Brought a carrot cake yesterday, then when getting it through the front doors of our building, whilst struggling with surfboard & bag...which of the 3 did i drop?
NOOOOOOOOOOO! as i scooped it up (you could probably hear me in England, if you were awake)
I managed to scoop the icing back on and it wasn't as terrible as i first thought. David Beckham is in Sydney and the whole place is going mental. I was on a pontoon in the middle of Sydney Harbor setting up some adidas signs this morning...very weird!
Finally putting a pair of pants on straight out of the tumble dryer is possibly one of the best things ever.
Sunday 25 November 2007
Sunday 18 November 2007
Steak & Cheese
I had heard Rob Lewis & PC talking about Wagyu steak's but had never done anything about it, Ben also had eaten one right in front of me...the swine! i had already ordered fish & chips and not seen it on the menu.
Well all this changed yesterday when i had one of these lovely steaks, with a knob of garlic butter on top and fries that were even better than Burger King's "king fries"....i am not the biggest fan of chips but these were 10 out of 10. I could not speak during this plate of unembroiled excellence nor for the few minutes afterwards.
I was out with Lia watching her friends band "Three Quarters Hazel" they were really good, but unfortunately they were out-done by the meal i had eaten just before they took the stage....and i hate to say it but they were also out-done by the desert i was about to have.
"Max Brenner Chocolate Bar" no this isn't a bar of chocolate, its an actual Bar/Cafe devoted to chocolate. Two pieces of this chocolate (20x20cm) cost $9.50, there are vat's of melted chocolate in the corner with pump's coming out of them...it is literally like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. As soon as i saw cheesecake on the menu, then menu was closed.
When the first forkful hit my mouth, i thought id died and gone to umpa lumpa heaven. The picture below does not do it justice (think i was shaking from sheer pleasure): Served with HOT chocolate sauce and strawberry's this thing was Devinne! I have quite a sweet tooth and i had would not be able to eat a whole one of these in one sitting, it was just too decedent.
Apparently the specialized chocolate cafe/bar is not a new thing here. But it was new to me & i will definitely be visiting again.
Well all this changed yesterday when i had one of these lovely steaks, with a knob of garlic butter on top and fries that were even better than Burger King's "king fries"....i am not the biggest fan of chips but these were 10 out of 10. I could not speak during this plate of unembroiled excellence nor for the few minutes afterwards.
I was out with Lia watching her friends band "Three Quarters Hazel" they were really good, but unfortunately they were out-done by the meal i had eaten just before they took the stage....and i hate to say it but they were also out-done by the desert i was about to have.
"Max Brenner Chocolate Bar" no this isn't a bar of chocolate, its an actual Bar/Cafe devoted to chocolate. Two pieces of this chocolate (20x20cm) cost $9.50, there are vat's of melted chocolate in the corner with pump's coming out of them...it is literally like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. As soon as i saw cheesecake on the menu, then menu was closed.
When the first forkful hit my mouth, i thought id died and gone to umpa lumpa heaven. The picture below does not do it justice (think i was shaking from sheer pleasure): Served with HOT chocolate sauce and strawberry's this thing was Devinne! I have quite a sweet tooth and i had would not be able to eat a whole one of these in one sitting, it was just too decedent.
Apparently the specialized chocolate cafe/bar is not a new thing here. But it was new to me & i will definitely be visiting again.
Sunday 4 November 2007
Yoof of Today
So im on the ferry back to Manly on Sunday. Getting the ferry between 10am - 1pm is tourist torture! (maybe i can't talk as im technically on a tourist visa, but i live in Manly so that negates it) surrounded by babies...this maybe nice for the older generation who like to try and rip babies cheeks off and say awwww as they hover over prams like an older version of Angelica Houston in "The Witches" Jesus thats a scary film! No im not joking i DO NOT like that film.
Back to the point
So im taking Lia over to mine for a bit of R&R as she'd passed out at work the day before and had spent the arvo (that’s what they call the afternoon over here) in hospital...another long story.
We are sat by the door to the bit where you can go out on the side of the ship, you'd never guess i have 3 members of my family in the Navy with a description like that would ya. These "fluro kids"...you know the sort, florescent vest, probably wears skinny jeans & has sunglasses on that you used to get free from McDonalds...there talking about the little island forte (looks like a prison) as we passed it, we were lucky enough to overhear this gem of a conversation:
Fluro 1: Is that the prison where they used to hang people?
Fluro 2: -with real conviction- No that’s the one in America...Azkaban!
Fluro 1: Oh ok
Pause
Me: Excuse me...firstly i think you confusing Azkaban with Alcatraz & secondly your confusing Harry Potter with real life! now beat it you pesky scoundrels before you give me something else to get annoyed about.
Ok maybe i just said this to Lia and we both pee'd out pants, so much so the rest of the people on the ferry thought we were sinking in a yellow tidal wave (again im exacerbating) but seriously this did happen & it makes me want to squash these fools into mulch as a lesson to the rest of the Yoof of Today.
Back to the point
So im taking Lia over to mine for a bit of R&R as she'd passed out at work the day before and had spent the arvo (that’s what they call the afternoon over here) in hospital...another long story.
We are sat by the door to the bit where you can go out on the side of the ship, you'd never guess i have 3 members of my family in the Navy with a description like that would ya. These "fluro kids"...you know the sort, florescent vest, probably wears skinny jeans & has sunglasses on that you used to get free from McDonalds...there talking about the little island forte (looks like a prison) as we passed it, we were lucky enough to overhear this gem of a conversation:
Fluro 1: Is that the prison where they used to hang people?
Fluro 2: -with real conviction- No that’s the one in America...Azkaban!
Fluro 1: Oh ok
Pause
Me: Excuse me...firstly i think you confusing Azkaban with Alcatraz & secondly your confusing Harry Potter with real life! now beat it you pesky scoundrels before you give me something else to get annoyed about.
Ok maybe i just said this to Lia and we both pee'd out pants, so much so the rest of the people on the ferry thought we were sinking in a yellow tidal wave (again im exacerbating) but seriously this did happen & it makes me want to squash these fools into mulch as a lesson to the rest of the Yoof of Today.
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