10 Things To Do in Melbourne

Melbourne is spoilt with variety of beautiful attractions, be it natural or man-made. It'd be impossible to not be overwhelmed by all the planning of your holiday itinerary. What can I see in a very limited time? How much will it cost and how do I get there, seem to be the questions that you keep asking yourself. Good thing there are plenty of surrounding destinations within easy reach of a day trip. To save you time and effort, here I list down my pick on 10 things to do in Melbourne.  

1. Take a day ride with Melbourne Visitor Shuttle

This shuttle operates around city circle daily every 30 minutes and there are 13 stops altogether. The driver will act as your tourist guide and tell you some interest facts about the building or landmarks the bus passes. You are in control of your own time and there's no need to follow the tour. Pretty straightforward and cheap too.

2. Great Ocean Road

Travelling to Great Ocean Road is by far the most memorable experience I've ever had since living in Melbourne. The scenic coastal views, the 12 apostles, killer surfbreaks and stunning piers are just the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. This trip is c.o.m.p.u.l.s.a.r.y

3.  Wildlife Park

Take a photo with kangaroos and koalas! It wouldn't be an Aussie trip if you don't see these cutest animals in this planet *after panda of course* You can drive or book a tour to either Healesville Sanctuary, Ballarat Wildlife park or the  Melbourne Zoo (easiest and nearest.)

4. Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

Get ready to rewind to the cowboy era. The setting, the ambience, the buildings are all set up to reflect the Melbourne's gold rush time in the 1850s. Gold diggers, guards, shop owners are all dressed in costumes and you would have fun exploring the shops, hotels, theatres, schools, factories and underground mining. Don't miss the gold melting show, it's one the best highlights.

5. Brighton beach 

Take stunning photos at the unique 82 Brighton bathing boxes and make it your Facebook profile picture and get all your contacts jealous. Aussie trip mission accomplished.  

6. Queen Victoria Market

Fruits, meats, organic, non-organic you can find all sort of things here. Buy souveniers for friends and family at affordable price. Don't forget to bargain. Oh, there's a churros stall you need to try at the end of the market. Pretty awesome.

7. Royal Botanic Gardens

Take a romantic walk along the beautiful garden, full of flowers, greeneries and beautiful lakes. If you visit Melbourne during spring season, this is the best place to go.

8. Mount Buller 

Best time to go during winter. The whole mountain is covered with beautiful white icy snow. Learn how to ski, have a cup of hot chocolate, snowboarding, you won't regret coming here. 

9. Phillip Island

Want to meet Happy Feet anyone? Book a tour and see these cute little penguins and you'll come back flapping your feet and you will find yourself singing while conversing with other people. True story.

10. Melbourne CBD 

Hundreds of shops from the big brands to local ones you can find everything by just walking around from block to block. Discover alleyways, drink Koko Black, take Instagram photos with the graffiti background, watch street performance, you can spend all day at the CBD and you will not get bored.

And that's it. Hope you find this list useful. If you have any questions, feel free to comment below.

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Have you been to Melbourne? How would you suggest to things to do in Melbourne?

Winter Red

I took this photo last Friday. Went to a nearby supermarket to get ready-made gravy as I cooked

lamb chops for dinner that night. 

Post this one at instagram

Jacket - Aliexpress, T-Shirt - Uniqlo

On the way to the supermarket I managed to get some vitamin D for 15 minutes. Sat on a bench and took off my jacket. Love the heat during winter.

So quiet and peaceful at 11am. Gazed at this beautiful building and thinking to myself what building was that. Very European-like and I can't help but to reminisced about my trip to Europe three years ago. One of the best times of my life.

*Checked google map today and found out it's a primary school. Those kids are so lucky to have such of a stunning school!*

That's the best part about living overseas I'd guess. You can just take a walk to the market and you'll enjoy seeing all these grass, trees, buildings and the sky as opposed to get into the car 

and go to a shopping mall because let's face it. It's hot and humid in KL. 

I would rather sit in an air-conditioned room than go to any parks.

Times like this I tell myself I should appreciate all the things I have. Even though we live in a small cramped studio apartment, but once we step outside, we're blessed 

with this beautiful nature around us. 

St Kilda is such a cool place :)

First OOTD

I know it's autumn here in Melbourne but I wanted to do this post because it was requested by a reader who's thinking of getting this dress. I didn't want to make her wait instead I gave

her few photos of me wearing it with in the house, with no make up and messy hair just to 

give her an idea what it's like.

Then I thought to myself, I should start making ootd posts so that I have more things to blog instead of make up, right? Besides, it will give me more photos for me play around and improve my editing skills. 

So here you go, you can get this dress here. I bought it at $14.99 though. Think it was on sale.

I'm quite happy with the dress, the length is true to what it described and the chiffon 

is so soft. The quality is quite average. Not so cheap and not so expensive either. 

Photos taken by my grumpy husband

Flat Sunday

Woke up early this morning. Thought of going to the South Melbourne market today but there's just something about the weather that makes me want to just lay back in bed and enjoy snuggling inside the duvet just a little bit longer...

The Esplanade tram stop at St Kilda

This picture was taken few days ago when I did my last blood test. A couple of months back hubs insisted that I should get a pre-natal blood test to see if my body was ready to get pregnant. 6 tubes of my blood were taken to check a lot of things. They checked my sugar level, folic acid, iron, signs of hepatitis and other things I can't really remember. Everything was fine except that I didn't have enough Vitamin D and there was no trace of rubella vaccine in my body. Us girls have to take two shots in your lifetime. One when you're a newborn and another one when you're 15 years old. I skipped the second part cuz at that time I just recovered from chicken pox. I'm pretty sure I took the first one when I was a newborn, I've seen the medical report somewhere. But since everything was in KL and it's just so troublesome to ask my mom look for it cuz we moved houses and all, I thought why not. Lets just jab me those two shots, kay doc?

 But it's not like you take two shots at one go. No no. After one shot, you have to wait another month for the second one. If you don't follow this rule, there a high chance you'd become a rubella monster.

Okay that was a joke. Truthfully, I don't know what will happen but I'd rather follow doctor's advice and wait for another couple of months just to be safe right?

And guess what... Just like 5 mins ago when I was writing this, doc just gave me a call and said my vaccine is settled and I can start trying now!

Omg. Alhamdulillah.. It's been such a long painful wait....

Ok bye! gonna look for my hubby now!!!

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Lol just kidding! I think Im gonna get my period in few days time and there's no way I can pregnant within this timeframe no?

Anyway, the purpose I wrote this post was to tell you guys how boring and gloomy the weather has been and I cooked this for lunch today.

Pad See Ew or Kuey Teow Goreng

I used the instant sauce I bought from Woolies few days ago and man it's just soo de-lish-us!!! I've tried making the dishes from scratch but somehow they never turn out like the real deal. So I'm so grateful Woolies have started selling this. Now whenever I get cravings for Pad See Ew, I don't have to pay $12.50 for take outs. I can do it at home!!!!!!!

Okay I think I'm a little bit overwhelmed with the news and I'm just this happy birdie dancing around in the living room. Hope you enjoyed this entry and see you guys sooooonnnnaaah!

P/S: Happy Mother's Day to all of you beautiful mothers out there!!!

Life and Ocean

Sad Mode

Have you guys watched Fast and Furious 7?

I watched it a couple of days ago and I think I've cried more than ten times since the movie. The ending is so beautifully crafted, it makes me feel like Paul is in a better place.

And the song!! It's the most touching tribute song ever. And to make you guys understand why

I cried that much, I shall leave you the links so you can cry with me too.

   

Going to Sydney

Hey guys! I'm going to Sydney tomorrow with hubs and will be back by Sunday. Hopefully by then I have loads of photos and footage so I can share them over here. We packed light as we're going to reach there at 8 am and we can only check in at 2. So it makes sense that it'll be more convenient to bring a backpack instead of a luggage *cringe*. 

I'll be posting more photos in my instagram and twitter so would love for you to join me there too.
See you guys soon!