Fujiya, BBQ KING Firecrackers and PHILLIP RUDDOCK

Firstly, before I forget, I saw Phillip Ruddock today at Chinatown. Bahaha. He was surrounded by a crowd of people at a freaking intersection (the start of Chinatown at Market City).  At first, I just noticed the crowd as I was walking towards George St. I mouthed a swear word when I had to propell through the crowd of sticky people and immediately regretted it because I saw a channel 9 camera pointed in my direction.  Sixty minutes? STOP FUDGING FILMING WHERE THE BLOODY TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE!  Then I saw Phillip Ruddock.  Tick. Two famous people in one week.

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.

So earlier this morning I was ranting on about how D lost my logbook, etc- well this morning, we both took action and drove to the RTA and bought another logbook. Apparently I just fill out all the hours I did before (wth). I think that's utterly stupid. How easy would it be to fudge hours. Gaaah. $13. Which came from my wallet (wallet and purse = same thing Rohan) and I think it means NO DRINKS FOR BELLE THIS FRIDAY- which is a pity because I'll be in the city all morning and afternoon. Sigh sigh sigh.

After that, I drove to the docs to get a referral letter to some breath test clinic.  I think M had some helio-something bacteria a while back.  I did some research, and apparently, if it's left untreated (killed), it would cause cancer. So I suggested we all get tested sometime this week so that we can be cleansed asap and prevent any unnecessary death. Got there, waited for eons, came out and drove to the dentist (lol) to get a radiology referral letter for K. 

D & I stopped off at home, before heading out again (yes, I drove alot today) to yumcha. Waited for another couple of eons before a table was finally offered to us. Ate $40 worth of food. What the hell. So expensive. I swear I didn't eat that much. T_T;

After that we went home, chilled for a bit, then drove M to Thornleigh and drove out to city with D &K. Yes. I drove even more. :D  By then it was about 5ish and traffic into the city was a breeze. Got there in no time. Geez. I should use bullet points or something. This sounds so disjointed.

• Walked to Ichiban Boshi
• Found out they were having repairs and won't be open until Friday (or something)
• D&K&I had a little debate about where we should go for dinner. K suggested Kinokuniya (yes, I'm serious. D said Gumshara, and I suggested Fujiya)
• We went to Fujiya (after much persuasion) and we didn't regret it at all. All the tense frustration and irritation was stripped from our bodies once we walked into the extremely tiny front door.  Why? Because looks are deceiving.  The outside of Fujiya (the place above Delafrance on George) looks shabby, but the interior is a different story.  It was so spacious and awesome. So serene. It was really quiet when we got there.

Practically the entire floor looked like this. May I suggest we have a big group dinner here sometime? It's so close to work. xD

D: Lemon Squash, K: Calpis (lol) with peach, B: Calpis with grape

K: Sushi Udon Set

B: Salmon- I just craved sashimi so I ordered a whole lot

D: Sushi and sashimi set

When I say I like japanese food, what I really mean to say is I like to eat raw fish.  Seriously, it is like the greatest thing IN THE WORLD- except it may give you the worst.  Worms. Gosh. But I thought, TO HELL WITH THAT, if I die from worm explosion, at least I'll die half happy. :) 

So when we were all content and full and jolly, we came across a blockage.

BOY WAS I GLAD TO SEE THIS. MARTIAL ARTY BOYS IN THEIR FLUFFY PANTS. WOOHOO. I love them. This is why I love Chinese New Year. It's a combination of some of my favourite things.

Fluffy pants and sequins.

Kidding.

Really, I love firecrackers and lion dancing. I also love the fact that men can wear fluffy pants and look manlyish at the same time. With sequins too. lol.  K & I had a good chuckle about this before we realised D was missing. :O Turns out he was across the road.

So we followed him, and got front row seats. Freaking awesome. There were three bunches of firecrackers which were heaps long. At least 5m long each.

When my internet connection improves, I'll upload my CNY video onto youtube to show you how freaking awesome firecrackers are.  I did that last year and triggered this HUGE martial art discussion between martial arty people. Great fun.

After it finished, they got a huge round of applause and we got the car and drove to Thornleigh before going home.  I DROVE SO MUCH. SO HAPPY.

TWILIGHT PARADE IS ON SUNDAY!

Mamak

Hi folks :)  (I don't think I actually say that word IRL because it sounds a bit weird).

I felt the need to boast about what I did the other day before my memory fails me and I forget or something. Rex has a nice recount of this day, and you can read that HERE. Diti has one too- and you can read that HERE. All the photos posted up here are from Samantha's camera 8) Thunks.  I haven't touched my camera in ages- lately I've been thinking that it's not so bad afterall and maybe I should just hold onto it for a bit longer before a better camera comes along... :/

But before I go on about my visit to Mamak :D, Winnie has a JOB at DJ so you can all visit her on Boxing Day or something. I was on the phone with some people at Forrester's Beach  8) and they were having a pillow fight. T'was loud, and I couldn't hear her properly- I just heard David Jones. So, yay. :) Employee discounts. :D

SO, on Tuesday, I woke up nice and early and headed off to the optom- tried on a pair of contacts which were of the wrong prescription, chucked a mini tantrum in my head. It was such a waste of time. I could have been sweet talking randoms on the street into buying red ribbons for World Aids Day- but noo, I was stuck in a silly room jabbing a finger into my eye. Bah. Humbug.

After that, M + I returned a couple of DVDs to E library and I walked to the station and bumped into Harry.  He was on his way to a music interview- something to do with composing in the future. I misheard at first and thought he was going to an interview for a musical =_=;. (I need hearing aids) Got off at Town Hall and went our separate ways. Then I decided to give Lis a call to see where I could meet up with her and sim, and when I did... well, I didn't really recognise her. Ahaha. Lis spent last week in Japan, and I bet she spent everyday shopping.  On Tuesday I was standing outside St Andrew's Church/Cathedral looking for her. I couldn't see her. But I saw sim talking to a stranger by her side. But it turned out to be no stranger- it was lis and her fashionable self. Hahahaha. I still can't get over it :P Seriously, you had to be there ;D

We walked to Eating World and spent about 10-15 minutes contemplating whether we should eat but then luckily Sam arrived announcing that we should eat at MAMAK. WOOPDIDOO.

Photos are from Sam's fb. She's in Hk, I have no msn, so I've just copied them from there w/o her permission. But she won't mind :D

TADAAA Finally :D

Fried Rice. Too much spice D:

Chicken curry?

Hokkien fried noodle - this was pretty good. I think it was supposed to be migoreng..

ROTI :D

OMG- best roti in the world. Coconut + pandan + icecream = LOVELOVELOVE

 Bought a 500ml bottle of Vivar Nanowater  because it had nice packaging. *-* Yay materialism.

Getting hot again today. D:  See you all soon!

Threadless

Hey Guise-

I was just checking my twitter today (I think I love it again. lol. :D) and I found an update from Threadless.

Is it legit? I have no idea. I don't know what time "tomorrow" is for them. XD I'm really bad at calculating time overseas.

Saturday night:
Ichiban Boshi with K + D. We were starving when we left home, starving in the car, starving while we were making our way towards Town Hall, and super starving when we were waiting for the staff to call out "TWENTY FIVE". T'was yum.

Need to stop going to I.B. Lining up isn't so fun anymore and nothing else on the menu apart from the Tokyo Ramen really jumps out at me. I hear Wagamama's pretty bad- but I kind of want to try it.  Their interior/exterior design is nice and not-tacky. THE PRICES ON THE OTHER HAND... are okay until the 9th of Nov if you have a Buy 1 get 1 free voucher from Ozbargain :D

So yes. I still want to try Wagamama 8) but its so hard to get the entire family (4) out together at the same time. Sat: B + D + K, SUN : B + D + M. Plans for yesterday (Sculptures by the sea & Wagamama & Ikea) were cancelled so that we could have a nice family dinner at home eating BBQone takeaway. XDXD

About a month until I jet offfffff :D Finally got tickets confirmed + receipt of payment for our comfortable lodgings in HK. Will spend a week in Beijing- doing whatever might be fun (whatever there is to do in BJ). I don't know much about China actually. I don't know what exists in BJ except pollution, Birds Nest, Water cube and Great Wall + Terracotta Warriors. Gimme a shout if you know of anything else :P

Our stay in Shanghai has been shortened to 1 week, I think. So HA- Don't have to breathe in the foul air of Peng Pu Xin Cun for that long. It's grotty. People on the street spit in that throaty noise (HUAAAACKKKK- TOOO!) and because it's so cold you see it solidified on the ground the next day. :( REALLY shudderworthy. I also hate the presence of beggars around this place. You can't help but feel sorry for the mute man with 1 functioning hand, so you give him 1 Yuan, then, before you know it, a swarm of 20 or so emerge out of NO WHERE to also claim their 1 Yuan.

They press their smelly, unshowered bodies against you, frighten the kids, and pickpocket. There's only 2 ways you can get rid of them I guess. Give them all money (unwise), or bark at them to piss off- my uncle's method; sorta seems unreasonable and a tad cruel, but what else can you do ?

In HK you don't have to feel sorry for the beggars. People beg as a "part time job"- they earn heaps and aparently can afford their own apartment- while the majority of HK folk rely on public housing (which is a tad different to the system we have in Australia).

People with no more exams- grats and have fun, but don't rub it in my face :P I don't finish until Wednesday next week. Sounds pretty soon eh.

Just a note to all NRPS folk, small gathering? just before everyone flies off to opposite corners of the globe- at Callums? :D or BBQ of some sort at a convenient park...

Good luck with exams :) Don't stress too much !

PS. I have scheduled some posts to publish during my stay in China, cos apparently we can't access blogger there!!! (may temporarily move to wordpress.. :D)- ooh apparently bosco had the same idea XDXD

CHANGING PERSPECTIVES

Finger still hurts- but that won’t stop me from typing. Didn’t end up getting x-ray because dad booked for the weekend (I thought he said “tomorrow” yesterday- but I heard wrong apparently). Damn.




Today, being the genius I am, I forgot to slip my SD card into my camera…again. YEAH- Humdiho. Oh well. Lots of photos were taken today on other cameras because it was MUFTI and prefect luncheon for outgoing prefects. Ladilaah.



Who’s up for a mini-discussion?



5-10 years down the road- you’ve been going out with your significant other half for a few years, don’t feel like getting married, but perhaps moving in together feels appropriate? Would you move in together before you get married? or after?



Back when I was a kid, I’d immediately think “AFTER MARRIAGE OF COURSE!” because that’s what my parents have always said. However, I know a lot of other people who would reject that because it was highly “impractical”. Their argument was that the longer you live with someone, the more you know about them (i.e. annoying habits, conflicting perspectives, moral values, etc) and from that you can decide whether you want to spend the rest of your life with them.



It makes sense when you think about it like that.



From my parents point of view- this is something you should find out/know without having to live with them for a certain amount of time. A girl/woman should be er “untainted” before marriage, and I guess a couple moving in together does suggest err- you know what I mean. I bring this up because recently, I think one of my cousins wanted to go on an overseas trip with her bf but my aunt said “NO DEFINITELY NOT” and gave the above reason.



Dootdidoot.



I’m not saying that moving in together definitely means night time activities will occur (like the movies teach us- they can happen anywhere, anytime) but I guess it seems that way from a third person’s perspective. “You shouldn’t care about what other people think.” Regardless of however many times people say this to me, it will rarely happen. How people perceive you affects how they treat you.



Tell me what you think. I understand the arguments on both sides- valuing different things. My parents view sounds a bit.. materialistic? But it’s something I think I’ll value, while the other view sounds very practical and.. er open I guess.



Speaking of changing attitudes, here’s something funny I noticed on the way to school a couple of days ago. Some junior girls with miniscule skirts walked past the crossing and my dad made a disapproving tsk sound while shaking his head muttering something like “kids these days” under his breath. Hahaha. I think I’m a younger version of my dad. I walk past shops like supre and see some tiny strips of fabric sold as “skirts” and I can’t help but think “you might as well go without”. Ahh conservative for the win. Showing too much skin is not necessary – but I’m finding it becoming accepted by society more nowadays.

Time to compare? I was watching a HK documentary about prostitution and I noticed the clothes that prostitutes wear can easily be found in an Australian girl’s wardrobe. When I was watching, I had NO idea the girls were prostitutes. I thought they were normal girls and I was waiting for the part where some guy injects them with heroin and turns them into completely hopeless beings and witnessing their change from normal -> hooker. But they were already in hooker mode/clothing which was quite an eye opener.



In other words, I could rock up to a restaurant in HK in my singlet top and denim skirt + flip flops, and declare I was a hooker without anyone doubting me.





Dootdidoot. Okay I have nothing else to say. The fact that I almost said I dress like an Asian hooker kind of left me speechless.



OHMYGAWD SO LITTLE DAYS AT RUSE LEFT

 
Ooh Some photos from our Cadet dinner :)
 
We went on Monday night (21st September) to a place called Steamboat in Epping. It's in the genesis building.  Meal? Basically an all-you-can-eat-hotpot. SUITED ME PERFECTLY. I could ate lots.
 

HI DAVID He was the first to sit down I think

Rest of the restaurant

Spicy vs non spicy.  Nicole had the spicy side all to herself, while Jen, Buddha, Milo and I shared the non-spicy side.

Year 12s :D

Strange looking sauce. What the hell is it?!

Table setting. I got a splinter from the cheap wood chopsticks :(  I prefer disposable bamboo ones.

Ohh yay. Buffet table. It was going to be a nice photo, except a junior shoved her hand into it D:

First plate. I wanted to take a photo of all the plates I got, but I made too many trips/couldn't be bothered wasting time taking photos. Teehee.

:) All smiles that night

Year 12 cadets :)

:) Ahh that was  a fun filled night- lots to eat = jolly good times.

Hope there are more occasions like this to come!

PS> DAD'S NEW PROJECT

PS. JANET! OMG SUNNY HAS A STALKER ON NEIGHBOURS> *gag* what bad taste

Funtime Playtime

I WAS BEING AN IDIOT AND FORGOT TO BRING MY CAMERA TODAY- STUPID MISTAKE

THREE (+2SLICES OF) CAKES AT SCHOOL TODAY AND I DO NOT HAVE A SINGLE PHOTO.

Today will mostly be a THANKYEW and Photo blog. Day photos are from Jero's flickr set called 10-09-09: At School  (Thanks v much for taking such nice photos Jero! I love your camera. Bahaha)

ohmygad Mrs Field's cookie. THANKS GUYS! It was so yum. (K ♥ed it)

Last shot of the cake before it got eaten. GOT GOOD REVIEWS. Wooh :)

For giggles: I found this in the Deva's Party set. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

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Kay.

SO WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?

WELL IT WAS sim's BIRTHDAY (I know you like your name in lowercase) Teehee. BUT EVERYONE CELEBRATED MINE AS WELL, so I had an uber nice/fun day.

MORNING: Walked into an emptyish common room and fixed up presents, put cake in fridge and waited for the bell to ring.  First two periods was a double free, so I spent it learning "Single Ladies" by Beyonce- taught by Annie and Connie. LOL IT WAS SO HILARIOUS. Took ages for Bryan to learn to find his hip.

(grabbed from here)

Pause- Man. I love flickr. Everyday I spend so much time just looking up nice photos/pics. I stalk random people all over the globe, and I stalk people online from our grade. Like Jero and James' flickr (&blog). People. Yes. *cough YVONNE cough*

After that it was MATHS, and our class was relocated to T1.3 or something. OMGAD Haven't been in there since eons ago. HAHA Agriculture projects hanging on the wall- we found Victor's insect project still sitting along the back desks. The praying mantis' leg had disintegrated through the years. Ewww.  I'd post it up here, but I don't have a photo :( I EVEN FORGOT MY PHONE TODAY! ==;  For my birthday, I should have asked for a brain or something. ;D

After maths (saw THOMAS' bread he made in chemistry), it was recess.  We went to the common room and showed off the cakes again- and Winnie was like..

W: LETS PRACTICE DANCING AGAIN

B: HOKAY LETS GO

So we leave

Janet: Are you guys really just going to dance

B: ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES. etcetc

Janet didn't look like she wanted to go.  She almost missed out.  I had no clue as to what was going to happen later on.

When we get inside, I plonk my stuff on the elevated part of the drama room.  Winnie swings a chair over and says

W: Belle can you help me put this there?

B: Sure. LOL what is the chair for? ARE YOU DOING A CHAIR DANCE WINNIE? *insert wiggling eyebrows*

W: *smirk* NO!

WHen I put it down, I plonked on the chair, and I saw sim reading the message I wrote her in our (sam & cat & i) gift to her.  SO, doing the natural thing, I told her to come over, exchanged hugs and patted the seat next to me and she sat down.

SUDDENLY, people at the CD player started saying weird stuff- kowontons + krissybubbles STARTED SERENADING US. OMG. SO UNEXPECTED ;D HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA x 100. Great stuff.   I SAW CAMERAS, so one day you might find a video of Chris Nathan and Eddy lip syncing (lol eddy).  Thanks guys. It was a pleasant surprise and made our day :)

double english- nothing spectacular. (btw sim, did you take the cookies? or are they still in the commonroom?)

LUNCH: CAKE EATING TIME :D or COOKIE EATING TIME :D

ECO: eco

JAP: basically a free

AFTERSCHOOL: jazz. Combined with the year 11s - REALLY not used to singing with other people now :)  But hopefully we sound good on Tuesday

Then after jazz, rushed home to shower before leaving for the BIRTHDAY DINNAH

AND then I got stuck in traffic. Gad. Pennant Hills Rd is a BITCH to travel on around 5-6ish.

THEN DINNER.

We ate. Rohan revealed his homosexual orientation.  We went to maccas.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS.

WE ♥ YOU SIM!