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Monday, May 24, 2004
Anti-freeze isn't good for you.
What should I talk about in this post? Hm...
Okay, I'll give your requests a go. ~_^
Public Transport
The public transport in Melbourne is the best in Australia, by far. The only thing that comes close to beating it is the Sydney Monorail...which is admittedly pretty cool (even though it's overpriced, as is everything there).
Right now, Melbourne is in transition. This is because of the Commonwealth Games in 2006, which will be hosted here.
Two of the city's major train stations (Spencer Street Station and Melbourne Central Station) are being completely revamped, which is very cool.
If you are interested in seeing the snazzy website about it, click here.
It's going to be very funky when it's done. The new roof that covers the entire complex looks like a big pool of rippling water.
When you combine that with MCS's redevelopment as well as the new Docklands and Federation Square...Melbourne looks almost totally different to what it did only five years ago. Everything is new now. The Docklands (where my school is located) is going to be particularly awesome when it's finished. The entire thing is being redeveloped and skyscapers are going up everywhere. It's wonderful.
In terms of the specifics of public transport, about half the trains in Melbourne are operated by Connex, which is a French company. The other half are operated by Metlink or whatever they're called. I forget, because their trains don't operate on the line I use to get to the city. So I never take 'em.
Both Metlink and Connex have been replacing the ageing Melbourne train fleet with completely new trains.
Even the old ones, by world standards, were pretty comfortable and nice. The new ones are even better. They're all white and sleek, with climate controlled interiors. The doors open with a funky little push button that lights up...and you can easily move between carriages, which are seperated by sliding glass doors. The whole setup is a lot more modern. Even the sound of the train is totally different -- from the outside, it sounds more like a space ship than a train. lol
It takes me about two hours to get to school, including bus travel. Despite the fact that it's a relatively long journey (with two line changes), it's actually quite comfortable. The new Connex trains are probably the best way to ride into the city; in some ways, they are even nicer than using a car.
So there you go. That's a brief look at Melbourne's public transport. And I haven't even gone into the uber-cool new trams, which look like space shuttles. lol
It's going to be really nice when everything's finished. Commonwealth Games, here we come. ~_^
Weather
Melbourne gets all kinds of crazy weather. The best part about Melbourne, though, is that we never suffer from extreme weather. No severe earthquakes, floods (generally) or tornadoes. Nothing like that. It's a temperate zone, so things are "in the middle", between tropical and arctic. lol
The good thing about this is that all of our seasons are real. Summer gets very hot and bright. Winter is freezing and icy (although it never snows in Melbourne; only way outside the city), spring is bright and colourful and in autumn, everything turns golden brown and red...it's fantastic.
I think that very late summer and very early summer are my favourite times of the year. It's that time when the weather is a little warm, with lots of cool breezes. It's so nice to go outside during those times. It's especially nice when you get thunder storms during that type of weather too.
I also love autumn, because I like windy conditions. >:P
Enter the Net
What is there to say about this, really?
I mean, I have frequently praised Solo's effort. Enter the Net has become the prominent writing achievement on OtakuBoards.
And for good reason. Not only is everything well written, but Solo manages to include a million references to things that are unique to our community. So in many ways, I think Enter the Net is like a snapshot of this entire community. And if you think about it, that's a very cool thing. Although Enter the Net is fiction, it's almost an encyclopedia of OtakuBoards history (especially the Plushie play ~_^).
The other cool thing about Enter the Net, is that Solo has managed to recreate people's personalities (or online personas) in a really accurate and humorous way. It shows that Solo is a pretty perceptive guy, because he's noticed so many of the little nuances of the community.
So there you go. Anything else I should talk about in my next post? ~_^
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