wisdom teeth out

My wisdom teeth is gone forever. and ......I look like a fat pig now.
Already 5 hrs after surgery ...still numbness ....hopefully everything will be alright.

It has been a long time

Have not write anything for my blog for a very long time....so much happened recently that I do not have the time to manage myself to write a blog.

I have been throught stress, depress and exhausted in these recent months. But it is good as I have good friends support me all the time. Thank you so much for them ...if not...I am not sure I can able to write have the time to write the blog..

Old story ...

Just remember a story happened more than ten years ago.....

When I was a primary student, I got new pair of leather shoes every year. My mum bought me shoes from a local shop in Sheung Wan. I still remembered the shop is "Shan Da Shoes shop" and the salesmen there were quite old. Even though I cannot pick the where I shop but my mum allowed me to choose the style.

This habit got changed when I turned to be 11. My parents decided to get me a better quality shoes. We went to a department store and got a pair of leather shoes with cute bow in front. I remember that was around two hundreds dollar (which was very expensive to me). I really love the shoes. I treasure them as it was one of the best thing I ever owned.

I was only able to wear the shoes for a week at school and something bad happened. I was the prefect at that time and I needed to open and close the gate during the school hour. I closed the gate as usual but something got stuck that day and made me push very hard. I could not handle the force and the gate scratched my foot (the gate is a large one which at least two meters high and wide)....that means my shoes also get a big red scratch from the paint (I cried immediately not only because of the pain and also the paint....

Even though my parents did not scold me but it caused bad memory for me. I felt bad to buy nice and expensive thing for a long time....Of course I start buying luxury stuffs again but I left a sad memory that I do not think I will forget...

Birthday dinner @ Aria

Last Sunday was Tao 's birthday and we decided to celebrate it at Aria Restaurant in Brisbane. It is one of the best Australian restaurant that we wanted to try for long.

We ordered the tasting menu which comes with a 7 courses.

TUNA
seared loin and tartare of tuna with pear and daikon salad and ponzu dressing
2009 Logan M Cuvee Brut Sparkling Rosé, Central Ranges, New South Wales

JAMON
with tomato, dried olives, shaved jamón ibérico and toasted brioche
2010 Albariño De Fefiñanes, Rias Baixas, Spain

SCALLOPS
seared and served with merguez sausage, mint, chilli and rice crisp
2007 Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling, Clare Valley, South Australia

CONSOMME
Peking duck consommé with duck dumpling and Asian mushrooms
Henriques & Henriques Verdelho Madeira 15 Y.O., Madeira Island, Portugal

PORK BELLY
twice cooked Bangalow Sweet Pork belly with Asian spiced black bean sauce
and an apple, radish and crackling salad
2008 Babo Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy

RABBIT
assiette of rabbit, corn purée, mushrooms, baby corn and a hazelnut jus
2007 S.C. Pannell Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills, South Australia

CAKE
pistachio cake with yoghurt panna cotta and pistachio ice cream
2003 Isole e Olena Vin Santo, Tuscany, Italy

I especially like the scallop, Jamon, pork belly and the dessert. The scallop is fresh and nicely cooked. The Jamon is very soft but not too salty. The toasted brioche is a bit sweet and it served as the great combination with the tomatoes and the Jamon.(Highly recommend). Another signature dish is the pork belly. Crunchy skin and tasty meat..nothing much you can ask for.
I do not really like the duck dumplings but it is because I dislike duck ...so I am not objective enough to judge this one.

The dessert is nicely presented. I especially like the panna cotta inside the egg shell..love the idea..love the texture ..love the taste.

Lovely weather with lovely breakfast

Another breakfast @Gun shop Cafe. I miss the corn bread so much and would like to try again. Both of us ordered the salmon with cream eggs and corn bread. The salmon is so fresh and nicely cooked with the eggs. I really enjoy the dish especially the corn bread. It is a big difference compared to the one I tried last Friday.

Tao ordered the strawberry milkshakes. The color is so nice and the strawberry is very sweet. Love it..

Tukka -second round

Sorry that because of the lighting and the quality of my iPhone, the photos are very vague.

It is not the first time we visited Tukka. It is a restaurant that serves indigenous ingredients. You can eat crocodile, emu, kangaroo and varieties of berries. It is for sure a good place if you want to experience real Australian food.

We went there last Saturday as we purchased a coupon for degustation menu on the Livingsocial website. It contained five courses. I really enjoy the smoked emu and smoked kangaroo as entree. Some of the berries on the tasting plates were quite sweet and created a good balance with the smoked salty flavor from the meats.

For the mains, we had crocodile and kangaroo. The kangaroo is one of the softest I had ever tried . Love it.

We had chocolate mouse as dessert. It was very smooth. I have not eaten any chocolate mouse for a while and it is for sure a winner for me.

My new coffee machine

Nespresso Pixi is my new coffee machine. I came across this machine for a long time but never thought I am able to afford it (I guess for such a hygienic and hi-tech stuffs must be very expensive). However, it is just a bit more expensive than normal coffee machine. It is for sure worth the money if you want to save some time for preparation and clean up. I am still trying the sample pack of capsule and will try to find out the flavour most suitable me.