common sense is not so common

literally cannot talk

2007-05-06T12:26:00.000+10:00

lost my voice... now, it's just a hoarse whisper.

don't ask me how - I don't know - just lost it after Friday night.

I want my voice back!

Grad dinner

2007-03-28T17:28:00.000+10:00

To celebrate graduation for the following successful graduates, we decided to go to
Casa Di Nico,
King St Wharf
for "all you can eat pasta"
6:15pm, 27 March 2007

Ronnie was in charge of ordering, and ordered way too many entrees - bruschetta nd garlic foccacia. We were getting full before the pasta even came!

The 3 pasta varieties consisted of (clockwise from bottom) a creamy sauce with spiral pasta, a spicy bean sauce with tubes of pasta and a tomato-ey based sauce with maccaroni.

The lovely people who came:

(Jo, Brian, Diana, Lia)(Elaine, Gina, me, Allan)
(Mandy, Lisa, Ronnie)(Chloe, Ming)

The table:

tropfest

2007-03-05T21:48:00.000+11:00

Tropfest was on 19 February 2007. But thought it should have a posting. It was really good this year, and it didn't rain!

So that was excellent. =P

The theme this year was "ah-choo" aka sneeze.

Went with Elaine, Howard and Allan - and then Allan bought Mei-Hoong! A chinese school friend of mine and Howard's. It was such a SMALL world.

Anyways, some photos from that day.

Happy 1 Month KPMG

2007-02-17T17:01:00.000+11:00

People say that time flies when you're having fun... but I don't think I would call work "fun".

Though time definitely has passed by real quickly.

It's been one month since I've started full-time work at KPMG!!!

Can you believe it? Nope, neither can I.

Thought the occasion warranted a posting on my blog!

It's a nice place to work at - people are nice and friendly, work is work, I've decorated my desk with Europe photos, and other photos (so it's MY desk nows) and our division has drinks every Friday afternoon! Hehehe...

So for all those still looking for jobs - come to KPMG! We can have lunch together!

2 x Happy Birthdays!

2007-01-29T21:39:00.000+11:00

Saturday, 27th January 2007

Li En's 21st Birthday lunch at "Milk & two" 1 Harris Street, Pyrmont. The theme being summery for girls - ie skirts or dresses, and collared shirts for boys.

It was a beautiful day, with the water and blue sky in the background.

The food was so good!!!
There was a selection of entrees and mains -I chose:

(salmon cakes)(blue eye fish with a lemony sauce)
(coffee)(selection of desserts!!!)

North Sydney Girls

Then at night, it was Andy's 22nd Birthday dinner at this Korean place in Chatswood. 1 Katherine Road, Chatswood. Though didn't eat much at all, considering I was SO FULL from lunch.

Then afterwards, went to support a friend in a dance competition. He was REALLY REALLY GOOD! Though the results were totally rigged.

All in all - had a great day! So two shout outs to:
Li En - Happy 21st Birthday, and
Andy - Happy 22nd Birthday!!!

farewell connie

2007-01-15T23:57:00.000+11:00

Connie - jetting off to Adelaide to pursue her optometry career. Hopefully she won't get too bored in Adelaide - is there anything to do there beside sleep?

just joking.

best of luck connie - come back and visit often! will miss you heaps!

london

2007-01-11T22:23:00.000+11:00

London was one of my favourite places!

Definitely going back there one day. Didn't even finish sight seeing - didn't get to see Kensington castle or Harrod's and could only do one block of Oxford St shopping. There just wasn't enough time.

(waiting for a train at Heathrow tube station)
(at Trafalgar Square - think Monopoly!)

(big ben)(london's eye)

the next day we joined the big bus company, to go on a bus ride around london. the pass was 18 pounds which was for 2 days, and a free ride on the ferry.

(on the bus)
(trafalgar square again, went inside the national gallery this time and saw the 'sunflower' painting by van gogh)
(we felt like being cheap & bought sandwiches to eat from tesco's, sat on the bench for lunch)

went to the tower bridge next, and the castle that stands beside it

(note the tower bridge is better looking than the london bridge)

afterwards caught a ferry to london's eye, and then went on the ferris wheel. (if you know me, i LOVE ferris wheels, and this was no exception) unfortunately, my camera battery ran out of battery, hence not a lot of photos.

(inside the carriage)(one of the views from the wheel)

we wanted to watch a musical the next night, so headed out towards leicester square to buy tickets. also had dinner there - the BEST fish and chips I've ever had (also the most expensive, but it was so worth it!)

(me and my meal)(chinatown)

end of day #1 and #2 in london.

day#3, went to st paul's cathedral. it was HUGE! the painted ceiling of this church is so detailed, and beautiful. Definitely breathtaking.

But i think the most unforgettable memory from this church is the 534 steps we took to get to the top of the church to see the views of london!!! the stairs were narrow in width and length, and very spirally. coming down was bad, felt very dizzy.

(christian has this superstition where the person in the middle of a 3person photo, will dissapear - hence he is hiding)

2 sad moments

2007-01-11T21:37:00.000+11:00

1. I finally finished unpacking today, which means the trip is officially over.

2. because of you, i cried today. But I will no longer be silly.

home sweet home

2007-01-10T21:06:00.000+11:00

finally back in good old Sydney.

46 days passed by way too quickly - i remember having a lot of fun, got heaps of photos, but it all just seems like a blur.

Europe was AMAZING! can't even begin to describe it... there's so much history, so much to see, it's so beautiful, and the shopping is great!

where did i go?

well, first stop was hk for about 2 weeks, then:
england - london
france - paris, lyon, nice
monaco
italy - florence, rome, venice
vatican city
austria - vienna
germany - munich
switzerland - mt pilatus, lucerne
germany - st goar
the netherlands - amsterdam
back to london, then hk, now sydney

i've got so many photos - over 2000 - is that too excessive? i don't remember taking out my camera that many times. *whoops*

love to catch up with all of you guys soon. so give me a call - and we can just bum around and chat.

photos will be posted up soon.

vienna, austria

2006-12-28T05:48:00.000+11:00

hey boys and girls!

guess what?!

i saw snow yestérday when driving into Austria! no - it's not the first time i've seen snow, but the first time in europe. you know the pictures where trees are covered in snow? and it looks picture perfect? well, that's exactly what it looked like. gorgeous!

2 days ago, being christmas, was not a white christmas, unfortunately. bummer. though the gondola ride in venice, italy was so good. sitting on the gondola boat sipping champagne and eating chocolate. the sky was blue and the water was calm. excellent!

today shops opened for their boxing day sales! yeah!!! omg - everything is so cheap - didn't really need to think twice about buying it. hehehe... but i still controlled myself.

though in rome - i did buy my brand new wallet. Salvatone Feragamo (italian brand)... it's so nice...

by the way - in my previous email when i said 'nice' i meant the place Nice in France. It' s where a lot of the rich and famous go and have their holidays. Can totally understand why now. =)

Have a great new year! (I'll be in Lucerne, Switzerland)

See you all next year!

Miss you guys heaps!

Nice

2006-12-20T02:02:00.000+11:00

still alive!

in Nice at the moment - absolutely amazing!

Italy tmr!

off to europe!

2006-12-10T01:07:00.000+11:00

Will be flying out to Europe tmr night!

Wow - it's actually happening - I'm still pinching myself...!!! Hahaha...

Haven't been blogging mujch - coz find a place where I can upload photos. I've taken some pretty good ones too. Hmmm... show them all to you guys when I come back.

Have a great holiday! =)

Happy 22nd Birthday Gabe!

2006-12-10T00:31:00.000+11:00

Gabe is becoming an oldie - haha!

So in honour of him turning 22, decided to take him out to Tai Mei Tuk to go bbq-ing (hongkie style), cycling and kite-flying. Caught a train to Tai Po Markets, then bus-ed it out to the country side of Hong Kong.

top - (on the train)(at the pier) bottom - (me being silly)(hongkie style bbq)

top - (at the renting bikes place)(sitting on the side of the bridge)
bottom - (on one side of the bridge)(on the other side)

top - me and gabe throwing stones ( i suck at it - 2 bounces is the highest i could get)
bottom - gabe and i kite-flying - so much fun!

top - the view from the bridge
bottom - (someone caught a really big fish!)(the bikes)

Afterwards , headed to Mong Kok for dinner. For entree had this cold noodles that you could pick your own ingredients to mix in. It was like $2.50HK per ingredient. So in total - our noodles bag cost less than $2AUS!!! and it was yummy too!

(with our noodles sitting in a park eating)
(buying a new pair of shoes for dancing - nice!)

Then headed down to Central - Statue Square - where they converted the place to celebrate Christmas. Really pretty at night - when all the lights are lit up.

(35m Christmas tree)(the Snowy Chapel)

top - (the entrance to the square)(fobby english!) bottom - (gabe with xmas trees)(i made a wish and put it on the tree!)

(more decorations)
(they even had a Misteltoe corner - don't worry - nothing happened!)

Anyways, hope you had a fun and nice relaxing day! - even got to take a photo with Santa! hehe =)

no more shopping

2006-12-02T15:37:00.000+11:00

Ok - no more shopping - I've overspent my HK budget.

But how is it possible not to shop in a place like Hong Kong, where everything is already much cheaper in Australia AND there are pre-Christmas sales as well?

*sigh*

a very long outing

2006-11-30T19:10:00.000+11:00

Yesterday met up with Derek - to go eat and eat and eat - and then walk and walk and walk... so tired at the end of the day.

So we went to this Japanese restaurant "yu yi ding" opposite Times Square in Causeway Bay. Food was good, the sashimi was very fresh. The sashimi platter consisted of eight different kinds of seafood - with salmon, tuna, prawns, swordfish, octopus head (yum!), fish' mouth (that tasted fatty, but very yummy!) and 2 other different kinds of fish.

Then we also ordered a lunch set, temprua was good, and the noodlees stuff on the right was really really light and yummy. Though Derek told me it's just normal instant noodles.

Then we went shopping in for a present for Derek's friend - just walked around all the malls in Causeway Bay - there was this one particular shop that had these cool gifts. Boys - I'm sure you'll LOVE the picture on the left.

top - (some interersting lamps)(those good luck cats)
bottom - (cute mini food sets)(edison chen's shop! he's so CUTE!!!)

Then it was time for afternoon tea - which definitely meant a stopover at Haagen Dazs ice cream - I had a double scoop - cookies and cream, and belgian chocolate. (forgot to take a photo - boo-hoo)

Couldn't find what we were looking for, so headed off to Mong Kok, coz I mentioned that I wanted to buy a pair of converse shoes. We went to a street that sells sneakers only - and Derek was the one who ended up with a purchase. Though I think I might go back and buy the white leather pair of converse.

(at mong kok markets "ladies street")
(trying on shoes - though this isn't the pair he boguht)

Derek then took me to have a look at two malls - one that was filled with mobile phone shops, and the other filled with computers & accessories. Competition is so fierce there, and very limited room to walk around.

Afterwards, went for dinner. Had fish balls with ho fun noodles in Kowloon City. It was so yummy. Cheap but tasty - better than lunch. Hmmm-mmm...

Then headed to Wong Bo (near Hong Hum) for some Hong Kong night views. Though pictures taken weren't that great. I think you have to be there to "see" the "atmosphere".

Finally - dessert! Drove down to Hong Hum, couldn't find parking - so Derek double parked! Apparently it's quite common in HK to do so. All you have to do is keep an eye out - and if you see an officer, quickly run out and drivve away. Luckily that didn't happen last night.

We had this dessert that is a special for the shop - called "black white dessert" - which is basically egg with black sesame. There were even instructions on how to eat it!

top - (what the dessert looks like upon arrival)
(after eating half of it - the black sesame appears!)

Derek - thank you for driving me around and showing me the sights of Hong Kong. My feet are aching from all the window shopping...

bossini

2006-11-28T21:15:00.000+11:00

For those of you who haven't heard of the store "bossini" - it's a clothing store much like Giordano and ESPRIT.

Anyways, I walked the street of Hong Hum - a suburb which has a street and shopping mall full of shops - and Bossini was the only one in which I actually bought stuff from. http://www.bossini.com

In one hour - I put 9 pieces of clothing on hold - and am going to buy them on Thursday - hoping that my auntie can find her 15% discount card. Let's see that's another aus$100-$200 from my budget. And when I was leaving, the staff also said "come back tomorrow - coz there's new season clothing coming in!"

*sigh* they really know how to spot a spender!

(shall take a picture of my purchases from this ONE store later - though that means I'll have to go find a computer with the internet to upload the photos)

Hong Kong

2006-11-28T00:49:00.000+11:00

Been in Hong Kong for the past 2 days - and seriously it's so dangerous being here. There is way too much shopping that can be done!

Don't ask me what I've bought and how much - it's just too scary to tell!!!

Anyways, my uncle took my grandma, my mum and me to a buffet at the Aberdeen Marina Club. Food was so good! The noodles, the lamb and steak - so juicy! and the dessert! the mixed berry ice cream - yummy! I'm drooling just thinking about it! j/k Hahaha...

(at the intersection with famous shops all around me - LV, Girogio Armani, Emporio Armani)

5211*

2006-11-25T01:49:00.000+11:00

Last post before I go on my holiday!

Want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Have a great holiday! - will miss you all heaps! =)

Happy 21st Birthday Teresa!

2006-11-25T01:10:00.000+11:00

24/11/06
6:30pm
63 Beronga Ave, Hurstville

1920s theme - Murder Mystery game

Thank you very much for the really fun and different interesting!

Hope you had a great night.

top - (howard, me)(sharon, me)
bottom - (kogo, teresa, anna, me)(teresa, howard)

top - (jenny. me)(belly dancer)(Mr and Mrs Smith)
bottom - (photos taken before)(anna, anna, julie, teresa, kohgo, anna)(anna, me)

(spoilt! kogo doing up teresa's shoes)
('big jim' eating marshmallows and some guy eating an onion as dares!)

Hope you had an excellent night! Thank you for the invite - I feel so honoured!
and you looked GORGEOUS!

Happy 21st Birthday Derek!

2006-11-19T16:33:00.000+11:00

Oh derek - you're finally 21. Growing up. and being a big boy now - hahaha =)

dinner on 19/11/06 at 6:00pm, seafood buffet at Shang ri-la Hotel.

Yum yum yum...

food and more food - then came dessert

(the seafood!)(kerin and evelyn at the dessert bar)

(chocolate mousse (bit heavy), champagne jelly(nice), mint flavoured dessert(not that nice))
(coffee flavoured mousse (good))

the "uni group" (me, ev, kerin)(kevin, christian, allan)

Derek's card + present from us (wrapped by me using glue)
(with his brand NEW 8GB apple nano)

(applying makeup to cover that pimple)
(being silly with salt and pepper shakers)

(everyone there + ev, kerin)

Seriously, Sydney is so quiet on a Sunday night. Literally NO bars are open. We walked all the way from the Rocks down towards Central - just to find one bar open.

Ended up at the Shark Hotel

(john)(kevin)

(derek)(christian)

(allan)(charles)

Happy Birthday Derek! - Thank you for dinner!

my store MYER

2006-11-19T16:28:00.000+11:00

3 years, 1 month and 18 days - that's how long I've been at Myer, I even watched it go from Grace Bros to Myer.

It's been a mighty long employment (first job as well!)... but definitely a time to end and move on.

*sniff sniff*

so to bid farewell to the many friends I've made over that time, we went out for dinner and karaoke. there was a total of 3 hosts last night - as maggie, kristine and me - have quit (or are quitting)...

top - (fiona, jaimee)(me, charles)
bottom - (ha, ivy, david, dean)(maggie, kristine)

and now, a picture dedicated to the king and queen of karaoke - felix and charles!

dean geyer + hurricanes

2006-11-14T20:36:00.000+11:00

Augh! I cannot believe that Dean Geyer from Australian Idol got out! I totally forgot to vote!

so sad *sniff sniff*

anyways, had my first exam yesterday - and what to do after? go home and study? definitely NOT!

gabe and i went to Hurricanes at Bondi, both starving - after having used much energy to get through the exams of course. hehee...

after asking a local for directions to Hurricanes, we finally made it and ordered:
1. wedges
2. full rack of lamb and pork ribs
3. Junior T-bone steak (so not junior - it's 400 grams!)
4. gabe feeling the need to be a bit girly, ordered a strawberry ice milkshake

(forgot to bring my camera - photos taken by mobile phone)

(haha - gabe needs a bib!)

omg - you can get so full from wedges, so that by the time my main came around (the steak) i could only finish half of it; and gabe being a boy's boy - gobbled his ribs down AND finished my steak off!

yes - it might help him fit better in his medium sized t-shirts! hahaha... =P

hmm... overall food wasn't that great - we both don't understand why people kept telling us how the place has really really good ribs. Ours were a bit burnt and dry.

gabe - thank you so much for dinner and the car rides! definitely shout you a good dinner on your bday in hk!

to 5211* - thanks for a good night out(in) too! =)

more dessert

2006-11-11T15:16:00.000+11:00

this time dessert was homemade - a mug of coffee and vanilla choc chip ice cream, with lots and lots of fresh fruit!

so much to eat, but so little room in the stomach.

i'm still so full...

(p.s. get well soon charles)

being dumb isn't so bad

2006-11-10T14:33:00.000+11:00

sometimes being dumb isn't so bad...

Connie lost her phone on tuesday night, and so she called me the next day (and the day after) to check if it was in my car. I couldn't find it, but a couple of hours later I thought that maybe Lisa might have accidentally put it in her handbag (as they were both sitting in the back seat).

so what did I do?

I messaged Connie telling her where I thought the lost phone might be - to her lost phone!!!

anyways, luckily for her, my sms made her phone beep - and then her Mum being in their car at that particular moment, heard it beep - and found the long lost phone!

I think I should take some of the credit for the recovery, don't you think? =P

studying + dessert

2006-11-09T12:17:00.000+11:00

omg i spent 6 hours in the library yesterday - just studying... and also learning some magic tricks. hahaha... either way - i was LEARNING something!

Anyways, after a long hard study session - dessert was definitely on the table to make the day end better. Headed off to Bay Vista at Brighton-Le-Sands, next to The Ice Creamery (where I usually get my bday cakes from).

so we ordered:
1. fresh fruit and ice cream
2. can't remember the name - but it had peaches, cream, ice cream and sauce

all in all - a good day!

charles - thanks for coming out and being a towering, bossy study buddy! =P

Happy 22nd Birthday Elaine!

2006-11-07T23:55:00.000+11:00

6:30pm
Vineyard Restaurant
104 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest

After many emails as to where to go, we finally picked one from the entertainment book! Food was good - cooked well - no complaints (except Lisa - coz she didn't actually read the description of the food properly, and didn't get what she expected! hahaha...)

for entrees - Mezze plate and Vegetable plate:

for mains -
Connie - Moroccan spiced lamb dish
Charissa - Fillet steak
Tina - Pan fried trout
Elaine, Lisa, me - Fishermen's pie with salad

for dessert, we headed towards the back of the cafe where they had this lounge area - quite comfy, the atmosphere was very nice and relaxing...
pic#1 - the lounge area
pic#2 - (front) caramelised mango and vanilla bean creme brulee (back) gelato: fig, cinnamon and vanilla bean flavours
pic#3 - affogato

Elaine - hope you had a good night out! once again - Happy 22nd Birthday!

(still not the best picture - need to get it right the next time! hahaha...)

Happy 22nd Birthday Nidhi!

2006-11-05T21:09:00.000+11:00

04/11/06 7:30pm
Marlborough Hotel, cnr King St and Missenden Rd, Newtown

sorry about the hour and a half late arrival - but had to go grab dinner first...
Hope you had a great night - well, just remember the good bits! =P

(quincy, the bday girl, me)(nsg's-archana, aylin, nidhi, janelle, me)

(me and will)(hurstville myer gang-lowell, nidhi, beatrice)

last day of uni

2006-11-02T00:00:00.000+11:00

you know how we have to fill out those evaluation forms at the end of every semester? and on the front page, it asks you whether you're a part time or full time student; local or international; and female or male?

well - check out how elaine filled hers in!

(we know elaine's secret now - hahaha...)

---------- entry meant to be 'wednesday, 01 november 2006' ----------
*sigh*

last day of uni - for my undergraduate course anyways (hopefully i won't fail, and therefore have to come back next year).

it's been 4 years since we entered UNSW as fresh, enthusiastic first years; and now we're fourth years - older, tired, exhausted and supposedly smarter students.

it's been a great 4 years meeting you, stressing out with you, chilling/pigging out with you, jigging classes with you and just generally getting to know you... keep in touch, ok? =)

(after our very last class of computing! - hsin-lu, elaine, me)

you are cordially invited to...

2006-10-29T21:21:00.000+11:00

Christina's and Elaine's 22nd bday drinks!

8:30pm, pier 26, aquarium wharf

firstly, dinner at blackbird cafe - though we didn't actually start ordering till about 8pm (which explains the 1 hour late arrival of the bday girls! - sorry!)

then at the party...

(me, lily, elaine)(nicole, elaine)

only 2 myer friends turned up and thanks for coming!

(emma, jaimee, me)(alisha, me)

(me, kevin, lisa, christian)(ev, me)(derek, christian, me)

(jacky, me)(xiao, me, trish)

(ronnie, raymond, me)(jenny, teresa, me)(john, will, me)

(kapers!-kpmg)(being silly...)

(gabe- be sensible!) (finally... acting mature)

(raymond, elaine, ronnie)(lisa, me)(from front: me, lisa, ronnie, raymond - had nothing better to do while waiting for elaine)

(jenny, wendy)(trish taking a photo of me taking a photo of her!)

(tony, jason, me, andy, elaine - the nsbs and nsgs =P)(should know the names by now - hahaha...)

Thank you so much for coming everyone! and a huge thank you for my presents too!

no pain, no vain

2006-10-26T23:08:00.000+10:00

Well i bought a new pair of shoes yesterday- high heels to be more specific.

If you know me, I'm usually a flat shoe type of person - so wearing these new shoes with an 8cm heel - you can just imagine how painful it can get!

Anyways - no pain, no vain. =P

(boys - you are SO lucky!)

bowling

2006-10-19T23:11:00.000+10:00

Another wednesday has passed - which means another outing with the hci group. This week we went bowling! AMF bowling down at Randiwck - Belmore Road.

This time we were joined by Derek, who showed us girls the power and skill of bowling. Hahaha...

chapter 22

2006-10-17T12:47:00.000+10:00

The beginning of chapter 22 in my life - and it started off with a nice big breakfast with my parents.

(i had an egg benedict) (mum and dad had a big breakfast)

Headed off to uni for my usual 2 hours - right in the middle of lunch - but that was ok, coz going back home I got my present from my parents, and my traditional ice cream cake! Yummy!

(my traditional ice cream cake: mango, choc chip, chocolate ice cream

But more food to come...

Headed off to the noodle markets at hyde park - the park was so lively and busy on Tuesday night.

(tina had himalayan, with butter chicken and relishes/vegies)
(elaine had japanese cake - tuna and corn)
(charissa had massaman curry beef from 'yai')

(I also had a japanese cake - spicy beef and cheese, + peking duck $4(pricy!))
(elaine and I still didn't feel quite full, so bought poffertjes with strawberries and chocolate fudge to share)

At about 9pm, we headed off to the Four Seasons Hotel on George St for 'sugar hit' (and to meet up with Sririn and Lisa).

(Little Dessert Sampler : Spiced Mexican Chocolate Pot de Crème & mini Passionfruit pound cake with vanilla mascarpone & hazelnut croquant parfait with sesame crisp Wine: Orange Muscat, and Molasses Ice-cream Sandwich (lemon gelato) with Dewars whisky)

(thanks jo - for photoshoping that guy out of the photo!)

Thank you so much for coming out girls - I had a great night out - the food was good - but more so - the company was excellent! Can't top it! *muah*

Luna Park

2006-10-14T18:40:00.000+10:00

Luna Park - Sydney's only theme park since Wonderland closed down ages ago. So off we went to take Derek to his first visit to this scary smiled theme park.

Hope you had a good time - despite your tiredness, comparison to the more exciting rides you've been on, and how you wanted to go and eat instead.

At least the company was good! You've gotta admit that! =)

(left to right: Kevin, Christian, me, Derek, Alan)

a realisation

2006-10-14T18:35:00.000+10:00

I'm sorry for all the bad things I've done, said and thought.

my first Dutch lesson - Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd!

2006-10-12T16:51:00.000+10:00

went to the letterbox this morning - and found a letter for me all the way from The Netherlands! Inside was my first Dutch card and birthday card this year - thank you Miss Kimmy Kim Kim~!

I even got a free Dutch lesson - as everything was nicely translated - hopefully accurately. =P

off to the fishmarkets

2006-10-12T16:36:00.000+10:00

Every wednesday, Elaine, Jo and me - have this massive break usually 3 hours, but yesterday was for 4 hours. So what to do during such a long break, and with jo on such a strict diet?

"to the fishmarkets" we say!

so we gathered some friends and headed down off to eat some fresh oysters, salmon, tuna and cooked scallops (garlic and a bit of chilli) and hot chips.

though it wasn't as good as i expected, the food could have been fresher - but then we did get there after 3pm, and they were closing. so i guess we learnt one lesson - to actually get there during lunch time.

the second lesson learnt was - not to feed the birds! hahaha...

Happy 23rd Birthday Kim!

2006-10-09T22:30:00.000+10:00

What can I say? I'm not very efficient with my blog - as Kim's birthday was 2 days ago.

But a BIG Happy Birthday from me and Ev to you! and hope you partied hard with those Dutch boys and girls!

from evelyn and me

all paid!

2006-10-05T23:36:00.000+10:00

Went to the travel agency yesterday to make my final payment on my airticket - so everything's all paid and ready to go!

Yeah! - the holiday is finally happening!

the devil wears prada

2006-10-03T22:57:00.000+10:00

Went to see this movie tonight, starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.

It was a light-hearted comedy chick flick.

Meryl Streep was brilliant, Anne Hathaway was pretty - and the clothes worn - were drop dead GORGEOUS!

Definitely a recommendable movie.

Two thumbs up!

Quote from the movie (not exact but something along these lines) - Emily the assistant: "I've been dieting where I don't eat anything at all, and if I start to feel faint, I eat a small block of cheese."

jacky vs phil

2006-10-02T22:23:00.000+10:00

Don't you think these 2 guys look alike?
But they're not related!

jacky phil

Happy 22nd Birthday Connie!

2006-10-02T22:02:00.000+10:00

It was the night before Connie's actual birthday, so on Saturday night (30 Sept 06) dinner was held at:

7pm
La Cucina Trattoria at the Royal Hotel

2 Perouse Road (corner cuthill st) Randwick

The NSGs + Phil
(LHS: Connie, Phil, Sririn, Tina, Lisa)
(RHS: Lily, Charissa, me, Elaine) - from front to back

Then the birthday girl shouted us dessert at Sugar Plum cafe and Icecream Bar! Thank you for a great night out!

Happy 22nd Birthday Connie!

a summer reunion

2006-10-02T21:34:00.000+10:00

My my - it's been ages since I've seen people I've met during summer internship. So on Friday night (29 Sept 06) we headed down to Bungalow 8 for a nice little reunion. =)

(jacky, xiao, chloe, me) (trish, jeewantha, me)

(dear old sean, me)

(lisa, lucy, me) (alice, kevin, christian, evelyn)

Ev - next time don't leave early for star city again! Grrr...

Floriade

2006-10-02T21:01:00.000+10:00

On Wednesday last week (27 Sept 06), we headed down to Canberra to see their annual flower show.

Flowers were nice (good enough to eat),

sun was hot (I got sunburnt, and even Danny started acting strangely =P),

food was good,

- but surprisingly the actual drive down was the most fun!

just for you...

2006-10-02T20:19:00.000+10:00

I never thought that I would start a blog. Always thought it would be too much hassle.

This blog is started just for you - Sririn.
Now stop bugging me! =P