tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34282119597401067692024-03-06T17:33:56.211+08:00dabbleliciouscome with me on a journey of discovery!dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-46417329878834874252012-11-13T21:26:00.000+08:002012-11-13T21:31:51.673+08:00Girlfriend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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A month or so ago, Miles the cow cat wasn't feeling very well and the vet asked whether there was a new cat in the house or the neighbourhood that might've stressed him out. I said no, I didn't think so.</div>
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A girl cat. A flirty one at that. She pranced past, watching Miles while he ogled her, then skipped off over the fence when she spotted me. Oh but not before doing a little sexy move atop the fence. She left Miles pacing back and forth from the lounge to the laundry, meowing and chirping for her for the next 20 minutes. I know she looks like the perfect cow cat match for him but I'm going to have to talk to him about girls...they're nothing but trouble! Trouble I say!</div>
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dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-8644847199726968522012-05-06T21:09:00.000+08:002012-05-06T21:11:26.129+08:00Supermoon 2012<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well turns out the moon was pretty close to the earth today. A case of 'Moonageddon' or</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">perigee-syzygy. It sure contributed to</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> my Superinsomnia last night.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The moon is still big and bright and I just caught a few magical glimpses of it before the rain came. The weekend has been relatively disastrous and Mr Moon has managed to put a smile on my face. So yep all is forgiven :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the <a href="http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/image-gallery/cottesloe.aspx?Year=2012&Location=Outdoor" target="_blank">Sculpture by the Sea</a> website to get the big picture :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the first time I've used the glitter as tips and it's really fiddly; I ended up getting too much clear polish on the tips, just to get the amount of glitter that I want. Me likey a lot, but I don't know if I'll be doing this very often :S</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What does one then do with half-painted nails? One slaps on something dark and mysterious. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OPI comes to the rescue with its blue-black shade. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...just in time for getting snap-happy at <a href="http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Sculpture by the Sea</a> the next morning :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I especially love Captain Jack Sparrow's wit and charm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now I've totally taken notice of the movie's theme song. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Came across this video the other day; my jaw dropped and my heart stopped. Mind-blowingly amazing. My favourite comment on the video - "his ass plays better than me". You'll see ...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so amazed by this that I couldn't wait to try it out myself. So I put this video on loop for ages, then paused and played it repeatedly in order to learn it by ear. I also found the option to play it in slow mo. Total godsend. Seriously, w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hy have I never learned songs this way? The visual </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">really sped up the learning process. Fully recommend it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a few sticking keys, very frustrating. The paddle also makes a clicking sound so I sprayed it with WD-40, which in hindsight, I shouldn't have done. hmm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd gladly offer piano notes to those wanting to try my version of the song, but this is all I got. *ahem* *sideway glance*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if anyone knows anyone who knows anyone who might have the piano scores, may I please have a copy?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: )</span><br />
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</span>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-1259099175103937742012-03-05T16:28:00.001+08:002012-03-05T16:30:10.033+08:00Lilac nails!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yay, public holiday, a day to devote to creativity :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to Pinterest, I've had ideas galore for my nails and here's one of them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With my most recent drugstore find, a pretty shade of lilac, I thought I'd amp it up just a little using a dark purple shade. </span><br />
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One layer of base coat</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two light coats of lilac </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dark purple polish painted freehand and cleaned up with corrector pen</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One layer of top coat</span></li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used:</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manicare All-In-One</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manicare Nail Enamel Corrector Pen</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Natio Dazzling Lilac</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nine West Shade 317</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A spur of the moment statement about an instrument I knew absolutely nothing about.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And by 30th Jan, I had a ukulele.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went looking for a uke on Ebay and when I saw 'the one'...BAM!...do want !!! I also had my sights set on a limited edition uke (I have a thing for rarity) but that was relatively plain and exxy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the next 5 days or so, I watched the listing like a hawk. In that time I read (thanks Wiki) that ukes commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor and baritone. I didn't hang around long enough to find out what that meant. My Google search returned over 8 million results so I figured I'd take a proper look when I actually have a uke.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to Ebay. On the last day of the auction, with less than 30 seconds before it ended, I placed my single, all-consuming, devastating bid. One that would blow other bidders away because they didn't see me coming, or their app failed to notify them that they've been outbid, or they have slow internet, or they were frozen in awe of my ninja-ness. In a blink of an eye, the all too familiar appeared on the top right corner of my page "Congratulations blah blah blah". *fist pump*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eight agonising days later, the uke arrived at my work and that's when I thought to myself "um girl, who are you kiddin?"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That day I was one happy little vegemite and I couldn't wait to get home to find out how it all works. The <a href="http://fivestepukuleleguide.blogspot.com.au/2008/12/introduction-i-have-never-played.html#comment-form" target="_blank">first link</a> I clicked on was a godsend. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Step 1</i>: Buy a ukelele *done*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Step 2</i>: Tune your ukulele</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out, my little four-stringed instrument needed tuning in the order G, C, E, A (<b>G</b>ood <b>C</b>ooks <b>E</b>at <b>A</b>lot)...it reminded me of <b>A</b>ll <b>C</b>ows <b>E</b>at <b>G</b>rass from my years of struggle with music theory :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Step 3</i>: Learn how to play</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was such an easy tutorial to follow - 3 chords - C, F, G7</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And apparently, the chords for Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, which was also my first piano cover on YouTube :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So. Here is my attempt...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is as far as I've got to and I can't wait to learn another song soon!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More on my pretty ukulele in my next post :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">♥</span></span>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-82774346795986753252012-01-22T12:27:00.000+08:002012-01-22T12:27:09.704+08:00Chinese New Year<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">In an attempt to be a good Chinese daughter, I rang the folks this morning and cheerily wished them a Happy Chinese New Year (after mentally deciding against trying to pronounce Gong Xi Fa Chai, Wan Shi Ru Yi).</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">That was met with silence, followed by "umm, it's not New Year yet..."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I cringe yet again at my un-Chineseness and wonder why I haven't been disowned.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Well we kept chatting anyway and here are some good parts of the convo to help me forget the naggy and disapproving bits heee :)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: so what are you both planning to get up to today?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: cleaning and sorting. Just told your father to sort out his wardrobe.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: but you've both been sick for weeks, just rest and get better</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Dad</i>: [in the background] yah, *indistinct mumbling* *giggles*</span></span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: I've been feeling dizzy</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: oh. hmmm</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: yah hmmm</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: maybe it's due to low sugar levels</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: I've always had high sugar</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: yeah I know, but it could be low sug....</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: no no I've always had high sugar</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Me</i>: ok</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Mum</i>: I think I've been playing too much computer games</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">This somehow reminded me of some screen shots that my sister took in 2010. This is what we often have to deal with when on Skype with the parents:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They eventually become fully engrossed in the tv show, discussing the plot and such</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Well being Chinese New Year and all, I wanted to get in the spirit and put up some pics from earlier in 2011 when the folks were in Perth. They were showing us kids how to make lanterns using red packets / ang pows :)</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">♥</span></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-80992792566756943412012-01-14T20:20:00.000+08:002012-01-14T20:20:25.767+08:00Snow dome kit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received a snow globe kit two Christmases ago and haven't been able to make up my mind on what to put in the dome. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some highlights:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create Your Own Sparkling 3D Wonderland"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Contents:</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 transparent ball domes</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 dome bases</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 rubber rings</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 pack snow piece</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 pack glitters</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 shaped cutting tools</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 colours modeling clay</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 pack of salt</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy-to-follow instructions"</span></li>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"CAUTION! For children over 4 years of age only"</span></div><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had me at CAUTION.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As there are 2 snow globes, I decided that I'd make <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">WALL-E</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class)</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator); they're such a cute couple :)</span></span></div></div><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the instructions to be quite wordy and confusing. I was also very disappointed to find that the colours I had differed from those pictured on the box. A 4 year old might not have noticed nor cared but I certainly did. Boo.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had 2 shades of yellow, red, green and black. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewie_Griffin">Stewie Griffin</a> came to the rescue...in green shoes.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Imbecile! Release me at once!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6694157183/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="120114 snow dome kit by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="120114 snow dome kit" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6694157183_68bcd210c9.jpg" width="338" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 17px;"> "What is this, a Tommy Lee pool party?"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">What's left of the kit</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what shall I make next? I'm thinking it should be something cool for Stewie to swear at.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Stewie:</i> Damn you, vile woman!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-17688306777040517512012-01-03T01:12:00.010+08:002012-01-03T10:18:49.724+08:00Happy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2011 has been quite the challenge, in fact the last few years have been a struggle on many fronts. I admit that I'm lacking direction, I don't know what it is I really want for the future and how to get there. Trouble with me is that I want to do and learn so much, all at the same time, with resources (aka money) I don't have. I want the humanly impossible and it has rendered me immobile.</span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday someone said to me, "You seem to have so many burdens in your life. Your house is a burden. Your work is a burden. Your relationships are a burden. Your self is a burden. There is not a single thing that brings you happiness."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harsh I know, but it was said by someone who genuinely cares about my wellbeing, with the intention of possibly jolting me into some sort of action. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well the skies didn't open up with revelation nor did I get an immediate dose of get-up-and-go. Instead I got defensive and insisted that there were MANY things that I'm VERY happy about (even though I knew that that wasn't at all the point and I'm merely distracting myself from the issue at hand).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been feeling teary and down in the dumps since, so I decided to list just a handful of things that make me happy. This is a slice of pretty that I can revisit when I need to remember the painful but necessary conversation last night. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I need to get some focus.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I need motivation.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I need a kick up the bum.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My happiness:</span></div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6620591511/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="unconditional love by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="unconditional love" height="299" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6620591511_e966109599.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">unconditional love from Miles</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6620647997/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="art and music by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="art and music" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6620647997_2e1429d3c8.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my creativity in arts and music</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/5573679328/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="110305 Day 258 a la simply breakfast by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="110305 Day 258 a la simply breakfast" height="375" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5302/5573679328_689c1168dc.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">having a coffee a day</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6620592007/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="boatshed by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="boatshed" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6620592007_9147208ebf.jpg" width="383" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this boatshed (yeah, common knowledge)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">books and bookshops</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to my parents' sacrifice and hard work, and being born on the cusp of Gen X and Y, I've had a blessed life. I have all my limbs intact and senses complete. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mustn't let my life go to waste. I have so much potential!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.” </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>-Neil Gaiman</em></span><br />
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♥</div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-83753521390031863002011-12-28T12:17:00.000+08:002011-12-28T12:17:42.494+08:00Lettuce craving<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I saw a sliver of lettuce poking out of a burger and I had an instant craving for it (the lettuce that is). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I got me some and devoured it like a crazed herbivore. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most satisfying.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And today I was googling dinasours and came across this...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6585698441/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="111228 lettuce by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111228 lettuce" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6585698441_6628dc869b.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Totally lol-ed :D</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">♥</span></span>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-60170217390133411342011-12-26T19:54:00.000+08:002011-12-26T19:54:02.486+08:00Weeding fail<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I was supposed to be weeding my jungle of a backyard...</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574266595/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6574266595_7dbb4a0230.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I got happily sidetracked. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found goodies between the pavers</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574266817/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6574266817_2312db237e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574268073/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6574268073_0c128d1418.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">had plenty of dandelion seeds to set free</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574267225/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="362" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6574267225_fb8b9b84fd.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">succulents to savour</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574267663/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6574267663_778a3c3f0d.jpg" width="333" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and had a rolling-stone-gathers-no-moss moment.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574269281/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6574269281_7661b6a4e4.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also found 2 love birds</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574268445/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6574268445_0c730536fb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and one very inquisitive cat!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6574268849/" title="111226 weeding fail by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="111226 weeding fail" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6574268849_0a70c7421b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll weed tomorrow. Promise. For reals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px;">♥</span>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-66110152087623216582011-12-26T16:47:00.004+08:002011-12-26T16:58:05.942+08:00Patty cake!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is (still!) my favourite video of all time so I'm sharing the love!</span><br />
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! STOP, STOP, I'm done. Its over!"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"No. It's not over. It's NEVER over."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">haha!</span><br />
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</span>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-19711293938457732282011-09-12T01:27:00.000+08:002011-09-12T01:27:15.439+08:00Fine & dandy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woke up today to find two artworks from my <a href="http://dabblelicious.blogspot.com/2011/01/dandelion-series.html">Dandelion series</a> have sold, these are off to Alabama, USA :) Just yesterday I was standing in my backyard, in despair about my dandelion jungle. Not for long though, I then had a good ol' time blowing at all the seeds and sending them into the air; was very ethereal and woodsprite-ish. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6136322479/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="fruit toast and cap by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="fruit toast and cap" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6136322479_5edc5c9e1f.jpg" width="270" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had my coffee hit at <a href="http://www.theimp.com.au/">The Imp</a> with super thick cut fruit toast and a generous supply of spread-friendly butter. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat at the bar, looking out onto the cappuccino strip. This spot is excellent for people watching but no, I brought a magazine with me...I've always craved reading material when I eat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my left was a fresh-faced girl in her early twenties and on my right, an equally gorgeous older lady, kinda Helen Mirren-like. I was sporting a china doll fringe and bright red lips, I was thinking we made that breakfast bar look quirky cool :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The young girl is from Mauritius and is studying nutrition. She said that I looked familiar and asked if I hung out at <a href="http://www.my-place.com.au/index.html">My Place</a>. Err....no...but I'm thinking I could check that place out next time I feel like a lychee martini.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Helen Mirren's breaky arrived, OMG order envy! Wild mushrooms and goats cheese feta on turkish bread, with avocado on the side. She was very happy with her order and said that she particularly likes the feta. I said I particularly like that the turkish bread is served in the shape of a love heart. Her face lit up even more and I felt like I totally made a difference in her life. Ha.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the afternoon, an experimental jam session with Moona. I like what we came up with, considering it's our first go with the song and we didn't have to try too hard.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and helloooo there. What have we here. Another food pic. Curry laksa. Hit the spot. Like totally. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another darn good Sunday</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At lunch, I enjoyed some pretty, crumbly, melty, sugary macarons from Brownhaus, in the 2 brightest colours available. A good friend offered encouragement, advice and understanding while I sipped on amazing dutch coffee.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Admired the Perth skyline as I headed back to work. Seriously, how gorgeous can this city be? It's sunny, sky is blue, grass is green and I can practically hear the first cherry blossoms bursting into blooms.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night, I went to meet Alfred Dwight, a young tabby adopted from Cat Haven and a new addition to a family of four (two humans and two 10 year old kitties). He is such a pretty boy, has a healthy streak of ADHD and is utterly loveable. Cannot wait to babysit the three kitties next month!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was fed a hearty home cooked meal of Sri Lankan chicken curry, dahl, veggies and paratha. My friends spoil me to bits :)</span><br />
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<a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6103270679_a29484d289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="miles" border="0" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6103270679_a29484d289.jpg" width="300" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a tough day at work and storm clouds eventually rolled in, followed by heavy rain. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But nothing can dampen this first day of spring. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cuddle-filled night and lying next to this purring machine, I am feline the love.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-68587244646372723482011-08-29T19:06:00.000+08:002011-08-29T19:06:50.544+08:00Jar of Hearts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There have been a handful of purchases from my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dabblelicious.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and I'm incredibly thankful and grateful for the love. This duo is heading to Victoria tomorrow :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't painted since returning to full time work in June and am feeling quite guilty about that. I have however been getting back to playing the piano, so technically, I'm still being creative. And when I'm being creative, I'm happy *beam*</span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For most, a car would be their first big purchase. I always knew that I wanted to spend my first pay cheque on a piano, a baby grand, to be specific. When the time came, I couldn't justify spending big on a baby grand, and it wouldn't fit in the tiny unit I was renting anyway. I came across an Alex Steinbach, loved its sound, its shape, the glossy black; signed up for a 5-year repayment plan... and yes, I spent those years without a car :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been hearing plenty of Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri on the radio and wanted do a cover of it. I love the energy, strength and raw emotion in the song, it's the kind of song that grabs at my heart and soul when I play it on the piano. Oh and I totally love the desaturated <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM&ob=av3e">music video</a>. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I use piano notes and guitar tabs as a guide only, as I'm too impatient to read piano scores and play them exactly as they're written. No two songs I play are ever exactly the same as I make the notes up as I go along. I let my fingers do the talking and I get to surprise myself every time! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's my take on the song, complete with slip ups.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because there is nothing wrong with imperfection. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How glorious it is to have the luxury to sleep in on a rainy Sunday morning. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reminds me of being in the most comfortable bed ever, when I was housesitting not too long ago. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll always remember being engulfed by layers of warmth as I listen to raindrops and the quiet breathing of the best little dog I've ever met.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's a little song for this gorgeous Sunday morning. My first piano recording, bearing in mind that I haven't played the piano in about a year and I'm not a singer!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-79615962269930608222011-08-05T00:03:00.000+08:002011-08-05T00:03:05.735+08:00Happy sky<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear Winter,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so glad that you're back to your gorgeous self today :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the past few weeks, you've blown my fence over (again) and threw hailstones at my car (yes, again). I also appreciate that you've surprised me with a pretty water feature, though I wish that you didn't put it <i>inside</i> my house.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I forgive you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, you've hugged me with sunshine and blue skies and I'm happier than I've been in a while.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/6009030518/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="winter sky by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="winter sky" height="300" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6009030518_a9fe879203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you. You're awesome.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinwei</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hop out of bed only because I'm ravenous and have been looking forward to breakfast at John Street Cafe in Cottesloe. After the vegetarian lot and a coffee, I head down the street towards the beach.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's super sunny and it's really comforting in that sense, but I have to remind myself that it is the middle of winter and I hug myself against the chill as I stroll towards the groyne. I sit on the rocks for a while and stare at the blue green ocean and there's no where else I'd rather be. </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seagulls swoosh past, waves crash around me and 2 dolphins swim past.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking the scenic route back to the car, I revel in the sand squishing between my toes and manage to get seaweed on my jeans. Good look :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vitamin D and happiness levels are back up and I <i>think</i> I'm ready for the working week ahead.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-68165317078878191622011-06-20T22:36:00.000+08:002011-06-20T22:36:44.925+08:00Pinterested!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is beauty in everything if you'll only stop for a moment to notice it. I love love love looking at photographs, exploring spaces, admiring landscapes, listening to nature, running my fingers over textures, picking up trinkets, smelling roses...just taking it all in and hoping to imprint it all in my brain.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've bookmarked <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> as one of my go-to sites for my daily dose of beautiful and am really happy to find a couple of my paintings on it :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always see something on Pinterest that makes my heart skip a beat. Here are some of my favourites from browsing today:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="float: left; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Source: <a href="http://vintagethorns.tumblr.com/post/3011724799" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">vintagethorns.tumblr.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/erindaly/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Erin</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></span></td></tr>
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Source: <a href="http://www.mycolorfashion.com/category/brands/christian-louboutin" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">mycolorfashion.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/francyface/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">francyface</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;"><div style="float: left; font-size: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/first_legible_furniture_now_legible_bookcases_19485.asp" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">core77.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/joshua_a_laney/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Joshua</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><div></div></div></span></span></span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;">♥</span></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-49633212447450698832011-06-18T23:28:00.003+08:002011-06-18T23:30:08.305+08:00Piggy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today was grey, rainy and dreary, perfect for a warming brunch, followed by a trip to a new-found creative space. I whipped out the piggy scarf for a bit of playfulness :)</span></div><br />
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Top</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">: Supre</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love brekky/brunch at <a href="http://www.tlmp.com.au/">That Little Mexican Place</a>. Today I had cafe de olla, churros con chocolate, some chorizo, and finished off with jalapenos rellenos. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The coffee is sweetened and steamed milk is available on the side, cute! The churros come with 3 dipping sauces...strawberry, caramel and chocolate...my favourite was strawberry (surprisingly) and I licked that clean ;) Jalapenos for breakfast? I'm a chili freak, chili freak, chilly freaky *to the tune of Super Freak*.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then a visit to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.venn.net/">Venn</a>, a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shop + cafe & bar + gallery + studio.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This used to be an old factory, so naturally, I'm in love with the combination of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> brick walls, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">steel beams, wooden </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">floorboards and concrete. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Industrial architecture genius:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shop area is slightly raised and features an expansive glass wall</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up some wooden stairs, a gallery where exhibitions are held</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glass panels provide a glimpse of studios on the lower level</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Down the back, a bar and cafe with access to the roof terrace</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The shop is filled with the interesting and innovative. Many goodies pulled at my heartstrings but I couldn't justify letting go of my purse strings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bar and cafe is grey and modern, yet had a nice amount of warmth. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And even though I could only peer into the artist studios, it was oozing creative energy and I hope that some of it rubbed off on me :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 13px;">♥</span></span></div></div>dabblelicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608640577226561662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428211959740106769.post-1441402775710734612011-06-11T23:37:00.002+08:002011-06-11T23:51:00.282+08:00Pamper sesh<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabblelicious/5820674191/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="salon by dabblelicious, on Flickr"><img alt="salon" height="400" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/5820674191_9bbc116f33.jpg" width="300" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I purchased a discount voucher for a hair pamper pack at Element Aveda Concept in Subiaco and have been looking forward to it since making my appointment in January. My hair is in bad shape and today couldn't come soon enough.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the salon, my session started with a Blue Oil head and shoulder massage. The scent from the oil was completely unexpected; it was an instant pick me up and the massage melted the week's stresses away. Glorious.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, hair colour. I wanted a warm yummy chocolatey colour for winter so on it went. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Half an hour later, I plonked myself on the shampoo chair. Well it was more like a massaging lounge chair, I was nearly reclining and didn't have to crank my neck back very much at all. Here's the best bit...the scalp conditioning treatment/massage went on for what seemed like forEVER. Bliss.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By then I realised that my parking ticket would expire before I'm done here...well I thought that allowing for 2 hours was plenty. Anyway, I was having too much fun to worry about that. My hair was swiftly and expertly cut (I got my fringe back, yay!) and I had a hand massage at the end of that. Incredible.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, sitting in front of a mirror for nearly 3 hours, I realised that I no longer give myself grief over my imperfections and flaws, perceived or otherwise. I still whinge about them but instead of wishing that they weren't this or that, I now tell myself that sure, it sucks balls but it could be way worse. As my makeup was touched up at the end of the session, I say a little thank you for concealer and bright lipstick :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stepped out onto the stylish streets of Subi and lap up the winter sun. Man I love Perth winters!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oh hi there, parking fine.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">meh.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just a snippet of Chittering Valley, an hour's drive north of Perth. </span></span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I marvel at windmills, look out for lego-like tractors in the distance,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> spot some horses and catch a glimpse of an emu.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yet when he spots this ant, he squishes himself up against the wall and freaks out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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