SECRET MISSION: DOWN UNDER 19th - 31st July 2008

Mission accomplished .... report due soon. Nice place ... pace of life ... people ... kart tracks ... racing track ... beaches ... car shops ... Carousel Shopping Centre ... very very cold weather, at times below 10 degrees celcius. Freezing .... more text coming as soon as I can get my module/problems crafting out of the way! That will definitely be after my SIGGRAPH 2008 Los Angeles, California trip ....

REPORT ....

Well ... just to quell rumours ... I was there to visit my friend, attend some personal matters and went on a MISSION!

Soooooo many cars for sale along the roads. Spoilt for choice! Just imagine ... 1997 Toyota Supra 3.0L Twin turbo for less than AU$20K!!! Crazyyyyyyyy ... droool .....

Rockingham beach ... or was it Kwinana Beach .... nice ... quiet beach. There is a Masjid managed by a Singaporean imam nearby. Did our Asar, Maghrib and Isya' there. The Imam invited us to their humble house within the Masjid's compound. They even served us with food! I was so touched by their hospitality ...
Oh yeah .... the mission meant nothing if a Supra is not involved!!! Found a couple of them .... niceeeeeee!!!!

We (Anuar and myself) stayed at Anis's rented house. About AU$360/week. Great vicinity! Less than 5 minutes walk to the Greyhound Race Course ... where they race ... not cars ... greyhounds!!! Dogs!!! I guess its their fav past time .... Its also near Carousel Shopping Centre ... super huge ... got lost a couple of times inside.

MANDURAH .... Sentosa Cove is nothing compared to this! Each house has their own boat ... luxury yatch .... If i'm not mistaken each house costs at least AU$2M .... OOOooooooooo ...
Barbagallo Raceway ... where they race V8 supercars like Holdens and Fords ... missed the event though .... :(
Crazy enuff to do karting at Wanneroo Kart Circuit in the cold weather .... My palms were frozen at the end of the session ... The track was quick challenging and slippery .... Excellent!!! But I prefer the track at Cockburn Kart Circuit. More challenging ... a downhill cockscrew turn at the end of a long straight. Ribs breaking!!!! I suffered ribs ache after every session .... too old for this i guess ....
Yeah ... Wanneroo Track Circuit. If only Singapore has a few track circuits like this or Cockburn's. Kart Haven!!!
Old driver in action ..... Yeah eat my dust!!!!

Rainbows .... easily spotted after the rain there .... As far as the eye can see ... In Singapore??? Fat chance ... 1oom view oso got blocked by high rise building .... cheyyyy .... Sianzzz!
The coastlines are beautiful .... dunno what to say ... how to describe ... ocean view ... no land in sight .... just water ... strong waves .... No wonder they do lotsa surfing here.

We travelled more than 300km to the Northern Perth to experience the 'desert'. They call it The Pinnacles. Actually doesn't really look like desert larrr .... just small sand dune area with limestone rocks protruding almost anywhre .... Interesting though ...
On the way to Pinnacles .... Vast land .... I've never experienced such a view that I stopped the car and just absorb the atmosphere. Just imagine flying the Microlight around these areas .... speechless ... total speechless.

Houses along the Cottesloe Beach .... very scenic drive .... People strolling ... jogging ... cycling ... no pressure ... no crowd ... just enjoying the things they do .... awesome!!!

Oh yesss .... they also have the flying field ... i mean really specially dedicated RC flying field! Not like Singapore where we are playing cat and mouse game with the police each time we go for flying session. Bestest!!!

Next stop ... Los Angeles for SIGGRAPH 2008 Convention and Exhibition.