Winter 2007 Collection

Come this winter, Sydney presents its latest in fashionable warm accesorries. The hip new look is the WUK, 9lbs of pomeranian fur and flesh, designed to keep any gamer warm in his seat.

Girls in a big city

Just some pics of our day in the city, it was fantastic having my friends over. Does wonders for a lonesome soul.
Sydney Fish Mkt: DROOOLLL...on the menu was sashimi salmon & tuna, fresh oysters, grilled shrimp and octopi, calamari rings, baked giant oyster, fish...with white wine on the side. YUM!

2 days with 3 lovey-dovey couples...damn it DK, you owe me big time!!

Near Circular Quay, with an excellent view of the opera house and harbour bridge (not in pic)

Martin Place, supposedly where they filmed parts of The Matrix 1

Darling Harbour, without our Lindt hot chocolate in tow, it was closed

See what I have to deal with??????

The Makan Squad

Proudly presents: 2nd hand furniture!

Being a "poor" student, and with previous referral to my "i-cant-live-in-a-dump" butt, Ive managed to secure my lux pad and inevitably resorted to furnishing with previously-owned furniture. Its not that bad, got it off from friends of friends who were coincidentally leaving Sydney. Minus the fact I spent an entire afternoon wiping off dust and disinfecting the fridge, my hard labour has paid off with a reveal of my new home! The only thing NEW i got was my mattress and covers cos its too disgusting sleeping on one that has been used, and my new TV which was so generously donated to me from Kim & Ernest. Bless their kind hearts.

Also had some guests to initiate the place over Easter break. Karmen and Vincent flew in from Adelaide and Cat from Melbourne, on the pretense of making sure the lonesome me is well taken care off...awwww..aint that sweet. but they just secretly wanna go to the fish market!

Welcome to Laine's Swingin' Shaggedelic Pad!

So excited! Got the keys to my apartment today...introducing,..first time home-owner (oklah, home renter) Laine Ooi! Boy its been a hectic day, Had to take a bus to the real estate agent to collect my keys and then went to the place to clean it up a little, got my fridge moved in and settled phone line, gas, electricity etc. Its mine!!!all mine!! So here are some pics to show off my brand spankin' new super lux apt. Will be moving in the furniture tomorrow, so will be a day or two before I update the blog with apt + furniture pics.

1. View to the right of my balcony

2. View to the left of my balcony

3. View below balcony...holy smokes!! jump on in!! its 26 deg today!

4. View from my loft-style bedroom

5. My bedroom

6. Ensuite bathroom..too bad I dont have a tub..8(..no more lavender bubble baths

7. View from my big ass balcony, which I intend to also use as my dining area

8. Entrance to my unit..love the dark maroon-brown carpet.

So Laine's lux motel will be officially open for business starting 1st April 2007 at these special discounted rates:

1st degree relatives : FREE (bound by blood...boh pian)

2nd degree relatives : Buy me a nice present

Good friends: Buy me nice dinner

DK: Do laundry, dishes, cook, and be the perfect man-slave

Bee yoo tee fool

Last night, Kim and I were in the city visitng Clem's Mamak stall in Chinatown. Golly you should have seen the queue! Roti telur, roti kosong, satay and teh ais...that was all in their simple menu but they needed a 7-8 man team to keep the passers-by coming back for more. We were merely there for support and also to try out their fare. Have to say it scored pretty well on my tastebuds, just dont compare the pricing to our RM 1.20 roti telur back home. Ouch!!

After mamak we headed over to Darling Harbour, a treat for the senses. Beautiful view, fresh crisp air, ignore annoying seagulls, people just chilling out and unwinding a hectic Friday away. Here's a spoiler of what we had:

Harbourside view of the city....check!

City view from Pyrmont Harbourside.....check!

After that, we headed to Star city hotel & casino. Considering Vegas is still fresh in my mind, you would expect this to pale in comparison. Laine's casino rating: Top Genting by leaps, less spectacular than Venetian. Although there are a few things I like about it. 1. There was a large non-smoking section where people actually obey. 2. Tons of 1 cent slot machines! yippee! Mom & Dad are sure to love this place.

Kim & Ernest have been telling me of this place, reputedly a fav. spot for them. The view was supposed to be undeniably spectacular. With no expectations, on the way home, we went to McMahon's Point , hidden in a street corner, almost hiding from the city that surrounds it, when suddenly.........

TADA!!!!!!!!!!!!....the most perfect view in all of Sydney. Must remember to inhale and exhale.

My Banggali

I just thought I'ld put something light-hearted today. Reading about housing all the time is just ZZzzZZ. Danny went to the mountains for his annual snowboarding season last weekend and came home with a bad sunburn. He thinks it makes him look like a racoon, but I think he's a chinese Banggali!

P/S DK: HA HA HA HA....so funny!!!...

Sunday

Last night, Kim, Ernest & I went to the city to meet up with my friend Clement for dinner. They were celerbating their efforts of starting a mamak stall in CHinatown. Yes, roti canai and the works! So we had a good time, it was called the Belgian Beer House and had tons of different imported beers. I had mussels in Hoegaarden (which is a type of beer) and it was very good. Very relaxing night, well spent.

Status of house-hunting: 2 bedroom in Liberty Grove is perfect! large living and dining space, good kitchen, excellent environment and convenient for work too. Only downside is, there were at least 30 other people viewing the unit! So it all comes down to the owner's pick of tenants. Hate this renter's market. I already struck the lottery once this year coming here, what are the odds to get this place? Pray pray pray. If all else fails, there is my super lux! which i just switched to a better unit facing the pool. Only cos the balcony was facing the road and it could get a big creepy at night. The new unit has a big balcony facing the pool that I can use as a dining area. Very nice. At this point, I hope I get the Liberty grove unit cos its more value for money but I wouldnt be too bummed to get super lux cos who can refuse super lux???

This morning, we headed up to a suburb called Eastwood where there is a large Asian community and lots of shops for grocery. There are designated shops for seafood, meat, veg and dried stuff so its so convenient! and did I mention variety? I was surprised I saw the prawn chilli oil Lynn likes and even dried squid for soup. Dad will love this place. I can see him going ga-ga over this place. Its also near where Violette lives, so when you guys visit, dad can cook us a feast!! yay

Off to IKEA sale. tara.