Snow in Newcastle

Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle all the way~

Rudolph the red-nose reindeer, had a very shiny nose~

Joy to the world~

We wish you a Merry Christmas~

You better watch out, you better not cry~

Does the above lyrics remind you of Christmas?
Well, duh! They are christmas songs!
It's July and yet it's cold. Yea!! It's winter in Australia!!
In fact, it won't drop to freezing point where rain turns into snow in Newcastle,
but for heaven's sake "Snow in Newcastle"!?!?!
There's a story behind this.

I went to Morpeth again this day as Wen Ya invited me over for nasi lemak!!
Wow!! Nasi Lemak in Australia!!
I didn't want to go there empty-handed, so I cooked rendang chicken.
The "lunch" lasted for 4+ hours accompanied with horror stories and whatever creepy incidents we've encountered.

After the meal, we've decided to watch "Red Eye" at night. So, I stoned in Room 5 and 7 for a while until Sze Yee said she wanted to cook something to eat.
I know this sounds quite irrelevant, but it is linked to the "snow".
So.. after they finished their meal and decided to watch "Red Eye", Sze Yee asked, "Why the freezer cannot close one?"
We found out that it was due to the layer of thick ice accumulated in the freezer.
So Dai Lou took a stick and started hitting it.
"Tong Tong Tong!"
"Knock Knock Knock!"
"Bang Bang Bang!"
Making all sort of noises
Can you imagine that the layer of ice is so thick that it can fill up more than 3 buckets??
Anyway, Morpeth ended up having a mini snow mountain in the balcony at the end of the session.


Sis-in-law and Dai Lou holding a small portion of the ice!


It's seriously cold!!


Trust me! It's super cold!











Well, since we've maken a mess in the kitchen, we might as well clean it. So, 6 of us co-operated and clean the kitchen up.
This is where the disappointment begins and yet the fun starts as well.
"Red Eye" has no English subtitle and therefore it's a DISAPPOINTMENT! You know~ the anticipation towards this movie!!! Turned the horror-movie lovers down!!!
BUT! We still had fun playing Taboo.


We were splitted into 2 groups - Dai Lou, sis-in-law and Sze Yee in one group while Wen Ya, Hock Luck and I in another.
Next, moving on to choosing group name.
Dai Lou's team was called "Coconut"! Let me show you a picture, then you will know why!

Looks like a coconut doesn't he?










Our team is called "Anything". Story behind the name? Very simple, Hock Luck said, "Anything."
So, the competition was between the "Coconuts" and the "Anythings".

For those who does not know what Taboo is:
It is a game which a person from a group will have to pick a card from a pile of them. This person will have to describe the word without using the taboo words stated and let his teammates guess. If he used the taboo words or decided to skip to the next word, a mark will be deducted. Of course, each trial will be timed and the group can guess as many words as they can within the time limit.

So who won?
The coconuts!
They beat us by one mark at the end.
36 vs 35!!!
Yup, that's all for the fun!