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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
~ 8:29 AM ~
Fri was the ‘unofficial’ 1st day of the orientation. It’s unofficial coz it’s only the starters..main course starts next week..lol
Attended a talk on IT facilities and services with my house mate,john (also in the bachelor of commerce degree…but he’s starting his 1st yr 1st sem). therefore, everything was new to john while everything was old to me..lolx! knew everything that was presented in the talk..sighz…could have slept longer in the morning…
Next was the shopping tour which I had previously signed up for. Had to go for this tour if I were to know my area well and the places where I could shop. By the way, eating is a major prob for me here since the only source of food near my house is the campus. So, need to shop for groceries to cook…yes…C O O K. coming frm a guy who would add water to fry rice…. mum will email me some simple recipes..heez! thanx mum!
1st stop of the day: Clayton Town. Did not alight here. Bus just drove thru. Many many shops tt can cater to the needs of students. Boasts of many services and facilities such as banks, restaurants ( and I do mean many restaraunts), stationery, reading materials, supermarkets and grocery stalls.
2nd stop: Springvale shopping area
Had lunch here. As like clayton town, many supermarkets, grocery stalls and makan places. This area can basically be called “Vietnamtown” (just like Chinatown). Many stalls are owned by Vietnamese and almost all the signs have Vietnamese translations. Coolz…only bought a pair of slippers which I need to keep my foot warm when I walk around in the house.
Met 2 new frens while having lunch. Thomas (biotech course) and micheal (a china guy…another china guy wif an eng name..hmmz…). Thomas lives near me…just one street away frm the place I m staying. Perhaps can go out wif him for some makan sessions in the future…he has 2 gals cooking for him now…lucky him…but not anymore when those 2 girls return to Malaysia 2 weeks later..hahahaha!
3rd stop: Brandon Park Shopping Centre
Didn’t alight. Did not pay attention to this place as it is inaccessible to me. Only students who stay in the hostel have shuttle transport to this place…
4th stop: Glen Waverly Shopping area
Didn’t alight. 2nd major shopping area for monash clayton students. Shopping centre, restaurants, banks and a cinema…quite a happening area…only prob for me: low bus frequency; bus service terminates early…
5th stop: Pinewood shopping area
Didn’t alight. Nothing worth mentioning.
Last stop: Chadstone shopping centre
A 5 hour period of shopping here. Chadstone is themed as the “Fashion Capital” which boasts of 2 levels of intensive shopping experience. Houses various branded stuff…it’s like a Mid Valley megamall (Malaysia) or the Suntec City (Singapore).
As u guessed, stuff are expensive…and many shops are targeted at the females…y? refer to the theme name…”F A S H I O N”…get wat I mean now? Haha!
Walked ard here and there…got lost at times..went to the bowling alley…my brother was rite..bowling is very ex….$9 per game!!!!!! Tt’s abt RM27 per game. In Malaysia, I pay RM2.50 per game…10 times less expensive…
Bought all my necessities here…kettle, food, washing detergents, sponge and some other miscellaneous stuff…yaz…
So after abt 8 hours of tour, finally made our way back to uni at abt 7:45pm…walked home frm there…tt concludes my shopping tour. Will rate the tour 6.5/10
p.s. didn’t take any photos coz I was either lazy to take or there was nothing worth taking..haha! cheers!
