admin July 2nd, 2010
I was doing lab work, lab work, lab work
“Hey!” I heard.
Who?!
“ANTIGEN BUDDY!!!”
Finished my work and went out with her, walking the whole City to find some non-Asian food…
With no luck and starvation tendencies, we walked in to a Korean restaurant… and got these two not-so-memorable dishes:
Fried dumplings
Sausage hot pot
admin June 22nd, 2010
Saw Karate kid with Mr Murmurs and my little bro. It was sweet; a nice distraction.
And then had food at Ribs and Rumps and pigged out!
Mine: Free spirit (pineapple, mango, hint of coconut)
Bro: Oreo cookie decadent thickshake (”tastes better than it looks”)
Bro’s: Sirloin steak + chips
Me & Mr Murmurs’: Mixed grill
Me & Mr Murmurs’: Portugese steak roll
admin May 22nd, 2010
Mr Murmurs and I had a double date with Ms LC and Mr hydrochloric acid.
We went to Time to Vino at Darlinghurst.
Not many entrees and even less mains (Me and Mr Murmurs ended up ordering the same 2 dishes as the other two). A ton of wine though (Duh, Murmurs!)!
Entrees:
Mains (x2 each):
Chilled at some bar afterwards, catching up 
admin May 16th, 2010
We decided to try something different as we walked past Lebanon and Beyond, Randwick.
Freshly squeezed lemonade
Beyond special: Lebanese style salad with tomato, onion, cucumber and avocado in a traditional dressing
Shawarma: Thin strips of lamb, marinated and chargrilled with onion and tomato, topped with tahini sauce, parsley
Waratenib: Vine leaves rolls, filled with rice, mince meat and spices, cooked in a special lemon based sauce.
In general, lovely looking dishes. Unfortunately, it wasn’t my taste; most of them were too sour for my buds.
admin May 15th, 2010
Had dinner with Mr Murmurs at Medusa Greek Taverna at the City before heading to celebrate DZs birthday at Darling Harbour!
The restaurant was loud but nice atmosphere, too cold to sit out so we opt in, great service 
Entree: Tzatziki. Yoghurt, cucumber and garlic (dips served with warm pita bread)
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Entree: Loukaniko. Country style spicy grilled sausage served on chard leaf salad
Main (special): Pork belly with pomegranate sauce.
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Main: Arni souvlaki. Traditional lamb souvlaki served with tzatziki, spicy salad and chips
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Yum
admin May 2nd, 2010
After the mani+pedi, I met up with Antigen buddy and Virus friend! It’s been a while since I’ve seen them!!
Had a hell of a time catching up, uncensored! That was excellent!
We had Japanese at a place I forgot to look up =_= Poor effort.
After staying past our time of welcome, we decided to stay at a games place to our hearts’ content… Rule was, we had to order a drink each and then rent games from them. We had a ton of fun playing jenga, and whacking losers 
admin January 22nd, 2010
I met up with the uni gang last night at a Korean BBQ place called Madang (Pitt street, City…) to have catch up dinner as we haven’t had a proper one all summer!
I wore my new flats and brought a change of sandals, but when I got off the train, the shoes were cutting me so deeply I had to change almost straight away. Walking was fine after that, was I ended up being the first one to get there (most of us knew where it was). So I took a table for 8, and the waiter showed me to the outside area (some of us liked that, while others hated it).
Whilst on my iphone and ipod, feeling a little bored, DZ and KW turned up. Then it was GT. Another while, AG called to ask where it was (371 and 371 on the opposite sides were quite far away from one another, and that confused both AG and AT, the latter whom I went to collect after many phone calls!). KW went to get AT, GT went to get money and offered to look for AT, and after not returning, I went to look for AT and saw HL and LC were outside looking for AT. Needless to say, all was confusing until we all got to the table.
Next confusing thing was the ordering. W had 8 people, 2 BBQ cookers, so we splitted into 2 groups of 4’s. We settled on ordering double of each dish, but I wanted to try more stuff (without the repeat cos I figured we could’ve shared), and it was all too confusing until we agreed on ordering for ourselves separately. I don’t know how, but we ended up with mostly the same dishes anyway *sweatdrops* I didn’t get to take individual photos cos the guys wanted badly to dig in! haha typical!
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Marinated chicken, Beef ribs, Dumplings
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Ox tongue, Pork brisket, Korean “gyoza”?
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A repeat! Haha
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Side dishes, Soft shell crab
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Cooking (I didn’t do it haha), conversing and eating was a joy! Many high times (how I missed them!), many current affairs, many memories brought back while eating a whole week’s serve of meat! And how we finished it, I do not know. But we did without any to spare! It was satisfying =]
Walking out wih a full stomach, we walked to Darling Harbour where we were to play bowling. Coupld of people didn’t want to, and since there was laser tag there, we decided to play that instead. So, I was in sandals and a dress, the other girls were in uncomfy shoes… but what the heck! We all did. 3 games worth! Since it was my first time, I was naturally unequipt, and lost miserably. I improved the next two rounds; in fact, we girls team (with Mr AG) won the 2nd round and took victory photos (and defeat photos o the boys) as proof! Ah that was fun!
After that, we parted ways. It’s been fun, and hopefully have a repeat of the amount of fun some time soon!
admin January 20th, 2010
Came across a random topic on food smells we like and dislike and thought it would be interesting to record everything I can think of here:
The mmm:
Chocolate (I’m lactose intolerant)
Most fruits (including durian)
The bakers
Herbs
BBQ on the beach
Pizza
Tomato sauce
Popcorn in cinemas
The ugh:
Bitter melon
Strong fishy smells
Truss tomato vines
Raw meats/seafood
Coffee
Many cheese
Boiled cabbage
Celery
Alcohol
admin January 17th, 2010
Woo! Spent the day shopping (fun fun) with lots of walking and trying and buying (yay for shoes, shu uemura eyelash curler and little things!) and then having a nice meal at a new place called Mizuya (George St, Town Hall).
As the name suggests, it’s a Japanese restaurant, and they also have a karaoke bar (whose pricings confuse me). It’s quite a lovely place; from receiving the many exuberant “Irashaimase”s with every step we took as we walked inside, the ambience and the lighting on the display sakura tree, to their service - everything was pleasant.
After being introduced to the touch-screen ordering menu (only a select set of menus for lunchtime), we chose our food (”Ooh, I want this” *touch, confirm), and the status of each item were constantly being updated (Next to the edamame was a “cooking” icon whilst our beverage was “being served”). Throughout the course, we can check what we have ordered and the amount it comes to, so there are no mistakes there. We took our time, displaying the food and taking photos (…) and eating, without being gawked at (sometimes, we feel the need to hurry when they look over, even if it’s just a “do you want anything” look)… When we were done, we proceeded to touch the checkout button, and the waitress brought our bill.
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My drink: Capricornus because I’m a Capricorn and because it sounded appealing. It was really good actually. But only when cold; I remember the texture of the kiwi and kiwi seeds when it wasn’t as chilled and it was…
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Aries: for no other reason than it having passionfruit in it!
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Edamame
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Beef sukiyaki
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Teppan salmon
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That was a first time at Mizuya, but I also have another two “first time”s in one - I decided to wax my eyebrows (1. shaping my eyebrows; 2. waxing… that’s right, it was my first time waxing! I had laser hair removal done before I waxed!). I’ve always wanted to have my eyebrows shaped, preferably by tweezing… Whilst shopping at Myer, AG told me he saw a parlour for shaping eyebrows, waxing lips etc… A lady came and speak to me and asked if I needed help… Now it whilst people to this and more every day, I felt a little anxious… But I thought, oh well, let’s go for it. They told me waxing was the best way for first time (she told me one girl asked for it to be plucked, and ended up in tears because it was just that bad), quick and easy. It didn’t feel too bad… until the lower brow. Ouch! >< It was over soon enough, and she concealed any redness for me, which was good. She told me to look after them every month. Woo! I felt good - because I must say, I loved my new brows!
admin December 5th, 2009
Mr Murmurs and I were headed to the City to attend GT’s 21st at Bar 333, but decided to have a nice meal before we head there. We came across Azuma (Town Hall), a one-chef-hat Japanese restaurant serving kushiyaki (skewers) amongst other mouth-watering dishes. We did not make a booking, so we were told to wait for a bit. When our table was ready, the waiter sat us down and gave us the menus. We couldn’t decide what to get! So we went for one of the 6 course degustation menus ($77 per person), and had green tea with it.
The food were beautifully presented, and taste were very unique unlike the ordinary Japanese restaurants offered. The service was great; they served the food according when we finished our dish. And because of my lactose-intolerance, we aked for a lactose-free dessert (but OMG, the chocolate mousse looked so divine!) to which they happily complied. By the end of our meal, we were quite filled! Must have been from our pace (enjoyed it slowly) and the amount of meat served. We both enjoyed it immensely, and agreed to come by again for the lunch menu (cos the noodles are apparently awesome!)
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Famous Seared Tuna Salad (This was featured on the show “Food Safari”)
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Assorted Kushiyaki (5 skeweres)
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Amuse – bouche
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Tasting Plate of Azuma’s Unique Nigiri Sushi - Seared Salmon, Seared Kingfish, Marinated Tuna & Spider Rolls
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Premium Wagyu Beef Sirloin Steak - With seasonal green salad
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Dessert: lactose-ful
Patissier’s Selection Dessert
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Dessert: lactose-free
Patissier’s Selection Dessert