90210 reunion, kayaking... and a trip to cockington green!!!! (canberra)

what is with visiting canberra and crazy antics?? Margie and I took a 'drive' to cockington green monday arvo... it closed at 4:15... but we thought we'd go cruise over considering daylight saving makes you think 7pm is actually 3pm in the afternoon! I LOVE IT!



We encountered: local sheep (margie's nickname is 'Sheepy' c/o- Jason- her b/friend! :D), a crappy dinosaur (lets call him DINO), great 'country club' signs... beautiful flowers and poppies :D , and scary new housing developments (cardboard cutouthomes) in 'gunghalin'... a new suburb in canberra!! We didnt get to see inside the miniature world of Cockington green (such childhood memories!) this time, (it costs $15!!) but perhaps next time!!! We enjoyed the drive to this historic litle place!... (its pretty dinky, but thats alllllllll good!)... perhaps next time... ' 3 for fun in canberra ticket!'!!


'trying to blend in with the flowers!!' :P

Sheepie!!!

Margie giving 'dino' a little scratch!

i got 'Dino' by the neck!!!

Sal-lee-- 'Countryclubs... Not for everyone!!!' haha

Gunghalin- cardbord cutout homes!!

DINNER for Margie and I was FISH AND CHIPS!! THEY WERE AWESOME! 2 lots of Fishand chips, 1/2 dozen POTATO SCALLOPS and 1/2 dozen CALAMARI RINGS! The guy taking our order double checked to see if it was just for us! i gave him a straight face and said YES!!!!! ( considering i missed out on MND- sorry Jatin & Lou! but i think they enjoyed the 'time alone' with their 'guitar lesson'.... haha just teasing guys!! i know you missed my yellow ass!!!! hahahahah) YUM!!

Other adventures last week... was a Beverley Hills 90210 style reunion with friends i havent seen in AGES..... (apparently its Jamie, Dani and I combined- the asians!!-- the girl 2nd from the right)... hahah



We hung out at the 'Firestation' at Northsydney... an old haunt of the vanny in the north sydney working days... but it was great to see Jamie, Dougs, Pip and Dave, Jane, Edo + Kath & Skins! ... I even got to hear about Dave's band 'Revive' they're launching their 2nd album... they're way cool--- i'm going to plug them on the blog... check them out at their myspace website...

www.myspace.com/reviveband

Also, to complete the Vanny gets fit for summer... (and to celebrate ending the 60 day non-chocolate eating/ice-cream consuming Fast).... I went Kayaking at Manly on Saturday with my dear friend WHITNEY (not houston... but she's from Houston TX!)!! It was hard work... but way fun!!








Also--- to end this EPIC blog update..... SPOT THE HIDDEN MESSAGE from the ACTION PAINT BALL WEBSITE!!! (Jatin's styling this cool site!) YAY!!!

THANKS JATIN!!! I think you're cool too!! :D

Treat Your Mother Right!

Mr T has got the GROOVE!! Check this out! This is the funniest video!
Thanks Ren for sending it through! haha

MND -- & Lou's non-relationship-relationship-memories!

Ok.
Monday nite Menue:
I made-- vegie burger madness, with roasted mushrooms, baby spinach on wholegrain toasted bread with T-DAWG inspired noodle salad!

Ratings:
Lou: 4 and maybe a bit more stars -- points for originality
Jatin: 3 and a 1/2 stars- "delicious & satisfying"..." but every meal has room for improvement"??!!

( i dont get J-man's explaination...)

ok. i wont be sad!

just jokes...

anyhoo.... thought i'd share with you guys-- on Lou's behalf... her 'non-relationship-relationship' memorabilia.
lets just say that her aptly named 'non-boyfriend-boyfriend' aka 'Soka'... did NOT in-fact mistakenly GIVE HER THIS PLATE prior to re-locating to Ireland after pursuing Lou-- hot to trot... despite her efforts of saying she 'wasnt interested...' hmm... 'aha?'

Yes, thats right. Its a picture of HIM- HIS FACE ON A PLATE!!!!!! hahahahahahahhaha (used with Lou's permission...)--- dare i say it, Lou rang him to 'check' to see if he made a mistake?! haha, i laughed, because he clearly gave it to her with the full intention of having her have his FACE ON A PLATE!! so that she wont 'forget' him!!

These watches ... i know what you're thinking.. no, its not what i sell as a 'travelling salesman'!! its Soka's love gifts (dodgy fake rolexes) to Lou! especially the white one... its all bling with a big LOVE heart on it! AWWWWWW.... Its SO not you Lou!! haha! thanks for posing :D









SOUTH PARK IS ON: its HILARIOUS!!! -- '
You got Served' episode..... hahahahahah
"there's an asian kid called 'yao' who is a pro at that 'dance dance revolution' game" hahahaha
South Park vs Orange County! (as Jatin calls it "Real Time Blogging!") haha-- ok, im outta here, i'm being anti-social!
xoxo

MNM preview & Why Why Why Delilah?

MONDEE NITE MENUE PREVIEW... GET READY!!

Guys, figuring i am on a role of retro music reviews... i thought i'd include the many faces of TOM JONES.















I mean... look at the picture on the far right? too much yellow makeup! hahahahhaha (that, or his complexion some how has changed over the years)

Tom Jones has had classic songs such as 'why why why delilah'? (which i still wonder if he has found an answer to his question, because i think he is still singing this song)..

' whats new pussycat?' could mean so many things to so many people....

' She's a lady'.... i like the depth and insight that Tom has expressed to his millions of fans around the world....
ok.
thats enough.

think i better dance now! wooooh!

NKOTB & living in a shoe box!

'You Got it (THE RIGHT STUFF)' New Kids on the Block (aka NKOTB)
now... do you remember this hot song in the late 80's? Joey Mcintyre, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jon Knight-- Those were the days! When i told Lou i had anNKOTB CD-- she was so excited! yes! a woman after my own heart!!

C'mon... singalong! i even found the lyrics.. HAHA!

---- The right stuff The right stuff First time was a great time Second time was a blast Third time I fell in love Now I hope it lasts I can see it in your walk Tell ’em when you talk See it in everything you do Even in your thoughts You got the right stuff, baby Love the way you turn me on You got the right stuff, baby You’re the reason why I sing this song All that I needed was you Oh girl, you’re so right Said all that I wanted was you You made all my dreams come true Chorus: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh The right stuff Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh The right stuff Your first kiss was a sweet kiss Second kiss had a twist Third and your fourth kiss I don’t want to miss I can see it in your walk Tell ’em when you talk See it in everything you do Even in your thoughts You got the right stuff, baby Love the way you turn me on You got the right stuff, baby You’re the reason why I sing this song All that I needed was you Oh girl, you’re so right Said all that I wanted was you You made all.... every one of my dreams come true Repeat chorus The right stuff, girl, yeah baby, yeah You know you got the right stuff And girl, yeah, baby You know, you know you got it, girl In my life, you’re so right You made all.... you know what you did Repeat chorus and fade
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This is pure genius! (not!)

Ok... that and i spent 2 cozy nites... a little too cozy for my liking... in a SHOEBOX at the hotel in melbourne!! man, i shudder to even think of the room i was subjected to.
EVEN WORSE was my room door was RIGHT next the LIFT!!!!!!! now that is pure sad times!

anyhoo.. i dont want to mention that again. but thought i'd share the pain...


although, i got to drive a less than crappy hyundai excel... i got to drive (it was still a hyundai).. but a TUCSON. now... this car was crap, but it was up a notch from crap!!! it was a crap 4WD!! yay!! i was probably upgraded because im renting cars so much these days!! and for the first time i was in melbourne for 3 days instead of 2.

As mentioned in previous posts.. i have become 'Van-Tan(ner)'
... and have become the official adopted daughter from China of SFT and AT (or T-Dawg) hahahahaha as Si-Tan so aptly calls his (our) mum! hahahahahahah

Thanks for the recipe tips for the corn relish/sour cream dip Anne! and the noodle recipes... and chocolate spiders... i will be making those in haste very soon!!

haha. enough crap for me now peeps! xoxo

All night long!

Guys... I used to LOVE lionel richie! perhaps i still do... being such a sucker for 80's music and all.
ok... so i have run dry on blog entries...
now. i am happy to post info regarding MND, in which Jatin did a GREAT VEGIE CURRIE. I give the meal 3 1/2 stars this time.... i only marked you down because the rice was a bit soggy... and the curry was good... but not enough for the van-nee! (ok, so i'm a piggy, but who didnt already know that?)

So what am i doing this time? Im wandering the streets of Melbourne on a 3 day work trip...
Travelling salesman style! (Wanna buy a watch?)
haha

Let me know if you have a favourite 80's song that you'd like me to do a review on...

I mean.... Lionel was the quintessential crooner/pop/ballad/dancing on the ceiling man during the 80's. He is almost on par with my Michael Jackson obsession!

Slater Peeps.
xo

MNM-- or MND!! Pick your Acronym!

Ok, Monday Nite Menue for this week or Monday Nite Dinners as it has been traditionally known had turned into a somewhat 'Take Away' feature for this week...
Thats only cos Lou got to test drive a vehicle on Mondee nite, so she couldnt cook... but that was ok, because Jatin and I turned loose on the 'entertainment bookvoucher-for the cheapskates-out there' and we got a buy one large pizza & garlic bread and get one free! so we got 2 of each... only for $15!!! BARGAIN!
We had of course... one pizza purely vegorama/ cheeze for J-man and the Supreme...
Man, that garlic bread was the best thing ever! Of course after Vanny protested we drive up to the dominoes (its like a 20sec drive away)... Lou and Jatin won the vote to walk... anyhoo, lets just say there was one less garlic bread by the time we got home.... i was STARVIN MARVIN!
ok. i never thought id get so excited about dominoes pizza. but here tis!

Giant Chongs, Gary Coleman & Great Weather

Ok folks, i stumbled across this picture of a GIANT CHINESE DUDE trying to make it into the NBA. No, he's not my BROTHER, nor is he my COUSIN! haha, but seriously though, he is MASSIVE as you can tell from this picture of his hand on a life size basketball!!! Poor dude, he has suffered from some weird disease that has pumped copious amounts of a growth hormone.. i mean... hes 7foot 5inches!! he's like more than 2 feet 3 inches taller than me!! crazy! (maybe gary coleman needed some love on that front!-- that or he was only 2feet 3 inches himself!)

Aside from that, the Van-nee spent a wonderful weekend hanging by the beach staying at the Colloroy conference centre with my dearest friends from NCC (Northside Community Church) ! They are an awesome bunch of people and it was the best weather! (will post pics soon)

who wants to party on down?

Okeleydokeley dudes..
Who's in sydney on the weekend of Saturday 25th of November 2006?
Who wants to hang out with the minivan for some serious jivin/ groovin/ boppin?
Who's In? I know its early, but you gotta put stuff out there cos you know... peeps forget and tickets sell-out !
Anyhoo-- whats with the fuss anyways?
It will be the MiniVanMegaFun's 26th Birthday on the 26th of November this year... and well, lets hope you just want to come along!!!!
HARBOURLIFE>...... tickets will be worth the fun and frivolity! let me know whether you're interested because tickets will need to be purchased (or b'day present!?!)!!!!!!! :D :D
xoxo

Clubbing... Grandmas.. and apparently... Blingers!

Ok, so the VAN again has disproved the theory of being a 'Grandma' and went along with the Jatin & Co Convoy ala 'God's Kitchen' night at 'Home' ... (haha, how funny these trendy niteclubs with such a name-- the irony!)... Now, i haven't been clubbing since-- goodness knows when... probably since i last dated DJ TimmyJ... circa 1998- 2001.... most of you who are reading this did not know me then!! So.... to make this blog funny-- this is not a picture of me clubbing:

HOWEVER.... for those that enjoyed finding out whether you're an ENFJ or a ENFP or an ACDC personality (see post) haha... i have another online quiz, much less scientific but way more exciting, random and funny!! Let me know which "TRIBE" you belong to!!

Now, apparently im a BLINGER with signs of a 'Townie' and a...'Clubber!'...thats right! now, i dont know if the results were skewed by the fact i just went out on Sunday nite-- till 6am! what an effort! AND i managed to cook Monday nite dinner!!

Monday nite Menue (2/10/06)
DISH: Red Curry with vegies (and chicken meat side)- however it appeared much more like a Green Curry?!-- anyways, no complaints from the Crew... which is gradually morphing into quite a group!
Lou, Jatin, Fi, Artem and Van participated in the evenings festivities of 'Australian Idol' and the new series of 'The Biggest Loser' ... and re-visiting embarassing emails of lou's 'friend''s inbox whom we wont name names with questionable pictures of girls in their brassieres and other strange outfits!- gross!! ARGH! and no... we dont have any issues with privacy when one blatantly leaves them ready and waiting to be read!...)

Also though, to start the " Monday Nite Menue Review" or 'MNM Review'(for short)...
I will review last week's (25/09/06) meal created by Jatin... Dish: 'Vegetarian Lasagne' and give it 4 1/2 Stars :D WELL DONE! Tasty!

(pictures inset- not of actual meal...)