I went to Melbourne about a week and a bit ago to meet up with AK and just basically be pals and stuff. It was real good, I got to catch up with some old friends, make a bunch of new ones and eat a heap of awesome food in the process. Also everything in Melbourne seems so nice and chilled out too. Case in point, both AK and I were let into a this bar the night we got there while we both still had backpacks full of socks and undies with us, this probably wouldn’t have happened in Brisbane.
Also pretty happy I got to meet and hang out with Nat. She is rad and most likely cooler than you.
Here’s some pictures anyway. Stay cool malbun.
Oh yeah, my original flight back also ended up being cancelled after 8 hours at the airport. Had to rebook another flight which means I got to hang out for an extra couple days and miss getting my wisdom teeth out as a result. High five!
Okay so hang outs in Melbourne ruled. Daniel is the best dude, Melbourne is the best city, and we met up with a heap of people which was great.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Shanghai Fried Noodles and Fried Pork Dumplings: The runaway hit of the trip, eaten at two separate locations, each with their own pros and cons. The first meal was in Glen Waverley, so it was pretty (very) out of the way, but we were staying nearby so it was okay. The meal was delicious, but what really sealed the deal was the free slurpee machine in the restaurant. The second meal was in the city, and somehow cheaper than the suburbs restaurant, and our meals came in around two minutes. But Glen Waverley was just a little more delicious.
- Exploring: Dude, we walked so much. We covered more of Melbourne on foot in four days then most residents would in a year. We found so much shit in Fitzroy, St Kilda, Brunswick, Prahran and the city. Most of the days were just spent walking and finding cool shit while Daniel took photos. He’s pretty good at it.
- Geelong vs West Coast: This was kind of a last minute thing, where just a couple of weeks beforehand I made the brilliant realisation that we would be in Melbourne during the AFL finals. And it worked out perfectly that Geelong were playing the day we got in (even though Collingwood vs. Hawthorne was a better game). This was actually the first thing we did when we got to Melbourne, and the only thing we had planned for the entire trip.
- Reminiscing: Meeting Daniel’s old Company of Heroes service buddy Richard and listening to them reminisce about their glory days in the service at the Little Creatures Dining Hall. Hearing tales from the corps, where Daniel’s replays were in the Hall of Fame and they’d have to change usernames regularly because no one would play with them because they were so good. I had no idea.
- Bro times: Meeting Richard and sleeping on his couch for three nights. Checking out Jason and Brendan’s store, Up There, and sleeping on Jason and Rachel’s couch for one night. Catching up with Sasky and Rory for breakfast, Brisbane dudes that moved to Melbourne without me realising. Playing Mario Kart 64 with Richard’s housemate in the AM while Richard worked nightshift. Meeting Nat for the first time, and the second time. Meeting Tash for the first time. Meeting Nathania for the, um, I can’t remember how many times it’s been now. Meeting up with Nathania is a staple of the Melbourne trip at this point.
- Great Moments In American Cinema: We watched The Room and two-thirds of Crank for the first time, that was pretty great. Oh wait no we watched The Room twice. We did other stuff too, I swear.
- Reviewing Avatar with Margaret Pomeranz: I know I already posted it, but it was so awesome. We also ha a few takes at the Matrix timeslice video thing, those were funny. ACMI is the best.
- Being ripped on for being scared of birds every twenty minutes: The first photo.
- Having to share a bed with Daniel Wong every night: ;)
