Life Is A Beach, I'm Just Playing In The Sand

It was my first trip to Cottesloe that made me fall in love with Perth, seven years ago. I remember being so overwhelmed by its majestic view. Blue skies. Soft white sand. Clear waters. I took SO many photos at the beach, so I can document how beautiful the view and the atmosphere. I grew up in the urban jungle where we have to drive out for hours to see a decent looking beach. Seeing the horizon, how blue and sunny the beach was, it was love at first sight for me.

Elephant Rocks (William Bay National Park), Western Australia

Elephant Rocks in Denmark

Elephant Pool is a sight seeing spot in a town called Denmark. Why it's called Elephant Rocks because it looks exactly like a herd of elephants paddling in the shallow waters. It's located in Willam Bay National Park about 15km west of the Denmark town cenre.

Address: 

William Bay Road | Denmark, William Bay National Park, Western Australia 6333, Australia

Visiting My Long Distance Boyfriend: Perth in 13 Photos

I just got back from my short and sweet trip from Perth! It felt SO good to see Don and be in his arms again. Gosh, I didn't know how much I miss him until I saw him. The reason why I went to Perth on such a short notice was to play wifey to Don. Don got a new job back in the city and before he moves up, I wanted to see the town he worked in for the past year and spend some time with him. While I was there, I helped him pack up his house, gave him moral support and lotsa love for his new job.

I can go without Twitter, Snapchat, Tumblr and Facebook for days, but not Instagram! Instagram is my favourite social media ever. I am always on the lookout for cool, colourful Instagram accounts to follow. I think this has to do with my love for taking photos. As usual, I took many photos of everything! I like having a platform where I can easily see photos of good memories. Creating my own hashtag to document holidays, memories and events! A few months back, I decided to post only good memories because I want my Instagram feed to be a positive one. My trip to Perth looked like we had a wonderful time together. We look like a typical couple in love. We did have a great time together! And we are a typical couple in love! Perth is such a beautiful city and so Instagram-able!! But I am not going to post photos of us quarrelling or me having an anxiety attack. My little advice is to not always believe what you read or see on the internet.

Below are some Instagram photos of my recent trip in Perth! 

Lomography: Perth, Western Australia in Fisheye

Breakfast Date

My favourite meal of the day is breakfast, but my biggest problem is waking up early for it. I love hearty breakfast/brunches. I usually go savoury in the morning - Big breakfast, Smoked salmon on egg benedict, a bowl of noodles in beef broth or a typical Malaysian-indian breakfast, Roti Canai AND coffee, our vice.

Lunch Time

It's May

Swanborne Beach, Western Australia

#TeamDunco Wedding at Wise Winery Eagle Bay, Dunsborough

Remember when I was ranting about not getting the dress I wanted to wear for Don's brother's wedding. Well, well, well... this girl waited and waited and waited and the dress came online!! It only came in XL, two sizes too big. *sad face* It was such a beautiful dress to give up. I told myself, fuck it. I'm getting it! So I bought it, got it altered and I was good to go. But alteration took longer than usual and I only got my dress a day before i was leaving to Perth! Stress...

I was in Perth again for Don's friend's wedding and to see my baby, of course! The wedding was at the beautiful Wise Winery Eagle Bay in Dunsborough, 3 hours down south from Perth. Beautiful town! Beach. People. I love western weddings. It's simple, quick, no protocols, no awkward speeches from the emcee and fun! I had so much fun that night that I needed Don to help me back to the room. Hehehe... >.<

Natural Spring

One of the reasons why I was in Perth in December was to attend Don's brother's wedding. The wedding was like a scene in the movies, it was PERFECT. Great weather, simple yet elegant, everything ran smoothly and timely and sigh, it was so wonderful. This might be a benchmark wedding for me. 

Leading up to the day i was leaving for Perth, i was busy with work. I had deadlines to meet before leaving and at the same time, had to run errands, buy a dress, and pack! I only managed to pack the night before my flight! (I left a few things behind cause of that). Getting my dress was quite a challenge. Pei Yee showed me this gorgeous dress on Doublewoot. I was dead set on getting it, but when i wanted to check out, my size was sold out (!!!!!!!!!!). OMG..now i had to go out and look for a dress #firstworldproblems. Not having a dress, set me back big time  and made me a little panicking. 

I was super duper lucky, the same week I was leaving. My office had to shut due to some power problems in the building. We had to work from home, haha in between "work" i snuck away to Paradigm Mall and managed to find the dress below. I was in and out from the mall under 1 hour. Shopping under pressure = greatest finds. 

My dress was from H&M.

Bye January

Happy Australia Day!

Film: Kodak 400 Camera: LCA+

Kodak Disposable Camera Photos!

A quick trip to Coles turned out to be a GREAT quick trip to Coles with the discovery of Kodak Disposable Camera (Single use cameras). With 27 exposure of 800 asa film inside... i knew it was going to be perfect for Perth's sunny weather. Its getting too obvious that i LOVE taking film photos in Perth because of its light.

ALBANY, WA

To happiness!

CANT BEAT THIS VIEW

WISH

19th Green

Penchala Link

The want to drop everything and move, then... reality brings me back. 

:( 

DAVIES GROUND

Back with another coffee post! Davies Ground is just a short walk up from Don's place. It a small cafe decorated with stag antlers, wooden floors, stag chandeliers, good coffee and nice baristas. Don is such a people person, he doesn't talk about the coffee first but he raves about the people working there! That guy is such a lad! The barista is such a young hipster (in a good way, of course!) Every morning after breakfast, we would collect coins around the house, walk over and get a coffee each. I think we tried everything on the coffee menu between the both of us. Their mochas are my favourite! Picture above was my first time trying/loving it, only to have it finished off by Don :( 

My LCA has been getting a lot of love and i shot 4 (or maybe 5-6) rolls of nonsense. Cant wait to send them for developing. I dont know about other LCA+ users, after reading (horror) reviews and stories about films coming out blank, i change my batteries every two rolls. Mentioned this to another film loving friend, he called me a freak. Hey, after this happening... I want to make sure my photos come out. 

King's Park

:(

Albany 01

Lunch

At a distillery 

Beach

Feet in the sand

Wild roos

The host

His home

Really lucky to have housemates from south of Western Australia this year. During the easter break, a few of us went down to Albany to visit Stephen! The 5 hours journey down south was pretty interesting with 7 people in the car with different taste in music. I had to listen to Linkin Park for a good one hour. Stephen took us to the beach, a whiskey distillery, the natural bridge and viewpoints. I fell in love with Albany. Albany is such a beautiful town, rich with history.