Melbourne Adventure #2 - Australian Open, Rally for Relief

Australian Open!!!! This is my first time watching Tennis (or any sports on an arena)! On a proper court! With a couple of a bunch of real Tennis Super Stars!! Team Gold, led by Lleyton Hewitt, included Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic, Justine Henin, Caroline Wozniacki, Roger Federer and Sam Stosur entered first to rapturous applause. They were followed by team green, which was led by Queenslander Pat Rafter, and made up of Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, Victoria Azarenka, Vera Zvonareva, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters. The ticket cost AUD20, a hefty RM63 but it's all for a good cause, it will go to the Queensland flood victims. There are a total of 15,000 fans packed in the Rod Laver Arena it was a great sight! Luckily we're seated at the seats which is not directly under the sunlight, if not I'll be toast! 

There is microphone straps on each player so that we can hear them jokes, "panting" etc. It was pretty fun! In the end of the day, $750,000 had been raised by fans, the players, Tennis Australia, the ATP, WTA and the ITF. On top of this, Queensland Energy Resources CEO Pearce Bowman generously announced that QER will double the money raised over the next fortnight and urged everybody to give whatever they can to the appeal. I also bought some souvenirs.

A Key Chain, AUD10

Australian Open shirt for my dearest hubby!

 Back to today, I began adapting better with the time here and now and not feeling so so so sleepy the whole day. I'm pretty lucky that there are colleagues that willing to let me ride with them to and from work. This really saves up alot of time and energy! If I'm taking a train + train + bus, it will takes me more than an hour!!! I cook most of my dinner....here's another one for today.

2 pcs of small Chicken Snitzel (bought from the Prahran Market) fried coated with eggs. Surprisingly it turns out really good!

Strawberry yougurt with fresh peach! Cut a peach into pieces and mix it with the yougurt. Taste great!