Junaid Noor: Sydney

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

New Year Eve 2009. Sydney

New yr eve 2009 at Sydney as viewed from North Bondi.

From New Yr Eve 2009

New Yr eve 2009 sunset video.

New Yr eve 2009 fireworks video

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sculptures by the sea

One of the most unique and amazing exhibition of scultptural art.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Sydney has been blessed with some of the world's most exotic landscape. Oceanic views, forest bush land and a diverse flora and fauna are all part of the beautiful Sydney.

Around Sydney, one can embark on a number of scenic oceanic walks. The Bondi to Cogee walk takes you from the famous Bondi beach to the Cogee beach via Tamaramma, Bronte, Clovelly and Gordon's Bay.

A complete list of parks, walks and camping places can be found by visiting the following URL

Department of environment: Gov of NSW

Another famous walk starts from the Spit Bridge and end at the Manly beach. The walk is 10 KMs long and goes through a variety of landscapes which include, rain forest, mountains, cliffs and harbour side residential areas.

Last weekend, I along with my friend went on an expeditionary trip to explore the trek and take some pics of the beautiful sights one can come across.

I have placed a slide show below.

Enjoy

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Sydney in Winters

Last weekend I went out with one of my friend, Waqas, on a shooting spree. Yes a picture shooting spree of the most beautiful spots of Sydney.

Unlike other parts of the world, Sydney still retains it spring-time like beauty through out the year and even in winter.

Here are some glimpses of Sydney's winter beauty.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Apartment

Views from my beautiful, luxury apartment

Gordon's Bay

On the eastern coastline of Sydney, between the lovely eastern beaches of Sydney is a place called Gordon's Bay. Next to Gordon's Bay is a snorkelling paradise called Clovelly.

Some excellent pics from Gordon's Bay and Clovelly.

Sydney Beaches

One of the reason Sydney is so famous is because of the lovely beaches it has.

White crystal sand with crystal clear blue waters. A perfect paradise for the holiday escapists.

Enjoy the natural beauty of Sydney beaches.

Crystal St Waterloo

I landed in Sydney on the 2nd of Feb, 2005. My friend brought me to his Unit at 9 Crystal, Waterloo.

I loved the place so much that even today I am still at the same place.

Enjoy some scenic pictures of 9 Crystal St, Waterloo

Centennial Park

In the heart of Sydney's eastern suburbs, lies a beautiful marvel of nature; Centennial Park.

You can find some beautiful pictures of the park below

Australian Motor show

Every year, the Australian motor show is held in Sydney convention centre.

Pictures from the 2007 motor show can be seen in the following slide show.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

One of the reason Sydney popped up on the world map for tourists was because of the architectural marvel called Sydney Opera House.

Enjoy the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

Botanical Gardens

The Sydney Botanical Gardens are located just next to the Opera House and the Sydney CBD.

Enjoy the pics.

Art Galley of NSW

New South Wales Art Gallery is one of the main attractions of Sydney.

The slide show shows some of the center pieces of the art gallery.

Queen Victoria visits Sydney

On 24th of Feb, 2008, Queen Victoria visited Sydney on her last leg of around the world journey.

Here are some snapshots of the ship.

Hyde Park Sydney

Sydney is a city full of life and colors. Hyde Park is one of the main attractions of Sydney. The album below has pictures of Hyde Park. All pictures were on 24th of Feburary, 2008.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Finally I am a Master!

The result was announced on the 18th of July 2007 for the Autumn semester. Much to my relief, I had cleared all subjects and finally I am a Master of science in Inter-networking from the University of Technology Sydney.

The Inter-networking degree is a one and a half years long course which can be upgraded to an extended degree by studying additional four subjects. I chose the extended option and studied four additional subjects.

The M.Sc Inter-networking program is a specialist course which emphasizes on setting up Wide Area Networks(WANS) and Local Area Networks (LANS). The lab equipment is provided by Cisco Systems Inc. Most of the degree is hands on practical work using Cisco Routers and Switches. Some subjects have no lectures at all and are purely based on lab work which is why the exams are also mostly lab based practical exams. Though, some subjects do have written components as a part of the over all assessment.

The cost per subject as of today is $2700 AUD, which is slowly increasing every semester. Taking sixteen subjects would result in a bill of $43,200 AUD. This is a huge amount but worth it. Plus you need to add the cost of living which can be roughly $1000 AUD per month.

My stay at UTS has been a very positive experience and has given me skills which will help me a lot in the booming job market of Australia.