Monday, October 8, 2007

Melbourne (September 22-24)

Nothing but good vibes and an ubiquity of irresistible culture. I left my heart in Melbourne. Thank you to my "coconut" benefactors, and my good friend Trish for letting me live off their good fortune for three unforgettable days.

Trish's apartment...that was just to die for.


Flinders Station


St. Paul's Cathedral


The Pilgrim's Destination


The Library Of Victoria


just like in the movies eh?


street theater 1


Melbourne with the world in its hands


street theater 2


Cassie and sister


if truth be told


an art installation i'd aptly call "kawawang kalabaw"


St. Kilde's beach by night


my first real dinosaur experience


Blue Whale remains


Velociraptor and friends


my first real mummy experience


taking this picture confirms it, i'm now cursed for life


my first totemic experience


Trish's old Catholic adobe: Yes, Catholics have it good by cosmological default


The Ian Potter Museum by Melbourne University


What was an 18th C. Gothic establishment,
preserved through the ages to become one hell of a bank



Queensland and Northern Territory Airline Service planes and boy

My type of city.

6 comments:

bcga said...

wooow super nice photographs shoti! hmmm the one about the Philippines...what is that? bakit may ganun? Cassie is cute (whoever she is ) hahaha

bcga said...

mom: i looked at all the pictures and tried to memorize all the texts under them until i got eye strain. ho tit di wu ki tio lo hige melbourne and syndney. May rainforest ba dito sa Phil?

satsi: it takes mom so much time to comment...we did this like an hour!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I'm glad I dropped by. Your updates have been packed with photos and nice thoughts!

Lawrence Benedict G. Ang said...

satsi and mom: thank you for your comments. oo merong rainforests sa philippines, dati marame, ngayon 12% nlng natitira for reasons you can surmise on your own. pero may pag-asa pa naman eh...

chinkin: thanks for dropping by! its good to hear from you again. I visit your new blog every so often, and i realise how much i missed your old one. hopefully those pictures are all safe with you still. good luck on your path to doctor-hood. you'll make a great one for sure! hope to see you during the holidays.

Sidney said...

I can feel the love for this city in your pictures. A nice overview!

Lawrence Benedict G. Ang said...

Thanks for your comments Sidney! i am yet to fully go through all your pictures, but so far they've been astoundingly telling of everyday filipino life.

Pero tama ka nga, bakit naman mamomroblema ang pinas sa isyung pangkalikasan kung hindi lang man niyang mapakain ang kanyang sarili.

Cheers.