Dinner with second secretary, HC of Brunei

On Wednesday the 27th of April 2011, Ms. Idariani Damit, Second Secretary, High Commission of Brunei Darussalam in Australia paid a visit to Sydney to meet with some BASS members. The rendezvous, at It's time for Thai restaurant at Kingsford, was held to update the latest BASS members' list with 12 members attending the dinner. A special thank you to Ms. Idariani for her visit.

Photo courtesy of Kayden Lim

BASS Easter Holiday Road Trip

Assalamualaikum and ni hao peeps, :D

Anyone up for a road trip this Easter break? We’re planning a 2 days trip to Hunter Valley and Port Stephens which is located north of Sydney. The purpose of this trip is to relax, sightseeing, enjoy the view at these two locations and explore new places. We would also be stopping at some suburbs in Sydney such as Bankstown, Lakemba and Homebush.

Hunter Valley (mostly sightseeing):

• Valleys, mountains and vineyards
• Famous for its award-winning wines and historic towns

Port Stephens (Dolphin watching/Sea Cruise/Sand-boarding):

• Famous with nature, aquatic and land activities
• Sand boarding and sand dunes

• Unspoilt national park.. scenary, good for camwhoring (e.g chee hwa:p)

For more info, please visit the following sites:

Port Stephens (Dolphin watching and sand-boarding):

http://www.moonshadow.com.au/cruises/DWSB/profile.htm

http://www.portstephens.org.au/AboutPortStephens.aspx

Hunter Valley:

http://www.winecountry.com.au/

http://visithunter.com.au/

As of now, we have prepared 2 plans for this road trip. For Plan A, we would be going back to Sydney after visiting Hunter Valley and travel back up north to Port Stephens the next day. For Plan B, we would stay over in Newcastle after the trip to Hunter Valley and go to Port Stephens the next day. For those people that are interested in this trip, let us know which of these plans are preferred.

Date: 23-24^th April 2011 or 24-25^th April 2011 (other dates can be suggested as well). Final decision on date will be on 11.59 pm, Thursday,14^th April 2011. Majority wins mates!

Budget:

Plan A: around $200

Plan B: around $230

If you are interested, please reply at FB event by 11.59 pm, Saturday, 16^th April 2011. Questions and suggestions will be answered at FB event..

Cheers,

The Village Boys!

Easter Holiday Road Trip Schedule (actual time might varies)

Plan A (Total estimated cost : $200)

Time	Day 1 (Activities)	Time	Day 2 (Activities)
8:00am	Pick up car from rental shop	8.00am	Depart from meeting point ( TBA)
9.00am	Depart from meeting point (Place: TBA)	8-12am	Trip to port Stephens
9-11.00 am	Lunch/take away (Bankstown/Punchbowl)	12-1.30pm	Lunch and probably some sightseeing
11-3pm	Trip to Hunter Valley + camwhoring sessions	1.30 3.00pm	Sea cruise and dolphin watching
3-6pm	Round2 Hunter Valley	3-5pm	Sandboarding
6-10pm	Trip back to Sydney	5-9pm	Depart back to Sydney

Plan B (Total estimated cost: $250)

Time	Day 1 (Activities)	Time	Day 2 (Activities)
8:00am	Pick up car from rental shop	8-9.30am	Depart from Newcastle to Port Stephens
9.00am	Depart from meeting point (Place: TBA)	9.30-10.30am	Round2 Port Stephens
9-11.00 am	Lunch/take away (Bankstown/Punchbowl)	10.30-12.00am	Sea Cruise and Dolphin Watching
11-3pm	Trip to Hunter Valley + camwhoring sessions	12-2pm	Sand-boarding
3-6pm	Round2 Hunter Valley	2-5pm	Do something
6pm+	Trip to Newcastle	5pm	Depart back to Sydney

Daylight saving ends today

Greetings everyone,

Just a quick reminder. The Daylight Saving for NSW ends today, SUNDAY, 03/04/2011 at 3:00 a.m. So don't forget to turn your clock  back by an hour.

It is an extra hour of sleep :)