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Not my kind of weekend and not to mention that the tickets for a less than 48 hours trip was so expensive! It's school holidays and I couldn't even pick the airline I wanted to fly! Still no need to fly AirAsia though... phew... actually, I would probably just not have bothered going. Only reason I went for cause I have a friend doing the Asia tour before going home.

So KL: the dirtier, cheaper, nastier version of Singapore. 

No, really. I said it to my colleague last week and he wholeheartedly agreed. Why so many people want to travel there is beyond me (us).

What did we do? Oh, not much cause no one planned anything and someone complained about the heat a lot.

So we walked in the middle of the day when it was the hottest (around 39 degrees) for almost an hour to get to this durian place (I don't eat durian, but I guess you could say it wasn't totally a waste because I managed to pick up one or two souvenirs for people). Here's the photographic proof:


Apparently there's a lot of varieties - sweet, bitter, expensive, cheaper. It's not durian season by the way and they literally sold nothing but durians (and coconuts which I wasn't going to try since I dunno where that knife has been. It had like rust growing on it. I think I'd rather dehydrate). OMG is it supposed to be an attraction?

We also went to a famous Nasi Lemak place - The Village Restaurant or something - which was an uber outside of the city centre. It was okay but again, super busy, super hot. Worth a try. And it's a good thing uber is cheap because their public transport system doesn't work so well.

Nasi Lemak followed by durian followed by rain so we went back to the hotel and the adjoining shopping centre. Went to Jalan Alor for dinner and drinks and I'm glad I suggested it cause it could have turned out to be a sorry evening. The street is always fun and the food we had was decent: stingray, satay, coconuts, fried noodles, coconut ice cream... yummo.

Back to hotel to sleep... a lot...

Sunday... pretty wasteful day. Morning in Chinatown which was nice to see all the food vendors. Wish i tried to Cheong Fun and Congee. But did get to try the egg tarts and soy bean milk which was bang on. We had lunch or brunch at the Old Town Cafe. Very old school inside and had some good Malay chinese dishses. Then it was back to the mall to waste the rest of the afternoon until my flight. Yeah, why did I spend over $300 for plane tickets when I could have done the same thing in SG? *feeling cynical*

Finally, the big weekend was here! The prep the night before wasn't the best: CFO bar and drinks, darts and a late supper with colleagues. Luckily, I live close by! Still managed to get up at 6 to be at the meeting point in Shinjuku by 7:15 am. Had maccas for breakfast - something I didn't want at the time but was so glad I ate something by the time the bus started going up the mountain.

It takes a couple of hours to get to the 5th station where the bus dropped us off and we had lunch, changed into our gear and prepared for the climb. We had two awesome guides - both with good enough English - who took us all the way up.

It is not an easy climb nor was it hand. It was challenging and very steep in some sections with lots of rock climbing but very management for people with average fitness levels. The key is to ascend slowly so that your body acclimatises and we did take it pretty slow. Even though it was the first weekend that the trails were open, there were a lot of people climbing already...!

5th station to 6th station: easy, relatively flat walk, took around 40 minutes. From 6th station, things started to get challenging, the wind got stronger and I started to eat dust! Our pace was slow and steady and I am so glad that I did not get any altitude sickness. Had to put a few layers on as we got higher and by around 6:30 PM we reached 3,400 metres and the original 8th station where we were staying for the evening!

The living conditions are basic with a sleeping bag and a bunch of people in the same room. Lucky for me, they were a clusterfuck and I managed to be assigned a corner/side spot. Otherwise... I would not have gotten any rest. The winds were howling through the night which wasn't a good sign and when it was 2 AM (our supposed wake up time), we were briefed that the winds were too dangerous to try and summit.

We were finally allowed (only the confident ones, about half the group) to try and summit around 4 AM. We saw the sunrise but it was absolutely poor at the summit. Wind, rain and almost no visibility. The climb up was difficult with the wind. As we were going up, saw my boss on the way down. We wanted to stop for a photo but it was just way too dangerous. :(

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY and PROUD I made it to the top though. The sense of accomplishment feels so good! But I was just as happy to quickly descend and get back to more normal altitudes! The trail down... shredding gravel the whole way for 4-5 km. Takes 3 hours to descend, slipped a couple of times (I think most people did). Going down is really boring actually and would make one rethink if they want to do Fuji again. My first major mountain conquered... it's all about mindfulness!

"I have never touched a bird this way before"

"Massaging a chook is totally the way I imaged my Saturday..."

We managed to fit 14 people, 2 dogs and a baby into the terrace... huge effort and watch 3 movies!!! Although we did skip through Into the Woods. Funniest thing ever though cause we skipped 5 minutes and NO IDEA what was happening. Weirdest movie ever... so not a Disney movie for kids. Mad Max: Fury Road was another weird one... it was literally a road fighting movie... with a guy playing the guitar the whole time??? And we also watched Pitch Perfect.

Last two weeks of quarter (yes, I have come to the realisation that I live my life in quarters) and do not have anything extra planned. Minimal orders, no outings, every additional second and moment of my time is devoted to my trusty lenovo laptop which connects me to this thing called work. This quarter, it wasn't necessary. There's plenty of time during the usual work hours of 8-6 that I am cruising.

However, I still have been really tired. I take my time with things now that I know that there is time. Like making little Ethan's cake. Took my time indeed.

We had a fun afternoon yesterday at Ethan's first birthday party. Even if we were put in charge of the kids games. So tiring but so funny... (TOTALLY NOT RIGGED!!! NOT!)

And omg the food was sooooo nomnomnomnom. Andrew's dad use to be the head dim sum chef at Emperor's Garden or something in Chinatown. And he made char siu bao, siu mai, spring rolls, singapore noodles, fish balls, fried chicken wings. I WISH I HAD A BOX!!!! Epic awesome.

And then today...

I'm really glad to say that I have dedicated this afternoon to my room though. Cleaning, wiping, throwing things out, donating and rearranging (the books on the bookshelf). It's so much neater and it feels lighter! Not sure that that's possible...

I don't like venturing too far from my abode on the weekends unless it's absolutely necessary. Or if brunch is on.. then I will gladly travel within reason.

And so, I had a lovely weekend driving around the local.

Satuday, I finally got my breaducation class booked in and I was rather excited to do the afternoon course at Brasserie Bread. And I loved it, lots of fun. But not so many tips and tricks. A well-established, very successful bakery is not going to give you all their secrets just because you paid for a class...

The flour, yeast, oil, water was all pre-measured. We used their proofing rooms and commercial ovens. I don't think you are quite going to get the same result at home... no matter how hard you try and replicate - even with a recipe (which you do get). It will almost always be a little lacking.

But I still had fun kneading and shaping by hand. I was personally thinking that I'd never do it at home because of the time and commitment it takes. Why invest in a kitchenaid if you weren't going to use it?Sure, no worries when you got a spare 3 hours... but not when you are doing a billion other things which usually is the case on the weekend. Nonetheless, I felt that I didn't get much one-on-one attention because I got the grasp of the technique fairly early on. Boo. And okay, I know that our instructor Matt said that its really different when you shape by hand. You can feel the gluten structure, yadda yadda but I think with enough care, you can achieve almost identical results from a machine. Timing and getting it right.

So in this class, we made 2 schiacciata con l'uvas, 2 baguettes and 6 dinner rolls. And we also got a tour of the production facilities (amazing) and made me grin when I saw that they use the same brand of flour that I use. We also got to taste all their breads... the olive and rosemary and the caramelised garlic... yum. I have no ever eaten so much bread in my entire life. We also got to take some pastries and a loaf of sourdough home. Pretty yummy stuff. Must go to this place for allespresso coffee and brunch one weekend!

I was surprisingly pretty wiped but not (cause I was so loaded up on carbs) after this class so I'm really glad I had a quiet night in.

Today was a mixed day. I feel like I achieved a lot and also not much at the same time. I had a few egg whites sitting around. And due to the ginormous failure of last weekend's macaron project. I wanted to ensure that I still had the touch and that I could still do it. I took my time and lots of care and prevision and wholla, most came out looking damn good...! Not looked so good in many attempts. So I think the key is not to overwhelm myself. Quality not quantity.

Around about this time, Donna and Tab came to scavenge. And they were most welcome to take away the culls and the off bits. :P And also some of my bread! They didn't stay long and I didn't want them to because promised Mum we'd go and check out bathroom vanities and showers and what not.

And I've always known that the Punchbowl area had lots of these shops and I have driven past them countless times on the way to visit my grandma but not once did I ever stop to notice. Not until this afternoon when we were walking up and down Canterbury Road and visiting each of these shops. We even stopped by the McDonald's that was my childhood playground (? not entirely correct term) but there wasn't a sense of deja vu. It was too new, too renovated, too done up. Sister and I decided that we want a shower that has a removable shower head as well as the rain shower head on the top.

We also stopped by Bunnings on the way home to have a look at the stuff they had there.

Not so into renovating so didn't really care too much what was on display but one day, in my own home... I would love to spend days exploring and planning.

I'm now working on two new projects. Salted pandan and coconut ice cream from an ice cream maker. Turned out good... a little too salty, not a fan of the neon green and still very soft so requires time overnightin the freezer but not bad for a first attempt.

Second project is green tea ice cream being whipped by hand. It is a fugly green because I did not add more food colouring. But flavour is there. Whipping by hand is a b*tch. Now you probably understand why i always say I am a lazy baker. Anything to cut the time and processes short please... I have been checking the mixture every half hour out of the freezer and whipping it again and again and it is still very soft and not airy enough! I feel like I'm running out of time. Or is it patience?

Spent the week avoiding all the germs and bacteria at work. I think it was literally taking out my team one by one... and then they tag-teamed. And it doesn't help when the girl next to you turns her head your way to sneeze. Thankfully, I was rugged up and a couple of days, drugged up (not massively, just preventative measures) to avoid it. Grateful for that and because I want to enjoy my upcoming holiday. Was feeling a little queasy on Friday afternoon though...

Glad that I ended up cancelling my plans on Friday night with Jan so I could go home for a hot shower and an early night in. She texted me to say it was a good idea that I cancelled too so I am happy that we will reschedule!!! It was a cold, windy night.

Saturday spent it doing... nothing. Running chores, lunching with grandma and home is where the heater is! Glass of wine and a night watching movies. Until I fell asleep. haha.

Sunday brunch with Donna in Marrickville. Trying out the new places. Looking at the properties as we walked along the streets to pick up some of those famous vietnamese banh mi pork rolls. Nice, cosy places but terraces aren't my thing. Plus the pricetag is kind of unaffordable. Boo.

Weird... our conversations today made me feel a little lost, a little anxious and a little unsure of my life and where I want to be, what exactly I want to do or even what I want. Okay... I am getting older but it doesn't mean that I have the answers to everything. I live in hope that things will work out the way they should... perhaps with gentle guidance but more or less, things will take their own path and shape their own way.

my toughest quarter-end yet. Staying back till 9 p.m. on a Monday night completely and utterly kills you for the rest of the week. So tired, so wired and sleep deprived for the rest of the week... work lunches and wine wasn't quite enough to make us feel better.

Makes it that much harder to bake but that much more satisfying. Midnight baking and 5 a.m. decorating!

Need to perfect my latest gluten-free cake. Coincidentally dairy-free as well so finally something that I can share with Vivian :) And it actually tastes delicious.

Extra hour of sleep tonight... exciting!

And finally finally a day at home. Feels SO good. And accomplished. Even if it was just sleeping in, taking Nessie to the vet, cleaning the fish tank, bathing the dogs and picking up Ari from tutoring!

Quarter End buzzing. Chocolate Bribes are in and it's a race against the clock to sign those contracts. Lucky for me, only had to stay back until 6 on Friday night.

Which meant I ended up with plenty of time to make my 200 odd, 4 different types of cookies. They smelt good. ANZAC, Chocolate Chip, Macadamia & Cranberry and Peanut Butter, Oats & Choc Chip. After accounting for all the guests and the eat-me-nows, just-because, party favours and thank you gifts, was literally left with about 15 cookies or so. I love it when it doesn't go to the family's waist (clever aren't I?)!

Today turned out awesome too. Finally got to catch up with Joyce at The Chalkboard Cafe in Waterloo. I have to say that the food and coffee were average. Not so bad that you couldn't eat it but nothing inspiring like Room 10 the previous week. But the table we sat as was almost $3000 solid wood and of course, we spilt stuff all over it. Classy. Thanks to two entertainment book cards, we all managed to have a main and 2 drinks for under $20 each so it was a really good deal.

Had to move the proceedings on a little as I wanted to check out IKEA and specifically buy a new bed and grab the $5 step stool bargain. The step stools unfortunately were sold out by the time we got there (mid afternoon on Saturday) and I was convinced by the parents to go for the more expensive bed frame (it was dearer by $80). Again, luck on my side, got the last white bed with the help of a girl who found one lying around in the wrong location. Yay, the trip wasn't for nothing. And even better yet, it fit in the car with both the middle and front seat down (without any passengers in the car). So yes, you can transport a flat pack double (and probably even queen) bed in a medium sized sedan. Good to know for the future I can assure you!

So in between unloading the car and getting the packages upstairs, I managed to dirty ice Ari's birthday cake and set it aside. Dad and I got to work unassembling my old frame and Albert and Wendie were the 'assembling crew'. They took their time but they have built this bed before. I built the storage boxes but Albert and Dad ended up having to do the whole thing again (LOLOLOLOL) and I have basically been barred from future construction projects which suits me just fine. Oh yeah, and thanks Justin who said he was coming at 6 but arrived at 7 to help with the final 2 or 3 steps. Hahaha, if anything, he needs the practice for his own place in a year or so's time!

Pretty buggered by now but still managed to finish Ari's cake and his cupcakes. Cupcakes are average, not really photo worthy but love the cake!!! Happy Birthday Champ, last year in single digits and go team, we got a 10/10 on his latest writing assignment. WOOHOO stoked!

Okay, I needed a lot of sleep this weekend. And it didn't happen on Saturday.

Think I barely managed 5 blissful hours...

We went to the Grounds for brunch. And it was packed. And it was hot. The hour wait didn't work with us on a tight schedule. So we found a patch in the garden and had brunch. Lemonades and smashed avocado and bacon and egg rolls and coffee. Yummy. But it was really really hot. We were sitting directly in the sun and it was probably 30+ degrees if not close to it. Nice, but not nice at the same time.

Went back to Amanda's place so Ivo could pack. (lol at 2 girls watching a guy pack...). Anyways, dropped him off at the airport on my way home.

To make my big soccer jersey cake. And take a power nap in between. Cake took ages to cool down. And couldn't ganache it till late at night.

So we went to our early CNY dinner at Caringbah. Never seen the kids so high and so talkative. Funniest thing was when baby Justin was playing, running around, playing some more. and oh, I'm tired, so i'll just lie here on the floor behind my aunty and curl up and fall asleep. IT WAS HILARIOUS. HE LITERALLY DROPPED AND WENT TO SLEEP... funniest thing ever...

Got to sleep in (sort of) on Sunday. Much much needed. And finish the cake. Cheap fondant is a big no-no. So it didn't turn out to be my best efforts. But it was okay for a pro-bono.

Surprise party for Albert last night. He was surprised. It was funny. Then we left because we started to feel too old. Fondue and pate at home... thats more our style ;)

Tenant. Problems. Paramedics. Police. Roof. Damaged property. Ongoing Saga. #Time to kick them out.

And here I was all ready and settled and winding down my weekend.

Let's start from the beginning.

Saturdays have turned into a bit of a baking day recently. This time in was mini cupcakes and ANZACS (just a whole month late...). More so for enjoyment than anything else.

Made ANZACs with dried pawpaw and white chooclate this time. They were really good. Golden. Crunchy on the outside and chewy inside. Nomnomnom. And pleased to say that Carmen and Justin helped this time... i only had to supervise! Great team effort I think. So I as usual, let them take away. HAHAH.

Saturday evening was supposed to be a catch up in the shire with amanda. but hey as expected, a cancellation. So went to burwood to hang with janice for a bit. Finally watched Iron Man 3 and tried out the new pho place on burwood road. We haven't done this in a while and it was good to just... be. Nothing too deep and nothing too argumentative. ;) I've missed that. And Star Trek was better for the record.

I spent the day with Mandy exploring the rocks and having devonshire tea. It was really good and relaxing and laidback. Went through the rocks markets, made our way to pitt st mall for a little bit of shopping and then headed to market city as well. I bought a new Oroton Umbrella. Because everyone said it was a good idea to do so.

Feet were a little weary by the end of the day but something we should do more often.

So I guess to sum my weekend, it was a weekend of catching up with those that I don't see as often anymore. Sometimes, life just gets in the way.

Came home to find that my sister had taken over my room. Grr... so went to play with maxxie and nessie. it was hilarious. Dad was fixing one of the doors and maxxie kept coming inside. And nessie was too good so she stayed outside but got jealous when he came in. So kept having to carry him back outside and he kept coming in. then they played pretty rough on the grass. a little scary to watch but at least my puppies don't eat live chickens!!

Anyways, I am sure I will find out more information tomorrow. But in a nutshell... one of my tenants, crazy idiot, tried to get around/climb/scale the gated-fence on the rooftop to get to the off-limits area. Why? Don't ask me. No idea. And he fell or somehow managed to get himself unconscious. Police and paramedics called. Gate had to be dismantled. Paramedic paraphernalia left everywhere... what the hell goes on on the weekends? Extremely annoyed. . . . . .

I love spending time with my family and this weekend was one of them!

Even if it means having to play wii all afternoon with my godbrother and play mario kart and mario brothers over and over again!

Tonight, had dinner with grandma and family. Turned it to like dinner for 11 which is awesome. Meant grandma had no excuse not to eat as there was plenty of food. She is so cute... she tried to help us set the table. ngaw.

Justin and Carmen came over too. Asked who the tray of cookies on the bench were for. I said he could take some home. He said, don't worry i will. Then asked (jokingly of course) if he could have the whole tray. HAHA... good one.

And Joyce and Donna stopped by late afternoon on their way back from road trip. Looking a little worse for wear. So we fed them coconuts. And chocolate chip cookies. And take home brownie cupcakes. Oh, the service you get at my place. :)

Also had a bittermelon, capsicum, cucumber, celery and green apple juice today. it's like a detox thing. drinking that in the afternoon in hot hot weather made me want to gag. i think i went overboard with the capsicum? That and the smell of rich buttery baked goods did not go well together. Drank a litre of sparkling water with fresh lemon to compensate. Didn't really work..

Taking advantage of my pro-activeness, I also (finally) cleaned the fish tank. The pump's broken but did what i could. Water's still cloudy as there is a lot of particles to settle but its looking a lot better. I think i'm going to leave the UV light on 24/7 for a few weeks to allow the plants to regrow.

Went with mum to Costco this morning. Not my kind of shop. So many people (and it was early so it wasn't even that busy) and to many XL trolleys. Then went to Alexandria and Victoria's Basement. That shop is like my kind of shop. Got two massive awesome drink dispensers for wendie's birthday.

Can't wait to mix some cocktails up!!!

And...

STAY TUNED FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY.

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Mums back!!!

And so back to being lazy and no housework! Yay!!

I do have an order and a couple of other little projects but totally taking the laizze-faire approach. Bake. Watch tv. Lunch. Watch more tv. Ice cake. Facebook etc

Hmm tried a new froyo place yesterday... Fail customer service and not the best frozen yoghurt. Still rating Moochi and Noggi!!

Had lunch at the club with grandma... Yes those Saturday lunchtime traditions are back! Dirty Chinese!

And need to get a little hustle on finalizing itinerary for America. But that kinda hard without knowing exact dates.

Feels like so much need to do but never the right time. Oh life is so complicated!!!

For the past few weekends, it has been pretty hectic catching up with people and lunches and dinners etc and i have been hanging on for a quiet weekend.

and now that i have that one quiet weekend, i want to go out!!!

why why why???

it's not like i don't have anything to do at home. the list is growing by the minute...

i am pretty sure it all comes down to procrastination. since it is time to get serious about tax, it is also the perfect opportunity for me to use any excuse i can not to sit down and hit the books. damn it!

Corporate team dinner on Friday. Tapas and Ivy!!!

It was a good night. I even survived the day with Nick winding me up all day about my exams results... i was more and more anxious by the hour. and he thought it was so funny...... results sent to me via sms just before dinner. All good!! YAY!!!!!!! more drinks!

we had wine and sangria (white wine sangria... best thing ever) to start and we headed on to the Ivy afterwards. it ended a bit premature due to a couple of things but still had a good time. shots and vodka. yum yum yum!! and the best thing is i didn't even spend any money. i guess that means its my turn next time!

and we are going to back it up this friday with our EOFY function. WOOOT!!!

ended up bumping into stephen from target on the train back. good to catch up. he's in a mid-tier firm so good to hear what's been going on with people life after target. and great to see so many people making the most of it.

Saturday... i got up so early considering. like 7. couldn't go back to sleep. slightly hungover. wanted to go run it off..... and it was raining?! so did some early shopping for a housewarming gift before going for a short gym session.

then went to kingsgrove for family friends housewarming. yummy authentic vietnamese food!!!

and that's when jan and donna called to say they were heading to my hood. best impromptu saturday arvo/evening ever!

- watched Prometheus. (don't bother, it was a waste of time, cringe-worthy)
- hung out at Michelle's place waiting for people to arrive
- waited outside Manmaruya Hurstville for like an hour to get a table for 8. during this time, we saw these street spots become available. so we hatched this not-so-elaborate plan to get the cars from the station to the street. LOL hilarious. first had to direct Donna in the lil VW (after watching an asian lady reverse into the pole at the carpark) and then i had to get out and direct Hui in her gigantic soccer mum car. HEHEHEHEE all the time whilst donna's lil red car hogged up in full asian style two spots!! excellent team effort!!! and by then, it was perfect timing cause table was available.
- had some pretty good japanese (i don't usually go to manmaruya if i had a choice. prefer kazuki on forest road) but it was good tonight. EXCELLENT SASHIMI and soft shell crab salad was really good too.
- and then... we headed on to brighton for Bay Vista. Didn't have to wait too long for a table. and oh... were our choices epic. gigantic ice cream, profiteroles and crepes drowned in maple syrup (i think there were berries at one stage). but the highlights? Tab's 'swiss hot chocolate' that solidified and Donna's peanut butter concrete. whoa. epic. like melted peanut butter ice cream..... in a tall glass.
- then we went back to michelles place and froze on the street whilst everyone said their goodbyes. :)

and then came home and had this massive heart 2 heart with my sister. <3

which meant that i woke up around 11 today. went for a 4k run... put no effort into it at all....

watched some netball. took nessie out. and a lil fat pug followed us home. so we played with it for a while...

and now winding down for another week!!!

i love my kitchen. and my utensils. and my oven <3

made my first cake that i was paid for. first there was nervousness, then came excitement, relief and finally joy and contentment!!! it turned out so well. i was so happy and thankful of the opportunity and the recipient was so happy with the cake. wYn-wYn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was a bit of a trek (in this case, drive) to east lindfield though. nice area but not my style at all. too hilly (the roads were literally rollecoastery with all the ups and downs), very leafy and a little too quiet and inconvenient i think. plus everything is more expensive there. we were comparing petrol prices... and its even further that D's place!

also made salted caramel macarons and sesame street cupcakes. both turned out well. in all, a successful weekend of baking.

although i did break my blow torch. . . :-( but hey, great excuse for a new one!!

wonder what's in the bag for this week?

So didn't start off with that many plans Just a couple of drinks Friday night and dinner And Saturday was an early mothers day dinner with the whole family. Love it cause we get to see the kids!! So much fun. And because it was a relatively small but good restaurant, we young ones had a table all to ourselves which was a nice little bOnus :-) food was good too. Apparently it was a really cheap dinner i comparison to all the other places we usually go to! And then cause it was so early we went to strathfield for froyo and papparotti :) got home and it wasn't even 10... And that was after helping Wendie picking some stuff up at mortdale. Random wind gushes through the street and we all thought she died cause she took so long.... And then my dear Donna decides to drop in at a rather strange hour - 11.. And we drank yea and chatted. Ah love my friends and our random conversations. And even though u were just dropping MJ off I really appreciate u thinking of me and coming by :-) And I admire your awesome driving skills in getting home so quick! The Sunday baked for Wendies Winefest... My best macarons to date!! And make a few cookie monster cupcakes for the girls at work. God bro came over for dinner too. Not an epic weekend but a really fulfilling one.

amazing how much you can do when you are up early!

Saturday:

• 8 a.m.: New IKEA at Tempe. Mum and I had brekkie and then we toured the new shopping complex. It was so awesome and I drove her mum saying "I want this and this and this in my own place one day". and she drove me mad by going "OMG, these kiddie toy sets and plushies and tea sets are SOOO CUTE. I WISH I HAD A GRANDKID SO I CAN BUY IT FOR THEM!!!" ...... *speechless* We only ended up buying a couple of replacement glasses, a random really nice serving bowl (at my insistence, it will be perfect for my Tea Party!! Woot woot!) and clothes line doobie. Boring.
• 10:45 a.m.: Back at shiatty Westfield for some grocery shopping. Not much fun, rather boring and crowded. Even braved those yucky asian grocery shops on the forest. Never again for a while. . .
• 12:30 p.m.: Head over to JYSs to meet the John. He's a nice fella. Almost comical. Very decisive!!! (Major plus +++++++) and he liked my melting moments. More brownie points for him. We went to Oatley's The Miulga Tree for lunch. Nice ambience and such a lovely day, so rather fun :)
• 4:00 p.m.: More shopping with the Mother. Checking out some of the sales in anticipating of buying clothes for my coz's wedding!!! Two weddings really. One coming up real soon and one just around the corner in the new year. Cannot be too prepared!!! And it's cheaper to buy when the price is right, rather than buying for the occasion.
• 6:00 p.m.: Head over to Jan's and Burwood for Sushi Train (where i watched the plates roll on by...) and movie and coffee time. we watched In Time - the new JT movie. it wasn't bad. I think i quite like JT movies... he can be rather funny. and kind of hot, but not my type. ngaw. movie ended up being free on cinebuzz... 2 tickets in VMAX for 100 points. SWEET!!!
• Midnight: Sleepy time :-) Twas a good day.