i thought it was from the neighbour's, but it turned out to be mine! Correctly speaking, most windows of the building were smashed. I started to panic, looking at the ground full of white hailstones, i was terrified. Half of the leaves/fruits on the tree fell, and some tree were only left with branches...

Car accidents happened everywhere; cars were smashed in so many places; library was closed. The glasshouses of the School of Agriculture were damaged so heavily.

There was still a welcome drink to be held in Business school @4:30, and i had to be there. After the storm, i was so terrified; even i went there, i didn't feel like speaking or talking, and everybody looks professional, so i left...

In the evening when i was cooking, the power went out! The room turned dark! In the light of a small torch, i started my dinner...

My roomie came home, she brought the power back! But with a piece of news i'm not sure if it's good or bad, she's going home for holiday for about a month because of the damages to her glasshouse, she couldn't continue with other experiment. Would i be scared in the autumn or winter, when storm is often...

And then, i had diarrhea, and felt tired...

During the night, i couldn't sleep well, woke up many times...

Are the bad things enough???

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Life is like heaven when you don't study

haha. Yes!
Life is like heaven when i don't have to worry much about study!
Study is much more fulfilling when i don't have to worry about grade!

Aussie girls like to wear a kind of dress, with a plain top, and a skirt with little flowers. They look very beautiful! And i bought several pieces last saturday.

Outlet shopping is just driving people crazy, because $1 there doesn't equal $1 outside any more. People just spend money like mad... as least this is what happened to me.

Anyway, I'm very happy, with 3 dresses, 1 skirt, 1 pair of shoes, 1 bag, 1 pair of sunglasses from the outlet shopping. Cheers!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

updating

学校的无线网,我的电脑是真的享受不了,我放弃了……
偶然知道学校原来可以借网线,于是用起了有线网,终于可以享受网络的畅通了,我的天哪!

前天意气风发的定了recess week的旅游机票,9天,去东部海岸玩一圈!要不是时间不够,我肯定会去Alice Springs,不过这样也不错。

Perth --> Melbourne --> Sydney --> Gold Coast --> Carins --> Perth

自己一下就定了5张机票,现在呢,还没人随行的人呢,不管了,就自己一个人去吧,呵呵。
还有我很想去的尖锋石阵,$145一天,豁出去了,改天有时间就去!

呵呵,网畅通了,心情不知不觉就舒畅了……

Monday, March 8, 2010

Beach

周末去了著名的Cottesloe Beach,很美。
不过我觉得,比起汹涌的大海,我现在更喜欢安静的港湾,像Matilda Bay这样的,安安静静的,适合家人、小孩玩耍。

有时候,我觉得的自己第六感觉真的很准。真的很不想去Beach,结果去了,就把太阳镜丢了。就像上次一样,不想去WWW,去了就把相机丢了。太阳镜丢了,我真伤心了,不知道弄坏、弄丢几副了,下一副什么时候再买……

传几张照片吧

Cottesloe Beach




学校


Fremantle market


Fremantle Beach

Thursday, March 4, 2010

夏日渐去...

perth的夏日要结束了,真的要结束了。一个人坐在Matilda Bay的椅子上,看了夕阳下的河面,海风吹来,有了几丝凉意,于是我长叹一口气,夏日要结束了,便开始伤感……

我喜欢夏日,所以我不会讨厌新加坡,因为在夏日里,你可以随时穿自己最喜欢的裙子,可以随时就去海边,去水里玩,可以不会为冻感冒而烦恼,我喜欢漂亮的日子,我喜欢健康的日子。而今,秋天来了,我应该不讨厌秋天吧。

Perth是一个安静的城市,UWA是一个安静、人文的校园,在这样的校园里,我经常的思考,思考很多很多的事情,就这样,一个人,静静地想,我很喜欢这样的日子。

昨天,我很困惑,我很迷茫。在交换前,我信口胡言,或许当时真的是这么想的,说自己在exchange时,一定要做些疯狂的事情,有人请客,自己就去吃,有人请看电影,就去看,自由自在,不要管太多。于是,我真的这么去做了,但我去觉得越来越不对劲,我到底在做什么?!

每个人都有属于自己的个性。记得哥哥说,有个性,找到自己的性格,才会在外面混得下去。他对我说,你的个性就是你善于与人交流,敢于发问,这样的你,会成功的。这些都是三年前的话了,我还记得……

而在我自己的眼中,我最看重的个性却是正直与善良。正直,所以不会去从事一些勾三搭四的事情;善良,所以会真心真意的关心别人,对别人好。出国以来,我渐渐的变了,但这两个原则没有变,并且,我越来越向这样的原则靠近,成为一个正直、善良的,像哥哥一样的人。

从这点上来讲,我现在在做什么呢?!既不正直,也不善良,违背的是自己最最看重的两个做人的原则,做人的标准。就算交换会给自己留下些回忆,这样的回忆,又会是美好的吗?

我只想做我自己,就算是孤单一个人,我也快乐!