Melbourne News

I've been reading up on The Age website again, in anticipation of my next big move. As usual the Epicure section is always one of the highlights for me. I was especially thrilled when I read the first blurb in today's Espresso. Opening March-April next year?? Perfect!!

But please, Mr new Premier, tell me why I should be liable for late public transport when I am the one who is inconvenienced by it?

And an article related to some of the fashion dilemmas I'm going through... :)

Sam Newman and his big mouth

I always found the footy show pretty appalling and wondered why people put up with Sam Newman. I thought that maybe I just didn't get that aspect of Australian culture (just the being an @$$ bit, not the footy bit), and am comforted to know that I am not the only one who thinks so (make sure you read the comments at the bottom of the page). However, I did think that any apology should have come from the network's ED or Sam Newman himself, and not their over-paid QC!

Tustle

As I have a 'friendly discussion' again with my colleagues about where to go for lunch, I am reminded yet again oh how different I am from the typical Malaysian in some ways. :(

I've also found out that not only is the manager that I am working with resigning, more the senior staff on my project is too! They both leave on the same day in December, and I am just hanging on, waiting for my time to do the same because I can't do it just yet...

On a completely different note, I saw this car on the road the other day, and I'm sure you'll agree that the back of the car - the tail lights, at the very least - look like a Mercedes. It is in fact, a Hyundai i30. Hehe.


And in the meantime, to alleviate my sadness, I keep myself occupied with tasting the food at more new places, such as The Darling bakery in Kuching. It was pretty decent, but too much cream in proportion to the mini cake, I thought.

Misses

Ben was here for a few days over a long weekend and it was so good to spend time together and be able to talk face-to-face about our plans and thoughts. We've gotten better at talking about things over the phone and skype and such, but nothing beats seeing Ben in person. :)

Ben and his most favourite Malaysia breakfast (or Malaysian food in general, I think!), roti pisang. It consists of bananas (usually sliced, preferably of the pisang emas/'golden banana' variety) wrapped in an Indian-style roti or bread. He discovered this on his own, at a time when I had just started working in KL and had not ventured beyond the plain roti, and I have to admit that it has become one of my 'safe' options and comfort foods.

Roti pisang on banana leaf - you can't get more authentic than that! :)

We also had a great Vietnamese dinner with some of my colleagues/friends, and a Japanese sushi train dinner - just the 2 of us - the following night.

The period right after we spend some time together is always really difficult - we miss each other's company a lot. On my end, it also reminds me of all the things I miss about being in Melbourne too. For instance, having a great variety of eating outlets to go and try (and having someone to go with!). Great neighbourhoods with conveniences close by and people would rather walk to the shops 1km away than drive (unless it's winter!). I would never have thought that I was particularly attached to North Melbourne, the suburb I lived in for 2 years, but I find myself suddenly reminiscing about it and the little cafes and restaurants there and missing it. Even the tiny video rental store!

This is just one of the many things that I miss about Melbourne and I hope we'll be able to do at least some of things we used to do while we were in uni when I'm finally living in Melbourne again. I cannot wait to go back.