We arrived at the school at around 9.30am. We were met by a teacher, Mrs Lloyd. She had prepared a short programme for our morning stay at the school. Mr Shane Baker, the Principal, also came to welcome us before the student leaders lead us on a tour of the school.
There were three activities that the school had organised for us to do. All the activities had to do with the Australian culture. The first activity was decorating a boomarang with aboriginal drawings. The second was to colour a traditional drawing. The third was to learn Australian rugby!!
Each activity gave us an opportunity to interact with our Australian buddies. We had a great time.
Claire and Megan with their new colouring buddies.
Jing Liang and Camelia making new friends.
Crystal and Emlya learning about decorating the boomarang.
The boys learning the intricacies of aboriginal drawing.
Zhi Huan having a relaxing chat with the girls after kicking the rugby ball about.
Looks as though Syahmin has a trick or two up his sleeve when it comes to playing rugby.
I think the ball is supposed to go up and not down, Gladys.
Sadly, we had to bid farewell to our new friends. But not after exchanging contacts and gifts.
It was a really long bus ride. Mark, our driver, told us lots of interesting information about the fauna and flora on our way to the farm. The scenery was so different from the one in Singapore. There was only big areas of land and sheep grazing around. One of the most brilliant sights was the field of canola. (yes, where the oil comes from) It was bright yellow and literally looked like a field of gold from afar.
A part of the field of gold.
At the toilet stop, we found two alpacas at the back of the shop. They were really adorable and we fed them.
Finally, we reached the farm and we met Robin, the farmer. After settling in our bags, we immediately went back out to take a short ride around the farm. We had to go onto the back of the van where we could take great shots of the animals and the farm.
Some very happy faces.
I wonder which angle would give me the best picture....
We also took the opportunity to wander into the 'gold' field.
Don't step on the plants!!
Robin explained the types of crops grown on the farm and she even allowed us to enter her canola field. The farm is 6000 acres!!! She also invited one of the shearers to come down to shear one sheep for us. Many of us cringed as we watched the sheep become completely 'naked', without its woolly coat.
We were given some time to explore the farm while Robin and her helper prepared dinner for us. She also started a fire for the night.
The following are some of the photos we took with our friends and teachers:
Team Charlie with Miss Isda
The farmer's house - almost like little house on the prairie.
Three beauties under the cherry blossom tree. (just behind our rooms)
The camp fire was a welcome entity to the cold night. We talked and talked and Mr Ng also gave out some very interesting souvenirs for everyone(sponsored by SIA) Sadly, the skies were a bit cloudy. We only managed to capture the sight of the stars once the clouds moved aside.
At the start of the fire.
The fire burned brightly and warmed us up very quickly.
The students created their own stars with the use of their torchlights.
It was time to spend our last night in Perth. Some of us were looking forward to going home, and some of us wished that the trip would not end. In any case, we were tired and went to bed. We wanted to see more of the farm the next day.
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