20th, Oct, 2008, Monday

Last weekend, a group of my Taiwanese friends and Nobuya went to the Gold Coast. Nobuya comes from Japan. He is my classmate. We studied, had lunch, went to many places together and had a lot of fun. It’s a little sad that he went back to Japan yesterday morning. We had a big goodbye party on Friday night at Kangaroo Point. It’s a great place. The night view from there is gorgeous. We took a train to the Gold Coast on Saturday morning and spent the whole afternoon in Surfer’s Paradise. We played on the sands, took many pictures, walked around and talked. What a relaxing time. We rented an apartment near the beach, and took part in a local tour at night. We took bus to a rainforest to see glow-worms and the starry sky, and then we chatted, watched some DVDs and movies the whole night. Suddenly, it’s morning, and then we saw the sunrise. It’s glorious. After sleeping two hours, we went to Harbor Town. There are many outlets and boutiques. When we came back ot Brisbane, it was night. It was really a relaxing and happy weekend.

5th, Oct, 2008, Sunday, 32℃

Irene and I went to a birthday banquet of the home stay father of our friend, Dylan. The house is very warm and beautiful. And then, we went to the ‘Morningside service club’, because the home stay father, Peter is the president of the club, so they have many friends here. We talked, played some games, listened to karaoke and had fun until midnight.
The next day we got up very early and went to Byron Bay by bus. The lighthouse is painted in white and blue, and so suitable to such a blue sky. The view from the beach is so beautiful and peaceful. We played on the sand, swam and took lots of pictures.
And I went to Mt. Tambourine with my friend Shini and her brother. We went hiking in the rainforest and saw rainfalls. It’s really relaxing. There are some boutiques, and I bought gifts for my sisters. And then we had lunch in ‘The Polish house’, it’s quite a special restaurant. We can see the plain when we enjoyed the meal. The view from the mountain is really amazing. We can’t see such a large and beautiful plain in Taiwan, because it’s full of people and buildings. When I came back to the city, I had dinner with friends and classmates to celebrate that we have been in Australia for one month. Time goes so quickly.