The Melb trip 30/1 - 2/2

for those of u who didn't know, i went to Melb with CC and Ketty for 5 days just recently and the trip was absolutely awesome!! i did pretty much everything i wanted to do there and had so much fun in the process =) i reckon after this trip, i either wanna make regular trips to Melb or i may even live there one day... we'll see what my plans r after uni hehe here were the highlights:

[N.B. i did the non-touristy thing and didn't take a whole lotta photos while i was there so pics here r courtesy of CC and Ketty =)]

DAY ONE ~ the heatwave begins, bumming at the City, lovely Lygon St dinner, tipsy karaoke

got to the airport around 8:30am [i'm rarely ever awake at this time hehe] and met up with CC for our flight at 9:05am... entertained myself on the plane by doing all the Sudoku puzzles in the Virgin magazine and reading 'Twilight' while CC flicked through all the cable channels on TV... arrived at around 12ish and waited around the airport for an hr waiting for Ketty's flight to get to Melb... hooray!! our Melb trip has begun =)

my travel companions for the next 5 days ^_^

after Skybussing it to the hotel, we checked in at our hotel, the 'Victoria Hotel', and after settling in, we walked around the City for groceries and lunch... also stopped at Melb Central and all those other famous landmarks like Flinders St and Fed Square for photos... i tell u now, walking around the City in Melb isn't that bad on a normal day but when it's 43 degrees out, doing anything seems so much more tiring...

The 'Victoria Hotel' on Little Collins St... not the best hotel around but it's definitely a place of convenience, flavoured Calpis [cow piss] XD, really trippy Wii tennis at Melb Central

for dinner, we headed to Lygon St by tram... after walking most, if not all, of Lygon St, we settled at this place called 'La Spaghetteria' where we scored free drinks and ate some pretty divine food... what ruined it for us was the extreme heat, which kinda put us off properly enjoying the meal =( i'll have to go back there sometime and eat the lasagne again... it was actually really nice!!

the restaurant we ate at and a photo of us while we were inside the restaurant

after feeling a bit put off dessert, we headed back to the City to do the typical azn activities: take sticker photos, go to a somewhat dodgy arcade and sing karaoke for hrs and hrs... while Ketty was off in la la land playing Tekken BR, me and CC were trying to beat each other at basketball and at Puzzle Bobble... good entertainment hehe then headed to 'Hollywood Karaoke' for karaoke... took a while to get the hang of the touch screen machine but we managed to sing ourselves silly with the help of fried chicken and Long Island Iced Tea hehe

inside our karaoke room, the Long Island Iced Tea: the reason for many of our random song choices and silliness and a post-drinking shot of us [guess who drank the most? *hint: she's on the left hehe*]

DAY TWO ~ the heatwave continues, DFO, Max Brenner goodness, bumming at the City, clubbing antics

the day didn't start all that well considering i slept in the clothes i was in the nite b4 so i was up at around 7-8am and i think i woke CC up in the process so we were up chatting until Ketty woke up... then headed to DFO [the walk from the tram stop to DFO was excruciating in the heat!!!] for some shopping and lunch... was too lazy to do any walking once we were outside and for some reason, public transport was free that day so we trained it back to Melb Central to play some games at 'Barcode' and do a little more shopping... the games at 'Barcode' sucked so we shopped at Valley Girl to find CC a top to wear clubbing... and she found one!!

free travel w00t w00t, with CC at Southern Cross train station and playing epic fail foosball with Ketty at Barcode

then it was off to Max Brenner to try some of the awesome drinks... and it didn't disappoint!! my drink [i think it was the milk chocolate frappe] came in the cutest cup, CC's waffles were divine and Ketty got the funniest case of brainfreeze hehe i'll have to come to Max Brenner when it's winter so i can try their hot drinks and/or the fondue ^_^

my drink [it had a hole for the straw and 'Drink Me' on the other side hehe], CC's yummy waffles and the place we got to experience all that =)

the nite time consisted of dinner at Gogo Sushi, followed by more games at the 'arcade' [i put the ' 's there 'cause it seriously doesn't look like an arcade... more like a shop with games in it] and clubbing at Eve... i have to say now, i wasn't completely used to the daylight savings so eating dinner while it was still broad daylight still seemed like a new concept to me hehe dinner was good, gaming was good, the longest 'short walk' to Eve wasn't so good!! after what seemed like forever, we FINALLY got to Eve and the guy who was supposed to take us there ended up ditching us at the entrance >_<" so here we were, at a club with a guy we'd only met for 20 mins... but the nite turned out to be pretty fun... the club had great music, great drinks and i had great company =) thanks to Steve who paid for the majority of our drinks and for putting up with all of us all nite hehe

CC and me at the 'arcade', drinking one of the many drinks that nite, CC and Steve being typical azns, Ketty and me during one of my many sitting sessions, the 3 of us b4 the tiredness set in

DAY THREE ~ the day i spent nearly 14 hrs in the same place... where else but CROWN =)

for those who know me well, one of the main reasons i wanted to go to Melb was to play poker at Crown... and boy, did i play it a lot during my time there hehe Day 3 was mainly a 'do our own thing' day so after waking up at 11ish, i walked to Crown after grabbing a quick bite to eat at Maccas... then it was a quick lap of the casino b4 settling at the poker tables... won $25 [would've been $26 if i hadn't lost my $1 chip hehe] b4 heading to Sante for dinner with CC, Ketty and Steve

went to Galactic Circus for half the nite and played a wide variety of games including DDR [Supernova 2 and Extreme], Deal or No Deal, Basketball, some weird monkey game and Para Para!! oh, how i have missed Para Para... i'm happy to announce that my skills at that game haven't lost their touch... too much hehe after seeing CC and Steve off, me and Ketty headed back to our respective games... Ketty to roulette and DDR and me to poker hehe took a break around 2am to head back to the hotel to get the key [still can't believe they only gave us ONE set of keys between the 3 of us >_<"] so we could head back to Crown again and let CC sleep... walking around the City at 2am isn't that bad in Melb... me and Ketty managed to walk to the 'arcade' and Crown from our hotel without any trouble except for the random pplz who kept saying weird stuff like 'i know u!! i know u!!' in a failed azn accent... Ketty played some more Tekken BR and i ended up playing poker for another 1ish hrs and left after 2 guys at my table were picking fights with each other

presenting the coolest place in Melb hehe, reliving a high school pasttime of mine [b4 evil Replay took it away =(], with CC at Galactic Circus

DAY FOUR ~ Chadstone adventure, fine dining at Meat and Wine Co, more karaoke, more late nite poker

after sleeping at 6am, me and Ketty were way too tired to head out to Chadstone with CC at 9am so we headed out at 11am instead 'cause we were gonna get kicked out by housekeeping hehe once we got there, we ate brunch at Nando's with CC and Hieuie... after checking out most of the shopping centre, me and Ketty headed to Intencity to check out the DDR machine... it was pretty cool but so hard to read!!

it's not clear but the sign does say 'Chadstone' hehe

bussed and trained it back to the City then headed back to the hotel to play Taboo with CC while Ketty went to play more Tekken BR... then checked out the places around Meat and Wine Co and had a brief D&M with CC about the future... had a scrumptious dinner at Meat and Wine Co with CC, Ketty, Hieuie, Katy, Serinna, Tommy and Linda b4 heading to Kbox in the City for karaoke... after singing there for 2ish hrs, it was back to Crown for me and Ketty hehe yeah i know, i can't get enough of the place hehe but after that poker session, i decided it wasn't the best idea to play poker at 3ish in the morning with drunk, angry players and soccer supporters [turns out i was playing poker at the same time the Liverpool v Chelsea game was on hehe]

with CC during our D&M session, the girls try and be sexy hehe, the Melb crew who took us out: Tommy, Linda, Hieuie, Katy and Serinna, with CC, Serinna and Katy during karaoke

DAY FIVE ~ awesome yum cha in Chinatown, Fat jeans shopping, poker yet again, last min shopping

after sleeping again at 6am, i was pretty dead tired by the time i had to check outta the hotel... started the day by heading to Chinatown for some yum cha... OMG, it was good!! we went to this place called 'Westlake' and it happened to be a good place for me to learn my Canto hehe then headed to GPO where me and CC went jeans shopping at Fat and we both successfully found a pair of jeans!! i had to pay $100 more for my pair though =( afterwards, we headed to Crown again to play more games at Galactic Circus b4 i went back to the poker room for another poker session =) so proud of myself... all up, i managed to win over $400 ^_^

managed to drag Ketty off electronic poker [she's soooo gonna be playing this again next time she's at Crown XD] to do all my little errands b4 leaving which included buying cupcakes from Little Cupcakes, buy DVDs for my Dad and buy azn cakes and buns for my Mum and Dad... managed to do all this in a little under an hr w00t w00t

CC and Ketty on the big purse, shopping at GPO, one of the best places to buy jeans and CC's box of Little Cupcakes

not much to tell after this... we went to the airport [where i got randomly body searched >_<"] and said our goodbyes to Melb =(

Go on and take a bow...

too tired and drained of energy to write a long blog today... quick updates:

+ i'm assessment-free for the next 18 days!! w00t w00t
+ got my GOLD Myer One card today... i feel so spesh hehe it has my name and everything!!!
+ i have a new gambling buddy =) look forward to gambling with him in the future muahahahaha watch out casino =P
+ it's freakin' freezing these days... gotta get my winter wardrobe out now >_<"
+ 1/3 of the yr has gone by now... where the hell did all the time go?!
+ i have so many offers to go travelling places this yr... Melbz, Sydney, Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia... and what money do i have to pay for this?! *shrugs*
+ OMG... Krispy Kremes is FINALLY open in Brissy!! and i just missed out on free Krispy Kreme donuts today *cries* damn u Ketty!!!!!!! *shakes fist* hehe
+ Jack won SYTYCD w00t w00t i knew he'd win... Brissy represent =)
+ i'm in love with Rihanna's new song "Take a Bow"... hence the name of my blog =P

Autumn randomness!!

autumn is upon us now although most pplz probably felt that transition a lot sooner... days r hot but the nites r COLD!! went out on Fri and Sat nite and it was pretty cold on both nites... i was indoors most of the time but when i was walking outside, it was cold as... what's with the weather these days?!

here's how my weekend went down...

Friday nite consisted of games, games and more games for YF Social nite!! got a lift off Ruimin and even though we stopped off at St Lucia to get dip and dinner for Ruimin, we were still the first ones there =P everyone else arrived soon afterwards and we got started on some icebreaker games like 2 Lies and a Truth and Electric Current [that was a fun game!!] b4 spending the rest of the nite either playing Deal or No Deal or Articulate... i was part of the group playing Deal or No Deal and the rules to the board game r a little different to the game show... but it was still fun nonetheless hehe the funniest moments when playing that game definitely came from Raj when he only won $25 after opening all the cases and then when he was hosting, he only offered $500 as his first offer for Ray XD

Saturday nite also consisted of games but of the different kind hehe after finishing work at 4, i headed to the City to meet up with Chi and Ketty... hung around Replay for a bit playing the usual Puzzle Bobble and watching Tekken 6 b4 heading to Pastano for dinner... their peanut chicken special is quite good!! then headed to the pokies which was a bit irritating 'cause pplz kept getting features and hitting the jackpot and we were all like "oh man, that should've been us!!!" i had better luck playing the actual table games and ended up winning $37.50... not a bad effort but would've won more if i left sooner hehe then we were back to Replay again and while Chi and Ketty were challenging guys on Tekken 6 [including 1 guy who is now known as Mr Sparkle until further notice hehe], i was perving on a couple of guys including Mr Sparkle hehe oh man, i'm so sad...

newayz, i'm bored and when i'm bored, i pass time by doing quizzes... 75 random questions!!

1. Do you have any pets? just 5 goldfish [although 1's black] and a heap of other little fish
2. What colour shirt are you wearing? grey
3. Name three things that are physically close to you: wallet, pens, printer
4. What was the last book you read? Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes... that book rocks!!
5. Are you a good student? i've been told i have the potential to be a good student but i'm just lazy
6. What's your favourite sport? fave sport to play would be badminton, fave sport to watch on TV would be rugby league
7. Do you enjoy sleeping late? yeah, but it's not a good habit
8. What's the weather like right now? a bit chilly
9. Who tells the best jokes? *shrugs* probably GY... he also has this subtle way of making jokes and he always cracks me up
10. What was the last thing you dreamt about? i can't remember a lotta details to be honest...
11. Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? i don't drive so much now and i have yet to crash although i've been close a couple of times
12. Do you believe in karma? yeah
13. Do you believe in luck? i think there's a bit of it in everyone
14. Do you like your eggs scrambled or sunny side up? definitely scrambled
15. Do you collect anything? If so, what? i mostly collect DVDs, earrings and books these days
16. Are you proud of yourself? not really
17. Are you reliable? i hope so!!
18. Have you ever given money to a bum? probably on a couple of occasions
19. What's your favourite food? Chinese, Italian and Jap food
20. Have you ever had a secret admirer? i don't think so...
21. Do you like the smell of gasoline? errr... NO!!
22. Do you like to draw? i used to but i've stopped
23. What's your favourite invention? i've never invented anything hehe
24. Is your room messy? not as messy as b4 hehe
25. What do you like better: oranges or apples? probably apples
26. Do you give in easily? depends on the situation
27. Are you a good guesser? not really
28. Can you read other people's expressions? depends on the person
29. Are you a bully? i don't think so
30. Do you have a job? yeah, but i wanna change!!
31. What time did you wake up this morning? around 11ish
32. What did you eat for breakfast this morning? meat pie... i know it's weird but i'm used to it
33. When was the last time you showered? this morning
34. What do you plan on doing tomorrow? might meet up with John... if not, then i'm sleeping in followed by gyming and a lecture
35. What's your favourite day of the week and why? don't have a fave day
36. Do you have any nicknames? mostly Angie or Ange but i've recently acquired the name "Mrs Sparkles" hehe thanks Ketty!
37. Have you ever been scuba diving? nope, but i wanna try it out
38. What's your least favourite colour? probably pink
39. Is there someone you have been constantly thinking about? If so, who? i wouldn't say i CONSTANTLY think about him... not saying who it is!!
40. Would you ever go skydiving? yeah!!
41. What toothpaste do you use? Colgate something or rather hehe
42. Do you enjoy challenges? sometimes
43. What's the worst injury you have had? injured my ankle after my Mum ran over it
44. What's the last movie you saw? "Strictly Ballroom"... last movie at the cinema was "Jumper"
45. What do you want to know about the future? nothing atm... i like to be surprised
46. What does your last text message say? "Oh yeah, sounds good angiee and u should watch birdman with me!"
47. Who was the last person you spoke over the phone to? GY
48. What's your favourite school subject? Maths B, but only 'cause my teacher was awesome
49. What's your least favourite school subject? probably Bio
50. Would you rather have money or love? love
51. What is your dream vacation? a round the world trip hehe or even just around Asia is fine
52. What is your favourite animal? dolphin
53. Do you miss anyone right now? just a few friends i haven't seen and/or talked to in a while
54. What's the last sporting event you watched? Australian Open... such a disappointment this yr!!
55. Do you need to do laundry? nope, Mum dearest usually does it
56. Do you listen to the radio? yeah, in the morning and when i'm in the car
57. Where were you when 9/11 happened? at school in history class i think
58. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? i get a bit pissed off but i get over it
59. Have you ever caught a butterfly? never tried to catch one
60. What colour are your bedsheets? multi-coloured... good ol' Where's Wally hehe
61. What's your ringtone? default ringtone is one of the cheers from "Bring it On" but i have designated ones for some of my closest friends
62. Who was the last person to make you laugh? Ketty
63. Do you have any obsessions right now? SYTYCD!!
64. Do you like things that glow in the dark? i dunno hehe
65. What's your favourite fruity scent? DKNY's Be Delicious
66. Do you watch cartoons? hell yeah!! just finished watching the last ep of "Futurama"
67. Have you ever sat on a roof? i believe i have but i can't remember when i did
68. Have you ever been to a different country? yeah, but it's been a while though
69. Name three things in the world you dislike: inequality, war, crime
70. Name three people in the world you dislike: can't think of anyone atm
71. Has a rumour ever been spread about you? there probably has been
72. Do you like sushi? of course!! *drools*
73. Do you believe in magic? i believe in illusions =)
74. Do you hold grudges? normally, i don't... i forgive and forget
75. Name something you'd like to do before you die: travel around the world

okies, bed time for me... nite nite and sweet dreams everyone!!