22 Sep
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https://www.facebook.com/sourcest.net
So this picture recently turned up on my facebook wall… and I fell in love with it straight away! Don’t you think it’s cute? 
) I’ve always thought of myself as more of a dog person… but I think i’m starting to turn into a cat lady (even though I don’t own a cat… hmm).
I like fat cats!
20 Aug
So it seems like Sydney has got over it’s bubble tea phase and is now moving into a frozen yoghurt phase… I love my frozen yoghurt, especially on cold days (for some weird reason that I don’t even understand!). Moochi finally opened at Westfield Sydney and from what I gathered from reading my facebook, twitter and instagram feeds, it was pretty popular, with many of my friends going back for seconds and some even thirds!
Watermelon Moochi Parfait (with Mango, Strawberry and Crumble)
I have to say it did take me a while before I went to try Moochi, mainly cause uni work is so unrelenting. I chose to get the parfait because it gives you three choices in toppings. I got mango, strawberry and crumble (for texture). The only downside with getting the parfait is that you can only get one flavour of froyo. The day that I went to Moochi, they had watermelon, pomegranate, original and biscotti. I wish I could say that I loved it to bits, but I thought that the watermelon flavour was lacking, however, the crumble was nice.
Pomegranate Moochi Parfait with Strawberry, Mochi and Cornflake
My froyo partner in crime V, got the pomegranate parfait. She also did mention that it was lacking in pomegranate flavour.
Moochi definitely satisfied the froyo cravings that I had. However, next time I think I might stick to the original flavour.
Moochi – Westfield Sydney
Shop 1023 Westfield Sydney Cnr Pitt St and Market St
Sydney, NSW 2000
0416176308
28 Jul
My family is heavily obsessed with Japanese food and so it is quite different when we go out and not eat Jap food. Recently, my mother went to a ‘girls night out’ and tried Home Thai. She came home and raved for days on end before my Dad finally gave in and took us all to Home Thai for dinner. I apologise in advance, some of the photos are a little blurry…
Green beef curry
I thought my spice tolerance was alright… however, when I tried this green curry I couldn’t stop reaching for the water… It was very spicy for me… However, it was really nice and curry wasn’t watered down at all.
Thai Fish Cakes
The fish cakes had a slight bounce in them when you ate them and because my dad loved this so much, we ended up ordering another serve.
Pork Neck
Grilled to perfection and the sauce was a lovely accompaniment to the pork neck!
Pad Thai
What more is there to say.. YUM!
Home Thai take 2!
Because my dad enjoyed take 1 so much we ended up coming back to Home Thai a fortnight later!
Pad C Ew
I have to say I preferred the Pad Thai better… I felt as if the Pad Thai has better texture compared to the Pad C Ew. It was all a bit mushy to me. But, that’s just me I guess… cause it seemed to me that my dad scoffed down the entire plate in like two minutes.
Beef Salad
This dish is full of flavour. I remember the first bite and it was like an explosion in my mouth. A mixture of sour and a hint of sweet. Certainly my cup of tea. We fought each other for the last piece!
Pork Neck
We loved it so much the first time round, we had to get it again! However, I thought the experience of the pork neck was better the first time round. I think it was to do with the beef salad… a bit too much meat…
Soft Shell Crab and Mango Salad
From memory there were two crabs which was split into four… It wasn’t overly oily and the salad was excellent!
Red Beef Curry
I thought I was fairly good with curry… but after these two experiences at home thai, I can safely say that I suck. Once again I was reaching for the water the entire time, but the flavours were wonderful! It was nice and thick as well (not watered down!).
Dough Sticks with Pandan dipping sauce
What more can I say… YUMMMMMMMM… deep fried goodness with an intensely green, delicious pandan flavour dipping sauce. For those who haven’t tried pandan, it takes kind of grassy and florally and nutty all at the same time.. It’s AWESOME! You must promise me you’ll try it!
Home Thai Restaurant
Shop 1 – 2 / 299 Sussex Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9261 5058
13 Jul
Recently it was my mother’s birthday and of course a mother – daughter lunch was required. I was meaning to let my mother choose which restaurant she wanted to go to… however, I have been dying to try Niji Sushi Bar since it had opened.. So with a little persuasion.. my mother agreed! (Sorry mum.. next time I promise.. no persuasion).
Niji Sushi Bar features a sushi train, a private dining room and an extensive menu full of yummy dishes! My mother and I ate from the sushi train but I’m sure that we will be back to try dishes from the menu. There is also a variety of choices for the sushi train… it was a little overwhelming… there were just so much to choose from!
Chicken Katsu with Cream Cheese and Avocado
Cream cheese and sushi is a match made in heaven. It’s just so delicious!!!
Tuna and avocado with wasabi mayo
The thing I love the most with Niji is that there are self-serve bottles of mayo on the sushi train! Haven’t experienced that at other sushi trains before. My favourite was the wasabi mayo. My mother liked the other type of mayo on offer. Unfortunately, I forgot the name of the mayo but had a real spicy kick to it! Great for the chilli lovers.
Duck Skin Sushi
Yep you read it! Duck skin sushi. We though it was eel… was pleasantly surprised with this unique combination. I hadn’t tried this before and when I bit into it, it was like… WOW!
Spicy Squid
Who doesn’t love deep fried battered squid? Personally I love it to bits… Unfortunately this squid was soggy, rubbery and cold 
but i guess that is to be expected when it has been on the train for a while.. Next time will order it fresh!
Chicken Katsu with Avocado
Overall my mother and I had a wonderful time at Niji and will definitely be back! The service was extremely friendly and efficient. I don’t think my cup of water was ever empty!
Kingsford has an excellent new edition to its culinary delights!
Niji Sushi Bar
333 Anzac Parade
Kingsford, NSW 2032
Ph: 02 8068 4849
http://www.nijisushi.com.au/index.php
13 Jul
I have lived in Sydney all my life and seriously… I still don’t understand Sydney weather… It’s hot then cold then hot again and then freezing… When it is cold, I always crave something that is hot, soupy and with noodles… Ramen ticks off all the boxes in the craving criteria and one of the greatest places to get ramen is Ichi-ban Boshi.
Tantanmen
The tantanmen lived up to all my expectations. It was spicy and full of lip smacking goodness! Definitely fulfilled the OMNOMNOMNOM criteria. I wish I was eating a bowl now!
Pork Katsu Set (with miso soup and rice)
C ordered the pork kastu set, it was a generous serving and C seemed to really enjoy it!
Chicken Karaage Don (with miso soup)
I love chicken karaage and when Ph ordered this.. I had serious food envy… This too was a very generous serving.
Miso Soup
Iced Green Tea Cappuccino
C always orders this when we come to Ichi-Ban Boshi. It comes with a serving of syrup so you can control the level of sweetness in your drink! Perfect if you don’t have a sweet tooth.
Green Tea Latte
I love green tea lattes, this one was particularly good as you can actually taste the green tea flavour and it was not overly sweet.
Iced Lemon Tea
Speaks for itself really! Who doesn’t like lemon tea?
Ichi-ban Boshi
500 George St Level 2
Sydney, NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9262 7677
http://www.ichibanboshi.com.au/
24 Jun
Exams are so depressing… about half way through with 1 exam left The thing I love most about exams is that you develop new interests for things you never knew about or you find apps that are life changing… C: I recently got an iPhone.. and I never thought that I would say this… but omigod… most useful thing EVER!
Through this… I developed an obsession with Instagram… So I thought I might share my Instragram photos from the past hectic fortnight
Chocolate Cookie with Cream Cheese from La Banette Patisserie, Glebe
Lemon Tart from La Banette Patisserie, Glebe
I’m not in love with this…
Breakfast of questionable ‘champions’
More Chinese herbal things my mother makes me drink
The wind more damaging for some than others
Laziness to a whole new extreme
Bliss
Avant card wall
Gelativo Exam Food!
It’s a upside down smiley face to say yay to blue sky!!
A necessity
Block of deliciousness fun!
NOOO… Lucky pen ran out of ink… THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM…
Tea!!
Semester is almost OVER!!
Blue sky battling its way through the crowd of grey clouds
Victoria Park
The impact of processed sugar on motivation is remarkable!
Wonderful readings -___-”’
“Why can I smell rice??” – one of the contractors brought a rice cooker and is cooking rice in our backyard…
Afternoon procrastination exercise
Anna “studying hard” with cross words…
View of the city from USYD
The things I learn in social psychology…
My favourite!
Stir Fry Noodles – thanks parentals!
Y U SO SWEET?!?!
Have had more coffee this week than in my lifetime
Where’s the Nutella?
Pretty
Puddles!!
Macrons by I eat sweet (http://ieatsweet.blogspot.com.au/)
Sunset
Colour makes the world go round!
Pfft… It’s called art class not study..
Not as thick as previous semesters… Finally getting the hang of uni.. 4 years later… Omigod -__-”’
World’s greatest neighbour award goes to my neighbour Angela!
Sky
Dumpling Noodles
Went back to work..
Because tea makes a lonely day at work tolerable
Study essentials: gum, coffee, water
Last macron
The Boost Anna bought me cause I complained so much about studying.. lol
My view on uni…
26 May
I was recently catching up with V, my long time high school buddy (we even go to the same uni… but we hardly see each other… lol) and it was another one of those horrible cold days. So we initially decided to go to Ichi Ban Boshi, but that day there was something wrong with the gas system in the building so Sushi Hotaru it was!! 
Nearly all the plates at Sushi Hotaru are $3. Only some side dishes and sashimi are more expensive.
Takoyaki ($3)
Who can say no to a deep fried octopus ball?? Especially when it is pipping hot!
Hand Rolls ($3 each)
Soft Shell Crab Hand Roll
Unagi and Cream Cheese
Tamago ($3)
Kaiso Salad Sushi ($3)
Tofu Kaiso ($3)
I had a wonderful time catching up with V! She’s always in the know of great resturants!!
Round 2
So after V and I met up… I went home and bragged to my parents about this awesomely wonderful and cheap sushi train place in the city… And so they wanted to go as well and the very next day I found myself back at Sushi Hotaru for dinner!
Ebi Fry Sushi ($3)
Tamago ($3)
Kaiso Salad Sushi ($3)
Takoyaki ($3)
Scallop Sushi ($3)
Salmon Sashimi ($6.90)
Sashmi is a little more expensive.. but definitely worth it. My parents said that it was very fresh and melted on the tongue.
Crab Claw ($3)
Chicken Katsu with Avocado ($3)
Okonomiyaki ($3)
Salmon Skin ($3)
Salmon Cucumber Sushi ($3)
We ordered this because it looked weird in the picture… My sister said it was nothing to be wowed about.
Soft Shell Crab Hand Roll ($3)
Some fish sushi.. ($3) – I’m sorry I forgot the name
Sushi Hontaru
Shop RP1/ 500 George Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Ph: 02 9264 9917
