the bright sky

Happy Valentines day

2012-02-15T22:21:00.001+11:00

S and I cooked up some chilli crab for din.. Actually turned out really good :) thanks SBS for the reciepe!

And thanks s for the gifts xx

Open air cinema

2012-02-09T12:17:00.001+11:00

S and I went to watch Sherlock Holmes - a game of shadows @ the st George open air cinemas.. Was a really entertaining movie.. Pity about the weather.. It just finished then started raining .. Just made it out in time :)

DSG

2012-02-08T21:21:00.001+11:00

Love the way you move...

2012-02-06T14:17:00.001+11:00

Belated CNY

2012-02-06T14:01:00.001+11:00

Last night we had a late CNY dinner at B's house .. Good to have the yee sang as well :)
Super happy with the turn out of my belly pork too!!!

6mths

2012-02-01T00:18:00.001+11:00

Wow time has flown by!!!
It's been 6mths already!! But ive enjoyed every moment of it :) here's to the adventure ahead! xx

The first mod...

2012-01-26T20:28:00.001+11:00

Put this on for the first mod to the mkv... More to come? Mmmm not sure

MKV

2012-01-25T08:27:00.001+11:00

Gone is the DC2 ...
Picked up a mkv.. Loving the drive. The torque is just wow. Totally different to the teg and alot heavier too. But the drive is just simply amazing.. Can't wait to drive it again

Black

2012-01-24T14:04:00.001+11:00

S and I headed to the Casino after the renovations.. It's been done for a while just never been... Revamped to 'the star'

Headed to black by ezard.. Then for more dessert got some roons...

Happy CNY

2012-01-23T20:45:00.001+11:00

Started off the new years with some good food with the family...even got a red packet from my parents surprisingly haha
Year of the dragon! Bring on more food!!!

Bye Bye DC2

2012-01-23T19:34:00.001+11:00

Sold the integra... She will be missed

Home...

2012-01-15T21:29:00.001+11:00

When it was done up :)

Home sweet home

2012-01-15T20:27:00.001+11:00

The last Sunday night dinner at home... It's kinda of a bitter sweet feeling. Good that the rents are moving on, but sad to see the home I grew up in.. I'll never be able to hang around again...

Hmmm sad times :(

Back in the days

2012-01-14T12:43:00.001+11:00

Mum dug up this... Haha back in the day my old school sling shot.. Might have taken out a couple birds back when I was younger .. I think if I still could I would carry this around in my back pocket..

Not really sure about the pink grip tape haha

Road trippin

2011-12-29T10:01:00.001+11:00

S and I headed down to melb for a couple of days ... Fun times :)

Merry Christmas

2011-12-27T17:54:00.001+11:00

Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Always good times spending it with the family :)
Thx for the present s!!!

Christmas

2011-12-23T09:45:00.001+11:00

So doesn't feel like Christmas ....
2 days to go...and I'm still at work haha
Fingers crossed for a half day!

Missing it

2011-12-19T16:36:00.001+11:00

Really missing being on the trails at the moment .. Combo of busi-ness and weather :(
Boom...

Phish food

2011-12-04T20:26:00.001+11:00

J brought over some Ben and jerrys Phish food... Good stuff! It's not as good as the chunky monkey though.

Vending machines

2011-11-26T12:33:00.001+11:00

Found this vending machine @ westfields today... Interesting. Might becoming more like Jpn

Rain rain go away!

2011-11-25T09:40:00.001+11:00

Don't you wish this rain would just go away??
I'd rather be doing some of this...

Scarecrow

2011-11-24T07:25:00.001+11:00

Was a very entertaining read... Can't really remember ice station, area 7 and scarecrow to compare...
Would recommend it!

Home cooked

2011-11-23T23:15:00.001+11:00

Don't you just love the home cooked dinners... Thanks mum!

SOP

2011-11-13T00:57:00.001+11:00

Bright and sunny day for a 60km spin at SOP... Got some killer tan lines too :s

The dip

2011-11-12T13:15:00.001+11:00

S and I headed to the dip last night ... Was good food but the ran out of buffalo wings :(

Bill posters

2011-10-20T17:47:00.001+11:00

I like this picture ... Slightly ghetto style

Ride to work

2011-10-12T10:51:00.001+11:00

Today's 'ride to work' day..
Busy on the street.. Slightly slow on the bridge, but good to see so many people commuting..
Power to the cycles!!

Share a coke with...

2011-10-10T16:52:00.001+11:00

J&S got me this. 1.5 litre 'share' bottle.
It's mine.. It's got my name written all over it!

Mulberry

2011-10-08T14:18:00.001+11:00

For my b'day s got me this awesome credit card wallet.. Apparently I chose the oak colour because of some pretty girl .. What a liar! :p

So small.. Love it :)

Xanthi

2011-10-06T19:19:00.001+11:00

Celebrated JC's b'day at xanthi at the new westfields in the city... Soo full. Just added to the extended weekend of eating :s

RIP steve jobs

2011-10-06T15:06:00.001+11:00

Sad day for apple fanboys... Sad day in general. Life's short.. Go hard...

Odi Ruffians

2011-10-03T15:38:00.001+11:00

Finally managed to put my Ruffians on.. They initially feel 10x better than the standard giant grips

Next...

2011-09-30T14:00:00.001+10:00

My next ride.. Haha I wish..

Getting old

2011-09-29T12:09:00.001+10:00

Pushing late 20s now... Not a good sign
But at least I'm appreciating haha I hope so anyways. S took us out to porteno which was great.. Came back stuff and surprised to see all the guys in my apartment..
Great day even though majority was spent at work..

Thanks to R for the awesome cupcakes!! Win!!

Home sweet home

2011-09-27T16:59:00.001+10:00

Mum and dad are having an open house... Hired some furniture and a stylist to do up the place.. Looks the part.. They should have done that when I was still there haha

Patchwork

Can you believe that all these rectangles are knitted together?! Some artwork @ Westpac pl...

Deus ex machina

2011-09-23T11:16:00.001+10:00

Went with s the other day to deus in camperdown for lunch. Pretty trendy place .. I've heard a bit about it but have never been. The steal sandwich I had was decent and s's Boston beans were good! Smokeky baked beans.. Mmm yum.
Maybe I'm not hipster enough to fit in tho :p haha

+ some really nice bikes and a workshop.. Don't you love the smell of the grease and petrol? Haha

Castelli

2011-09-22T21:51:00.001+10:00

Got some castelli socks.. Feels alot cooler as the tops are like extra vented.

C Nest

2011-09-18T18:58:00.001+10:00

Dinner with uncle f and the fam at crows nest.. Haven't had a big Chinese meal since s'pore... Looking fwd to it :)

Ichimaru

2011-09-12T16:41:00.001+10:00

Went with the rents to ichimaru in Chatswood on sat night.. First time there and wasn't too bad.
Had the wagyu bento. For $17 was good value.. Def would go again!

Saturday night lotto

2011-09-09T17:01:00.001+10:00

Pooled some cash together with some work colleagues.. $23 mill!! Haha
Let's hope we win big :p

2011-09-08T19:15:00.001+10:00

China heart

2011-09-08T19:09:00.001+10:00

Wang my original sponsor Wang has graduated school and therefore isn't under the child sponsor program any more...
So meet Hang... he lives with his grand parents..he's pretty cool in my books!

Spring

2011-09-05T17:34:00.001+10:00

Spring time is here!
Bring on the warm weather!! Wohoo!

One

2011-09-01T19:27:00.001+10:00

John piper and John lennox came to do a talk.. 'don't waste your life' apparently there were 10000 people watching.

Piper really brought it home for me... Every second we are alive is a gift from god :)

Thai beef salad

2011-08-30T10:45:00.001+10:00

Cooked s and myself some thai beef salad last night. Actually tasted better than I expected.. Just went with the 'feel' as opposed to a recipe haha ... And no food poisoning .. So far so good :)

Mr fox

2011-08-26T20:13:00.001+10:00

Just before s and s's dinner went to join them for pre dinner drinks. Nice little joint in surry hills

Charlotte

A brought his daughter into the office today.. She's so cute... How could you not want to squeeze her?? Haha

Bt fo lyfe...

2011-08-25T17:03:00.001+10:00

Bt are having this comp.. Basically you have to put the Bt logo into everyday life and take a pic ... My idea was to add it to my iPhone home screen.. Let's hope it's a winner haha

Wishful thinking :p

Office desserts

2011-08-24T19:23:00.001+10:00

Treats the past couple of days with r and a bringing some sweet for a welcome morning and arvo tea :)

Brownies

2011-08-22T15:14:00.001+10:00

S and I tried to make some killer brownies over the weekend... They turned out pretty good.. But now wanting a recipe for a denser, fudgier brownie

Kayano 17s

2011-08-20T11:30:00.001+10:00

Took the kayanos for a run today... New shoes feel sooo different. And a good different. My last ones were 11s so alot have come and gone in between...

Let's hope they stop my legs from aching

S'pore's hae mee

2011-08-14T15:09:00.001+10:00

Beach road boasts one of the best hae mee (prawn noodles) around.. Goes down perfectly with some lime joo (juice)

Singapore day 1

2011-08-10T21:17:00.001+10:00

The Singapore sling started off with a huge yum cha feast which had me going till dinner...

Shopping .. And more shopping
And ended with fireworks for s'pore's independence day..
Syd>Singapore for fireworks...

Bye bye Bali

2011-08-08T13:02:00.001+10:00

Today we fly out.. Its been a good 5 days.. Singapore... Here we come!!!

2011-08-08T12:50:00.001+10:00

The bucks

2011-08-07T02:02:00.001+10:00

Big fun so far.. Enjoying every second of it.
High lights have been the lazy afternoons on the beach.. Cheap massages and learning the local culture

Bank holiday

2011-08-01T20:44:00.001+10:00

Don't you love bank holidays???
Did sop to botany ride.. 55kms return
Was a good ride... Perfect weather for it!

KFC (Korean fried chicken)

2011-08-01T08:20:00.001+10:00

A couple of us from work went to arisun to get some kfc...
Was recommended as one of the better places for fried chicken...

Not too bad.. The chilli was better than the original (which was meant to come with dipping sauce) but I still think the one next to strathfield station was the best!

K's farewell

2011-07-29T14:39:00.001+10:00

Had lunch at chintaria, malaysian restaurant at darling harbour.
Food was decent .. But over priced for asian.. Hah as expected tho.

Weekly regret

2011-07-26T16:52:00.001+10:00

The rain last week was raining so badly .. So I bought a weekly train ticket .. Its Last day today so finally get to make the most of sunshine outside! Wohoo!

C.Evans

2011-07-25T18:18:00.003+10:00

Congrats to Cadel and his amazing journey!
Doesn't it just make you want to get out an ride???
+ one sexy bike

World news photos

2011-07-25T16:15:00.001+10:00

On the weekend kl and I headed to the state library to check out the world news photos.. Really interesting exhibition .. Some really in your face pictures.. Showing what's really happening around the world.. War natural disasters ... Crazy

Makes me want to Capture more!!

Shez's bday

2011-07-24T20:40:00.001+10:00

Happy b'day shez! Hope you had a good one :)

Had a 'picnic' orientate lunch at shez's house.. S and I made some sausage rolls.. They turned out pretty well.. Day was complete with an open fire and mashmellows :) yum!!

The weekend :(

2011-07-22T15:46:00.001+10:00

Weather has been so average the past week = no Riding.
The outlook for the weekend is pretty bad top...No fun..
No matter just have to make the most of it!!

Left overs...

2011-07-21T23:52:00.001+10:00

Mum was super kind to fully load me up on left overs this week.. And it's come at no better time! Its cold and wet and the slow cooked beef, chicken curry and curry puffs have been greatly welcomed by my stomach!!
Thanks mum! Feels like ive been home for the week :)

Cupcakes all round!

2011-07-19T11:33:00.001+10:00

R baked some cupcakes on the weekend to share around the office.. Tasted the part esp around the 330pm mark

S's 25th!

2011-07-17T23:01:00.001+10:00

a couple of snaps from S's 25th Dinner..

Skyping

2011-07-17T22:57:00.002+10:00

Havent seen or spoken to J&E for a while now

Just was able to skype them just now. Although the timing difference J still made an effort to wake up early which was great to see him again!

First time i used skype on the iphone.. not bad..

but vid quality was pretty poor.. but for free.. who can complain!

was good.. looking fwd to next sunday!

Huggy

2011-07-14T20:29:00.002+10:00

Helped S edit some photos of huggy the other day..

normally i would say taking a good photo is most of the work done.. but in this case editing did most of the work :P haha im joking of course

DC

2011-07-12T21:14:00.003+10:00

Its been such a long time in between.. time to get this show on the road..

everything has just been so busy with life, work and church this just seemed to get flicked to the side.

want to get stuck back into photography.. lets hope this helps haha

some pics from DC which i JUST edited.. luckily its within a year of going away lol

the boys.. B, B and me

j+e

2011-03-05T18:07:00.001+11:00

wish i had lightroom... the work flow is so much use friendly compared to iphoto..

Roger's Bday

2011-03-05T15:34:00.005+11:00

Roger just had his bday @ Cabana Bar in St Leonards... happy bday mate! hope you had an awesome one :)Can't you just feel the love?

the pandas are alive and kicking!

Sat Morning

2011-02-26T09:47:00.002+11:00

What a brilliant start to sat.. Beautiful sky... Warm water... The salt in the air..

God is good regardless... in all seasons

X2

2011-02-21T19:02:00.001+11:00

Great weekend for hitting up the trails.. Managed to get out twice! The trance is Sooo smooth over everything ... That bein said I still do try look ahead for the lines and path of less resistance. The higher centre of gravity hasn't really cause any problems either..

I guess my stack count is 1 so far.. Being a smart ass doing or attempting a stoppee on the trail and going over the handle bars.. And another time when my bar end clipped a tree sending me into another tree.. But technically that didn't count lol

This was a ride @ Epping... About 14kms with s & k...

Can't wait till we get out again!!

Scaling...

2011-02-17T21:43:00.004+11:00

So i borrowed M's portable digital scale the other day.. just to see how much was my roadie..

after that.. its like i had to weigh everything haha..

the x2 was on as well

wish it was slightly lighter.. time to go on a diet? :P

The Before and After

2011-02-15T21:13:00.002+11:00

The Lounge

Before

After

The Kitchen
Before

After

Main
Before

After

2nd
Before

After

Bath
Before

After

Trance x2

2011-02-15T07:33:00.002+11:00

After riding the Dam with M and K.. it seemed apparent that the hardtail just wasnt cutting it any more. Not only that but i couldnt be assed changing my slicks to knobblies all the time haha.. well thats my justification for it.
So... off i went exploring the full suss route. After having a look at the different ranges, giant seemed to be bang for buck once again, and with nothing but good experiences with the yukon i decided stick with giant.

frame choice? i was leaning more towards the anthem, just coz of the slightly cheaper price tag but reading up on the geometry of the bikes, the trance seemed the way to go. Not as racey as the anthem, the trance was more up right and more of a "do everything" bike. Tick...

went to KOM @ Crowsnest to find what i was looking for.. and 2 weeks later came home with the x2

Pizza again!

2011-01-29T22:35:00.001+11:00

Last Wed we had dominoes pizza.. The puff pastry was good! Again tonight... Yumm love the pizza haha.. Slightly small from gpk tho :s

Slurpee time!

2011-01-26T18:01:00.001+11:00

Sweating up on aust day :s slurpee to the rescue! New flavours too! Dug the LLB

No bowls :(

2011-01-23T21:45:00.002+11:00

but big measuring cup ftw!

Contemplating...

2011-01-23T08:10:00.001+11:00

Using my hard tail for the commute these days I really feel that I've out grown to the potential for it's use on the trails (as experienced last time trying to keep up with k & m on some technical single track). That + i can't be bothered to change the slicks to nobblies everything. It would be so much easier i just had a dedicated trail steed... Maybe I'm just trying to rationalize the situation so dropping bombs doesn't seem so bad?! :p

2011-01-21T22:46:00.001+11:00

Farewell jase... Again

2011-01-21T22:38:00.001+11:00

Had dinner with jase and the boys the other night.. Farewell dude enjoy BJ! And heres another one for the portfolio

The addiction begins

2011-01-20T18:55:00.001+11:00

Angry birds just get so addictive
When does this time waster stop

The need to loose weight

2011-01-19T12:52:00.001+11:00

The bike is great for commuting, up right, comfortable, decent brakes and most of the time reliable...

The only thing, it seems quite heavy. I was actually shocked to see the weight. I actually thought that it would be alot more...

How much can I actually trim off? Hmmm

Weird peach

2011-01-18T18:04:00.001+11:00

Ever seen a peach like this? Looks like someones sat on it :s

Close call

2011-01-18T12:46:00.002+11:00

Parked at maroubra the other day.. Didn't realize how high the curb was..

Finders keepers

2010-12-04T17:02:00.002+11:00

Went with b, a & m to finders keepers market..
B gave us a crash course in rim lighting...

Wish I had a MKii :s

Honey pepper

2010-12-02T23:35:00.002+11:00

I had this craving for honey pepper... I would have liked to go to Chong Hing .. But that wasn't going to happen..

So a diy attempt.. It was ok.. A little too sour as I put in too much lemon juice.. Doh!

2010-11-30T18:32:00.002+11:00

Back from it all..

The past 3 weeks I've been on the other side of the globe, being US / Canada ...

Haven't really been blogging since a lack of Internet @ the new man cave + busy with the move in and holidaying...

Anyways.. Had a super awesome time away.. 3 weeks seemed so long but at the same time so short. I missed home... Sydney.. Still there's no place like home..

Anyways... My fave spot in Banff, Canada.

The air

2010-11-05T22:34:00.001+11:00

J's new Mac... Crazily thin and light weight..
Need some air time!

It Begins

2010-11-05T21:43:00.002+11:00

So the planning has just begun... Better late than never right??

Time to rock and roll!!

Slicks are the win

2010-10-18T22:46:00.001+11:00

Putting the slicks on really made a difference ... From 2.1s down to 1.4s.. It's lighter, faster and just so much more meant for the road

The block

Awesomeness knives !!! Thanks guys

Gordon Thai

2010-10-17T22:03:00.001+11:00

Thai for dinner

iph4

2010-09-27T21:10:00.002+10:00

I eventually bit the bullet and got one..
on Optus, whom everyone says the reception is crap...
but we'll see..

write up soon....

The L

2010-09-27T20:45:00.003+10:00

KL got me something awesome...

Dammmmmyyyaaammm!

But actually its a...

a cup... thats right!

How crazy is that!
its soooo cool! haha..
but wish is was an L :P hahah jks
its awesome none the less...

its like almost too good to use!

thanks KL!!!!

Hansa

2010-09-14T18:40:00.002+10:00

The man cave is getting decked out with some german engineering...
These taps are the shiz, when it comes to tapware...

tapware.. hmm i think im getting slightly too domesticated

Ikea

2010-09-13T18:50:00.002+10:00

J and i went to ikea on the weekend.. he was helping me check out stuff for my place...
We came across the "ikea family" cards..
sign up, get promotions etc... and FREE bottomless coffee!! (another reason to go besides the $1 hot dogs lol)

Waqu - Happy B'day J & E

2010-09-12T20:12:00.003+10:00

Mum and Dad took us all out to Waqu to celebrate J & E's bday!
Its a seasonal menu... and since its sept... spring was the go

Still loving the wide angle!

1st course
japanese salt ‘n’ pepper squid and chicken, dashi mayonnaise
+
tiger prawn escabeche on miso paint with crusted rosemary

I was expecting it to be like S&P squid..but it was different..
not crunchy, but softer.. + a heavy pepper taste rather than salt..
7/10

2nd Course
spring vegetable soup

hmmm this was actually kinda average...
didnt really get wow factor from this... 3/10

3rd course
three kinds of sashimi w/ umami soy sauce
ocean trout, tuna and flat head

My fave was actually the flat head!
never had it before! yum!
7.5/10

4th Course was the choice
This was the ONSEN TAMAGO + FOIE GRAS PARFAIT

Apparently it was pretty good.. i didnt try it
but they left some plastic packaging around the foie gras :S

This was the duck... i didnt have this either

my choice was the SCALLOP & CRAB MOUSSE!

was very interesting... the red was the beetroot "soup"
it also came with some "cookie" as pictured next to the scallop
6/10

5th course
SHOGA KUROBUTA PORK LOIN + RIB.. this is what e had

and everyone else went for the....
WAGYU BEEF!!!! med rare!

look at the marble!

it wasnt the BEST ive ever eaten.. but it was still up there..
i feel bad for eating just some of the fat haha...
still good! 7.5/10

6th course desert!
strawberry mousse, macaroon, pink pepper puree, strawberry jelly, cheese ice cream

Not having the biggest sweet tooth, im not the hugest fan of deserts.. but i do enjoy them
This actually was the highlight of the meal!!!
the mousse was sooo soft.. nom nom! + the pink pepper puree... wow!
8/10

overall i think waqu under delivered.. slightly dropped their standard from previous..
but still was a great nite.. and as always the company completed the meal!

happy bday once again E & J!!!

PS... avg photos.. lighting was shocking ... iso 3200 :S

samsonite

2010-09-11T22:06:00.002+10:00

Just saw this commercial today.. although its been on youtube for > 1year

i think its awesome haha..

at first i thought the luggage was getting all jacked up... but then realised it was demonstrating its "Durability" haha..

KLM

2010-09-09T20:35:00.001+10:00

KLM are giving away some free luggage tags..
All you have to do is upload your pics, and they will print them out for you :)

here's mine!

Click HERE to do yours