Life is boring cos the camera's broken.
can't food blog. have to go camera shopping
Perhaps this is the perfect excuse to finally buy a DSLR? hmmm

crazy days at the myer boxing day sales last year with H and R

neither were very impressed by the pants -

black skeleton skinnies

'maybe they'll look better from far away'

oi like denim skirts

Today is the first day of a Chinese new year!
My house is filled with the earthy smell of smoking joss sticks.
Mum shepherds us to the altar as soon as we tumble out of bed.

She instructs us: 'take two joss sticks and hold between your palms. Bow to sky gods. Then close your eyes and think of all the things you wish for in the new year. Good health, prosperity, good fortune.'

'And good job - I always wish good job for you' she laughs.

Anyway I have been flickrwhoring my sunday morning away
here are some awesome chinese new yearsy photos -

Lucky Mandarin oranges are associated with good luck and given to friends and family during the Chinese New Year period. (I swear we never do this... we usually give away boxes of lindt and ferrero rochers haha... and mangoes)

Rabbid fried noodles LOL

Awesome tiger papercut 

The scariest wall of chinese sausages I have ever seen

Happy stuffed tigers!


Sooo what's in store for 2010? I'm looking forward to

• 4 more months of full time A U D I T as an accounting intern
• 15 weeks of fashion illustration classes at sydney TAFE, and
• 6 months of exchange at Westminster University in London -- where I must must chase down black pudding, fish & chips from a street vendor, jellied eels (aha sounds gross?), Harrod's gourmet chocolates and Londonian indian curry !

Found this pretty vintage girl at lady booh's illustration blog
I have a fetish for chicks with long hair :)

We leave behind the hustle and bustle of Zumbo's matchbox-sized boutique and head down Darling St to another Zumbo hideaway, Cafe Chocolat.

It feels like Christmas as we excitedly pick a sunny spot in the cafe's outdoor seating area and let spill our precious haul: parcels and parcels of colourful macarons.


Packets of colourful goodies!


Sweet and crisp macarons, with surprising undertones of savoury and tangy - iced vovo, golden gaytime, fig & blackcurrant, tanzanian salted chocolate, mango & tonka bean and vegemite sourdough


maple syrup bacon pancake, lamington, chocolate-dusted passionfruit and turkish delight macarons
haha you can see from the scribbling we got confused about which macaron was which

Chocolate and passionfruit had a nice fruity zing, which was a relief after super almost-sickly sweet turkish delight, which had us crying out NO MORE NO MORE. Lamington was not too sweet and very coconutty, which was a lovely surprise

Macarons are not something you can eat in the dark - they need to be ogled before they are chowed. Desserts should be beautiful to look at, and these macarons have it down pat. The crazy colours, the curious taste, and the way words like 'golden gaytime' and 'maple syrup bacon pancake' just roll off your tongue, you can't help but want to try every single flavour.


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Macaron Party at Zumbo's, part 1
Cakes and Icecream at Norita's
White Apple dessert cafe
Saint Honore bun shop
Barby's bakery bun shop
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Stumbled into Norita Cafe with Lychee one cold and rainy evening after work


Tiramisu coffee cake was all cloudy chocolate and fluffy sponge


Green tea latte and hot taro drink. This is when I first discovered Norita's Taro Drink, aka. the one thing more comforting than your mama's bear hugs. I do rate this Taro Drink. It really hits the spot, perfect for a cold gray day where you need some sweet, soul-warming purple fire to ooze its way down into your belly, mmmmm.


Eastern taro icecream whipped cream & assorted fruit salad bowl


Something savoury - takoyaki octopus balls and salad
This was pretty decent both in taste and value, 8 pieces for $5.90 satisfies my cheap gene
I love the bonito flakes and the way they dance around on top! Argh, the takoyaki is alive!


Related Posts
Macaron Party at Zumbo's Cafe
White Apple dessert cafe
Saint Honore bun shop
Barby's bakery bun shop
Italian biscuits and sweets at Gelatissimo