Dockland

we went to Dockland to shop. But it's kinda empty there.. haha

They have the huge ferries wheel just like a lot of other countries (London, Singapore etc). Do we see a global trend here? haha.. a must have in all major cities? :P


We saw this interesting ads of maybe a new hair salon. it's made from a lot of combs.. it's a pity a lot of the combs went missing.. haha

Day tour to Philip Island in scorching heat

we booked a day tour to Philip Island. I was quite reluctant to go out in the scorching 40+++ deg heat.

While waiting for the tour bus, I took photo of the town hall

Town hall window


town hall

Another view of the town hall

On the way to the island, we stopped over at a farm to visit some of the animals. My camera was burning hot after a few minutes. So scary. We got baked even in shades.

wallaby. Btw, how do we differenciate wallaby and kangaroo?? they looked the same to me.. haha

Feeding the wallabies

Little pony? I think.. haha..

After that, our driver cum guide took us to a beach. We are supposed to stop here for one hour.. The angmohs are thrilled. I can't say the same for us.. haha.. we hid at the shade and view the beach from far. I can't figure out how they can manage to walk to the beach in such scorching heat. :S

Our view from the shade.. haha.. it's good enough for me.. i'm not that crazy to walk in such heat.. lol

At another stop at the Pyramid rock (thank goodness i took pix of most of the sign at all the stops. my brain couldn't function well after being fried by the heat for so long :P)

At nobbies centre to view penguin burrow. We are not allowed to take pix at the penguin parade, so this is a good chance to take pix of the burrow and guess wat? We spotted the bb penguin!! so happy..! it looks so cute!!

See how many shadows surrounding the bb penguin.. haha.. the bb is so brave! totally undaunted with the crowd!

walking along the boardwalk at nobbies centre

another cute bb penguin! so fluffy.. lol

Seagull .. admiring the view? lol

The boardwalk, we could see penguin burrow along the way

The end of the walk, we gotta turn back at this point

Day 3 of 43 Deg heatwave

We practically got baked in the tram at 43 deg. Luckily it's just 3 tram stop away to the art gallery. Still, it's horrendous.. :S

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International)

Day 3 of crazy scorching 43-45 deg in Melbourne. We decided to go to the NGV to avoid the heat. Even a short walk to the tram stop and walking to the NGV proof torturing :S We were so so happy to enjoy the aircon at NGV after the struggle to reach there. Luckily it's just 3 tram stop from our apartment.

Andy Warhol's chicken n' dumplings. i'm sure many are wondering what's with can soup and art.. :P Apparently it was a shock to many when Andy Warhol uses everyday subject as work of art


one of the 14 sculptures based on a dance drama, Sail the Midnight Sun.

Papua New Guinea mask

The Maori people make figures of their ancestor

Chicomecoatl, goddess of rice maize. Their status looks nice :)

A decoration from a tomb found in Egypt

Colorful roof at the NGV

Portion of an Indian temple

I love the european painting at the NGV!! And the best part? The visit is FREE!!! Why can't we have free entry in Singapore?? That would encourage people to enjoy art as it should be.

See how huge some of the painting are! Very impressive display

another perspective of the amazing collection

Some kids taking shot at the NGV entrance. Good thing we came early. The place started to get crowded at late noon

Another corner of NGV

Dinner at Pancake Parlour

Nice, relaxing atmosphere at this restaurant :) We had fish fillet and pancake, and ice cream as dessert! the service is good and the server is so polite :)

Evening in the city

After experiencing 3 crazy days of 43-45 degree heat, miracle happened around 5pm on the 3rd day. Temperature actually started to drop to about 33 deg and subsequently 26 deg..!! We are so glad to be able to walk normally outside!! such a simple thing that we just take for granted on a daily basis.

for the first time since the heatwave, we could enjoy the city as it should be :D

sunsetting - believe it or not, during the heatwave days, temperature is still around 35 deg at nite! that's madness. The air still feel hot even after the sun goes down. So disgustingly annoying.


Some interesting wall of posters at Myers

Cool breeze and by the way, the train and trams are free on this day. ho ho.. Reason is because the transport system went haywire for the past 2 days due to the heat. Tracks are bent due to the high heat and lots of trains were disrupted and cancelled.. :S

Must take shot :P , Flinders station, most recognize landmark of Melbourne

two of the most talk about topic of the town this week, weather and of course the Australian Open!

Shrine of Remembrance

It's my second visit to The Shrine of Remembrance, a war memorial and one of the key landmark in Melbourne. The first time round, I didn't get the chance to go inside as it was already closed.

The eternal flame with the Shrine of Remembrance in the background. The flame never goes out to represent eternal life.


The Cenotaph - tomblike memorials in memory of those who died and their bodies are elsewhere. I'm assuming their bodies were not found? So sad

Japanese Leftlet 1945 -interestingly these leftlet are dropped from planes to tell people that the war has ended

The Changi flag. we watched the video to understand a bit more on the history relating to this flag. Apparently this was secretly kept in Changi prison where the POW are. It was a source of strength and hope to the soldiers at that time.

Some signatures signed by the POW

4000 Service medals each represents 100 Victorians who served in war

Father and Son Statue to honour and link the 2 generation of Victorian who served in WWI and WWII. My sis observed that they wore different type of uniform.

Melbourne city viewed from the top of the Shrine

On the way back, we noticed that each tree has a marked sign. one of them has this poppy flowers around it. We learnt that poppy flowers are used to commemorate the war cos it was the first sign of life after the war in France.

Some fallen leaves at the park. Weather turned a little cooler even though it was still around 37 Degree. We are just so glad to be able to walk outside without the 'baking oven' warm air we experience for the past 3 days.

Back to SG

Got the newspaper to update on the latest news on the heatwave. The extreme 44 degree heat created havoc for the city :S Massive power blackout, casino evacuation, ice cream shops giving out free ice cream to prevent wastage :P



In the plane somewhere over Alice Spring. The desert area looks flat and so dry.. :S At one point, this interesting landscape can be seen over the desert. Looks like pancake surface to me.. haha