Rita's birthday

Celebration with 50 friends and family

Annie the musical

Enjoying dinner at Mr Stonepot, followed by performance at Killara High School

Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens

Cool climate botanic gardens

Upper Room RestoCafe

Popular Malaysian restaurant in the city is closing down

Lunch at Omela Cafe

Malaysian cafe in Marrickville serving Kelantan food

Lunch at Enjoy Mie Chatswood

Opening special 15% off at Westfield Chatswood Hawker Lane

Bobbin Head

Ku-ring-gai National Park scenic spot near the river

Post cycling morning tea at Leaf Cafe

It's been a while since I showed up for a Saturday ride.

Hot Dog

Rainy day is a good day to eat an American style hot dog. Actually, who am I kidding? This is a Malaysian style hot dog.

Ee Vonne's birthday lunch at Wai's Kitchen

Surprise birthday lunch organised at this suburban Chinese restaurant at Pennant Hills.

Black dress

Trying on an old dress that barely fits.

Ee Vonne's birthday

Birthday celebration at Ee Vonne's house.

Lunch at Hong Kong Recipe

Discovered a Hong Kong cafe style restaurant - 香港茶餐廳 Hong Kong Recipes in the Korean side of Eastwood.

Autumn at Nurragingy Reserve Chang Lai Gardens

A bit too early for autumn colours but a pleasant warm ANZAC day.

Tokito

I bought this colourful dress from Myer many years ago.

Thornleigh to Eastwood walk

A good walk along the Great North Walk with Sandy.

Temasek Club walk from North Sydney to the city

Walk down to Blues Point reserve, then Lavender Bay, Luna Park, Harbour Bridge.

Lunch at Wowo Fried Chicken and Seafood

This place sells Taiwanese deep fried chicken and a range of Taiwanese benton dishes.

Baby G BG-169R resuscitated

Managed the replace the batteries on an old Baby G watch with a classic design.

LAMY Rose Gold rollerball

LAMY Rose Gold pen matched with a Rose Gold Macbook 12

Lane Covelo zoo ride

It's been a while since I showed up for a Saturday ride.

Association of Independent Retirees Sydney Hills branch meeting

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the branch.

Lunch at The Dolar Shop Sydney

This is a malatang / hot pot shop in Market City. We went during a 20% off "Happy Hour" special.

Dinner at Black Bar and Grill

Classic high end steakhouse located at The Star casino.

Seafood feast at Nanyang Tea Club

Second helping of Nanyang's delightful seafood feast with Margaret and Sandy.

KL Hokkien mee

Finally managed to cook my own version of hokkien mee at home.

Yum cha at Mama Mulan

Modern yum cha in Chatswood.

Modern cheongsam

I bought this loose fitting dress from St Vinnies at Bankstown

Pork lard cooking session and lunch

Lunch at Cat's house plus cooking pork lard.

AWS Summit

AWS Summit is back to being in person at the Sydney International Convention Centre.

Tasmania Trip

We returned back to Tasmania after 5 years on 27 March-3 April 2023 to discover what has changed since the COVID lockdown.

Zeal North

Cycling with the Zeal after last week's accident, followed by second breakfast.

Amah Happy Hour

Anther happy hour session at Amah with some friends.

Dinner at Izakaya Nakano

An authentic Japanese izakaya tucked away in a quiet part of Chatswood.

Seafood feast at Nanyang Tea Club

Sampling Nanyang's seafood feast with Cat and Catherine.

Lunch at Porkfat

A high end and authentic Thai restaurant in Sydney

AI bot version of myself

Encountered a bot on Wagoo RGT that looked like myself.

Gossip gal revisited

Wearing this outfit again for lunch.

Yumcha at The Eight

Sampling some dishes I have never tried before.

Three vegan poke bowls

Fish cake based poke bowl

A very short ride

Decided to abort a ride after someone had an accident

SydneyStreets Stanley St Festival

Wandering around the city, and ending up at Stanley St

Summer dress

I bought this summery mini dress from JB Premium Outlets in Malaysia.

MLC Reunion

Good to catch up with ex work colleagues for a drink (or several)

Ho Jiak 2 for 1

Very early dinner as part of Ho Jiak afternoon special

Katherine

I bought this dress from Newtown.

Masak masak at Adeline's house

Some truly amazing dishes by amazing ladies

Lunch at F&L Gourmet

Established Chinese eatery at Macquarie Centre

Bond ETF analysis continued

A Look at CRED performance and composition

Pink Trail

Pink top from SES matched with a Forever New pink mini skirt

Cat Cooking Class

Three Thai appetisers featuring pork

Bond ETF failure

A wakeup call for investors

Yum Cha at the Nine Dragons

Followed by Happy Hour at Amaz

Wandering around the city

Walk from Wynyard to Chinatown

Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) failure

A reminder that real life performance can differ from an index

Chequered

Bershka pink and black chequered mini skirt plus top

ETF performance

Compared to holding the underlying physical assets

Trivia and Buffet Dinner Fundraiser for Afghan Women

Afghan buffet dinner at Alexandria Town Hall

Swirly Shift

SES shift dress with a swirly multi-colour pattern

Holi Festival of Colours

Celebration, followed by dinner at Masala Theory

Holi Virgin

Dressed in all white for the Holi Festival of Colours

Bankstown lunch at Huong Xua

Lunch, followed by drinks at Bankstown Sports Club

Scenes from a changing room at Vinnies Bankstown

Buying preloved clothes

Pleated skirt

A vaguely schoolgirl outfir featuring a Korean pink pleated skirt.

University Reunion yum cha

Yum cha at East Ocean, followed by afternoon tea at Kurtosh

Ride With Pride

Caught train from Chatswood to Town Hall

Oxford St Party

Oxford St - when the whole street parties ...

Queens Cross Hotel

Kings Cross Hotel renamed during World Pride

Temasek Club Historic Walk at Kings Cross

Walk around Kings Cross and Potts Point, followed by lunch at Bang Tang

SES pink top and Zara skirt

A colourful free flowing top and tight skirt

Spirit House

Reflections on my health over the last few years

The North Building of the Art Gallery

The Art Gallery of NSW has been transformed into an art museum campus with the addition of the new North Building.

Walking around the Rocks and MCA

Photos taken during the World Pride event

Salesforce Tower

Tallest office building in Sydney

SES purple top and Zara skirt

A colourful free flowing top and tight skirt

Dinner at Kreta Ayer

Singapore restaurant located in Chatswood Chase

Vietnamese inspired poke bowl

Fish cake based poke bowl

Jatz with anchovies snack

My own version of the notorious dish from Kiln

Dream (or Nightmare)

A project gone wrong, and a flash flood

Flower blouse

Purchased from a Korean shop

Vegan poke bowl

Lyn's healthy detox lunch

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Durango

Finally managed to beat the train!

February babies

Celebrating the birthdays of those born in February

Ghanda Shift Dress

Purchased from Ghanda in Burwood

Authentic KL Flavors

Malay cafe at Marrickville

Transparent dress

Purchased from Ghanda in Burwood

Dinner at Mr Fat Duck

Chinese restaurant in Chatswood

Walking around Darlinghurst and Oxford St

Various photos taken close to Westfield Sydney

Qtopia's recreation of Ward 17

The wards for AIDS sufferers at St. Vincent's Hospital in the 1980s

Braving Time

Contemporary Queer Exhibition at the National Art School

Eulogy for the Dyke Bar

Finally managed to beat the train!

Disney and more around Westfield

Various photos taken close to Westfield Sydney

Loh hei yee sang

Celebratory Malaysian Chinese New Year dish

World Pride exhibitions at Carriageworks

Word Made Flesh and the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress

Masak masak

Cooking a variety of dishes at Eemie's place

Lunch at Emperor's Garden

Chinese restaurant in Chatswood

Lunch, then exploring World Pride

Lunch at Mr Stonepot

Lunch at Ho Jiak Strathfield

Late lunch/early dinner with 15% promotion

Yours Truly

Purchased from a shop in North Sydney

Heroes of Hollywood

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra performance at the Concourse Chatswood concert hall

Thoughts about ChatGPT

Link to a good article by Stephen Wolfram, plus thoughts

Mink Pink

Mandarin collar oriental inspired dress

Axi Seminar - What’s moving the Markets in 2023?

Unexpected culinary surprise at event

Cindy's birthday

Celebrating with a Grand Rijjstafel lunch an Enjoy Mie followed by drinks at Charlie Chan

Sarong Dress

Bought from Port Macquarie

Peach polka dot outfit

A staple favourite

Train to City followed by lunch

Trying out the delicious lobster ramen at Gumshara with Lynn Lee

Katherine dress

Another thrift shop purchase

Margaret's birthday

Celebrating with a Sri Lankan dinner at Kandy by Sri Lankan Bites

Burwood Yumcha

Catchup for yumcha at Royal Treasure Seafood Restaurant in Burwood

Plaid skirt and blouse

Purchased for $10 from cheepstore

Language Models

Before we embrace the new AI models, let's consider the risks.

Thai lunch at Charlie Chan

Pub located in Haymarket featuring a Thai menu

Marcs dress

Purchased from Vinnies at Surry Hills

My nails

Lynn Lee graciously offered to do my nails

Chinese New Year Masak masak

Cooking a variety of Chinese New Year related dishes at Ee Vonne's house

School outfit

Trying to look like a school girl

Thai bee hoon and kueh bangkit

Thermomix session with Margaret Stow and Sharon Wong

Summer outfit

Summer is finally here

Temasek Club Chinese New Year Dinner

A sumptuous banquet at the Palace Chinese Restaurant

Two cheongsams

Wearing Lyn's cheongsams

Mopoke Festival

24 hour arts and culture festival at Macquarie St Sydney

Chinese New Year lunch at Nanyang

An amazing Chinese New Year celebration lunch with menu curated by Adeline Lamond

Eastwood Lunch

Had sushi and sahimi at Hukuya followed by Hong Kong Bing Sutt

Target dress

Purchased from Vinnies at Surry Hills

Three cheongsams

I now have three outfits that I can wear

Home Network

A new year to usher in a reconfiguration of our home network

Zeal of Zebras North ride

Ride to Church Point via Northern Beaches and back via Terrey Hills

Dinner at China Doll and drinks at Alibi

Good to try out this restaurant I have heard so much about.

Wallis red dress

Purchased from Vinnies at Surry Hills

Cape Formentor

Finally managed to cycle the whole route on Wahoo RGT

Australia Day

Our annual walk on Australia and viewing the harbour celebrations

Family Chinese New Year dinner at XOPP

Celebrating Chinese New Year with another visit to XOPP

Mozarella and Tomato Burger

A burger that's closer to a pizza

Lunar New Year lunch at XOPP and Holy Basil

Delicious lunch at XOPP, followed by dessert at Holy Basil

Dream

Sitting for an exam

Bakkwa Burger

A fusion burger made with Aussie toppings and bakkwa

Lunar New Year dinner

Hosted by Sharon Wong and Auntie Kim

Lunar New Year eve dinner

Decided to go Thai at Khao Kang Maruay

KISSED by a LION

Lion dance at Market City

Lunar New Year Eve

Various activities at Chatswood and Haymarket

Summer outfit

Going out for Lunar New Year ce;ebrations in Chatswood and city

La Boheme (Karajan) LP set

Long sought after recording, found in Newtown

Cleaning LPs

Bought a stack of LPs from Newtown

CKT fried rice

A unique twist, fried rice cooked using Char Kuay Teow (CKT) ingredients

Mt Ventoux

Climbing the last 7km to reach the summit, then descent

Vegan Japanese lunch at Comeco

Interesting Vegan Japanese cafe in Newtown

Dressing chic for Newtown

Hot pink bluse and skirt

Makan makan lunch at Luho

Asian Fusion restaurant at Crows Nest

Flower outfit for lunch

Flowery jacket, blouse and skirt

Gotong Royong for Lunar New Year 2023

2nd year of making bakkwa and kuih kapit

Dream

Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ

La Boheme

Opera Australia production at the refurbished Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Opera House.

Walk to Botanical Garden and Art Gallery

Summer walk

Rose Bay to Watson Bay walk

Temasek Club first activity of the year

Post Xmas New Year lunch at Cat town

An enjoyable afternoon with friends

Two Dreams

Road trip, and back to school

Taro Soy Latte

A dessert in a drink

Char Kuay Teow

Recreating a famous Malaysian dish

Cabramatta lunch

Eating at Pho Saigon with family

Size XL dress

In Cabramatta I am a giant

Satay et al at Guildford

Wow the queue was so long

Karen's birthday

Celebrating with dinner at Nanako Darling

Ya Malaysia lunch

Eating at Pho Saigon with family

Sausage Burger

A burger with sausage as the "meat"

Two Frustrating Dreams

Two failed projects

Rogue and rogomatic working!

Nerd achiement for 2023

New Year walk across Sydney

Starting from Milson's Point, and walking across the bridge to