OK It's 25 degrees here, so still good weather for shorts and t-shirts, and yet im sitting on my couch in trackies, tshirt and ugh boots!! I was sooo tired at work today, and im sure it mostly had to do with the continual rain that poured down all day. I was at work a little later than normal due to my first non IT course running Thurs & Fri - wish me luck! Most days I catch the bus home, but today I was sleepy and it was rainy so I jumped in a cab. 5 mins later I was home, in my trackies and Ughs. Life is good. (Well OK life may not be good, but I cant remember because all I can think about is how snug I'm feeling ;)
To suit this snuggly mood, i need some comfort food for dinner. I bought some sour cream on the weekend to go with the pumpkin soup (which was gorgeous by the way). I'm not a huge fan of sour cream, but for sour cream I think sweet chilli and sour cream with wedges. So for dinner tonight I'm having roast potato with sweet chilli and sour cream, and roasted pumpkin. Yummo. If only it would hurry up!
Dinner on Sunday night was great. My oven successfully handled the choc beer cake, the soup was brilliant, as was the salmon patties. The cleaning up was painful, my small kitchen is a pain to clean!
Other stuff happening - managed to get a free 10 day gym pass, and went to the gym monday and tuesday. Was meant to meet Mandy today for a class but thankfully she cancelled (or maybe it was mutual ;). Given up on netball, might try the gym instead. It will probably work out cheaper.
I have more to write, but my brain has slowed. Yoav's in town so had a fun night with him last night. Have a girlie night out on friday, and Amy's celebration on saturday (if she's better). Otherwise lots of work, before I finish next wednesday. (Off to europe on thursday). Sarah's meant to be coming to town, but haven't heard from her in a while - Sarah - where are you???
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
ACTOR Brad Pitt has declared he will not marry Angelina Jolie until restrictions on gay marriage are lifted.
So is this because Brad Pitt is a woman, or Angelina Jolie is a man? My vote is still for Mr Jolie ;)
Had a nice productive day yesterday - spent the morning cleaning the house - seems to have become my custom on saturdays. Met a guy from the Tokyo office for a late lunch (yummy affordable mexican and beer), found a great second hand book shop and then went in search of a potato masher - didn't quite manage that one. Hey Ms Ebby they keep the same sort of alphabetical order you do in the shop - a very loose one!
Last night I went on a Jaspas Junk trip with the teachers. It is slightly more expensive than a do your own junk, but it has unlimited food and drink for only AUD$90. Beer, wine and yummy cocktails. Oooh and the food - starters of chips and dips, felafal, chicken satay and some other stuff I cant remember. The main was a really yummy salad, potatos, eggplant moussaka, yummy steak with pepper sauce, (and marinated chicken and something else which I didnt have). Oooh and dessert was a cheesecake! Very good! The company was great as always and a very fun night - but I always end up piking around 1ish. I need to learn to sleep in, today i was awake again at 8 - far too early! Perhaps, an afternoon nap later??
I was reading a dodgy book this morning and the character was eating scones and jam - so now I feel like scones and jam. Don't think its going to happen but I am planning some cooking today. Mandy's coming over tonight for salmon patties and pumpkin soup (oh and possibly choc beer cake for dessert). Alrighty off to the supermarket!
Had a nice productive day yesterday - spent the morning cleaning the house - seems to have become my custom on saturdays. Met a guy from the Tokyo office for a late lunch (yummy affordable mexican and beer), found a great second hand book shop and then went in search of a potato masher - didn't quite manage that one. Hey Ms Ebby they keep the same sort of alphabetical order you do in the shop - a very loose one!
Last night I went on a Jaspas Junk trip with the teachers. It is slightly more expensive than a do your own junk, but it has unlimited food and drink for only AUD$90. Beer, wine and yummy cocktails. Oooh and the food - starters of chips and dips, felafal, chicken satay and some other stuff I cant remember. The main was a really yummy salad, potatos, eggplant moussaka, yummy steak with pepper sauce, (and marinated chicken and something else which I didnt have). Oooh and dessert was a cheesecake! Very good! The company was great as always and a very fun night - but I always end up piking around 1ish. I need to learn to sleep in, today i was awake again at 8 - far too early! Perhaps, an afternoon nap later??
I was reading a dodgy book this morning and the character was eating scones and jam - so now I feel like scones and jam. Don't think its going to happen but I am planning some cooking today. Mandy's coming over tonight for salmon patties and pumpkin soup (oh and possibly choc beer cake for dessert). Alrighty off to the supermarket!
Friday, September 08, 2006
They killed Anya again!
Now I appreciate I have just watched season 7 of buffy, and given it was the second time I watched it, I should have assumed the outcome would be the same. But still.
Did they have to kill Anya again?
On the upside, the season is definitely better than the second time round - oh and boy Angel was only it in for 5 mins, but he was still super hot. Yay to the fictional world. (even the nerdy outdated fictional world).
But y'all probably want to know about my reality. I'm in pain. Yep big pain. I went to netball on wednesday night. We did about 10 mins of warm up (if that) and then had little games. So I did my warm ups and then played in 3 4 min games. In total I would have been lucky to 25 mins of exercise (more likely 10 mins of exercise). Oh and I didn't really enjoy it. Either way, I now hurt loads. So next Tuesday Im going to try gallic football. If I dont like that either, I'll give in and join the gym. Some exercise is needed.
Oh and my hands are killing me from computers (RSI and poor ergonomic furniture). All in all, im in a world of pain. I went out with Mandy last night (scottish chick) was good fun, and not too badly hang over today but tired as hell. So given Amy's out of town, and Mandy's in a private dinner, I decided to have a night in. I made yummy pumpkin soup for dinner and scoffed a load of french bread. Oh next time before I make soup, I need a ladel and a masher. Oh and a bigger kitchen...
Tomorrow Im off on another junk with the teachers which should be big fun. So more entries this weekend, and some photos - have a fun weekend people!
Did they have to kill Anya again?
On the upside, the season is definitely better than the second time round - oh and boy Angel was only it in for 5 mins, but he was still super hot. Yay to the fictional world. (even the nerdy outdated fictional world).
But y'all probably want to know about my reality. I'm in pain. Yep big pain. I went to netball on wednesday night. We did about 10 mins of warm up (if that) and then had little games. So I did my warm ups and then played in 3 4 min games. In total I would have been lucky to 25 mins of exercise (more likely 10 mins of exercise). Oh and I didn't really enjoy it. Either way, I now hurt loads. So next Tuesday Im going to try gallic football. If I dont like that either, I'll give in and join the gym. Some exercise is needed.
Oh and my hands are killing me from computers (RSI and poor ergonomic furniture). All in all, im in a world of pain. I went out with Mandy last night (scottish chick) was good fun, and not too badly hang over today but tired as hell. So given Amy's out of town, and Mandy's in a private dinner, I decided to have a night in. I made yummy pumpkin soup for dinner and scoffed a load of french bread. Oh next time before I make soup, I need a ladel and a masher. Oh and a bigger kitchen...
Tomorrow Im off on another junk with the teachers which should be big fun. So more entries this weekend, and some photos - have a fun weekend people!
Saturday, September 02, 2006
It started with a prince and ended with a frog...
There was a definite fairytale element to my evening last night.
1. A Broken Mirror:
Last night started with breaking a mirror. Now if I was in Australia that would be bad luck, but I have checked with the locals - and in China (& HK) it is not considered bad luck. (Except if you break a mirror during Chinese New Yr!). Oh and by the way the mirror broke while I was tidying up my room. Proving that tidying is bad and evil ;)
2. The Handsome Prince:
OK I don't actually know that he's a prince, but he is bloody hot. I finally ran into my neighbour again (about bloody time). WOW!!
I was taking the lift down to meet Kitty and he was waiting for the lift. Aaah what a lovely vista to see when the lift opened - soooo HOT! Oh and the bonus is that Kitty saw him too, and she agrees he is gorgeous. It also means that he wasn't just a figment of my imagination - which is comforting ;)
3. The Frog:
Ended up out with the sundress teachers which was amusing as always, but I was a bit too sober, and not up for a huge night. As always seem to happen at Little Buddha (a pub) I met people I know. I ended up finishing the night off with Rita and her 2 friends (a lovely aussie girl and local guy). Yes I piked out early but I'm out with Scottish Mandy tonight, so it's sure to be a big one. [Oh and I bloody woke up early!! New plan for the day, tidy & wash flat. Massage after lunch then nap, then out with Mandy - hopefully the massage will inspire napping.]
I left Rita and the others at the pub and walked up the hill to my flat. As per normal I was wearing my havaianas (thongs/flip flops) and stalking up the hill. (It does seem like bigger hill than I remember since returning from Aus)
I do this walk regularly but generally I'm a lot drunker. Last night I was able to watch the cockroaches threading around me as I walked home. It was halfway up the hill that I had thoughts about wearing enclosed shoes around hong kong, instead of thongs. I managed to get to my block without getting too close to a cockroach, only to find a frog sitting outside my building. Seriously - a frog! In the middle of smog filled Hong Kong there was a frog waiting for me. What is the deal!?!? Why is there a frog in Hong Kong. Why near me??? So I stood in the driveway at 1am, outside the gate (and the frog) screaming "How can there be a bloody frog in the middle of hong kong???" and then I waited for someone to walk by and assist. No one turned up, so I managed to push the gate open, and very maturely run across to the building (without jumping on the frog, or it jumping on me).
I got back into my flat, stripped off my jeans to make sure there was no hidden frogs or cockroaches - and then called Jen to share my tale of adventure (or stupidity). BTW ppl Jen resigned, I'm trying to get her to meet me in london!!
So no fairytale ending - but I'll let you know if there's one on the horizon ;)
1. A Broken Mirror:
Last night started with breaking a mirror. Now if I was in Australia that would be bad luck, but I have checked with the locals - and in China (& HK) it is not considered bad luck. (Except if you break a mirror during Chinese New Yr!). Oh and by the way the mirror broke while I was tidying up my room. Proving that tidying is bad and evil ;)
2. The Handsome Prince:
OK I don't actually know that he's a prince, but he is bloody hot. I finally ran into my neighbour again (about bloody time). WOW!!
I was taking the lift down to meet Kitty and he was waiting for the lift. Aaah what a lovely vista to see when the lift opened - soooo HOT! Oh and the bonus is that Kitty saw him too, and she agrees he is gorgeous. It also means that he wasn't just a figment of my imagination - which is comforting ;)
3. The Frog:
Ended up out with the sundress teachers which was amusing as always, but I was a bit too sober, and not up for a huge night. As always seem to happen at Little Buddha (a pub) I met people I know. I ended up finishing the night off with Rita and her 2 friends (a lovely aussie girl and local guy). Yes I piked out early but I'm out with Scottish Mandy tonight, so it's sure to be a big one. [Oh and I bloody woke up early!! New plan for the day, tidy & wash flat. Massage after lunch then nap, then out with Mandy - hopefully the massage will inspire napping.]
I left Rita and the others at the pub and walked up the hill to my flat. As per normal I was wearing my havaianas (thongs/flip flops) and stalking up the hill. (It does seem like bigger hill than I remember since returning from Aus)
I do this walk regularly but generally I'm a lot drunker. Last night I was able to watch the cockroaches threading around me as I walked home. It was halfway up the hill that I had thoughts about wearing enclosed shoes around hong kong, instead of thongs. I managed to get to my block without getting too close to a cockroach, only to find a frog sitting outside my building. Seriously - a frog! In the middle of smog filled Hong Kong there was a frog waiting for me. What is the deal!?!? Why is there a frog in Hong Kong. Why near me??? So I stood in the driveway at 1am, outside the gate (and the frog) screaming "How can there be a bloody frog in the middle of hong kong???" and then I waited for someone to walk by and assist. No one turned up, so I managed to push the gate open, and very maturely run across to the building (without jumping on the frog, or it jumping on me).
I got back into my flat, stripped off my jeans to make sure there was no hidden frogs or cockroaches - and then called Jen to share my tale of adventure (or stupidity). BTW ppl Jen resigned, I'm trying to get her to meet me in london!!
So no fairytale ending - but I'll let you know if there's one on the horizon ;)
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Rejuvination!!! (sp)
So I apologise for the lack of blog updates but I've been kinda busy. For those who weren't in on the secret, I made a random short trip to sydney. Last sunday night/monday I was in a very crappy mood, pissed with work, and not much else going on in my life and just wanted to get away. I decided I needed to get out of town - I started searching zuji, and looking at flights. Vietnam, China - all cheap enough but need to get a visa, and deal with language and roughing it, which seemed like too much work in my dodgy mental state. So instead I decided to go to Australia - oh and not tell anyone so it would be a surprise.
For those of you who like the idea of surprises let me give you the rundown. Had great fun surprising Mum & Dad and Dee. The downside of surprising ppl, is that Clair, Zeina & Schwarzy were all out of town. I had a brilliant time in Oz, I arrived saturday morning and flew out wednesday afternoon, so I had a few happy (chilly days in sydney). Check out what I did below....
Friday - I worked all day (even taught a class). Got an email from my mum asking if I would be home friday night so she could call. I told her I would be out and would call her saturday morning. Then I jumped on the plane to oz.
Saturday - Arrived 8am in sydney, picked up by the Hammies. We drove to my folks place and when we were outside i called home. Dad picked up, we chatted a bit - i told him I couldn't sleep and was up early, then Uncle Pete rang the doorbell.
"Nat, the doorbell rang, can you hold on a sec?"
I find out later that his mobile rings at the same time, so he's talking on the mobile, hands the house phone to mum who's just waking up (telling her its Nat on the phone) and then answers the door. To find me standing there. He was very confused, it was very very fun. He just stood there looking ;) Was big fun. So after having fun surprising the folks, I surprised Dee, then attempted to surprise Ebby but she wasnt there :( Caity and I wandered in the avo, and then Saturday night we went to the Dolphin hotel (crown st) with Caity, Mandy, Ebby & Niamh. Lots of fun and I even managed to pick up a gay boy (seriously I didn't even do anything, they just love me). We then went to Mickeys for dessert - was very yummy and who knew they had an upstairs!
Sunday involved bondi to bronte walk with dad, then brunch with Mum, Dad, Uncle Phoo, Mimi, Dee & Draghi (sp). Some shopping (2 new havanianas & 2 shoes) and an afternoon spent on the couch with Ebby. I miss just hanging out with friends. Sunday night yummy family dinner with Caity & Mandy as well. Chicken Soup, potato pie, tandori chicken, salad and yummy apple crumble! Mmmmm mums cooking!!
Monday I had to go to work, monday night I went to my cousins for more yummy food, and then hang out at Dees. Tuesday was off to work yet again, and then a brilliant night at Hippo Lounge followed by Mohr Fish. I love Mohr Fish, and I love the atmosphere, and most importantly I love my friends. Clair and Zeina were back in town, and in addition Steve, Ebby and of course Caity joined me. A truly perfect evening - thanks guys!
Wednesday involved a sleep in, a visit to the bookshop and coffee and snacks with mum at the airport. Flight back was good, empty seats and on demand movies and cds - was great. Back in HK by 10:30pm, unfortunately too tired or lazy and ended up paying for my most expensive cab ride yet. (And yet still only about $70 aus).
Work today was full on. Started off with a presentation to the Global MD (which went well), and ended with a phone call from the Tokyo MD asking me to spend a couple of wks in Tokyo in October. Gee I don't know - hehheheheh. I can't wait!
Tomorrow is friday and then a lovely weekend. Tomorrow night I'm off with Amy and the sundress teachers (who I haven't seen in ages). Sat night heading out with Mandy (scottish chick), and in between I'm planning to get a massage and buy new headphones. Speaking of which, I better pay off my credit card.
I'm watching Buffy - season 7 - and Giles is wearing my winter london coat. Seriously...
BTW I'm feeling great after my trip to Sydney - cheap therapy!!
For those of you who like the idea of surprises let me give you the rundown. Had great fun surprising Mum & Dad and Dee. The downside of surprising ppl, is that Clair, Zeina & Schwarzy were all out of town. I had a brilliant time in Oz, I arrived saturday morning and flew out wednesday afternoon, so I had a few happy (chilly days in sydney). Check out what I did below....
Friday - I worked all day (even taught a class). Got an email from my mum asking if I would be home friday night so she could call. I told her I would be out and would call her saturday morning. Then I jumped on the plane to oz.
Saturday - Arrived 8am in sydney, picked up by the Hammies. We drove to my folks place and when we were outside i called home. Dad picked up, we chatted a bit - i told him I couldn't sleep and was up early, then Uncle Pete rang the doorbell.
"Nat, the doorbell rang, can you hold on a sec?"
I find out later that his mobile rings at the same time, so he's talking on the mobile, hands the house phone to mum who's just waking up (telling her its Nat on the phone) and then answers the door. To find me standing there. He was very confused, it was very very fun. He just stood there looking ;) Was big fun. So after having fun surprising the folks, I surprised Dee, then attempted to surprise Ebby but she wasnt there :( Caity and I wandered in the avo, and then Saturday night we went to the Dolphin hotel (crown st) with Caity, Mandy, Ebby & Niamh. Lots of fun and I even managed to pick up a gay boy (seriously I didn't even do anything, they just love me). We then went to Mickeys for dessert - was very yummy and who knew they had an upstairs!
Sunday involved bondi to bronte walk with dad, then brunch with Mum, Dad, Uncle Phoo, Mimi, Dee & Draghi (sp). Some shopping (2 new havanianas & 2 shoes) and an afternoon spent on the couch with Ebby. I miss just hanging out with friends. Sunday night yummy family dinner with Caity & Mandy as well. Chicken Soup, potato pie, tandori chicken, salad and yummy apple crumble! Mmmmm mums cooking!!
Monday I had to go to work, monday night I went to my cousins for more yummy food, and then hang out at Dees. Tuesday was off to work yet again, and then a brilliant night at Hippo Lounge followed by Mohr Fish. I love Mohr Fish, and I love the atmosphere, and most importantly I love my friends. Clair and Zeina were back in town, and in addition Steve, Ebby and of course Caity joined me. A truly perfect evening - thanks guys!
Wednesday involved a sleep in, a visit to the bookshop and coffee and snacks with mum at the airport. Flight back was good, empty seats and on demand movies and cds - was great. Back in HK by 10:30pm, unfortunately too tired or lazy and ended up paying for my most expensive cab ride yet. (And yet still only about $70 aus).
Work today was full on. Started off with a presentation to the Global MD (which went well), and ended with a phone call from the Tokyo MD asking me to spend a couple of wks in Tokyo in October. Gee I don't know - hehheheheh. I can't wait!
Tomorrow is friday and then a lovely weekend. Tomorrow night I'm off with Amy and the sundress teachers (who I haven't seen in ages). Sat night heading out with Mandy (scottish chick), and in between I'm planning to get a massage and buy new headphones. Speaking of which, I better pay off my credit card.
I'm watching Buffy - season 7 - and Giles is wearing my winter london coat. Seriously...
BTW I'm feeling great after my trip to Sydney - cheap therapy!!
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