The Cube

... or rather, a tower inside a shopping centre. This is Coop's Shot Tower, located in the heart of Melbourne CBD. It was completed in 1888 and 50 metres in height. This building was saved from demolition in 1973 and incorporated into Melbourne Central complex in 1991. Melbourne Central complex is a shopping...

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Totoro makes me happy :) We attended the 2012 Japan Festival and Art Festival in Melbourne last year. There was a small entrance fee but as we were there to promote Japanese Film Festival, the organiser paid the fees on our behalf. There were tables set up with different activities available in the...

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Train departing from platform 9 3/4 Seriously - with the amount of smoke, I almost thought I was in platform 9 3/4, departing to Hogwarts. Anyway, meet Puffing Billy. Puffing Billy is Australia's Premiere Preserved Steam Raily, running on its original mountain track from Belgrave to Gembrook in the scenic Dandenong Ranges. Getting to...

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I don't know the origin of these artworks but stumbled upon them when I was on the way back from Queen Victoria Market. They are located at the corner of Elizabeth and La Trobe Street, in Melbourne CBD. ^ ^ Side note: Exams day :/ ...

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Staring far ahead... This kitty here, is just across the street from mine. I think the cat belongs to my neighbour The first time I saw this cat, I stupidly worry it will jump to my balcony though my friend has now assured me that it is a bit too far for that....

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Drool~ superior Ippudo ramen Even since I moved to Melbourne, I realised one significant thing that Melbourne is lacked of - good Japanese food (ok, maybe two - eligible bachelors). The first thing I wanted to have when I travelled back to Sydney for a work conference was a good ramen. Sigh - Ippudo has...

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It started out that my friend told me to write a profile about myself. I was just playing along, even if it doesn't work, hope it would at least amuse her. 1. Has affinity to square things - TV, computer, phone. Actually likes surfing the net and watching TV, concurrently. 2. Dreams of...

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These hanging chairs are found inside a little cafe along Little Bourke Street in Melbourne. This little cafe is famed of serving one of the best coffee in the city - Brother Baba Budan. The cafe is small, and usually full, so I have not had my coffee in this cafe so to...

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This is the index page for 14 days trip to Beijing and around Shanghai.   Some light reading: 1. Some China History in bite size 2. Post travel findings of 10 Random Things about China 3. Travelling from Melbourne to Beijing 4. Summary version of my trip around Shanghai, or rather Wuxi to be...

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