Friday, June 25, 2010

June 26-28








Saturday..

I slept in..got up and headed to Paddington for some shopping. Hit the markets and some shops.

Got a New York style pretzel the size of my head that was amazing(I always think its funny when i see items with names from the US)..

Now hitting the books for my Monday exam.

3 days..

Sunday.. studied.. headed to Paddington again and Bondi Junction for some last minute visits.


Monday..last day here..and had my 845am exam went to the QVB building, Sydney Centre, and Darling Harbour for a last hooray!

Tonight WildFire reservations at 8 for a goodbye dinnner and then to brenners for a last dessert and midnight Charades. Got in at 4am.

June 25





Friday.. we had a potluck brunch...crepes, pancakes, fondue, croissants, eggs, toast, muffins, cookies etc. We all started cooking around 10 and ended our festivites around 1.

Went to the Blu Bar at the Shangri-La Hotel in the Rocks around 5 for some pre-drinks.

http://www.36levelsabove.com.au/

Then to Zia Pina Pizzeria for some pizzas.

Max Brenners for 9pm dessert.

Cargo Bar Lounge for more drinks and dancing in Darling Harbour.

http://www.cargobar.com.au/

Then to the midnight FIFA fest game in Darling Harbour.

Home by 3am.

Lots of pictures..lots of fun..no sleep.. :)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

June 23-24








Wednesday...
Had an Exam.. met the peeps for lunch in Darling.. wondered the city.. came back to watch a few movies (American Dias and A Walk to Remember).. slept over.

Thursday...
Woke up at 3am and headed back to the city for the Germany vs. Ghana FIFA World Cup game..

Snagged breakfast on Pancakes on the Rocks.. and shopped a bit. Chocolate Pancakes (deadly).

Toy Story 3 with the peeps and Cold Rock (Cold Stone of Australia).

Got a bizarre blend of a milkshake (coffee,cake batter, chocolate oreo, and mini m&ms).

(5 days until my arrival to the US of A)

Monday, June 21, 2010

June 22


Tuesday.. got up early headed into Randwick for some studying for my exam tomorow.

New experience: Zellini's, seaweed chips and crackers (weird fishy after taste), and watermelon juice.

What a wonderful day.. I got a surprise study package from my MOM! Magazines,coloring books, mascara,lipbalm, newspaper articles, PRETZEL M&MS, GRANOLA BARS IN EVERY FLAVOR, headbands... ohh it was the best surprise after an unproductive day of studying at the library.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

June 21



Monday..

Today I studied on George St, Sydney. Tried something new for breakfast: a Chocolate Cinnamon Babka.

Then had my last volunteer day at the hospital.

Met friends for a dinner in Maroubra for a place called Maranello's Woodfired Pizza Restaurant and Bar.

Back to the room to study and wake up early to spend the dayy studyingggg for Wednesday!.


8 days until I am home.

I HAVE over 4000 pictures to show everyone..but limit them on my blog--so stay tuned:)

Friday, June 18, 2010

June 18-20






Today (Friday) my roommate's sister came. I had a low-keyed day.

New experiences:
**Le Pain
**Kelly's
**They have these machines that youre suppose to put your umbrella in before going into stores to wrap your umbrella so it doesnt track water in

http://www.visionchart.com.au/Strongway.html

**Movie theaters here..when you buy a ticket they give you a seat number..and you sit where youre assigned--so no choosing..

Aside from that...spent my afternoon at Bondi Junction.

Before meeting my friend Alex (who is from Australia)for Max Brenner's and then Sex and the City 2.


Saturday...Today my friend and I took a boat to Manly for breakfast at In Situ and shopped the markets for the day. We headed back into Circular Quay and went to the Museum of Contemporary Art.

http://www.mca.com.au/

Off to study for the remainder of the day.

Then to Circular Quay for a late night Max Brenners trip with some friends.

Sunday.. spent the day studying for my Wednesday exam (2nd to last) broke it up for a study break at Brenners.

Tonight I met friends at El Bulli for some spanish tapas, which was a new experience for me (+ one).

http://www.elbulli.com.au/index.html

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

June 17









Thursday...

Today I got up and headed downtown to the Australian Museum in Sydney

http://australianmuseum.net.au/

Spent over 2 hours there wondering around. They had a large skeleton exhibit, a big mineral exhibit, saw some living fossils, lots of dinosaur stuff, butterflies, a special "footy" exhibit and another limited time "alive" exhibit.

Learned a lot of new facts and chatted with the employee who enlightened me on a lot. These shells in the picture are stinging shells. This octopus only lights up with blue circles when it feels its in danger.

They had some neat hands on activities: a touch table, a creat your creature with trash, and also a create your own dinosaur station.

Also fun stuff I read about:

**Sydney's very own "Spiderman"

http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/spiderman-unravelled-funnel-web-venom-20100510-uokt.html

**Toads the size of dogs found in Darwin, Australia

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/who-ya-gonna-call-toadbusters-20100606-xn8g.html

**The tiniest wallaby and a Pinocchio Frog found in Papua's Eden

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/tiniest-wallaby-pinocchio-frog-discovered-in-papuas-eden-20100518-vcb5.html

**Learned about the Gastric Brooding Frog, they can turn the acid in their stomach off and can carry their babies there

http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=84



In other news: I am also waiting for this "French Spiderman" to finally climb the Sydney Skyscraper....

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/spiderman-foiled-in-sydney-climb-attempt/story-fn3dxity-1225873939097

At night headed down with the peeps for the FIFA fest in Darling Harbour: huge ordeal from June 11th - July 12th (Sydney is 1 in 5 chosen to host it). Tonights game was at 930pm Argentina & South Korea..usually the games are at 430am or midnight.

http://www.sydneyfifafanfest.com.au/

Tried Baia Italian for dinner in Cockle Warf (Darling Harbour).

Went to HomeBar for some after game festivities.

http://www.homesydney.com/

I love the ice cream cone pictures we took: some guy tried to take our picture 10 times..each time it was either blurry, had one of us in it, had half a body, had only heads,...etc. and then after walking away one of our friends realized the ice cream cone wasnt just a station..but we had been taking pictures with a trash can. No wonder the strange looks. Love it.

June 16












Today I hit 4 new places: Globe Fine Foods & Coffee, Cafe Center,some random train station one, and Palace Bistro). I am on a roll.

I went into the city by myself for the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair. This was not your average exhibition..you had to buy a ticket.

http://www.craftfair.com.au/

I was impressed. I was there over 3 hours and got tons of ideas. They had a surplus of craft materials to buy. They had actual workshops (beading, quilts, sewing,stamping,scrapbooking, painting) where you could make things. They had walls of award winning quilts on display each with a summary of the reasoning behind it. THey had a fashion exhibit too. Some crafts were for sale, but the majority was a tease. They would have all these finished products, but you could mostly only buy the kits/patterns.

Some fun stalls: www.hotpossum.com, www.quiltlove.com.au,www.mellyandme.typepad.com, www.audreyandamuade.blogspot.com
They had great french fries too I got to try the "sweet chili sauce" that everyone insists is a better condiment for french fries here. So I gave it a go---very different--nice change from ketchup--almost like BBQ sauce.

It was a fun place to people watch and chat with the older ladies. A few gave me their imput and suggestions to me it was cute. It reminded me of Grammy (SEE PAINTED GARDENING SET)

The pictures I uploaded are a few out of several. THose are just some of my favorites:

Display Quilts (not kits):
**The fish/feet one is silly because thats the new pedicure technique in Singapore
**I love the texture and effort that went into the quilt is sending with the woman in front of the mirror
**The beach scene with the dog reminds me of Cape Cod

There were also areas where you could vote on your favorite items..one place you could vote on your favorite painted piece. (SEE PAINTED BOX TOP)

Another place you voted on your favorite fixed up furniture. They showed a picture of the old piece of furniture (bench, chair, etc)...and the story behind where it came from..and then the actual chair redone.. (SEE FROG CHAIR)..

Even tried a new ice cream bar tonight: Nestle Maxibon HoneyComb... this has been Kristen and I's new mission for the past week. Never get the same thing..or from the same place.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

June 15


Tuesday..its officially 2 weeks until my arrival @ Logan International Airport.

Most friends have finals this week so i am left to venture out on my own. However, I met a friend for breakfast this morning and then did some shopping around Randwick and Coogee.

Tried four new places: Tango Cafe, JT Cafe & Sandwiches,Gusto Express Bar, and Thai Me Up. My task is to hit as many as I can in the next few weeks that I have left. That means a surplus of cookies, lots of milkshakes, and lots of bizarre sandwiches that I have come to find out its better not knowing what they include. But I am having fun with it! Loving how each cafe brings a different vibe..and different crowd.

Some have cutie,some are all for the mothers and their strollers, while others have regulars that are there everyday.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

June 14



Monday...

No hospital..hit Congo Cafe, glad I did--great service. Worker/Owner saw me at the store a few minutes after going and thanked me again for coming to his cafe..

Had our house BBQ today on the 3rd floor @ 1pm. Was great...12 outta 23 showed..great kick off to finals.

Exciting Day...lot of hanging around Myola="the place of peace".


Our first person officially left Myola..and sent out a Mass Message:


As I get ready to say my goodbyes, I figured I would try to leave one last memorable impression on the house:

RUBASH: I ate your crackers, I made pizzas out of your crackers, they were fucking delicious drunk food...thank you. PETE, SAM, MICHELLE I stole some milk to make milkshakes, but never a lot, I thank you for your generous donations. On that note, that is all I stole from the kitchen, I was not the thief you are really looking for. Love you all long time.

BRITTANY: You never made me delicious baked goods like you promised. I will be at your doorstep sometime this summer, have them prepared...or else.

KRISTEN: I respect your decision not to drink a lot...but you should drink a lot.

DOMINIQUE: Do you still live here?

RJ AND THE CHILLERS: I appreciate you making the halls smell like a certain ganja all of the time...actually not really. Smelled like shit. And you promised you'd get the next batch of cookies...lies.

BEN: My loving gambling buddy. You are currently either sleeping like a bitch, or at the casino (like a bitch). Either way you are not here to say goodbye to me. This upsets me. We balled out like champs on several occasions. "Do you know Bobby McConnell?" See you this fall, football season!

ERICA: I totally could have banged your friend.

KELSEY: I totally could have banged your friend.

KRYSTLE: I hope I got your first name right, cause god knows I could never get your last name right. I enjoyed meeting your mom. I enjoyed watching you belly dance. I would have really enjoyed meeting Francesca earlier. Either way, its been real.

MICHELLE: Putting MD on everything is like putting red in front of a bull and telling it not to charge. Its like wearing a shirt with a bullseye at an archery range. Get what I am saying? Euros suck.

TUCKER: A true bro. Slept on the couch more nights than I could imagine, and then I walk in on him... twice. I'm an ass.

CAVS: I heard you got arrested in like march, then the only time I saw you, you were drinking away your sorrows peacefully, or watching House at 8 a.m. on a Saturday. Your like a grown up, party on man!

ZACH: I banged your girl here. 'Nuff Said.

ASHLEY: I lied when I said that was all the food I stole. I definitely think I ate some of your cheerios one night. And if they weren't yours I don't know who's they were.

DAVID: I don't really have anything to say, Lakers suck.

Now to the gifts I leave the house:

KIERA: You get the Absolut Peach bottle that has been up here since like February.

BEN: You can have my one stamp. You will need it to mail your bond money when the casino arrests you for trying to rig the decks. You can also have my Sem 2 Drink Coupons, don't gamble them all at once.

ZACH: You can have my Pure Blonde hat cause I think your balding.

KRISTEN: You can have my water bottle, provided you only fill it with Vodka or Goon.

DAVID: You can have my Buy 1 Get 1 Pie Coupon cause I didn't use it.

TUCKER: You can have my one piece of gum, use it well.

MYOLA: You have taken my virginity, You have claimed my sanity, and You can have my pride, my dignity, and my soul. I just want to keep the filter in my head that stops ridiculous things from being said...shit already lost that.

Alright guys, it's been real. I hope this was entertaining. Zach, I didn't really bang your girl, I hope you haven't sweated that one out.

With Love,

Bobby

Saturday, June 12, 2010

June 13







Sunday events:

*Church with Kristen @ Bondi Junction movie theater (see Sex and the City 2 shoe)
*New cafes/places (Pi Sandwich,Clo deli ,Baker's Delight)
*Baked an apple pie and no bake cookies for our house BBQ we are having tomorrow --its a public holiday (Queens Birthday--no hospital volunteering)

We havent tried the apple pie yet, but the cookies we have tested and they are definitely some of the best---new recipe to bring home with me.. may be because we stole ingredients from almost everyone in the house to make them.

*Dinner at P. J O'briens with Kristen and Sam...Sam offered to cook for us at his house..but we told him we'd meet him downtown..so we tried to find a "hole in the wall" hidden gem of a place to eat at..but settled for a lively Irish pub.
http://www.pjobriens.com.au/pj_main.htm


*Went to the Rocks for the festival and for the lighting of the buildings (Museum, The Mint..Hyde Park Church,etc)--it's like a slideshow on the sides..

http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Things_To_Do-The_Rocks_Fire_Water.htm

Very historical and different.