Weekly Digest #001

Let me see how long I can keep this up. I have decided to started logging a 'weekly digest' to compile random stuff that I saw or did in a week, which I have been too busy/lazy to update. Yea... that's pretty much how I roll.

Few weeks ago, Chris and I were at the Darebin Music Festival in Northcote. There was an Awkward Family Photo booth offering shots for FREE, inspired by the website with the same name. I just HAD to snap some with le man. Come on, it's fun!! Anyway, I finally saw the photos posted by the photographer on her Facebook page.

My Favorite, out of the two

Wednesday was pretty hot in Melbourne. I had to buy a skirt from Christopher Ari and change into it as I went out early in the morning (when it was cooler) dressed in jeans. Okay, fine .. it was also a crocheted black skirt that looked really pretty. haha!!

Isn't it lovely??

I strolled into Carlton Gardens on my way to meet Chris near Melbourne Uni from the Fitzroy Library. It was such a beautiful day to be outdoors ... to lay my festival sheet on the grass under a tree, with snacks and a drink, and my nose under the book. Perfect!

It is not hard to fall in love with Melbourne. The city is so people-friendly, with parks, pedestrian lanes, bicycle lanes, ... It is the amount of consideration placed into making it easily accessible, at the same time,  staying environmentally friendly.

I have been hanging around Fitzroy almost every day, mainly because Chris works around that area. Brunswick Street has its own charm. And my favorite place, besides the Christopher Ari shop (haha!) is the Fitzroy Library. I enjoy spending my afternoons there, I even managed to get some work done on Wednesday.

Random artwork plastered on the wall on Rose St

Last week, I started painting again with Chris' mum. I am so rusty at it, the last time I did a scenic water colour picture was when I was still in high school, when my mum would send me to art classes every week. I pretty much .. well, not suck at it, but lack the flair in art as compared to my older sister. What can I say, I am more of a performing arts person.

Painting on the deck at Chris' home

Aside from painting, I cooked a fair bit too. Geeezzz... I am turning more domestic by the minute. Or maybe I am all along, just that I lacked a good kitchen to work in. So far I have made .. Sago Gula Melaka, lasagne, satay sauce (from scratch!!), pizza (dough from scratch, yo!), (failed) beef rendang - the instructions on the packet are too confusing, I should stick to making stuff from scratch!!, and last night's attempt ... Banana Cake!! I am a fan of banana cake, hence am quite particular with how it turns out. I didn't even let Chris to do it, well, except to help me cream the butter. I swear, women in the olden days, before technology and gadgets manipulated the whole baking industry, were so strong. Creaming the butter old school way is not easy. It is really tiring!! Anyone who bakes know that. "Well, then use an electric whisk" - thank you, smarty-pants. But that beats the whole point of it.

On the not-so-leisurely side of things, I went for a few auditions/interviews .. doing some casual work at the moment to replenish my bank account, .. did a couple of shoots the past month which I will update as soon as I can, and... booked my first gig on commercial TV - Foxtel. Yay!!

Okay, I will update again some time over the week. I want to turn off my laptop and immerse myself in my book. I am reading 'After Auschwitz' at the moment, by Eva Schloss, one of the survivors and the stepsister of Anne Frank. 

Till then,

xx