Walking around Paddington on a rainy day...

Actually I had to kill time for 3 hours in Paddington and I saw few things which made me feel relaxed.

Famous Lucio's Italian restaurant

Autumn sky and the sun

Spanish food in Sydney -MOVIDA

  As  if we had a farewell celebration for the end of daylight saving,  we indulged the last day

   at Movida Spanish Tapas Bar.  This modern Spanish cuisine was totally enjoyable,

and I did enjoy to pay a bill (shared with my friend) because I wasn't worried about how much it cost.

Simply I wanted to have a fun time celebration.

                                           Goat curd and quince cigar

                                        Artisan Cantabrian anchovy with Smoked tomato Sorbet

                                        --Spread across Sorbe onto a cracker..so delicate...

                           Sweetcorn Gzpacho serves with Alaskan snow crab & macadamias

           
                      Seafood salad of crab, crystal bay prawn, mackerel finished with Ajo Blanco


What is more?, yes Iberico Jamon croquetas,  and the desert, I had Almond Fondant with Fig leaf ice

cream.   My friend had churros with hot chocolate.  Sorry no photos of those!

Rozan Japanese restaurant, cozy, reasonable , delicious and lots of originality

Last December, My favourite Japanese restaurant Uchi closed and I was kind of devastated like a child

lost her fav.pet cat.

But here comes very nice and unique restaurant in Palmer st, Darlinghurst , Sydney.

Crispy prawn salad

sayori (halfbeak) sashimi

peking duck Roza style

ikameshi( rice stuffed in squid)

Tako ponzu( Octopus with citrus based vinegar&soy sauce)

prawn shumai (specil shimai using Prawn heads for the colouring and the stock to make dumpling)

                     Octopus was so tender.  We didn't need to spend time for chewing.  

                    Three of us paid just under $100 for the food, good value isn't it?

Nasu dengaku(eggplant) , one of the best dengaku I had..it is soft enough to melt in your mouth.

Summer feeling at Bondi & Tama

It is an end of March yet we have a feeling of summer, yeah.

   Tamarama beach is expanding specially at law tide.

Tropical shower in Autumn March in Sydney

This March is more like a summer than Feb.

Most afternoon a big shower hits the town.

A friend in Kuala Lumpur said , there are hardly any rain day after day in KL.

And recently they had rain,   rain  ..yes but did feel like an artificial rain according to the friend.

What kind of chemical was used  in that rain, I wonder.

THREE SISTERS FROM ECHO POINTS

DO YOU SEE THE FACE ON THE  ROCK　CLIFF?

THIS IS NOT A SIGNATURE BLUE BLUE LOOKING VALLEY VIEW

BUT  THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR MAKES THIS COLOUR.

QUITE AMAZING, I THINK..

Sydney Ramen War

I love eating Ramen in a hot summer time and a cold winter season.

Ramen is a hot favourite Japanese noodle soup here in Sydney, too.

In last 2,3 years several new ramen shop opened, and Ramena war has begun!

Yes! we talk about it among friends which Ramen shops better.

I went to Manpuku located far outside of CBD, and I had Torigara Shoyu Ramen ( chicken stock soysauce Ramen).

Tonkotsu (Pork bone stock) Ramen is very popular at the moment but I love the traditional basic

Ramen.  Manpuku Ramen made me comfortably full ( means manpuku ) , surely it was good!

Jenolan Caves

Lucas cave

My favourite place in N.S.W. besides the surf beaches, is Jenolan caves.  You can feel the earth...

The mother earth's womb...

                                                              Platypus in a blue lake

Sri Lankan Coffee

Coffee in Sri Lanka??  People says, Sri Lanka is known for Ceylon tea not the coffee..

But oh yes, before the British comes to Sri Lanka, there grew the coffee tree not the tea plantation.

This is the best coffee brand I had in Sri Lanka, (or it may be possibility of some other good coffee).

Hanza makes Pure arabica, Dark arabica, Espresso, Gold mix, House mix.

Taste is surprisingly good!

Celebrating Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur

Red, Pink, Red, Orange and Pink xxxxxxxxxx

It is so vivid and energetic with CNY decoration.  We feel the Chinese Power!!!!

Surrounding by Red colour , I understand now how people get motivated and feel strong and happy.

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka surfing New Year 2014

One of Hikka's first Singhalese surfer, Sisi

Another Hikka's original surfer, Dunston

Ayurveda herb bath at beach side

When Surf is bumpy,lumpy and ugly, the relaxation at massage spa is the best choice.

Sani-pai in shinghalese means "feel good", pronounce like sunny pie.

The first beach side spa in Hikka opened last month, at the moment they have a threputic Ayurveda

massage and herbal bath. The acupoint Ayurvedic massage by the master is fantastic.

Today I tried a herbal bath, in the near future they will have spa and shirodhara.

Dreaming for the fortune

I want to buy a house, or want to travel often or want to set up a comfy life, money??

Yes people buy lotto tickets for a quick fortune.  Dream is just a dream if you don't wake.

I bought 3 scratchy tickets ,costed 60rp which is 50cent, won 40rp, ha ha ha...

2014 A New Year from Sri Lanka

Nice to be back in a warm water surfing session!! January is a winter here so it sometimes gets quite cool for an early bird surf chick.  Somehow compare to the last year there fewer surfers.

Spending a quiet time in Singharaja RainForest on NYE and NYD was so peaceful, just 2.5hrs bus

trip from Galle.

Summer Christmas Time in Sydney

Summer time! Christmas time!  Holiday time!

Everyone is cheering up.

Swimming in the ocean is pleasant yahhh of course when the sky is blue.