Cuddly Little Creatures

Of course everybody knows that Australia is famous for its huggable koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and what not kan. So of course we also would grab the chance to meet these lovely creatures while we're there.

They say koala is a nocturnal animal so siang2 ni die tido jek kejenye. But we're lucky to find a fresh-awake little koala bear kat pokok tepi jalan when we stopped to eat while driving along the beach and countryside. Terkejut aa gak tibe2 jek realized that this koala was staring at us from up the tree while we're eating our home-cooked nasi goreng - Ello you up there! You want some of our nasi goreng? Come down herelaaa...come hereeee =p. Seriously CUTE nak mamposss okkk!!! Mata die boolat and badan gumuksss and it was just sitting kat dahan tu mcm org malas that I felt like grabbing it, giving it a BIG bear hug alalala comelll hehe. We also went to the Koala Conservation Center in Melbourne's Philip Island, so there memang sakit leher looking up the trees for the koalas. I'm not really an animal person, but to me koala is the CUTEST animal ever - period.


The next stop - Philip Island's Wildlife Park. Couldn't wait to meet and feed the kangaroos! In the park, they have wallabies, kangaroos, koala etc roaming freely and we can hand-feed them. I was kinda nervous at first but excited at the same time. Takut aa plak kangaroo tu tendang2 dgn kaki die yg super besar tu to protect themselves ke ape kan. But I guess they got used to the human contact so it was FUN. Now, SRB pulak...hehehe...babe, you know I love you very much but I'm sorry I really have to say this - you penakotttt hahaha! SRB was too nervous around the uncaged animals so he's willing to miss the whole feeding business and became the full-time photographer for me and my kangaroo buddies hehe. Rugi dearrrr hihiks~

Now THIS is the most amazing and unforgettable experience in our whole OZ adventure - watching the penguins return home from their daily fish-hunting trip at Philip Island's Penguin Parade. After a day fishing for food in the sea, the penguins make their way across the beach in groups after sunset to return to their burrows on land. There's a platform and sandy area (ade limitlaa tapi) where you just sit and wait for the penguins. We're not allowed to take pictures or record videos coz it will scare them away from their homes (pics you see below were actually some replicas they made in the main building). So we just sat there on the sand, facing the sea and wait for them to berenang kat pantai and terkedek2 die start jalan balik rumah. Very sweet these penguins tau. They usually wait until their group is complete baru they start walking together2. Sometimes ade yg sampai pantai earlier than the rest, so they acah2 mcm nak jalan to the land, but then swam back into the sea to wait for others. Sometimes even in the middle of walking, if ade yg slow and tertinggal kat belakang, the ones in front will stop and wait. And the way they walk, oh the way they walk...aaaaaAAAaaaa so CUTE!!! I can't really explain it here but it was sooo AMAZING - I want to see them again! OMG best gilerr - experiencing nature at its best! Remind me to watch Happy Feet again dude.