TRAVEL DIARIES

SOMETIMES RANDOM SEARCHES LEAD TO EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERIES!

WELL, IT ALL STARTED WITH A RANDOM SEARCH ON HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES. AND THERE I WAS, THE SEARCH ENGINE SENT ME TO THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF MELBOURNE!
I DECIDED TO READ ON, AND HOW ENTICING IS THIS CITY! I DID A SHORT RESEARCH ON HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE, AND DECIDED TO FURTHER RESEARCH. IT HAD ME HOOKED ON! THERE IS SO MUCH THAT ONE CAN DO IN THIS CITY THAT IT IS NEXT ON MY TRAVEL LIST! SO WHEN I GO, I WOULD LOVE TO ALL THESE THINGS:

SEA LIFE MELBOURNE AQUARIUM: WELL MAINLY TO SEE THE SALTWATER CROCS! IT IS A HOME TO MANY AQUATIC ANIMALS.IT IS LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF YARRA RIVER.IT HAS A PENGUIN PLAYGROUND AS WELL!HOW CUTE IS THAT!GENTOO PENGUINS SLIP AND SLIDE ACROSS SNOW COVERED SLOPES HERE!

    

                                                       

YARRA VALLEY: HOW ABOUT BIKE RIDE ALONG THE YARRA RIVER? SOUNDS FUN DOSENT IT? AND AFTER THAT, A FINE GLASS OF SPARKLING WINE AT THE YARRA VALLEY. YARRA VALLEY IS THE REGION SURROUNDING THE YARRA RIVER IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.IT IS A HOST TO A THRIVING VINE GROWING INDUSTRY!

                                              

                                                     

MOUNT DANDENONG:IT IS AT 633 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.A FINE LUNCH AT THE SKY HIGH RESTAURANT, WHICH IS AT THE PEAK WOULD BE FUN! AN ENTIRE DAY WITH THE FAMILY, MOUNT DANDENONG WILL MAKE FOR A FINE PICNIC SPOT! ONE CAN ENJOY THE LOVELY SCENIC VIEW OF THE CITY FROM ITS PEAK!
                                        

                                                        

ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS:IT WOULD BE FUN TO SPEND A DAY WITH NATURE! THEY ARE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BOTANICAL GARDENS! A WHOOPING 50,000 PLANTS CAN BE FOUND HERE FROM AROUND THE WORLD!GUILFOYLE'S VOLCANO WATER RESEVOIR IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PLACE!

                                                                 
MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUNDS:AN AUSTRALIAN SPORTS STADIUM LOCATED IN YARRA PARK LONDON! POSSIBLY BOOK TICKETS FOR SOME ADRENALINE RUSHING MATCHES! IT IS THE 11 TH LARGEST STADIUM IN THE WORLD!IT WAS HOST TO 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND 1992 CRICKET WORLD CUP! WONT IT BE A DREAM DESTINATION FOR ALL YOU CRICKET JUNKIES?
                                          

OFCOURSE BEING A FASHION FREAK, I SHOULD NOT MISS OUT THE LOCAL SHOPPING! FROM AWESOME STREET SHOPING TO HIGH END STORES, MELBOURNE HAS IT ALL!:) WELL I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO VISIT THE EUREKA TOWER FOR THE EUREKA VERTIGO EXPERIENCE(IT GIVES GUESTS AN ILLUSION OF FALLING FROM THE EDGE! AT THE EUREKA SKYDECK!

SO THAT IS ALL THAT I WANT TO DO AT MELBOURNE! HAVE MORE INPUTS TO MY ITENARY? ADD THEM IN THE COMMENTS BELOW!
         
YOU ALL CAN VISIT: http://www.visitmelbourne.com/India.aspx FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MELBOURNE!
ALSO WATCH THE COME ALIVE IN MELBOURNE VIDEOS!

NOW COMING TO THE EXCITING PART! HERE IS A CONTEST FOR ALL YOU LOVELY READERS!
 TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW, WHICH OF THESE(CLICK HERE) PLACES WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT IN MELBOURNE AND WHY?

CONTEST ENDS ON THE 4 TH OF JANUARY! SO HURRY!

THE WINNER GETS AN EXCITING SHOPPING VOUCHER OF RS 500!

LETS BE HONEST!

This post is a part of the Kinley's Kitna Chain Hota Hai Na Sachchai Mein Campaign announced by IndiBlogger.

LETS BE HONEST! HOW EASY DOES THAT SOUND? BUT DOSENT IT OFTEN GET REALLY TOUGH TO IMPLEMENT? WELL, BUT KINLEY SAYS IT PERFECTLY RIGHTLY, KITNA CHAIN HOTA HAI SACHCHAI MEIN! DO YOU KNOW WHY I THINK SO TOO? READ ON TO FIND!

PEOPLE SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE HONEST THAN A CHILD'S LAUGHTER! THINKING ABOUT IT, IN A DEEPER SENSE, A CHILD'S MIND IS RAW, AND CHILDREN ARE OFTEN HONEST!(EXCEPT FOR WHEN THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR HOMEWORK ON TIME OR THAT THEY PREFER TUITION OVER SPORT:P)
WELL I WAS ONE SUCH CHILD! I STRONGLY RECOLLECT THIS INCIDENT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL! SO IT SO HAPPENED THAT THERE WAS THIS ONE TEACHER THAT EVERYONE WAS PETRIFIED OF! WHETHER SHE REALLY WAS SCARY OR NOT(BUT HAD A ROUGH IDEA, AS MY ELDER SISTER HAD EXPERIENCED IT!), I DINT KNOW AT THAT POINT OF TIME, BUT I WAS SOON TO FIND OUT! SO ALL MY SENIORS USED TO GET COLD FEET WHENEVER THEY WOULD HAVE HER AS THEIR EXAMINER. LIKE ALL THEY KIDS OF MY GRADE, I PRAYED TOO THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HER DURING MY PAPER! BUT, I GUESS IT MUST HAVE BEEN TOO CLOUDY THAT DAY. OR THE SIGNAL TO HEAVEN MUST HAVE BEEN WEAK, BUT OH YES, I DID HAVE TO RECEIVE HER IN MY EXAM HALL!

SHE CAME IN, HER APPEARANCE I DONT EXACTLY REMEMBER, BUT I STRONGLY RECOLLECT HER BLOODSHOT EYES AND HER FIERCE WRESTLER LIKE PERSONA!WELL, IT WAS ALL GOING PRETTY WELL AS THE BELL RANG AND WE STARTED WITH OUR PAPER! I CONSCIOUSLY MADE SURE I MADE NO MISTAKE--ALL MY STATIONARY IN PLACE, NO LOOKING HERE AND THERE DURING THE EXAMINATION HOURS AND BEING THE ABSOLUTE PERFECT STUDENT, ALL THIS JUST TO AVOID ANY TIFFS WITH HER AND MAKING SURE I DONT HAVE TO FACE HER!
IT WAS ALL GOING SMOOTH, MY FEAR WAS DYING OUT( ALSO PARTIALLY BECAUSE I COULD CRACK A LOT OF ANSWERS IN THE PAPER :p) SO THE BELL RANG AND IT WAS TIME TO SUBMIT OUR PAPERS TO THE EXAMINERS.
YES, I DID EXACTLY THAT, AND WHEN SHE HAD COLLECTED ALL ANSWER SHEETS FROM THE KIDS IN MY ROW, I TURNED BACK TO MY FRIEND TO ASK HER HOW HER PAPER WAS, WITHOUT HAVING TO REALISE THAT THE TEACHER WAS EYEING ME.
NOW, SHE HAD A FAIRLY GOOD REASON, TO SHOW HER TRUE COLOURS! AND, TO MY LUCK, IT WAS ME WHO HAD GIVEN HER A  CHANCE TO DO SO! SHE GOT FIERCE TURNED TO ME AND ASKED WHY I WAS CHEATING, SHE THOUGHT THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAD COMPLETED MY PAPER, I TRIED TO PASS ON THE ANSWERS TO THE THIRD ROW, WHERE THE PAPER HAD NOT BEEN COLLECTED!

SHE THREATENED TO GIVE ME MINUS MARKS. ON MY EXPLAINING THAT I WASNT TRYING TO DO SO, SHE FELT OFFENDED AND TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD EITHER HAVE THE MINUS MARKS ON MY PAPER, OR MAKE A TRIP TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE WITH HER.

I KNEW I HADNT DONE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD SPOKEN THE TRUTH. I DONT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO  ME THAT DAY , TOO INSPIRED BY MR.GANDHI, I DECIDED TO FIGHT!
I AGREED TO GO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.
THE MRS. ANGRY FELT ABSOLUTELY OFFENDED, NOT EXPECTING THAT I WOULD CHOOSE OPTION 2, SHE DRAGGED ME TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. 
I HAD COLD FEET, BUT SOME WEIRD SPARK INSIDE ME, I DECIDED NOT TO GIVE UP. ON OBVIOUS GROUNDS, THE PRINCIPAL DECIDED TO BELIEVE THE TEACHER( AS ANY OTHER PRINCIPAL WOULD).
BUT EVEN THOUGH I HAD LOST AGAINST THE ANGRY LADY, I HAD WON A BATTLE.
THE BATTLE OF TRUTH.
I FELT GOOD, DESPITE HAVING LOST AGAINST HER, I HAD NOT GIVEN UP INSTANTLY. 
SOMETIMES SPEAKING THE TRUTH, EVEN HAVING TO KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES FEELS GOOD, DOSENT IT?