Today was a cause for celebration I guess… finally hit the big three-0
My lovely lady decided to take me to a fine steak establishment in the city called Chophouse - I must say, although we did order enough food for 4 people - we did well to polish it off!
Below is one of the best salads I’ve enjoyed in recent years (not badly priced too… you get change from $20!)
CRISP PORK BELLY & SEA SCALLOP
Chinese cabbage, coriander, pea shoots & soy vinaigrette
My slab of red meat for the year - I wanted medium but the serving was closer to medium well (got chewy near the bone)
GRAIN FED T-BONE with chutney & jus (600g)
Riverine District NSW Angus-Hereford cross 150 days grain-fed
Need to take some carnivore friends of mine in a future visit - it’s been a while since I’ve hosted a meat-fest.
So today Australia had to go to the polls and vote for a government who will do less damage than the other.
Election TV made for some rivetting television - NOT
So we made our way to a mate’s place across the road from the SCG and watched the “live telecast which is delayed by 30 mins” of the Sydney Swans vs Western Bulldogs AFL game - It’s the last AFL game that Captain Kirk and Coach Roosy will be at this ground so it was worth watching.
Turns out it was a cracker of a game (if you’re a swannies supporter that is) - Pretty stoked that they got a fitting farewell
In other news, we had the pleasure of another Zumbo experience - this time in the form of the V8 cake (there’s 8 different layers of Vanilla in this puppy). For those who didn’t watch Masterchef during last season - this was the dish that sent that lone asian dude packing (forgot his name now - all I remembered was his bald head and white frames)
If you like Vanilla - this cake truly is a slice of heaven
We had a special guest for the JDMST End of Month Meet - and he’s making his way all the way from Melbourne.
Here’s the summary of events today:
First stop, Bourke St Bakery in Alexandria in the wee hours of the morning (I was a little keen, was the first one to turn up at the meeting point)
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Day 2 of my Hawaii adventure was going to be pretty hectic as we were going to see if we could drive the circumference of the island today.
There was no time for the bacon/egg breakfast… instead I settled on one of these bad boys… If you like muesli bars and peanut butter… this is a handful of heaven!
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Day 1 of my trip to San Diego for a work conference… via a detour through Hawaii…
I’m a crap flyer… I can’t get a wink of sleep on a plane and I guess watching the clouds pass me by would be much more interesting than watching grass grow… Especially if the sun meets you on the other side…
First things first.. once we hopped off the plane we needed to find a ride… Should we hire a cab? or should we…
Yep… we took option 2 
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We were awake by 3:30am Sydney time and our body clock was still royally screwed for the trip to the west. We were greeted with a nice view of the river from our room at the Hyatt.
First things first and breakfast in the town was a must… we strolled around the city after we struggled to find parking in Perth City (15 minute parking limit in the city on a WEEKEND… seriously Perth… what the hell?). We stumbled upon this nice cafe near the boutiques section (Tiffany’s was across the road from memory).
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Today we had to make a trip to the western suburbs yet again for a wedding… this time it was a bit further west than Fairfield/Cabramatta…
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So I picked up Forza 3 recently… bad move.
Naturally, like almost every other Forza owner out there… I set out to build my daily to see how that would handle around the track.
Driving a NA6 in peak hour just doesn’t cut the mustard… So I made a replica with all the goodies I’ve had on my wishlist (ITB’s, exhaust etc etc) and I end up with this thing
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It’s time for the race that stops a nation and my work has run a sweeps… Once again I’ve got some dummy horses…
Hopefully I didn’t select a horse that runs like it’s got 3 legs this time!
It was a stunning day and I had to make the most of my only day off each week…
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