Day 5

Finally on the final day , I woke up early to see the sun rise , but sadly it was very cloudy for me to even see the sun. But however far across the sea, I barely was able to a whale or dolphin and it was one of those moment I would never forget.

After our delicious breakfast, we quickly packed our luggage so we could get ready to head to DreamWorld , something which all of us were waiting for. After the intense and adrenaline  pumping rides, it was sadly time to head to the airport and depart back to Singapore.

Day 4

On the fourth day , i once again woke up early in the morning to see the sun rise at the beach at 5.30 , fortunately, the sky was clear and was the perfect moment to take a picture of the sun and was also the first I got to such a beautiful landscape of the sun rising. After breakfast , we were headed to the port of Brisbane , where we got to see how the country import and exports cargo , it was really small compared to Singapore. We then went to TI Tree Bioenergy facility  , where we got to learn how the facility uses its landfill to generate electricity and doing it so in a Eco-friendly way. After the Long day , we went to an Indian restaurant called the Taj Palace where they served north Indian cuisine food.So after dinner,some of my friends and I went to surfers paradise to buy some souvenir, and also during our shopping we got to see some street performance.

Day 3

On the 3rd day,I went to wake up early morning to see the sun rise, but unfortunately the sky was a little cloudy so I couldn't take the best picture of the sun. Afterwards, we went to University of Queensland where got to be chemical Engineers for a brief moment. Afterwards students were divided into group and were to do a short presentation on Eco-friendly devices that saves up electricity. My team were to present a water bottle light bottle , that only requires a metal sheet , clean water , chlorine/bleach and a little sunlight.we also manage to test out how solar panel powers up devices.afterwards, it was the moment most of us students were waiting for, shopping time ! We went to Harbour town outlets where we could buy clothes that were relativity cheaper then in other areas. I managed to buy a couple of shirts and also a hoodie from Nike( with a discount card of course). A few hours away from reaching our hotel , we went to a shop that sells different varieties of honey, all of which had their own unique taste and sweetness.

After shopping was done we went back to the hotel to freshen up and then went to the same restaurant that we went on the first day. I managed to also buy a packet of nougat which was a dollar cheaper thanks to our tour guide Mr.Kelly. 

Day 2

On the 2nd day in Australia, we went to the Commonwealth bank of Australia where we get to see how the bank manages its money and how it uses IT to enhance the user experience of its customers. Afterwards we went to 4zzzFM radio station ( community radio station in Brisbane ). We got to see how different varieties of music was shared across Brisbane radios and how it uses IT to gain more listeners. I managed to buy a shirt for $25(Australian dollars ). We then went to tour a brewery called XXXX (pronounced as 4X) Brewery, where got to know the history of the beer and managed to taste the different types of beer they've got to offer.It had a smooth aftertaste even though I took 5 different rounds of the beer they offered.We then to surfers paradise where we got to taste Fish & Chips for dinner. It was delicious.

Day 1

Throughout the flight, there was non-stop chatter from our group which had the small part of the back of the plane to ourselves. There was no doubt that everyone was excited for the trip. We finally touched down in Brisbane, Australia and we quickly cleared customs without any trouble. We then proceeded to collect our luggage before having yet another briefing by Mr Kelly.

Outside, everyone grouped up to meet the first coach captain of our trip, (Is it Tony?), we were then led to his bus where everyone loaded up their luggage into the cargo bay of the coach before boarding the bus.

After we boarded the bus and a head count was done, we were off to our first sightseeing location which was (I forgot the name but it's a lookout or something).

From there, we went on to tour points of interest in Brisbane city like King George Square, City Hall, Chinatown, Treasury Building & Southbank Parkland.

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Finally, we stopped at Nandos for lunch and everyone ate to their hearts' content!

After lunch, we had a leisurely drive up to Mt. Coot Tha Lookout which gave us a panoramic view of Brisbane City and its suburbs.

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Finally, as the sun began to dip below the horizon, we had a long road trip to Watermark Hotel which was our hotel for the trip.

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Day 0

On September 24, we got together at Singapore's Changi Airport for our flight to Australia. We were first greeted by Mr Teo followed by Mr Kelly who was our tour guide for the trip. We then checked in our luggage one by one and got our plane tickets. After a short briefing, we took a group photo and we said our goodbyes to our parents before we entered the departure hall.

Inside the departure hall, we went our seperate ways to find some food and a cup of coffee to keep us awake during our overnight flight. But while we were having our coffee, an announcement was made and our gate was changed! Everyone texted in the whatsapp group to let each other know of the update and soon, we met outside the new gate for our flight.

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As the plane departed Singapore, we settled in for an excited but sleepless flight...