Day Trip to Williamstown

Hey people, I'm back. Finally blogging after such a long time. Melbourne has been a great place. Went to Williamstown last weekend for a day trip. We guys met up at Federation Square at 10am, and off we go to Williamstown. The scenery on the way there was beautiful, saw the port, and so many different things. This past week has been so busy. I'll try to update more on this weeks activities as soon as possible. For the time being, enjoy the current post and do leave a review behind.

Cleopas, don't forget to count me in!!!

In the city before we departed. That small yellow building is the train station.


Oh, nice little birdy here....


Our transport there, a small ferry enough for 60 people


So many yachts on the way there.....

Our playing ground and spot for activities

While we wondered off to the beach, Elsa and Jeffrey were busy cooking...


Being childish playing games!!! Great fun though....


My Group for the day....


Lighthouse!!!


Thats the whole bunch of us.....

Sweet stuff anyone???

Some nice fruits that are sold at the local market here....

Some sweet red berries.....

Thats the freshest tomato you could possibly purchase


And thats a nectarine... Looks weird but taste sweet and slightly sour whn not totally ripe yet....

Laptops for Loan......

Been quite some days since I last updated my blog. Been busy with classes and the work is already piling up in the first week. Went to the Library today after Microeconomics to pass some time in between a class. Have like almost one hour between classes but then it takes like at least 15 minutes to get to another class and I prefer to be early at class so that the good seats are not taken up. End up with only like 30 minutes between classes. So decided to go to the Library for a short while. Guess wht?? We can borrow laptops from the Library!!! Thats like so damn cool!!! So, me and Amish borrowed the laptops and started surfing the net.... The laptops can only be borrowed for 3 hours at one time though, which is more than enough anyways. No wonder they call this things notebooks... There's even a barcode for them to scan as you take the notebook out just to keep track. Just like a regular reference book that you want to borrow.

Not Dell, Not Vaio, Not HP, but Uni of Melbourne!!!

Thats me..... Cool notebook!!!

Looking at some girl huh Amish??? Yup, thats my new friend Amish. Let me introduce him a bit. He's been living in Brisbane for a number of years already. He's originally from Zimbabwe. Bumped into him during week-O, and we have been friends since. Nice guy with a very business person type of brain. Oh, and by the way, he is a Gujju. He is in the same course as me as well, Acturial Science.

Looks like he has found something interesting on the net....

Anyways, keep on following this blog, more updates coming up soon....

Lazy Saturday

Woke up at almost 9.30. Made myself a sandwich for breakfast. Lazed around till it was time to leave my room and go meet up my friends. Went to Port of Melbourne to have lunch at some Malaysian restaurant. Bad luck though, the restaurant was closed by the time we reached there. So we ended up in a restaurant with a healthy choice. Focaccia is the name of the delicacy. Taste quite good with bits of Feta cheese in there. I forgot to take a picture of it though, next time guys. Basically, the port here that we visited is the Gateway to Tasmania, an island that is South of Melbourne. Was so windy at the time we were there. Great housing community there too.

Thats part of the seaside along the Port.....

Didn't get a chance to take many pictures over there though. :( Then went for some grocery shopping with them and then back to their home. Watched some random movies while waiting for dinner to be delivered. After dinner, around 9 pm, started to head back home. Train station, here I come!!! Had a quiet ride back to my place. Managed to get a few pictures of the library in the city. Looks very pretty when it is lighted up at night.

The footway along the Library!!!

Now, thats the librabry....

Had a great day out today. Hope the people of Melbourne remain like this. Also not forgetting, to all those Formula 1 fans out there... I just passed by Albert Park today and i was like 30 meters away from the actual racing line!!! That was so cool!!! Hope I can go watch the race later this year... Anyways, its about time I go sleep. Stay tuned for more updates. Take care you ppl... Have great fun and all the best....

ASOC

Met Sky at this booth, ASOC, at the Uni society day yesterday. Took him a split-second to realise it was me. Lots to catch up on. He also invited me to his society dinner although i'm not christian. So, today at 6.30 as told by him, met him at his society house which is just nearby the Law Building. Met lots of people there. Met this final year Acturial Student, her names Sarah. Got a bit of a scare talking to her as she says its a tough course. Another masters graduate student, Vikram and so many more friendly people. I was the only non-christian there. However, luckily i blend in well with all of them. Nice day of socialising. Had a couple ice-breakers with all the people there. Oh, not forgetting, we had a sumptous dinner. Filled to the brim d. Great night... =)

Thats the whole bunch of people that I met

Thats part of the group (From the left; Red-Shirt guy, Myself, Sky, Vikram, Terry, Blue-Shirt guy, n Dorris)

Cleanliness

Ever wonder why countries like Malaysia would never remain clean??? Also the increasing number of landfills that are just reaching maximum capacity within a short time frame is due to the volume of garbage that is not recycled. There's a simple explanation to this. Unfortunately, the government has failed to realize this simple solution. There are just insufficient number of trash cans around city and all walk ways. Further more, when was the last a Malaysian saw a recycle bin in the neighbourhood??? Never rite!!! Well thats the reason why Malaysia will always have this problem with waste disposal. Check out a city like Melbourne. There's a trash can like every 200 meters you walk. Not only trash cans, most of the time a recycle bin too. If the entire Penang population stopped throwing rubbish for one day and sweep up the streets, it would just take another day for it to return to original. Why?? Because, there aren't enough collection bins located, so people like you and me just resort to throwing rubbish outside on the five-footway or through the car window. A park near my Uni, check out the pictures...

Thats a clean park by Penang standards, and very well organized too


Thrash cans


The recycle bin!!! Non-existant in Malaysia!!!

Commerce Faculty

Sorry for this very delayed post. I have been very lazy to blog these days. Anyways, below are some pictures of the faculty of commerce. Its a brand new building. The Economics & Commerce admin just moved in a week ago into this new building. This building is called ' The Spot ' . The pictures below shall explain as to why this building is called as above. Its a very modern building compared to the century old buildings for the other faculties. However those century old building have managed to keep track with advancements in technology. Overall, its a very well planned university. The Union House as they call it, is like the hang out spot for students during lunch and free time.

My Faculty!!! :p

Lecture Theatre

The building from outside...

This should explain the name of the building

On one of the floors in the Uni...

Orientation was nothing great. Was just a couple of lectures on what to expect from your particular subjects. Also on the last two days, they had exhibitions by all the Societies and Sports groups in the Uni. Was great fun going booth to booth and listening to all their stupid explanations. Some were not stupid though. Oh, not forgetting, Niresh almost joined the Sri Lankan's society. He just loves the Sri Lankans!!! And Anand, just could not pursue his dream of becoming like Ronaldo. Too bad Anand, your stamina not good enough for Aussies!!! Hahahaha... Try harder next time. So, thats all for now, more updates coming up soon...

Melbourne!!!

Its been almost a week since I have been in Melbourne. Its a very well organized city. I rather not comment on the people here yet as its been only one week since I have been here. Had a lot of help from a very good friend. Managed to find accommodation after 2-3 days of hunting. Also had a superb shopping spree buying groceries and all the daily needs for my super small room. Had a great day on the 22nd celebrating a friends birthday at a Thai resturant!!! My first time eating at a Thai restaurant. Food was great, had lots of fun and laughter. Visited China town after dinner. Was a pretty nice place with lots of CHINESE restaurants and shops!!! Unfortunately, I was unable to cam-whore as I forgot my camera in my room. I shall upload some nice pics when I am done with my orientation which finishes this Friday.

The tram!!!

Till then, keep tuned in to my blog, more updates coming up soon.

Melbourne!!!

A wonderful city with great people. Especially the friends that I am currently staying with now. Very well organized city with trams & trains everywhere. Its a must visit at least once in your lifetime. Till then, stay tuned to this blog, while I explore this very new city to me. I will keep you people updated.

Special Fren!!!

Hey, just want to thank you for all the encouragement and help and support yea.....
Had great fun talking to you the night before I left and also when I got onto the flight about to leave... Good Luck to you and May God Bless you...

Friday Gathering

Had a small gathering with friends at my house, before I leave for Melbourne. Didn't have an opportunity to take pictures when my friends were here. Also had a couple of mom's friends here. Had a simple dinner, some dessert, then for a tour around my house. Many pictures were not recognizable by someone huh.... Hehehe....Time has flown very fast and I no longer resemble my old self anymore. Not even a slight hint of my baby face remains... Jackfruit, coming soon people. Got a number of gifts from people that came over. Really should not have troubled yourself for the gifts.

Handkerchiefs from a great mentor/friend

Whats in there???

Some lovely cookies from a very kind and thoughtful girl.

Had a great time reuniting with my close form 5 friends. Had some coffee later at coffee bean, and everything was over by 11.30... Thanks everybody for coming.

ps. The cookies were delicious, thanks for baking it....

Wednesday, 4th Feb

Had been planning this outing for a few days and in the end, 2 people still couldn't make it... Next time ppl...
Left my house at 9 sumthing, then went to IDP to settle some last minute agenda. Then off to Ai Chia's house. Meeting point for Islanders. ie. Me, Wen Yang and Ai Chia. We were going over to Juli's area, mainland there. Finally reach Juli's house after some ridiculous directions led to us going the wrong way, all thanks to Wen Yang.
Juli toured us around her house, then off we went to some shoppping mall, Jusco if not mistaken... I was pretty blur with the roads as its not my area. Then followed the girls go shop, best of all was the number of shoes the Chipmunk tried on.... Uncountable if not mistaken.

The animal clan!!!

Then off to Pizza Hut, had lunch then off to Sunway Carnival Mall. I finally remembered the name. Watched Underworld 3, I was lost in terms of the storyline, but its was actually fun watching all the action. Juli toured us around the area there, showing us many shops and some stories.
Then off to Autocity, took us such a long time to decide on our dinner spot. Was my fault actually. Hehe....
Had dinner at Subway.
Ice Ice Baby, here we come!!!! Had dessert there, then headed back to Juli's place. Met her parents, then back home we headed.
All pics have been uploaded to Juli and Ai Chia's blogs, refer to them for more action

ps. Thanks for the tour around your area Juli!!!