One of must-do thing in Melbourne is Wine Tasting..
I had mine at Frankston..! Woots.. Actually if you are too free and you are a wine addict.. you can take your time to spend the whole day just to go for wine tasting in every single winery in Australia.. YES.. there are plenty of them.. a little sip of each type of wine in all the winery in Frankston are more than enough to make you drunk like a pig! *nyek nyek**
For me.. i only tried 2 winery.. because we have to rush for the mornington view as well as the sand sculpture which only opened until 6pm. huhuhu! but hor.. the wine tasting already make me feel like.. never wanna touch wine forever~! hahahahahah!! No lah.. just kidding. *teehehe*
We start off with the B’Darra EState winery.. I seriously love the view over there!!
such a cutie! * i mean the barrel *
The environment was good.. just like a little cottage out of no where! But.. comfy!
They have the whole selection of different wine for tasting.. red wine.. white wine.. any wine you can think of!!
YES!! and even WINE CHOCOLATE!! Definitely love it!! i bought shiraz flavor for mummy!! thats the best among all!
And of coz.. they let you to write comment of each wine..
They introduced and they served..
This one is the best.. PURE RASPBERRRIES!!! no grape nothing! just pure raspberry wine! its a winnning wine in Australia wine 2006 can!! and… guess what? YES… i bought two bottles.. one for my family and one for dar’s family! *woots*
and it ends up anson buy two boxes of wine.. yeah!! 24 bottles!!
We then proceed on to the second one.. called PHADRUS ESTATE... this one is so much smaller..
Even the vineyard is just in front of the cottage! cute!
Another magnificent seaside or you can called it beach is at Mornington, Frankton.. About an hour drive from the city.. There’re plenty stuff to do in frankston such as Winery and wine tasting.. plucking strawberries and cheeries when they are in the season.. going to the maze and botanica garden… Sand scrupturing.. shaving the sheep fur and live like a farmer or you can just walk along the seaside or any cliff.. *like wad i do*… to just feel the cold breeeze around you… Oh.. it feels so great!!
EVen when you are just on ur way to the sea.. U couldnt resist to stop by along the roadside and take picture with the beautiful view… like this!!
Gosh.. isnt it pretty!
What more to say when you actually reached the destination.. one sentences.. relax relax relax and enjoy the brreeeeze and the view…! I couldnt find any better words to describe.
All pictures are taken by Anson.. He preferred to be not shown in the blog so i just snap his sideway loh! hehe! Credits to him!! i love the place..
How many time do i get a chance to sit on the cliff.. listening to the sea and enjoying urself with the cold cold breeeze …? Not much.. so.. here i got my chance.. Very nice hor.. but to tell u the truth.. its bloody cold.
But still.. ahyien is happie!
Not only the cliff.. mayb the stairs look great too..
AHHHHH.. really not bad lah. teeehehhee!
Oh.. they got sails as well… but i think st kilda has more. ^^
Also… there are these two landmark statue called Matthew Flinders.. and a big compass things.. they marked down how this place is found and the history of it..
Matthew Flinders..
Oh.. the compass look cool rite?
teehehe!! thats it for the mornington sea breeze.. haha!! so boring right?? I m just being random ma… lalalala… wanted to post the winery visit together but hor… kinda sleepy for now.. so… winery stuff to be continued tommorrow morning after me breakfast!!
This is for long the best italian food i had throughout the whole melbourne trip.. oops.. should say the best italian food i had in my whole life.. The truth is.. the so-called best italian food in Malaysia is still incomparable to Sofia’s. *thumbs up to Sofia”
And of coz.. thanks to Anson for bringing all of us to Sofia.. he always bring us to those good food around town.. omg omg!! i m missing Sofia so much now. T.T
So according to anson.. they have lotsa branch around city area.. but the restaurant which served the best food quality and the largest portion is still the origin one.. The first established one.. which is at Camberwell… Well.. you are right.. the one we went to. =) I have not tried the others Sofia but i can say that this one is really good. No regret. *affordable price too* Best recommended to go in a group as u can see how big the portion is later!!
Sofia bares a very classic interior design.. The classic italian style of coz.. I personally thinks it a good place for gathering because the environment is good so as the food and price..
Oh.. their pizza is homemade too!!! No wonder its called pizza house. *blueks*
5 of us there.. 3 dishes but we cant even finished it all. =)
The first dish is Avocado Seafood Salad.. I love this very much.. the portion is big and most importantly.. they have lotsa lotsa fresh juicy prawns and scallops.. whenever you scoop.. you will have a spoonful of prawns and scallops instead of vege and avocado. haha!! how fun it is right??!
See those fat and juicy fresh scallops and prawns?? You can tell after your first bite of it.. huhuhu!! Basically.. the whole dish is made up of 50% of fresh prawns.. 30% of fresh scallops *my favourite*.. 10% of Avocado and 10% of vege.. teehehehhee!! THIS IS WAD I CALL A SEAFOOD SALAD.. its really full of seafood.. Imagine if u order seafood salad in M*l*yS**… you will get 90% of vege and a few stingy tiny dried prawns. RIGHT OR NOT??!!! not to say i like to complain lah.. but its the truth ok? =)
Back to the juicy salad.. i had Horrace as the Background to compare the portion.. and mind u… its a portion for ONE PERSON… *screaaaammmm*
Second dish we have the platter.. Spaghetti.. Risotto… and Carbonara.. Words to describe.. it looks like a mountain when the food arrived. =)
I loved their risotto the most.. creamy!! Or mayb its the first time i have risotto.. followed by the carbonara.. oh.. i found one similarities in Sofia’s food.. they have plenty of fat and juicy prawns..! =) ALL OVER EVERY DISH. =)
PIZZA!! its BBQ Chicken. hmmm.. nice one but i still love the first two dishes more.. teehehehe!
So heres the ladies.. Myself.. ee laine.. and yvonne!
And the gents.. Horrace and Anson…! Busy eating la them. Hmpf!
lastly.. we had Gelato for desserts…! I m personally not a dessert kinda people so i think if my dar comes.. he will finish everything within seconds. teehehehe!
Apart from that.. they have very famous cakes too.. but too bad we are so bloated…T.T
I have been mentioning about broken rice in Plurk.. so.. what is Broken Rice?? Its actually one of the three very famous dishes of Vietnamese Cuisine. “Pho”, broken rice and the popiah.. the ultimate stars of vietnam!!
So today.. i get to try broken rice.. broken rice according to ah leng is.. normally we have rice in a whole gain.. one biji right? broken rice is like the rice broke into half so only half biji of rice and thats call broken rice. Very famous de hor! But still.. “pho” is still the champion in Vietnamese cuisine!
So.. we went to this broken-rice-famous restaurant called Viet Star!
I called Broken rice of coz.. and it turn out..
WAH!! actually when it comes.. i was very disappointed.. it served like its home cook fast food.. but once i get a mouthful of it.. I changed my mind. I m outta my mind. Delicious this is wad i call. =)
Basically Broken rice is served with four main toppings.. First.. we have an egg. ok nth to shout about. Secondly.. we have this chewy stripes thing with mince pork. omg! at first i thought it was like some sort of vege… BUT I M WRONG.. its something chewy like meat-kind.. with mince pork..i m so addicted to that!! i m loving that thing but i have no idea wads that!! teehehe!! and.. move to the vietnam special.. its some kind of egg but mixed with something until it doesnt taste like an egg.. it taste ok.. but once u pour some sauce on it.. its like heaven!!! omg!!!!!!!! WHAT IS THAT!? i oso dunoo. but it just taste so nice.. and lastly.. the pork chop.. i seldom order pork chop anywhere because its kinda common and there is nth special about pork chop.. so i tried that one last.. i cut a small piece.. chew it.. pulse a while.. cut another piece again.. Is that a pork chop? Its just so unbelievable.. its like grilled or BBQ-ed.. but.. the sauce is unique.. its very fragrant.. FRAGRANT in your mouth.. and most importantly.. its juicy.. add it the sauce if u do.. its almost near to perfect!!
As you can see.. the portion is so so so so so so so BIG… but still.. i can finish everything except the broken rice.. I m bloated… but.. i m so satisfied.. i never taste something so good before.. *except for the souvlaki* hahaha!!
AH leng ordered PHO.. i still love my broken rice..
Hung Sia ordered Popiah.. i love my broken rice still.. kakakakak!
Nothing much on that particular afternoon.. i din go to city.. i walked around Glenferrie.. went to supermarkets and search for my mummy’s mintys.. hehe! oh.. just too many kinds.. =) Oh.. went to coles at first then safeway! i love to shop around marts.. because its just very fulfilling. ^^
It was evening time when anson come and pick me with my favourite Honda accord. haha! He say he is willing to sell for my dar for 31,000 AUD haven include import tax gok. apalah him! =.=”
He bring me to go for dancing class!! haha! first time in my life time i dance.. SALSA and Street LAtin! Omg!! its very fun!!! We dance in University of Melbourne somemore.. nope.. anson is not studying there.. he just got a way to get in. =) he pay for the entrance fee too! thankiuk anson!
Sorry la the pic so blur.. they dance too fast! kaka!
This is the HALL… so many ppl dancing around right? Tonight they are teaching STREET LATIN.. very cool one.. but the very-know-how-to-dance anson taught me SALSA personally.. so.. untung la me.. learn both in a day..
Anson :I teach u SALSA.. u go back and force hang hang to go learn and dance with u..
Me : Oh… its not a Bad idea anyway!! *teehehehe*
DAr.. anson ask u dance with me hor.. hehe.. but my dar know salsa’s basic already leh.. so i think i better teach him street latin!! its so so so cool!!! pusing lai pusing ki~ hehe
Caught anson’s friend’s merlvyn.. flirting dancing with the committee… kakaka!!!
Oh ya.. this is anson!!! He is one of my dar’s very best friend.. and.. he really know how to dance^^ When he dance with his girlfriend.. they just look magnificant =)
So this is me!! and its my first time learning how to dance.. except for the one time my dar teach me in his room.. *grin* Street latin and salsa really are nice!
p/s: Dar.. we can go learn how to dance if we really have nothing to do. okok? *tehehe*
My conversation with Anson:
Anson: i thought hang hang come with you.. where is he..?
Me: I also hope so hor.. but he got no more leave… =(
Anson: HA? he also need to apply leave one meh??
Me: Of coz la.. he is working in contract la hor…
Anson: Oh.. no wonder lah… Then thats different.. Kelien ah ni.. yi ge ren..
Me: *watery eyes* + *kek kolien*.. hang hang owe me a aussie trip liao..!! *sobx*
Anson: After contract ask him bring you come again.. =D!!
Me: He say he will woh. i wait loh…
In conclusion.. kekeke! dar.. u owe me an Aussie trip!! *blueks*
