Yum Cha or Dim Sum?

The Husband and I went to this restaurant on what was maybe our third or fourth date, long before it became the Yum Cha café and I made a dirty joke about my deep fried banana which resulted in him thinking I was a creeper and we nearly didn’t have another date.  He has probably realised that I really am a creep by now.

Needless to say, we did have another date and the poor sucker hasn’t been able to get rid of me since.

Our second date was a disaster too. I called a friend whilst he was in the bathroom to fill her in on how the date was going and used a code name for him, and unbeknownst to me he had walked up behind me and heard the end of the conversation, resulting in him thinking I had been on TWO dates that night. 

We decided to head back and try out the Yum Cha (or is it Dim Sum?), but it was only with me twisting his arm. 

Yum Cha cafe is at 193 Exhibition Street, Melbourne - corner of Exhibition and Little Bourke.

Right opposite my favourite place, China Bar.

Every thing is very red in here, including the front door.  It was a theatre night and no booking needed.

I really have no idea what all of these are, but some of them were definitely ginger prawn dumplings, beef bun, and the rest most likely contained some form of prawn also. 

I had no reflux after these too, what a win. Not like the shifty place near my work where if you find a hair in your dumpling they say 'eh, it happens'.

Every time I order a mocktail from, where else but the mock tail section of the menu, The Husband double checks with them that there is no alcohol in it. It's like he thinks I am boozing up on the down low.

I really must just hate the taste of alcohol because I am loving all of these mocktails.

Calamari with spicy salt.

I found these to be really rubbery, a let down after the amazing dumplings unfortunately.

You win some, you lose some. 

I don’t know why, but I was kind of surprised when the bill was $130. 

I suppose because you are eating such little meals in rapid succession, you don’t expect it to add up so quickly when there are only two of you and you are in and out in 45 minutes.  The dumplings were definitely worth it though. 

You also don't get told how much things are, they just wheel them around, you pick and they write a code on your bill. 

I know this sounds silly considering I would normally think that $130 was normal but at Asian yum cha I just expect a bargain. Same with eBay - I just expect a bargain!

I'm wearing:

Target Skirt

Portmans vest/top thing

Random belt

Sandler wedges (I know, I really need to buy more shoes!!) 

OPI Black Onyx on nails

Some form of Essie red polish on toes

My ghetto booty was the topic of conversation yesterday, I think I have always had a booty but pregnancy has really added to it! Go me. 

I'm not weighing myself so couldn't tell you how much weight I have gained,  but I think majority of it went to my bum.  

Boring or not...

To start this post, for all the anonymous comments lately about how my blog is too boring for you now, I have a really good idea - so listen up and perhaps jot this down in case you forget it..

Stop reading.

If I open a blog and think it is boring, I close the page and don't go back. Easy!!

I don't write my blog to entertain anyone else, to benefit from freebies or anything else and I was blogging before anyone was reading, and I will continue to blog about my so called boring life, whether anyone is reading or not.

So how about instead of you taking the time to read (adding to my blog hits - thanks!!), signing in as anonymous and complaining, just close the web page and don't come back.
I don't think I will miss you.

I don't delete negative comments because everyone has the right to an opinion, but I don't need any negativity in my life at the moment so I may just start to do that.

So in short, if you think my blog is boring, it isn't likely to get any more entertaining for you soon.

Kitty and I usually go shopping on a Friday after work but we end up so drained if we don't stop for a snack which leads me to the brilliance of Brunettis in Myer. 

They usually have fantastic pizza slices but were out on Friday night so we headed to the David Jones Food Hall.

I've only ever been there for lollies before, never for a meal but it was delicious!

I got The Husband these jelly bellies, surprisingly there are still some left but mostly the black and darker colors which neither of us are game enough to sample.

This is the pumpkin and caramelized onion pizza that I ate, which was so good that I got another serving. 

After our bellies were full and the heavens offered up a down pour, we were done. 

Still enjoying dumplings, don't you worry about that.

I've been trying to teach The Husband the correct art of butter to vegemite ratio, but he just doesn't seem to be willing. 

I like the butter to melt before I even put the vegemite on. He slathers it all on at once so the butter is thick and not melting. Men.

I went out with the girls last night to Blue Corn in St Kilda and we followed it with cocktails at Nobu and Magic Mike at the movies.

I had never been to Nobu before but it looked really nice!

My White Chocolate Martini. 

The white chocolate got stuck on the back of my throat and drove me nuts.

The cinema doesn't do a slurpee as good as 7/11 but at least they give it a crack.

Magic Mike.

Hot damn. 

I love Channing Tatum.

Have you seen it? Less talking, more stripping was the general consensus from those in the theater. 

Date Night

I hope everyone had a good Anzac day and took a minute or two to really consider the reason why we had this mid week holiday and all the sacrifices that our soldiers took.

We spent the day sleeping in, eating chocolate for breakfast and watching the footy. As an Essendon supporter, that 1 point loss cut deep, especially after rubbing it in The Husbands face in the last 2 minutes of the game.

We decided to go out for Date Night and catch a movie.

I got dressed, put my Abominable Snowman vest on and presented myself to The Husband who gave me the side eye and said “Surely you are not leaving the house in that? Not with me anyway..” but I persisted and I am pretty sure it grew on him.

I’ve heard all these whispers about Hutong Dumpling Bar having the best dumplings in town so we rocked up without a reservation, waited 5 minutes and were seated upstairs.

I had a moment of panic when I discovered that they only had 2 pages of dumplings (and they call themselves a Dumpling Bar…) and no plain prawn dumplings. Seriously, no plain dumplings?! At this stage The Husband was saying “Well, you chose this place!!” after I had a lengthy complaining session.

The service may not have been with a smile but it was very efficient.

My umbrella was taken and hung out of the way, our drinks were ordered and brought to us instantly, as well as being topped up constantly, and our pork dumplings were placed on the table within 5 minutes of ordering them.

One thing that I felt was weird was that they did not have Soy Sauce on the tables, and had that crap vinegar stuff in a pourer so you don’t know that it is vinegar until it is too late and you have doused your food in it. Once I asked for the soy sauce it was brought out in a little bowl for me instantly. Cant help but think that is weird. 

Boiled Pork Dumplings

$13.20 for 12 pieces 

I felt like the casing on the pork dumplings was a bit too thick, but they tasted good none the less.

Singapore Noodles

$12.80  

These noodles were delicious, there were plenty of prawns in there and they actually tasted light and not too greasy.

There was no way that I could finish this so most of it went to waste unfortunately. Worth ordering though, that is for sure. 

Squid in Salt and Pepper

$8.80

This was delicious!

I did notice that The Husband was peeling off the batter and just eating the squid, but that may have been for health purposes as I thought that it tasted great, not too heavy either. 

Prawn & Minced Pork Dumplings

$8.80 for 4 pieces

Listen, they may not have had just plain prawn dumplings, but these pork and prawn dumplings nearly made up for that fact.

I am basically salivating right now, even as I type this.

They were the business.

Pretty expensive for only 4 dumplings, but worth it. Next time I will order 8. 

There used to be a handsome fellow in this photo so you will just have to use your imagination.

I put a tonne of Coconut Oil in my hair as my scalp is driving me nuts and then I couldn’t wash it out properly so only had one option.

Douse with hairspray and slick back. 

After devouring our dinner quick enough to give a bear indigestion we schlepped it to Melbourne Central to catch the showing of The Lucky One and after waiting in line for 15 minutes were told that the session had been cancelled, despite the website still showing that it was playing.

I’m not going to lie, I was pretty annoyed. The Husband was happy though as he didn’t want to watch it in the first place and planning on having a nap during the session.

I didn’t want to watch anything else so we left and headed for some comfort food at Harajuku Crepes instead.

  

Nutella and Banana, what else?!

Get in my belly.

The Husband took this photo on his Blackberry and whilst he was sending it to me, he sent me some other photos he has taken of me without me knowing, usually sleeping with my mouth wide open, what a creep. 

Sephora by OPI – Cover Me in Petals 

Outfit Details:

ASOS A|Line Fur Gilet

Zara Classic Jeans

Target Cardigan worn underneath the gilet

Random boots that I bought in China Town 4 years ago for something ridiculous like $50

I can always count on my Instagram-ers to complete a sing along! 

Anyway, I'm totally loving the gilet. Thoughts? Do I look like a baby Ape?

What did you do yesterday?

Beads, Beads, Glorious Beads.

Remember how last week I declared that Black really is the new Black? 

Well, I’ve decided to add some color to the palette. My friend Georgie has started her own jewelry making company, G.E.D and I bought a custom listing for $55 and asked her to make me something featuring aqua, white and purple and all the colors in between. 

This arrived a few days later. 

Completely different to anything I own and child like in a great way.

I needed something to dress up my plain outfits, but not be as dressy as the statement necklaces that I own.

The Husband really likes it, so that is a plus. My niece does not like it, so that is a negative ha.

In the above photo I am wearing a Warehouse Dress, G.E.D Necklace, Zara Blazer & Cole Haan bag. 

I have really gotten my money worth out of this blazer and I only got it last week! I swear I have worn it every day since.

The Husband saw it hanging on the dining room chair and said “Is that a new jacket?!?!?!”. Gah. Why and how does he notice these things? I swear he never used to notice if I had something new on, even if it had of jumped out of my closet and punched him in the face all whilst screaming “LOOK AT ME! I AM NEWWWWWWWWWW!!!”.

Now that I am in super saving mode, he notices every.little.thing. God love him. Maybe I just need to get a hair cut, he won't notice that. 

Which reminds me, he said “Those wedges are NEW!!!” even though I got them months ago.

I felt like I had a bit of a gypsy look going on here.

ASOS skirt, Forever 21 2-in-1 top, Louis Vuitton bag, Haviana thongs & G.E.D necklace.

I wore pants to work the other day. It was weird.

You know what else is weird (well, more terrible than weird)? My obsession with Dumplings. Last week I ate them 4 times. FOUR NIGHTS DEDICATED TO DUMPLINGS!!!

Funny story for you.

On Saturday night I went out with my sister Cat and her husband Mike who are over from Ireland, The Husband, Marnie (Hi Marnie!!!) and others for dumplings.

Afterwards, The Husband and I went home as he had been in Sydney for the past few days and was tired/hung over and wanted to rest rather than go out with them.

Cat & Mike got home later and at about 4:30am I woke up to someone standing at our bedroom door. It was Mike. I said “Mike are you okay?” and he replied, with his Irish accent “Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom” and just stood there whilst I sat up in bed wondering if I was dreaming this. He then walked away and The Husband woke up (bit late if it was a murderer at the door…) and then we heard the front door open and close. The Husband ran out after him, thinking we would lose him for ever if he left the apartment, and was standing in the hall saying “Mike!?!?!” as he could not see him. He then heard “Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom” coming from the pitch black bathroom and found him in there.

So weird. Turns out Mike was sleep walking. Best sleep walker EVER. I swear I am laughing about it just typing this. The Husband has been laughing about it for days.

The Devil. 

After swearing off dumplings, I got home last night from boxing and found The Husband had prepared mussels with a vinaigrette, peeled all the king prawns for me and whipped up some prawn dumplings. He is the best.

I’ve just bought another 10 boxing sessions. Oh yeah. This is addictive!! I think I have done about 10 so far and am loving it. What a work out. You know you have been well and truly worked out when you are drenched in sweat and cannot walk to the tram stop after class. Boom pow. 

I’ve had personal trainers before, done boot camp and done boxing classes at the gym and they have all worked me, but nothing like this. What is your favorite form of exercise? 

Black is the New Black

Friday (/ˈfraɪdeɪ/ or /ˈfraɪdi/) is the day between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting Monday-first conventions as recommended by the international standard ISO 8601, it is the fifth day of the week. It is the sixth day in countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention as in Abrahamic tradition. (See "Numbered days of the week" for more on the different conventions.)

In many countries, Friday is the last day of a five-day working week, and is viewed as a cause for celebration or relief (leading to the phrase "TGIF", for "Thank God/Goodness It's Friday"). In some workplaces employees are allowed to wear less formal attire on Fridays, known as Casual Friday or Dress-Down Friday.

TGIF. You can say that again, sunshine. 

I am really over this ridiculous Casual Friday business though. I obviously don't do casual very well. 

I tried out wearing jeans and it just was not for me. This is my Casual Friday outfit. 

I'm wearing an Asos skirt that I have only worn once before because it got stuck when I tried to pull it over my head, and I was scarred from that. Trust me, laugh if you must, but it was traumatic. 

I am also wearing a Caroline Morgan T shirt, Windsor Smith wedges, Kailis Pearl & Hermes Clic Clac. 

I have noticed lots of bloggers do a ‘What I am Wearing’ on their face, showing the make up that they have used. It is insane the amount of products that one girl can use every day!!

This is what I am wearing today:

Chanel eclat lumiere

Chanel inimitable intense mascara

Taa Daa. 

I still love my iPhone case. It makes me laugh.

My boobs are not really this big. They look like melons here. 

I know that The Husband has zilcho interest in my nail polish but I sometimes let him choose. He chose OPI Princesses Rule from the color chart because “It is elegant. Glitter is fun, at somewhere like Back in the Day, but this works everywhere.” Kill me with cuteness. 

If you don't know what Back in the Day is, it is a place to get your dose of Hard Rock, Rock n Roll and Metal. 

It’s lunch time and you know what that means – I will be in a Dumpling Coma for the rest of the day. MSG will be tasted through out the day.

We have re-scheduled our super awesome date night which includes an amazing dinner and a night in bridal suite, so now I have time to properly select the perfect date night outfit.