Asian Express: Brisbane has moved up a few points in my books

Another great weekend in the Sunshine State. We caught a train down to the Gold Coast on Friday night to attend a surprise party. Although we were late, we made up for it with Tequila shots. The night got messy as usual with us walking out at 3am. We stayed at a holiday park as it was close to the bar. Since there was only 2 beds between 4 guys, we had to spoon. I'm pretty sure I did not get violated.

Saturday was Jax's birthday celebration at Dreamworld. Going to a theme park with a hang over gives you a very bad buzz. After a few rides, we walked past a stall where you can throw a dart and win a prize. I had my eyes on a big teddy bear; there was no way I was going to leave without that prize. We all got together and threw about 8 darts and of course walked away with the grand prize. Yes, we felt pretty cool.
I’m not sure if I have told anyone this but I’m scared of heights. Although I did jump out of a plane but extreme theme park rides scares the crap out of me, literally. We went on the giant drop; a device that takes you up 130 metres then drops you, reaching the ground in 4 seconds. For a guy that cannot stop talking, I was lost for words while waiting in line. During the 1 min ride up to the peak, I was trembling and did not say a word. 4 seconds later, the ride was over. I think I left a little wet patch on the seat.
They had thing called Flowrider. Its basically jets of water shooting up a ramp and you can ride the wave on a body board. We did not pack to go for a swim but ah well, “When in Rome”. For the next 30 mins we were all riding artificial waves on the stage in front of the whole crowd. It was grand while it lasted. The day ended on a high and we were ready to rock and roll.

When I got home, I had a cheeky nap. After snoozing my alarm a couple of times, I realised I was 2 hours late for the party. When I finally got to the flat, all the girls were dressed up as school girls and cow girls. It was great!
There’s nothing much I can say about the night, it was fun as expected. All the pictures are available here

Upside down in the Vortex – 2.7 MB

Crammed in the backseat – 4.5 MB

European Idol – 2.3 MB