Puffing Billy - And the engine goes on puffing

With the care of volunteers and supportive Australian companies, these age old steam-engine locomotives go puffing through the new century.

Puffing Billy Station at Belgrave

With Another Steam Engine Train

Let the steam roll on!

It is a kinda nice, feel like travelling back into the 50's when the Station master rang the bell and blew his whistle, while the steam engine churned out the "CHOO!CHOO!" sound. Haha...

With the friendly train driver

Supper at Pancake Parlour, Glen Waverly

Always wanting to eat at this place when I was a student here. Only now I get the chance to eat here, tonight.

It was rather rainy. It always is this way during the early sring. This is making the whole place so damn cold and a little miserable.

We took a drive around the neighbourhood, and decided to stop by at The Glen for supper. There I found this Pancake Parlour.

So, you can guess it, we had pancakes. Haha... I can't deny that the pancakes were good abeit the price they charged (AUD$7.60 for two standard piece, comes with maple flavoured syrup and whipped butter).

Moving out from Melbourne CBD into Clayton

Hah... a relieve... we finally move out from our hotel. I had to sleep in my sleeping bag on the smelly carpets for days. It was rather unpleasant for me.

Bleak~ that's me writing from my brother's room

Coming to Clayton, where I once studied was like - wow, its been so long. And I find myself kinda lost with the roads I once so familiar with.

We came to brother's place, only to discover he was staying next to this place called Bayview Convention Center. Not a big place, unlike what its named suggested. I still remember my friend Chui Li was put into here when she first came to study in Melbourne.

Clayton, where I am staying at

The whole damn place was without a soul. Kinda scary actually. So I quickly get to her and keep her accompanied, and that was how we begun to get to know each other. Well, we are the best of friends now. Ha...

Anyway, during the previous 3 days stayin in city, we really had enough of eating out. Mom decided she would use bro's kitchen to cook us a really nice meal. Yum... chicken stew with Red Wine ala Chinese style, that was what she cook very often when we were there.

Greek Fast Food, Anyone?

At night, not quite sure on what to eat, brother decided to bring us for a quick dinner at this place corner of Russell Street - The Stalactite for dinner. It is a Greek Restaurant, but the food I see here look more like Kebab to me! They have the same shaved lamp from the BBQ pit.

We had this Lamb giro, which was shaved lamb meat that comes with either fries or pita bread, as well as some garden salads. It taste quite okay, but the flavour doesn't surprise us too much. Kinda tasted like the kebab.

They have got the "Sovlaki" as well, which is pretty much pita wrapping on lamb -- A kebab. But we didn't order that.

I was wanting to try this thing call Moussaka, however it was sold out that day. So, too bad.

They had this Baklava, for dessert. I always wanted to try that, again, didn't really get to it this time. Oh well.

Stroll at Port Melbourne

I was surprise to find that, there were so many people coming to Port Melbourne. I didn't know this place exist at the first place when I was studying in Melbourne previously.

We were very confused why the tram we took was so crowded even through it has travelled so far away from the city center. When it arrived at the last stop, everyone suddenly just alighted at once. Wow...

One small part of Port Melbourne

Apparently, this nice beach side was an extension from the St. Kilda beach. Many people brought their dogs to stroll around here, there are also people riding bicycles, and sexy women jogging around too.

There are some nice restaurants around, near the port. We took chance by eating at this place called "La Campari" - A nice Spanish dine in. Brother seemed to know about Spainish food, as he ordered a 10 items Tapas. It turned out to be quite nice! Mom decided to try the pasta, which I think is not bad either. Yum...

At the La Campari

The 10 Item Tapas

Port Melbourne is also the docking place for "Spirit of Tasmania". People travelling to Tasmania by Cruise all come to this place.

Sunny, but cold and windy

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I like this place. Sunday has always been dreaded by me when I was in Melbourne, that was because all the shops are closed. But now, I realise there are so much more nicer things to do on a Sunday, e.g. taking it easy by spending the day at Port Melbourne. People here are so at ease, they take time to spend with their love ones, which in my opinion is more important that trying to earn that extra $$ or shopping aimlessly.