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Melbourne Cup Day

November 3rd, 20091 Comment

Today is Melbourne Cup day and it’s public holiday here in Melbourne Victoria, AU. It’s Australia’s major Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres. It is the richest and most prestigious “two-mile” handicap in the world, and [...]

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Tags: Australia · Holiday · Melbourne · Victoria · vocabulary

I pass!

April 8th, 20097 Comments

I pass the driver learner test. I’m so thankful to God for hearing my prayers. People might say it’s easy to pass the test. Yes it’s easy as long as you read and study properly the Road to Solo driving handbook. The point is, not all are blessed to pass instantly and get the permit [...]

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Tags: Australia · Driving · Melbourne · personal

Victorian Labour Day

March 10th, 2009No Comments

Yesterday was public holiday and everyone seemed to be away from their nests. Well, an entertaining celebration in the City was enjoyed by most of people. Celebrating the Australian labour movement. At eleven am, we watched the Moomba Waterfest. An Australia’s largest free community festival. Fun and excitement for all the family. The thrills of [...]

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Tags: Australia · Holiday · Melbourne

Severe Weather

March 2nd, 20091 Comment

Today is predicted to be bad. Emergency services workers have used the strongest possible language to warn people of the severe weather threat today. Storm damage and raging fires are expected in both regional and metropolitan areas, with wild winds predicted across the state. Extreme winds started early this morning as we wake up and [...]

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Tags: Australia · Melbourne · announcement · hottest news · weather

Australia’s bushfire

February 17th, 2009No Comments

I just can’t believe that someone has to blamed with the Victoria bushfire tragedy. If so, gosh did he realized how awful what he did? His conscience maybe can’t have peace forever if he has conscience. I supposed not to talk about the tragic anymore because I can’t bare thinking of all the very sad [...]

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Tags: Australia · Melbourne · hottest news · uncommon things · wake up

Girl thrown off bridge

January 29th, 2009No Comments

OMG! What a horrible news of today. How could a father did such odd thing like this…
Four-year-old Darcey Iris Freeman died after her father allegedly took her out of the family car and threw her 58 metres off Melbourne’s West Gate bridge in front of her two brothers.
She miraculously survived the plunge into the Yarra [...]

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Tags: Melbourne · hottest news

Four-year-old girl drowned

January 29th, 2009No Comments

Lifesaving Victoria has urged parents to stay alert at the beach after a four-year-old girl drowned after wandering away last of January 20 night time.
The girl from Dandenong, drowned at Mordialloc beach after being separated from her parents on a family day out.
Lifesaving Victoria spokesman said parent could not lose sight of their children around [...]

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Tags: Australia · Beaches · Melbourne · hottest news

Shrine of Remembrance

January 29th, 2009No Comments

As what I’ve mentioned with my previous post, last Australia Day, we spent some time at Shrine of Remembrance.
In remembrance of those who served and those who died in the Great War of 1914-1918 and armed conflicts and peacekeeping duties since.
The Shrine of Remembrance is Victoria’s largest and most visited war memorial and is probably [...]

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Tags: Australia · Melbourne · travel

Australia Day Celebration

January 27th, 2009No Comments

We went late to the Melbourne City yesterday so we didn’t catch up the parade. Anyway, we didn’t plan to watch parade but only to visit the Botanical Garden for the second time. Some of the road in the City were closed so we need to walk from there going to our destination. On our [...]

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Tags: Australia · Melbourne

We’re going to the beach!

January 21st, 2009No Comments

My Russian friend just called and she’s inviting me and my kids to go to the beach. I definitely said yes when it comes to beach. We will leave quarter to seven and stay there until nine. You may think it’s late. Oh well, it’s summer here in Australia and the weather temperature todays is [...]

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Tags: Australia · Beaches · Melbourne