mel arrival in melb ....post boxing day

Christmas eve ...

hot pot dinner with Louisa, Vincent , siaw eng & Ian

pig blood jelly with sizchuan pot...

yummy...blessed..

mummy called when i having dinner with them ...cos she worried that i will b alone...

hee...~touched~

after tat ...vincent drove me to Toorak and met up with Jen , yvonne and some Singaporeans friends ...

lots of sliced beef and veg ..
the best that have happen for me in Melbourne...

then stayed over at Jen house and fetched mel dearie at terminal 3.

was late and poor him have to wait for us ...

haha

then we went straight to dandenongs

tired but happy ...

wishing tree

beautiful
~hugs~
..jen Lo...another Singaporean...i love talking with the familiar singlish

BOxing day ...

woke up at 8am in morning to chiong to esscendon for shopping...

alot of ppl lol...

heard that the queue at chapstone is 3km ...omg

luckily we decide to go esscendon DFO instead...spent lots of money on frat house(hollister, abercrombie & Fitch) , puma, polo ralph lauen, seafolly , mambo , ripcurl and more...mel carried the shopping until he almost fainted...haha...great shopping with good sales...spent lots of money ...ahppy ...mel din not grumble abt my spending ...he bought alot also...

then we went jen place to cook

chicken abalone teochew porridge

happy ppl
dessert...strawberries & whipped cream..

my presents ...christmas..

NDS lite and USB aroma diffuser from mel ...

beowolf tix from vincent and siaweng

esprit key charm and tea bag from yvonne dearie..

hand cream from mavis ...

plus a letter from singapore ( not sure who sent it but its with maggie)

~~ mel and yvette NDS lite...

one of the wish is fulfilled ...~~

Atten to mel : work hard k...

愿圣诞节快乐...merry christmas...

阿拉伯传说中有两个朋友在沙漠中旅行，在旅途中的某点他们吵架了，一个还给了另外一个一记耳光。被打的觉得受辱，一言不语，在沙子上写下："今天我的好朋友打了我一巴掌。"他们继续往前走。直到到了沃野，他们就决定停下。被打巴掌的那位差点淹死，幸好被朋友救起来了。被救起後，他拿了一把小剑在石头上刻了："今天我的好朋友救了我一命。"

一旁好奇的朋友问说：为什麽我打了你以後，你要写在沙子上，而现在要刻在石头上呢？
另个笑笑的回答说：当被一个朋友伤害时 ， 要写在易忘的地方 ， 风会负责抹去它；相反的如果被帮助 ， 我们要把它刻在心里的深处 ， 那里任何风都不能抹灭它。
朋友的相处伤害往往是无心的，帮助却是真心的，忘记那些无心的伤害；铭记那些对你真心帮助，你会发现这世上你有很多真心的朋友...

俗语说:你只需要花一分钟注意到一个人；一小时内变成朋友：一天让你爱上他；一但真心爱上 . . .你却需要花上一生的时间将他遗忘，直至喝下那孟婆汤...

朋友呀！当你看到这里，你是否有一点启示呢？在日常生活中，就算最要好的朋友也会有磨擦，我们也许会因这些磨擦而分开。但每当夜阑人静时，我们望向星空，总会看到过去美好回忆。不知为何，一些锁碎的回忆，却为我寂寞的心灵带来无限的震撼！就是这感觉，令我更明白你对我的重要！在此，我希望你能更珍惜你的朋友。

愿你有一个难忘的圣诞。#^_^#

good food section with great company ...

~~finally found time to blog...time has also been busy since mummy and ying left and my dear is finally coming soon..tomorrow and its Christmas day..will be going straight to dandenongs straight for miss maples scones and scenery viewing after we picked him from airport with yvonne and jen..thanks dearies....~~

**had many great food when my mum came ...oh no...i also have many great food even w/o them and with my housemates and friends here...but i shall blog more regarding their visit cos my granny and sanyi din come and its dedicated for them. **

mummy cooking again for my lovely housemates..

prawns , stir fried veg , scallops

& baked cheese lobster...but they call it crayfish here...realli nice lol although a bit steep..nevertheless all enjoyed it very much ...

yarra river...

with my dear friend yvonne..


restaurant by yarra river

outdoor concept ...warm but no flies

pizza with olives...i dun like olives

house special burger...its huge ...

went sophie with household ppl cos Natalie and family is moving place...farewell party
our nice and friendly vincent
cutie Sahara

~~my ever best friend, confidant. thanks alot for all your care and concern to make me feel loved even all may seem down at some point in my life.~~

brunch at Mart cafe (near st kilda)

the toast and poached eggs are so delicious with smoked salmon and spinach..

great company..

also went grandma kimchi

all the yummz side dish ...i love the sugar coated potato the most.

korean BBQ with fresh lettuce ..yummz
as usual, great friends and family makes the meal even better

then we went to KOKO black

Belgian chocolate platter
yoz sharon , i brought anna to try Koko as promised...pic as evidence ...haha
i realli love it ...but the rest would prefer the drinks less sweet but its just nice for my preference...i have sweeet tooth mah..

shark fin house as recommended by vincent & mum

my fav...but the one at boxhill is nicer
radish cake
baked oyster..
chee cheong fun with roasted pork..

the day they leaving melb...

outside my home...
at airport...


thanks mummy and ying for their visit ..i really miss them alot with my popo and sanyi and my anan...i will b home soon with them and friends in feb ...

mel visit - 25th dec->12jan

justina visit- 18->26th jan

home-3th feb->18feb

places we visited..

MELBOURNE 360° observation deck ...

Rialto..
http://www.melbournedeck.com.au/index.html

The Observation Deck was opened to the public on July 20 1994.
There are 1254 stairs to the Observation Deck.
The Rialto soars 253 metres (823 ft).
The Towers stand on 75 huge concrete caissons (legs) attached to rock 20m below the building.
If a kilogram block was dropped from the roof it would take 7.9 seconds to hit the ground at 250kph.
It takes approximately 40 seconds to reach Level 55 in our fast lifts. The lifts travel at 25kph or 7.1 metres per second

~~sunset~~
spot crown ?

~~Bird's View ?~~
i love the city night life
guess ?..had some fun at the sournier shop..
its actually a eye mask cushion..
so cute..

had so much laughters and fun
miss koala lost her way ?

also went to Puffing billy (steam train) at Dandenong ranges

took tram 86-->city (southern cross)-->train to Belgrave..

total took ard 2 hrs
we did it ..

http://www.puffingbilly.com.au/

used since 1900...

Thomas train is the cousin of this train?

runs on coal
causal captains at work...
one of the friendly volunteers
captain ..
setting off...
~~ have i returned to the past ...hoohoo~~
green scenery ..

also went to la Trobe ...my uni...wah ..
feeding duckies


i think la trobe is prettier than NTU in general for her gardens and structure ...except it would b perfect if she has more canteens or food stores...haha..

Lect theatre
occupational therapy building i will b back in my graduation gown to take pic with this ...

GReat Ocean Road ...

happy and excited although have to set out real early in morning...
was raining heavily in city when we embarked on the trip but weather changed for the better and became sunny by the time we reached bells beach...
phew...
split light house
no flies...cos too windy..
i made some salad ..with cheese and avocado
fillings for bread as well..

life guards at work ...i am going cairns soon...yipee...

saw some wild koalas on our way also...they look skinner than those in zoo..
cute ...
fish and chips & roasted chicken for lunch
hurray...we reached the 12 apostles..

my 2nd time there...1st time with the school but havent have the time to blog on that ...haha..

but it still amazed me
8 apostles left in total
nice weather

london bridge

feeling happy when i tot back the times we spent together in melb while blogging...its was overall fun although there is some frustration at times....thanks mummy for this visit ....mucks and hugs