February 2009

What's the deal?

01 Feb 2009
Posted by luciferous
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Google servers have become sentient and decided the internet is harmful to humans. That's the only reason I can think of to explain that every search result is coming up with a “malware warning”.

Even Google's website has a malware warning. Look.

These days the apartment block is a cluster of disconnected rooms whose occupants exist in isolation.

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Dango slot machine

12 Feb 2009
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Mitarashi Dango!

After watching Samurai Champloo I was kind of obsessed about Dango. I looked everywhere for Dango, but couldn't find it. I dreamed about eating Dango. When I saw some Mochi ice-cream at the asian grocer I thought it was Dango! Can you imagine my degree of distress? An attentive friend Ritee picked some up from the store for me when I stayed with her last year in Tokyo.

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We just got back from a really good lunch at this establishment. I could not believe how nice the location was, the attentiveness of the waiting staff and the quality of the food. The restaurant itself is in a small shopping mall in the rocks, on the corner of Argyle and Kendell lane. There is something very enticing about the restaurant, there is an open kitchen where you can see all the chefs at work, the art is appealing and minimalist, but still relevant to the location.

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Guillame at Bennelong

14 Feb 2009
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I was a little worried coming into this restaurant, I had never been before, and on the many occasions walking past it it always looked a little daunting. There were, however, very few complains that I could offer for our experience at this restaurant, the food was excellent, the views were great and the wait staff polite and reasonably attentive.

We were seated right next to the window, looking out over the harbour with scenes of the harbour bridge and of the opera house itself.

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