GC Day 7 & 8 - Surfer's Paradise and Goodbye

We woke up at 4.30am on Day 7...we were afraid we would miss the sunrise since it was already very bright when we woke up at 6am yesterday...but it was still dark...so we waited till 5am..then we changed and walked to the beach...reached the beach at 5.15am...still dark...and freaking cold.. about 5.20am...there was some light...but the horizon was cloudy/ misty..couldn't see the sun...so we sat on the sand...shivering...waited till 5.30am...it was brighter..but still no sight of the sun...by 5.45am it was very bright already..but the sun was a no show...so we decided we'd go back to our room and continue our beauty slumber...i guess i'm more of a sunset person after all...i think the sun sets faster...so we slept back till about 9am...
Got up and cleared our room..did some last minute packing...and checked out about 10am...took a bus to Tweed Heads...then checked into the New Dolphin Hotel about 12pm...the room wasn't too bad..at least it was clean...got a double bed and a single bed...and a nice view out the window...but we didn't spend much time in the room though...went to do some last minute shopping...bought 1kg of macadamia for Andrew, some pistachio for Mom...and sugar-free chocs for Mom and Aunty...we had a good lunch at one of the Italian restaurant at Coolangatta...i had fish and chip..and Flora had pizza..we even ordered gelato for dessert...

Then we bought a day-pass for the bus and took the bus to Burleigh Heads...walked around the beach..and visited the Exeloo again...then we hopped on the bus and stopped at Nobby Beach... think that's a popular place for surfers...so many surfer dudes and dudettes there...and we saw 3 fellas er...para-surfing (not sure if that's the right term for that sports)...it was so cool...cutting through the waves...and jumped up and sommersault...would have loved to try...if the weather wasn't that cold...next stop, Broadbeach Mall (Oasis)...bought another 2 books there...hehe...told you i'm a sucker for books...

Our last stop was Surfer's Paradise...reached there about 7pm...went into this shop called Valleygirl and we were shopping again..hehe..bought a knit dress there...then we walked along the night market...they sell arts and crafts stuffs there..mostly hand-made souvenirs...very interesting and artistic...but most stuffs are breakables...so couldn't bring back lah...too risky...i think Surfer's Paradise is the only place that's still teeming with life at night...it was Friday night..and all the young people were down here...clubbing and all...we ate dinner at Oporto...Flora had their famous Bondi Burger..and i had their Rappa...saw a nice yellow sports car and some really long limousines at that area..really happening...thank God we were staying in Tweed Heads that night..so we could go back late...the buses run from Surfer's Paradise to Tweed Heads 24 hours...we got back to our hotel about 9.30pm...bathed and then packed all our stuffs...i came with a half full luggage...i went home with a full to the brim (and definitely a lot heavier) luggage...watched half of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' before i went to sleep...it was on TV...and i love Four Weddings....

Day 8 was the day of goodbye...we checked out from our hotel at 6.50pm...got on the 768 bus at 7am...dropped us right at the doorstep of the airport at 7.12am...still early for check-in...but the queue was long..so we only managed to check in by 7.40am...just in time...still had time to shop at the duty-free..bought 2 bottles of Sambuca (500ml each) for my bro Simon...cost me AUD31..which was cheap i supposed..also bought a bottle of red wine for Dad..and a small bottle of whiskey....then it was time to board our flight back to KL...sigh..good times really fly...it's time to get back to work and reality...until my next holidays...