06.17 am – Woke up. Damn early. And started boiling eggs for the rest.

Oats for myself and

Vivian.

09.05 am – We hit the road.

2nd driver of the day.

10.01 am – Stopped right at the border of Phillip Island.

Got out of the car.

Me and Vivian by the bridge connecting San Remo with Phillip Island.

Us.

Birds.

San Remo Bakehouse where we had our breakfast.

I think we were one of the first few customers of the day.

Leslie and Adrian’s breakfast.

Soo Yee’s breakfast.

My apple cream bun and

hot coffee that came with a cookie.

Flowers.

Lamppost?

Having fun by the anchor.

Gave away a kiss before crossing the bridge.

11.00 am – Arrived at Cape Woolamai, which was supposed to be a surfer’s paradise.

Parked our car. We were the only ones there that morning.

Walked towards the beach.

The speed of the waters around the area.

View on the left.

View on the right.

The very empty stretch of beach.

Adrian by the beach.

A bear by the beach.

Hippie.

Vietnamese.

“Hmm… what’s for lunch today?”

Us.

11.27 am – Arrived at one of the most interesting places in Phillip Island.

The awesome house of optical illusion called “A Maze ‘N Things”.

I think it would be easier if it was kept simple to just ‘Amazing Things’ instead.

The cafe.

Playing with the mini gold digger by the entrance outside.

After we were done fooling around with the stuff outside, we went in.

Bought our tickets and started our interesting journey in the most interesting building I’ve ever come across in my life.

Optical illusion pictures on the wall.

Even from looking at the picture below, I could feel the circles moving.

Mirror of illusions.

The gravity room.

Built at a 45 degree angle.

The water was flowing out non stop through the sides.

The sliding chair.

The gravity ladder.

Snooker.

A romantic moment.

The big, medium, small room.

08.09 am – Woke up to move the car from the streets to a car park.

09.59 am – Began our day.

10.09 am – Arrived at ACMI in Federation Square.

The big screen tv where

I can see myself.

The sign.

The sliding door.

Lining up to get tickets.

Got ourselves a cheaper double pass ticket for the Tim Burton Exhibition in ACMI and European Masters in NGV.

The bat mobile.

Tim Burton’s “Balloon Boy”.

10.30 am – And then we entered the normal ACMI exhibit before entering the Tim Burton exhibit.

The games lab.

An area where you can find all the game consoles throughout the years.

Remember Lemmings?

You can still play it today in Flash.

The generation 1 Xbox.

Nintendo Famicom control.

My favourite childhood video game.

Joysticks.

Felix the cat.

A slide projector.

Slides.

A coin slot machine where you can see stuff.

Empty film reels.

A projector.

Another old type of projector.

Felix the cat again.

Actors and actresses of those days.

Charlie Chaplin.

A super old antique tv that still works.

A horn.

Astro boy.

Star Wars.

Still black and white.

A space helmet?

Shadow monster??

I tried making one out of my shadows and

it worked! You could hear growls coming out of the ‘mouths’.

Nintendo NES and a Super MArio Bros. 3 game catrdge.

Super mario catridge in a Nintendo 64.

The initial conception of Toy Story.

Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.

Looked into a hole by the wall and saw a slide.

Satellite.

Another slide projector.

Costume used in a movie.

Aboriginal works.

The touchscreen information circle.

Ty The Tasmanian Tiger Zoetrope.

At a glance, it looked like any normal clay figurine carousel.

The jumping ducks.

The frog and chicken.

But when it starts moving and the lights start blinking,

This is what you’ll see.

The car used in Mad Max.

Pictures.

Who’s this?

An Academy Award trophy.

The 3 round private movie stations.

Toy Story 3.

The cartoon and it’s images.

The entrance to Tim Burton’s exhibition where no pictures were allowed to be taken. Inside we saw lots of props used in Tim Burton’s movies like the real costume used in Batman, Alice in Wonderland, etc.

Here’s a quick glance of what we saw inside.

06.43 am – Woke up super early today for a long ass drive along Melbourne’s famous Great Ocean Road along the coast.

Managed to catch the last few minutes of the final world cup match between Netherlands and Spain.

Tears of joy from the man of the match who scored the winning goal for Spain.

07.21 am – All packed and ready to go.

07.42 am – Hit the freeway with Melbourne CBD behind us.

The speed limit where you could see almost every car moving at the same speed.

Melbourne authorities take their traffic’s speed limit seriously. If it’s 80 km/h and you drive at 81 km/h, you’re gonna get summoned for sure.

Sunrise behind.

Driving away from the sun.

08.32 am – 1st driver of the very, very long day.

Feels weird driving with a sweater on.

Pictures of the road taken along the way to Port Campbell.

09.02 am – Leslie, the 2nd driver, took over.

09.31 am – Reached Colac.

Our strategy for driving Melbourne’s Great Ocean Road was to start from the end, which is Port Campbell. That way, we’ll be nearer to home when we’re done.

It has been 2 hours.

Spain’s biggest fan sleeping all the way.

Fields of cows.

Without Daniel‘s Garmin Nuvi, this trip wouldn’t be possible. Thanks, dude!

10.33 am – Arrived in Port Campbell.

First thing we did was to fill up the car.

10.42 am – Found Room Six, the highly recommended restaurant in Port Campbell that does breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Parked our car and walked to Room Six.

I thought of sitting outside where the sun was but it was also VERY COLD.

It was still breakfast hour.

Day specials written on the board at the top of the bar counter.

Rows of wine.

The kitchen.

Picture on the wall.

Tables.

Found ourselves a table.

Sat down and started

ordering.

First, my hot tea came.

Then Soo Yee’s hot chocolate.

Soo Yee’s Brekkie Special. VERY HUGE.

Then mine came.

DAMN. SUCH A HUGE BURGER!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO BIGGGGG

The left over chips. I was already crazy full by the time I finished the burger.

Vivian and Leslie were smarter as they shared a plate of pizza.

Even then, they couldn’t finish it. The food portions in Room Six were just awesome.

Daises outside.

Enjoying ourselves.

12.00 pm – Hopped into the car and continued our journey.

09.36 am – Woke up to a heart healthy breakfast.

11.16 am – Went outside and enjoyed the sight of the surrounding buildings.

The gargoyle.

Reflection on glass panels.

11.21 am – Today our morning mission is to check out as many car parks nearby for the parking rates as we’ll be having a car for 3 days.

Taking a walk along an alley.

The first car park we went to.

Flinders St.

Under Queensbridge.

By the traffic lights which

was also the tram stop.

The public toilet by the roadside.

Australia’s Immigration Museum opposite.

A Harley Davidson.

11.59 am – Continued checking out car parks at King Street where you’ll find majority of the gentleman’s club in Melbourne CBD.

Kilkenny Inn.

Men’s Gallery.

The area is monitored by cameras as you’ll commonly find alcohol related crimes around the area.

I think the fine used to be 2 digits before it was increased to $100.

By the cool Melbourne blind friendly traffic light which has a fast paced knocking sound to signal when it’s time to cross.

How to cross the road.

An example of how it works.

Went to 7-Eleven to buy us a

10 x 2 hour Metcard ticket.

Waiting by the stop in the middle of the road for a tram to pass by.

Camwhoring.

More.

Me.

Me n her.

Her.

Her and her.

12.29 pm – Arrived at Queen Victoria Market again because we wanted to check out the car parks around the area.

Walked pass a lane

full of panties and bras.

The rates at one of the car parks.

At Franklin St.

The unguarded post.

I actually walked around looking for a road sign to pinpoint our exact location but couldn’t

and was actually lost for a moment before

meeting a kind Australian who showed the way to the tram stop.

01.00 pm – Arrived at Melbourne Central.

Hung out by the State Library while waiting for my cousin to arrive.

Beneath Sir Redmond Barry.

Bird poo on his head and while holding a Pokemon book.

By the antique lamppost.

The carving at the foot.

It was cold yet sunny.

The horse of a soldier

trying to kill a dragon.

The statue on the right at a different angle.

Another horse statue at the left side.

Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first lieutenant-governor of the colony of Victoria in 1846.

Victoria.

State Library.

The hall at the entrance.

After all the camwhoring, we got tired and sat down by the steps

watching the birds walking around and

get fed by the people around the area while waiting for Min Min, my cousin to arrive.

01.28 pm – As soon as she came, we were whisked off to a greek restaurant called

12.05 pm – Woke up to a heart healthy breakfast of oats, milk, bananas, orange, watermelon.

01.17 pm – Arrived at ACMI in Federation Square.

Passed by a street performer unpacking his stuff.

Getting ready to perform.

Met up with Dave Carswell, the man behind Melbourne By Foot, in front of 7-Eleven. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND anyone who isn’t a Melbournian to please take his tour as Dave gives you invaluable insight about the story behind Melbourne’s significance.

After about 5 minutes of briefing his group of 9,

we began our journey to our first

stop.

01.26 pm – Right smack in the middle of Federation Square.

A nice portrait shot of Dave by Leslie.

Even Australians from other states sought his services.

“.. and her breasts were droopy like this..”

We were surrounded by birds,

the entrance to ACMI,

Flinder’s Street Station,

a big projection screen,

I forgot what this was,

kids and

word engravings on the floor.

Dave explaining the meaning of the words.

A scene from the projection screen.

01.34 pm – Next, we walked towards

a nice spot along the Yarra River

before Dave continued with his explanation of the colourful history of the Yarra River.

People canoeing in the river.

Artwork decorating the street.

Street lamps.

Princes Bridge.

01.48 pm – Walked with the crowd attending an Australian Rules Football match in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

While the crowd of fans continued, we stopped by Birrarung Marr’s Federation Bells, an installation comprising 39 upturned bells.

Coincidentally, the Circus Oz tent

was just directly opposite it.

Dave busy relating how the bells ended up here.

With a big ass bell.

Each bell gives out a different sound and

you could actually compose a tune online and compete against others to have yours played.

It sounds something like this.

01.52 pm – Continued our journey across the bridge where

we could see the fans passing by below.

Stopped for a picture.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the distance.

Flags advertising very famous traveling European paintings in town.

The Ferris Wheel.

St Paul’s Cathedral.

Mercer and AON in the background. AON, an insurance company, is the current principal sponsors of Manchester United.

Walking along the pavement.

The railway crossings merging towards Flinders Street Station.

Reached a corner.

I don’t really understand the ‘END’ sign.

At the cross junction.

Batman Avenue. The Batcave must be underground here somewhere!

Continued walking until we reached a narrow lane between 2 office buildings.

Coloured panels that are strategically placed

to make art out of the sunlight’s coloured reflection.

Looking down.

08.51 am – Woke up to a grayish sky for my first morning in Melbourne.

The security system of Temple Court Apartments.

Nestled in between 2 buildings right in the center of Melbourne’s CBD.

A very strategic place to live in if price is not an issue.

I felt so excited when I looked around me and saw Melbourne’s very own buildings.

Melbourne’s branches and leaves.

Melbourne’s flower.

Melbourne’s fire hydrant.

Melbourne’s pigeons.

Di Bella Coffee was just a stone’s throw away from Temple Court’s entrance.

The standing statue opposite of the apartment’s entrance.

These girls couldn’t resist taking a picture.

Hello, sir!

The squatting statue.

Both gracing the front of Suncorp Bank. Both must be friends, I suppose.

Melbourne’s trams.

A newer one.

Noticed a sign at the top which I didn’t understand until later. It’s actually a hook turn sign.

Bicycles for rent by the roadside.

There were actually lots of stations like these situated all over Melbourne’s Central Business District.

You could just take one from anywhere and

put it back anywhere that has an empty parking slot. So cool!

Melbourne superbike parked at the roadside. No EX5 was sighted at all during my trip.

Did you know that you can have whatever 6 combination of alphabets and numbers you want as your number plate as long as it’s available? How cool is that? Mine would read “PAI KIA”

A roadside florist.

Readily made bouquets.

09.24 am – And so after spending about 15 minutes checking out nearby surroundings, we proceeded to the tram stop at the junction of Collings St. and Williams St which was just a minute’s walk away.

We saw benches and proceeded

to wait there.

So there we were waiting for a tram to come but only after a tram came, stopped and picked up passengers

only we realized that actually the tram stop was in the middle of the road!

We quickly made our way to the center of the road and waited.

The name of this stop.

The monitor that tells you how much longer you’d have to wait before the next tram arrived.

09.46 am – 10 minutes later,

we were on board our very first Melbourne tram experience. Woo Hoo!!

09.51 am – 5 minutes and a few tram stops after,

we arrived at the very awesome Queen Victoria Market.

There were altogether 12 lanes of general merchandise stalls, and boy were we lost.

All we could see were rows after rows

of shops everywhere.

After some asking around, we proceeded towards the direction of the food court

in search of breakfast.

Passed by livestocks.

And then at the end of the alleyways, we came upon a van selling American Doughnuts.

Wow!

We couldn’t resist it so we lined up for our very own doughnuts.

There were a total of 4 fellas running around inside

preparing the doughnuts

while the lady who seemed eldest was by the front doing the selling.

We were so happy.

And the line just kept getting longer.

Soon, it was my turn and I ordered 3 doughnuts for the price of

AU$ 2.70 for sharing.

Passed by the very colourful organic produce section towards the food court.

A type of leaf I have never seen before in real life. Only in the movies. What an awesome experience so far! (I think I’m beginning to sound like as if I’m from the stone age)

10.05 am – At last, we arrived.

I’ve been snapping away ever since I woke up.

The two shops nearest to the entrance.

Other shops along the way.

Found out that pide bread is actually a Turkish kind of bread.

Cafe Verona.

Found us a table and waited while the rest ordered their breakfast.

Colourful chairs.

Vivian ordered her breakfast from Pide Bread Bakery.

Vivian’s bacon and tomato filled pide bread.

Vivian’s cappuccino.

And she’s loving it!

Leslie’s vegetable filled wrap.

Leslie’s hot chocolate.

Soo Yee’s mini pancakes.

After everyone had finished buying their breakfasts, it was my turn.

I went into Cafe Verona and saw so many delicious, mouthwatering pastries.

I wanted to buy them all but it hit me that I may come across even more delicious stuff along the way, so it was best to eat minimal, take a walk around first and then come back to the food court if I still wanted the pastries.

So, I just bought myself a cup of cappuccino.

Simple.

10.49 am – After breakfast, we took a walk in the red meat section.

I was amazed by rows and rows of beef and pork.

We had such a hard time deciding on a stall to buy from.

They all looked almost the same.

The stuff is the same.

And it’s so hard to keep track of the prices at each stall.

In the end, we just decided to get

what we needed from a random stall.

Next up was the poultry section.

Poultry and nothing buy poultry.

Again, we just chose a random stall and bought what we needed from it.

Next up was the fish section.

The oysters were so thick and succulent.

Everything looked so fresh.

Bought prawns and

fish fillet from the same stall at the end of the row.

Next up was the delicatessen hall.

The were stalls selling all sorts of delicatessen from

Noisettes to

Turkish bread to

thick meaty sausages to

hams to

whatever kind of cheese you can think of; cheddar, sardo, testouri, paneer, sakura, kesong, imsil, etc… you name it. they got it.

This shop sold all sorts of oil and spices and

this one sold nothing but chocolates. I sampled a few and all were MIND BLASTING DELICIOUS!

We stopped by almost every stall and had a chat with the traders.

It took us some time to decide on which to buy.

I lined up and bought us bread, cheese and ham.

Next up, was the fruits and vegetables section.

Again, I was spoilt for choice when I was presented with the choice of

fruits and vegetables on display.

All of the vegetables were priced competitively.

The bell peppers were fresh and full of colour and so were the

mushrooms,

cauliflower, carrots

lemons,

bananas, pears and apples.

12.14 pm – Finally, at about an hour later, we were done with our marketing for the entire trip. There was enough food for 7 meals.

05.51 am – Woke up to a heart healthy breakfast.

Bags packed and ready to go!

06.59 am – Reached Penang International Airport.

Put a luggage through security check.

Checked in and got our tickets.

The Leslie’s girlfriend, Leslie and Vivian.

07.50 am – Waited by the boarding gate.

08.20 am – By this time, we were up in the sky.

Due to watching the World Cup semifinal match between Spain and Germany.

Browsed through AirAsia’s awesome in flight magazine.

09.26 am – We landed.

Walking pass the looooooooooooooooooooong corridors

towards the arrival hall

of the low cost airport.

Took us 4 minutes.

09.43 am – After collecting out luggage (10 minutes),

we went to the always-full restaurant for a meal.

Ordered a McValue Sausage with muffin set.

After I was done with breakfast,

I took the an empty bottle and went to

get it refilled at 1 of 2 water fountains in LCCT.

This one was located opposite Starbucks.

11.03 am – Not long after, this girl arrived.

The 4 fellas traveling to Melbourne (plus me).

11.13 am – Started queuing up.

The yellow sticker was the one from Penang Airport. I only learned that you would have to go through LCCT’s security even though you may have passed the one in Penang.

11.35 am – 20 minutes later,

we arrived at the front.

Got our boarding pass and proceeded to OldTown,

one of my 2 favourite places for a meal in LCCT.

Hungry people.

Vivian searching for her

camera. One thing I liked about this trip was every one of us carried a camera, a total of 4, which was good as no one was left out in pictures. How I wished my circle of friends would carry a camera each time we go on trips. =(

Her meal.

My meal.

Bought boxes of cigarettes from Eraman’s duty free shop at the departure gate for friends in Melbourne.

12.34 pm – The LCD screen outside the departure gate.

Don’t really know what to say.

Ciggies.

And so we waited outside till it was time

cause inside was already so damn packed.

01.25 pm – After about 1 hour of waiting, we finally boarded AirAsia’s Airbus A330. During my trips to Bangkok, Bali, Kota Kinabalu, etc, AirAsia only uses the smaller Airbus A320.

This is my first time on an aircraft so wide, by Airasia. It was 9 abreast with 3 at each aisle. The back was more spacious as it was only 7 abreast.

Even the menu was different.

Look at that. Huge variety.

Meals not found in the Airbus A320.

Drinks not found in the Airbus A320.

RM3 for a bottle of mineral water. Later, I found out that the mineral water bought a-la-carte was more in volume compared to the one that comes with the meal.

The snacks set.

Was pretty tempted to try the smoked chicken focaccia but wasn’t sure if it was filling enough.

01.45 pm – We took off.

As soon as the plane stabilized itself in the air, foreigners to Australia were given

the incoming passenger card, just like during Bali 2010, Bangkok 2008 and Bangkok 2009.

After that, the stewardesses started handing out the comfort kit which I bought online at AirAsia.com for RM30.

Spent the entire morning a day before the eve of my holiday, calling the money changers around Masjid Kapitan Keling and Chulia Street to get the best exchange rate for MYR to AUD.

Finally found one after calling almost 30 money changers around Penang.

02.40 pm – Changed RM9,000. Mr. Abu Bakar made lots of money today.

07.49 pm – Started packing.

Tried fitting everything into the luggage but found out it was impossible.

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08.45 pm – Showered my doggy on the eve of the trip.

Took a walk down Lorong Delima 7 to

Suan Hin Mini Market and bought

200 grams worth of malabar spinach.

12.29 pm – Started preparing lunch.

2 weeks before a trip, one should take extra effort to build up one’s immune system and health by consuming vegetables as often as possible.

Half an hour later, lunch was served.

Luwak coffee for dessert.

01.31 pm – Started prepping my wallet.

Took out irrelevant items and

exchanged them with relevant ones.

Rolled the extras up for tucking into somewhere safe around my body during the holiday.

02.50 pm – Called Maxis up to get the calling rates for roaming in Australia.

04.59 pm – Continued the second part of my packing.

Toiletries.

Electronics.

05.01 pm – Printed out the itineraries, Circus Oz tickets, Phillip Island tickets and AirAsia’s flight info.

Printed out the ebook for reading on the 8 hour journey from KUL to MEL.

Clothes to be worn for the journey from PEN to KUL to MEL.

07.25 pm – Dinner was served.

I think I only managed 3 hours of sleep cause I was TOO EXCITED!!!!!!!

06.09 pm – The night before, everyone braved the Friday weekend jam to meet up at his house in

Denai Endau 7, Tanjung Bungah.

Once everyone arrived, we left immediately to Raja Uda.

08.22 pm – 1½ hours later, we arrived. The journey here was so jammed up with cars.

The bride’s side of the dinner was held in a school.

A few minutes later, the bride and bridegroom entered, signaling the start of the 8 course meal.

Only a table was reserved for the bridegroom’s entourage. I’m not so sure why it’s a tradition but the bridegroom and his brothers had to leave after the 5th or 6th meal.

09.26 pm – Stood up on stage and

popped the champagne before leaving.

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08.59 am – Arrived at his house early and saw the 1st and 2nd bridal car.

His brothers of the day were almost all here at his house already.

Breakfast.

09.15 am – 15 minutes later, the bridegroom and his parents came out to complete the morning ceremony led by the ceremony madam.

5 minutes later, we all left in 7 cars to pick up the bride far, far away in Raja Uda, again.

10.37 am – Unlike the night before, we arrived in 1 hour’s time.

Here’s Kok Joo and with his ‘nose rub’ trademark.

Lining up to go into the house.

Breakfast, bridegroom’s side.

Bridegroom at the table inside the house, accompanied by his best man.

Andy happy to see lots of girls.

“Don’t be surprised if her boobs look bigger than usual”

4 of the biggest sized brothers at the top.

Wearing underpants, the exact procedure everyone had to go through for Ren Gee’s wedding.

Bridegroom having fun drawing their asses.

Kah Kheng and Daniel were so excited.

Example of a drawn ass.

The second adventure was food related and we took the bullet for the bridegroom by swallowing a wasabi filled bun. Lucky me, my ‘feeder’ was pretty.

And then it was John’s turn.

Wasabi kills!

The 3rd and last person to ‘taste’ the 2nd adventure.

Andy and Ryan eating the egg filled guinness stout.

I had these during Ryan’s wedding and it wasn’t really that bad, actually.

The bridegrooms actually prepared more than 3 wasabi filled buns but because of time constraints, they had to leave out the rest.

Kok Joo alone and his plate of lemons. Such a man!

“Hold his nuts while sucking it”

And so Teng Kuang did as he was told.

So did Kevin.

Sze Wye took over.

And then Chun Hoong.

In the end, back to Ren Gee.

For the 4th challenge,

each and everyone of us blew

balloons.

Anthony had a hard time blowing balloons. (check out the sweat!)

After we were done,

we learned that we just had to act like as if it was out pillow and put our heads to it. That’s all. Simple. Too simple until it doesn’t make sense.

Wen Huan then proceeded to give Ee Ling’s sisters red packets full of money to gain access to his waiting bride in the bedroom.

After satisfying everyone,

he took the flower,

posed for a cool shot and

sang a song.

Immediately, she appeared with her parents.

Yay.

Followed by a kiss on the left and

another one on the right.

The bridesmaid pinning a flower to the best man’s chest.

With the bridesmaid and best man.

With the bride’s parents.

The ceremony madam explaining the traditional procedure

which was walking around the car to signify that they have returned to the bride’s house.

Praying inside.

Praying outside.

All this while the bridegroom’s brothers waited outside.

12.27 pm – At last, they were done and we all began our long journey back to the bridegroom’s house.

01.36 pm – As expected, we arrived in an hour.

Bite sized cakes and

a bowl of pork belly soup for lunch.

02.30 pm – Left for home and took a long nap to prepare for the coming night segment of a very long day.

Thu, 8th July.
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08.15 am – Depart Penang International Airport.

09.05 am – Reach LCCT. Lepak, lepak.

01.40 pm – Leave LCCT for Melbourne.

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From here onwards is Melbourne time. +2 hours Malaysian time. Eg: 2pm in Malaysia is 4pm in Melbourne.
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11.30 pm – Arrive in Melbourne Airport.

01.00 am – Reach 816/422 Collins St.

- Unpack. Shower.
- Check kitchen for soy sauce, olive oil, pots & pans, salt, pepper, chili, onion, garlic, chicken stock, etc.

02.00 am – Lights out.

Fri, 9th July.
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07.30 am – Wakey, wakey.

08.30 am – Queen Victoria Market.

- Have breakfast.
- Tapau lunch.
- Walk, walk. See, see.
- Buy fruits, vege, meat worth 8 breakfasts (personal), 0 lunch, 5 dinners (share).

11.30 am – Put fresh produce back home and have lunch.

12.30 pm – Arrive early at the Tourist Information Center.

- Ask where to park car on the cheap for Mon-Wed.
Option A : 118 Franklin ST. $8.50 daily.
Option B : 612 Lonsdale St. $10 daily.
Option C : 88 KAVANAGH ST , SOUTHBANK. $10 daily.
option E : 222 60 Siddeley Street, (World Trade Centre, CROWN casino, Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, DFO). $15 daily.

01.00 pm – Melbourne By Foot Tour. http://bit.ly/9S31sl

04.00 pm – Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/

05.00 pm – Prepare Dinner No.1

07.30 pm – Eat Dinner No.1

08.00 pm – Stay in and

- Reorganize.
- Prepare for clubbing.

10.30 pm – Seven Night Club.

- Cover charge is AUD 20.
- AUD 170 per bottle so eg: if shared by 6 is less than AUD 30 per peson.

02.00 am – Take taxi back home.

03.00 am – Lights out.

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Fixed Damage :
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$50 – Victoria Market expenses.
$29 – Melbourne By Foot.
$50 – Seven Night Club.
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$129 – Total.

Sat, 10th July.
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09.00 am – Breakfast No.1

10.00 am – Old Melbourne Gaol. http://bit.ly/96zRBr

12.30 pm – Lunch at Grill’d. http://bit.ly/bas1Cx

02.00 pm – Melbourne Museum.

05.30 pm – Start preparing for Dinner No.2

06.30 pm – Eat Dinner No.2.

07.30 pm – Circus OZ show starts. http://bit.ly/9p2xjF

10.00 pm – Happy hour pubbing / Other exciting activities.

Urban Central
334 city rd, Southbank, Melbourne
Saturday: All day : jugs from $8, wines from $5, spirits from $5.50, 8-10pm: $5 jugs of U.C. beer, $2.50 house wine and bubbles, $4.50 basic spirits $8 jugs of boags and strongbow original

11.30 pm – Balik.

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Fixed Damage :
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$21 – Old Melbourne Gaol Admission.
$15 – Lunch at Grill’d.
$8 – Melbourne Museum
$54 – Circus OZ.
$10 – Beer.
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$108 – Total.

Sun, 11th July.
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08.30 am – Breakfast No.2

09.00 am – St Kilda.

- Go to the Sunday morning market.
- Take a stroll by the beach.
- See see the place as got lots of things to see + do.
- Buy Cacao chocolates

12.00 pm – Lunch Inkr7 / Grill’d.

01.30 pm – NGV first (close 5pm).

03.30 pm – Then ACMI (close 6pm).

06.00 pm – Start preparing for dinner no.3

07.00 pm – Dinner No.3

07.30 pm – Happy hour pubbing / Other night activities.

Niagara Hotel & Club Retro
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383 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cheap drinks and Monday to Friday 4pm to 9pm. Pizza deal available all week lunch and dinner
Sunday: $2.50 Pots Boag Draft $5 Pints Boags Draft $4 Wine Champagne $4 Basic Spirits $9.50 Pizza with free beer/wine 4pm to 9pm Monday to Friday

Urban Central
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334 city rd, Southbank, Melbourne
Sunday: All day : jugs from $8, wines from $5, spirits from $5.50, free pool on sundays, 8-9pm: $5 jugs of U.C. beer, $2.50 house wine and bubbles, $4.50 basic spirits

12.00 am – Lights out.

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Fixed Damage :
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$15 – Inkr7 / Grill’d.
$23 – European Masters Exhibition at NGV.
$19 – Tim Burton Exhibition at ACMI.
$10 – Beer.
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$67 – Total.

Mon, 12th July.
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09.00 am – Breakfast No.3

09.30 am – Leave for Healesville Sanctuary.

11.00 pm – Healesville Sanctuary.

02.00 pm – Lunch at The Boddhi Tree. http://bit.ly/cbJIP6

03.00 pm – Leave for Crown Entertainment Complex.

04.30 pm – Arrive in Crown Entertainment COmplex.

- Play M9 Laser Skirmish. http://bit.ly/97E1YF
- Check out the casinos.

06.30 pm – Start prepapring Dinner No.4

08.00 pm – Eat Dinner No.4

08.30 pm – Stay in and have fun.

12.00 am – Lights out.

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Fixed Damage :
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$25 – Healesville Sanctuary Admission
$20 – Lunch at Boddhi Tree
$13 – Laser Skirmish.
$10 – Beer.
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$68 – Total.

Tue, 13th July.
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08.00 am – Breakfast No.4

08.30 am – Leave Collins St to Warnambool.

- Estimated traveling time is 4 hours.

12.00 pm – Arrive in Warnambool town for lunch.

- Kermonds for burgers. http://bit.ly/af7SAv

01.00 pm – After lunch, spend 5 hours traveling along the Great Ocean Road from Warrnambool to Apollo Bay stopping at:

- Port Campbell to see 12 Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, London Bridge.

- Great Otway National Park to see the Cape Otway Lightstation, Otway Fly Treetop Walk, Otway Nourished, Cape Otway Shipwreck, Great Ocean Walk, Maits Rainforest.

- If still early, stop by Anglesea Golf COurse to check out kangaroos.

———- A ————
08.00 pm – Have dinner in the highly recommended, dealicious yet cheap Botticelli Cafe in Geelong. http://bit.ly/dvGCF4

09.00 pm – Journey back to Collins St.

- Estimated traveling time is 1 hour.

10.00 pm – Should be able to reach back to Collins St.
———- A ————

———- B ————
06.00 pm – Have dinner in Apollo Bay’s famous and reasonably priced yet delicious Great Ocean Road Deli, Cafe, Bar & Restaurant. http://98.131.129.26/about/

07.00 pm – Journey back to Collins St.

- Estimated travelling time is 3 hours.

12.00 am – Should be able to reach back to Collins St.
———- B ————

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Fixed Damage :
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$40 – Fuel pp
$25 – Lunch at Apollo Bay.
$10 – Dinner at Kermonds.
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$75 – Total.

Wed, 14th July.
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10.00 am – Breakfast No.5

10.30 am – Leave for Phillip Island.

12.00 pm – Reach Phillip Island.

01.00 pm – Have lunch at Westernport Hotel Motel.

02.00 pm – Drive around and check out the entire Phillip Island before the penguin time.
Map http://bit.ly/awO3ax
- Check out Churchill Island heritage house and garden. Park Pass 1.
- Watch surfers at Woolamai Beach.
- Check out the Koala Conservation Center. Park Pass 2.
- Check out the seal colony in Nobbies Centre (free) before heading to the Penguin Parade. Winter 11am – 4pm.
- Penguin Plus experience.
- Have dinner in Tropicana Hotel’s Bistro in Cowes.
- Leave Phillip Island for 816/422 Collins St.
- Relax and unwind.

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Fixed Damage :
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$30 – Fuel pp
$55 – Penguins Plus with 3 Park pass
$20 – Lunch at Westernport Hotel Motel.
$20 – Dinner at Tropicana Bistro.
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$125 – Total.

Thu, 15th July.
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10.00 am – Breakfast No.6

11.00 am – Melbourne Zoo.

02.00 pm – Lunch at Burger Edge.

03.00 pm – Melbourne Aquarium.

06.00 pm – Prepare for dinner No.5

07.30 pm – Eat dinner No.5

08.00 pm – Happy hour pubbing / Go to a Melbourne event

Beer Delux
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Fed Square, City, Melbourne
Thursday:delicious double pattie Burger DeLuxe is matched with a beer on tap (changing every week to give you something new every time) for only $8.50!!!

Metropolitan Hotel
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263 William St. , Melbourne
Thursday:Lunch: $10 Fish ‘n Chips, Dinner: $12 Roast – cut of the night with all the trimmings happy hour 8-9pm offering $4 James Squires pots & $4 Eighth Horse bubbles,

Niagara Hotel & Club Retro
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383 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cheap drinks and Monday to Friday 4pm to 9pm. Pizza deal available all week lunch and dinner
Thursday:$2.50 Pots Boag Draft $5 Pints Boags Draft $4 Wine Champagne $4 Basic Spirits $9.50 Pizza with free beer/wine 4pm to 9pm Monday to Friday

Urban Central
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334 city rd, Southbank, Melbourne
Thursday:All day : jugs from $8, wines from $5, spirits from $5.50, 8-9pm: $5 jugs of U.C. beer, $2.50 house wine and bubbles, $4.50 basic spirits

Little Peninsula
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308 Little Lonsdale, Melbourne
Thursday: 4PM-10PM $2.50 POTS (CARLTON) $3 HOUSE WINE

Randy Dragon
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313a Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Thursday: “RUB a DUB” everything in the tub, $5! (random import and local beers)

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Fixed Damage :
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$25 – Melbourne Zoo
$15 – Lunch Burger Edge
$33 – Melbourne Aquarium Admission
$10 – Dinner at Tropicana Bistro.
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$70 – Total.

Fri, 16th July.
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1. Left blank as it’s the last day, so spend it wisely.
2. ALWAYS do homework first before deciding.
3. Eat out for breakfast OR lunch OR dinner if have extra cash.
4. Shop and buy souvenier if have extra cash. Refer 2.
5. Eat out if have extra cash after 4. Refer 2.
6. Drink ALL missed local Australian beers if have extra cash after 4 and 5. Or..
7. Visit gentlemen’s club if have extra cash after 4,5 and 6. Hehe.

Goldfingers
Centerfold Lounge
Showgirls Bar 20

Sat, 17 July.
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08.00 am – Breakfast No.8

09.00 am – Depart for Airport.

- Hop on a Skybus at Southern Cross / Get driven to airport

10.00 am – Check in.

11.00 am – Enter to departures gate.

12.15 pm – Bye melbourne!

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From here onwards is KL time. -2 hours Melbourne time. Eg: 4pm in Melbourne is 2pm in Malaysia.
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06.40 pm – Reach KL

07.00 pm – Have dinner in OldTown/McDonald’s.

08.30 pm – Check in for Penang.

09.00 pm – Enter to departure gate.

09.45 pm – Bye KL!

10.35 pm – Reach Penang.

12.00 am – Home sweet home!

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Fixed Spendings
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$129 = Fri, 9th July
$100 = Sat, 10th July
$67 = Sun, 11th July
$68 = Mon, 12th July
$75 = Tue, 13th July
$125 = Wed, 14th July
$70 = Thu, 15th July
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$642 = Total