its alright ... and i am back

i am back people!! miss me?? this trip was good. v v good. and i think i really needed it. i did things that i dun do normally and totally surprised me.

- day one. i was beat (thanks to red eye flight) and my room was not ready. i ended walking around st kilda at 8am in de morning. went back to de hotel and took a nap before i meet jo for late lunch.

- my hotel was divine. though de room was small, it seriously is good (esp for de price i paid ... not easy to find hotel below $100).

- went off to brunswick on a rainy day. my polka dot umbrella was blown away. a man saw what happended and greeted me. sweet. despite i was cold and wet, i feel warm inside. thanks dude.

- brunswick was abit poser for me. i didnt enjoy that much. but did found a fantastic teashop and a cafe!

- and then it was off to sunday market. first stop st kilda market. errr nothing much. i jus cun bear to buy stuff that i know how to make. but i did find this cool stall run by an elderly couple who recycled old spoons and forks, and make de most wonderful bangle, rings and necklace. i bought a bangle and a ring. LOVING THEM!!!

- then its off to de arts centre sunday market. bigger but not necessary better. i enjoyed de basker act.

- lunch was at this place called chocolate buddha. pretty cool. for once, i actually like eating udon noodles.

- ian potter centre was my next stop. it was free but i wanted to see the sidney nolan exhibition so i paid for it. i cun believe de place is free for all. it doesnt have de typical monet, picasso, pollack (compared to moma, mets); it still have pretty impressive local (australian) collection. i heart!!

- the australian centre of moving images was rather confusing for me in terms of ticketing. i ended up only at de gift shop and bought tons of postcards. muahahhaah.

- as i have a bit of time left, i toured de city abit. errr dun like. too sparse ...

- de following day was chapel street day. i went there on my first day but i was too tired to appreciate it.

- i really like chapel. actually love. country road was having sales. i almost wipe out de whole store. ohhh did i mentioned i found salvos??!! they rock. i love. i really wanna buy that dresser. i want i want!!! i also like dinosaur design but too much for my pocket.

- de low of chapel was i went to this talk-about italian place - caffe e cucina. errmmm dun bothered. my pasta was oversalted and de lobster was overcooked. only good thing was de latte at de end of my meal.

- i also went to queen victoria market. so happy there as i bought most of my pressies to friends from there. hehehehehe.

- next was lygon street for lunch. i waited 10 years to eat de chicken spinach pasta at papa gino. i made de silly mistake of ordering a main course. i only managed to finish half de plate and tabao de rest. it was alright for me.

- after lunch, it was gelato time!! i ordered my usual mango and passionfruit. it was v sweet for me. then i saw de blood orange flavour. darn.

- melbourne experienced de worst wind ever. car got banged. people got injured. i was glad i was indoor.

- i was at the national gallery of victoria. once again de entry was free. its good. i managed to catch the myer fashion gallery where i fall in love w a gown by dior.

- of course, i needed to visit at least a garden in melbourne. thanks to de wind storm - the melbourne international flower show was cancelled de day i wanted to go. so i off to fitzroy gardens. love it there. i took really cool pictures there too. i actually so-so w de flowers. i was more fascinated w de gardener who was pruning de conservatory. kinda stalkin him. hahahhaha.

- i ended my trip w a shop around de city. i really dun fancy de city. and most important i was grossed out by koko black. its used to have really good hot chocolate. now i think its mediocre. its cheap chocolate. why why why??

de trip was really amazing. i actually chatted w strangers. i am friendly in emails but when u see me in real person - i am not that nice. hahahhaha. i chat w pple at de supermarket. met a swiss guy whom i bonded. and of course hanging around this aussie mother and daughter.

now i jus hope that it dun take another 10 years for me to go back to melbourne.


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