Melbourne (Day 7)

Mum and Nicole left from the airport early in the morning.. we said our goodbyes at the front porch.. and I spent the first half of the day uploading photos on to Facebook. Then, Jimmy drove Alison's new 7-seater Volvo to Springvale Market.. where we had beef and chicken pho with cut chilli.. taugeh.. and mint leaves.. they even have freshly squeezed sugar cane juice with lemon these days!

After lunch, Alison brought Caden for a hair cut. I ordered strong Vietnamese coffee while waiting for them.. and their version of chendol-bo-bo cha-cha combo with red ruby.. red beans.. yam cubes.. and coconut milk. It was interesting watching them make the Vietnamese 'subway' with ingredients such as roast pork.. shredded carrots.. cucumbers.. cut chilli.. spring onions.. mint.. with a dash of fish sauce! We also bought some Vietnamese spring rolls.. Malaysian kueh-mueh.. and egg tarts to savour at home. Caden turned up later looking like a typical Vietnamese boy.. as though a bowl was placed on his head and the hair was cut around it!

In the evening, Andrew and his family came over for dinner.. and guess what? We had pizza AGAIN! We tried the non-alcoholic beer.. YUCKS.. tasted equally bad as real beer! (Although some may beg to differ). It was a loud and rowdy evening with 7 active kids running and screaming around the house.. with the sound magnified on wooden floor panels!