politix

was lucky enough to be invited to the opening of Politix at Crown Metropol
and the celebration of GQ magazine's new cover
(article at StyleMelbourne should be up soon)

Harry Kewell was guest of honour and i am a huge fan!

was chatting and i felt someone bump into me and then he apologised
'oh no problem' i said
and then i turned around and it was HIM
:DDDDDDDDD

giving autographs

Timomatic was sweet! LM trying to get a shot of his shoes. Unattractive shot of me, but i kinda like it nonetheless

Shanina, looking sexy!


Lady Melbourne and friend

and TAH DAH!

melts.

my very own personal soccer hero.

and here s my 2 cents worth: valet parking at Crown Met- worth it.
they left snacks for me in the car!

how thoughtful, me likey.

rockpool head

oh awesome i think my internet is picking up!
not sure if its been uncapped or if mum rang up and asked to increase the bandwidth this month, but i m not complaining either way

Steph and Sam's 21st
(was it only last weekend!?)

beautiful day, and very sweet event, almost makes me wish i had a sibling.

speeches, with a fully dressed panda!

gorgeous house




the girls

pretty views from their place. glad i brought my camera!

went with Bri-bri to Rockpool on monday

the cheese monster!

bri had wagyu bolognaise fettucine, and i had braised rabbit in white wine with peas and oilves. also had the mac and cheese (haha standard, i get this every time) and a potato and cabbage gratin ( tried to be adventurous: yuck)

waiting for their king prawn and goat's cheese tortellini.

a great red

desserts: creme caramel (ick- unless you like a lot of orange, which i dont), creme brulee and vanilla macaron with strawberry ripple icecream

sad lack of photos because they didnt come out that great!

to be honest, none of us are huge fans of Rockpool. was a nice night out, and nothing was reallyterrible (the gratin came close), just wish they would bring the old dessert menu back!

clare, i asked and apparently the panna cotta is gone for good :(

okay i m off to have dinner now, but i ll update more when i m back

hint

ITS AWESOME! KEWELL KEWELL :D

cap

i am officially losing it.

just realised i spent the last 5 minutes humming Rihanna's Umbrella to myself
which wouldnt be that bad
except it was the word carcinoma
carcinoma..no ma..no ma.. no ma.. eh eh eh.

head desk

i have a million photos i want to upload
but my internet has slowed down to a snail's pace
and i dont understand why
isnt it meant to be unlimited!!?

i cant wait for tuesday when it becomes uncapped
i had to watch an episode of Big Bang Theory 5 minutes at a time cause it kept buffering

oh and i m sick
:(
irrelevant but there you go
i m allowed to be grumpy

grumble

oh and i dont get the deal with the Ipad.
not to be disagreeable or anything
but HP did this years earlier with the tablet

mum's using it now and she seems to like it
personally,
i think its underwhelming.
and the name needs a serious workover.

italian

bri bri's hommmmmmmeeeeeeee from new york!
missed her silly face, haha.

i really love the Italian, on 101 Collins St
and was a great place for a spontaneous dinner out
only big minus was the wine list, they dont sell moscato by the glass which was disappointing

i ve said this before, but my favourite way to start a meal when i m out is some good sourdough, and soft salty butter/oilve oil. yum!

freshly shucked oysters with lemon and shallot vinegar

hen's entree: baccala: salt cod croquettes with endive and aioli

my entree was terrine val d aosta, pork and pistachio with greens, garlic bread and gherkins! i could eat this allllll day it was super yummy!




fresh rigatoni with lamb shoulder and rosemary ragu



twice roasted duckling with oregano, olive and spring onion

and then dessert.







had the creamiest vanilla panna cotta with caramelised cherries, simple but was amazing! we couldnt get enough. there was an fairly average chocolate fondant and a great nutty cassata with strawberries



wore my coat from Escada. I love it, its so big and roomy and soft!
dont know who took the photo, i suspect it was Hen. but i prefer the photo this way, cant see my massive eyebags!

sigh. i love the Italian.
:D

dundas

Was lucky enough to be invited to the opening of Dundas and Fausett in Albert Park
tried out their new dinner menu
the chef was ex-Longrain
and while a lot of the dishes were familiar,
there were several which were top notch




very cosy feel, especially at our round table at the back.

we had almost everything on the menu and quite a variety of wine as well




oysters and scallops. sweet, succulent and paired well with the spice


the highlight: barramundi trio with hot sweet and sour sauce, with basil.


seafood with apple, mint, chilli,coriander and lime dressing


mild roasted duck curry with pineapple


pork hock, caramelised and paired with shallots






my favourite desset of the night, black sticky rice with fresh coconut. in the background, coconut icecream with banana fritters



when the staff are properly trained up and the restaurant opens for business
it will go from strength to strength. the barramundi was mouth-watering.

this post is making me hungry again!



had our dental sports day on Sunday

including this photo as it shows my goalkeeping stance. see, training does pay off! haha

soccer
netball

we even had medals and trophies!
awesome.

okay i m going to rewatch episode 271 of Bleach
Ichigo's hollow release is so KICK ASS
i can barely stand it

and, i can see Ichimaru's eyes again!
blue like the sky, oh yeah.

ask

saw this on Chanty's blog
so decided to give it a go too

not too sure how many people will use this to ask me questions
but yeah
feel free!

Ask me anything http://formspring.me/theplife

endofapr

Went to WabiSabi Gardens on thursday night for a japanese dinner
on St Kilda road

have been wanting to try this place for sometime now
and glad i did

the atmosphere was very quirky
huge tree in the centre of the dining area with red lanterns
and little kitsch mirrors hanging off the walls




tofu entree with mountain veg
i loved the tapas, especially the fried lotus root, and heavily smoked sushi, yum!

huge main, teriyaki chicken

cutest courtyard





helped out at the Health Expo for Melbourne Uni on Friday.

was interesting because i didnt know much about the new Melbourne Model, given we're not affected,
but soon learnt. still undecided if its an improvement or not.
Guess only time will tell at this point!

Drinks and dumplings!


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Bistro Vue with my super friends. so filled with love right now! i think its Jason's perfume which he sprayed in my room, olfactory senses tingling which is in turn making me think of them.





love


foie gras and quail

chocolate souffle

tarte tartin. which i will forever associate with bri. miss you


had them over again for dinner yesterday night
had a Vietnamese themed party
made pho
and dug out the china tea cups and chopsticks

pho base! whole soup chicken, cinnamon, sesame oil, dates, herbs, onion, salt, pepper on the stove for 5 hrs on a slow simmer

with rice noodle, meatballs (ridiculously easy to make with minced beef, sesame oil, salt, pepper and TianJin preserved veg), asian mint, chilli, pickled onion,and lemon



okay i can hardly keep my eyes open. i ll update again later!
nights