We celebrated Halloween at work this year for the first time, complete with a pumpkin carving competition.
Christine Knight
Christine is the editor of Adventure, Baby! She loves cake, her tolerant husband and her busy preschooler.
L’Gerbe D’Or – A Quick Brunch
A very short post on more delish food at L’gerbe D’or
Wuff Time
I spent the weekend with my girls getting some quality time in. I just love them so much and can’t wait till I can have them with me every day again.
Looking the wrong way and about to bark off a warning to people on the footpath.
Little angels saying, “Don’t go mummy!”.
How can you resist these soulful eyes?
Scratch mah belleh!
Kahlua’s eyes are so human.
Little munchkin Buffers curls up in my cuddle-U.
Very fluffy and clean.
Beverly’s Farewell
For Beverly’s last day at eBay Australia, I joined her and her work mates at The Loft for after work drinks and commiserating.
With a fellow Googler, Angela.
I started getting starving and insisted – rather aggressively I think – that we must go and eat. The only reasonably priced food joint nearby was Wagamama, so off we went for late-night noodles.
About to pass out – saved by noodles!
Delirium caused by hunger. Lol-isa wants nothing to do wiht my antics.
Bev loves noodles – as long as they aren’t udon.
Dessert – fried banana with coconut ice-cream.
The restaurant cleared out and we were the only people left.
Mmmmm dericious.
These sweet potato chips were addictive.
Romantic … and delirious at the same time.
It was a fun but also sad night as it was the farewell for many eBayers as well as Bev. It won’t be the same without you Bev, my dear!
Sakura Japanese Kitchen
Before seeing Body of Lies at the movies (which we both enjoyed, despite the bad reviews), Alec and I had dinner at my favourite noodle place on Pitt St, Sakura. Nothing special, just tasty noodles and great conversation before Alec had to head off to the USA for work once again.
He loves his picture being taken all the time, really he does.
As demonstrated when he tries to shoo me away with his chopsticks.
Alec’s huge bento box.
The same thing I always order – udon noodle soup and vegetables tempura.
Not amused by the chopstick attack from Alec.
Tired now! Too much noodle? Surely not!
Sculpture By The Sea
One of Alec and my first outings when we started dating was to Sculpture By The Sea. We decided to check out the 2008 exhibition – and it brought back some lovely memories.
We did plan to go on a hot day when every other Sydney-sider had the same idea that we did, to either indulge in art or to fry themselves like bacon on the sand. We also made the mistake of driving there. It took us almost an hour and a half to drive there and park, so next year we will be going public transport.
Bondi Beach – packed!
Stuffing my face with amazing gelato from Movenpick.
Alec loving the crowds.
Let the sculptures begin!
Perplexed at the fake pond sculpture.
This didn’t photograph well – it was a glittering pair of wings that floated in the breeze.
Railroad!
Anti-whaling statement.
Oh hai!
Google vs eBay Pong Match
After two netball and one touch football game, the Google team took on eBay in the next event – pong. As I have terrible hand-eye co=ordination, I took on the catering job for this tournament.
Teams unite. Googlers wearing the basketball uniforms.
eBay kicked our butts and deserved the trophy. Phuong, eBay team captain, receives the mini-cup.
Phuong then skulls something alcoholic from the mini trophy and manages to keep it all down this time.
High hopes to be number 1, but unfortunately we can’t be the best at everything.
Ang and I bonded over the SingStar games that followed.
We rocked the night out with some fabulous tunes. Note however that we were rarely in tune, although Alec has told me on many occasions that I have the voice of an angel (LOL).
Some bro-mance going on here. And air guitar. Love boys in touch with their, ahem, emotions.
Lindeman Island Day 4 – Aquatics
Our last day on the tropical island. I hadn’t even had a swim yet so the order of the day was water play.
After asking around we found out that there was some snorkeling to be done off the pier at low tide, so we filled in the morning with other water activities.
Canoeing around the island. We wanted to paddle to the island in the distance but were only allowed to go in a certain area. Staff members on speedboats were at the ready to stop any wanders trying to step foot in the island. That’s one of the annoying things about Club Med, so many rules!
Giving my waterproof camera case a workout.
In the pool practicing for netball. Shot!
Snorkeling time!
The view back from the pier of the resort.
Under water. It was very cloudy with very poof visibility. I got freaked out by not being able to see anything and had to swim back to shore. I’m such a wimp!
The forbidden island.
We spent the afternoon reading and chilling out, then head off to the eighth hole on the golf course to watch the sunset.
The most beautifully situated golf course in the world?
Romance was in the air.
Nothing to do but watch the sun going down over tropical islands. Ahhh bliss.
Alec participates in a game where the object was to hit the ball close to the hole in the far distance. Nice swing Alec!
Bye island holiday!
Lindeman Island Day 3 – Relaxing
With no obligations today, we were free to relaaaax.
The view from our window.
I thought it would be a great idea for another bush walk – this time up to the top of the mountain on the island to admire the amazing view. It was about a 9km round trip, so it was a decent effort at exercise on another super steamy day.
Well worth the trek for the view.
Cooling down.
And chilling out.
Little fellow who hitched a ride on Alec’s arm.
Drinking cocktails in the bar after our arduous climb.
A dip after lunch for further cooling.
Very conveniently located bar.
The peering statue that reminded Alec of me.
The foreshore of the resort.
Lindeman Island Day 2 – The Wedding
The day started hot and humid, so we decided to go on a bush walk through the national park lands to see Coconut Beach. When we asked staff for directions, they looked at us with some puzzlement … which we later realised to be because they were wondering why we would want to trek though the bush on a day so humid most people didn’t leave the pool?!
The walk was beautiful. Extremely hot though, so we were sweating profusely after about five minutes of walking.
Cute bird – we saw them all over the island. They had cute little tail feathers that flicked up and down when they ran.
Lake with water lilies.
Finally, Coconut Beach!
Woo hoo!
Ahem …
It looks a lot more overcast here than it actually was.
Our walk was a bit longer than expected and we indulged a little too much at lunch – making us almost miss the wedding. A stressful half hour ensued where we washed sea salt out of our hair, threw on clothes, and ran up several hills in our party clothes to make the ceremony. We were on time, but were sweating a lot! On the plus side, if gave me a chance to try out my strategy with my new silver slingbacks that refuse to stay on. I bought some ribbon and tied them around the shoe – and they stayed on like a dream, even running – uphill!
The ceremony. Candice looking radiant with her new husband, Matt.
Awwww…
In front of the golf course following the ceremony, in a fit of romance.
After the 2pm ceremony there was a gap of three hours before the reception, so we went back to the room, showered again to remove the sweat, and relaxed. If felt much better getting dressed again in the cool early evening with plenty of time to spare.
The reception set up – all white candles and lace. Very pretty and elegant.
Cute little cupcakes.
Entry of the bridal couple.
Alec looking happy and relaxed.
Dessert tasting platter.
Us with Kat, one of Candice’s oldest friends, and Sarla, a friend from ACP.
No explanation needed. I can’t help myself.
Alec wonders why it took so long for the flash to go off.
Happy happy day!
