My New Home + House Warming Party!

WELCOME TO UNILODGE

on Swanston

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Hey everyone, this is my new home in Melbourne!! After being evicted from College Square due to the absurd increase in rent. Yes.. to protect me from the increase in rent, I was simply kicked out.

Anyway, this new place is really convenient! Situated just beside Melbourne Central and across the road from Victoria State Library and QV Mall, it's like a stone's throw away from..EVERYTHING.

The building's about 30 years plus old now.. so conditions arent exactly pristine, but at least we have a habitable room, after much help from the cleaning and maintenance department.

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I'm sharing the same 3 BEDROOM apartment with 2 of my friends, Rachel and Jasmine to keep down costs. Things are definitely more lively than living alone back in College Square.

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Even the area is more noisy at night, compared to College Square on Lygon (with the cemetery as your neighbour.. I'm pretty sure you'll WANT it to STAY quiet at night).

*gasp* UNVEILING THE APARTMENT *gasp*

The Kitchenette

Jasmine's Bedroom

(with Qoo Doona!?)

Rachel's Room

My Room: Err.. I mean the toilet.

My Room:

Our Living Room/Lounge:

House Warming Party!!!

Nothing better than making your new house/apartment look 20 years older than it really is by throwing a house warming party!!

There was FOOD.

Notice how bright it is outside at 8p.m.
On the menu: Roast Chicken, Salmon, Mixed Vege and... Minced Meat vege?
We also engaged the services of live performer, Choy Haozhen - Our resident professional singer.

Chhheeerrs *hic*
Let's sit here and look pretty while the rest clean up and do the dishes! Tee-heeeee..

That's a drumstick in my hand..
Excluding me: From left: Carolyn, Rachel, Jasmine, Yiwen, Haozhen
No, the girl on the right is NOT a clown. It's Jasmine. Door Gift collection: Each guest was given an Easter Bunny on their way out (all sponsored by Schweetie Jasmine)
Yay! Our house is sufficiently warmed up now!
It's a roaring success!! - Many people took turns to sit on our dirty sofa (the one WITHOUT the bedsheet over it)! It's now clean enough for us to use it =)

My New Home in Melbourne

Honey, I'm home... ahhh!!! Where am I? Still unable to believe I'm actually HERE already. Yes.. I'm in Melbourne and this room will be my home for the next 6months at least..

College Square Apartments:
My room is located conveniently on Lygon Street. Convenient in the sense that the cemetery is just across the street. - NOT! Convenient because my school, the Victorian College of Optometry is just a couple of blocks down the road from my place.. Convenient because I live on Lygon Street - known widely as the 'Little Italy' of Victoria.. Think pizzas and pastas, chic cafes and... KOKO BLACK!

My room is basically L shaped.

First picture depicts what you'll expect to see upon entering my apartment.

Second pic shows my bathroom with spare bed.

Third pic shows my bed.. with a welcome gift box from YMCA. The gift box includes my doona (quilt.. not sure why they call them doonas here), doona cover, sheets, pillow, pot, mini wok, 1 set of cutlery and a drinking glass. Pretty neat huh? Even got an extra doona for both beds.

Last pic shows my toilet in the background left and my door on the right.
As you can see.. everything is in a MESS! Time to get crackin'