first trip to melbourne
Woah...its been ages since i last updated my blog. So much has happened over the past one month. I guess MOST of you guys should know that i left for melbourne on the eve of national day to attend roz's yr 11 formal. Yes i know i'm really patriotic. =) Came back 4 days ago..which was a sunday.
The first thing i liked about melbourne was the cold weather. 15 degrees celcius max...think 5 degrees celcius min. My hair felt so smooth and it was so muc heasier for me to style it. If only singapore has the same winter too...it'll be perfect! Upon arrival..i realised that i didnt have auto roam! It sucked big time cos i couldnt contact and be contacted...and i had to result to purchase a prepaid card. I thought 20 aussie would be good enough..but i was wrong. I used up the 20 in one day. lol. hmmm...i took a BUS from the airport to the motel, yes a BUS and not a cab. I stayed at some motel which sucked cos there were only 4 tv channels, no air heater (it can get really cold at night), no kitchen to cook and it was so expensive! I had to pay 85 aussies per night..which is equivalent to abt S$90? Damn..that can get me a room at a 4 star hotel here. However...the location was accessible and convenient cos Kmart and Cole's were just a min walk from the motel, and roz's school was jus a few tram stops away.
Day 1 (Wednesday)
Headed straight to the boarding house to meet roz after checking in. I am quite surprised i didnt get lost cos it was my first time taking a tram. Its so expensive. A daily ticket to zone 1 and 2 can set me back abt 10 aussie. I can take a freaking cab here in singapore man. Anyway, with all the anxiety and excitement building up in me, i still couldnt believe that i went all the way to melbourne just to see her. The first friend of roz i gotta know was frano. She was the one who informed roz that i was here. Hahaha. i was pretty surprised that she recognised me. A few seconds later, i saw roz down the corridor or hall way running towards me and we greeted each other with a nice big hug. I swear i almost shed a couple of tears cos this dream we had months ago became real and it felt as though time stood still for awhile at that moment. Next she gave me a tour around her school..the compound is really big. Think its bigger than barker rd. After that i gotta meet most of her friends. We chatted at the guest's area for awhile (i couldnt enter or even take a look at their rooms.), roz has really nice friends...and pretty good looking ones too. HAHAHA. Let me try to recall, i met tash, nina, jody, frano, chanmi, lisa and a few others. Met sarah too but i already knew her back in singapore. Not bad for the first day...i kinda widened my social circle. HAHAHA. Now i know u guys wanna get to know them huh? hurhur. I couldnt stay at the boarding for too long cos..they have rules and stuff. yea..so i took a tram down to the city on my own again...to meet joelle and her melb uni friends to celebrate nationa
l day. I managed to find the restaurant without getting lost. =) We had dinner at this place called "Singapore Chom Chom". hahahaha. I think the owner is a malaysian cos he missed out the "p". Food was great! I had the biggest and also the most expensive laksa ever! It costs abt 8 aussie. Yeah...expensive but its good stuff. I decided to try to get M1 to activate my auto roam but they refused to because i'm under 21. Yea yea...its their terms and conditions but i swear it was clearly stated that i have auto roam in the contract when i signed it. The operator claimed that she understood my situation but she couldnt activate it. Fuck it..she didnt understand...if she did...she would had activated it for 5 days till i get back. So much for G.E.M.S. ( Going the Extra Mile of Service ) Fucking Bollocks! Anyway..i gave up trying and just decided to buy a charge card instead which cost 49 aussie and had 230 aussie worth of credit. After that we were jus walking around aimlessly and finally decided to warm-out at some cafe...the weather was already very chilly. Then i headed back to the motel at abt 11 plus to catch up on sleep. I really needed it cos i could hardly sleep on the plane.
Day 2 (Thursday)
Woke up at abt 11. Walked around the town to look for lunch..and i had good aussie fish and chips with seafood. Again...it costs abt 8 aussie. Then i walked around a lil bit more...and headed to the boarding to meet roz and we went out. After that i went down to trinity college to meet bev and darwin. We had Lamb Souvlaki ( dont know if its spelt like that) for dinner...its something similar to lamb kebab but better. Chatted over dinner while trying to finish our food. Walked over to melbourne central to catch Miami Vice...its not showing in Singapore
yet..and i doubt it will be shown here because the director wants it to be shown to the general public and doesnt want it to be censored. Thats what i heard...dont know if thats true. I really recomment u guys to catch Miami Vice..apparently bev and darwin..along with other Singaporeans who were watching it think it sucks. I went straight back to the motel after the movie..Darwin offered me to stay over at his place for the night cos he likes me. LOL!! HOW FUCKING GAY IS THAT?! HAHAHAHA! Play backside. Roflol. Nahh...darwin was just being nice. =) Thanks darwin and bev for hanging out with me. =) Went to Cole's and i bought 2 packets of Tim Tams and a packet of chips. Think its bbq bacon..one of the best chips i've come acrossed so far..too bad it cant be found here too..dont know whether tim tams can be found here. I can grow fat on these stuffs.
Day 3 (Friday)
I woke up pretty early this time round..at abt 10 plus. Since i had quite alot of time to kill before meeting roz for lunch/dinner, i decided to take a walk to the small towns. I'm very much like my dad, he likes to take walks and explore around when he's on a holiday in another country. I came across this betting booth, similar to "sg pools", and i saw aussie footy being shown on tv..so i thought of watching the match. Personally, footy is not as exciting as rugby. Its like playing catching, captain's ball and basketball put together. Players can pass back and front. The only twist is that you have to punch the ball to pass and kick to score. Where as for rugby, you can drop kick or touchdown and you can only pass to the player behind you. Thats just my opinion, apparently footy is more popular compared with rugby and soccer. However soccer is getting more popula
r there because aus made it into recent world cup. Did a little bit more walking before meeting roz at her boarding...i was on time...infact early...but i had to wait for half an hour for her to get ready. hahaha..nvm..i'm quite a patient person. We went to the city...had our lunch/dinner at a food court! omg..i went all the way to aus to try their food court. hahaha..but its def better than the ones here in singapore! 10x better. It was nice...we ate by the yarra river. We had pancakes for dessert! Its one of the best i've had. After dinner...something really bad but funny happened to one of us. hahahaha! Anyway..we continued walking in the city for awhile and she couldnt stay out too late cos she had to be back in the boarding by 930. Sent her back and we reached there at abt 10 instead..thank god she wasnt gated out. After that i went to grab pizza nearby before heading back to the motel. Pizza there is freaking cheap..i paid 5 aussie for a small..which is like a medium here. Oh wells..i had a pretty early night cos i was pretty tired and sleepy.
Woke up at 10 when i was suppose to check out at that time. I was blessed to be given a grace period of 1 hr to pack and get ready. After that..i went to roz's boarding to wait for her and her friends as we planned to put up at a service apartment called Sommerset,which is owned by the Ascott Group, in the city for one night. As you know..girls take a pretty looooong time to pack...and roz was ready. We went to a liquor market..yes..its about the size of cold storage..maybe bigger. A supermarket selling tonnes of wines and hard liquor...at very affordable prices. I bought a bottle of baileys, cowboys and choc whip for just 44 aussie. How cheap is that?! Wines can go as low as 10 aussie. We're paying such high prices for alcohol here. But the Duty-Free goods here are def much cheaper. Checked-in the service apartment together with sarah,emily and nina (roz's friends) while roz, chanmi and frano went to get their hair done. At the apartment, it was interesting to witness how excited the girls were while doing their hair and make-ups. In case u sick shits out there are wondering, NO I DIDNT SEE THEM CHANGE. Formal was really fun. Roz looked Gorgeous and i looked *ahem* HOT as always. =) There was a professional photographer at the formal to take pictures for free! (to us but not the school) Yeap..and we had an interesting and fun drinking session after the formal back at the apartment.
The Girls
(from left to right: roz, chanmi, frano, nina, sarah and emily)
her and i
The first thing i liked about melbourne was the cold weather. 15 degrees celcius max...think 5 degrees celcius min. My hair felt so smooth and it was so muc heasier for me to style it. If only singapore has the same winter too...it'll be perfect! Upon arrival..i realised that i didnt have auto roam! It sucked big time cos i couldnt contact and be contacted...and i had to result to purchase a prepaid card. I thought 20 aussie would be good enough..but i was wrong. I used up the 20 in one day. lol. hmmm...i took a BUS from the airport to the motel, yes a BUS and not a cab. I stayed at some motel which sucked cos there were only 4 tv channels, no air heater (it can get really cold at night), no kitchen to cook and it was so expensive! I had to pay 85 aussies per night..which is equivalent to abt S$90? Damn..that can get me a room at a 4 star hotel here. However...the location was accessible and convenient cos Kmart and Cole's were just a min walk from the motel, and roz's school was jus a few tram stops away.
Day 1 (Wednesday)
Headed straight to the boarding house to meet roz after checking in. I am quite surprised i didnt get lost cos it was my first time taking a tram. Its so expensive. A daily ticket to zone 1 and 2 can set me back abt 10 aussie. I can take a freaking cab here in singapore man. Anyway, with all the anxiety and excitement building up in me, i still couldnt believe that i went all the way to melbourne just to see her. The first friend of roz i gotta know was frano. She was the one who informed roz that i was here. Hahaha. i was pretty surprised that she recognised me. A few seconds later, i saw roz down the corridor or hall way running towards me and we greeted each other with a nice big hug. I swear i almost shed a couple of tears cos this dream we had months ago became real and it felt as though time stood still for awhile at that moment. Next she gave me a tour around her school..the compound is really big. Think its bigger than barker rd. After that i gotta meet most of her friends. We chatted at the guest's area for awhile (i couldnt enter or even take a look at their rooms.), roz has really nice friends...and pretty good looking ones too. HAHAHA. Let me try to recall, i met tash, nina, jody, frano, chanmi, lisa and a few others. Met sarah too but i already knew her back in singapore. Not bad for the first day...i kinda widened my social circle. HAHAHA. Now i know u guys wanna get to know them huh? hurhur. I couldnt stay at the boarding for too long cos..they have rules and stuff. yea..so i took a tram down to the city on my own again...to meet joelle and her melb uni friends to celebrate nationa
l day. I managed to find the restaurant without getting lost. =) We had dinner at this place called "Singapore Chom Chom". hahahaha. I think the owner is a malaysian cos he missed out the "p". Food was great! I had the biggest and also the most expensive laksa ever! It costs abt 8 aussie. Yeah...expensive but its good stuff. I decided to try to get M1 to activate my auto roam but they refused to because i'm under 21. Yea yea...its their terms and conditions but i swear it was clearly stated that i have auto roam in the contract when i signed it. The operator claimed that she understood my situation but she couldnt activate it. Fuck it..she didnt understand...if she did...she would had activated it for 5 days till i get back. So much for G.E.M.S. ( Going the Extra Mile of Service ) Fucking Bollocks! Anyway..i gave up trying and just decided to buy a charge card instead which cost 49 aussie and had 230 aussie worth of credit. After that we were jus walking around aimlessly and finally decided to warm-out at some cafe...the weather was already very chilly. Then i headed back to the motel at abt 11 plus to catch up on sleep. I really needed it cos i could hardly sleep on the plane.Day 2 (Thursday)
Woke up at abt 11. Walked around the town to look for lunch..and i had good aussie fish and chips with seafood. Again...it costs abt 8 aussie. Then i walked around a lil bit more...and headed to the boarding to meet roz and we went out. After that i went down to trinity college to meet bev and darwin. We had Lamb Souvlaki ( dont know if its spelt like that) for dinner...its something similar to lamb kebab but better. Chatted over dinner while trying to finish our food. Walked over to melbourne central to catch Miami Vice...its not showing in Singapore
yet..and i doubt it will be shown here because the director wants it to be shown to the general public and doesnt want it to be censored. Thats what i heard...dont know if thats true. I really recomment u guys to catch Miami Vice..apparently bev and darwin..along with other Singaporeans who were watching it think it sucks. I went straight back to the motel after the movie..Darwin offered me to stay over at his place for the night cos he likes me. LOL!! HOW FUCKING GAY IS THAT?! HAHAHAHA! Play backside. Roflol. Nahh...darwin was just being nice. =) Thanks darwin and bev for hanging out with me. =) Went to Cole's and i bought 2 packets of Tim Tams and a packet of chips. Think its bbq bacon..one of the best chips i've come acrossed so far..too bad it cant be found here too..dont know whether tim tams can be found here. I can grow fat on these stuffs.Day 3 (Friday)
I woke up pretty early this time round..at abt 10 plus. Since i had quite alot of time to kill before meeting roz for lunch/dinner, i decided to take a walk to the small towns. I'm very much like my dad, he likes to take walks and explore around when he's on a holiday in another country. I came across this betting booth, similar to "sg pools", and i saw aussie footy being shown on tv..so i thought of watching the match. Personally, footy is not as exciting as rugby. Its like playing catching, captain's ball and basketball put together. Players can pass back and front. The only twist is that you have to punch the ball to pass and kick to score. Where as for rugby, you can drop kick or touchdown and you can only pass to the player behind you. Thats just my opinion, apparently footy is more popular compared with rugby and soccer. However soccer is getting more popula
r there because aus made it into recent world cup. Did a little bit more walking before meeting roz at her boarding...i was on time...infact early...but i had to wait for half an hour for her to get ready. hahaha..nvm..i'm quite a patient person. We went to the city...had our lunch/dinner at a food court! omg..i went all the way to aus to try their food court. hahaha..but its def better than the ones here in singapore! 10x better. It was nice...we ate by the yarra river. We had pancakes for dessert! Its one of the best i've had. After dinner...something really bad but funny happened to one of us. hahahaha! Anyway..we continued walking in the city for awhile and she couldnt stay out too late cos she had to be back in the boarding by 930. Sent her back and we reached there at abt 10 instead..thank god she wasnt gated out. After that i went to grab pizza nearby before heading back to the motel. Pizza there is freaking cheap..i paid 5 aussie for a small..which is like a medium here. Oh wells..i had a pretty early night cos i was pretty tired and sleepy.Day 4 (Saturday, PLC's Formal Night)
Woke up at 10 when i was suppose to check out at that time. I was blessed to be given a grace period of 1 hr to pack and get ready. After that..i went to roz's boarding to wait for her and her friends as we planned to put up at a service apartment called Sommerset,which is owned by the Ascott Group, in the city for one night. As you know..girls take a pretty looooong time to pack...and roz was ready. We went to a liquor market..yes..its about the size of cold storage..maybe bigger. A supermarket selling tonnes of wines and hard liquor...at very affordable prices. I bought a bottle of baileys, cowboys and choc whip for just 44 aussie. How cheap is that?! Wines can go as low as 10 aussie. We're paying such high prices for alcohol here. But the Duty-Free goods here are def much cheaper. Checked-in the service apartment together with sarah,emily and nina (roz's friends) while roz, chanmi and frano went to get their hair done. At the apartment, it was interesting to witness how excited the girls were while doing their hair and make-ups. In case u sick shits out there are wondering, NO I DIDNT SEE THEM CHANGE. Formal was really fun. Roz looked Gorgeous and i looked *ahem* HOT as always. =) There was a professional photographer at the formal to take pictures for free! (to us but not the school) Yeap..and we had an interesting and fun drinking session after the formal back at the apartment.
The Girls(from left to right: roz, chanmi, frano, nina, sarah and emily)
her and iOk i'll post the rest of the pictures up another time..and blog abt other stuff soon. Oh btw..nicole wants me to say that "SHE'S FUCKING MAD" on my blog. There you have it my dear mad friend. =)
I looked up at the sun and i could see
Oh the way that gravity turns for you and me
And then I looked up in the sun
And saw the sky
And the way that gravity pulls on you and i
On you and i
I looked up at the sun and i could seeOh the way that gravity turns for you and me
And then I looked up in the sun
And saw the sky
And the way that gravity pulls on you and i
On you and i
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