Thank you Shell!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Kimi's coming!!!!!!!! I've been thinking/dreaming all the time recently that I would get a chance to see him in Melbourne. I'm more realistic now, as I know that it's nearly impossible to bump into him on the street. So I was hoping there'd be an exhibition on Lygon Street like last year. But I checked so many websites and saw no sign of them going there. I even planned to go Lygon Street and inspect by myself next Monday. Just now, I was really down, knowing kimi and massa will have an autograph session in Albert Park (where Australian GP held). And I thought I missed the chance to see him again (pai seh pai seh tell you, I cried...>.<). Although I planned to go and look around at Albert Park (I really meant "look around" oo....because the tickets are damn expensive! also no one's going with me...), I don't think I could meet kimi outside Albert Park...

But but but, 皇天不负苦心人，I went to Shell website just now (Shell is one of the main sponsors for ferrari, and last year's exhibition on Lygon Street was also presented by Shell). At first, I couldn't find anything related to PR activity during Australian GP, and as I thought my last hope vanished, I saw a little word under the Shell logo written GLOBAL, and a little link below the GLOBAL to change location. I just simply clicked on the change location and clicked on Australia, then a new page poped up and, perhaps it's fated, the first line I read was Scuderia Ferrari Formula One Public Event next Thursday 26th March, City Square Swanston Street, 10.45am start...

Ahhhh!!!! My heart was thumping so fast, like I finally found the date going to a blind date. With my hands shaking, I clicked on the title, and 一目十行 finished the news. So... kimi and massa will make their only public appearance at City Square, Swanston Street! I have no a faint idea where the City Square is, but as long as it's at Swanston Street, I would sure find it (Note: Swanston Street is the street I'm most familiar with in Melbourne city, as it's where my uni located). They'll make their appearance at 10.55am, but before that, there is a motorcade on Swanston Street at 10.45am -- I guess it'll be the parade of Ferrari cars. Kimi and massa will be in open top Ferraris and the motorcade will finish at City Square. Oh and obviously the most important thing is that this is a free public event~hohohoho~

I started pondering, if I ever get the chance to get his autograph, where should I ask him to sign on? My t-shirt? Oh no, I didn't bring my kimi shirt here! My nike cap? My bag? My file? Or an empty Johnnie Walker bottle? (last year in spa, a fan did ask him to sign on an empty Johnnie Walker bottle~he just loled and sign it~hahahaha). Any suggestion? If I couldn't get his autograph, it would also be great to just listen to his voice or see him.
And, I decided to attend lecture on 9am on Thursday. Maybe I can leave earlier, as I guess they will block some parts of Swanston Street for the motorcade and there won't be tram service to City Square. So I probably have to walk there... I've Googled the location of City Square, it's betweem Bourke Street and Flinders Street. That would be near~After that, I can go to Albert Park, then go back uni by 2.15pm to attend tutorial. If not, I can attend the tute on Wednesday, so that I'll be free until 4.15pm for another tute~Good plan? muahahahaha~I think so too~

For now, my plan is I'll work hard for this week, until I meet kimi on Thursday. Then, work hard again~!

If you are interested (although I know no one is), you can read this page... http://www.shell.com/home/content/au-en/shell_for_motorists/fuels/promotions/2009_f1_public_event.html

week 3 pics

lalala~pics again~

Went to inspect houses in Epping last Saturday. This was the "farm" with cows they described. It would be convenient for fer fer if she lives there...as she wants to drink milk every morning~You can see the overcast...pretty scarry~

The kitchens there are pretty cool~!

Tah dang~Dinner last Saturday! I pai seh pai seh tell you, I haven't tried any salmon roll that night....T.T Dunno who finished it......>.<

Tah dang~thanks fer fer for arranging these whole stack of sushi for me~we made sushi with egg, tuna, and salmon. With xiao gu, uncle lou, jonathan and ed, we almost finished all of them!

Formula 1. Feel it. Hear it, Live it. The what V8 supercars and melbourne gears up advertisements are more than the F1 advertisement lo.....And they aren't using ferrari for the advertisement...so I wasn't very keen to take photo~

The entry to the Land and Food Resources garden and building. Neh, I mentioned last time that I love the environment there a lot aa...

Short cut to the building. Basically, you can see greenery everywhere there!

Got booth somemore~ Should try and sneak in someday~

There are also benches...Put aside that it's in uni, it's actually a nice garden for dating~

Thanks to Yarra tram, that you can see this pic and pics below....There was no tram when we were rushing to melbourne central. So fer and I just walk there......took us about 20 mins.

Public Bath. Is it really for people taking bath inside? No idea, never been inside before~

One of the RMIT buildings. Just opposite Melbourne Central.

Earthquake!

Earthquake again in Melbourne! All Er gu, ed, and fer could feel it...shame that I didn't feel it...how come huh? Must be I was too concerntrate in the class. Yes. Wow, second earthquake in 12 days! I'm still wondering why would earthquake occur in Australia? Isn't this an old old land?

Between, I'm quite pissed off by stupid Connex (the train service company). They have been canceling or delaying a few services to Epping everyday since Tusday! (well, it has only been 2 days =p) But they cancel the services during peak hour! Fer and I couldn't board the train on Tuesday and had to wait for the later train. And on Wednesday, I had to cram in the train even though I took the early train. Grr.....and they fine me for not validating tram ticket last year!

Go bom bom (take shower) lo~Gonna be late for biochemistry tute~!

Photos (ii)

Friday that I've been looking forward to....so there you go, another batch of photos

Law building. Taken from the new commerce building....just don't understand how come other faculties are so rich! But nevermind, I love the garden of the Land and Food Resources so much, that I don't mind walk the long way, just to immerse myself in the natural environment~Shall take some photos next time!

On the way to Lygon Street for my gelati~hohohohoho~

Different garden la~This is the garden beside Royal Exhibition Building again....pai seh pai seh~I'm so in love with this place!

Haha, won't get bored to take photos in the garden~Indeed, we saw someone taking their wedding photos there~! (actually not someone....we saw 3 pairs of couples there that day...=.=)

Then while people very high taking photo, I saw this cute little thing, then only realised there was a flock of his friend "running" towards us.......=.= you know, my principle is that animals are 可远观而不可亵玩焉...so, we ran as fast as we could~the moral value of this incident? 团结就是力量！

Just thought this is quite cool! 10 years tree wood, 100 years tree people~wonder how long does this tree take to grow this big.

It was drawn on the floor, just nearby the tram stop I used to catch tram. When I saw the artist drawing on Saturday, I thought he was the one who used to draw/sell his drawing there. But he wasn't, he was a smoker (the other is not I guess, never seen him smoking before), and he seemed to be poorer than the other one -- he'd only got few colours, and all his chalks(or whatsoever) were so short...=p (Good observation leh~)Then when I went back the place on Monday, he'd done and gone. So I just take this photo down...

Flowers~! Glad that I've done with botany -- I can now admire the flowers without thinking about their scientific names or morphology or whatsoever~geez~

First batch of photo

I thought I've taken enough picture in melb last year, and I wouldn't take so many this year. But I was wrong -- fer cannot tahan and keeps reminding me that I've seen these scenery last year. But I can't help....Anyway, you should be grateful that I'm not as crazy as vwen~

Aha! This is rarely seen! -- cloudy sky in melb~

Lincoln Square. On the way to tram stop from the new commerce building -- The Spot. I wonder when would Faculty of Science build a building like that....at least the student centre should move out from the Old Geology building....T.T

I've never noticed that this whole lot is also uni's building! Just beside the splendid, magnificent Alan Gilbert Building (another commerce building)......

I think this is kinda artistic~(sorry, high-ing myself~)

The Metlink shop on Swanston Street. Never had a good look at these buildings before -- the few times I walked pass here were in a rush. Wonder what they sell in the shop? They don't have to open a shop to sell metcards do they?

The famous Flinders Station. The sun was too bright, so the colour is kinda weird.

The famous State Library. People basking under the sun.

Dang dang dang dang. Ladies and gentlemen, the founder of the University of Melbourne and the State Library -- Sir Redmond Barry. I feel quite guilty...I pass by this statue EVERDAY and attend classes in the Redmond Barry Building every week since last year and I didn't know that he was the founder of our uni. Apologies!

The sinking library~

Melbourne Central, just opposite the State Library.

Ladies~Opposite Victoria Market.

Guess what's the huge greenish thing on the gala apples?

Answer: watermelon! Must be a genetic modified watermelon.....=.= or maybe they plant the watermelon on a tree -- aus is quite near from the south pole, where the effect of gravity is stronger, therefore gravity pulls and changes their shape~ Ah I just had a "crunchy" watermelon just now~not really sweet, but not bad la, can't expect too much~

Lazy to upload already....more to come~^^

Autumn? Winter?

To use chinese word, I bring "water" to melbourne. I arrived here on Tuesday morning, suffered a warm afternoon, and then at night, it rained! Melbourne's first rain in 2009! Since then, the dark clouds seem to settle down quite comfortably on melbourne sky, and give off a few drops of rain every now and then, whenever they like to. Then wind popo was invited, and blowing like there's no tomorrow. Therefore temperature dropped , from above 30 degree on Tuesday evening, to below 20 degree since the first rain. And you can pretty much make a short conclusion: it's damn cold.
Tomorrow maximum 19 degree again. I didn't expect I'd experience these in autumn lo.....=.= However, bureau of meteorology says the temperature will rise again next week, maybe up to 30 degree. Crazy weather.

Tired....haven't got a good sleep since....before coming back from m'sia. Right, night night~

Countdown: 2 weeks

Oh can't believe that I'm going back in 2 weeks time! T.T When reading harry potter, I just don't understand how come harry was longing to go back to Hogwarts...I wish I could have the feeling when I get back...My brain has not been functioning well since I left the Royal Exhibition Building after finishing my last paper in 27th Nov last year. Wow, quite impressed by my superb memory~So....how can I wake my brain up huh...any idea anyone?

Actually I'm quite looking forward to my 2 (and the only 2 subjects for second year...=.=) food science subjects that I'll be doing in first semester. Personally, I don't think 2 subjects in second year and 4 subjects in third year is convincing enough to tell people I major in food science lo....=.= Also, I think it sounds more like I'm major in biochemistry than in food science, as I'll be doing 3 biochemistry subjects....strange course structure....

Well, I'm sure I'll be missing m'sia food soon.....oh that'll be really sad......T.T

p/s: wow, first post in 2009!