Roasted lamb for dinner

Yummy!

Movie Il ne faut jurer de rien

Watch this movie on SBS today.

It was based on a French play Il Ne Faut Jurer De Rien by Alfred De Musset.

Its Aus TV title is Never Say Never.

This is the plot summary from the imdb site:
Paris, 1830. Valentin loses himself in alcohol, gambling and women. He does not believe in life and especially not in love. His uncle Van Buck believes only in the virtues of money and trade. Everything separates them until the day when Van Buck, to improve his public image, wants to make Valentin marry the young and impoverished Baroness Cécile. Valentin, who has absolutely no desire to get married, bets that he can easily seduce her in 24 hours and thus prove that she, like all the others, is not worth loving... But Cécile, who believes in true love, will prove much more difficult to woo than envisaged and Valentin will have to use all possible stratagems to try and win his bet. The game of cat and mouse starts... But who is the cat?

Home

Saturday blue

Unlike the drizzle in the morning, it was sunny and relatively warm during the afternoon. If we do not have to go to T and A's place this evening it would be a good opportunity to do some window shopping and enjoy a cup of coffee with J.

J's birthday is coming up and he has been working so hard for the part few weeks. With the stress and workload increasing and he can't see a way out, it would be better if he could find a new job and have a fresh start somewhere else. I feel sad when seeing him came home after a twelve hours day 3 to 4 days a week. I feel guilty of staying home for too long. Thus my little secret target is to get back to work by our first anniversary, which is only less than a month away.

Here end my rumbling on a tired Saturday night, still waiting for J to finish his customed build computer service so we could go home and rest.

Books around me

I have finished reading these. But I still need to make some notes on each of them before taking them back to the library.

Original Sin by Allison Brennan

Casting Spells by Barbara Brerron

Laced with Magic by Barbara Brerron

Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan

The Eternal Kiss edited by Trisha Telep

A curtain? A face?

Isn't it scary?

Telephone

This entry is a trial for doing some writing exercise. The topic is from here.

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Clotho does not use her phone that often. She got herself a camera phone last time when she upgraded her mobile phone. Since then it was mainly being used as her alarm clock in the morning. She also uses it to take occasional snapshots of things around her. That was the only reason of why she picked that specific model anyway.

These days the only calls Clotho makes are to her sister and cousin when the girls are free for a mini gathering. And sometimes to her husband if he ever has a night out, which only happens once in a blue moon.

A girl at work once told Clotho to always keep a smile when talking to customer over the phone. She said it is because the person on the other side of the line could hear if you are smiling. This is how Clotho answers her phone these days. Always with a smile, as least whenever she remember to do so.

When people asks for her phone number Clotho normally would give her mobile number rather than her home number. She has this habit ever since she owned her first mobile phone. The theory is when people call to her cell she could check their caller id. And most likely those are people she knows. Unlike the home phone, cause only telemarketer will call to the home phone in Clotho's household, especially during day time. Therefore she normally just let the machine takes the calls. If the callers want to reach her in person, they would know her mobile number anyway.

So the phone bills are just there to keep the lines active. Clotho keeps her mobile on a prepaid plan but she does not even make enough calls to use up those free credits which come with every recharge. Phone company really cannot earn much from such a user like Clotho.

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Eko vs Snap

Snap paid us a visit this morning. Unlike all previous occasion Eko seem quite contented for the first time. This is a suprise. Wondering how long would this last. Or does Eko finally accept Snap to be a regular and doesn't border to fright with the frequent visitor anymore?

Chocolate partie and coffee

Got my chocolate fix today again. With a cup of cappuccino for $9.50.

However, I like the hazelnut pastie much better. But it was not available on this day. So maybe next time.

Coffee cake

For some unknown reasons my cake of this week came out to an interesting shape. Not knowing why it only rise around the side but not in the middle, and the overall texture is still rising evenly.

The other side of the window

Snap came to visit Eko again.

Gym, movie, and voting for the first time

I hate doing things at the last minute. So it was not a good idea to visit the gym late Saturday afternoon cause it closes at six.

We finally watch the movie Inception. I can't remember when was the last time the two of us went to the cinema together.

Today is also the election day. The votes for the two major parties are very close but we still don't have the final confirmation yet. It may take a few days for all the votes to be counted.

Cheese and tomato sandwich

When I was still working in the City, I usually ordered a ham, cheese and tomato sandwich for lunch.

This is a light lovely treat and it is quick and easy to make. I am planning to make this as breakfast for J this weekend.

Morning workout

J woke me up and said it might rain heavyly in the afternoon and we might not be going to the gym in that case. Well since I didn't sleep well last night and there is no point going back to sleep, I head out for a morning session workout. It was great as there are not that many people up there during such hour. And I bump into Helen downstairs and had a quick catch up chat. Went home just in time before the rain came.

Sleepless night

I know I should try to sleep. But my brain is running away again. Feeling bloat in the stomache. I need a thought capturing machine to catch what are running through my mind. Tired. Got to will myself to sleep. Wish me luck.

Coconut butter cake

Made this cake again.

Going to Boxhill

Snapshot from bus 903 on the way to Boxhill. At the Homesglen station corner. Listening to Haken Lee songs on my ipod.

Words: Family

Still thinking of asking my parents to host a blog together. Just to tell their stories in their own words.

Chicken soup

My lunch today. A rare treat.

Heels

Wondering whether I could wear these again in November for T and A wedding. A says black shoes. These are black. And I have only wore them twice. Maybe I could bring them along on Saturday. If they fit well with that red dress then I don't have to worry about finding a new pair of shoes.

Present from my sister

She made this doll in just one night.