“bura bura” – wandering (Japanese)
Today I'm off on a plane to meet my parents and brother in Brunei, where we'll be spending some time with Mum's relatives and travelling around Brunei and Sarawak. I've got a brand-spanking new 512 Mb Memory Stick for my camera, which means I can take around 300 photos without offloading them. I promise to take lots and lots of photos!
I'll be back on the 31st of December, just in time to say bye to Lucy before she goes on her Geography trip to Thailand.
Farewell!
Lucy and I went to Sel & Poivre (a French restaurant on Victoria Street in Darlinghurst) last night because of my trip today. We've been there before, but not for about a year and a half, so we were due for a return!
We were given a table right on the sidewalk, and the staff were extremely friendly (which is always nice) and attentive. The food was delicious! We had Tasmanian oysters as an entree. For mains, Lucy had a salmon tartare and I had "North African" style lamb shanks, which would just melt in your mouth… Coupled with a nice Chardonnay, great conversation and a lovely companion, it was very enjoyable.
After that… dessert! We had heard good things about the chocolate souffle, but by the time we got around to dessert, there were none left! (*cough* maybe it's because someone pre-ordered 8 of them – you know who you are *cough*) Despite that, we had a creme brulee (mmm…) and a tarte tatin (mmm mmm…), topped off with a cheese and fruit platter.
Surprisingly, the bill was no-where near what I would have expected (a good thing). I highly recommend this restaurant for a great dinner, although bookings are imperative!
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, as a result of the Surveillance Devices Act, federal and state police now have the ability to install "surveillance technologies" (including common spyware apps like keystroke loggers). Lovely. There goes a whole lot of civil rights down the drain.
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