Skip to my lou

Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip, skip, skip to my lou
Skip to my lou, my darlin

Well the skipping rope is little too long for me,
but I can work on the arm movements first,
will coordinate the leg movements when I grow taller!

PS: From now on, you will not see any more photos or videos of me sucking my pacifier. I've been pacifier-free for 3 weeks now!

All roads lead to home,.. but before that let's go laze around a bit..

We stayed at 6 different places during the 13-day trip. This is the last stop, back in Melbourne city but a different apartment from the first one. This one is more spacious but it is located outside the city circle. The kind reception lady upgraded us to a 2-bedroom apartment which had a bathtub so that I could have my daily bubble bath. How sweet of her! The most exciting activity for me at every place is exploring it. Check out the electronic gadgets like tv, radio, dvd player, remote control, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, oven, telephone etc.

These were the views from our apartment. We were staying on the fifth floor but buildings in the area were not very tall, so the view was still awesome. Views of sunrise and sunset were also great although we forgot to take pictures.

Papa and Mama brought me to the Fitzroy Garden again for a late afternoon walk. Mama told me to just stand around and pretend to play on the grass while she practised her photography skills. I had to stand up, sit down, walk here and walk there, fiddle with this and look everywhere; guess it's not easy to be a model. I also had to wear such thick clothings on such a sunny day. Luckily I'm a professional, got no problems doing all these natural, inquisitive, baby poses.

Little boy photographer, man on a mission.

Wait,.. let me see how to open this camera pouch.

Oops, the pouch's empty.. Someone has taken my camera!

Return me my camera! And stop taking unauthorized pictures of me!

Am I sitting down or getting up?



Someday when I'm all grown up, when I look at these pictures again, it's going to be so different, wonder what will I be thinking then...

Yarra Valley

After leaving the sun, sand and sea, we came to Papa's favourite part of the trip - Yarra Valley - where he can drink and drink and drink, not milk (I'd prefer that) but wine ...

We stopped over at Healesveale Sanctuary which actually is a zoo.

Ibises were roaming freely in the Healesville Sanctuary. Papa and Mama pointed them out to me whenever we saw one. Clearly, I was getting bored ... This must have been the umpteenth one we'd seen that day!

Look at this pair of kookaburras. So poser!



We stayed at this place called Bradshaw Cottage. Such a quaint little house. It even has a big open-air bathtub with bubbling warm water!

The kind lady owner graciously lent me some toys which I inevitably scattered all over the floor. Mama thinks I look good in this turtleneck and overalls. Pity the weather forbids, back in Singapore.



Off we went, vineyards a hopping. Here and there, de Bortoli to Mandala (Nelson?) to Yarra Track to Outlook Hill... Been there, tasted all (well, not quite..)
However, I think I'm more interested in napping and walking on loose gravel.. crick-crack-crick-crack.



Now now, what do we have here? The ultra lux, and bourgeois Domaine Chandon. Imagine, there's even carpet grass for guests to walk on..





Wow-wee, while Papa got busy inside at the tasting stations, I went a roaming with Mama, around the rose bushes. We played catching.. and all was merry. I guess there's something in the champagned air... hmmm??

The Great Ocean Road

In life, we all make journeys, some long, some short;
some far away, some just nearby;
some will be quickly forgotten, and some will be duly remembered.
This is one such memorable trip,
for otherwise, how could this be called The Great Ocean Road.

Tow-kay.. that's the name of this place; actually it's called Torquay. It's very very windy over there, Papa's hair gel could not withstand the rushing winds, it's so windy that it felt cold even under the sun. But otherwise, the view's fantastic (although it didn't show from my face..).

Crows and mynahs are about the only birds I get to see back home.
Over here, seagulls are everywhere!

Mama's forced-smile ... we had to make a stop
because I was throwing a tantrum in the car which almost drove Mama crazy.

White fluffy clouds, blue foamy ocean and the destination in sight
Apollo Bay just straight ahead.



This is the park connector that lies between the beach and the road.
You can see the bushes at the edge of the park, the beach is just behind that.



Papa and Mama had the best fish, scallops and chips at the Fish Cafe there. It was so popular that there was hardly anyone at the other restaurants.I was only interested in the chips. I learnt something recently, "flake", the most common fish for fish n chips in Australia,is actually a type of shark (dogfish)...

After a night's rest at Apollo Bay, we headed out early in the morning to see the magnificent Twelve Apostles.







Mama, me and my smelly bolster posing for a picture at the Twelve Apostles Lookout.

Philip the Penguin Island

After 5 days of sedentary lifestyle at Melbourne city, it was time to hit the roads for some action. First stop - Philip the Penguin Island. We stayed at this place on a little cliff overlooking the beach.

Let me show you around the room ... nice comfy bed, most important for me ...

We paid a short visit to the Koala Park to catch the elusive bears before the highlight of the day, but of course the Penguin Parade, why else will you call this Penguin Island.

Hey, where are the koala bears? Are they hibernating because it's cold?

Ah ... there you are!



It's not easy spotting the bears. They are all so high up in the eucalyptus trees. I have to grow taller!

We found a giant koala bear not quite up in the trees, so we managed to have a picture taken with it.

We were all warmly dressed to catch the penguin parade. The little penguins only wobbled ashore after 8pm. I only managed to catch them for a few minutes before I was lulled to sleep by the sound of the lapping waves.



Check out my warmy knee-high socks. Cute eh! I also brought my favourite smelly pillow with me. I will show you my smelly bolster in the next set of photos. Stay tuned ...

Burnt Out @Melbourne

After an "activity-filled" overnight 7+hr flight to Melbourne, I knocked myself out. Slept through the collection of baggage, slept through the overloaded bus ride to the apartment and slept through Papa's photo shoot of the apartment. I decided to be grouchy and totally uncooperative for the rest of the day.

That's us at the Fitzroy Park Conservatory. What a nice name for a sheltered garden!

Finally got to stretch my legs ... Do you think the grass is greener in Australia? At least this patch of Victoria wasn't burnt.

I'm basically a young punk; punks got to do what punks got to do; I'm accessorizing me-self for the punky look at Q-Vic's market. Looks fine to me, but my mama thinks I wouldnt like to wear any head gear in hot and humid Singapore, so I didn't get this fiery orange hair extensions in the end :(

Where have all the people gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the people gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the people gone?

Quiet and deserted beach on a Monday morning at St Kilda. Wonder where have all the people gone ... maybe they have gone for coffee & cakes? Mama was upset that she didn't get to try the cakes. I'm only interested in milk, strawberry cereal, yogurt and my pacifier.

I heard that things weigh more in temperate countries than in the tropics. Let's see ... anyone has a A$1-coin to spare? BTW this picture was taken in GPO - General Post Office.

The free City Circle tram brought us to Docklands. Nice place; there's nice buildings, nice restaurants, nice boats, nice sea-gulls, nice walkways, and nice shopping. Wonder why my mama's not looking very happy, I'm not really very heavy, am I?