Day 4 – Watching in envy and dining in romance

14th April

I was hoping so much that my health would get better (especially after taking the expensive medication) so that I could surf but darn! It was still the same so feeling extremely disappointed, I informed Joyce about it. Juliet was also not feeling well so she skipped it. We were a bit late so we hurriedly grabbed some bites for breakfast at the restaurant (Man! The food looked so yummy and it was only breakfast. Too bad we couldn’t really enjoy it =( )


We headed to this outlet, Go Ride A Wave where the 4 DJs met with their instructor and changed into their wetsuits. After that, we drove to the seaside (Uncle Jimmy also did not join in the fun) while they carried their surf boards and walked there. Watching them having so much fun with the waves, I was really envious and regretted for not joining them. However, the wind along the sea was rather cold and I couldn’t take it already with what I was wearing, moreover it was a wetsuit and I was hoping that my illness would get better soon so I could enjoy the rest of the trip better. (trying to console myself ya!)


We took photos of the beautiful scenery and then proceeded to the bus to wait for them. I took photos with Tony, our bus driver who commented that I was very skinny (looking at the gals in Melbourne, I thought I would look like a stick as compared to them…so sad) After hearing that, I could hardly wait for lunch. We went back the store again where the dudes and babes changed into dry clothes and then headed to Geelong for out yummy lunch. (Geelong sounded very Chinese rite? That made it easier for me to remember)


It was seafood again (I was not complaining!) at Fisherman’s Pier which had an awesome view of the sea. There was an helicopter flight booth outside and it was so cool to see it take off and disappeared into the blue sky. I actually wanted to have the creamy seafood chowder for entrée but since Juliet was taking that, I ordered calamari instead and I was so shocked…by how tasty and delicious and yummy it was!!!I loved it immediately and the soup was also marvelous. I was shocked again by the size of the seafood platter we would be sharing. It looked so delicious, with fresh fruits (oranges, mangoes, kiwis, avocados and many more) together with prawns, mussels, crab, oysters and many more all placed nicely on a dish.


I tried to take as much fruits as possible, hoping that my illness would be better. The prawns were huge, about 5 times the size of the prawns back home. And they were succulent too. I was rather hungry so I ate quite a bit, despite the fact that Rod was sharing some gruesome stories about eating cockroaches and other disgusting stuff. We left with still a lot of stuff on the dish (I did not want to waste…but no more space mah) This restaurant totally rocked (I’m in love with the canalari) and I would definitely come back if I visit Melbourne the next time.

We were given some time to take photos (How could we not take? It was beautiful! And it was an excellent excuse to get off the bus coz the fart smell was back. Guess who was the culprit?) before heading to Oaks on Market to check in. We reached there at around 4.45pm and had to rush upstairs to get ready for the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant at 5.15pm (Didn’t we had lunch like only a couple of hours back? Man, I was well fed over here!) This was one of the highlights for me coz I thought it was very cool to dine in a tramcar, what’s more, it was Melbourne’s oldest tramcar and the world’s first tramcar restaurant. How cool.

Tony, our bus driver picked us up at 5.15pm and we reached there at about 5.25pm as it was rather near and the traffic was not congested. We did not have any ticket with us so Tony was sweet enough to help us check with the person and confirmed our attendance. While waiting for the tram to arrive at 5.45pm (btw, we were in tram no.2), we took photos with Tony as it would be the last time we would be seeing him (he was such a sweet man and he said he was coming to Singapore with his family! Leave the coats and bring on the singlet and shorts man!) The tram finally arrived and we shot to the front (with the help of Tony) Our seat was the second from the right of the entrance. The interior décor was so classy, warm and soothing. After everyone had settled down, we were ready to go! (bye Tony!)

I had prime eye fillet of beef served on creamy mashed potato with seasonal greens, sautéed mushrooms and shallots for my main course while Juliet had char grilled breast of chicken. I was so amazed that the chef and the servers could work so efficiently while the tram was moving smoothly around Victoria. The meat was huge and looked yummy and the meal was accompanied by chardonnay. At times, Jo who was the singing waiter entertained us with his powerful vocals and everyone else would join in with the singing (pai sei but I dun really know the songs. I did clapped though =)) Going down the streets and enjoying the view with a dessert as sweet as warm stick date pudding topped with butterscotch sauce served with cream was just so out of the world. It was so cute when the birthday song was being played and a pudding with a candle on top was presented to a lady beside me and lit. Jo started singing the birthday song and everyone just joined in. Plus, the people around me were so friendly and nice, the atmosphere in the tram was so romantic and soothing. (it was such a great place to pop the question to one’s other half…perhaps in the future for me?...heehee) It was truly a great place to celebrate or commemorate the special days in everyone’s life.


I was sad when it was 7.15pm and we had to get down the beautiful tram. It had been a fun and out-of-the world kind of experience for me coz where else could I experience such style of dining? Great people, great food = great memories, great experience. I thought that it was really cool to include this part inside the itinerary coz it was a great way to see Victoria in another way. On our way back to the hotel, Tony told us a very bad news: the seaplane trip would be cancelled due to bad weather conditions (Oh darn! That was also one of my highlights for the trip. We got to sit in the Rolls Royce instead, (which sounded nice but still…) Well, in a place like Australia which experienced 4 seasons, this should be expected. I just couldn’t help but felt disappointed =(