Chilling in Chilly Melbourne

I’m in Melbourne at the moment, enjoying a bit of coldish weather at the moment. Ranked 3rd by the Economist in 2010 as one of the Most Livable Cities in the World, I have been stuffing my face with a smorgasbord of yummilicious food. Everything is massive over here and the best way to describe how I perceive and feel about Melbourne is that it feels like a modern version of the land of Canaan.

THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
By massive I mean that while I am always on the hunt for XL sizes in Asia, I’m being forced to accept the fact that I’m merely a small dumpling over here. It really challenged the negative views I had about being bigger than most of my Asian counterparts, especially when I confusingly find my buttocks fill into an S size pair of running pants perfectly.

Melbourne isn’t the kind of city that excites like Hong Kong or New York but it is charming in its own way. It’s a contradiction of laid back attitudes and the facilities of a fast-paced city; really bizarre that the pace and infrastructure seem as compatible as a monkeywrench and a rose petal but a novel experience nonetheless!

Melbourne’s town planning is the best I’ve ever seen thus far. Beautiful private and public landscapes, public transportation is great and there is an abundance of parks and cycling paths.  What a total dream come true for people who love an active life!

Pretty busy on holiday. I’ll try to blog as often as possible during my trip, but definitely will share more stuff with you guys when I get back in two weeks…