Melbourne so far

Hey hows it going? (This is Melbourne/Australia way to say hi/helo/how are you). For this posting Im just going to put up a spoiler on what to expect (not in the mood to blog but feel like typing something)


Looking at the list of eateries that I had gone to in only about 2wk of my time in Melbourne, it is going to create a 'dent in my pocket' as well as adding up much required body weight! So I shall talk a bit about each eateries. BTW all of this are rated as 'Cheap Eats'

1. Manchester Press - Its located at some sort of small lorong/alleyway in city. And mind you that you have to wait quite a while out in the cold for your turn to go inside,as the place is quite small. I had the smoked salmon served on poppy seed bread ($13), pretty generous with the salmon pieces!

2. Kokoro Ramen - This is a ramen shop, and I had the pork belly miso ramen ($15.50). Taste pretty good

3. Hardware society - This is located near Manchester Press. Had the chix breast with err something white (perhaps mashed potato with garlic blend?) ($18)

4. Crazy Wings - $2 per stick of chix wings with different flavours, if you can handle the 'hotness', try 'Crazy Wings' flavour. Other BBQ sticks such as pork belly,chix part,scallops also available

5. Jalan Alor melbourne (dont worry KL jalan alor havent moved yet lol) - After googling for some time, finally found some place that sells pan mee, my favourite mee when i was living in KL. Very pricy by Malaysian standard, but ok by Melbourne standard $10! Taste erm, ok but would be nicer if they had a bowl of soup

6. Rose Garden - 1 of the more popular Malaysian/Chinese food restaurants. Only try the top 10, as sources said the other menus was only ok!

7. IKEA Restaurant - About 40min walk from Monash Clayton, or a 10min bus ride + some walk, is IKEA Springvale. As usual meatball served with mashed (not fries like in Malaysia) $4.25 for 10 meatballs, and you can get free hot drink if you had IKEA Family card which is FREE to apply! Also, 1 of the cheapest makan place around if you dont mind the 40min walk!

Last but not least, if you want Starbucks in Melbourne sadly there are only 3 outlets as there are tons of other cafes selling Italian premium coffees!

Later days folks, this sem is going to be crazey!

p.S. I also wish to convey the message 'Selamat berpuasa,selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa dalam bulan ramadan to all Muslims especially to my friends n people that I know' Semoga ibadat anda semua diterima oleh Allah SWT!