City Tour - Day Number 1
It all started at the airport. I was there pretty early, cos i would suck really bad to be late to pick up my mum and aunt from the airport when it is their 1st time visiting me. been more worried than excited about their arrival, because over the past 10-15 years, my dad has been planning everything for the family, big group or small group. EVERYTHING will be taken care of. They wont have to carry any luggage when we go overseas, no safekeeping of passports, and no need for directions. and yet they still complain when my dad get it wrong once in a while (which is understandable) cos if ure in a new area, do not expect the driver to get the destination right the first time. It's almost impossible to get it right the 1st time. I was early at the airport. there were already alot of people waitin at the airport, mostly lebanese.. Quite a few of them actually bought flowers to welcome their loved ones, which got me thinking. If i were to buy flowers for my mum and aunt to welcome their arrival, the next place the flowers are going to end up is the dustbin. Their flight was delayed and we all ended up leaving the airport at around 3 something. Mum and aunt look pretty annoyed cos of the customs. they were brought in for questioning. asking ridiculous questions and delaying them a longgg time.. and the 1st thing they told me when they stepped out of the airport was, 'aiyoh! it's so cold!' LOLGot back to my place, and they showered after the heater warmed up the room. It was my turn after that. after they were out of shower, it's present time.. heh, i know.. it's abit early for that, but i wouldnt mind gettin it earlier. if they dun give me, i'll prob dig their bags for my present. So here we go:
Renoma leather bag. super leather smell, liked it. from relatives (combined). There was a bday card inside the bag which i only realised the next day (from dajiu).
Gorillaz - Demon Days. from brother.. I guess he really didnt know wat to buy. so album would be a safe choice but in my opinion, it's abit of money waste cos.. (u know...)Got a pair of ear RINGS from my cousin - sheena. it's pretty heavy. dun tink i will wear it occasionally. couldnt take a picture of it cos its small.
and the final ultimate gift.. (drums roll)
Canon Digital IXUS i Zoom! from my parents! woot! haha, finally got what i wanted. a digicam. been waitin for it since the start of this year. really wanted a camera long ago cos i would really love to take more pictures. and train up my photographic skills a lil.. still exploring the pictures. and my mum probably gave me the present earlier cos she didnt bring the Nikon (family) camera.. loved it!
Woke up at around 10 something.. taking things slowly. decided to head out to glenferrie road for breakfast. at 'Cafe Lagom'.. wanted to tried it out the 1st time i saw it but it doesnt look like a place whereby u'll go alone. so this was the chance.
as u can see, my aunt's ham sandwich was gi-normous. i ordered some pasta stuffed with minced duck. wasnt as good as i expected but ok overall. Mum's one was the best. strawberry pancakes with traditional maple syrup. After breakfast, it was time for city tour. they were both damn suaku when taking the train. mum said she hasnt took a train in about 15 years now. not bad. they were suaku cos they are so used to driving almost EVERYDAY. they rarely even take the taxi. dun even need to talk about public transport that need long walkin and waitin.
First stop - Flinders street station. why? cos it has the nicest station out of all. and opposite is Federation Sq. Basically, i will try to make the city tour as close as the one that i went on wit my dad. can u spot us in the Big TV? gotta love my digicam. sleek and pictures are damn clear. 5 megapixel.. heh.. (though its not vvvv powerful, but enough for me)After which, we went to check out what's inside Federation Sq, it's all v artsy and i dun tink it suits them. Unlike dad, even though he's not v artsy, he will at least 'check it out'.. didnt spend alot of time there. The most time that was spent on? Needless to say, shopping. We were shopping for souveneirs. I bought a kangaroo scrotum for my brother. he needed a coin pouch. i bet he'll loved it. Then, brought them to take a look at the departmental stores in Melbourne, namely, Myers and David Jones. They didnt buy anything though mum did tried a few things on.
Docklands, definitely one of the places to bring them. And it was perfect for them to go because after shopping for almost 3 hours in departmental stores. we all were feelin v stuffy cos of the air and the claustaphobic environment (not sure whether its the right adjective to use but yeah, we felt trapped). Chilled out along the dock.. it was windy. bought hot choc for them, just like i bought 1 for my dad. and 1 for baby... remember? had ice-cream too even though i was coughing. This was the place, remember?? (look down)
It was dinner at Lygon. Seafood marinara, Spagetti prawn and t-bone steak for me. Awesome.. large servings, and rich food. they couldnt finished their portion. i finished mine (as usual).. but it was steak and it wasnt exactly an enormous piece.
and it wasnt the end yet.. after dinner, it was time for dessert.
Does this look familar? yummmmmm..... Max Brener. They were pretty reluctant to go at first cos they were both tired and have been walking the whole day. but after they saw the place and saw down.. they were relieved that they actually came. the atmosphere of the place was really nice. Temperature was just nice. and they obviously like the Banana spilt Belgian waffle.. awesome. Ordered two suckaos for them to try, once again, suaku aunties. but they didnt showed it explicitly.. they were observing me how i was dealing wit it and 'monkey see, monkey do'.. it was good. we left after that, hopefully to get home and get some slp. had to wake up at 3 for hot air ballooning... (more on that later)
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