Somehow I feel down recently and sort of going thru an emotional turmoil...Not sure why...One thing for sure...I am very disappointed with myself, my life. Seems like everything is not going smooth for me recently...sorta down on my luck. Well, this is not the first time I am feeling this way but somehow I feel the need to fill in the blanks asap to give myself a more complete and satisfied life or at least a more meaningful and fruitful life. Nevertheless, I will always be appreciative and be thankful for what I have now. One must never be too greedy eh.

Suddenly I miss all my good old friends. At least they will be there when I most need them :D Actually, I shouldn't use the word 'Suddenly' cos I ALWAYS miss them just that I never show it. Be honest, they will always be in my mind just side by side with my Family & close relatives.

I sorta feel bad as I seldom meet up with them ever since I started jetting around the World 3 years ago but I vowed that I will try my very best to meet each n every one of them every now and then. One thing for sure : We'll always be friends no matter what happen.

Lots of things going on in my mind now...Too many things to accomplish yet insufficient time...will time stand still just for me ?

Just came back from Amsterdam and that marked my 4th visit to the capital of Holland or The Netherlands.

One thing I have to admit...It remains as one of my favourite European Cities which I will never get sick and tired of it and which I will always have things to do there...be it sightseeing or shopping etc.

After a short nap, Gwen brought us to this famous joint along the walking street which sells French Fries.

Look @ the queue...The homemade fries were delicious...most importantly, there are a wide varieties of sauce to go with it. Gwen recommended the Hannibal sauce...OMG...I tell you...it was soooo damn nice....Wonder what's the recipe behind the sauce ? Enjoying the fries with a group of great people in the cold....Shiokness !!!

Look @ all their satisfied faces...All agreed that the saucy fries were nice ! Thinking back, I regretted not buying the fries on the second day...Argh...Nevermind, there's always a next time :D

Ya..in case you guys are thinking what's my lunch for the day....Yupz...That packet of fries !!! Wahahahah...Not that we were all on diet or on a super tight budget, we were merely saving our stomach for a sumptuous dinner later in the evening. You shall see...

We were splitted into 2 groups after we finished our fries. One group went to their sex-seeing tour @ the Sex Museum and the famous red-light district...while for us, we decided to just sit around at the nearby cafe, have a drink and some chit chat.

My Hot Chocolate...Super rich eh...Nice.

It's Dinner time....

Dinner was @ Castell....Must really thank Gwen for bringing us here as I am not only impressed with their food, their ambience were really nice too.

The whole group of us waiting patiently for our BBQ meat to arrive. Oh ya, the table seem too low for us to eat, isn't it ? Well, we dun eat on the table, instead we eat on our laps !!! Such a unique eating experience !

Here comes our FOOD !!!

Diana's BBQ Spare Ribs...

Moi's Lamb Chops !!!

So as you can see from the above photos. the meat were presented on a thick rectangular wooden chopping board and were placed on ur laps. The Spare Ribs which Diana gave part of it to me were really nice...Tender and tasty and my lamb were like 'out of this World'....Damn super delicious and nicely done. Their special homemade BBQ sauce was mind blowing man....Taste slightly different from the ones we normally had and was spicy...Damn addictive and it blends really well with the meat. Woah, I don't mind having 2 portions on my next visit !!! I must say, this is the BEST BBQ meat I had so far in my life man. Shiokness man.

Met up for lunch the next day @ the Indonesian joint along the Walking street.

Well, did not have anything except a bowl of Soto Ayam as I did have a light breakfast in my room prior to meeting the group.

Paying a visit to Anne Frank's House was next on our list.

So here we are queueing patiently to enter the Museum...Xiao Fang, Diana, Emily, Kelvin and Myself.

This is the exterior of Anne Frank's House.

Here's the Entrance...7.50 Euros but the visit was worth it. At least, I get a better understanding of what's going on in Anne Frank's World during the Second World War.

Ticket.

Some Interesting Sights in Amsterdam...

I really hope that I could explore Amsterdam using that mode of transport on my next visit.

A cruise along the canal

A typical floating House

Beautiful Amsterdam

The gals have a craving for pancakes after the visit to Anne Frank's House.

Camwhoring time before we call it a day...

The Sun damn strong lor that we could barely open our eyes.

Emily, Kel & I along the crowded walking street

Big Clogs for sale anyone...But Emily & I are not part of the package eh :P

A special way of buying your fast food @ FEBO...Their Burgers were nice I heard.

My New Creation today :

Asparagus with Spicy Chicken, Ham and Bacon Wrap...I swear it will make u ask for more !

So I had my Thai food once again...guess the fifth time within 1.5 weeks ??? Thai Food is really Shiok man...Loving it.

Had my very first ThaiExpress lunch @ Heartland Mall with LL yesterday...

She is forever ordering the Beef Kway Teow Soup...Never want to try other nice food. What a Waste~

Ordered the Thai style Chicken Rice...

I was kinda disappointed with my Thai food...tasteless, dry, hard etc...maybe I chose the wrong Main Course but LL complained that her Beef Noodles soup was not as nice as the one from Siam Kitchen. I tried a spoonful of her soup and agreed with her wholeheartedly. I think I will go back to Siam Kitchen for my Thai Food...Their Thai Food is much better than the ones at ThaiExpress. I wanna have my Thai Ala Carte Buffet @ Siam Kitchen again SOON !!!

Now, I shall post up my photos taken during my Perth trip just before I embarked on my week long Annual Leave.

PERTH & FREMANTLE ( 7-9 Sept )

Kudos to Jerry for bringing us to this student joint selling Japanese cuisine in downtown Perth. The ambience was ok but the food was really delicious and most importantly, the price is very affordable for Australian standards.

Had this Fried Chicken with Tempura rice for my lunch. The fried chicken was really crispy and the meat was not dry but instead succulent n juicy...Oisshiii Neh...Definitely will go back to this small cafe again the next time I visit Perth. Oh no...I think I have forgotten where it is or how to get there from my hotel...Jerry !!! I need your help...

Was like talking about Fremantle and asking Jerry how the place was like since he had been there before....Dada....made a last minute decision to go Fremantle to have our dinner and enjoy the beautiful sunset @ the beach.

Went back to the hotel to dump all our stuff which we have bought from the supermarket and soon we were on our way to Fremantle.

Kat & I along the busy streets in Perth...on our way to the train station

The shopping streets were kinda quiet eh...

At the train Station

The metro network....Fremantle was the last station of the Fremantle Line

Check which platform ur train will be departing...

Bought this ticket ( mind you, its just a piece of normal paper )...so we approached the ticket auto doors...we tried to tap this paper...Of cos, nothing happened la...A piece of normal paper only...So it dawned on us that we suppose to go thru another gate where this ticket will be visually checked by the metro officer. Luckily no one behind us or else damn Malu sia. Oh ya, about S$4+ for a 30 minutes journey...Expensive hor.

Inside the train :

Nice, clean and comfortable cabin :D

After about 30 minutes, we finally arrived...

FREMANTLE !!!! Here's a map guiding visitors what and where to go...Nice.

Quiet street....Thought Fremantle will be bustled with visitors...But it's damn quiet lor.

Look @ how happy they were to have come to Fremantle....

Where's my Durian ???

On our way to the beach...

Saw this Poster...Don't Waste Fremantle...Interesting :D

Trying our very best to lift this giant rusty anchor off the ground...

Other interesting random snapshops in Fremantle :

Introducing...

My Best Friend in Fremantle......

Nice Harbour

Braving the strong winds to take this wonderful group photo :D

A Close-up :P

Ya....What does S.O.Y stands for eh ?

Despite the cold, the gals still want to have the Gelato :P

Heard that Fremantle is famous for their Fisn 'n' Chips and that since we were all hungry, we decided to have our dinner at this...

Kailis' Cafe which was just next to the harbour. Voted the best Fish 'n' Chips wo.

Fresh Oysters !!!

Fresh Lobsters...Look @ their 'asses'...Hahaha

Our highlight of the Day... Fish 'n' Chips.... Actually tasted OK only. Thought it would be very nice...But I think I had better one elsewhere before.

It's Makan Time....

What's next after the sumptuous Seafood meal @ Kailis' ?

A slow stroll along the beach and enjoy the beautiful Sun set !!!

Priceless Happy Moments

Yoshiko & I !!!!! Nice Orange Glow on our faces...

Cute hor !!!

Some beautiful sun set moments captured on my Canon camera

Getting Dark...Time to Head back

On our way back to Perth...

Our tired yet satisfied faces

To Yoshiko, Kat & Jerry ...

Thanks for the super fun trip. If not for you guys, I think I'll be rotting in my room...Which was what I planned initially. Thanks a lot for the fun and excitement we had. Miss you guys. Shall meet up soon for coffee and to catch up plus shall burn the CD for you all.

Alright will 'disappear' for about a week cos I be heading to Amsterdam.

Take care Peeps.