since i'm free now (sitting at Mac, waiting for p to finish class) i'll be continuing the updates for Melbourne!
as mentioned in my previous entry, got there aout 8 and George was already there to pick us up! He drove us back to his place, which seemed like AGES (but Brighton is actually not that far from Melbourne aiport). guessed it must be that we just got off a flight of 7hours odd. his cousin drives a LEXUS! BLACK LEXUS! I LIKE VERY MUCH! :D but his driving is kinda scary. to the extent that i'm actually afraid of him driving us to Mornington Peninsula for a double date! (Note to self. visit Mornington Peninsula the next time when i'm in Melb!)
Prior the trip, I've never heard of Brighton. Turns out that Brighton is near St Kilda, and Chapel Street! was kinda wistful that we won't be staying in the heart of the city BUT i was sold when i realised that Brighton is a quaint little town, just like those you see in Desperate Housewives! :D
Their house is open-concept; no walls unless necessary. that is to say, only walls when there's a bedroom. we slept in the lounge, had air beds (which p had to pump! ;p) was really skeptical about sleeping on air beds but it was actually quite fun!! HAHA. wrote to P's mummy and she said she would love to try too. only thing is, the air bed makes ALOT OF NOISE if you do toss and turn in bed! LOL.
whilst P pumped the air beds, i went to take my shower and when we're both done, we took a nap! got up around 3pm! before heading out to Chapel Street!! First stop of our Melbourne adventure! :D excited!!
P's aunty, Aunty Helen, brought us to the train station - Gardenvale. it was quite a bit of a walk to the train station though. 10 minutes! LOL. ws telling p that 10 mins in sg, i could have walked from my place to tampines MRT station. for once, i'm thankful that sg is land-scarce and not as huge as aussie! the weather is soooo chilly but i'm still super gung-ho on day one! LOL. wore 3 thin layers and i went out to the streets! (P had to wear 5layers + bubble jacket! HAHAHA!) but day 2 onwards, i can't take it anymore... boooo. HAHA.