"Where to go!!?"

You never appreciate what you have or where you are. Hence the:

"Melbourne, no place to go!" when living in Melbourne.
"KL, no place to go!" when living in KL.
"Sandakan, no place to go!" when living in Sandakan.

and the:

"I want Max Brenner/ (even) Chadstone in Melbourne!" when living in KL.
"I want One Utama/Hilton buffet in KL!" when living in Sandakan.
"I want Kon Lou Min/ Pisang Goreng in Sandakan!" when living in Melbourne.

Back to the first three statements:

How can there be no places to go around Melbourne when you have a nearly 2 GB collection of photos taken all over Melbourne with 70% of them in VGA size somemore!

How can there be no places to go around KL when almost every weekend was spent outdoors and you can detail almost every eating place e.g. accurately pinpointing the best Hokkien Mee in KL.

How can there be no places to go around Sandakan! Well, mate, seriously, this can be.

So why do we always feel like nothing is interesting in places we are staying at?

1) "I have been there before."
2) "My friends have been there before and they said it was only alright."
3) "I can always go someday later."
4) "Lazy laaaaaa."

Hence the answer to the tough question pondered by 4 of my fellow Master graduates (yes, I did purposely insert this :-> to remind everyone about 18th of December 2008):

"Where to bring our parents during their stay in Melbourne"

It isn't really that hard, is it? It cannot be that hard! *ROAR* So I kinda wrote up a rough guide here aptly titled, "Loretta's rough guide to sustaining fun and enjoyment during a 7 day trip in Melbourne which includes immense eating but no expanding of waistline". *nods*

Day 1 - Arrival from Malaysia

Subjects expected to be tired and slightly jetlagged, except for Subject L (Lowena).

Dinner at nearby place - meaning VERY NEAR place.

Day 2 - City Trip

Subjects expected to be pumped and eager to travel. Probability of morning gym session with Subject L: 50% despite her 'promise'.

Lunch/Late breakfast - Greek Lane. 2-in-1 meal so that food intake will be reduced. An illusion thing to make the constantly hungry subjects less conscious of their hunger/gluttony. *clever*

Walking around the city, getting a feel of the city, looking at nice buildings, Victoria Market (crap, I just don't know what to do around the city other than shopping, karaoke and eating wuwuwu)

Tea/Dessert - Max Brenner at Melbourne Central.

Dinner - Lygon Street at Subject D (Dad)'s favourite Ferrari themed Italian restaurant.

Day 3 - City Trip #2

Subjects expected to be less excited at the prospect of city again but AHA(!!) that is where they are wrong as I saved up the more exciting stuffs for this day! Probability of a morning gym session with Subject L: 35%

Lunch - Maybe at Crown or somewhere else la *ooops*

Stroll around St. Kilda, Fitzroy or near the Gardens.

Dinner - Docklands, er some restaurant there *nods*

Day 4 - GRADUATION DAY

Subjects expected to be very much excited and happy and proud of and impressed with the graduate of the day nyahahaha. Probability of a morning gym session with Subject L: 50%

So just stay at home la haha.

Dinner - Sofia? Easy one haha!

Day 5 - Chadstone

Subjects expected to have replenished their energy but still highly in love with the graduate. A strategic time to surround them with purchase ooportunities. Probability of graduate getting gifts: 70%. Probability of a morning gym session with Subject L: 35%

Day 6 - Dandenong Ranges

Day 7 - Great Ocean Road

Day 8 - Brighton Beach

Day 9 - To Gold Coast.

. . . . .

Obviously I am too lazy to elaborate on the later plans.

Or I am keeping it confidential just in case some of the others crash onto my blog and steal my plan! Then I might end up running into them every single day!

Yawn. Headache.

"Where to go in Melbourne!" seems like I am going back to the first question, great *sigh*

Some help please?