It has been an extremely windy leadup to the weekend with warnings to stay indoors and pictures flooding news websites of havoc on the streets. My team and I set off to grab lunch and this truly embodies how we were feeling...
UP - Expression is much like that of the old man less the balloons.
On the topic of Melbourne, Big Bear and I were walking around the city after work. I hadn't done that in quite a while for various reasons but I felt like a kampung girl coming out into the city for the first time. I was overwhelmed by the number of people on the streets! No wonder they need more police patrol out at night. It felt like every corner in the city was Chinatown. We even went to watch a HK movie at Hoyts in Melbourne Central and the Cinema was packed! Being somewhat an International student myself, I can't really complain but it really feels as though Australia has let too many in too quickly. You can hardly see an Aussie face as you walk down Swanston and over the Summer, when most students return home, the city is relatively quiet. Are we relying too much on the International students to eat out, shop and spend?
Having said that, Australia has been criticized of late, for mistreating foreign students. Indian kids have been bashed and robbed, others living in poor conditions. It has been reported that there will be much more stringent rules in relation to student visas. About time!
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