Ballarat - The Gold Mines

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I went to Ballarat for the weekend because my sister had a "Total Girl" soccer competition there. Left for a 2 hour car ride on Friday, and i just got back from another 2 solid hours in the car. I'm seriously dead beat now....don't know how i'm gonna stay awake for the 7pm church service later.

Ballarat was AWESOME! It's mostly a tourist town, very few people live there. The city was never congested and the roads were easy flowing. The buildings in the city were left standing since the 1900s - there were traditional bars, cafes, barbers, solicitors, banks, etc. They looked really extraodinary.

However, it wasn't the beautiful architecture or the deserted roads that won my praise. It was the homeliness of the people there, they were extremely friendly. The atmosphere throughout the town was very casual. My parents and i visited the flea market in town, and many people would venture out in really grubby home clothes. I really felt a sense of warmth that was never present in the busy city of Melbourne. haha..

We spent the night in a portable cabin. lolz... It was a huge area that was leased out to caravan owners. There also were many portable cabins, like the one we were renting. Whoa, the cabin was really small and crampy. But it felt warm and cosy to be in. lolz... We had pizza for dinner, and watched Bridget Jones Diary 2 while eating.

My sister's team, Glen Waverley, won the Under-16 tournament. Haha, honestly, every single one of their 4 opponents were really crap, and were outshadowed by them. haha, i was really surprised that Jerusha only scored once. The tournament was an ALL GIRLS one, and i stuck out like a sore thumb. haha, there were about 300 gals from the age of 10 to 18.

Oh yea, while Jerusha's soccer matches were going on, i came up with a brilliant idea. I took nice pictures of the gals in action. haha, it was really tough as i had to anticipate every move. For example - If she's gonna take a shot, or not. Yea, i managed to come up with some excellent shots, but most of them were either blurr or taken after the action had passed.

That was a really awesome weekend. The only negative part was that i had to squeeze in some time for the tons of homework i had. haha, made me look like a nerd. Well, i really enjoyed myself though i didn't play. Thank God!