When people notice my writing and thoughts, before noticing the way I look, how old I am, what skin color I am, what race am I, or who I am. I've always been more flattered when people like my writing, than when people like my appearance.

I can’t stand guys with dirty minds. It’s such a turn off when you’re trying to have a decent conversation with them and all they can talk about are sex-related things. I can never hold a long enough conversation like that, so it’s only a matter of time before I start ignoring you.

What has the society become?

Kids with phones? Kids talking about sex-related stuff? Kids having sex? Kids saying swear words in every sentence? Kids disrespecting their parents? Kids in a relationship? My goodness gracious me, you kids are trying to grow up way too fast..
Don’t do this kind of shit at this age.
Enjoy your childhood before it’s too late, kids.

Have YOU ever...

... caught someone staring at you and wondered what they’re thinking about like if it’s something positive or negative; if it’s a passing thought or a long internal string of things; if they’re even thinking about you at all or you just happen to be in the line of sight while their mind drifts off about something completely unrelated..?

I always wonder who will care once I’m gone.

Melbourne Trip: 2nd to 15th July '14

Hey my lovelies! :) If you have kept up with my instagram, I was back in Perth on the 15th of July :) If you don't know, well... now you know haha ;)
I was supposed to make a summary post on the 15th, however, I was emotionally unstable due to unforeseen circumstances back then (still is, but that's another story) and also because I got called to work the day after, so ya I've been working everyday since I've come back from my trip... very tiresome *yawwwn* thus explained, my inability to compose and deliver a post to y'all *my apologies* :3 Luckily, I do not have to work tomorrow, but I gotta go to temple for a rehearsal, so it shouldn't be that tiring *I hope not haha*

Hmm... where to start.... let's see... I shall post the brief highlights of each day.. while they're still fresh in my mind haha :)

2nd July: Depart Perth

- reached Melbourne around 7pm
- I believed we were all thinking when we reached there, was like "Nooooo... we lost our 2 hours haha" XD
- picked up from airport and transported to Fo Guang Shan Temple in Yarraville
- tired and hungry but luckily, we were provided dinner.... they were saaah good and VERY filling.
- met dorm-mates: one from Sydney, the other Brisbane and another a New Zealander :)
- felt myself getting sick because from the change of weather, started coughing, it was terrible! At that time, I was like ya I will have time tomorrow to go out and get some cough medicine... nek minnit.

3rd July: tour to 2 places with the interstate crews

Went to:
- William Ricketts Sanctuary - it's such a peaceful and enlightening place, a place full of sculptures!(well 92 to be exact!) I legitly lost counting as I got surrounded by more and more sculptures along the path XD Some reminded me of Greek gods/goddesses hmmm....
- SkyHigh Mount Dandenong - such a breathtaking view! :D

4th July - 7th July: ANZBYC Camp @ Mt Morton Camp & Conference Centre

It was such an amazing conference! Made new friendships and the bond between us perth yads who went, got stronger :) Gotta give a big clap for the Melbourne YADs, they did such brilliant job in organising it! Eventhough the camp has passed, I still got the theme song stuck in head lol :P If your interested, click HERE to check out (click on the second one)!

8th July:

- Brekky at Pie Face :)
- Walked around the city
- Went to Emporium! Mandatory elevator mirror selfies hehe ;)

- Saw street performers busking! They even have a sign showing their facebook, youtube, instagram and itunes account. (made dem links on each social media site, click on it if your interested)
- Went to H&M... ZOMG. I got a tad crazaaay afterwards haha, cos the whole store just overwhelmed me in general, so big! When will it be Perth's turn to get a H&M.... hmmm one will ever dream so haha XD
- Met up with 2 of Perthians who were holidaying in Melbs!
- SELFIES here and there! :P
- Walked to Eureka Skydeck! Such a long walk but the view going forth and back made a worth-ing decision to do so! Here's a SELFIE on the 88th floor! It was really funny cos on one of their television screen, it said if you took a picture and post on instagram, go tag it as #eurekaskydeck. I tagged it... nek minnit. I saw my selfie appeared on their screen hehe... I felt special for a minute haha XD *silly me*
- Dins at Rice Workshop! Their 2 dorrrraaaa matcha soft serve cone was ahhhmazing!

9th July: Mt Buller! (PIC)

First time skiing and see snow haha! X)

10th July:

- Yumchaaa with YAD sydney and some melbournians at Westlake Restaurant in ChinaTown! :)
- DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) South Wharf Round 1: It's pretty much like Harbour Town in Perth, but of course with a more wider range of brands.
- Went to Melbourne Central - had Schnitz! Their chips were to die for!
- Was totally surprised (didn't expect it at all!) by these bunch of lovely friends! PIC 1 and PIC 2 Truly blessed! :)

11th July: My birthday! :)

- birthday brunch at Gogo sushi with the perth crew! (click this PIC to see how many plates we demolished!) We 7 people cleared 75 plates! It was a sushi-train restaurant! And all da sushi plates were so cheeeeeeeeeap! Only $3.50 per plate! Such good deal! Can't find that here! The lady who sat opposite of us, was very surprised that we ate so much.. and more coincidentally, she's also from Perth! Such a small world! She even took a photo of how many plates we demolished hehe ;) Below's the photo she helped us to take, it's just us girls :)

From left to right: Tammie, Me, Grace, Viv

 - karaoke timee! :) Spent 4.5 hours singing our hearts and lungs off haha! We went to PartyWorld, it's located at Melbourne Central.

 - dinner at Your Thai with some of the Sydney-er, New Zealander and 2 melbournian crews! :)

Photo credits to: Grace

- walked around city after dins! Bumped into Mickey and Minnie Mouse hehe, got birthday wishes from dem♥

- departed in our ways, then we perth yads met up with 2 people from perth originally in melbs, had dessert at The Pancake Parlour

Top: from L to R - Grace, Tammie and Me
Bottom: what we 3 girls shared :)

- received a humongous macaron from one of my dearest friends! PIC

12th July:

- brekky at The Pancake Parlour... again haha X) The restaurant reminded me of 'Pancakes at the Carillon' in Perth.
- went to the State Library..... so big!
- went to QV.... it was at the food court area then we got attracted to Tutti Frutti, tried their flavours... and ended up getting them ourselves XD It was quite chilly that day too, but there's always an exception for froyo haha. PIC
- shopped more as we wandered around the city!

13th July:

- brunch at 1000 Pound Bend! We originally wanted to go 'The Hardware Société' as it's a very popular brunch spot in Melbourne, however, by the time we reached there, there was a long pile of people waiting in the line, we were very hungry, thus we skipped it and chose the closest cafe that offered brunch, and that's how we landed at the so-called '1000 Pound Bend'. PIC
- DFO South Wharf Round 2 - SHOPSHOPSHOP! Vans had a 70% sale... holy shmoly, bought a pair of vans for my brah, I was gonna buy a pair for myself but then I was like I had lots of shoes at home, rents gonna kill me if they find out I buy another pair, so I resisted the temptation X) haha luckily it worked!
- Went to Crown for a quick look haha! Pretty cool haha! Didn't end up going to inside of the casino itself as we were in a hurry, but from the outside look, I think it's pretty much similar to the one in Macao!
- Went to '甜品屋 Dessert Story': ordered a tiramisu flower pot! PIC It's really similar to the one in No.4 Blake Street.
- Dins dins at Don Don! It was one of the recommended places suggested from one of my friends. Food there was cheap and good! Worth the price!
- Walked all the way to N2 Extreme Gelato, it was a pretty long walk from city! XP But worth it at the end haha! I ordered choux-choux (pronounced: shoo-shoo) hehe. PIC

14th July:

- brunch at this very cosy and creatively-designed cafe, called "Flipboard Cafe" A definitely must go place if you're travelling to Melbourne! :) What I had: PIC

15th July

And.... that's it! :D Had a fantabulous time there! Truly unforgettable memories! :) It's really crazy actually, to think about it, the friends I've (we've) made during camp, you've grown so close with each other, yet you can see them next year, or maybe not, the following year... it leaves a strange feeling on me... it's almost like the friendship we made during the camp are like penpals, hmm no words can describe this feeling... I probably ain't even making sense right now.. anyways... hope y'all enjoyed reading this! :) There were a lot of pictures I took, still had to sort them out and have yet to post them on facebook, shall do soon!

Next year's ANZBYC is going to be at Brisbane.... hopefully I can make it there to rekindle the friendships I've made this time :)

Overall, this trip was really an "oomph" to my life, as I would consider this as my getaway aka an opportunity to escape reality, where I have absolute nothing to worry about.

Till then, hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! :)

Love,
Velene xoxo

Woooohooooo!

Today marks the first of July alreadyyy.... say who? :'D

Leaving tomorrow for a special destination/holiday, keep up to date with me on my instagram if your keen to know :)

I won't be blogging for the next 2 weeks or so, neither would I be answering back any questions nor replying to my inbox XP... though, if you wanna, you can always check out what I'll be rocking up with on my instagram ;)

But one thing I'm definitely sure, is that I'll be spamming y'all with loads of good getaway summary posts when I come back :D... well, isn't that exciting? ;)

"If you cannot convince them, confuse them."

Just casually, inputting something here, this is the 100th post of 2014 :) WHOOOP!

Love,
Velene xoxo