Brighton Beach

Our first visit to the beach this year! According to the weather forecast, it was said to be reaching 31 degrees today but apparently the clouds were out and we didn't have to walk along the beach in the scorching heat (which was a relief for both of us!)

I've never seen so many seagulls at the beach before! They were all in search for food.

You can see the skyscraper in the far distance and sweep of colourful beach huts that cost a lot of $$$. It is said that Brighton Beach huts are a combination of being privately owned and those owned by the government. Even when you own the hut, it is not allowed to change the design or repaint the box as it is the iconic symbol of the popular beach. Brighton beach is located in between St Kilda and Sandrigham Station, 20 minutes train ride from the city.

It's more quite than the St. Kild beach as there is virtually no development at the beach front aimed at the tourists. If you're looking for a serene, quiet place to enjoy a walk or reading, this place is highly recommended! Make sure you bring your sunnies and a bottle of water when visiting :-)

Happy 2012!

Happy New Year to all my dear friends and family! The year 2011 was an amazing year for me, lots of excitement, changes and challenges. We're now starting the new year, entering upon a new phase in our lives. May this year be filled with lots of hope, happiness and joy for all of us ..and be a healthy and prosperous one!

xoxo

The View

The view from our apartment window never changes, but sometimes it can look very foreign and other times it can look quite friendly. It all depends on my mood how I see it. It's often hard to change the object itself, all you have to do is to change your perspective and the view automatically will start to look different. Happy mind makes no enemy nor negativity.

The Melbourne city looks calm and peaceful tonight.

How's your city looking right now? :-)

Brother Baba Budan

Brother Baba Budan is a famous coffee place for many Melburnian. It is located in CBD where it's a great place for a latte, cappuccino and espresso. The place is small and you need to be very lucky to get a seat as it's usually packed with people purchasing their coffees. It is all worth it for the intimate setting to exchange goss while the flavour and aroma of coffee permeate your consciousness and relax your whole body. When you look up at the ceiling, you will find the jumble of old chairs overhanging; creating a unique artificial sky. I personally felt that the coffee was served slightly under my ideal temperature (I like steaming hot coffees!) but overall their service was good.

Street Art

Melbourne is renowned as one of the world's great street art capitals for its unique form of expression displayed on approved outdoor spaces throughout the city. The city of Melbourne believes that legal street art contributes to a vibrant urban environment and it changes on a daily basis.
People were working on their paintings in a narrow alley on Bourke street today.
I might be able to see the completed work of art by tomorrow!

Excited!

Good afternoon Melbourne

I took these photos in the morning but my computer had been super slow that I couldn't upload them till now.


The sky above Melbourne city looks bright blue today. I can feel that today's gonna be an amazing day! Hope yours too!

A Cuppa of Happiness

Ever since I came to Melbourne, I had been fancying a coffee. I had a cappucino for my afternoon tea today, which I enjoyed to the last drop and the beautiful aroma of fresh coffee beans throughout the tea break. I was also fascinated by the coffee art that looked like a swan with a heart-shaped head. I took the first sip after gazing longfully into this beautiful white bird- hoping that I can go for the coffee art class sometime.