Aussie t-shirts

Here were a few kids t-shirts we picked up while hanging around the Queen Victoria Market the other day.

Back in Jakarta

Grill'd

I have always wanted to bring Marcel to Grill'd as I spent alot of my hard earned money at this place during my uni days. A friend of mine is convinced that they must put something in the marinade or sauce so that they get stuck in your hands long after you've washed them so that you just keep wanting to buy more and more...a marketing strategy. Marcel settled on a "mustard and pickled beef burger", good choice!

Breaking fast

My brother decided to shout us for dinner tonight and his choice of food? German! We made our way to Market Lane in the city to the Hofbrauhaus to break fast together. I think my parents were a little culture shocked from the size of the food and the type of food. I think my dad presumed that Germans also eat rice regularly so his expectations were a little demolished. All in all we had some great food in great big portions, polished off with some apfel strudel.

A day at the mall

So Marcel arrived at close to midnight last night and had his first taste of the cold weather in Melbourne. Today was not such a nice day with the non-stop rain. And what do a couple of Indonesian residents do on their first day in a new country? Going to the mall. This was Marcel's first visit to Chadstone...and mine, after their huge reconstruction. It was like a maze and we kept on getting lost.

Market day

A cross between a cauliflower and broccoli, with spikes!

I don't know what these were but they were moving

They have Dr. Oetker stuff

My mum is a big believer in a wife who cooks. I'm a fan of cooking, but with Indonesian food, forget it. There is alot of preparation in Sumatran cooking that, to me, is sometimes just not worth the effort. My mother is the complete opposite. Saturday mornings are always reserved for market days where I am dragged all over town to get the freshest produce. And with Marcel coming later on tonight, a feast awaits. The only good thing about this part of my day is seeing all the weird stuff that they have on sale.

This is spring? I have been away too long

You know, I thought I would for once get away from the rain. Jakarta has been raining from the afternoon onwards everyday now so we have yet seen the end of the rain season. Melbourne was not better. The first day of spring has been...well, wet..and cold..and grey. I hope it picks up soon.