Monday 9 June 2014

Vivid Sydney 2014

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On Friday night, I visited Vivid Sydney. It is crazy that a year has already passed. I had plans originally to visit during the middle of the week, back when Sydney was stuck in its 20+ degree Celsius days. But alas timing didn't really work out. I'm not actually sure if I enjoy Vivid per se, but I definitely enjoy feeling like a tourist and being excited about something in Sydney. I guess that is the downside of living here basically my entire life; Sydney is quite dull.

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We arrived just after 6pm and it wasn't that crowded yet (actually we entered and left Circular Quay by back routes so I wasn't really sure if it was super crowded).

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This was actually very annoying since the lights were actually ridiculously bright.

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My favourite installation.

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We went up onto the Overseas Passenger Terminal to take photos. The lookout/observatory itself was a little awkward since 4 people had set up camp with their camping chairs at the spot with the best views of the Opera House.

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The world is slanted.

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I wasn't very impressed with the Aquatique Water Theatre at the Darling Harbour. We watched the 9pm and 10pm show and surprisingly, they were both different. I didn't get it. At the 9pm one, it somehow transitioned from Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball', to the main theme song of Swan Lake to an opera piece. What? At the 10pm one, it seemed to be an ad for things that were playing in Sydney; the Lion King, Strictly Ballroom and then some ballet performance (not sure which one). Random.

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I don't know why we were eating ice cream in 14 degree weather. Though unlike last year, my beloved wool coat actually kept me toasty warm.

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Not entirely sure what happened (no one seems to know) but soon after we arrived at the bus stop, 4 police cars pulled up along with the ambulance. Also two news photographers snapped some photos of the scene.

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Walking home.

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Canon HQ allowed you to print your photos (including A3 if your heart desired).
Sunday 18 May 2014

Another Week

Another week is over. Last Friday I went to USYD for A's highschool friends' graduation. A non-eventful week I suppose. I finished a course last Wednesday, an exam worth 100% of my grade. We shall see.

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Sunrise. 

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My "weekend" starts tomorrow after 10.30am. I have been working every weekend for as long as I can remember (except of course when I was overseas) and I really don't know what it is like to have those days to myself anymore. It will be worth it all in the end.
Sunday 11 May 2014

Ribs and Rump

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Last Friday I went with A. to Rips and Rumps in Manly. A disclaimer first: I am not the biggest fan of red meat, actually anything larger than 10cm x 5cm is too much. However, I knew that A. would enjoy it and it was a nice dinner although we over ordered. Whoops.

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I always forget to ask for dressing on the side. Far too much dressing on the salad, unfortunately.

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I am in Manly almost every week and am running out of places to eat.
Friday 25 April 2014

Birthday Outing

It was A's birthday on Good Friday which wasn't very convenient as the places that I wanted to visit were all closed. Nonetheless the following Tuesday, we went to the things that I had planned to celebrate his birthday. 

First was a stop at Le Pain Quotidien at The Rocks for an incredibly late lunch. I ordered the Avocado with cannellini beans tartine and was a little disappointed. I love beans, but I love avocado a lot more and wished that there were actual chunks of it instead of a measly amount smeared on the bread. 

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After a few games at City Amusement in Market City, we headed to dinner at Encasa. We were actually meant to eat here back in December when we first met up, however at that time, the place was completely full and we were turned away. I thought it would be nice and sentimental to visit this place. In hindsight, we should have eaten less for lunch as we were both still quite full at dinner. Ah well, peanut butter. 

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Patatas Brava

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Sangria

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Chorizo a la Plancha

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Albondigas

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I remember when these were all the rage on Livejournal textures communities. Ah the days. Though I guess not much as changed since there are tons of phone apps to place bokeh filters on your images. 

The last stop for the night was a night session tour at the Sydney Observatory. A. had wanted to visit as did I, and after reading RYDN's post a while ago, I was further prompted to visit. It was a very nice tour and I thoroughly enjoyed looking through the telescopes. It was a very nice way to end the night.

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