Too many things have been happening and the post dragged. A semester when the nerd decides to give no heck about his research assignments due this week.

Balloon Spectacular
was not as spectacular as we expected since the balloons went off one by one. Was with XiaoJuan and Cheryl. A nice picture was not possible since you actually are surrounded, 360 degrees, with hot-air balloons! Would actually be nicer if you ARE inside one of those balloons, but it costs 300 AUD per person, so... we visited Old Parliament House of Australia instead.

Symphony by the Park
This was the first time I actually experienced live concert performance outdoors. Was with Cherry, Xinran, Andy. It was super entertaining because I simply love the music. I was amazed by how the entire orchestra could play in perfect synchronization with a cartoon showed on the big screen. Very entertaining night, also partly because of what happened that night after the performance hee hee. 

Canberra Lights
This was one event that we dragged so long because of the weather. Was with Raad. Gloomy rainy weather didn't deter us on the last day of the event where we went to the Parliament House to catch the last few moments of Canberra Lights, projection on buildings and spectacular light shows.

Black Mountain Hike
Today, after staring out of my window everyday at the tower, we, XiaoJuan, Andy, William, finally decided to hike up Black Mountain, 812m above sea level, to Telstra Tower, a local telco company tower. Was easier than expected, but to our disappointment, all the places with good views are cordoned off. Still an accomplishment anyhow :D

Skyfire 2014
Was pretty bored with all the performances (to be a tad too honest). I was only here for the fireworks! We got a really good seat, or a spot of grass, rather, with Cherry and Yang. The fireworks above Lake Burley Griffin lasted 18 mins. It was simply a huge feast for the eyes (though the background music is pretty irritating). You really have to be there and experience the whole atmosphere yourself! A sample of a snapshot, high quality video in my laptop.

Went back to B&G kitchen after that. I then made the conclusion that a person should not prepare food at night! Haha!

One thing that I am glad about, was that I go for events with different people, enhancing interaction, oh and, who says Canberra is a boring city?