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Salad Evolution
After I complained about not having enough vegetables for dinner at his place, our salad received a permanent upgrade. You’ve grown up so beautifully, salad. So proud of you. tongue
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Coffee: Campos Panama Ironman Geisha
Back before Richard introduced me to better coffee, I’d just been an instant person. To me, there were only a couple of requirements for coffee in the morning: The coffee must be caffeinated. The coffee must be black. I suppose for the large part that hasn’t changed. Some thought I would be really picky about…
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Dropped My Violin
I apparently never zipped up the case properly. Dropped my violin this morning… On cement. sad All cosmetic damage only, but argh, my heart!
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Misc Sydney Eats: July & August 2014
Dear Visitor! You are currently viewing a food blog entry written in the old “been there” style, likely an imageless compilation post. Newer entries are more detailed and have delicious photos, too! These restaurants deserve a proper post, but here’s the old entry, anyway! Jump to: Burgerlicious, Newtown Chophouse, Sydney CBD King Wan, Tradies Caringbah…
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Hong Kong Trip July 2014: The Food
A lot not pictured, but foods ticked off the list for this trip, in alphabetical order: Savoury: Curry fishballs (咖哩魚蛋) Fried dumpling (鍋貼) Pork chop bun (豬扒包) Seafood, Hong Kong style (海鮮) Siu mei, Hong Kong style roast meat (燒味) Steamed meat and vegetable bun (菜肉包) Sweet: Egg tart (蛋撻) Egg waffles (雞蛋仔) French toast,…
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Hong Kong Trip July 2014
24 July 2014 (Thu) Day 1: Arrival It was still dark when we got up for our flight from Sydney. I normally wouldn’t get ready so early, but Richard is one of those who prefer to get to the airport well ahead of time. A bit of friendly grumbling from me and some coffee from…
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Ponderings Before the Trip
If I had a choice, I would rather not go back to Hong Kong in July. The summer weather in Hong Kong is horribly unstable, hot and humid, and I’ve also already gone back in early January for a visit before my first ski trip in Japan. Alas, the aunt from Canada just got married…
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