{"id":2316,"date":"2008-12-24T03:01:57","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T19:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/2008\/12\/2316"},"modified":"2009-01-16T09:34:47","modified_gmt":"2009-01-16T01:34:47","slug":"a-likely-trip-to-perth-in-marapr-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=2316","title":{"rendered":"A likely trip to Perth in Mar\/Apr 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fishing adventure on a kelong seemed to have been invaded by a likely trip to Perth.&nbsp; So, let&#8217;s start a new Post here.<\/p>\n<p>Joan, Mary, Hou Chong, assuming we have a group of say 7 &#8211; 14&nbsp;pax coming to Perth, and of course, besides meeting you and catching fishes and abalones, we also like to travel south, along the coast and then back to South Perth.&nbsp; Assuming we come to Perth in Mar or Apr this year.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming we are all&nbsp;blur kings, what would be&nbsp;reasonable&nbsp;form of accommodation and transportation to move around Perth and the southern coastal towns.&nbsp; If my memories are right, I once took a 7-seater, so an ideal target would be 7 &#8211; 14 pax.&nbsp; I have a preference for a large single house.<\/p>\n<p>Todate date, Jetstar airways are around $420, all tax inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think are the possibilities of large accommodation, with flexibility to contain&nbsp;7 &#8211; 14 people, with cooking facilities, laundry facilities, a garage, jogging track, a romantic facing of Perth city or a quiet feeling of the ideal retirement, facing a part of the swan river.<\/p>\n<p>Guys, gals, keep the chat on the Perth trip here.&nbsp; And, if you join the trip, you will be very loved if you can take some hard work&nbsp;like can you drive a 7 seater, be left side navigator, cook&nbsp;spagetthi or hae mee,&nbsp; prepare eggs, bacon and toast for&nbsp;breakfast,&nbsp;do shopping eg buy orange juice&nbsp;in a supermarket,&nbsp; go buy the morning newspapers, or clean the car, walk the dog, think of coming to Perth.<\/p>\n<p>Or if you are thinking of 3 month short term retirement living in Perth, consider&nbsp;joining this likely trip and start putting&nbsp; more money in the kitty box.&nbsp; I hope we can make this an annual adventure, and meet up with our friends from Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Terence Seah<\/p>\n<p>Indications (only)&nbsp;of interest to come for this trip:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div>Terence Seah &#8211; (wk of 5 Apr), and&nbsp;lead driver.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strike>Lily Ho &#8211; can only give instructions, turn left and turn right.<\/strike><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>James Tan &#8211;&nbsp;(Week of 15 Mar). Main driver for second car.&nbsp;&nbsp;Driven in US&nbsp;thousands of miles from California and everywhere.&nbsp; Hopeless navigator.&nbsp; Recent cataract.&nbsp; Can cook fried rice\/fried noodles, Terayaki chicken and bee.&nbsp; Useless when it comes to fishing.&nbsp; So must go&nbsp;supermarket.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Norhayati &nbsp;&#8211; can only cook maggie mee.&nbsp; I think can wash car too.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Patrick Lee &#8211; He needs a GPS.&nbsp; Guess can co-drive.&nbsp;(week 15 Mar), can be lead driver.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Sasan Tan &#8211; Cannot do any work, only dancing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Gwyneth Lee &#8211; ooh, can cook chicken rice.&nbsp; yummy.&nbsp; OK, we get some large Australian chicken.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Veronique Lee &#8211; only fish, cannot do work.&nbsp; Maybe be maid of the house.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strike>Ronald Wie &#8211; Jie trusts Ronald,&nbsp;he can drive left or right side.&nbsp; So, can drive.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cannot cook.<\/strike> Prefers to go Perth on another date.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Nancy Major Tan&nbsp;&#8211; Can drive, but not navigate.&nbsp;&nbsp;Careful she said short journey only.&nbsp; Sounds like a great&nbsp;own style spagetti cook,&nbsp; simple chinese dishes eg&nbsp;curry chicken or nasi lemak ok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Oi Cheng &#8211; hopeless driver or navigator.&nbsp; But, at least can cook nice dishes.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Karen Thio &#8211; cannot do anything.&nbsp; Just want to be with fun ppl.&nbsp; When did we start using short forms like ppl?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Grace Wong &#8211; ooh, sure can cook, can wash, but I suspect we should share the kitchen washing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Charles Chua &#8211; a driver alright.&nbsp; Prefers to leave the maggie mee cookers.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Raymond Low &#8211; another co-driver.&nbsp; A golf kaki too.&nbsp; Any golf kakis enthusiast?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strike>Philip Wee &#8211; hoping to join us if the dates are right.&nbsp; Hope he can do something.<\/strike><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strike>Priscillia Wee &#8211;&nbsp; Hope she can do something too. last tri[ 1983.<\/strike><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Catherine Ho &#8211; if holidays coincide.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Annie Loh &#8211; if timing is right, and there are ants and toilets.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Lawrence Lee &#8211; (wk of 15 Mar), can drive and cook and navigate.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Lawrence Lee&#8217;s wife &#8211; (wk of 15 Mar).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Bira Lupolo &#8211; chief eater.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Ann Lim &#8211; can be the breakfast preparer and waitress.&nbsp; Almost morning call alarm.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Anna Set &#8211; can consider.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Mary Chan &#8211; (wk of 15 Mar). needs school holidays.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Chengpun &#8211; can drive, (week of 12 April).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Lisa Ong &#8211; loves to join Apr group<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Lisa Ong&#8217;s husband, not sure can do what?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Kristin Leong &#8211; (wk of 29 Mar or 5 Apr).&nbsp; Not sure can do what.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Venika Leong &#8211; (Anytime), so nice to volunteer as chicken helper.&nbsp; No body wants this job.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Helen Wong &#8211; (Week of 29 Mar or 5 Apr), did say what she can do?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Neo Seok Cheng &#8211; (any week except 7 &#8211; 15 of mth), can do breakfast.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Gwyneth Lee &#8211; (all dates ok), dont know can do what tasks).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Paul Kong &#8211; can drive, dont know what dates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Paul Kong&quot;s wife &#8211; can shop., dont know what dates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Ivy Low &#8211; (Week of 5 April), can clean chicken.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Mega Abdullah &#8211; (week 5 April), can drive, prefers 10 days. <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Lydia Chin &#8211; (dates not decided).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mary (Perth) can join the April group,&nbsp;she can drive and cook.&nbsp; Oops, she volunteers to do washing.&nbsp; Aiyah, our holidays and you do the washing.&nbsp; We shall pick the youngest one in our group to do the washing.<\/p>\n<p>Joan (Perth) can join the March group.&nbsp; Can provide 2 couples B&amp;B facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fishing adventure on a kelong seemed to have been invaded by a likely trip to Perth.&nbsp; So, let&#8217;s start a new Post here. 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