Royal Melbourne Show 06'

Announcing 'The Royal Melbourne Show' 2006!

It was a fun event that has exhibitions of arts & crafts, fashion shows, night live concerts, rides, game stalls, food expo, animal expo and showbags!!Entrance was $16 for concession which does not include food,showbags and rides.
There were 7 of us that went. Christie(Sandy's sister), Sandy,Ellie,Sindy,Adam,Jacqueline and I. Jacq and Adam left early while the rest of us trawl the arena til 8pm.We got there about 3pm.We started of with eating,first meal of the day!Ellie,Sindy and I had Hot Dogs.We walked around and looked at animals.The Alpaca's were interesting as it is not something you get to see everyday.The cats and dogs were adorable!



Next we went to the Arts & Crafts exhibition where there were all sorts of crafts on display.There were drawings by high school and primary school kids.Cross stitchings of all levels and colours, calligraphy, Cake decorations, baking competition(were judged beforehand),wooden craft,patch work, smocking and pottery.



There were plenty of rides but they were expensive as you have to pay for each ride.The interesting ones were charged at $15 per ride while the less exhilirating ones were charged $6 per ride.Quite a rip-off really!Sandy and Ellie went for 2 rides where they got stuck in one of them and got their money refunded!Scary hanging in mid-air!Apparently the fuel ran out!What kind of carelessness/ignorance is this?Thank goodness everything was fine!

Did a lot of food tasting while in the food expo.Tasted yoghurt,Cadbury ice-cream with hazelnut sauce,chocolates,chips and wine!Although in bite size portion,I got full after tasting all of those.I bought a bar of Merlot Vintage Chocolate for $5.Pretty good.What made it better is that you can hardly find it in the city!Should've bought more...dang!hahaha...

The last stop was to the showbag expo.There were so many different ones!There were confectionary showbags,costumes,gag bag,magazines showbags,girls only showbags and kiddies/cartoon showbags.What got people crazy about showbags is the price.You have multiple things in the showbags for about a fraction of the price and they are pretty neat stuff too!I got a Winx Club showbag for Mel and A SpongeBob hat for Becca.Only got myself a Luxury showbag that cost me $5.Had a current issue of the Readers Digest, Home Decoration-old issue,samples of creams and confectionaries, and a bottle of Oyster sauce!How funny is that!You pretty much miss the point of being in the Royal Melbourne Show if you do not buy at least a showbag!After all,I think that is the specialty of the show.

It was a tiring but FUN day!

Jelly shoes

Who would've thought that Jelly shoes will be in fashion?But yes,it is!This is proof!haha...well,not really but a girl in my fashion department imported these shoes from Korea to sell em' here.Something happened so she donated about 50-80 pairs to the fashion department for the fundraising sale for the end of the year 3rd year exhibition.Sold quite a few of these shoes,I was sucked into purchasing it as well!hehe...only $8 for 2 pairs...you get the picture!Got the green pair for my bestie,and the rest is mine!hehehehe.... 

Ivy's bday

Thursday was Ivy's b'day. She turned 26. Feels different i think...I have not very long to go...don't want to get there!Back to Ivy...We had dinner at Red Ant. There were Ivy, her mum, Zoey, Christie, Chris, Sindy, Sandy and I. We had Chinese food and later proceed to So Bar, opposite where I am living for drinks. Later the night, Ivy brought the cake out. Not one of those common cake, it was profiterols.We sang her a b'day song, she cut the cake and we all had one each....nice but too sweet as it was chocolate covered with chocolate cream filling.Nothing interesting happened besides a few things.Should I mention it?hmm.....I will ask a question and you can tell me what you think.

If you are a parent with your daughter and her friends having dinner, will you settle the bill or split the cost with whoever is at the table?Especially if it was a special ocassion? Bit of a thought there.

Anyway, we generally had a bit of fun although all we did was sit, drink and talk, and did take a few nice pictures.

*Note to myself* Keep in mind never to assume things and not to attend one of those so called dinner/ parties where you chip in for an expensive gift expecting a dinner treat only to find out later that you have to pay for your dinner eventhough you were invited.Does it make sense?

I just had to rant!

My Creation this Week

Accessories class this week was far more interesting for me than the previous two weeks. Th very reason was the involvement of leather. This week's theme was on natural products where there were bamboo sticks, leaves, feathers, leathers, hay stacks, toothpick, etc.... I got really excited when I saw leather!I picked different shade, thickness and grain of leathers to work on. These were what i came up with. Really like em'!Does the first one give you a feel of Marni?hehe...I thought they bought had a Marni feel to it....earthy tones and organic designs!hehe..

Re:DeeJay

This was Benny in action and him smiling proud with his prize!





 

Special dinner + DeeJay comp

Friday night was a special night for me...Firstly, Sandy cooked me dinner!hehehe....something she does not do just for anyone!I feel so special!

Thank you Sandy dear!Take a bow!

She had a third degree burn on her hand from preparing dinner, something she'll remember me by!hahaha...I appreciate all the hard work dear!I rated it 6/10, it has improved since the last time she cooked me dinner.I rated her 4/10 then because the pumpkin soup didn't work. It worked this time!She had glutinous ball in the pumpkin soup too!It was yummy since I was never big on pumpkin anything. Good job Sandy!She also prepared grilled vegetables that has carrot, brocolli, onions, zucchini and potato in it. Healthy choice!hehe...Along with that on the main was steak with garlic sauce. That was well done too!Always looking forward towards dessert, she prepared Orange Almond cookies!It was good as it was kind of my taste.I still liked your muffins darling!Looking forward to more of your cooking!

Later the night, Sandy, Sindy and I joined Benny and a friend of his, Koki (a Japanese) to Brunswick st for a DJ competition Benny enrolled himself in. It was my second time seeing him performing in a competition. He was good...way better than the last time I saw him perform in KL. His performance was different from others, it was unique to someone like me who does not know jack shit about DJing!Way to go Benny (aka. MOLE)!!hehehe.....The best part of the competition was.......*drum roll pls*...............

Benny came in THIRD!!!!!We were so happy for him!He was ecstatic of course!he couldn't stop grinning the whole night!Although he did complaint that the prize was a cheaper model compared to what he owns now. It is the title that is important isn't it Benny?Gonna look better in your resume now!hahaha....

We were also privileged to receive a copy of his limited copies (13 only) self-made compilation. Have not listened to everything but judging by his talent,I know it'll be good!hahaha...*Note to Benny,Don't smirk at the side giving the look saying you know you are good ok!Deflate your ego ...pls!*LOL.

P/s: I have pics of Benny in the heat of DJaying but the stupid blog won't let me insert pics!Will do so when the system returns normal!

QuiZ

You Are 36% Girly

You are a pretty hardcore tomboy, and a very free spirit.Gender roles be dammed, you like to do things your way.

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Don't think this website is accurate,I'm not a tomboy really!hmm....

This Weeks Update!

I finally own a pair of Converse!hehe...I'm not a big fan of sports shoe or sneakers but the craze of owning a pair of Converse and matching it with anything in the wardrobe has me itching to get one. Especially this one I got where it is the leather version instead of the fabric ones.I have a thing for leather,a very big fan indeed!This pair came all the way from Hong Kong.My lovely friend Seiji was nice enough to search for it for me as I could not find these in Melbourne.Because he could not make it back here, he posted it over with a few other items in my want list!



In my accessories class this week, we moved into making jewelleries with plastic. This was a necklace I made at the start of the class. No idea yet so made this one.Turned out to be something I'd wear,suppose it was a succesful piece then?haha~

Then I made the following necklace with a matching pair of earring. Making jewelleries out of old material was pretty interesting. It was a challenge I'd say. The second piece reminded me of the 80's because of the bright colours and plastic components. Not sure how wearable that will be but it is a work of art,SOMEHOW! It is a nice to look at but fragile to wear pieces of jewelleries.

Durian Ice Cream...YUM~

I have a habit of updating my blog at one go instead of doing it on separate days,that is because I am only able to update it on the weekend where I can spare an hour or two.Now you know in case you realize and wondered!hehe...















This was last Friday after dinner where Ivy,Sindy,Christy and I went to Il Freddo at Lygon just to have Durian gelati.It is the only place in Melbourne that serves Durian gelati and they are very popular for that.It was a warm Friday so we decided to head there for this.It is not always where we,or I get to go Lygon for Durian gelati.Everyone is either on a diet, too lazy to go or too full from dinner for it.It felt good to taste Durian!Although not the real fruit,hehe...didn't get to have it when I was back for my mid-semester break.mmm.....I miss Durian!hahaha

Do you feel like having it?hehehehe~

Meet Robo

I made this in my accessories class this week. The class involved only metal materials and we had to make an accessory with whatever metal scrap the teacher brought to class.We had to make at least 2.I did but liked this one more so decided to share it with you people.Don't know what name to give it,thought Robo would be cute.Hahaha~

Artistic Taste~

I never use to appreciate artistic things.Always thought they were artistic because people define them as that.That was until I started my fashion course and realized that people around me,locals or internationals,appreciate artistic accessories.Maybe its' the culture,western culture,or maybe just personal liking.

My housemate,Sindy spent over a hundred on a beautiful piece of laser cut cinderella horse carriage necklace. It was really beautiful.At that moment,I thought to myself that I will never put that much money on a piece of necklace!After a period of 6 months or so,and getting closer to Sindy,I got the influence to appreciate beautiful,artistic and hand crafted accessories. My first splurge was a 'Winged' necklace made out of a type of nut wood.It was designed and hand crafted by a British designer named Tatty Devine.Cost me A$89!It was expensive and I took 20mins to decide whether to buy it or not,I really liked it but was not prepared to pay for it!In the end,I went ahead and bought it.I figured,hey,it is not everyday I come across something I really like and figured that this was a piece to keep.Did I mention that it is a limited number piece within Australia?Got quite a few compliments from this,totally worth it!I'm still in love with it!hehehe...my mum said I was crazy to pay so much for a wooden necklace!hahaha...This is where appreciation come in!

Re:My Day...

This was meant to be attached to yesterdays post but there were some technical difficulties where I couldn't post this pic no matter how many tries.Works now!Haha...

My day...

I started the day with an oral Presentation for my Fashion Industry Practise class today,went well.Few comments that my presentation was intelligent!Surprise Surprise!I did a debate titled "Can the World Afford Fashion?".A challenging topic some would say but that was one topic that I thought I was more familiar with formatwise compared to 4 other topics.Meant to present for 5mins with questions from the floor of students and teacher.Not sure if I answered them well but one thing I know was that the teacher was dumbstruck for a few long seconds before asking me a question.Nobody from the class asked anything!Either they did not understand what I was saying or I did not make any sense!So glad it is over now, although there are other parts of my course to worry about!

Anyway, I went shopping with my coursemate,Sandy after the class ended.We bought so many things at a real bargain price!I bought 2 cardigans at a shop down Elizabeth and A'Beckett' street for A$29!Is that a bargain or what?There's more,later we went to a shop round Little Collins st(never stumbled upon,perhaps never gone through that way!haha) where they sell unique and artistic jewelleries.We both bought a laser cut plastic adornment that was down from A$35 to A$15.It was a cute brooch of a lady(pic included) for me and a pair of earring for my friend,Sandy.Wait,there's more!Hahaha...We went for lunch in the city and headed to Target.They have revamped the store(more clothings now!Tell me,how is it possible that the world can't afford fashion when there's so many choices and offerings out there at all sorts of prices!!). Initially,we did not see anything we would buy(on the floor) so we decided to head downstairs and saw a whole section of heavily reduced price clothing.Everything was less than $10!!!We went ballistic searching for styles that we hope would come in our sizes.I managed to buy a simple black top and a cardigan for $10.10!!I even rummaged and found a Hello Kitty nightie that my housemate,Sindy had her eyes on before.It was only $5.05 so I decided to get it for her.She was delighted to receive it although it was one size too big.It was meant for sleeping after all!Whew....that was my day!It felt good to do some shopping,especially at such cheap prices!Bargain!hehe...

Bloody long post!haha..hope you enjoyed reading my adventure!

Benny in Da' house~

It has been awhile since I hung out with Benny.He dropped by on Sunday (20th August) for a visit. It was good to see him and catch up,well,not really catch up.My housemate and I were bombarding him with snide remarks and teasing him so badly!Although he looked as though he couldn't take it anymore (he's good with his expression),I bet he was enjoying every minute of it!hehe..weren't you Benny?Nice of him to drop by.My housemate and I went to Safeway to buy groceries and he tagged along,he was salivating over 'Cookies and Cream' ice-cream!He bought it in the end and had 2 cups!Of course we were given our share.Benny helped us with preparing dinnerwhich was cooked by my housemate,Sindee!Three cheers to Sindee!hehe..I'm lucky I know!I did my share too!I did all the dishes!hahaha....It was a fun day!Looking forward to the next time!

I Finally Bothered!

Woo hoo~

I am finally here,starting my own blog. Isn't that exciting?I know,I know,I'm outdated with this whole blogging thing.At least I'm here...hehe...
Honestly,I don't know what to say or how to start this blogging phenomenon.I guess it'll be a good way to look back at my life.I mean ME looking back at my own life.Now,now,I know whoever is reading this might think, "who would be interested in looking at your life?",but you are!There, YOU are reading my blog!Gotcha!Hahaha

Signing off,
xx Sheila