dry beach, wet “laundry”!
The weekend’s come and gone! How fast was that? Can’t believe it just flew by in a few blinks of an eye…
It was a cloudy Saturday when Moz and I went for the long, 3-hour coastal walk from Bondi beach to Coogee beach. I had dragged my Brazilian colleague along, and he was charming company to say the least!
Clockwise from top right: cliffs near Bondi, mosaic steps, mosaic up-close, swimming pool at Bondi, eggs benedict, iced coffee with whipped cream.
The walk was very, very pleasant — semi-blue skies, cool breeze, clouds rolling in from a distance. We stopped by a cafe along the way to have an early lunch; I ordered eggs benedict with smoked salmon, and some cream-topped iced coffee to wash it down. Totally yummy! Felt guilty after eating all that, but thank goodness the long walk kinda made up for all the calories consumed.
LaundryAmah, famous bakery in Chinatown, custard puffs.
Sunday came and it rained, and rained, and rained. But that didn’t stop us from meeting up with LaundryAmah and her friend, Mr. D! It wasn’t a day to go out for a scenic walk, so we went shopping in Chinatown instead. You should’ve seen her loot, and all of ours put together — it looked like we bought the whole of Paddy’s Market.
seafood platter at Blue Fish, the restaurant, fresh oyster.
Evening came, and it was still so very wet. What to do, what to do? Eat, of course! The four of us pigged out on seafood at a restaurant at Darling Harbour. Fresh oysters, lobster, fish, squid, chips, prawns, sweet white wine… the whole lot. How not to get fat?!
Ahhhh… good food, great times, the best company. Thanks for a wonderful time, my dears! I had a fabulous time, one of the best weekends since I came here, ever!
Too bad the weekend’s over. Can’t wait till next week, I could hardly sit still thinking that by this time next Sunday, I’d be enjoying some home-cooked food, perhaps some lormaikai, harkau, Ipoh horfun, assam laksa, some hee-hee-ha-ha company, lots of hugs, kisses, *ahem*…
I’m comin’ home, baby!
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faitit chup first …
I want to really thank you for the great company, and for being such a great host! I totally enjoyed the walk, and while really wet and worried about my camera … I think the seafood platter at the end was worth all walking !! =). Thank you !!!!!
I wanna be there
And i love those pics
Chup 1st
*drools over the seafood platter*
Have a safe trip home.
ooo, looks cold and windy!! Umbrella also turned inside out.
Back next week? You must be counting the seconds…
Mmm… I love all the food pics! You’re making me drool…
You’re coming home? Faster come back for some lovin’ and huggin’!
Wah wah wah… the food! The food!!!
Haaaa… I can just imagine Amah’s loot!!! That shopaholic!
Welcome home!
hmmmm… laundryamah was in aussie land?
Laundryamah with the upside down umbrella
what a scene..
I wanna go to Sydney liao..
yum yum yum
midnight liao and my tummy is making music
LOL
Wow! Moz and Laundryamah were there? So good la…
next week? next week kambing back?? wheeee…!
Q: Where to put all that shopping?
A: Kambing bag….
Yay! may jiejie flying home!
WAHHH!! u’re going HOME?
woohooooo~ counting de secs eh!! lol!
it’s always good to hav someone come a visiting eh.. n u be the host.
yipeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! cant wait to see u gal!!!
Waaa I see corchester oysters!!! Hmmm yummy yummy!! Amah.. umbrella flying away lor.. She too busy holding her shoppings la!!
what a loverly weekend for u..but i bet the nxt one is going to be even better!
The fresh oysters look yum. And I’m so glad for you that you are coming home… how long will you be back for?
Hurrah! Ah May’s coming home
Long break?
wah seh!!! go to bondi and coogee never call me!!!! i could have brought you around!! and go for some fried mars bar..:D (was at bondi beach yesterday)…and lucky you going back to msia!!! can I jump into your luggage??!!!! please?!
woooh… nice yummy food!!!!!!!! *droolssssssssssssssss*
walao such a sumptuous feast! when gonna belanja me?
and *ahem ahem*, i found a resemblance between you and the actress-model Christy Chung in that pic! it’s that kinda smiling face o rite~
hi may! i’m back in kl too, lets meet up if you have time. it’s been years! email me xxxx
Oh you are going home!?! Wah~~so excited for you~~~ give you hugs and kisses first! Muakss! Hehehe
moz - 5 HUGS - waaaa, you very good timing hor! thanks for your company too, and for “dragging” me out here and there. otherwise I would’ve been sulking and stuck at home on a rainy day instead. must meet in another city and do the same — back in KL next? *wink*
Samm - 3 HUGS - come tomorrow morning, then we go back to KL same time on Thursday! still can enjoy some good seafood and lots of shopping. jom!
Jemima - 1 HUG - good platter that. I loved the prawn and fish! grilled squid on the side was pretty good too. thanks for the good wishes!
king’s wife - LaundryAmah’s umbrella lor! kept turning up no matter how she pushed it down after that. must buy new umbrella for her for Christmas… kekeke! yup yup, I’ll be back. meet up with the usual gang?
rinnah - strangely enough, I’m longing for another sip of that iced coffee with whipped cream. oh ya hor… I haven’t started packing. must make my list tonight, in case I forget to bring something home…
princess appearl - wah wah wahhhh, the drool! the drool!! *grin*
that Amah ah, say dowan to shop, end up buying quite a few things… LOL! and I also ikut sama, buy some souvenirs home. home? home!
zewt - uh-huh, up in Sydney for a few days, and what a pleasure it was meeting up with her!
Chen - yea, we were kakaka-hahaha-ing all the way to Chinatown, seeing her umbrella turned up like that! luckily the wind wasn’t too strong. so when are you coming lah? oh wait, I’m going back first… come in October, nice weather then. Springtime, lots of flowers.
Kenny Ng - hor! I’m so thankful for such great company for the past 2 weekends. such great fun, I even forgot to sulk, heheh.
sengkor - kambing, kambing… *mehhhh…* *mehhhh…* we go eat ais krim, okeh?
plink - LOLOL!! I love your little riddles! my kambing bag not big enough to put my shopping stuff liao. borrow yours?
ehon - maymay phone HOME! yes I most certainly am making a trip, albeit short. wish it was longer. I’m already dreading the day I come back to work… *sigh*
so have you made up your mind to stay in Malaysia on your 21st birthday?
winn - yippee yippee yippeeeee!! we can sampat togeder-geder soon! make sure you call the rest of the sampat gang also, ya…
Wennnn - ooooh, you seem to really know the oysters by name. to me, I only know 2 types — fresh oyster, and bad oyster! LOL! you are good!
that time LaundryAmah still haven’t bought her stuff yet. after that, waaahhhh… one bag, two bag…
Pink Cotton - oh yeah, I can’t wait for this weekend to come. lots of things I want to do, people to see, food to eat!
Giddy Tiger - I’ll be back for a little more than 2 weeks, though I wish it were longer. the days will just fly by in the blink of an eye.
Pinkelle - hurrah! not very long, though. not short enough to make it a total waste, not long enough satisfy my wants. a month off instead would be better!
Nicole - wah sehhhhh, we weren’t sure if it was going to rain, the morning looked a little gloomy… heheh! convenient to drag my colleague along ‘cos he lived in Bondi mah. next time we go, I call you ok! *unzips luggage for you to crawl into*
kyh - when are you going to be in the same city as meh? kekeke!
that’s not a photo of me ler. that’s LaundryAmah. oooh, I must tell her you think she looks like Christy Chung. she’d be really happy!
eve - really?! yay! for how long? really really MUST meet up if we both are in the same city — it’s been way too long!
doreen - yup yup, home in a few days. whee! muuuaakkksss!
home visit - nice one!! should know what condiments to stock up la? hehe
those mosaic steps are the sweetest thing!
oh re my suggestion of your photo wall, i think it will be nice to get frames of different sizes(even slightly different in style) and just put them together in a spontaneous way. you can start at one corner and gradually build up a whole wall.
so cool.
hey, u hv a great photography skill!! The place n food loook awesome!!
Wahhhh! The seafood platter looks yummylicious! Great pics of Sydney attractions.
Woot! You cumming back to KL!? For how long? Come to Singapore leh! With the Emperor and Princess Appearl!
ahhhh,,,that photo!!! I WANT!! kakakaka….it was really fun meeting up with u…ok la..Moz too..Thanks again for taking time to walk with us in the rain! See ya real soon!
*cocka chasing the pig around the sty to make bak kut teh*
eggs benedict looks yummy!
size of oyster is small & taste creamy? probably sydney rock oysters
sounds like you’re home sick! ;D
i tot u like crab!no order?oh ya!i forgot thre onli hv kosong crab no the black colour wan…
Did you count all of the flowers on the way down those steps?
I want some of that seafood platter. Yums.
Home! Faster, faster!
wheeee you’re gonna be home soooooon!! enjoy kl again! enjoy the weeeeeee gang again! *sulk cos i not there*
if only am a part of all that adventure of yours May..
have a safe journey yea!!
there’s no where like home..
OH GAWD, Amah is so cute in that pic. Looks like it’s a wet day.
Hello! Sorry for being MIA, just came home from a 2 week trip to KL. The food looked awesome! I’m a sucker for seafood too~ Wonder when can I try the famed aphrodisiac fresh oysters?
meet up? waw…. so fun! Envy ler me!
Looks like you guys have great fun, how nice….
So, got any free time for tag?
Yeah… you’ve got tag!
And… that ice coffee with whipped cream… Mmmm… looks fragance… a little bit thirsty now! hehe…
the first set of photos was so impressively taken!!
such strong wind, did the umbrella flew away?
yo! wahh, i so jeles of u lah. so nice egg benedict…so fun. the pool look really tempting…how cum no one? got topless r not?
hmmm…I don’t think Australia is any closer than Malaysia, but I am so jealous that you are going home already. I’ll have to wait perhaps another 3-4 months. sigh!
Wooh! Late to the party but glad you are glad you are coming home!
and the food is making me hungry!
*lend ayam kambing bag*
Hahaha the picture of laudryamah is so cute!
My, look at all those food!!
Wah.. you coming home!!??
Aiyo.. this Laundryamah really high flyer.. fly here fly there.. umbrella also fly..
when u coming home??? got meet ah ben ben or not jek? ekkekek
wahhh…those yummy food….lau how sui liao lor.
hope to see you soon, may.
i want to meet you for dinnerrrrrrr. *sulk*
Uahhhh… look at Laundramah’s umbrella turned inside out!! Must be very windy!
Really. I like that photo… ACTION!
3 hour beach walk, whoa, that must be good
I love the seafood, so yummy looking
yahor… that’s not u!!! why did i think it was u that day leh? *blur blur*
nebremind, i’ll think again who ur other twin is… *grins*
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