Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a rocking good time, wherever you were and whatever you did!
I spent a lovely low key night in catching up with Robyn ad Nghi at the Tang mansion (thanks for letting us take over your crib, Negro! It was kind of funny squatting in your home while you went out and got so trashed you couldn’t even make it back to your own house ). We had originally booked an apartment down in Kiama but Rob had a few complications with getting home after spending a year in France, so that was canceled because there was some uncertainty about whether she would make it back in time. It all worked out in the end, though and lots of girl time was had. I painted Rob’s nails (OPI – Shootout at the OK Coral, for those wondering) while her hand slipped off the table as she drifted out of consciousness (jet lag’s a bitch! Especially when painting nails ). But that’s OK, I conked out soon after and neither of us woke up until 2010 when David called to wish us a happy new year, haha It was nice and relaxing to have a few Westcoasts and sit around hanging out with my two best friends. Welcome home, Robynnnn! We’re glad to have you back in Oz and relieved that you’re not stuck in Hong Kong a la Tom Hanks in The Terminal (fantastic movie, by the way).
I’m finally home after spending New Year’s Eve and Day at Paul’s and really enjoyed listening to Phoenix on Live at the Wireless while driving home. I can’t wait to see them play in March! On a less awesome note though, I have come home to a house with no lights. It feels kind of weird, blogging at my computer by lamp light (I’m thanking the universe, that my computer even works!). Would be cool if I had a few pals, over, though. It’s kind of slumber party-ish!
Anyway, here are two photos. Weak, I know, I didn’t even get pics of the pasta Rob cooked up!
Paul in his awesome Monkey Magic costume before heading out and leaving us to chill out at his crib. I can’t believe I got specific instructions to leave the Evo alone in the garage
Nghi’s awesome cupcakes! I’m not usually a fan of cupcakes but these have definitely converted me! Buttercream and peanut butter icing on top with an awesome Snickers surprise in the middle *drool*
We’ve spent Christmas eve at the Le Family BBQ for the past three or four years now and it is fast becoming a tradition. We had a wonderful time, as usual, stuffing ourselves silly with loads of delicious food, especially Mrs Le’s seafood spring rolls! Their new LED TV also made for some excellent viewing when the Victoria’s Secret show came on. Thanks for having us over! A+++ will attend again!
The Family Tree. Loaaads of presents!
A full and satisfied David after eating copious amounts of food.
My present from Nghi! I’ll do another post on what I got this Christmas!
The Hostess with the mostest and I.
David with one of Nghi’s red velvet cup cakes.
Fruit cocktail, mMmMm!
Rocky. Cute, isn’t he? But looks are deceiving, he is one aggressive little bugger!
The fobby honey dew melon cake David and I brought over. MerryX’ Mas everyone! Sheesh, you’d think they would’ve put “X’Mas” together on a new line. But nevermind, it still tasted divine!
It was about time for lunch (a late one, anyway) when we were done with Fashion Weekend, so Nghi and I met up with the boys to have us some Ribs n’ Rumps (GAH! Sunday surcharge, we forgot about this! I am never dining out on a Sunday again! $5 could have paid for a scoop of Bubblegum ice cream at Cold Rock!). No pictures, here, but I do have some of dessert and one of the Glebe Street Fair that was on that day. I totally forgot about it which was a real shame because they were packing up about ten minutes after we had arrived We bumped into a few blasts from the past which was really nice. It’s amazing how people change in appearance over the years! Yes, I am talking about you, Bird Boy! :> (also, hurro Joli and Grasso!)
Anyway, on with ze pics!
Glebe Point Road. The stalls stretched allllll the way up the street. You can’t really see it in this size picture so click here for an enlargement! We saw the road closure on the way to get ice cream. NOOOOO! I can’t believe I forgot about it, boo!
Pancakes and Durian ice cream @ Passionflower. Yes, those are peanuts on the ice cream that Nghi so tastefully placed there. Boobies!!
Black Pearl: Black sesame ice cream, glutinous rice balls rolled in black sesame, topped with roasted peanuts. NOM.
Crepes with Lychee and Green Tea ice cream.
It’s so bloody hot here at the moment. These pics make me hang for ice cream, but funnily enough, it’s the Bubblegum ice cream from Cold Rock that I want. Mmmm, artificial colouring!
As promised, here is some coverage on the Fashion Weekend that Nghi and I attended on Sunday. It was nice to have something to look forward to, especially after my exam on Friday. We weren’t quite sure what to expect but we caught on pretty quickly. The hall was lined with stalls offering discounted clothes and accessories which would have been great if were in the mood to shop and spend some money but we were just happy to browse. Some stalls (like the Mink Pink one) got a bit crazy – jam packed with women attacking clothes racks from both sides. I’m a very lazy girl and while I love a good bargain, I’m just not prepared to trawl through copious amounts of stuff and to fight off other fashion-crazed ladies to find them.
But don’t worry, it wasn’t all bad. There were cat walk shows, a wine bar, a ghd style bar and an Essie nail bar where you could get an express mani and bottle of polish for $20. I didn’t leave completely empty-handed because I made sure to swing by the Glitter Gal stall to take them up on that wonderful offer of a free holo polish upon mentioning Nixxy’s Nails. The ladies were all very lovely! I certainly went away with more than I expected (and was saying this to Nghi on our way out) when Kerry offered to have one of the girls paint my toes. I certainly felt pampered! Not only that, but I left with a set of newly shaped ‘brows for $20. Glitter Gal were introducing the technique of eyebrow threading that I have to admit, had never heard of before. (What? You haven’t either? Don’t worry, I’ve included a video on it in this post for you ). I’m not your typical girly-girl and don’t usually take an interest in make-up or beauty treatments (as strange as this sounds because I am so enthusiastic about nail polish!) but I threw caution to the wind and thought “why the hell not?”. It certainly was interesting and I wish I had been a better demonstration of it because my eyes watered as the hairs on my brow were jerked out. I’m such a pansy and probably scared some people away! In any case, it was lovely to meet one of the people behind the nail polish that so many of us adore so much. Kerry was a wonderful lady who was happy to tell me all about her products.
On with ze pictures!
Glitter Gal cosmetics. Oops! I think I caused a bit of a stir when I took this picture But all was well after I promptly went up there to introduce myself and explain that I was just documenting my time at Fashion Weekend for my blog. Kerry explained how competitive the beauty industry can be and told me about a time a rival company sent one of their people over to check out her ideas and products.
Glitter Gal’s range of polishes that you can find at Perfume Connection or online
They also design and manufacture a whole range of Australian make up products including lipgloss, eye shadows and mascara
I’m not the best model for it, but here is Glitter Gal’s red holographic polish on my toe.
Mmm, so much shimmahh!
The free bottle of blue holographic polish that I scored!
Newly shaped eyebrows. Excuse the pimples, I’m in the middle of a terrible break out at the moment. Ick.
And finally, a short Youtube video on eyebrow threading
We tried to get into the Night Noodle Markets which are currently being held as a part of the Sydney International Food Festival but were greeted with a massive queue at the entrance. This was unfortunate because we were hungry and just did not want to wait. We made out way over to have chilli hot pot instead.
As for the photos, I had my compact camera on me this night and I’m still not very good at taking pictures with it. Bear with me, I’m just not used to not being able to manually adjust my settings!
The ordering form
The soup. Chicken on the left and red hot chilli on the right
The food we would then cook in the soup
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The fun begins! Yes, I’m concentrating hard. Paul is excited to have the beef strips that look like bacon in his hands. These beef slices were then referred to as “the bacon” for the rest of the evening.
Check out David’s blue swimmer crab! This was had for $10 and was reported to be very sweet. It was also conveniently chopped up into quarters. I didn’t have any because I was too lazy to get my hands dirty.
Some more hot pot action and noodles in the background! We had the “L.K rice noodles” on the left and “handmade noodles” on the right
Paul looking somewhat bewildered. I think the fumes from the chilli soup were getting to him
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22. F. Sydney, Australia.
Hello, you have stumbled upon my personal blog. I'm a Jack of all trades kind of girl whose interests include, but are not limited to: nail polish; food (eating it); mountain biking; driving; and music. If there is any money left over after all that, I am, to a certain degree, interested in fashion.
Time is money and money is time. While I seem to have more time than I do money, I still don't find myself doing all of these things at one time because I don't have the money.
). We had originally booked an apartment down in Kiama but Rob had a few complications with getting home after spending a year in France, so that was canceled because there was some uncertainty about whether she would make it back in time. It all worked out in the end, though and lots of girl time was had. I painted Rob’s nails (OPI – Shootout at the OK Coral, for those wondering) while her hand slipped off the table as she drifted out of consciousness (jet lag’s a bitch! Especially when painting nails 
). But that’s OK, I conked out soon after and neither of us woke up until 2010 when David called to wish us a happy new year, haha 
It was nice and relaxing to have a few Westcoasts and sit around hanging out with my two best friends. Welcome home, Robynnnn! We’re glad to have you back in Oz and relieved that you’re not stuck in Hong Kong a la Tom Hanks in The Terminal (fantastic movie, by the way).
). I’m not your typical girly-girl and don’t usually take an interest in make-up or beauty treatments (as strange as this sounds because I am so enthusiastic about nail polish!) but I threw caution to the wind and thought “why the hell not?”. It certainly was interesting and I wish I had been a better demonstration of it because my eyes watered as the hairs on my brow were jerked out. I’m such a pansy and probably scared some people away! 
