Pancake lunch with Grace...

i woke up early in the morning to go to the city for lunch with Grace. It was suppose to be a birthday treat for her on Wed but i had something on, hence it was postponed till today. & it was a rite day to go out, rite as we r in time to witness the Welcome Home Marching Parade for the Australian soldiers who came back from Iraq. it was a parade to honour their hardwork and effort. indeed for that half an hr parade, it was impressive. the soldiers were full of pride and the audiences and supporters were very enthusatics and supporting. they were cheering, clapping their hands and waving the Australian flags as the soldiers marched pass. this is something i tink i am gonna miss (Grace, 1 more ans to ur quest as to '"wat will i miss in Australia aft i go back to spore?").. the supportive spirit for the nation. for every national festivals or parades that i attended in Australia, i could evidently witnessed most of the Australians having great sense of pride and belonging for the country. majority of them are proud being an Australian and they are supportive towards their own country and own pple. probably a handful of them who may think likewise but is good enough to have the majority. & tat's make me wonder... back HOME, do we have such sense of pride, sense of belonging for the country and are pple proud to be a part of the country? sensitive topic and boring issue, yeah? haha... i am not trying to do some civic & morale or national education here ah. :D

anyway, photos for the day... enjoy...

start of the parade with some army orchestra...

the march officially started with troops of soldiers marching through the street... supporters were clapping their hands, waving the flags and cheering to show their support and appreciation...


in between the march, there were some tanks and army vehicles that drove pass too...

more to go...

awww... how sweet is tis... a family who were standing opp us hanged this banner before the start of the parade and were looking out for the main lead "Brad" all the time. when Brad finally appeared among the troops of soldiers, the family were giving full support and encouragement with loud applause and cheering...


Australia's Prime Minister was present at the parade too. of cos his appearance attracted a large group of reporters...

after the parade, Grace & I...oops~!! the Aussie flags were missing.. heehee...

we had our brunch at The Pancake Manor. i asked Grace out a couple of weeks back as i wanna to give her a surprise bday treat before her bday. however, i had something on Wednesday so the date was postponed till today. well, guess is still not too late. heehee... Grace felt quite uneasy accepting the treat but i tink is perfectly alright to be treated on bday. haha... as promised, she will treat me in return when i visit her in Hong Kong or when she visits me in Spore. :D

without further ad0, the feast shall start...

my all time favourite, Chocolate Jewel... i seriously miss pancakes very much...

Chicken Crepe with mushroom...

Blackforest Cherry Pancake... looks good, yeah?

a table FULL of yummy food~!!! woohoo~!!!

heehee... before we start our feast...

with the end of this post, i shall get back to my packing. tis is the 2nd last nite tat i will spend in Campus Lodge. i start to feel weird abt leaving the apartment. afterall, i stayed here for close to a yr and there r so many memorable moments in the apartment. laughter and chatting sessions with the housemates during meal times, i will really miss all these so much... alright, more elaboration on tat in the next entry before i board the plane on Monday. heehee...