the jin chronicles

jin is back in Melbourne for a holiday!

been feeling like i am on an overseas trip,
what with the uncharacteristic sunny weather, re-exploring the city,
sleepovers and of course, doing what we do best
eating and shopping

i m still stuffed!
behold the photographic evidence, you ll either be in some major food envy or be horrified
hehe

DAY 1

indulged in our very favourite, chicken ribs and fried rice from Wing Cheong. Ask for the ginger sauce! Then shopped for 6 hours straight, browsing all over the city, revisting all our fondest shops

hehehe

DAY 2
After coming back from a road trip to Mt Dandenong, we stayed at my house for a bit, before going back to the city for hotpot and Ten Ren. Wanted to hit up a new night at a club where DJ Peril was playing for nostalgia's sake, but ended up reading Archie comics and playing Nintendo DS at Joyce's. Which was just as satisfying

Brace yourself for image onslaught!



i wore a Blue Illusion linen cardigan, American Apparel tank, Quiksilver denim bottoms which i ripped and frayed, black stockings and ballet flats. Bag was a present when i was in Italy, handcrafted by Saffiano's. The daisy pendant is from Valleygirl


parrot heaven with king parrots, rosellas, galahs and cockatoos

Pie on the Sky in Ollinda. Great pie shop with queues a mile long in peak hour, but worth it
Sassafron has a great place called Ms Marple's Tea Room. I LOVE IT. Agatha Christie is my favourite author, so having the place modelled after St Mary's Mead DROVE ME NUTS. ORDER THE SCONES. the fresh cream and home-made strawberry jam is to die for. as is the tea, desserts (i had trifle. TRIFLE! IN AUSTRALIA!) and everything else on the menu. Heck, even the menu was great. and waitresses were in maid uniforms. ahh!!


5/5. this place is a must-see.

Hotpot at Little Mama near Milano apartments. Chongqing was too full, so tried this place. Pretty average, but i ve had worse.


Ten Ren tea station for my beloved green tea jelly

DAY 3

made plans to visit Queen Victoria market, but ended up suffering the after-effects of hotpot and so, slept in and pigged out on Ferrero Roches. stayed at Joyce's till lunch, went to the St Kilda arts market. had lunch at Clamms (order the scallops!), free Red Bull at Luna Park, bubble tea at Ten Ren (again), green tea frappe from Starbucks, korean food for dinner and Freddo's gelati for dessert

sounds scary doesnt it.
balanced out unhealthy eating habits with a good stiff bout of shopping at Spencer street DFO.

Clamms at St Kilda for the best fish and chips
Han Guuk Guan for korean food. this place is like a complicated pilgrimmage, you have to walk through hidden lanes to find it, before you are rewarded with the chap chye and bulgogi
Dolce Freddo on Lygon for gelato, the palce was packed with the overseas student crowd.

its only been 3 days. and jin is here for 3 weeks.
its gonna be GREAT.
heheh

4 days till christmas!
just saying
:)