After I have a few glasses of alcohol...

I do turn red la. -_-. But then again, I am ALWAYS red isn't it! LOL.

The Nott

Before you guys die of shock...(seriously when I told Wina she said she wanted to like announce it on Facebook or something =.=).

I WENT TO A PUB.

For those who haven't die of shock, I'll continue this post for you guys ok!

Anyway, The Nott is THE pub to go when you're in Clayton. In fact, it's the only pub nearby. What did you guys expect? Clayton is a suburb ok! And dad, really, this pub aren't those like those dodgy ones you get in Malaysia so you don't have to worry! This is more like the Australian mamak (the only place open until 1am). Students here go to the pub every Thursday because it's uni night (Friday's Asian night) and they would then oversleep and miss all of their Friday morning lectures. ROTFL. When I first came here, it really took a while to get used to the level of noise on Thursdays since they also have this weird ritual of "warming up" - basically having a jam session directly above me la. Then at around 10pm, the halls would be quiet cause most of them would have left for the pub already (thank god!). Anyway, like around last month we went to the Nott to check it out.

Jacinda, me, Alexis.

Crashing in.

I uhm... finished my beer already. HAHAHA.

Very unglam. I know.

Ultra unglam. Check out Daryl's face. Rotfl.

Honestly, Meng Jin, I still can't explain why am I always in the middle. HAHAHA.

Riorn's expression. CLASSIC.

The pub actually consists of three area: the bar (duh!), a small area for a live band and dancing as well as an open air area where you can drink your beer under the stars. But we stayed mostly indoors and to the dancing area because it was too packed outside.

My verdict on the Nott: awesome place to be at if you're there with the right crew ;).

Btw, I missed my morning lectures the following day cause we only got back at close to 2.30am.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered!

Guess what came in the post today!

I just realised that I haven't seen your handwriting before!


(excuse the hair, I was studying ok)

THANK YOU, CHUAN CHING!! =). This really made my day.

XOXOXOXO

T_____________________________T

I just weighed myself....

and...

I gained freaking FOUR kgs!

I.am.still.eating.yoghurt.why!!!!!!

22-03-2009 Part 4: Fitzroy Garden, Treasury

OK this is the last part already.

We went to Fitzroy Garden.


James Cook cottage.




The road... not... taken... HAHAHAA.

They have outdoor weddings here. Cool huh? Some of the brides really do look like Barbie dolls, what with their blue eyes and blonde hair. But once they take out a cigarette to smoke, that image is just like totally ruined man.

The big tree next to James Cook's cottage.

Again, the photos are jumbled up heh.

The observatory.





James Sinclair cottage.


AREN'T THEY CUTE!
And for those non-believers... feast your eye on this! This is the FAIRY TREE. Stop laughing already. People actually make wishes and write them down on pieces of paper and leave them here. And some people *cough* actually opened up their notes to read their wishes. HAHAHA.

Loads of statues to be seen in Melbourne.

At the Treasury. All of their government buildings kick ass lo.


AHAHAHA, damn fail cause I couldn't control my laughter.

22-03-2009 Part 3: St. Patrick's Cathedral

I have been told that some people do not find the need to visit Australia in person now that they have seen all of the photos on my blog. Well, THAT IS SO NOT TRUE OK! There are so many other things to see here so comeeeee and visit meeee!

Anyway, after Parliament, we went to St. Patrick's Cathedral

Majestic isn't it?




Photography wasn't allowed in the church... but we really didn't know that until we have taken all of these photos heehee.



I.don't.know.why.am.I.still.holding.that.damn.magazine!

Sorry if the photos are a bit jumbled up. I am uploading photos from Midge's and Roy's camera so the order is just messed up now.

At the park next to the Parliament. HAHA.


I think Roy likes imitating statues a lot. =P

Trying to break in. =D. Just kidding. It's open for visitors.





Quite obvious that I didn't take this photo right. Sigh.

Never say never...

I never thought I would say this... but...

I am starting to miss home =(

Australia : The Weather

I've been meaning to blog about this for quite some time but haven't really quite found the time to. Since there will be a strike tomorrow and my class and laboratory are cancelled, I now finally have time to write a long wordy post.

For those who predicted that I'll be really red in the summer (due to the sun) and just really pale in the winter? You got it all wrong! I continue to be red all year long due to reasons that I will mention later.

When we were packing to come here, news of bushfire etc came out so Cheryl and I thought it would be a good idea to pack a decent amount of summer clothing (around 65%). We were terribly worried that it'll be crazy hot and we'll just positively melt here because the temperature in Australia at that time was probably around 40-45 degrees Celsius. I ended up bringing short skirts, shorts, short sleeved shirts and basically most of the stuff I wore in Malaysia. Imagine our relief when the pilot announced on the plane (after a really long and restless 8 hour plane ride that the temperature was around (ok I can't remember the figure)... less than 30 degrees Celsius. When we got off the plane however, the first thing that we noticed was the blinding sunlight. The skies here are virtually cloudless so the sunrays reaches us without much obstacle.

For the first few days, I had to deal with getting sunburns on a daily basis. Sunblock didn't really help much and for the first two months, I was really turning brown. At the same time, on certain times of the day (like morning and night time), the temperature dropped so it was nearly impossible to walk around without a jacket. So imagine this, when I go out in the morning, I would wish that I am wearing long pants with a thick jacket (at the beginning I still went out with skirts and shorts HAHA). By noon, the sun would be up and it would be quite hot that I'll be laughing at my friends who bundled up in the morning. However, when it was time to go home, my friends would get the last laugh as I shiver a bit when we're all waiting for the train back home. It took us only two days to realise that in Australia, you can't leave the house without a jacket even in the summer. It is always wrong to assume that today would be a warm day just because it was warm yesterday and we really learnt that lesson the hard way.

Last month, the temperature started dropping even more as Autumn came. Think single digit temperatures. Sigh. You'll get purple hands from just walking to school in the morning. Even I have given up on wearing skirts. When I go indoors, the sudden change in temperature would make my face flush. Which is why I said I'll be red all year long arrgh. The rains started to get heavier too. In summer, the rain were pathetic mists of water sprayed on your face. Now, it's similar to those you get back home in Malaysia. Sometimes, I really think there is a big guy up there who can't make up his mind. There was this particular day when the sun was out in full glory, but the temperature was around 10-12 degrees Celsius and then it started drizzling. Zzzzzz.

According to the weather forecast, the temperatures are expected to increase to around 15-20 degrees Celsius again. Unlike those in Malaysia, the weather forecast here are quite accurate. When it say that it will rain, it will! However, I still haven't quite master the skills of dressing appropriately for different temperature ranges. You see, I have jackets of different thickness. So, there are still days when I wore a jacket that is too thin or a jacket that is too warm... you get my drift right?

I have no idea how I have just managed to ramble so much about the weather but yea, for those who are coming in winter, SERIOUSLY BUY MORE PANTS!

And since it's getting warmer again, maybe it's time to dig out my skirts again...

Masquerade!

Guess who.

22-03-2009 Part 2: Parliament House

Before I start, I'll like to say that Midge is bloody awesome for reading the newspapers and finding out about the open day for Parliament House and telling me about it. =D. Otherwise we wouldn't have such an awesome time looking at Victorian architecture. =D.

Anyway, we reached there pretty late because we were waiting to get our fortunes told so we literally ran through the Parliament especially towards the end. But being us, we still managed to take LOADS of photos cause well, the architecture is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G ok! The Parlimen back in Malaysia can kiss this building's ass. HAHA.

At the beginning of the tour. DON'T ASK WHY AM I HOLDING A MAGAZINE SIGH WHY AM I SO SILLY.

Midge. the genius. ;)

Me, holding the magazine. AGAIN.

The background looks amazing ain't it?

Loads of potraits.

Like, wow.

I have no idea why there is a statue in the middle of nowhere.

The President's chair. We were totally acting like tourists during our trip there.

Even I didn't dare to touch it. LOL. Too many witnesses around me.

I always had this unfathomable fascination for busts.

Terribly posh dining area.

The library.

Another bust. =D

Sigh, amazing isn't it?

When I can afford it I want a shelf like this (filled with books of course) in my house.

There were loads of huge potraits like this in the Parliament.

And emblems like this too.

"When I grow up I wanna be someone important and sit in chairs like this..."

I found this photo particularly funny because I remember telling Midge to wait for a while to give me time to hide my magazine but she snapped away anyway. HAHA.

The end of the tour.

The oldest hotel in Melbourne.

Parliament of Victoria. Checked.

Princess Theatre.

Roy came too late for the open day so he had to settle for taking a picture outside the Parliament House. HAHAHAHA.

Who was it that said that visiting the Parliament would be boring again?

TGIF!

I really love the weekends la. =D. Heehee.

22-03-2009 Part 1: Loreal Fashion Week and Target Rocks Red Market

Since Midge came over to Clayton last week, I said I'll come down to the city this week so that she can bring me for the Loreal Fashion Week and visit the Parliament and uhm... get free Loreal items. =D. HEEHEE.

Waiting in line. You're looking at the powder room where they give out makeovers (either put lipgloss, get a hair analysis, do your nails or I can't remember what else). Since we came mainly only for the free stuff, we just zipped in for the lipgloss and came out with a bag of goodies. =D.

Even Australians like free stuf OH-KAY!

The thing was at Docklands. Sigh. This place is damn freaking awesome because it just oozes class!

Imagine having a place overlooking THESE and the Yarra river man!

After we took this shot, we realised that there was another event at the back of the Loreal powder room so we decided to check it out too.

And we saw this!

You see the line behind me? They were lining up for this fashion illustration thing. What the artist will do is she'll draw you and what you're wearing just as if... hmmm, let me put it this way: you know those sketches of models with new clothes that designers make for presentations? Well, you're now that model! Too bad it took her so long just to draw one person (approximately 20 minutes), so we gave that a miss and went for fortune telling instead.

Midge! (I see her REALLY often this year!) We even got free Dolly magazines. =D.

Ahhh, summer days when Australia is still very sunny!

She was really interesting! We'll see how true her predictions are eh?

Waiting for the tram to our next location. Heehee, as I said, it was a really long and fulfiling day!

First Month in Australia

The first thing I did? Midge and I cycled around Clayton even though it was raining. =P. The skyline is gorgeous ain't it?

Then we had a "dinner party" planned out. =P.

Girls hard at work, guys playing table tennis in the background. LOL.

In our common room.

Awesome cheese cake!

This is how you should NOT eat your cake!