"Raindrops are falling on my head..."

Hobby-X : Got some good buys, did not buy unnecessary or overspend:D

We were looking out for some stalls, but they never had a spot this year - probably too expensive.. and i think it was slightly disappointing, but we did not come home empty handed which is good news. When you come home from events like this you shouldn't come home empty-handed..:P

The winter season has arrived... or has it?? We're probably going to experience even more extreme weather once the real winter season dawns on us.. because this weekend we had lovely clear skies, warm (take out your sandals) and sunny weather. . .

The weekends weather was really good, but last night the sky seemed to be letting out some kind of frustration of sorts...

There was a continuous raw of thunder, louder than any other time i've ever heard it rumble like that and then the entire sky would get streaked with electrifying shots of whiteish-blue flashes. Sounded like in the movies when there are people stuck in a mountain cabin and there's a storm breaking out...

Next thing i heard was when the sky opened up and let out heavy downpours. It really sounded like the sky was ripped open and flooding rain out. Wicked:)




These are some of the shots from last night's storm.. i never shot these pics tho.

Too bad there's nothing exciting happening this side yet..

Fresh Start

i'm not too sure if anybody will notice but i suck with titles! LOL i always find that after i read my post the titles never match..almost never match - but i just can't think up exciting titles.
That's actually funny because i start off by typing the title, then the post then during the post i delete the title and then sumhow at the end i'll add one..but as soon as i have read the post the title does not seem to match... BLANK!

It's a brand new month and it's almost the midpoint of 2007, so i think it's about time i get my plan into action.. looking forward to each new day we have as a gift and a blessing andof course the dawn of all good things etc etc...

By that i mean i'm looking at each day that comes way with a positive outlook.

Another thing to mention is that today is the first day of the Hobby-X exhibition.. watch out cos the scrapping ladies are gonna be bringing the house down (only going to be bringing the house down tomorrow - but bringing the house down not-the-less) ;P

I'm getting excitied again...ok, gonna try not to think about it till tomorrow (yeah,... right!)

There'll probably be a discussion about it over lunch today.

Aaah yes, it's friday so there'll probably be some form of friday lunch hehehe.
ok i still think it's gotten me into a bad habit of actually having a full friday lunch.

Oh and i'm still trying to crack the code from the radio this morning.
Trying to unscramble : SHAKE THINYLY
Suggestions anyone??
clue = benefits of zinc in potatoes

4 days and counting...

This weekend the Good Food and Wine Show was held... um, oki i was there for the food, gadgets, equipment, knives, and chocolate of course (not the wine, just to clarify i'm not a drinker). The show is held annually at the CTICC and it is really gives you the opportunity to:

1. learn something new with regard to food, ingredients, presentation etc



2. buy nice foodie mags or books



3. check out latest food gadgets



4. buy some really nice things, unusual things (chocolate, chocolate, chocolate :P)



5. get knives and goodies at cut prices



6. meet international / local food heroes (restauranteurs, tv chefs, food experts etc)



7. have fun tasting all the fantastic freebies!

*All of the above refers to people who are crazy about food, whether you enjoy eating it, lounging on the couch and watching the foodie network, cooking up a storm or just drooling at the lovely bakery/confectionary spot...

Either way, it's fun for everyone:)

Yeh i got sum nice things, but tried not to buy unnecessary.. one of my favorite buys had to be the chilli-choc crunchy stuff.. dEElicious

Here's sum of the chefs i met. . . i might add my pics at a later stage... BUT these ones are ones i got off the net..

From top to bottom:

James Martin;

Ross Burden & Reto Mathis;

Alan Coxon

and Mr Gennaro Contaldo

Moving along to matters at hand.... 1-3 june marks the hobby-X show/exhibition.. hence the "4 days and counting" title... Ever since we started with our weekend scrap classes that was always a topic, so yeh this week we'll be attending the exhibition (hopefully, and hopefully we won't be disappointed) Because, like i always say, looking forward to something usually ends up disappointing or does not happen at all..(and no i'm not a Pessimist)

As the name implies hobby-X, the show entails all things craft-ish, pertaining to hobby(ies) and boasts it's 10th year anniversary. I have, however, only attended the past two years' shows but came home with some exciting things..

This year i have a list of things i need to look out for BUT i need to keep in mind not to spend the money i'm saving for a decent camera... i have been using my mobile phone camera - altho the pics are "not too shabby hey nige", well they're decent pics cos its a 2megapixel cam..

So yes, i really want to buy a camera and maybe i could do that short photography course..

OMG, the creativity bug has bitten!There's no gettin away from it.