On the first topic, to be honest, I struggle a little to pick up this new language.
Lots to take on, to read, to do and work on.
I'm still enjoying it but do feel quite challenged at times (which is good I suppose!)
Then again, maybe I am trying to soak my feet in pace that is a bit too fast.
Signing up for the PSC course was a really good decision.
The course opens up my horizon quite a bit and keeps my head/mind in the photography field.
The classes are mostly fun and interesting .
The 10 images a week submission and the portfolio forces me to be proactive in thinking about Melbourne events to photograph.
It exposes me to the work of the brilliant photographers in the world.
It forces me to start looking at photography as "art", building the "design elements" and "quality over quantity" mindset in me.
I admit, there is a bit of pressure coming from the workload (combination from classes, tasks and assignments).
Outside of the course, I'm also working on the business plan for this hobby of mine.
As part of the business plan, I wanna put together a portfolio of my best shots.
Then, there is the planning for photo shoot session.
On top of it all, I still have my usual day to day activities; i.e. work, bikram yoga, catch ups, house errands, etc.
But, it's all good!
Cause, hey, who knows, perhaps in a year or two, I can finally call myself a Full Time Photographer! :)
Or maybe three years, like gorgeous lady at TeaLilyPhotography (her photographs are beautiful!).
Now, that would be a step towards making my dream (see About Me) come true, wouldn't it?
Anyways, if you're like me, in Melbourne and are looking for events to photograph or scrumptious food to eat (because I love them!) or just random things to do, here's a few websites that you should check out!
- MELBOURNE: HOT OR NOT especially its Marvellous March Events Calendar 2010 page!
- That's Melbourne: What's On page
- Chapel St Event Calendar, mmm because I live near Chapel St? :) And, Tastes of Chapel is on from 5th to 19th March!
If you're a circus person, have a look at NICA too!
That's on my list to photograph! :)
And I'm curious about this NGV Art Bus thing (see HOT: NGV Artbus to the Yarra Valley (Part 1) – Yering Station | MEL: HOT OR NOT)! Where do I sign up???
Cheerio!
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Andrews Hamburger, Albert Park, Melbourne
I have tried it and I love it!!
It is the type of burger that you would normally get in the States. The one with chunky meat (awesome quality, flavoursome and tasty) and soft bun with superb cheese! It is quite good value too for $9 (Burger with the Lot!!! i.e. with egg, onion, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and of course, the meat pattie!)
Definitely filling.
Such a shame it is not located in a more accessible location. :P
But - oh - it was worth the drive and Mr. was pretty happy with his chicken burger too, so hopefully I'll go back SOON.. ;)
Some photos to entice you...
Andrews Hamburger Grill
144 Bridport Street
Albert Park VIC 3206
(03) 9690 2126
Google Map
It is the type of burger that you would normally get in the States. The one with chunky meat (awesome quality, flavoursome and tasty) and soft bun with superb cheese! It is quite good value too for $9 (Burger with the Lot!!! i.e. with egg, onion, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and of course, the meat pattie!)
Definitely filling.
Such a shame it is not located in a more accessible location. :P
But - oh - it was worth the drive and Mr. was pretty happy with his chicken burger too, so hopefully I'll go back SOON.. ;)
Some photos to entice you...
Andrews Hamburger Grill
144 Bridport Street
Albert Park VIC 3206
(03) 9690 2126
Google Map
Melbourne CBD Photos After Work
Back on the 9th November, I felt like wondering around the beautiful Melbourne with my camera after work - and so I did. I feel like sharing the shots. :)
These images have not been post processed - pure JPG from my Nikon D60. :) Pretty happy with the result!!!
These images have not been post processed - pure JPG from my Nikon D60. :) Pretty happy with the result!!!
Jacques Reymond Cuisine du Temps
Who haven't heard of Jacques Reymond?
It's 2010 The Age Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year. Even before that, it is usually mentioned during Melbournians foodism or restaurant conversation.
After a couple years of hearing about it and being on the lookout for the right occasion to check it out - the time is finally here. A bit over a month ago - I managed to book myself and Mr. in for dinner tonight (it wasn't easy - it's fully booked up till January for weekends!). The occasion? Celebrating a few things that have happened in our life recently; i.e. the sales of my city apartment way back in mid June, the new job which I started in late September, and Mr.'s thesis completion a couple weeks ago.
We arrived a bit later than our reservation time, just after half past seven because we drove past the place. It is rather hidden - amongst the other big houses along Williams Rd - but when we did find the place, we saw the big sign on the brick wall...
Doh!
Walking in... we stroll past a nice little courtyard garden where some guests were dining at. It was a pretty scene.
We were then greeted by the delicious smell of food. I couldn't help but get rather excited. My expectations heightened! Then we arrived at the closed entrance door. It felt a bit weird to open the door ourselves, and even more so - when we had to hold the door for another couple. @.@ ???
Moving along... we were greeted and shown to our table for the night. We sat down and look around. It is well decorated with homey inviting colours which is glamorous at the same time. We were seated in the section with the wine bottles along the one side of the wall and the interesting 3 metal art pieces on the other side of the wall. As usual, ever the gentlemen and loving, Mr. let me get the comfy bench seat facing the hallway near the kitchen, which comes with added bonus of the glamorous dresses viewing by the lady guests and Jacques Reymond popping his head out every now and then... :P
The sommelier came and offered us a drink to start with. Out of the norm - I ordered a bubbly to start. I was offered 3 choices and cause I'm not very familiar with liquor - I just go with the first option. ;) I think it was Australian Croser 2006.
Then come the light and soft puff bread thing. It was yummy. Subtle flavour, a bit of cheesey taste with some gooeyness on the inside.
Right after I took the above photo, I was approached by a waiter and was advised that the chef doesn't like people taking photos of his food. She was very kind about it. She said it's best to save my camera for the other prettier dishes and try to take the photos sneakily. So I did. (I'm going to also use this as an excuse to pardon the quality of some of my photos...)
I have to admit that it was a really good practice. It means that I get to taste the food when they're still warm instead of my usual routine in a romantic lighting venue (taking 50 shots to try get one non blurry close up shot of the dish). It also means that my head and mind was present with my dinner companion instead of lost behind the camera peep hole.
We polish off the puff thing pretty quickly as soon as we skim through the menu. We decided on his 2 degustation menu (Vegetarian and non-Vegetarian). This allow both of us to try the best of both worlds. ;) Considering my being a cheap drunk - we decided that it is best for us not to get wine with every course. A quick chat with the sommelier got us a glass of smokey nice red wine which she advised will work well with the Quail dish of the non-vegetarian degustation menu.
The bread was the beginning of our introduction to Jacques Reymond's food. We both start with the white sourdough - which is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. Good - but not comparable to the best bread I've had at Winterhaven restaurant in Falls Creek. In between our meals, we tried the skinny "Epi?" bread stick. I like it a lot. It is full of flavour, a bit harder and crustier than the white sourdough. Anyway - enough rambling - I'll let the images do the talking... (Apologies - just realised that I didn't take any shot of the bread!)
Our meals come and gone.
Interestingly, for most of the courses, the vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal are presented in "find the difference" manner, which is cute in a way. Have a closer look at the photos. I promise, they are not 2 shots of the same dish! ;)
PS: I didn't take two different shots of our first course because they look so much a like that it seems pointless to do.
I love the Wagyu dish most. It was the perfect end note. The sweetness of the flavouring in the meat was just divine and the mustard ice cream works a treat. I remember thinking "ah... luckily Mr. doesn't eat red meat! :P". By then I already have quite high expectation from the wallaby dish prior, which was very good. I nearly dig in and forgot to take a photo of the wagyu dish! But I didn't! It was really really really really good. I savour every mouthful. :)
The dishes were generally great (we share most of them except for the wallabi and wagyu which were both gladfully entirely mine! :P). The blend of favour he uses in each of the dishes were really good. The watermelon in the second course of the vegetarian meal was an interesting twist. The tang of the lime in the snapper was delightful. Mr. enjoyed most of the quail along with the recommended red wine which was probably "2008 Galli Estate Nebbiolo, Heathcote, Victoria". I did enjoy my vegetarian version. The cheese dressing on top makes that dish for me.
Here's an extract of the menu from Jacques Reymond website for those who are interested.
When the time come for my favorite part of any meal - desserts! - I got a bit worried. I saw other tables getting the Chocolate Mousse martini which I have sampled in Taste Festivals 2009.
Oh no! I want to try something different!!! But what can one do?
The "Martini of bittersweet chocolate, whisky and espresso granita, bourbon vanilla chantilly" was served and... it was savoured! :P LOL. Of course! I had to - I love chocolate! And... It tasted much better in the cold glass!
The disappointment quickly evaporate into the air when the second dessert was served. (I didn't know we are going to get 2 desserts! YAY!!!)
Of the 2nd dessert course - I like the "broken Pedro Ximenez" (2 pieces jelly looking thing on the right side) most.
The pear pieces in "pear and caramel" was really good - but the caramel creamy bit was a bit common.
The "earl grey and orange tea ice cream" has an interesting taste.
The last pretty thing that we received was a giant tea pot with my peppermint tea in it and the petits fours (pictured above).
Mr. sneakily gobbled the raspberry blueberry tart and the truffle which both looks gorgeous (!!!!) so unfortunately I can't testify for the taste.
The green macaroon was sweet but have not much other taste to it. The mini profiterole was good and I enjoyed the fudge (though the nuts were a bit stale).
Our verdict?
Well - how do we look?
Haha... :)
OK - on a more serious review note - the food was pretty good, not memorably amazing.
The price is not too bad (especially with the 50$ off from the Entertainment Book Gold Card).
The setting and decoration of the place is nice.
The service is probably what I'm not sure about. Some of the waiters don't come across genuinely friendly (almost snobby) and that affects my dining experience.
I am happy to have tried it out and I enjoyed the meals. I also love that it left me feeling satiated in the belly, not stuffed.
But it isn't drawing me back anytime soon. I'd rather spend my money at Vue de Monde which offers the whole package in a better way.
I was a bit surprised to stumble upon Taste Buds Galore: Jacques Reymond blog post and see that he hasn't change the menu since June.
I mean, the heading for the degustation meal was "Jacques Reymond has designed a unique menu featuring the finest of Australian produce to reflect the flavours of the season".
Wouldn't the Australian produce which reflect flavours of the winter season and the spring season be different? Hmmm?
Enough rambling for me.
Have a lovely nite, peeps.
PS: Check out the posts at Eat (almost) Anything at Least Once on Les Boucheries Parisiennes. That's the next intriguing restaurant to try! ;)
It's 2010 The Age Good Food Guide's Restaurant of the Year. Even before that, it is usually mentioned during Melbournians foodism or restaurant conversation.
After a couple years of hearing about it and being on the lookout for the right occasion to check it out - the time is finally here. A bit over a month ago - I managed to book myself and Mr. in for dinner tonight (it wasn't easy - it's fully booked up till January for weekends!). The occasion? Celebrating a few things that have happened in our life recently; i.e. the sales of my city apartment way back in mid June, the new job which I started in late September, and Mr.'s thesis completion a couple weeks ago.
We arrived a bit later than our reservation time, just after half past seven because we drove past the place. It is rather hidden - amongst the other big houses along Williams Rd - but when we did find the place, we saw the big sign on the brick wall...
Doh!Walking in... we stroll past a nice little courtyard garden where some guests were dining at. It was a pretty scene.
We were then greeted by the delicious smell of food. I couldn't help but get rather excited. My expectations heightened! Then we arrived at the closed entrance door. It felt a bit weird to open the door ourselves, and even more so - when we had to hold the door for another couple. @.@ ???
Moving along... we were greeted and shown to our table for the night. We sat down and look around. It is well decorated with homey inviting colours which is glamorous at the same time. We were seated in the section with the wine bottles along the one side of the wall and the interesting 3 metal art pieces on the other side of the wall. As usual, ever the gentlemen and loving, Mr. let me get the comfy bench seat facing the hallway near the kitchen, which comes with added bonus of the glamorous dresses viewing by the lady guests and Jacques Reymond popping his head out every now and then... :P
The sommelier came and offered us a drink to start with. Out of the norm - I ordered a bubbly to start. I was offered 3 choices and cause I'm not very familiar with liquor - I just go with the first option. ;) I think it was Australian Croser 2006. 
Then come the light and soft puff bread thing. It was yummy. Subtle flavour, a bit of cheesey taste with some gooeyness on the inside.Right after I took the above photo, I was approached by a waiter and was advised that the chef doesn't like people taking photos of his food. She was very kind about it. She said it's best to save my camera for the other prettier dishes and try to take the photos sneakily. So I did. (I'm going to also use this as an excuse to pardon the quality of some of my photos...)
I have to admit that it was a really good practice. It means that I get to taste the food when they're still warm instead of my usual routine in a romantic lighting venue (taking 50 shots to try get one non blurry close up shot of the dish). It also means that my head and mind was present with my dinner companion instead of lost behind the camera peep hole.
We polish off the puff thing pretty quickly as soon as we skim through the menu. We decided on his 2 degustation menu (Vegetarian and non-Vegetarian). This allow both of us to try the best of both worlds. ;) Considering my being a cheap drunk - we decided that it is best for us not to get wine with every course. A quick chat with the sommelier got us a glass of smokey nice red wine which she advised will work well with the Quail dish of the non-vegetarian degustation menu.
The bread was the beginning of our introduction to Jacques Reymond's food. We both start with the white sourdough - which is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. Good - but not comparable to the best bread I've had at Winterhaven restaurant in Falls Creek. In between our meals, we tried the skinny "Epi?" bread stick. I like it a lot. It is full of flavour, a bit harder and crustier than the white sourdough. Anyway - enough rambling - I'll let the images do the talking... (Apologies - just realised that I didn't take any shot of the bread!)
Our meals come and gone. Interestingly, for most of the courses, the vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal are presented in "find the difference" manner, which is cute in a way. Have a closer look at the photos. I promise, they are not 2 shots of the same dish! ;)
PS: I didn't take two different shots of our first course because they look so much a like that it seems pointless to do.
I love the Wagyu dish most. It was the perfect end note. The sweetness of the flavouring in the meat was just divine and the mustard ice cream works a treat. I remember thinking "ah... luckily Mr. doesn't eat red meat! :P". By then I already have quite high expectation from the wallaby dish prior, which was very good. I nearly dig in and forgot to take a photo of the wagyu dish! But I didn't! It was really really really really good. I savour every mouthful. :)
The dishes were generally great (we share most of them except for the wallabi and wagyu which were both gladfully entirely mine! :P). The blend of favour he uses in each of the dishes were really good. The watermelon in the second course of the vegetarian meal was an interesting twist. The tang of the lime in the snapper was delightful. Mr. enjoyed most of the quail along with the recommended red wine which was probably "2008 Galli Estate Nebbiolo, Heathcote, Victoria". I did enjoy my vegetarian version. The cheese dressing on top makes that dish for me.
Here's an extract of the menu from Jacques Reymond website for those who are interested.
| Menu Vegetarian | A Taste of our Degustation Menu |
| * Delicate tofu chakin, broth of parsnip and Jerusalem artichoke, a subtle taste of Stilton blue cheese * Compressed watermelon and Thai oil, daikon with spiced nougatine and peanuts, warm leeks and chilli gherkin dressing * Asparagus and salsify with four peppers, fennel and white balsamic, sencha and lime emulsion * Butternut pumpkin and tempura of cauliflower, tajine flavours, organic natural black rice, whipped Persian fetta * Witlof a l’ orange and kombu swede cooked in salt crust, lemon myrtle and apple jelly, cider vinaigrette * Delice soufflé of cottage cheese and aged comté, a stinging nettle and watercress sauce | * Delicate rock lobster chakin, broth of parsnip and Jerusalem artichoke, a subtle taste of Stilton blue cheese * Hiramasa kingfish and our own ponzu, Hervey Bay scallop, spiced nougatine with peanuts, warm leek and chilli gherkin dressing * Snapper with four peppers, fennel and white balsamic, sencha and lime emulsion * Crispy quail breast, tajine flavours, organic natural black rice, whipped Persian fetta * Flinders Island wallaby and kombu swede cooked in salt crust dashi and apple jelly, cider vinaigrette * Wagyu beef rump, oyster sauce and condiments, ravioli of daikon and spicy celery, mustard ice cream |
| $130.00 without wine $220.00 with wine | $165.00 without wine $255.00 with wine's |
When the time come for my favorite part of any meal - desserts! - I got a bit worried. I saw other tables getting the Chocolate Mousse martini which I have sampled in Taste Festivals 2009. Oh no! I want to try something different!!! But what can one do?
The "Martini of bittersweet chocolate, whisky and espresso granita, bourbon vanilla chantilly" was served and... it was savoured! :P LOL. Of course! I had to - I love chocolate! And... It tasted much better in the cold glass!
The disappointment quickly evaporate into the air when the second dessert was served. (I didn't know we are going to get 2 desserts! YAY!!!)
Of the 2nd dessert course - I like the "broken Pedro Ximenez" (2 pieces jelly looking thing on the right side) most.
The pear pieces in "pear and caramel" was really good - but the caramel creamy bit was a bit common.
The "earl grey and orange tea ice cream" has an interesting taste.
The last pretty thing that we received was a giant tea pot with my peppermint tea in it and the petits fours (pictured above).
Mr. sneakily gobbled the raspberry blueberry tart and the truffle which both looks gorgeous (!!!!) so unfortunately I can't testify for the taste.
The green macaroon was sweet but have not much other taste to it. The mini profiterole was good and I enjoyed the fudge (though the nuts were a bit stale).
Our verdict?
Well - how do we look?Haha... :)
OK - on a more serious review note - the food was pretty good, not memorably amazing.
The price is not too bad (especially with the 50$ off from the Entertainment Book Gold Card).
The setting and decoration of the place is nice.
The service is probably what I'm not sure about. Some of the waiters don't come across genuinely friendly (almost snobby) and that affects my dining experience.
I am happy to have tried it out and I enjoyed the meals. I also love that it left me feeling satiated in the belly, not stuffed.
But it isn't drawing me back anytime soon. I'd rather spend my money at Vue de Monde which offers the whole package in a better way.
I was a bit surprised to stumble upon Taste Buds Galore: Jacques Reymond blog post and see that he hasn't change the menu since June.
I mean, the heading for the degustation meal was "Jacques Reymond has designed a unique menu featuring the finest of Australian produce to reflect the flavours of the season".
Wouldn't the Australian produce which reflect flavours of the winter season and the spring season be different? Hmmm?
Enough rambling for me.
Have a lovely nite, peeps.
PS: Check out the posts at Eat (almost) Anything at Least Once on Les Boucheries Parisiennes. That's the next intriguing restaurant to try! ;)
Re-visiting Globe Cafe in Prahran
Globe Cafe
[w] http://www.globecafe.com.au/
[a] 218 Chapel St. Prahran VIC 3181.
[p] 03 9510 8693
[e] olivia@globecafe.com.au
I was first introduced to Globe Cafe nearly 3 years ago by my then boyfriend (now husband) who live in an apartment just in that small street off Chapel where the cafe is located. It was a casual dining place which offers really good breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner meals. I had this yummy and very memorable Spring salad (snow pea, capsicum strips, green beans) with creamy wasabi sauce there once. Their grilled cheese was one of the best I've had. For brunch, I loved their Caesar salad or their various egg breakfast.
Then they went on a short break. Revamping their look. It took them a while - a couple months I think. During which - we found a few other brunch loves; i.e. Picnic and Gaia. Between them and Amici, our pet love brunch venue, we didn't get a chance to revisit Globe until last weekend.
The place couldn't look any more different than it is now. I couldn't see the trace of the old blue cheap but comfy wall paint. It's now shiny fresh and new. The kitchen bench is all silver and shiny. Pretty dining area. Very well decorated.
Flicking through their new "not massive yet offers an interesting mix of dishes" menu, I couldn't find French Toast which I was kinda craving. But - it does have Ricotta Hotcakes. Having heard of Bill Granger's Ricotta Hotcakes recently, I decided to give that a go - along with my customary Skinny Cappuccino without Chocolate Topping. Mr. chose Egg dish with Hollandaise sauce and Semi-Mashed Potato to go with Raisin Brioche.
The brioche arrives looking very much like normal Raisin Toasts (as seen in the photos). Don't be tricked though. Because the texture and taste is very much brioche like. Soft but also pastry crunchy. Rich and buttery tasting too.
The hotcakes were hands down the BEST pancakey thing I've ever had. It has cloud-like soft and fluffy texture, with flavour which is just divinely delicious. Add the banana, maple syrup sauce and a smear of the double cream = PERFECTO.
How good I hear you say?
Well - it is to the point where I didn't bother tasting Mr.'s egg dish. I don't recall ever forgetting to do so up until now. I am always curious on whether my order or my companion's dish is better. Plus, I get bored with my own food too after a few spoonful - so I mix it up by trying other's food. But this time - I was happily munching away my hotcakes. Along with my stolen share of the Raisin Brioche. Yup - it was THAT good.
So, if you live in Melbourne - go and try it out. If you are not in Melbourne - note this place down and make sure to schedule a visit when you do come for a visit. I, for one, will not be able to wait another year or so before I go back. My mouth waters at the thought of that sweet soft fluffy delicious Ricotta Hotcakes. :)
[w] http://www.globecafe.com.au/
[a] 218 Chapel St. Prahran VIC 3181.
[p] 03 9510 8693
[e] olivia@globecafe.com.au
I was first introduced to Globe Cafe nearly 3 years ago by my then boyfriend (now husband) who live in an apartment just in that small street off Chapel where the cafe is located. It was a casual dining place which offers really good breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner meals. I had this yummy and very memorable Spring salad (snow pea, capsicum strips, green beans) with creamy wasabi sauce there once. Their grilled cheese was one of the best I've had. For brunch, I loved their Caesar salad or their various egg breakfast.
Then they went on a short break. Revamping their look. It took them a while - a couple months I think. During which - we found a few other brunch loves; i.e. Picnic and Gaia. Between them and Amici, our pet love brunch venue, we didn't get a chance to revisit Globe until last weekend.The place couldn't look any more different than it is now. I couldn't see the trace of the old blue cheap but comfy wall paint. It's now shiny fresh and new. The kitchen bench is all silver and shiny. Pretty dining area. Very well decorated.
Flicking through their new "not massive yet offers an interesting mix of dishes" menu, I couldn't find French Toast which I was kinda craving. But - it does have Ricotta Hotcakes. Having heard of Bill Granger's Ricotta Hotcakes recently, I decided to give that a go - along with my customary Skinny Cappuccino without Chocolate Topping. Mr. chose Egg dish with Hollandaise sauce and Semi-Mashed Potato to go with Raisin Brioche.
The brioche arrives looking very much like normal Raisin Toasts (as seen in the photos). Don't be tricked though. Because the texture and taste is very much brioche like. Soft but also pastry crunchy. Rich and buttery tasting too. The hotcakes were hands down the BEST pancakey thing I've ever had. It has cloud-like soft and fluffy texture, with flavour which is just divinely delicious. Add the banana, maple syrup sauce and a smear of the double cream = PERFECTO.
How good I hear you say?
Well - it is to the point where I didn't bother tasting Mr.'s egg dish. I don't recall ever forgetting to do so up until now. I am always curious on whether my order or my companion's dish is better. Plus, I get bored with my own food too after a few spoonful - so I mix it up by trying other's food. But this time - I was happily munching away my hotcakes. Along with my stolen share of the Raisin Brioche. Yup - it was THAT good.
So, if you live in Melbourne - go and try it out. If you are not in Melbourne - note this place down and make sure to schedule a visit when you do come for a visit. I, for one, will not be able to wait another year or so before I go back. My mouth waters at the thought of that sweet soft fluffy delicious Ricotta Hotcakes. :)
Festival Indonesia 2009 & DFO South Wharf
Festival Indonesia 2009 was held at Federation Square this weekend (Website). There were lots of good homey food (pictured in the left side thumbnails) readily made available at a convenient spot (Melbourne CBD) in comparison to the usual suburban locations of the restaurants. I don't normally get access to these foods unless I went home for holiday (which is pretty much yearly) or when my mum come and cook for us (which is also pretty much yearly - if not twice a year) - so it was a really good occasion... :P Plus - I got to catch up with my siblings, Louisa and Lia! Superb!!!
For further explanation on what's what in terms of the food - please refer to List of Indonesian Dishes (Wikipedia). It's a pretty extensive list. ;)
Afterwards - me and Lia head out on an unpredictably-big journey to the DFO South Wharf. It wasn't exactly easy to find and definitely not as convenient as the Spencer St DFO (for public transporters like me & Lia). If you are heading there - I suggest you print this location page out as a guide. Also, head there early!
On the bright side - we got to see the "Melbourne Convention Centre" which is a quite pretty building for photos. Plus, the new DFO does offer perks such as bigger and shinier stores; more store options; and better value items than Spencer St.
I score a ultra gorgeous frilly black skirt and a nice simple silk blend grey dress from Forever New for under $65 (they are having "buy 1 sale item, half price 2nd sale item" combo!)! Also - finally got the stylish blazer jacket that I've been looking for quite some time now from Garfunkle for $40. The skirt and the blazer look "oh so gorgeous" together.. Yeah!
Will add pics of the items tomorrow. ;)
Good night now!
26th October 2009 Here's the pics -^.^-...
The Clothing Exchange in Melbourne
Me and Lia (my gal-pal!) arrived at BMW Edge in Federation Square today at about 6.45 p.m. with our satiated belly (we just had dinner at Dessert House in the Chinatown). It's our first visit to The Clothing Exchange event and we are very excited!I've been to "For Better or Purse" twice before, which has similar concept of cloth swapping with small differences, e.g. item categorisation (some cost more and some cost less) and it came with mini cupcake and a glass of wine to start (refer my old post: "a chatterbox's pensieve: For Better or Purse). For some reason that is unknown to me - that event has stopped happening since late last year.
It is a quite enjoyable way of shopping - offering your incorrect impulse purchases and going home with different pieces. Plus - it is somewhat good for the environment (well - if there is less demand for new clothes from the shop - hopefully soon enough they'll produce less?).
It is quite reliant on the number of people attending obviously (more people = more options) - hence I was pretty pleased to see that the place is quite crowded when we got there today. So Melbournian - spread the word. Come and join on the fun in the next session on 7th December 2009. Let's have fun!
The entry fee is $20 but it was totally worth the money. Great venue, super friendly hosts, and the yummy lolly (especially the bananas!) when you are queuing simply makes the event.We both have a lot of fun and I went home with 5 satisfying pieces!
I might post some photos on my items later - for now the description would have to do!
I got a gorgeous mini denim skirt, a look-totally-brand-new J.Lo white casual pants, a casual Billabong skirt (dark green almost blue not sure which - yes I am colour blind when it comes to blue & green :P), a bright blue Paul Frank short thick jacket with hoodie, and a cute pretty grey strap-top from Forever New (Lia's cast off! :P).
Thanks Clothing Exchange!
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