7 Days in Melbourne
Just got back from the city of Melbourne last Wednesday. Went there with a couple of friends for a week. Pity no pics to show though, as my camera went kaput on the first day. Great…
Flew there by Virgin Blue. I love budget airlines now. Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Tiger Airlines makes cutting traveling time from 10 hours to 50 mins more affordable than before.
The 7 days I was in Melbourne was freakingly cold. Especially when compared to Sydney. Even though it was winter in both cities, the sun still shone in Sydney. Melbourne instead had hardly any sun, and a constant drizzle persisted during the whole duration of my stay there. The temperature hovered around 6-16 degrees Celsius then.
First impressions of Melbourne was that it was a ‘prettier’ city than Sydney. It is systematically made up of nice geometrical blocks. Unlike Sydney, which is more ‘here and there’. But some people would argue that that makes Melbourne more ’sterile’? Have your pick.
Melbourne is also definitely better for shopping. Considering that was what we did for the large part (or even all we did) of the trip, I should know. We went to Bridge Street, Chapel Street, Central Mall, the DFO beside the bus depot and the Queen Vic Market. Hell, didn’t even realise that there was a competition between Carol, Amy, Khym and possibly even Howard on who could buy the most clothes! Was coerced into doubling my wardrobe by the nefarious Carol… 
Is a guy not allowed to be happy with his original wardrobe of 7 shirts and 2 jeans???
Anyway, being the end of financial year sale then, I did get more clothes. 7 new shirts and a pair of jeans to be exact. Credit card is burned now…
Also, ate too much I think. Probably gained extra kilos now. Sigh…
P.S: Jeebus, sooooo many Malaysians in Melbourne! Malaysian accents were everywhere there! In trams, in trains, in the freaking casino… The Malaysian population in Sydney pales in comparison.
Over and out.
Hey dude, its not just Carol who coerced you, all of us did. You did have a sad little wardrobe you have to admit. We’re just trying to help you improve it thats all. No biggie.
Comment by hlam3167 — July 13, 2007 @ 9:09 am
I love Melbourne! Hehe. With the same exact reason why most girls love Melbourne too. Wished my first city in Aussie was Melbourne, instead of Brisbane.
Comment by Qi Hua — August 30, 2007 @ 4:23 pm