say "ta" for thank you

melbourne's cbd is pretty
as european city pretty, they say
i haven't been to europe so i am taking it as that.

it was warm when i flew in
and rather mild for its nasty reputation:
warm one moment then chilly the next,

it didn't send me off without showing it's true colors through
got chillier almost touching biting cold
my winter coat was handy, especially on the last week of autumn

pretty, cute, very
lovely backdrop
for maturely childish phone calls

i had a rather busy week, conversational skills put to the test
met some who said they are yet to meet someone from the phils who's not happy,
joy's the name and i am just trying to live up to it

it was a jaw dropping experience
as anyone would when stopped on a walkway by a total stranger
"you are really pretty! this is ridiculous but i just wanted to tell you that."

a new sight is a new sight
where cars are impatient and trams are determinely passive
but would rather go around by foot and be surprised.