Just like dogs, cameras are men's next best friend. And just like dogs, some cameras are too bulky, some are not user-friendly, some are hopelessly unreliable and some are a bitch to handle. The camera I've been using, Sony DSC P-100, for the past one and a half years has gone thru a camera's worst nightmare, I dropped it several times, splashed in the rain, violently swung around (it went into a coma and had to be resuscitated, not an adventurous camera), came close to being dropped into a clogged toilet and been into clubs, bars and three countries. Nevertheless, as loyal as a dog, my camera is still going strong despite all the crap I've done to it. There's one thing that I don't like about it though, it's too sensitive, vulnerable to the slightest vibration.

Anyway, after almost two months here, I had adapted myself to Melbourne's surroundings and had the chance to spend some quality time with my good ol' buddy. They're a little bit shaky, but this will do for the time being....



Flinder's Station, the most photographed building in Melbourne I guess, saw it on almost travel books, TV programs and websites. A relic from Australia's controversial past.


Taken from Federation Square, the Eureka Tower (on the right side), which sits on the other side of Yarra River, once completed will be the tallest building in Melbourne and the tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere if I'm not mistaken. Until The Troika in KL takes over the title.


SBS building (don't know its real name) in Federation Square forms just one part of the sophisticated look of Melbourne's newest treasured landmark. The cornerstone of Melbourne's architecture, something like that lah.


That's the apartment where we're staying, called the Centro Apartment, on the corner of La Trobe and Queen. Unfortunately, we got the unit on the 6th floor at the back of the building, facing an office building which is just about 10 feet away. Watching the same people toiling in their offices almost everyday.


Since our view from the balcony is rather limited, the best view we have is this, rather boring as most of the things we see are just buildings. The only thing interesting enough to observe is the next door office's open-air space below us where the workers go out for a break or a smoke.