Meet Casey

So this is Casey.

And these are Casey's Angels.

Some of my friends ask me what is nice about Gold Coast. Is it worth a visit? Well, it all depends on what you are looking for in a holiday. If you're looking for sceneries: mountains, streams, lush green forests, you may find it in Queensland but I didn't include those in my itinerary. My visit was more focussed on the fun aspect: theme-parks, beach, shopping and all. We had all that. The theme-parks in Gold Coast are very nice and enjoyable. If theme-parks are not your cup of tea then it's just too bad. The waves at the beach are simply awesome. Even though we had no time to learn surfing, just playing in those waves was something we couldn't find in Malaysia. These are some of my favourite pictures of the Gold Coast beach.

There are several theme-parks in Gold Coast. We only visited the Dreamworld (so many worlds in one) and the Warner Brothers Movieworld. If you want to visit only two, then go for these two. The Dreamworld is a must go - it has awesome rides, wild-life, farm tours, indoor surfingand also much more for the kids. Movieworld is interesting with all the movie characters- the Shrek 4D show, Scooby doo roller coaster and all

I'll take a break from now. Enough of the Australia trip. Next time I'll think of other things to blog about.

Who is Casey?

Wondering who is Casey? Why the name Casey? Simple - Casey = K.C.

I came across the name Casey through the show Ben Casey-a medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Casey). In my place of work, I'm identified by the initials KC and some colleagues do call me that so when I needed a name for my blog- the name Casey's Space came to my mind.

Casey is actually an Irish surname but Casey is also used as a first name, by both males and females.
Casey Affleck American actor.http://www.caseyaffleck.com/

Places
Antarctica
Casey Station
Australia
Casey, Australian Capital Territory, a planned suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
City of Casey, Melbourne, a Local Government Area
Division of Casey, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria
United States
Casey, Illinois, a city in Clark County
Casey County, Kentucky

Fiction
"Casey", the Japanese name for Abra (Pokémon)
Casey Novak, assistant district attorney in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
"Casey", the main character of the 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat"
Casey MacDonald, a character from Life with Derek
Detective Casey, fictional character
Casey Junior, the locomotive in the film Dumbo.

Music
Casey, Darren Hayes song from his third album This Delicate Thing We've Made

Me- blogger?

The first time I came across the four letter word BLOG, I didn't know what it was. Later I found out that it was a means for people to share their thoughts with others on the internet. The idea didn't really appeal to me at all. I don't think I know how to blog (I still don't). Then why am I blogging here?

So far there have been 267 visits to this blog, some of these our own, some our friends and relatives, but I suppose quite a few from others.For those of you who happened to arrive here uninvited and are wondering what sort of blog this is, let me explain.This blog started in a quite ridiculous way! We wanted to buy Denise a pair of sports shoes. Since we thought it was cheaper in Malaysia, we looked around and shortlisted a few for her to choose. Her hostel internet connection is quite bad and she cannot receive these picture files so Daphne came up with the idea of creating a blog where we can post some pictures for her to see, (and rank in order of preference) After being introduced to blogging, I decided to post more pictures to the blog. Later I put the address in Denise's blog for her friends to visit, and also told Derick about the blog.

So actually, I'm not really a habitual blogger! And definitely not a creative one either. Those recipes are for Daphne- in case she runs out of ideas for preparing her meals-:) The Australian trip has burnt a big hole in the pocket so I guess there won't be new photos for new trips so soon. Maybe I'll dig some old pictures to refresh our memory of our previous trips. This one here is from our HK trip in 2006.

Brisbane here we come

On the fifth day we left for Brisbane by train. Took a taxi to the apartment then walked around the area. There is a takeaway and convenience store( Chai's) nearby owned by Malaysians. No problem getting Malaysian food and ingredients for cooking. However the apartment is up on a hilly road. Walking back is ......whew! The University of Queensland campus is quite nice. After having lunch (Chai's takeaway) we went exploring Chinatown in Brisbane. The next day we visited Brisbane's city sights, took a ride on the river ferry (City Cat) and strolled the famous South Bank where the Friday night Lifestyle markets are held. The South Bank is the place for Brisbane city dwellers to relax. There are parks, food, cinemas and even a lagoon for them to swim, complete with sand and beach!

Blue skies and everything nice

The sun finally came out to greet us on our fourth day in Australia. We decided not to go for the Paradise Country Farm Tour as we've already seen that in Dreamworld. We headed for the beach at Surfers Paradise. The waves were simply great, nothing like what we've seen before in Malaysia. We had a fun time riding the waves under the bright clear blue skies along the white sandy beach. This is Gold Coast holiday la! Later we went shopping in Harbour Town and Pacific Fair. You have to hunt for goods on offer as the prices will scare you after you do a mental conversion to ringgit. However, you can still find things worthwhile buying. especially Australian brands on offer. The blue skies came and disappeared again in the afternoon. This time the downpour was quite heavy. But we were all armed with umbrellas. We went back and cooked Tomyam seafood noodles again - the girls loved it- really cheap and good compared to eating out. Later at night, the rain stopped and we did more souvenir hunting again. We were supposed to leave Gold Coast for Brisbane the next day.

Movieworld

If you like Disneyland, you'll love Movieworld. It has most of what Disneyland has to offer and more. Except for the simply awesome fireworks display of Disneyland which you don't get in Movieworld, the rides, shows,attractions and street parade are similar if not better than Disneyland. The Police Academy Stunt Show was hilarious complete with fires, explosions and crashes. The 4-D Shrek Show is a must see (and experience). Some of the rides were simply too much for us. We opted for milder ones like Road Runners and Scooby Do Spooky Roller coaster. The Scooby Do ride through the haunted castle was truly enjoyable. I particularly like the Wild West Falls ( the best part was the splash!) I got a chance to pose with "Marilyn Monroe". I thought the picture would be labeled the Beauty and the Beast but after viewing the picture I took with the slightly overweight and heavily made up fake Marilyn Monroe I don't think I look beastly after all! (haha)