Healesville Sanctuary

Today, Saturday the church organized a visit to Healesville Sanctuary where they keep abandoned animals and also keep the animals breed alive.

The day started in church at 8.45 in the morning with 30 people boarding the bus. and we came back at 5.30pm. It is located on the eastern suburb area.

These are some of the animals we saw.

Jo Ann's Birthday

Today after IGNITE, my cell members planned and early surprise birthday for Jo Ann, as most of my cell members are headed home for the winter break.

After IGNITE the guys all took the tram to wen ting's house. and I stalled in the church with jo ann and the other gals.

So we were telling Jo Ann that we were going for supper and she was exited. Now we had to get her to Wen Ting's house and did not know how, so Wen Ting was planning to ask me in the car to take her home because her friend was waiting downstairs to grab something, and when I was there I would ask if I could see her house.

The hard part was when we got to Wen Ting's house:

Jo Ann: You guys go up to Wen Ting's place and I will go home to grab some money

(At this point we were thinking how to convince her to go to Wen Ting's Place)

Pei Li: Hey come up lah, I have something to show you.
Jo Ann: Later lah, I need to get my money so I can go supper wif you guys.
Pei Li: No you must come see what I gave Wen Ting
Jo Ann: Ok lah, lets go

So we walk up to Wen Ting's palace and her friend was waiting outside, Then we headed up to Wen Ting's place and then in Wen Ting's Room

Shannon: Wah your place so small wan ah?
Wen Ting: Yah lor, but enough lah.
Shannon: So how Many rooms, Owww this is the bath room
Wenting: Jo Ann, show shannon Tim's room
Jo Ann: Sure (Then She opens the door)

Everybody: Surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy birthday to you (Jo Ann goes into the bath room and locks herself in) Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Jo Ann, Happy birthday to you.

Then We called her out of the bath room and calmed her down.

We ate some cake and went home.

Sunday's Full day

On Sunday, my sister, me and Soo fung decided to go to DFO in Essendon which is 20 minuets from the city.

Then even with the killing cold weather we wanted to have ice cream so we went to Trampoline

This is what i had
And my sister and soo fung had, what ever they are holding

Saturday night Dinner

On Saturday night I cooked dhall, Meat Curry and vege for dinner. Soo Fung came over and joined me and my sister to pig out. We ate dinner to Meet the Robinsons movie. It was awesome

Funeral

The recent saturday I had to attend my first funeral. My aunty's best friend's mother passed away so me and my sister followed my aunty for the funeral.

Funerals here is so different, Back home the body will be brought home and everyone will come over to meet the family. Here the body will be sent to the funeral parlor and the wake will be done at the parlor.

This is my aunty and sister just at the start of the service.
This is the church front. Then they will allow everyone to pay their last respects and then close the coffin before the service commence.

After the service a light lunch is held in the hall so that everyone can mingle and meet the family.

This is like the first time for me seeing so many sri lanken's in 1 room which are not related to me.

Long Weekend

This weekend is a long weekend, Monday is the Queens birthday.

Most people will be spending their winter holiday shopping or sleeping. Nowadays the temperature is 15 Degrees Celsius high and low I don't know.

I will not be doing anything much, most probably be working.

Garnish for dessert

Last night for restaurant cookery I made a chocolate butterfly for a garnish