DFO

it was the new opening of yet another DutyFreeOutlet (DFO) in melbourne!!! housing the same and numerous number of local and international brands all under one roof and what's more...is that it is located within the city area!!!! Dressed in my sunkiss yellow jacket from DOTTI, I AM all ready to check out the new mall!

after all that walking, i just needed a break and here's my cuppa latte to prove my weariness! the milk was abit burnt which added the bitter taste to my coffee...but beggars have no choice! and more shops here we come! not all the shops were opened as it is still very new...so i missed out shops like witchery, GUESS, ROXY, MAMBO etc etc...and the DOTTI shop and ninewest shop here were smaller to the one back at the airport and carried lesser goods.

finally, to sum it all, cafe greco's cakes at crown casino....yippee yeah yeah, wj and i shared a chocolate tiramisu and a mangopassionfruit cheesecake. (what a mouthful)

DFO

Ah han, our driver for the day with his megawatty smile. Before he agreed to take this photo, he actually preened himself in front of the rear view mirror, smoothing his hair.
Ultimate hiao pok.

DFO - Direct Factory Outlet and is a one stop shopping experience which i guess all international students should give it at least one shot.

Basically it's a gigantic complex housing over 100 leading brands and stores all conveniently located under one roof in one floor plate.

There are local brands such as Witchery, Portsman, Dotti (A must visit for all Dotti fans!!! i got 2 dresses for $10 each and a jacket for $20), Tony Bianco, Gripp Jeans, Grab, COTTON ON (bridge road has a wider variety), JayJays, JustJeans...Underwear: BONDS, Kayser, Playboy, CalvinKlein etc etc
Surfing wears like Mambo, Quiksilver and Roxy down to homewares, appliances, lighting, SPOTLIGHT. International brands are also at cheaper prices such as FCUK, Guess?, Gant, Polo Ralph Lauren,Country Road, NineWest (Cheap cheap cheap! saw a $39 shoe but i resisted!!!!) Giodano blah blah blah! For guys of cos there's Essential Man, Politix and erm...CFM? Strandbags are cheaper here too compared to the city ones!
Literally everything and anything.


xw is melting in ah han's non air-conditioned automobile. And here we are at the DFO!!!

ah han and xw - too hot to be bothered to take any more photos. They just wanted to get out of the hot scorching sun! See...even under the hot sun, xw is covering her arms with a black cardigan! *Drop*

after all that window shopping, we went down to lygon for a cuppa gelato to chill and cool. LIFE is peaking now. oh yeah.