Friday, October 23, 2009

Janani's Homebush


Friday 23 October 2009
Janani
32 Burlington Road
Homebush NSW 2140

Went out to dinner with Roy, Jessica, Julz, Bevan, Marisa, Steve, Linda, Tony, Lily, Jim, Quan, Wendy, Jarrod (Quang) to sample some Sri Lankan food.

Organised by Linda, who did the ordering, we tucked into naan, roti, curries and mango lassi.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

K L Part 3: Shopping & Sightseeing

We spent most days shopping. Jane couldn't get enough of it. Lost count of the number of bags, shoes and bling bought by all the girls. Packing was a nightmare...but I managed to fit all of Jane's purchases into their 3 bags.

On our last days there, we went to the Foot Master for a fish spa..where little fish nibble at your feet...feels like pins and needles and is very ticklish. Kaylene and Alysha had the giggles and were reluctant to put their feet in.




Went to the Menara, Times Square, Royal gates, Twin Towers...by bus, rail, monorail and feet.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009

K L 2009 Part 2: Kuala Lumpur

We stayed at the Classic Inn for one night before rolling our bags up streets and footpaths to KL Plaza and then for another night before catching our flight back to Sydney via Melbourne.

Its a nice enough place, with a family atmosphere and great breakfasts of roti and fresh fruit. The bus boy was also very helpful, lugging our heavy laden bags up and down 2 flights of stairs.

Most people who have stayed here leave their mark on a wall, which looks to be painted over every year.

It's situated just behind Times Square, has free wireless and comforts of home with nice comfy beds, but the combined shower/toilet needs some getting use to. Lucky we had connecting rooms, so had 2 shower/toilets and could use one as a toilet and the other as a shower.


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8/10/2009 Email
Hi all
I'm typing this in the lobby of our hotel for which are are staying at for 1 night before we move into out timeshare apartment.
We spent today shopping in Times Square, but I didn't buy anything...showing some restraint..plus still feeling tired from our flight.
We flew to Melbourne arriving about 12noon. Met up with friends who live there, who were kind enough to lend us their place to have a late lunch and then who brought us out to St Kilda and showed us a bit of the city. Had dinner in Lygon street, pizza and pasta, before heading out to the airport.  Thanks Jacq, Rich & Oliver for your hospitality.
Our flight left Melbourne at 1.45am the next morning, so as soon as we got on the plane, we tried to get some sleep, but the seats on the planes these days are so narrow, couldn't even get comfortable.
Got to KL at about 7am, but had to wait for our pick up van which was booked for 9am. The van took us to our hotel which is just behind Times Square, and all of us just took to the beds to try and catch up with our sleep.
Anyway..hopefully we'll have more free internet available where we will be moving to tomorrow.
Hope you are all well..will update when possible.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

K L 2009 Part 1: Melbourne

Sydney Domestic Airport: Jet Start flight to Avalon Airport, Melbourne

The start of our KL shopping trip. We had a day stopover in Melbourne with Jacq & Ollie taking us around.

Who went:
  • Mark
  • Lily
  • Kaylene
  • Janet
  • Megan
  • Jane
  • Alysha
  • Patrick
  • Marion (only to Melbourne)

We hired a Tarago and Jacq & Ollie met up with us at the airport to take us back to Point Cook, where a few of us went shopping for lunch, which we had at Jacq's place. After lunch, we headed out in 2 cars to St Kilda. Because it was cold and Ollie was hungry, Jacq stayed with Ollie in the car park, while the rest of us, walked Acland Street and had an afternoon coffee/tea/hot chocolate at Monarch's cake shop. We then drove into the city to meet up with Richard, who took us around the city showing Kaylene the sights. We had dinner of pizza and pasta, before heading off to the airport. Said out goodbyes to Jacq, Richard and Ollie, before dropping off our hire car.


We had to wait to board as our flight was delayed. So to kill time, we took photos and had some fun. Jane & Patrick got to board ahead of us. By the time we got on board, it was way past midnight, so we all tried to get into a comfortable position to sleep through the flight. Very hard to do as the seats were very narrow and not so reclinable.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Picannini Tennis End of Season Dinner


Monday 5 October 2009
Crystal Seafood Restaurant, Strathfield

Attended by 14 Members:
Dan & Mandi
Steve & Marisa
Quan & Wendy
Tony & Linda
Roy & Jess
Evan
Kaylene
Megan
Marion

Menu:
Mud Crab French Style & Mantou bread
Mud Crab with Ginger & Shallots & Noodles
Salt & Pepper Seafood combination
Combination bean curd in Hot Pot
Fillet Steak with Black Pepper sauce
Chinese gai lan with garlic
Pork Spare Ribs Peking Style
Chicken Pieces & Special Sauce Hot Pot
Pork Fillet with Vegetables
Fried Crispy Skin Chicken
Prawns with Snap Baby Peas
Stir Fried Baby Bok Choy
Steamed Rice