Back for real..

So it was the early morning of july 25th...
all of us gathered at Melbourne Central to wait for the bus..
departed at 1.30am..
to Falls Creek!

forced myself to sleep...
but with the excitement building up...
how could I..

around 4am..
we stopped by McDonalds for breakfast..

ahh yess...
the Sausage McMuffin...with coffee and hashbrown..
perfect combination =)

back on bus...
im still wide awake...
and think the only one...

and at around 7am...
it was my first encounter with the snow...

after placing our luggages and all...

my bro and his gf, serena

its was finally time for snowboarding...
grabbed our board and equipments...
and headed up...

dave, kun, me, aaron, yong

benny, me, kun, yong
and yes...the sun was glaring..

up to the lands where no man had ventured before...
to a place where no man ever returned alive..
we said our prayers as we head up...
a place where the fearsome behemoth lived...

okay...okay...
we just headed up to the peak of the mountains...
the place where even lil kids go...
the place where everyone comes back alive..

can't blame me for exaggerating a lil right..
its my first time seeing snow!
and actually feeling it!

and our snowboarding lessons began...

kun and aaron
in the midst of lessons..

sure...
I had my falls..
few hours of falling on ur ass...ur elbows...
and u'll eventually learn...
so yea...i got the hang of it later in the day..
and if u've done skiing...dont think boarding would be any easier..
two completely different sport..

and yes!
skiing is easier cause you have more control over ur legs..
boarding is more fun though =p

once it hit 5, 6 pm..
we were dead tired..

but instead of taking the chairlift down...
we decided its time to conquer our very first slope..
Wombat's Ramble..
a green slope..

green being the easiest...
follow by blue...
and then black being the hardest..

well..for my bro it was easy...
hes been boarding since last year...
and that exchange trip to canada made him better...
so yea...
he boards a bit...
and then stops and wait for us in front...

part of the Wombat's Ramble..

it was kinda hard for us beginners..
we took about 1 hour just to reach the bottom..
and for the regulars??
it takes them only 15 to 20 minutes...
"one day i tell you...one day..."

dinner was....dissappointing =p
we were hoping to find a nice restaurant..
but everything seems to close really early for a vacation spot..

so in the end...
dinner for us was..

2 loafs of bread...

nutella...

peanut butter...

coffee...

and the classic...
instant cup noodles..

slept 1 hour later...
after the excitement within me died down a lil...

the next few days we were boarding like pros.....

almost...

another few more years and yea...
we will be =)

pics from the 2nd day...

kun, me, aaron, yong

yong eager to begin...

aaron...
the guy who had 7 burgers in less then 3 days!

dinner that night was alot better...
called for pizza delivery...
shared 2 large pizzas with my bro and Serena..
Haiwaian Chicken and "The Man"

....
....

" The Man " tasted really salty...

...
...

but it was all good...
had a drinking session the second night too..
Amanda, Charlene and Zee came over too..
few people got wiped out that night..

few...
like Kun and Aaron...
are still able to cook IndoMee at 1.30am..

and on that very night...
it started to snow...

it was actually snowing...
and i witnessed it...

so on the 3rd and final day...
there were no snowboarding..
just chillin..
and...
bit of snow wars...
at one point i was the victim...
snowballs flying towards me..
hitting me in the head body legs...everywhere...except 'there
i kinda enjoyed gettin whacked by snowballs..
its fun since its my first time...

it snowed again on the 3rd day...
and...
i finally notice...
what snowflakes look like..
i thought it was only in the movies...
or just plain animations...
that made them star-shaped..
but...
i was wrong...