Abby & Brittany

Thought i should put this up really interesting... can u imagine 2 heads to remember things, It amazing that each control one side of the body

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Yummy Duck Dim Sum

The name should be called Yucky Duck Dim Sum. I have been to Yummy duck a number of times for their Dinner, which was pretty decent grub. But this time i thought i should try their Dim Sum since they started doing it recently.

But their food was really crappy. The Chicken Feet we ordered had metal pieces in it possible from the metal scourer they used, then the sauce for the chicken feet tasted like rancid sauce with a weird after taste. I never touched it.

The Siew Mai, had sand particles in it and I wonder why. Its horrendous

Lastly the Porridge was plain like water, bland and tasteless.

Personally i could cook the porridge much better then their cook .

I dread going inside the kitchen, i wonder how the food was prepared, I will stick with Emma Seafood in Victoria when i want to eat Dim Sum .

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Invite only Dinner

Chicken Consomme



The appetizer









The Yorkshire pudding in the oven



Check out the food ~~












My white Chocolate Panna Cotta - served with Champagne Granita and Raspberry






Yesterday was another of those days, I was asked to do a dinner for some friends and I really enjoyed it. This time i was able to get the food out really on time. The dinner menu was really time consuming, it takes 2 days to prepare, but it was all worth it. I seldom do dessert so yesterday was quite a triumph for me to actually get it out

Appetizer -

1. Garlic Bread
2. Grilled Chrizo
3. Chicken Consomme

All served with Balsamic Reduction, Dukka and Olive and truffle oil

Mains

1. Grilled Wagyu Beef served with Yorkshire Puddings and Steamed Veg

Sauce : Beef Gravy Sauce and Mushroom Sauce


Dessert

1. White Chocolate Panna Cotta served with Champagne Granita and Rasberry

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Christabelle First steps

Here is Christabelle first steps

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Cool videos of the moment

Phillie Fans got tazered




Boy Gaga

So here is some news making video




Miley Cyrus new video...no mickey mouse.

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CTB starting to walk

I shall have to log it down cause today, CTB has started to walk unassisted. She is able to walk for at least 6-8 steps. Still tentative but a good progress. I will try to capture it on Video and post it.

I recently bought a book about monetizing the blog, i have started a second blog just all about food, so hopefully me and my brother can put our expertise to the test.

The food blog is still in construction but almost finished. The sample is available on the navigation bar

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My Wife the Australian

Just thought i should blog that My wife recently become an Australian Citizen. We had it at belmont, I initially thought there would be some nice refreshment. The last one i went to was at South Perth for one of my friend's ceremony.

I came prepared with an empty stomach and open heart, so was a little disappointed with the sausage rolls and puff pastories. It was not as grand as i thought. The one in South perth had aboriginal dance, as well as some really nice food, i remembered digging into Satay, Fried Chicken Wings, Fruit Tarts, Sandwich, etc.

I suppose we can see the class difference even the post code you live, the council has different budget.

Next time, i will be sure to register my citizenship in Nedland, who knows I might get like Oyster, Lobster and Wagyu beef.

Ceremony was not too bad, speaker did not talk too much, if not i might have fallen asleep. The guitarist did not even know the Australian Anthem that was funny. He was mumbling all the way.

I am trying to brainwash my wife to vote Liberal cause Labour is too Laborious, Ruddy is not too bad but i am not a union man so I will vote economy !! Viva Liberal

I will go read Ruddy's budget and give everyone a breakdown of what to expect. That would be fun.

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Melbourne Trip

Just came back from Melbourne been there since Monday, it was good that i stayed in Travel lodge hotel I could travel along the South Bank to really nice eateries.

First night i was there i dig out at The Meat and Wine company again. This time I ordered a ribeye, which was not too bad. But i still love my scotch fillet. Nothing beats scotch. I was so full i after the meal i could hardly move, it was kind of wierd as I was the only one eating there by myself.

I decided to visit the Crown the next night, had planned to eat at the Rockpool but I suddenly had craving for Chinese food, so in the end i just ate at the Food court.

Too bad i cannot stay longer, but I really do recommend the The Meat and Wine company

- Do try the Chips and the garlic bread
- Go for Scotch or Wagyu if you can.. no steak can fight it

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Hendry's Buck Night Photo

Hendry's Buck night was to say the least interesting. We went for paintball which by the way was fun but we were outgunned by younger and more mobile opponents.

We then proceeded to an Italian restaurant, whose name I will find out. I probably was too tired, but it was overall a good night.

I will get the paintball photos from Hendry

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Iron Man 2 Comments

Watched the Iron Man 2 on Friday night, it was a reasonable movie for a sequel. Most times the second sequel are movies which lack any substance this however did make a reasonable attempt. The thing about all the super hero movies is that Marvel has sort of tied up the Heros to the film known as the Avengers coming out in 2012.

Its now like more a mini-series of the origin of all the Avengers ( Shield). Next up will be Thor and Captain America movies . It will be really interesting to see Marvel combining the Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man all into a single movie. This will be a comic fan dream, as most movies focus on mainly one super hero.

If you have not watch the movie be sure to stay for the last scene, where they found Thor's hammer.

So for the uninitiated My friend kris told me the villian in the movie is apparently a combination of Whiplash, Blacklash and Crimson Dynamo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiplash_%28comics%29

I hope this is correct, but i am sure Kris will correct me if i am wrong.



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We’ve only just scratched the surface of blockbuster summer movies of 2009, yet a taste of things to come next year is already being shown to fans. New photos from the in-production set of Iron Man 2 have hit the internet. The film isn’t due in theatres until May 7, 2010, but already, fans are clamoring for a glimpse of what they can expect. Robert Downey, Jr. is back in the title role, as is Gwyneth Paltrow as his secretary, Pepper Potts. Although his cameo came at the end of the first Iron Man flick, Samuel L. Jackson’s role of Nick Fury has been expanded in the new film. New additions to the cast this time around include acclaimed actor Don Cheadle stepping into Terence Howard’s role of Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Scarlett Johanson as Black Widow, and Mickey Rourke as the film’s Russian villain, Whiplash.

So far, no photos of any snazzy new Iron Man suits have been leaked, however, the first photo of Mickey Rourke suited up in his gear as Iron Man villain, Whiplash, has been released!






The character is a combination of a Russian villain from the classic Marvel Iron Man comic known as “Crimson Dynamo” and another villain, Whiplash. As you can see, the Russian aspect of the character has been played up with Russian prison tattoos as part of the costume with a very minimal sort of body armor as part of Whiplash’s look. Additionally, it looks like he’s wearing orange prison inmate pants.
Get ready, because this just might be the “it” costume of 2010!
So far, no photos have been leaked of Scarlet Johansen in her Black Widow attire, however, Iron Man’s director, Jon Favreau said on his Twitter account: “Scarlett’s first day on set in the black Widow outfit. You’ve never heard a crew get so quiet so fast.”
Not even a mock-up of the costume sketches has been floating around, but if the comics themselves are an indicator of what Ms. Johanson may be wearing in the film, here’s what you could be looking at:

Til then, content yourself with both the classic Iron Man costume from the comics and the more metallic, streamlined look sported by Robert Downey Jr. from the first film. Additionally, check out how to make your own DIY Nick Fury costume that would make Samuel L. Jackson proud! (Hey, he should know! Sam the Man is a big comics fan, too!)

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IRON MAN 2 FRIDAY

Tom we are going to watch Iron Man 2 - whoever free can join but let me know 8.15pm.

Iron Man 2 (140mins)

With the world now aware of his dual life as Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military

Cast
Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Rockwell, Paul Bettany and Don Cheadle.

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Feedburner finally ! Works

I have to do some test and play with the html for a a good few days but, finally i got it working. I am still an amateur but I can say its getting there.

Been planning to upgrade this blog for a while finally have the time to do it....

Next up... will be the food blog page that i will link to this..

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Kevin Ruud and his theory

Below is a recent about Mr Ruddy's idea of a big joke. He screwed up the Insulation Scheme, tried to grab money from WA through the Hospital scheme and implement the ETS, now this has got to take the cake
the Super Tax would be good for the mining industry - If this was an april fool's day joke, It will be a good laugh.

My friend has one valid point, Mr Ruud is trying to get as much money as possible to pump up the government coffers due to his over indulgent spending.

Seriously, if we look carefully, Mr Ruud over zealous spending though have helped propped up our economy have also caused alot of grief to alot of people just look at the interest rate and the strong Aussie dollar.

The problem was simple economics, we should allow the economy to cool down, with the rest of the world. And grow with the other economy. Now, we are so far ahead, its causing us all this problem with inflation and strong dollar. When government start to tamper with economy this is the end result. Many people often look at the short term but in the end.

We have a country in the red, strong inflation and interest rate ...

Well, hopefully we get a better government this next election.

Seriously ETS ??? Anyone who wants to pay more can do so... let the greens cough up the money. I for one... prefer low cost of living.


Below is a nice article ....

Bare knuckles out as Kevin Rudd faces miners

WHEN Kevin Rudd journeyed to Perth to meet half a dozen West Australian businessmen, he had no idea it would turn into a confrontation with 30 of the nation's most powerful executives, starting with boxing gloves and ending with a bare-knuckle brawl.

As the Prime Minister prepared to attend a pre-arranged dinner at the Perth headquarters of law firm Lavan Legal, mining industry executives scrambled for a chance to discuss the new 40 per cent resources super-profits tax. They included Fortescue Metals Group's Andrew Forrest, Rio Tinto Iron Ore's Sam Walsh, BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Ian Ashby, Atlas Iron's David Flanagan and Woodside Petroleum's Don Voelte.

To start the evening, Mr Forrest, a friend of the Prime Minister, presented him with a pair of boxing gloves labelled "Fair suck of the sauce bottle mate" but that's where the humour ended.

Mining executive after mining executive lined up to tell Mr Rudd they believed he had done "irretrievable harm" to Australia and would force them to invest overseas.

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After the Prime Minister cited Norway's example of higher taxes on resources, mining chiefs were left sputtering about "a virtually socialist system" and challenging Mr Rudd as to whether this was the system he wanted.

Rio Tinto's Sam Walsh said that, as an Australian, it "irked" him to have to advise his company to look for investment overseas and at projects in Canada where it wouldn't face such high tax.

Given Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty yesterday was urging his colleagues in parliament in Ottawa to promote Canada in the face of Australia's new tax, Mr Walsh was prescient.

Mr Walsh even warned Mr Rudd that Rio couldn't guarantee current production levels under the new tax, let alone expansion to new projects.

In response to Mr Rudd's arguments about the pressures of a high dollar and the impact it was having on attracting foreign students to Australia, Atlas iron chief David Flanagan said 25,000 Australian shareholders - "mum and dad punters" - had had their investment in the iron ore industry halved and "could no longer afford to retire".

When Mr Rudd pointed out that the Australian goldmining industry had "survived" the introduction of a gold tax, executives responded by saying they would survive but not expand.

"We will survive but Brazil and our other sovereign competitors will be cheering because they will expand and we will not," one executive said.

An impassioned Mr Forrest told the Prime Minister that if this proposed tax had been in place in 2006, what is now a $15 billion Australian icon, Fortescue Metals Group, "would not exist".

Mr Rudd's use of the term "super tax" was also attacked. It was described as a fib since it was just another tax on profits and not one on super profits.

After what Mr Rudd described as a "robust" meeting, the next round was adjourned to Canberra next week where Queensland resources executives hope to get their chance to be heard.

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