Because Melbourne is a nice city... part 2
Yes these past few days I haven't had much to do so have been able to enjoy the simple pleasures of life like sitting in a cafe with a book I enjoy and appreciating this wonderful city I call home.Yesterday was a good day... after waking up around 2pm (felt good, really) and training into the city (my car's in the shop) to say hi to Heidi after her exam (she was asleep, heh)... I went down to one of my favourite parts of Melbourne to have a coffee. It's a small laneway called "Centre Place", off Flinders Lane right across from Degraves St.
Anyway I love this lane because of the way it 'feels', it's narrow, lined with colourful cafes selling baguettes, focaccias and the like intermixed with fashion boutiques, graffiti and the odd busker. Nope, no McDonalds here, no multinationals at all actually, this is the true colour of Melbourne. The taste of independence, creativity, individualism and an appreciation for aesthetics. This is unique.
I had a reasonable espresso at one of the cafes while waiting for the tram to work. Nice.
After work I went over to Daryl's house and we had a bit of a poker night with Ippei and Pete. The four of us had a great time... poker, whiskey, cigars and johnny cash... what more do I need to say?
Well I won the pot that night, it was the first time I'd ever won out in a night of poker. At $10 each that means I was at a net gain of $30! This morning wasn't very fun though, heh. Malt liquor always does me in... Even though this morning was a Tuesday (not a Sunday), Johnny Cash still says it best:
Well, I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.
- Johnny Cash, "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
I did some other cool stuff today like $3 pizza at the Lucky Coq on Chapel with Cassie and a chinotto at Caffe e Torta on Lt. Collins but I didn't take photos so shan't bother elaborating. I finished Murakami's "Dance Dance Dance"... magic, as usual... and I'm now reading John Banville's "The Sea" which won the Man Booker last year...
posted by LX @ 11:51 PM
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