The weeks in brief: 21 January – 10 February
Do you like my new titanium spork? 🙂
Another one for my collection. Huzzah! Thanh also gave me a splayd that I haven’t photographed yet.
2013 is looking like a good year for sporks.
Anyway. It’s been a quietish few weeks. The parents have gone home (boohoohoo) so I’m adjusting to doing my own housework and cooking my own dinners. Waaaah.
It was my lovely DD’s birthday at the end of January. Birthday lamington came all the way from Flour and Stone in Sydney, courtesy of Shellie.
There was also celebratory Gami fried chicken. It was the yum. We ordered original flavour and the spicy flavour.
I liked the spicy flavour but it was a bit too much for most people at the table… weaklings… so be warned – spicy is spicy(ish).
Speaking of birthdays, it was also my Boss’s birthday recently. I baked her a cake. It was okay. Ehhhhhh. I just wasn’t feeling it that day.
We went to Reading Rooms again where I had crab cakes. Yum.
I interrupt this post for catspam. Cat is courtesy of Dany. 🙂 He’s cute, huh?
This week we had dinner at Pacific Seafood BBQ House, thanks to the organising efforts of Mr S&H. It was good, particularly the salted egg ribs (which aren’t pictured because they sadly look rather disgusting in photos… wait until I blog it and you’ll see what I mean…)
Remember how I said I had to cook my own dinners again?
I’ve had to cook my own dinners again. 🙁
Kat gave me some blueberries that I’ve been chomping for breakfast with yoghurt and paleo granola. (I am back on that train.)
My love for blueberries is about as great as my (current) love for fresh grapes.
Oh! I finally tried Gong Cha! I wasn’t sure what to order (SO MANY OPTIONS) but I didn’t want anything too milky or sweet, so I just ordered a black tea with milk foam and half sugar.
And it was so yum. That salty milk foam is just… aaaahhhhhdroolface.
It’s a good thing I don’t work in the city, because I think I’d be there every day.
Also good that I went home after buying Gong Cha because I wanted another one as soon as I finished it. :p
Alastair bought me yong tau fu for dinner instead. So yum part 2.
That Guinness wasn’t mine, but I did drink a bit of it. That foam is also yum+.
Apparently I have a thing for foam. (Maz 2.0 speak up, I know you want to.)
Last night we had dinner at The Abyssinian. It’s still good.
This was the platter for four people – there was so much food. Alastair and Nigel managed to polish most of it off – respect.
Happy Chinese New Year, btw. Last night there were surprise! fireworks to bring in the new year.
It was surprise! fireworks because we didn’t know they were happening until the loudness woke us up. Oh well, we had a nice view of them from our place.
This weekend I baked alfajores, using a jar of salted caramel sauce that Thanh gave me for Christmas. Mhhmmmmm. I will blog it, they are sooo crumbly (ie fragile) but good.
We also had lunch at Dahon.
I had bbq skewers and empanadas. (There was also deep fried pork belly, ohmy.)
I finished with purple cake is purple (ube-macapuno cake).
And then coffee at Clement Coffee. Mhmmmm.
Alastair is holding the cup in a strange way because it was stupidly hot. I carried it around for 15 minutes before I could drink it.
Look, this is my favourite colour. 🙂
How’re you all?
Dayna
February 11, 2013 @ 10:02 am
I think my favorite part of this post is all of the cakes; the one you made for your boss is so pretty (I love the little pearl sprinkles!) and I totally dig that purple cake,too!
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:15 pm
Sprinkles are the best 😀
Daisy@Nevertoosweet
February 11, 2013 @ 2:18 pm
Awww it’s a shame that your parents left before Chinese New Year 🙁
But nonetheless Happy Chinese New Year! Even though you say it’s a quiet kind of week, it was still filled with catch up with friends and amazing food YAY!
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:16 pm
I KNOW. I don’t know why they left so early!
leaf (the indolent cook)
February 11, 2013 @ 2:22 pm
I have totally been enjoying fresh grapes this summer, too! Must also go to Gami for spicy chicken (must retain my tolerance for heat at a strong level, being in a Western country that lulls us into weaklings and all), and drop by Gong Cha.
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:17 pm
Grapes have been AHMAZING this summer.
And yes to spicy chicken and Gong Cha. Do it 🙂
Dany
February 11, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
That’s one good lookin’ cat. Also: FRIED CHOOKEN
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:17 pm
That cat is very handsome.
GourmetGetaways
February 13, 2013 @ 10:47 am
I loved the look of the spicy chicken YUM! I want it 🙂
What a shame your parents have gone home and you have to cook your own meals again 🙁
I love all the meals you have been having out though, delish 🙂
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:18 pm
I can’t believe my parents would leave me to do my own housework and cooking. What kind of parents are they?!
Ashley
February 15, 2013 @ 8:45 am
Is Dany a scottish fold? So cute, those ears!
And happy CNY! 🙂 Abyssinian looks amazing, need to go!
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:19 pm
Yup, Dany’s cat is a cross between a Scottish Fold and a Russian Blue.
April
February 15, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
I just realised from looking at your photos, I saw you 3 times during that week in brief 🙂
I want to go to try Gong Cha now after your rave, but maybe not since we don’t seem to have similar tastes 😛 I always think those bubble tea and Asian drinks taste like dishwater.
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:19 pm
I have a feeling you will hate Gong Cha.. but it’s SO GOOD.
msihua
March 2, 2013 @ 7:41 pm
What a busy week! And It’s all downhill for me now!
Agnes
March 6, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
Yep, all downhill. Give up now. :p