My Australian Journey (Part 16)

DAY 16 July 3, 2010
§ Another Nowhere-to-go Day §

If we are not enthusiastic, we can’t get things done. If we are over-enthusiastic, we run into the danger of being fanatical.
(Woodrow Wyatt; 1918)

For the students, today might be the best day for them during their Aussie visit, while for me, it’s going to be horrible. The students would spend the day in every single corner of the city, while I myself would walk back and forth at Swanston Street.
So, I told Annie that today I would be away till evening so no need to bother for cooking dinner. I asked myself: Where would you go? And I answered it: I don’t know, I don’t want to know, and I don’t care where I am going.
Then, this “lone ranger” commanded his feet to Ormond station. Of course, I had to stop at the bakeshop for a cup of cappuccino and free doughnut, and I told them that today was my last day in Melbourne. They were pretty nice, I reckoned.
Then, the Frankston train took me to Melbourne Central station. I entered the State Library. I saw some students were there, too. Some of them were updating their Facebook status, while some of them played game in the recreation room to the left of the entrance. I tried to enter the recreation area and played soccer with someone that I don’t know the name. I, of course, loss the game. Then, I went out the building and moved toward Es Teller 77 to have lunch.
Basically, the whole day I was wandering around the city with no exact destination. That was so silly, I thought. I went home and felt so tired. Once I reached home, I prepared everything for my next day’s flight. Everything seemed okay, and I am ready to go to bed as tomorrow I had to wake up early in the morning. I should be arriving at Hawthorn at 6.00, which meant that I had to depart from Annie’s house at 5.30. Ohhh…I just could imagine the taste of a real Indonesian cuisine the next day because I would be on different continent. Good night everybody…have a nice dream.