What Fifi Did – Two

Listening to: Sarah McLachlan
         “It’s one missed step one slip before you know it.”

In case you needed an update – Anisha and I made our way to Melbourne on the Tuesday after our finals were over.

Melbourne –  was awesome.

A metropolitan fusion of culture and bright city lights; people in business suits rushing across streets during the lunch break to fit in a massage, jumping unto trams, listening to the unending roar of trains as it pulls into stations and people of every walk of life bustle in and out carrying a free copy of the newspaper tucked under their armpits, tightening the belts of their trenchcoats and sliding their sunnies back on to shade their eyes from the unforgiving glare of the sun.

Tall buildings dot every corner and Seven-Elevens every 200 metres – trust me, there is neither in Adelaide. I had my first Slurpee in three years today.

I made great new friends, who made the experience all the more memorable. I was going to wait to upload photos before I wrote this post but I figured I might as well write it while the scent, taste and sounds of Melbourne was still raw in my eye’s mind.

I sipped hot thick Italian chocolate at Max Brenner, made a killing at MNG, listened to funky techno didgeridoo as I walked down Little Bourke Street, treked downhill in boots at 2 am for three blocks only to find that Baroq House was closed, sipped Kiwichee at Atrium Bar on the 35th floor of the Sofitel building, camwhored in front of Federation Square with Anisha, devoured lamb kebabs at Mecca Bah, had amazing sea food at Claypot, hung out till 5 am in pajamas after a great night out with our housemates, sipped mochas in quaint old cafe bars, was served vegetarian yum cha by a very Asian KGB-like figure in Chinatown, battled the flies all throughout the trip and dropped a cool $70 on Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Famous Amos cookies with Anisha

We lived with Nish’s friends for 3 days and they were, in a single word, amazing.

Anand, Mansi - if you guys ever read this – you guys rock.
Vivi and Curtis – it has been an absolute pleasure meeting you guys.

Melbourne was something I have been saving up for and working towards for ages – I thank God for such an awesome ass experience. And yet, trams and Max Brenner and all, I am truly happy to be back in Adelaide. Good old Addy with its 70% senior citizens, sunshine attitude and relaxed ease – there is nothing like Adelaide.

Tomorrow night, Idol finals air at 730 p.m. Tonight, I&I dinner at Pondok Bali. Meanwhile, its 30something degrees and I feel like I’m burning from the inside out, but at least – there aren’t any flies.