Gold Coast and Potahto

My female owner said that the best surprise that ever happened to her (not just during the Gold Coast getaway but in her entire life) was that, P, her ever constant confidante, travelling buddy, drinking kaki, wise counsel etc etc, had flown over to Brisbane to find her! It turned out that JW and P really conspired to surprise her and what she hoped for on Wed morning came true in such an unexpected way. She arrived at the Brisbane Airport expecting to receive JW, only to meet her Potahto fren. My female owner really couldn't believe her eyes coz P had always been adamant about not visiting Australia.

Oh, the reliving of the good old times - enjoying lazy holidays together, bearing the rain curse that P brings with her on EVERY holiday (can you believe that it was raining at Gold Coast? My female owner never got a tan!), sinful indulgence in fries (countless times), partying (somehow the chopstick sisters always manage to find someone to bring them to a local pub) and swearing off alcohol the next day (who would believe? disaster looms EVERYTIME they go drinking together), taking random photos of food, beach and scenery, shopping till they drop, listening to Chinese songs. The only holiday routine that they probably didnt get to do was to play cards. My female owner wanted to bring cards but thought that JW probably doesn't play them. Alas, the regret was overwhelming.... momentarily. Coz the chopstick sisters found other things to entertain themselves.

At night, they naturally lapsed into their lights out routine where they would talk incessantly about anything under the sun. They even tried to catch the sun rise. Woke up at 5am, dragged themselves out of bed in pitch darkness, walked to the beach which was 140 steps away from the gorgeous apartment they stayed in and waited patiently. They succeeded in seeing dawn turn to day, but not the morning sun. The sky was too cloudly apparently (remember the rain curse?)

My female owner and P also had the privilege of meeting some really amazing people through JW. Will talk more about them and the trip itself another day. Too many good things to say in one post.

As usual, saying goodbye at the end of 5 days of reunion (sound like lovers!) was painful for my female owner but guess she is slowly getting used to the idea that all good things must come to an (painful) end.