Of Horse & Grapes

The budding grape flower in Swan Valley but no fruits yet. Yeah, grapes is not yet in season.

I'm so used to seeing Dalmation dogs, but this is the first time I come across a Dalmation Horse. Should we call him Mr Pokka Dot Horse? :)

And Brownie is hungry... Nope, the kids were not feeding the brown horsey with grapevine (in case if u wonder) :P

Lok Lok @ Padang Brown

Nowadays I seldom take food pictures when dining out at hawker stalls nor restaurants in Penang. But today I decided to bring my camera again. The highlight for the day is none other than my all time favourite, Lok Lok.

Had it together with a colleague of mine at the old hawker stall at Padang Brown, Penang.

The difference of having lok lok here is one can actually sit down and enjoying the lok lok instead of the norm.

A pot of boiling water in the middle of each table, and the boiling water was clear initially...

My all time favourite and something not to be missed out ~ the bloody cockles :)

Next on my list is the sotong + kangkung skewer :)

I don't really fancy the "balls", be it fish balls, meat balls, sotong balls or whatever bola :)

Minum bola, makan bola, tidur bola...

Chili sauce is a MUST :)

Satay sauce ~ Err, not really my cuppa tea sauce

Wantan is available too...

And not forgetting the fried wantan :)

Sotong oh sotong... (no wonder Sotong missing in action for ages...)

And many other varieties which I lazy wanna take photos d, cos I wanna makan :)

And btw, this is not on the menu. The cat was sleeping underneath the table next to the gas tank. I was joking with my colleague, whether the cat is still alive or being "cook" already...

At the end, our pot of clear boiling water changed colour, just like chameleon.. One of the main contributing factor is the bloody cockles :)

And not forgetting, a plate of nyonya beehoon from the nearby stall.

And last but not least, presenting the "backbone" of the dishes, aka the skewers. Nope, that was not the total number of skewers I had. I don't have such a huge stomach :P

Cicerello's Fish & Chips

A visit to Fremantle won't be complete without taking the famous Fish & Chips meal :)

After an eye opening and interesting tour to the Fremantle Prison (will post that up later on), it's time to fill up our tummies... with the Original & Still The Best Fish & Chips @ Cicerello's.

It's time to help ourselves with one set of Seafood and Chips and another set of Fish and Chips. Serving was huge. The above photo was taken after i ate halfway. There are calamari rings, crab sticks, prawns, fish, chips, pineapple and coleslaw. Salt and Vinegar is free of charge. Each sachet of tomato sauce or chili sauce costs 40 cents Oz dollar...

There are ample seagulls around the corner. But if u want to feed them.. think twice. Why so??

Cos hoh, they might S.O.Y. as warned by the signboard. It took me a while to figure out what is S.O.Y., which I presume is "Shit On You" :)

Yeah, this is the place where we sat and had our meal... for almost an hour.

Yeah, we get to enjoy the nice view while having a "hard" time finishing the food... Food was nice, just that the serving was too huge. LOL

Australian Black Swan

We are so used to the White Swan in Malaysia. But Black Swan? I can't remember whether I had seen one in the past or not. Might be I had...

In case if there is any blur sotong out there, these are not swans. Sweet leh seeing the mother duck with her 7 little ducklings. Only 5 are seen in this photo, the other two are behind the mummy duck.

Yeah yeah yeah, this is the Black Swan.

Ugly leh the little cygnet.. But when it grows up, it's the contrary. Remember the Andersen's Fairy Tales "The Ugly Duckling" (丑小鸭) ? :)

The birds here are friendly and sociable, including the cygnet.

The duck caught my attention again. She is searching for something yummy inside the pond.

I presume she found something already since she lifted up her head from the water. Or.. might be she needs to breath? :P

Cute duckling (in comparison with the cygnet) :P

The poor little duckling is hungry... So everything also she sapu.

Okie, okie.. back to the black swan :)

I can sit here for hours looking at the black swans, ducks and other birds... But I can't do so cos we need to catch the flight back home in few hours time.

Quack Quack (Duckie way of saying good bye). Bye bye lah little ducklings. Goodbye Vincent. (Btw, Vincent is not the name of the ducklings, it's the name of the town where the lake is located :P)

Baby Kanga

I didn't include in the following photos in my previous Caversham Wildlife Park as I had posted too many photos there. However I decided to change my mind after reading some of the comments.
Presenting the little baby kanga, Ah Roo being wrapped up and carried by one of the rangers. The way she carried it was just like holding a human baby. So cute. And summore she wrapped up the baby kangaroo with clothes. If u looked at the photo carefully, you can see that Ah Roo is crossing her hands and her "right hand" is holding some yummy snacks aka leaves.

Baby kanga Ah Roo is hungry, hence she started munching to fill up her tummy.. Yum yum.. So cuteeeeeeeeeeeee...

p/s: Ah Roo is just the saja-saja nickname for the baby kanga :)

Caversham Wildlife Park

A visit to Perth, Australia is incomplete without visiting The Caversham Wildlife Park, which is located inside the Whiteman Park. A place where you can get upclose with the animals, petting them, feeding them food, riding camels, etc and not forgetting the farm show. Entrance fee AUD 20 (adult) :)

Yeah, no running around in the park, else u might upset the kangaroo. And yeah, no touching the Ms Roo's pouch or disturbing her little babies too :)

Yes, kangaroos need to rest too. They get tired too after entertaining the tourists all over the world :)

Someone trying to take photo of the baby kangaroo :)

The sleeping "Drunk" Kangaroo (Too much wine, perhaps?) LOL

White Kangaroo woh :)

Itchy lah. *Scratch scratch*

Someone disturbing the kangaroo lifting up the kangaroo's tail.. :P

This kangaroo is even better.. scratching armpit openly with so many pairs of eyes staring at it :)

Cute leh the little kambing inside Molly's Farm

Bambi is here too? o.O

Wah, this rooster looks like a white & furry feather duster :P

Baa Baa Black Brown Sheep have you any wool?

Little boy admiring the cute little sheep, who is busy sniffing ?? :)

Meeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Camels in Oz are single-humped, unlike the double humped camels in Silk Road, China.

Yeah, u can ride the camel too (at AUD 6 per head)

Sheepish Camelish grin :)

Pigs can BITE. Hence, don't play-play :)

Cute leh the piglets :)

First time I get to see and pet a Wombat. Nice to cuddle :P

*Yawning*. Btw, The Dingoes are kept inside the "electric fence".

The Sleeping Beauty. Koala sleeps 16 to 20 hours a day. They really know how to enjoy life, huh?

Koala Bears enjoying the Eucalyptus leaves.

This resembles a huge, gigantic rat !!! o.O

Last but not least, another rat the Tasmanian Devil says Hi to everyone :)