A day out with Oo-Oo Lay and Aunty Hnin

One nice sunny day me and Zaw Zaw and my mum went to meet my Aunty and U U Lay to have a day out. My dad had to work at a conference.

First we went to my Auntys friends house. She was very nice. We had lunch there- my mum tried some fried frog and I had some curry and rice.

After that we wemt to visit the monastr

y where my brother is going to become a monk.
There were lots of buddhas. The abbot gave me an apple and a biscuit.

Finally we went to the zoo. It was a free range zoo and there were heaps of monkeys and deers hanging about.

We got to feed a elephant, some of the monkeys, deer, and we also got to see and feed a hippo. When it walked away it made a giant noise.

When we ran out of bannanas the monkeys kept running after us because they were still hungry.

And on the way home we went to the commonwealth world war 2 memorial that remembers the sacrifice of 27,000 soldiers from all over the world who fought for the English Queen. All of those people had died in war. Most of them were young men around their 20s.

On the way home we stopped at Pwa Pwa and Poe Poe's house for dinner and I met some more relatives. We did basketball, drawing and played uno alot.

Hong Kong to Burma

We arrived at the airport to Hong Kong after 8hrs on the plane. We had our own TV/computer. I played lots of games with my brother.

When we arrived we settled in, got a phone and called our friends. We slept and woke up and went for breakfast.

On one of the days we were there, we went to a place called Hong Kong Ocean Park.
At Ocean park there was a dolphin show. It was awesome. The dolphins did flips- they even glided across the water with their tails!

The next day we went to Hong Kong Disneyland. We went on a few rides, like in Toy Story Land where we went on a slinky dog ride that feels like your riding slinky and he is trying to chase his tail. It was really fast.

After Disneyland we went to our friends house. Their names were Odie, Yuen and their daughter Skye.  We played with her cat Cheddar.

We played with Skye the next day and also ate Yum Cha at a resturant near their house. After a little play in the afternoon and watching a movie we went on the plane to Burma.

When we arrived nearly all of the Burmese side of the family came. I had never met them except for my dad, grandma and one of my uncles. I was sooo glad to see my dad again.

We all went back to my dads apartment and the others went to their house. We unpacked and met our new pet whose a chipmunk called Jedi.

The next day we went to my Pwa Pwa and Poe Poes house [grandma and grandpa in Burmese] and my uncles and aunties were there too. We also met another girl called Chaw Chaw who lives next door. I played badinton with her on the street. I thought she was really good at it. I also rode a bike that my uncle got for me.

The next day Jedi escaped and we were really sad. So later that day we bought 2 more- a girl and a boy. I chose the boy and called him Stripes. And my dad called his Jedi #2 in memory of Jedi #1.

We went back to my pwa pwa and poe poe's house and met my Burmese cousins. They were shy at first. They were also good at badminton and we played on the street together until after dark.

Another day my Uncle made me a ring made of a rare gemstone called white sapphire. I loved it.

Well that is all i will write to you today. Bye!

Going Round in Circles

I have gone back to Melbourne to get the last of my luggage. I am staying here for 3 days today is my last day.

On Monday I started my distance education classes.

During the last few days I have been staying at my friend Mary's house. So far we have been to highpoint, and while we were there we bought a few clothes and went to this place called Yo-get-it. were you pick your flavoured yogurt and you chose your toppings then if you guess how much it weighs you get it for free.

One evening we went to my Aunty Fiona's house and later on we went  to Yarraville Gardens and met our friends called Robin and Edwina. We had dinner at the food vans. I had tacos.

I also lost a tooth but the tooth fairy didn't find me yet. We are moving around too much!

Hobart

We had a long drive to Hobart, but on the way we stopped for an icecream and then at a special lolly shop in Campbelltown called 'A Little Piece of Heaven'. When I arrived at my friends house [Guy] I unpacked from the car. He wasn't there on the first night because he was camping in Stuart Bay so we had to get him from the bus the next morning.

One of the days I was there Zaw Zaw, Guy and I went to see a movie called 'The Box Trolls'.
We also went to a teddy store full of all kinds of different teddies. I got a new teddy-wolf for 15 dollars and I called him Storm. He came with his own birth certificate.

We went to Hobart Aquatic Centre for a big swim as well as played in the backyard that has a trampoline, big net to climb and its own creek to play in.

Another day, Guy wanted to get a new booked especially signed by a famous author- Graeme Base- he is a really good illustrator and story writer.

Another day we went to a Hip Hop dancing thing and learnt how to dance Hip Hop. There is a video of it!

On the first night we had hamburgers for dinner. One morning me and Guy made breakfast for every one [Guy did most of the cooking, I was an assistant]. We made pancakes.

I really enjoyed my visit at Hobart. I would give this part of our trip 5/5 stars because I really enjoyed these 2 weeks.