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Today ~ 21 Nov 2009

Lunch at Spicy Fish in Chinatown. Szechuan Dan Dan Mian. AUD$7.50.

Crispy Fragrant Duck with rice. AUD$9.00.

Wonton in spicy sauce. AUD$7.00.

The interior

The exterior

Yoga bear – a street busker

another street performer on Bourke St Mall

Major reconstruction of the Myer Building

On the corner of Elizabeth and Lonsdale St

Christmas is just around the corner

Santa Claus is coming to town…

The Cupcake Bakery in Melbourne Central. Nice to look, too sweet to eat.

Looking onto Bourke Street Mall from GPO Building

entering the GPO Building

the exterior of the GPO Building

The visitor booth on Bourke St Mall

Egg tarts from Maxim’s. A little pricier than normal. AUD$1.90 each.

Tasted quite good though.

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Tiger Woods in person

at the Australian Masters

heading to Kingston Heath Golf Course, where the Australian Masters 2009 was held

First glimpse of Tiger Woods at the practice range

Tiger with his caddy

the end of the practice session

waiting for Tiger to head towards 1st hole

Tiger and his entourage

another glimpse of Tiger walking past

the crowd

People brought all sorts of stands to get the height. Milk crates

These guys actually brought those plastic stools

There was also periscopes for sale, which was a good tool to see above the heads.

Tiger at the Green, waiting to putt

Tiger walking past as the crowd applause

Tiger Woods’ mother in red top and red visor just opposite us. It seemed like she was with Tiger for the whole of the 18-holes.

Tiger Woods with his entourage

the cap he was wearing was sold at the Official Merchandise shop for AUD$50!

Tiger’s golf bag on that day and his signature driver cover

Tiger walks from one hole to another. The closest i’ll ever get to Tiger Woods.

It was a dry, windy and sunny day. The dusty sand on our shoes

a bunker

Tiger practising his swings

and he hits…

heading towards to last few holes

The scoreboard

Adam Scott

Tiger’s mother waits under the shade

looking through a periscope

at the 18th hole, waiting for Tiger

The periscope cost AUD$10 each. Whoever came up with the idea to make and sell it on that day must’ve made a fortune.

Heading back to the carpark. Half the road was closed, just for us spectators.

an ice-cream van, on the way.

It was a little too sunny

The traffic on the way home was not that bad. Maybe because we left before the presentation.

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Porgie & Mr Jones

Lunch with colleagues at Porgie & Mr.Jones, about 5 minutes walk from the office. Didn’t have my camera with me today so had to make do with the mobilephone camera.

part of the decor

mocha

the almost minimalist interior

From the rather unusual menu, selected toasted Padiani with prosciutto, tomato, seeded mustard mayo and emmental cheese (which we were told when asked, was a blend of cheddar, tasty and another type cheese…couldn’t recall the third cheese), served on a wooden chopping block.

mochi for dessert, back at the office.

casual Fridays but no jeans.

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Today ~ 29 Oct 2009

Stuck in traffic on the Eastern Freeway

Extra large mocha and workday begins…

Lunch was baked potato with corn, chives, mushroom, coleslaw, sourcream and cheese

Done and resume work…

Waiting for my turn to exit the carpark

and the queue behind me

Almost out

A yellow Holden called Dubai 6

Above

An older tram on Victoria St

A classic car spotted

A pawn shop on Smith St

Back in the suburbs, finally.

Starving. Tonight’s dinner…

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Yakiniku

at Shoya

Edamame

Beef tataki

It’s rather interesting how the chef used a quail egg instead

Shoya’s signature presentation of sashimi

Clockwise from top: Salmon, whiting, kingfish, tuna and scallop

Ox tongue

pork belly and chicken

condiments

Wagyu beef sirloin and beef rib. The aftertaste tasted subtly of fat.

the grill was pretty good, it was smokeless.

Beef sausages with mustard. How is this Japanese?

wakame (seaweed) soup

dessert was black sesame flavoured ice-cream

almost done

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Today ~ 26 Sept 2009

Lunch at the food court in Chadstone

Tortellini Carbonara

Some retail therapy at Myer after that. Shift dress from Review and bracelet

Black top from Review and necklace

heading back in the rain

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Food Court

The food courts in Melbourne are pretty standard. Let’s take a look at what’s available at the food court in Chadstone Shopping Centre…

First up looks like a sandwich bar. Then there is Indian. Next door sells focaccia. Followed by Chinese. The Chinese food at the food court usually serve the same dishes. There is always a Beef in Black Bean Sauce, Lemon Chicken and Sweet & Sour Pork. And you have a choice of either Fried Rice, Steam Rice or Singapore Noodles to go with the dishes. It’s westernised Chinese food. Up next is Sicily which sells beverages and cakes. Cafe Moderno is Italian – pizza and pasta. Followed by Fish and Chips. Then another Chinese. Salsa next to it, is Mexican – nachos, burritos and fajitas. Next we have Japanese, mostly run and prepared by Chinese though. Lastly we have Greek – Souvlakis. Melbourne has the largest population of Greeks outside Greece.

That’s it. One round around the food court.

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Today ~ 24 September 2009

Breakfast at Expresso Bagel in QV before work

They have a breakfast special, which isn’t really a good deal but it was just across the road from work. Ham, Cheese & Tomato bagel with a coffee for $7.50. Cream Cheese bagel with a coffee for $5.00. There is a variety of bagels to choose from. I picked poppy seed bagel this morning.

Then boiled dumplings for lunch at Chinatown Dumplings on Swanston Street. I discovered and learnt to like northen Chinese dumplings (jiao zi) from a stay in China. It’s like a staple in northern China. Almost all ancestors of Malaysian Chinese are from southern China so dumplings, especially during the Spring Festival (which is how the northern Chinese refer to the Chinese New Year) wasn’t a tradition to me. The original northern Chinese dumplings contains pork and is boiled. There are more variations now – chicken, lamb, beef and prawn, fried and steamed. The classic is still the best.

And dumplings isn’t complete without vinegar. Black Chinese vinegar. And this is how i prepare my dumplings to be consumed…

back to work. video recording was interrupted by a stranger who, seeing that i am shooting, thought i was a tourist and offered to take a photo for me. I am never a tourist. I am a traveller.