coastal walk

fell asleep last nite without posting my completed blog entry. other half had to help me log out from blogger. when i'm really sleepy, dont expect me to do anything. i'm worse than a zombie. there was tis time, on the bus going to somewhere near wynyard train station (in the city, near the rocks), when i became really groggy and my mind switched off, i ended up with a hard fall. well, i didnt fall from getting off the bus but a few steps after i got off. i didnt see a kerb coming and i fell face down. thank God i didnt hurt my face but grazed my palms (from supporting my weight as i fell) and knees. imagine the push-up position. clearly, i sobered up right after the fall. other half was laughing as he helped me stick plasters on my wounds while i was quietly sobbing. havent felt such burning pain since so long ago. from then on, other half always warn me to be careful whenever i feel sleepy. at first i thought he loves rubbing in and reminding me of my misfortune. soon, many more incidences involving my sleepiness happened and so now, whenever i'm outside, esp alone, i'll make sure i'll be extra careful. where was i? yep, so it was a blissful sleep till 6ish tis morning when i woke up to go wash up (to make up for last nite :P). i was in the mood for a coastal walk (first one was so many years ago already) but since other half was still asleep, i collapsed on my bed and carry on sleeping. wonder whats the point of washing up. waste water. waste toothpaste. waste facial wash. oh yes, i also get to publish yday's blog entry. we didnt make it for the coastal walk till 2pm. it was the live verdict of schapelle corby (the marijuana-bali case) on national tv that got us stuck. the media finally got me hyped up (is she guilty or not? how many years imprisonment will she get?) abt her esp since she turned to christianity recently. i'm happy for her. its comforting for christians to know that God is there for us always and that He has a reason for putting us through every situation. there's tis inner peace from knowing God. for almost 2 hours, my room suddenly turned into tis indonesian sounding place. for the judge refused microphone on schapelle corby's interpreter, there was no english read out on the judge's summary of the case (until sometime later when the tv station summoned someone to the studio to do the translation which most of the time, the translator said the judge spoke too fast or the courtroom was too noisy). i feel the 20 years sentence is kinda unjust when there are several loopholes to the case. shall not discuss it here for it potentially involves a great deal of politics between two nations. for more info, do a google search. there're tons of websites/ forums dedicated to her, including a blog.

it was a long walk from home before we could even get started on the coastal walk.

kingsford --> randwick (near ritz cinema. then detour to the post office) --> coogee beach (starting point of our coastal walk)

tis post office may be "lok" but they kept up with recycling by selling used envelops.

the walk from kingsford to randwick is considered quite a distance. so u can imagine i was already feeling so tired when we finally get to coogee.

tis is me posing at the starting point, coogee beach, at 3:30pm.

that's wedding cake island, in the middle of the pic. sorry abt the date. other half took tis pic with the camera upside down.

gordons bay is next.

though the coastline is pretty ulu, joggers are a common sight.


an army of seagulls. tis is after gordons bay going towards clovelly beach.


an attempt to scare them. :P


clovelly s.l.s.c. (stands for surf lifesaving club)


clovelly bath. like a swimming pool but instead of chlorinated water, its sea water.

clovelly beach.


bowling green, where most old pple here enjoy their game of bowling.


going towards waverley cemetery...


tis is it, waverley cemetery facing the vast ocean. there were a couple of vaults too.


where sir robert william duff, the governor of new south wales is buried... he passed on in 1895 at the age of 59.




another sign as we exit the cemetery.


carrying on after the cemetery... hoping to reach bondi beach (our destination) before sunset.



here we are... at bronte beach. see, my fave pine trees.


the dos' and don'ts'.



the crashing wave at bronte beach. another fave hotspot for surfers.


bronte beach seen from above a cliff.


walking by the road, getting to tamarama beach. dont u think the white high rise building looks teeny weeny bit like genting highland while the road resembles the highway the coach travels on?


tamarama beach, sound like a malay word. exactly in sync with our genting theme. :P


tamarama s.l.s.c.


left tamarama beach. now walking by these houses, going towards the next beach. tis is probably a surfer lodge. see the wet suit hanging from the window?!


a bend... bondi beach might be near.


yes, that must be bondi beach, at the end of the footpath (not quite. pic is deceiving. it involved at least another 5-10mins walk. during the walk, we spotted a cat that looked so much like my meow-meow. at first i thought it was him. same color scheme with white neck but tis cat has got no white paws. chey! besides, he wears a collar, if not, i might suggest bringing him home with us. i miss meow-meow dearly!!!)


came to tis lookout place (look like a scene taken from stargate) before the end of the footpath. we're actually on same ground as the 2 persons. to take a shot of the entire lookout, we climbed onto a mini hilltop.


a restuarant or pub as we approached the start of bondi beach. thats bondi bath next to it.


finally, our destination, bondi beach! our feet were so sore we skipped going down to the beach. besides, it was getting dark.

i dont know how many kilometres we covered. we were so tired after all the walking right?? but after the bus ride from bondi beach to bondi junction, we could still shop, window shop lah. :P we're professional "walkers" neh. i gave in to buying the chocolate cake i craved for since donkey days or weeks ago. one whole cake, gonna be jus for me. no one can touch it except me. see, tis is what i mean by fulfilling craving. if u dont, it'll come back and hit u harder.