Back to earth

It's been awhile since my last post, things just get hectic and I've been flying all over the place. My hair is getting longer too on Friday I'm gonna tryout a Japanese salon hair treatment doesn't sound very exciting but I really need to treat my hair and a bit of r&r

I recently rediscovered my make up addiction...I just keep on buying them...yeah tell me abt it...I need to join shopaholic anonymous!

New discovery

Some people found gold I found Sarsaparilla!

Summer

I've been trying to enjoy as much sun as I could before the cold arrive....

Nice relaxing Sunday with Tijen.... Heavenly...

The World's Best Cities for Beer

List goes to:

1. Dublin, Ireland
2. Munich, Germany
3. Amsterdam, Netherlands (Done)
4. Prague, Chezch Republic
5. Vienna, Austria
6. Tokyo, Japan (Done)
7. Portland, Oregon
8. Hanoi, Vietnam
9. Melbourne, Australia (Done)
10. Edinburgh, Scotland (Done)
11. Mexico City, Mexico
12. Milwaukee, Winconsin
13. Brussel, Belgium
14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New aim in life: "Conquer the rest of the list"

Mardi Gras Sydney

After queuing for half an hour outside ARQ I decided to push in on the front of the crowd and get all of my friends in!

But those effort of dressing and lining up does not come to waste as its just such an epic night!

Amazing friends and crowds...thank you!!

Picasso

There is nothing better than spending rainy day at the art gallery, tonight im going to the New South Wales Gallery of Art for collection of Picasso. Lets just hope it wont be too crowded as it is the only Art night of the week when the gallery actually open till 10pm. Very excited!!

Cute cupcake

My friend Julia went to cupcake decorating class over the weekend, she made these cute bridal theme cupcakes.

My Fave Pic of the year!

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To go or not to go?

The world is soooooo big  and there are just way too many things i want to see and do, currently i am having a big dilemma for this year travel plan.

My original plan for holiday this year:

April 

the old country - Snow in Europe

September 

the big old uncle sam country - USA

However my friends are going to Portugal and Spain for summer holiday in June. 

My pet travel bug whispers ...."Just go you are only young once and deserve to have some fun!"

However my logic keep on telling me "Think of the cost and how about your friends in the USA"

Ok plain crazy...i know, but the big question is "WHAT SHOULD I DO?"

The Celebration Week

The week full of celebration 

Sat 7th Jan

Moe's & Anas's Birthday

and that goes on till Sunday!!

Monday Night 9th Jan

Recovery night/day

Tuesday 10th Jan

I got my residency!! 

Decided to open my Champagne and have 2 pints at Four Pines Brewery

Wednesday 11th Jan

Recovery night/day

Thursday  12th Jan

Arctic Monkeys at Hordern Pavilion 

Friday 13th January

My Residency shenanigans at Ivy Pool untill we got kicked out and then to Colombian at Oxford Street 

Celebration continue till Saturday 14th January 

Sunday 15th January .....End of Celebrations!

Big Thanks to everyone that has participated, what a memorable week, for sure the highlight of 2012 im sure there will be more to come and im looking forward to it! 

Get organise 2012

I finally purchase my annual diary from Kikki.k today. Without diary I always feel like I'm very disorganised!

Working week

Big storm in Sydney to marked the beginning of a working week. I decided to make use of the Christmas present that I bought for myself a cufflinks from Peter Alexander.

Happy new year!

Great start to 2012 hangover free, enjoying sunshine at Coolum beach with a cup of coffee

New year resolutions:

Drink more water
Pay more attention to my skincare
Less boozing
Travel!

Christmas Eve Dinner

Yummm my first ever roast pork & veggies with wild aussie tomato chutney...divine..

Gingerbread man

Looking for a perfect Christmas gift? My favourite man mr gingerbread never fails to bring smile to anyone's face young or old.

Last night we went to have dinner at Emon in Surry Hills my workmate gave everyone a gingerbread cookies which bring lots of smiles to the table

If you are interested in making it yourself here are my gingerbread recipe:

Ingredients

• 140g butter
• 1 cup (160g) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (175g) treacle
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 4 cups (600g) plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• Icing, to decorate
• Thin ribbon, to hang

Method

1. Melt the butter, brown sugar, treacle, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a saucepan over a medium heat. Set aside.
2. Stir in the eggs and vanilla essence. Stir in the flour and baking powder until smooth. Divide the dough into 3 portions. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays with nonstick baking paper. Roll out 1 portion of the dough to 4mm thick between 2 sheets of baking paper. Use Christmas cookie cutters to cut out biscuit shapes. Place on the trays.
4. Use the end of a piping nozzle to make a hole in the top of each biscuit. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden and firm. Repeat with the remaining dough portions. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
5. Decorate with icing. Thread with ribbon to hang on the Christmas tree.

• Merry xmas!
  x

My little fluffy friends

Today is the last day of my four legged friend visit, it was fun to have them over for the weekend, they always have interesting stuff going on like Scooby the explorer just busy exploring around and social with everyone, Coco the emo simply being emo and chasing her own shadow.

miss them heaps already 

x

Balcony bar

Went for dinner on Monday night with a couple of girls from work at Balcony Bar, which was very nice.

I just discover this bar recently and wholly impressed by it, it's just a small intimate bar with nice wine list and weekly menus.

I had the Monday 3 course meal deal for $40 incl a bottle of red from the hunter valley. The service is a little slow as there were only two person minding the bar, but really that's the only downside, everything else including my haloumi, steak and dessert was perfect.

So... Planning s relax dinner or catch up with a special place, this is a place to be.

www.balconybar.com.au/

Mild mild summer

This summer seems to be a very mild summer with rains and cloudy day, might not sound very enticing but the weather is a great excuse to wear ankle boots and layers of clothes which i love and the air is less humid which i prefer!

Still a bit of sunshine will be good though , it means i can go back to my swimming after work.

Love x

Dock Shoes

I love the ocean, sailing, surfing, snorkeling you name it!

Growing up on the northern beaches, it is almost impossible for me to live inland or really far far away from the water. If i ever get a chance i would love to learn how to sail, i had a few basic lessons and loving it! 

So this summer my best friend for sunny day is the pair of new boat shoes, super comfy and they look cute with almost everything. They come in 3 different colours black, beige and white. They are very similar with loafer, wear them without socks but if you are not very comfortable with that sockettes always come in handy. 

Love x 

Oh so French

Loving my triple scented soap that I got from Nice fruits and flowers market.