"23 & Life in Sydney"

The weather yesterday was awesome. Sunny & windy, yet not too hot not too cold. In the morning, I went to uni to meet up with my project supervisor to clarify some things. It took me only an hour though. Happy to hear that supervisor was really impressed by my progress. So, I thought since I've worked really hard on data collection the whole week, maybe I should procrastinate a little bit & take a day off? haha. So, the next question is: "What should i do? or rather where should i go?" Let my pictures below explain them =D

From Central Station, I took a train directly to Circular Quay. Once I stepped out of the train, what an amazing view right in front of me. The Sydney Harbour Bridge!

And this guy (can't rmbr his name) is still there with his paintings! I wonder how long has he been painting as I've already seen him there 2-3 weeks ago when I brought my sis to Circular Quay. Last time i donated $2 to him. This time discounted to 50cents, haha.

Enough of Circular Quay..that isn't the place that I wanted to visit. In fact, The Rocks Foodies Market is my actual destination!

Foodies Market =D Plenty of food choices from German, Italian to Korean & Japanese! Lowenbrau even has their own stall out there although their shop was just nearby!

Pretzel! A unique knot-like shape pastry. The 1st bite tasted quite ordinary...but then the 2nd,3rd,4th bite made me feel that it's actually quite tasty. =)

Walked into Lowenbrau & grabbed a cup of long black for only $2! What could be a better way to enjoy the beautiful weather than with a cup of hot coffee =D












Then i discovered The Rocks Discovery Museum. Free entry? =)

After lunch at The Rocks, I walked around the city nearby Circular Quay. Took a pic of this beautiful dunno-what-building.

Unique structure outside the Museum.

More than 3 yrs here & I just noticed this museum =X

I didn't enter the museum though coz admission fee applies! =P So, I walked into Dymocks bookstore and browsed through a couple of Korean language books. Learned a couple of new Korean sentences. Must be wondering why am I learning this language huh? It's becoz I intend to visit South Korea next yr! haha.

Finally, I decided to go back. As I walked back to Circular Quay station, a young lady walked up to me & gave me a daffodil (a type of flower). Oh yea..forget to mention that y'day was Daffodil day, a fundraising event by the Cancer Council. The flowers were initially meant for sale but I think they gave it away for free in the end. So, I decided to make a small donation instead. To my surprise, the lady then gave me a bunch of daffodil as a token of appreciation O__O

Grabbed this pic from google..haha I forgot to take a pic of those I received.

 BIG QUESTION MARK. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE FLOWERS ?!?! And I thought a girl would appreciate flowers more than I do. So, I gave them away to a lucky girl in the most unromantic way..haha. I hope she likes it.

By the way, donating for the daffodil day wasn't my only donation yesterday. In the train station, I met an elderly lady who was begging for money. I felt sympathetic towards her & gave her the remaining coins in my pocket. Upon reaching home, I took a nap & at night, I went out again to Chinatown's Night Market which is only available on Fridays! The Night Market offers variety of asian food to satisfy my hungry tummy. I got myself some dim sims, egg tarts, takoyaki & korean spicy pork bulgogi...yums!

All in all, I can say yesterday was really a good day for me. I put aside my work temporarily & be a tourist for a day. It was a great way to relax & enjoy life in the midst of my "crazy" research.

NEXT WEEK.........

PADDINGTON MARKET!