Woah...The Australian Dollars have dropped so much that it's more or less on par with our SGD. But..No...I am not like the rest who rushed to the money changers to change the Aussie Dollars in bulk. Reasons being simple : Perhaps I am lazy to go all the way down to the money changer and most importantly, I won't spend that much whenever I visit Australia. On my every trip to Australia, I guess the most I spent per trip is approximate A$30. With this small insignificant amount, it doesn't make much difference if you were to change now or later when the Aussie Dollars may have risen. Whatever the case is, the only time I will really rush down to change foreign currencies ( when they have dropped of cos ) in bulk will be US$, Euro and my favourite HKD :P

And so, I did not manage to meet up with Fion in Auckland as planned. My sincere apologies to her for I left my HP in SG and that I was too sound asleep or was out when she called my room. Ooops...She must be damn furious with me :(

Anyway, I did manage to meet up with Jerry for a simple dinner and some catching up session. Not sure where to head for our dinner, I decided to try the mussels @ The Occidental in town.

The last time I had my dinner here was 2.5 years ago. Nevertheless, the food still taste as great. Really enjoyed the dinner and will definitely make a trip down again on my next Auckland trip.

The pot of HUGE mussels...We ordered the Brandy & Lobster bisque Mussels and it really tasted so fresh and delicious. I must admit it's sooooooooooo ( rather million times ) much better than those I had in Paris which were soooooo small and pathetic. Taste wise...The Occidental won hands down without any hesitation.

Since the night was still young after our dinner, we decided to head over to SkyCity where we tried our luck at the casino. Oh ya, fyi, Auckland seems to be so quiet and 'dead' after 6 pm. Boring.

Congrats to Jerry for winning a little and well, for me, I was just wondering around the casino and observing how others gamble...Hahaha...not into all these actually. And if you ask me to play jackpot, I think I rather play those table games. Jackpot are computerised and you should know what I mean. Also, it's soooooooooo boring sitting there, pressing the same button every time and staring at the animated screen. What a waste of time!!!

Alright, glad that my 8 days annual leave is approaching. At last, I can have some time for myself. Have been really busy for the last couple of weeks...practically I am out of town the whole time. Oh ya, just had a hair cut yesterday and it was a disaster...I hate my hair now...it's sooooo short.....Eeeeks...Hopefully, it will be much better 2 weeks from now.

Alright, will be away for the next 10 days...be heading to Moscow and Houston. Since I have been to Moscow twice, I guess I will stay in the newly renovated room and take my much needed rest and catch up on my sleep. Heard that there's nothing much in Houston except for shopping...I guess I will just wander in the Mall opposite the hotel and have my favourite Cheesecake Factory food :D. Ciao.