Friday, June 22, 2012 3:35 PM
Melbourne ♥ (March 2012) - Day 1
Hey guys~ How are you? I hope everyone's doing fine!
Like usual, I am trying to overcome all the challenges in life. Sometimes fun, sometimes tired and sometimes, just boring. LOL
Anyways, here is a very short post to kick start my Melbourne Trip 3 months ago!
Melbourne (March 2012) - Day 1
This's my first visit to Melbourne and I was so excited after I bought my tickets! I had a really short time to do my homework(researching) due to buying the tickets really last minute but rest assured, my trip turned out well.
Boarded my flight at
12:20 local time via
Royal Brunei Airlines. The flight wasn't full so I had 3 seats to myself!
Woooohooooo! Switched between watching
Me Too, Flower! on tab and sleeping. There're quite a number of interesting shows on the plane but I guess I'm more of a Korean Drama freak? :P
Touched down on Melbourne Airport at
10:15 pm local time. That's only 7:15 pm back in Brunei! Due to
Daylight Savings Time, Melbourne's 3 hours ahead of Brunei in March.
Karen, one of my close friends who's living in Melbourne picked me up from the airport!
T^T
I am so grateful for a friend like Karen. Not only she drove for more than an hour to pick me, she also let me stay at her place through out the whole week, brought me to so many places, introduced super duper yummy Australian food and lots more!
T_____T
My trip was a fun, enjoyable and memorable one all thanks to this dear friend of mine. Do
click here to check out this angel's blog! ;)
Lots of ♥ for ya!
* BIG BEAR HUG *
The first thing that struck me was the price for the parking at the airport. It's 20 AUD for an hour!
O.O
Ok, never mind, that aside, Karen and her friend, V, brought us to this place somewhere in CBD to have dinner. Right, really late dinner for them cos it's almost midnight local time but not for me who was still having Brunei's time on my watch. As most of the places had closed, we only had pasta. Sorry, I didn't take any photos cos I was busy trying to absorb the new surrounding! LOL Did not even notice the name of the restaurant! Just remembered I had some ravioli~
After having our late dinner/supper, we sent V home. Gotta thank V too for showing the way to the airport in the dark! We then set off for home. Along the way, we stopped by Monga Dessert Lounge (糖楼) at Box Hill.
As it was past 1 am so finding a parking's not a problem. We parked right in front of the front door. Okay, the stairs that lead to the 1st floor to be exact. Upon entering, I only had 2 words in my mind.
Old-school. The decor was really old school! Just like those coffee shops you see in Hong Kong dramas from the 70's & 80's! Read
this post by another blogger to have a look at the interior inside Monga.
Since we were still quite full from the pasta, we decided to just share some snacks.
Crackers with maltose.
We ordered this out of curiosity!
Hot black sesame with glutinous rice balls.
(Can't find the exact name from the menu :S)
Hmm... it's not bad but it's a little too sweet for my liking.
I'd love to drop by again to taste other dessert in the future~ Especially those sago desserts!!
PS: They close at 3am! A good place for night owls!
Headed back to Karen's place to rest after supper and that is the end of Day 1! Or rather, night 1! LOL
Day 2 coming up next!
Have a great weekend guys!
Labels: Australia, Box Hill, food, Melbourne, Monga Dessert Lounge, RBA, vacation