Wednesday 18 December 2013

Cameo, of MM

Love Ain't Blind


MM Violinist  |  12 December 2013

Friday 13 December 2013

Sunday 8 December 2013

Up close, Sade

"Love is elusive.."


"... several sides of Sade are learning with time to live with each other."

Helen Folasade Adu

Thursday 5 December 2013

Yarra Trail 8

Around the Burnley Gardens..


Melbourne Girls' College's Boat House, boat ramp & pontoon dock.
 

University of Melbourne at Burnley Campus'
Centre For Urban Horticulture, Botanica Park Precinct.

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Yarra Trail 7

Retracing Secret Garden, Cyclist Bridge & Yarra Trail..


Scotch College & St Kevin's, private boys' schools,
that produced Victorian State Premiers.



More relaxed & scenic, north of Cyclist Bridge.

Monday 2 December 2013

Yarra Trail 6

Early morning Monday..


Ventured downstream, and southeast.


More infrastructure, more hustle and bustle.


Cyclists bridge & special lanes, walkers and joggers.
Monash Freeway, early morning traffic..

Sunday 1 December 2013

Sunny Sunday

Wonderful day to take stock..


Apricots 35m, Persimmons 30mm


and perfect for yard work..

Yarra Trail 5

Further 2km upstream along the Yarra Trail..


Even steeper, wilder, bushier, rougher.
Yet closer to Melbourne city centre..


"Melbourne Central" is clearly visible.

Saturday 30 November 2013

Yarra Trail 4

Further upstream..



Steeper, wilder, bushier, rougher.

Friday 29 November 2013

Yarra Trail 3

Yarra Parklands..


via a "Secret Garden"


in morning glory..

trekking biking barbequing jogging moonlighting
kayaking picnicking sunbathing stargazing

Thursday 28 November 2013

Yarra Trail 2

Retracing the Yarra Trail..



River views, overcast morning.

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Yarra Trail 1

Morning walk jog...


Brisk walk up Saint James Park & down the Yarra Trail.
Passed Melbourne Girls' College by the Yarra River.


Girls practising rowing, cyclists and joggers.
Short jog down Saint James Park to home.

Saturday 23 November 2013

蓮子百合

Delicious dessert, served cold..


Ingredients 配料 :

Lilium lancifolium (Lily bulb) 百合
Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus seeds) 蓮子
Dioscorea opposita (Chinese yam) 淮山
Eucheuma cottonii (Coral seaweed) 麒麟藻

Double boiler 燉鍋  |  Ceramic cooker 瓷鍋

Lilium lancifolium 卷丹

Nelumbo nucifera 蓮子

Dioscorea opposita 薯蕷

Eucheuma cottonii 耳突麒麟藻

Saturday 16 November 2013

Baby Scones!

Baby scones, by DM


Spotties with choc chips :o) organic apricot jam..

Sunday 10 November 2013

台南涮牛 越南湯粉

 Australian rump steak..

 
Thinly sliced, add ginger & boiling beef stock: 台南式涮牛湯


Add beef & tendon balls, bean sprouts, mint & basil: 越南式湯河粉

Friday 8 November 2013

Hedy Lemarr, 100 years on

Unusual gifts of beauty and intellect in one.


Hedy Lamarr, born 9 November 1913

Mathematically talented, with composer George Antheil, Hedy Lamarr
invented an early technique for spread spectrum communications
and frequency hopping necessary for wireless communication
from the pre-computer age to the present day, WiFi..


 

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Coral Seaweed

麒麟藻

Managed to find coral seaweed at a market in Lahad Datu
at RM10 /kg. High in collagen, the locals swear by its
ability to restore bone cartilage & banish backpain.


Coral seaweed  |  Eucheuma cottonii 

Soak in chlorine free water at room temperature
for a few hours, until soft & translucent.


Served cold, with salad.


Sunday 3 November 2013

Thursday 31 October 2013

Swinburne Venture Cup 2013

On the Judging Panel..


Swinburne Venture Cup 2013


Chancellor's Award A$20,000
3 Excellence Awards A$3,000