Day 261
20 April 2011
2nd last day with Papa and Mama Goh in Melbourne. Today I brought them to walk along Swanston St and see if there are any souvenirs they would like to pick up. Papa Goh bought a couple of hats as gifts for his friends and Godpa and Godma bought them too. Apparently these hats are very handy during rainy days!
I made an appointment to have lunch at Hutong at 130pm. Got a call from them to say we can go there earlier as there was a table available and we were allocated a big and spacious table. 2 thumbs up! We ordered Xiao Long Bao, Chives Dumplings, Money Bags, Prawn Dumplings, Shanghai Fried Rice Cake, Honey and Pepper Pork Ribs and Hot and Sour Soup. Godpa commented that the food is not too bad and as usual, nothing was heard from Papa Goh. Haha. None of the food so far came even close to his standard.
After the meal, we took a cab to DFO. Mama Goh was browsing the stuff in the souvenir shop and couldn't bring herself to buy anything due to the inferior quality of the products. Hopefully she can find something at DFO. Because there were 5 of us, it was difficult to get a cab, we needed the huge cab and because it was so near to the city, not all cabbies want to take us. The cabby who took us was rather reluctant and Papa and Mama Goh were shocked to see how fast the meter was jumping! Haha. It was such a short distance but it cost 20 bucks!
We walked for less than 15 minutes and I could see that Godpa was bored. He needs his excitement! He didn't need much persuasion before he headed for Crown. Godma stayed with us but it was so obvious that her heart wasn't here! She kept worrying about Godpa, whether he took a drink or had something to eat etc. She was nagging so much that Papa Goh couldn't stand it and he ignored her on a few instances! SO RUDE! I complained to Mama Goh and she said she'll handle it. Haha.
After a few hours of shopping, Godma bought a pair of Puma shoes, Mama Goh and Papa Goh bought a couple of Superdry stuff for Bro, Ah Jie, Mei, Mr Tan and myself! Yeah! Mama Goh was so tired that we decided to leave for my place. Papa Goh needed the toilet urgently. We decided to take the tram without validating the tickets since it was only 2 stops away. They were so afraid of being caught!
We had Krispy Creme, coffee and some rest before heading out for dinner but first, to Crown to pick up Godpa. Tonight's dinner was at Shark Fin Inn and the waiter who was serving our table was cute! We had Watercress Soup, Peking Duck, Tofu and Seafood Claypot, Scallops with Mushrooms and Vegetables and Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet. Almost everything was too salty and for $160, I was really hoping for something better. Although none of the food met any of Papa Goh's standards, I must say he has been very very nice during the entire trip. He always kept a smiling face during the meals and ate most of the stuff. I guess it's all because of me! Hehe.
We parted ways after dinner and I'm not sure if Godpa's heading back to Crown but I know Papa and Mama Goh will probably be too tired, especially Mama Goh. But they called just now to say that they want to return to DFO tomorrow to buy Superdry stuff for Bro, that idiot! He actually said, "It is so rare for Papa and Mama Goh to go overseas, they must buy more stuff for me." He's such an idiot!!! But I'm so going to miss Papa and Mama Goh...I want to go home with them...
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