Tag: partner
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Weekend Away at Blackheath
21 Nov 2014 (Fri), Day 1 Not even a super hot, total-fire-ban weekend could stop us from our planned time away at Blackheath! We took the Friday off from work for this (you know it’s serious business) and some shopping plus driving later, we’re there! Itinerary of the day: a quick trip to Govetts Leap…
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Caught My First Fish!
Another gorgeous day spent with Richard and his 3 other friends for some picnic and light swimming at Jibbon Beach, and then fishing from the boat at Gannons Bay and Hacking River! I caught my first fish ever! And second! And third! Two we could keep and one devoured on the same night! I really…
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Birthday Gift for Him: FIFA 15
It’s here! They messed up the delivery address, so I didn’t get my preorder until today, one day after actual game release. Oh well. Told Richard that if he thought the gift was awesome, the idea was totally mine. But if it was a terrible idea and a total waste of money, it’s actually Ali’s.…
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The Hole
Me: Why is there a hole in the middle of my sushi plate? Richard: For your invisible pickled ginger!
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Din Tai Fung, Central Park, Chippendale
I love dumplings. If there were no health repercussions, I could quite possibly literally eat hundreds of steamed or boiled dumplings every day. During our July trip in Hong Kong, we went to a dumpling place, Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐), to discover that they had branches in Sydney. We decided that since I love dumplings…
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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…