Melbourne recap

Two weeks ago, I traveled to Melbourne to visit my relatives. I spent more than a week there.. basically didn't do anything except sleeping and eating, and sleeping.. ever since I started slacking off in Melbourne, didn't get up until 9am.. I seem not to be able to get rid of this wasteful habit after returning back to HK.

On my way to Melbourne, when I was watching Ratatouille for the 3rd times.. I caught sight of this gorgeous sunrise..


Basically everything in Australia is about nature. This may offend 90% of my friends reading this blog: To be honest, I am not that much of an animal person. I don't like cats and dogs, and I am disgusted to see people kissing cats and dogs. I find it obscure that people can share the same bed with their pets, especially when their pets pick up all the dirts from ground and scratching your favorite bed sheet with their claws.

My favorite animals are genuinely cute.. and except horses, they are remotely out of my reach. I got to see all three of them during my stay in Australia..

#1 horses - It was a 2 hr bush and beach ride in the mornington peninsula, south of melbourne. We first rode for 45 min in the curvy bush track before arriving at the st. andrews beach. It was such an amazing experience to canter along the edge of ocean waves, into the crispness of sea breeze.

It's been 3 weeks that I haven't riden at tuen mun.. sing sir does an excellent job managing this stable, it is by far the cleanest and most organized stable that I have been around the world.

Chippy, another horse that I ride most frequently.#2 koala - I seriously envy their lives, lazy by nature, they assure you that it is okay to relax and chill..why need to rush all the time if they have enough to eat. You probably need to go distinct in order to enjoy this kind of lifestyle. They spend 20 hours sleeping and 4 hours staring at you and do nothing. They are just so cute and innocent looking.. When I look at them, I feel like I am as cute as them, I should deserve to become a coach potato and stay chill.


#3 penguin - Went to the Philip Island for the penguin parade. We arrived at 8pm in order to get the front row and direct view...endured 1 hour of harsh sharp wind that pierced through the skin. Finally at 9:15pm we saw little penguin which were only about several inches tall emerged from the ocean, and for the rest of the 30min, more and more penguin showed up, going back and forth from the ocean, tallying their clans to parade back home. Too bad no cameras are allowed, they afraid the flashes will scare away the penguins. It is funny to see how they walk, their feets tapping on the ground, pointing their fat tummy in front and trying to balance their center of mass by slightly stretching and holding back their little black wings.. so cute!