April 2010
1st April 2010 Dinner with Ken’s mates at Pancakes on the Rocks at Northmead. Been there twice and already sick of the menu. Not much of a variety and wasn’t in the mood for sweet pancakes. Catching up with his friends for Ken’s and George’s 24th birthday and before Neil goes on his overseas holiday. I got George this cute little cheesecake from the T2 cafe. I’m going to go back soon to try their high tea. I love tea at T2.
3rd April 2010 Happy birthday to Ken! I came over in the afternoon armed with lots of groceries! Since we had been eating out a lot, I thought it would be special if I cooked him a 6 course meal for dinner! I got a small gift box and filled it up with lots and lots of yummiful chocolates and a card that had tonight’s menu. I ended up cooking and serving
- Garlic bread,
- Pizza muffins,
- Wedges,
- Chicken and corn soup,
- Chicken caesar salad,
- Creamy chicken and cabanossi fettuccine carbonara,
- Mash potatoes,
- Chocolate cake with cookie and cream ice-cream.
There was suppose to be choc-chip cookies but it was midnight by the time we had the cake and I was exhausted!
5th April 2010 My best friend went to Hunter Valley (2nd weekend in a row) and got a bit of food poisoning so she was very very sick. When she got back, she came straight over and gave me a hug because she was home sick. awww. It was a nice moment but a bit awkward because we don’t openly hug as much so it was very unexpected. She got me the wine I wanted to try - Rosemount Rose O wine and she also got me a compact mirror. <3 Jane.
8th April 2010 Had my Deloitte Group Assessment Centre. It wasn’t as daunting as I expected and I believed I did relative fine. It was basically an introduction presentation with a director and previous graduate at ITS and more about what they were looking for, and in this case a developer. Then we got started on our assessment – group discussion, individual presentation, group discussion and then written component. Afterwards we had a tea break and I got to know some of the people a bit better and found out by the HR lady that 11 of us were competing for 2 spots in ITS. Afterwards we had our mini individual interviews which I believe I did good in. Afterwards, we got a short tour around the ITS office and then home time! 3 hours later while at Chatswood with Ken, I received a call saying I got into the final round – partner interview! So excited! But then that left me in a tight spot because Accenture hadn’t gotten back to me on my pending position. 
For dinner we ate at New Shanghai Chinese Restaurant, and it was pretty average food but the decro was very oriental which was what attracted me in the 1st place. However, it does seem I’m not much of a fan for chinese food.
10th April 2010 A very adventurous day! We started at the Merrylands Children’s Festival with a pork roll. Then to the Surry Hills Festival with a slurpee and chorizo burger. Ken won me a cute panda which now resides in the back seat of my car. <3 Bus it back to Town Hall and realised since we were near Myers I can finally buy Mario Badescu Silver Powder ($38). Definitely worth the buy as it is going to last me forever! The day was still relatively early so we decided to venture out to Bondi Beach. It was really nice just sitting on the grass and taking in the view of the water and the dogs around. I have never seen so many dogs in one day – it seems everyone in Surry Hills and Bondi has a dog! There was this cute on at Bondi just running around being super cute and friendly to everyone and dog it bumped into. It made me want a puppy even more. We headed to Hurricane’s Grill and Bar at 6:15PM and it was already packed! We were there around 5PM (almost empty) to see if we could book but the waitress just told us to come in any time and wait for a table since they weren’t taking any more bookings for the night. We waited for almost an hour for our table and ordered Boerewors (African beef sausage) and a rack of lamb ribs. Not very satisfying at all. The ribs came out half burnt and I didn’t like the sausage’s texture very much. Ultimately disappointed considering my friends says they have the best ribs here. Rumps and Ribs is still my favourite. Afterwards we made it just in time for fired Mars bars! Not as fantastic as I once remembered it thought. Disappointing food day but it was great to be able to venture out like this. We haven’t done anything like this since we 1st dated two years ago.
13th April 2010 I had my partner interview with Deloitte and it went relatively well. Although, I got a call couple days later and got told I didn’t make it into the final two positions. I got lots of positive feedback but they thought I wasn’t was enthusiastic as the other two who made it. Fair enough as I wasn’t because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue my career path down web developer just yet. But I’m happy I made it this far and it just boosts my confident because I have made it through to majority of the graduate programs I have applied for. At least I have my Accenture offer. 
15th April 2010 Another adventurous day in the city, this time in The Rocks area. I booked a High Tea Cruise but somehow just got a normal cafe cruise. But it didn’t matter, it was $36 pp so very cheap for a boat ride around the city. I felt like such a tourist just viewing my own city while the actual tourist were busy .. sleeping? I have no idea but the table across from us kept staring at us or sleeping. Annoyed, so we left to go on the deck. After our hour boat ride, we walked around The Rocks and shopped near Circular Quay. There is this cute little book store that sells all kinds of interesting books and I’ll definitely go back and buy some birthday gifts there. We had dinner at this random restaurant within the Nurses Walk Precinct and although it was relatively expensive, the food was really good. As the menu was limiting, we ordered a wagyu burger and butter chicken. Afterwards, we went to Guylian Belgian Chocolate Cafe and my friends were right, it was a big disappointment. The waffles were the big square style and cold and the chocolate didn’t melt into the waffles.
17th April 2010 Officially broke after this night. Spent my newstart money + more within a week! >.< Went Whitewater rafting for Nhung’s 24th and it was awesome! Lucky I got a wetsuit because I did injury my elbow and it was bleeding under the wetsuit) when the raft got flipped and I was trying to put my arm out to avoid hitting my head on rocks, and during that process I lost my shoe which a nice guy found and threw back at me. Cherie on the other hand, lost her one shoe for good. As fun as it was, it was very tiresome and I was living off 3 hours sleep as well. >.< Took it all out of me. That night, we had dinner at Outback Steakhouse at North Strathfield and once again the food was average. But it was a fun night catching up with the girl and some of the MQ uni people I used to have lunch with.
21st April 2010 Ken’s 1st official face to face interview at French Forest. Very exciting to see him all suited up for his interview 
It was a fair distance to travel by public transport so I have no idea how he is going to do this everyday if he gets this job because traffic is terrible so there would no way I be driving.
24th April 2010 ATO assessment at 9am to test data entry skills. Ken did his assessment while I worked on my HR law essay at a cafe across the street. Explored Penrith Westfield for a bit and it quiet small.
27th April 2010 Ken finally bought work shoes! This now hopefully ends our shopping adventure. There is so much shopping one can take especially when it is to the same place over and over for the past two months. We had lunch at Iconic cafe in Parramatta Westfields and they have the best wedges there! It crunchy on the outside but fluffy inside and still maintained it hotness throughout our 30 minute lunch.
29th April 2010 Ken needed to go get his academic transcript for his interview on Monday so we headed out to Macquarie Centre for lunch. Despite wanting to try out the korean place, I was craving eel. So we went to the Sushi train next door and it was ultimately disappointing. I think eating out so much has made all food disappointing to me. I expect too much. Anyway, the sushi were really cold even though the sushi place was packed! Lots of sashimi which I’m not a fan off and my eel was too bland with old rice. Since I was so disappointed and unsatisfied, we went to Chantilly’s Coffee Lounge and we had the New York Cheese cake and one of their unique herbal teas. Made my tummy feel a lot better
I’ve been out all the other days too but I can’t seem to remember where we went for lunch or dinner. I should really label them properly in my diary for next time.
Sahara Turkish Restaurant: I seldom go here but when I do I’m never disappointed. This time we had lunch and ordered a seafood basket and pesto chicken and it costed us $30. Good value, good service and yummy satisfying food! Next time we are going to come back and try the lunch banquet. The table near us ordered it and it was very big and had lots of variety.
Souvlatki Hut: So one day, we got hungry and decided to drive to Souvlatki Hut at Northmead as it was 10 minutes away. It was like walking into a fast food store and we got a lot of meat with our order. The pide was so nice and soft and the lamb was just right. <3
I’m so sick I can’t remember anything else right now. Oh wait, Ken won me a toy on the 1st go! YAY. Evil machines have previously ate up our money, but this time my panda has a kitty for company. Also, been seeing puppies everywhere, on the street being walked, friend’s facebook photos, walking past pet stores, even puppies being sold on the street. I really want one now. Anyway, back to bed I go after I proofread my essay.
