Reaching Somerset Hotel Apartment in Melbourne

Did not catch much sleep during the flight and ended up sleeping in the cab till arriving at our Somerset hotel apartment at Elizabeth Street. This is more like a family service apartment which has much amenities and also a small cooking area for perhaps some home cooking. But the stupid thing about this service apartment, if you are going with your family, why is there only one bed ? I thought they should include a sofa bed as well. The rooms cost est. AUS$ 250 per night, kind of expensive of this standard though.. Anyway, we are just going to put down our bag and go out for lunch.
















Luckily the view outside was still not bad .

Reaching Melbourne.. After Years Without Visiting Melbourne

After 7 hours of flight and torturing on queue in the Australian Customs, we finally got out of the airport and onto the streets ! First of all, take a breath at the fresh air and smoke my first stick cigarette after the long journey. It has been almost an decade last since I traveled to Australia while I can still recalled vivid images of Australia when I visited the last time with my entire family for holidays.

The purpose of this trip was to attend my sister's graduation ceremony at Monash University and my mom tagged along to celebrate with her as well. I have started working for quite some time and it has also been a year or so from my last holidays so it is good time for me to rest and relax.

Though it may looked like a sunny day, but you can feel the coldness from the strong wind blowing from time to time. Unbearable for us who had lived in a tropical country, not even my sister whom has been in Australia for almost two years. Quickly, we flagged a cab to bring us back to our Somerset Hotel Apartment for some rest.

太陽は強いと見られるですが、実は風邪が冷たく強いだったよ。写真に騙されないで。でも、空港に出たら、とりあえずタバコ一本吸った。七時間の飛行機、もう我慢できないや。はいはい、出発します!タクシーに乗ってホテルアパートに行きましょ!わ、寒い。。。

australia airport

australia airport

2nd round of dessert tasting - Ah Chew Desserts

Ah C is not satisfy with the dessert just now so she dare us for
another round of dessert.. The results ??

Dessert at Liang Seah Street Tang Shui Xian 糖水先

Grass Jelly with Sweet Potato and Sago

At times, I thought using the most simplify ingredients can produce the greatest dish, but I was wrong on this dessert. It is a pure mixture of shaved ice and sweet potatoes without a tint of natural sweetness in the dessert at all. I would not recommend this dessert to anyone.


Durian shaved ice... Nice to eat but after the ice melted, it is like a overdose of milk mix...


Waffle n ice cream is nice , but the cocoa powder spolit it...


Thai Restaurant at Hougang - Nakhon Kitchen

Hey Dan, I think you was talking about the Thai restuarant near your house and this should be the one. I was there just now around five plus but it was closed so I went to eat mee goreng at the coffeeshop we went together for my birthday crab.. Next time we can go there eat together la .. swee bo ?



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