Hugs Hugs and more Hugs
September 29th, 2005 by velleyjie12 years of learning mathematics proved to be extremely useful when counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds before Jie could see Qi once again. It was many months before when we last saw each other but today felt like all the waiting was worth while. A good ten days break from the city of sz and into the city where Qi currently resides..
10:45am: Touchdown!!! Jie reminds himself to fill up his arrival card properly this time. Because the last time he came in February, he was in such a rush and hurry to clear the customs to get to Qi, that he accidentally checked the box which says he has a criminal record!! And thus had to be detained and questioned for the longest of times. . HAHA! But today it was a breeze…. Phew…
11:00am: Hugs, hugs and more hugs! It really was a pretty day; cool yet sunny at the same time. Walking with Qi hand in hand, what more could a man ask for. We chatted, we laughed, we hugged, we held hands, and exchanged bewilded looks with each other about the non-native taxi driver who didn’t seem to fully understand the destination we wanted to go. Nonetheless we arrived back at 101 and quickly got down to unpacking Jie’s luggage. Time was precious, and not a moment to lose!
12:00pm: We left the Qi’s apartment and headed for the tram stop to take a tram to our first destination of our itinery, Bridge Road. It was a place full of factory outlets for various Australian brands and a haven for shoppers who have a bit of money to spare. The polo-Ts from Cotton-On were so eye catching that Jie couldn’t keep his eyes off all the colours and design. And they were on sale too! *grab grab grab*! For those who have no idea what Cotton-On was, just imagine that it is the Australian equivalent of Giordano, but with much much much better designs and factory outlet prices. Never has Jie shopped so madly before.
2:00pm: Next stop, UFO. No its not a clothing store; well sort of if you consider lingerie and underwear to be part of normal clothing. And I have no idea what UFO stands for anyways. “Underwear for Oldies?” It does seem that 80% of the things they sell were more likely bought by people aged 80 years and above. But the other 20% really pretty and alright, so I shall say they were pretty alright then. Qi managed to buy some stuff at a good bargain though. It had lots of frills on it. Whatever Jie had fancied didn’t have sizes left. Then another wild thought came over Jie’s mind, “Underwear for the Obese”?
3:00pm: We chanced upon Jeans West slightly further on. It was Qi’s time to go gaga at the price of the stuff. Our hands were full by the time we got out of that place. It was on average $5 for a piece of garment. How cool is that!?!
4:00pm: It was time for our pockets and wallets to take rest. We went to this café to grab a bite to eat: chicken with avocado, cheese and sundried tomatoes, 2 lattes. Having lived in SZ for so long, not only was the sandwich a mouthful to eat, if was actually quite a mouthful to say the name of it too. “Chicken with avado, keese and….. Chicken avocado with cheese sand.. oh sorry chicken with avocado and sundried ..err what was it again ..Chicken with avocado, cheese and dundried toma… sundried tomatoes. Yes that’s it. And 2 kopis… I mean 2 lattes” It’s amazing how western cuisine names actually tell you what’s inside the dish. Oh oh oh. . we had fun playing with the foam of the lattes too! Milk moustaches for the both of us. Mmmm.
5:00pm: Just a couple of minutes more before the shops closed for the day. We went window shopping from one place to another. Making mental notes of which shop to come back to when our pockets were well and fully recovered.
5:30pm: Tram back to the city. We stopped at Saveway to buy a bottle of red wine for our dinner that night. The good thing about restaurants in Melbourne was that you could BYO. No its not a commonly used colloquial Singlish word, but an acronym for Bring Your Own. For those who are not too familiar with the term, its also does not mean bringing your own dinner partner. It means you could bring your own wine.
7:00pm: After taking a rest back at 101, we changed and made our way out for dinner at Lygon street. We settled for an Italian restaurant which served pastas and pizzas. The choice of food was obvious. Lygon street is after all the “little Italy” of Melbourne. A huge plate of lasagna, and huge plate of spaghetti marinara and a bottle of red wine was what we had that evening.
It was dead wonderful. How we wished everyday could be just like this little evening which we shared together.
9:00pm: With the effects of the alcohol taking effect, we decided to freshen ourselves up. What more could be more refreshing than to have gelato on a freezing winter night! *Brrrrr* Sharing a gelato cone, we walked hand in hand back to 101.
10:00pm: Cuddled together and watched a Korean drama called “Full house” on Jitsu. It was by some actor/singer called Rain and a petite little Korean lady. And for the benefit of readers, Rain is the name of a guy, not a girl. So it’s a romance comedy and not a story about 2 sisters.
12:00pm: Finished 2 episodes. Switched off the lights, and we were off to slumberland.
The past 4 months of waiting seemed like a dream. Now that you are in my arms baby, I will cherish every single second of it.
*sweet dreams and good nite my love*
