At Docklands. Mum teasing Dad with her chocolate gelato. This pic best show how they were the entire trip, bickering and pulling each other's leg, behaving like how the Chun's supposed to behave.
It has been an awesome week for me last week. I had such a good time hanging out with my parents who visited from Malaysia.
It has been ages since we all spend that much time together. The last time we spent more than a week together is probably 3 years ago. Even though I was back in Penang every year, we don;t spend that much time together. It's normally over dinners and lunches because I do have a very busy schedule whenever I'm back in Penang.
This is their second trip to Australia, the first one was when I was living in Sydney. Yes, this is their first time in Melbourne. They both think it's nicer in Melbourne than Sydney (sorry Sydney).
The first thing that they noticed was how cold it was. I must admit, it is bloody cold, at least the week they are here is anyway. Dad being dad, the cold weather is making him sleepy all the time (going to bed at 8.30pm is just silly) and Mum couldn't stop teasing him about it. The only thing that wake him up is seeing the sign 'SALE' at a store. Especially when the store is a brand (he loves Timberland) he knows. Now I know where I got my shopping genes from. Both of them, in their 60's out-shopped me.
Shopping aside, they were amazed at how expensive it is to buy a house in Melbourne. And they were appalled by how our builder charge us everything down to the last cents. I spent all week explaining to them that's just the way it has to be, nothing I can do about it. They were impressed with the house though. Very impressed.
There were a lot of ideas about renovation of the house thrown around between Mum and I. Like the old days, we always give each other ideas on interior design. I'm so much clearer on which direction I'm heading in regards to the renovation after talking to Mum. After all, she has been running her own interior design studio for more than 20 years.
Dad didn't miss out either. Every time we are near food (markets, lunch, dinner, grocery stores etc) he will give ideas about how to cook certain simple dishes. The funny part was when the time came for him to cook for us, he hand-balled it over to Mum saying she is a better cook. No action, talk only. :)
