Melbourne started to rain! (Day 2)

In the morning, it was really really stuffy... It's like an oven! Towards the afternoon, it started to rain... So, didn't really take lotsa pics... Anyway, I spent my second day walking the University of Melbourne and took a tram to St Kilda's beach... In the night, met up with some friends to have dinner... That's all gua... Was quite tired at the end of the day...
One thing bout Melbourne uni is they dun have a stone plaque! So, this would be the sign everyone will wanna have a picture with la... Hehe...
These are some of the pics of parts of Melbourne uni... Dun reli rmb the names of the buildings but this one shud be the old law building...
This one I know... The old physics building...
Old law hallway... Juz like in Harry Potter according to some of my friends...
I like to look at the clear blue skies with a few puffy white clouds... It makes me feel so calm and can forget bout my troubles and worries... But of course, if got birds flying then I rather not look up... Haha...
Smthg that nearly made me cried... Spicy~~ And since it's expensive, I had to force myslf to finish it.... It was a long, loooong 15 minutes!
Really teh botol and teh kotak, literally! XD Fyi, teh botol is bottled tea and teh kotak is boxed tea...
Soon after lunch, I met up with Kia Xin and Charlene... Took a "free" tram to St Kilda's beach...
Who knows the flies followed us there...... Annoying!!! But as I said in my previous post, Charlene actually found a way to ward off the flies... Temporarily... XD
Ta daa!!! A packet of mothballs is the answer!! She managed to repel the flies... but unfortunately, somehow the flies grew fonder towards Charlene... XD After she kept the packet of mothballs, all the flies flew and circled her head!! Muahahaha~~ So funny.... Oops~ Hehe...
I saw some children at the beach... Kinda made me think of the innocent type of love between young siblings... And the uncle behind vy jor deng (extra and distracting) lo!!
After leaving the beach, we went to the shops area to walk... It was already raining that time... Saw this unique van, which probably juz landed on Earth... Haha! I dunno I got think too much anot but it kinda circled the place... It went to and then came back the same route and repeated... Seems like the "aliens" eat till full and got nothing to do (a hokkien saying)...
Other than those strange stuffs, I noticed this cute lil' doggie.... It was looking away and I juz go "tsk tsk tsk" and it turned to look at me! I took its photo aftr that...
After walking for a while, we went back to the city by the "free" tram... Met up with Jeremy, Brian, Shin Hoon and Kar Mun... Went to have dinner together at Chinatown... Not in this restaurant of course!! I scared I enter this restaurant then no nid come out dy... -_-||
One of the special things I had in Melbourne is this... Deep-fried ice-cream... And to have it in a Chinese restaurant is pretty unique too!
So, after a long day's walk, the day is finally over... Reached Andrew's place and rested, showered and took a look at the photos I captured that day... Of course, I did some thinking and missing too... :)

Well, since now stil got some time, I'll juz do the third day la... If got time, I'll juz do the fourth and last day as well... Finish evrythg earlier better la... Hehe... So, c ya ppl!! Hope u enjoyed reading...

Melbourne is so hot! (Day 1)

Exams were over, flight tickets were bought... Time to enjoy the holidays!! And I was one step closer to going back Malaysia! Decided to stop by Melbourne, Australia to visit some friends... Did some exploring in the city area too...
Morning 630 am... That was my flight time... Needless to say, I didn't sleep much the nite before... Hehe... Nervous and scared miss flight! XD I took the shuttle with a junior, Chun How to the airport... He was leaving towards Brunei and then Malaysia...
I took Pacific Blue... The flight attendants were vy friendly with the passengers and even played a game... But cuz I didn't sleep the nite before, I slept thruout the 4 hours of flight! Haha... After touchdown, I took the Skybus to Southern Cross Station and met up with Andrew... Later met up with the rest and had Japanese food along Chinatown... Hehe... The above pic's Teriyaki eel rice with egg... Salty and sweet but nice!
Ok... So, that's when my journey begun! Hehe... Sounds like an adventure eh? It really was mar... XD This here is the Victoria State Library... Andrew said that there aren't any novels inside... It's kinda like an archive... Encyclopaedias, journals and all those stuffs... Another thing is that there are lots of ppl picnic-ing outside...
Then, we walked under the burning hot sun to this place... This is the Flinders Station... I guess it shud be the main train station gua... Hehe...
We crossed the street to come to the tourist centre... It was such a small world that I met Ying Swan (friend from Auckland) there! Oh no, she's not the penguin la... Haha... She went to Melbourne to meet up her friends too... This above pic was taken cuz we saw this vy friendly penguin walk towards us... Hehe... From right, Andrew, Charlene, penguin, me and Hui Qing...
After we got out of the tourist centre, we came across this "bra van"... Haha... I was still wondering what was it when I saw it... After I saw the word "uplifting" then only I realised... Unique eh? The bra van! Dunno do what oso... XD
Passing by the bra van, we came to the Art's centre... This is where all the stage thearetical shows are shown... Opera la, plays la, musicals la... All here... We went inside to look look see see... And other than that, we also go in to use the toilet and to enjoy the cool air of the air cond... XD Bo pian (no choice) la... Melby reli vy hot mar! Haha... During the summers only la...
Outside the Art's centre, there were mirrors placed at an angle... They told me a lot ppl took photos there so, I oso dun wan lose out! Haha...
After walking out of the Art's centre, we quick quick walked to the next stop which is right beside only... The National Gallery of Victoria... Inside got a lot of art masterpieces and also strange strange things... For example lei... The air cond comes out from below one... In the pic above, Charlene was showing us one... There were lots of holes like these... Air comes out... But one thg funny is the place dun smell one lo... Cuz some ppl got Hong Kong foot (direct translate.. Hehe.. It's Athlete's feet la) mar... Then the wind blow liddat sure vy smelly lo... But thank gudness not smelly...
I kinda like this art piece... So got feel... The background, the lighting... Juz right! Hehe...
Here's another strange art piece... This one I called Andrew between orange and blue... XD
After we enjoyed the air cond and the art masterpieces, we walked out of the cooling place and walked a very torturous 5 minutes to the Shrine of Rememberence... It's is to commemorate the ANZAC soldiers in both WWI (pronounced as whee) and WWII (pronounced as wheeeeee)... Haha...
So, we walked upstairs and I found a very good place to take a panoramic photo... And there you go, a panoramic view of the city of Melbourne with the Eureka tower in the middle... The Eureka is the tallest residential apartment and also has the highest viewing deck in the Southern Hemisphere!
All no exercise... KO liao... XD But they are actually quite strong dy la... Hehe... Under the hot, scorching sun, they can actually walk with me to sooo many places... really vy geng (skillful) liao lo! Andrew, Charlene and Hui Qing, thanks yea!!

Oh, I forgot to intro a bit mroe bout the Shrine... Inside, there's actually a plaque on the floor, in the middle and above it directly, there's a hole with a transluscent window pane... At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month every year, the sun's rays will shine and concentrate on one word on the plaque... Guess what word? It's "Love"... Cool eh?! I juz missed it only......
After the Shrine, we went back to the city via tram... Met up with Kia Xin and Rachel in front of Melbourne Central, which is opposite the State Library... Rachel and Andrew left first, leaving Kia Xin, Charlene and Hui Qing to bring me around... We took the City Circle, a free tram service to Melby's waterfront... They named it Docklands...
They went there to look at fishes... But I went there with a reason, which is to take photos! Haha... Nite photos are always the nicest... I think la... So, while they three looked at fishes and talked their time away, I went around to take photos...
A docked yacht... People in Aussie and NZ like to go sailing smtimes... So, most of em, if rich, they'll buy boats or yachts... Just nice, Docklands is Melby's newest precinct and judging by the looks of it, I bet only rich ppl live there la...
There are also art masterpieces there... This one is the legendary upside down cow on a tree... According to Kia Xin la... XD Btw, I like the sky that day... It was really beautiful!
After taking some photos and feeling a lil' hungry and impatient, I decided to go back to the city... Cant stand it alrdy, too hungry la! Cant wait till nitefall... So, we took the tram back to the city... A few thgs I like bout this pic are the city lights and the tone of the sky... Made me think of the busy life which has juz ended in a city...
After waiting for a while, our tram arrived and we took it to Lygon Street, where all the Italian food are at... Went to a restaurant called Universal and I had the Lasagna... Whoa~ Vy the nice lo!! Not vy expensive too... But I heard there are cheaper places la.. Hehe... Juz that Universal is more classy gua...

After dinner, we went to have ice-cream at Fredo's... The famous one la... Lots of ppl queueing up... Lots of Asians... Malaysians and Singaporeans... Haha... Feels like home... XD They had specialty flavours like Roche and Durian... But being a person who doesn't like Durian, I chose Tiramisu instead... I admit the Roche reli is vy nice! But as for the tiramisu, it's so so only...

If u ask me how I'd describe Melbourne during summer, I can say only two words... Flies and Hot! Haha... The flies there like nowhr else to go liao lo... Fly here and there around us (not cuz we dirty or smelly)... They even landed on our face! So geli (disgusting)~~~~ -_-|| So, nex time if got go Melbourne during summer, dun forget ur insect repellant... In the next post, I'll tell u all how Charlene cast off the flies! But in the end still failed.. XD So, c ya all nex time!

A lil' update

Hey folks! Recently I have been really bored and tired... Maybe cuz too much studying? Haha... And that's why I found something to do to release stress... Watch anime!! Out of the sudden, I have this craving for Initial D wor... Dunno why also... Haha...

This evening, I was chatting with my sis... She recommended a few Youtube videos to me... Gosh, it's sooooo funny la!! Another gud way to release stress... XD Here's one really funny video...



Click play to see wat's it bout la... XD Classic, man!! Indian Die Hard.. LOL!!

Hope this video made ur day brighter yea! ;) C ya for more!!

Oh yeah!!

I know I should be studying but.... But... Hehe... Juz cant help it... XD Anw, I was browsing thru youtube and found this! During times of stress, this made me laughed a bit and relax a lil' too... Look below... Hope it'll bring laughter to u guys and gals out there!! The song is nice and he looks funny too!!

Seems like he came out with a new album! And u all know what it means!! Hehehe... :P Time to be a ciplak king!! (means smthg like pirate la...) XD Oops~ C ya nex time!

Recently

Hey people! Been wondering what have I been up to lately? Hehe... Apart from exams (I shud be studyin right now lo.. XD), I went around having good food! Good like really fine dining o... Hehehe... Not that I rich or what la... Juz wanna try try new stuffs mar... :P
This is the place le~ It's called O'Connell Street Bistro... The name suggests that it's not really a fine dining place but it actually is... The interior's really artistic and romantic... But at times may get a lil' noisy la... Hehehe... Imagine us, a group of M'sian guys go there... We talked loud, laughed loud... Anw, the ppl there also loud la! :P
Salt and pepper sitting on a white, candle-lit table...
Before we go into the food, let's intro the people I went with! Someone new and someone who's hardly ever gone out of our apartment... Haha... Introducing Clarence on the left and TC on the right.. Paiseh har, TC... Ur mouth cacat-ed (disfigured but literally means crippled) liao... XD
Sitting beside me is Han Meng, my room mate and Darrel (in green) who brought us there to eat...

Now, the food! All of us went for the 3-course meal valued at NZD 39.50... There was a 2-course one at 32.50 too... Only these two "cheaper" choices at that time... Hehe... Really thank gudness we went for the 3-course meal lo! More worth it relatively la... Look below then u know why liao..
First course, entre... Looks small and yummy eh? This is crispy squid, rocket and roast garlic saffron aioli... Long name... Haha! Two mouth finish 10 bucks liao... U all muz b wondering how big is my mouth eh? I tell u, it's the food small la... XD Fine dining mar... Evrythg oso fine... Small small....

But good thgs always come in small packages! :) This squid's saltiness hides the bitter taste of the rocket and when dipped into the sauce, there's a creamy sensation in the mouth... Wa~ nice la....
Next is the main dish! The supposed-to-be-quite big-and-can-eat-till-full-full-and-feel-pregnant dish... Turns out, three mouth finish dy... -_-||| Anw, introducing seared South Island salmon with Bok Choy coleslaw... :) Another long name... I like how they fry the fish... Not too oily at all! I added some pepper and salt cuz the fish is bland... The coleslaw kind of added a sweet taste to the dish and the fish is crispy outside, tender on the inside... Yumm yumm!! :9
For all dishes, we have two choices.. I chose the salmon and the other is this one... Smthg TC said made me laughed a bit actually... The white strips on the food are cheese... When the waitress putting the cheese, TC suddenly say "Bak chor mee..." (Minced meat noodles)... I was like "Hahaha... Aiyoyo"... This dish is called linguini of confit duck with roasted red onion, baby spinach and Parmigiano Reggiano... Facncy long name eh? Parmigiano Reggiano is actually Parmesan cheese lo... Make life so difficult wanna put such a hard-to-pronounce name... -_-|| I never tried this dish though... Cuz if I take one mouth, my friend only left with two... XD
Next!! Dessert of course!! I think it kinda looks like an elongated piece of mooncake... Haha... But no lo! It's actually Manuka honey tart with pistachio nut ice-cream and apple syrup... Sounds sweet and yummy eh?! It is actually quite sweet but that's the reason of having desser mar! Haha... Again, 2 mouth finish liao... XD I like the pistachio nut ice-cream though...

Well, that's all on Tuesday, which was two days before my first exam!! This semester, I took four papers but only have exams for three of em... Modelling in Operations Research, Thermofluids as well as Modelling and Design 1... Hehe... Just finished the first two and now, left with Modelling and Design 1, which is the very last day of the year!! Ish.... My exam time table is seriously crappy la... 29th Oct, 30th Oct and 16th Nov!! Aiz~ In hokkien, we call this "bao tao, bao beh" (means smthg like I take the beginning and end).. SOuncs funnier in hokkien la.. XD

Nth vy interesting happened two days ago... But smthg interesting happened yesterday! Hehe... I went to the Engineering library to study with Tuan and Clarence... We were all basically screwed cuz got not much time to prepare... :( And while studying half-way, the following happened:

Tuan : Eh, I think Superman's the best la! U see Batman is human only and Spiderman mutated guy...
*Me and Clarence looked at him*
Tuan : But hor... Spiderman drop down from tall building can't die one lei...
Me : Really? I thought he will die one? He not also human mie?
Clarence : Yea lo...
Tuan : No lo... That time in movie he drop down flat on his back! Still alive lei...
*I look at Clarence and he looked at me and both agreed*
Tuan : I wonder if we throw spider down 100 floors, will the spider die?
Clarence : Spider so light... Won't die la.. Just like throw ants down mar....
Me : If u throw ants down, I think before the ant hit the ground, it alrdy fly away with the wind la! Haha...

That occurred only one hour away frm the paper gonna start... I was like "Waleu~ so stress dy stil got time talk bout superhero?!" -_-||

Anyways, thank gudness I didn't do very badly for Thermofluids la... Hehe... But I was satisfied with Operations Research la... Haha! Well, it is smthg I'm gonna major in and do research in ar! Hehe... Okok... I need to go shower and get ready to go out!! Gonna blog bout that soon.... So, stay tuned!! C ya, readers!! ;)

I feel the sun now

The past few days, I've been thinking whether to do it or not... Finally, after sooooo many ppl asking me to do it, I went to do it...
That was before....
This was after! I was very satisfied with it... Considering the not-so-expensive price la.. Hehe...

Sometimes I wonder why I think so much for whether I should do a haircut compared to whether I should go out to eat... Let's compare la... A bowl/plate of food in Malaysia costs like average RM 5 and u get the same thing here for like NZD 10... The scale in the numbers is bout 2 times... On the other hand, for haircuts, I go to one which is like RM 16 and here, it's NZD 25... The scale is about 1.6... And yet, I can go out eat so many times when I can juz eat at home... But for a haircut, I would think soooo hard before cutting... Haha~ Funny la... Or mayb cuz food is more important gua.. that's why nvr go think about it also...

Anw, I shall stop here la.. Time for me to hav a gud rest! C ya folks!

This is what I call lame.....

First of all, I wanna announce that I broke a record today! Haha... Personal record... I actually slept for bout half an hour in lecture! XD Oops.... Sorry, Dr Solomon..... But I still didn't miss ur really really lame joke...... Do u all know what's lame? Let me show u what true lame is....
Today at the same lecture that I slept (hehe....), the lecturer was teaching us smthg bout the Bin method... He said "This is the Bin method... Not the Bin Laden method!" and he actually laughed himself!!

I totally went from -.- to o.O to -_-||| OMG! That's suuuuppppeeeerrrrr lame lo!!!! Hehe... Ok, back to my books now! Shall update soon again...... So, c ya ppl soon!