China Town @.@ Happy Friday Night Market

I went to China Town last Friday... and spent hours looking through street shops in the Night Market...

There was even lion dancing... lollies....all sorts of different Asian food at a really cheap and reasonable price!  It was YUMMY... there was even Coconut juice!..^-^

There I crushed into one of my Magician Friend (Jonathan) who was performing Magic in the Night Market.. His learnt lots of new tricks to show me... and his audience were pretty amused. I was going out with my friends so didn't have time to stay for very long, but there I filmed his favorite trick to perform which gets people to drop their chins ALL the time！

Check out my video below.... if you like to see more tricks from him, please visit him on Friday nights in China Town, he performs there all the time. Hope you enjoy the video...^-^

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St. Johns College......You will get wet

Well what can i say about about the infamous John's College. It is just AWESOME!!!!! I must warn you though that if you plan to go, i wouldnt advise wearing your sunday best. The place is just crazy. I rocked up at about 8:30 becasue there was a game of rugby on which we all went down to watch.

By about 9 after having a few drinks under our belt we were eready for the party to begin. We were at the college pub Called the Dail, and let me just say its a palce you must go before youre old and gray. with beers only costing $2 even those making virtually nothing from the uni jobs will be able to have a great night out.

The theme for the party was "Out of Africa" so of course there were many people dressed up in all crazy sorts of outfits. Me being an 'outsider' i chose not to dress to the theme however made the smart choice of wearing an old t-shirt and jeans. As the night progressed all of the college stereo types began to emerge. there was the party animal (or animals), the footy guys who weren't allowed to drink, the was indie group who were smoking 'banned substances' in the corner, and finally the girls who simply could not stand up.

By now it was midnight and the Dail had shut. this means only one thing...... The Grose. For those who dont know (and until a couple of weeks ago i was one of them) a college night consists of going to any pub that was close and staying there until kicked out. this would then go on until the headaches would kcik in which would mean it was time to go to bed. All in all i strongly reccomend going to any of the college parties, although if drinking copious amounts and being loud is not your thing then i reccomend that you avoid. It was completly up my alley but to anyone going i give one bit of advice.......... Bring a change of clothes becasue you will get wet!!!!!!!!!

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Jackson's on George/Lowenbrau/Chinese Laundry

Hey kids,

This is the one place we always seem to end up at when all else fails in the city... it looks like a glorified RSL, there's way too much smoke on the dancefloor and the cages look a bit tacky but the fact the lines are almost non-existent and it's central location means it's an attractive option @ 2.30am on a Sunday morning when you're undecided on where to go next... oh and the $15 1 litre cocktail jugs don't hurt either!

You enter the club in a dark side alleyway off George Street where you are met by a group of surprisingly friendly group of bouncers who generally let you in regardless of what state you're inebriation you're in and enter what looks like Broken Hill RSL; smells like old beer, full of pokies and TAB screens all round. But then you walk up a flight of stairs and there is a bustling street level bar but we move upstairs to the 'night club'. It's pretty small and fairly packed and the smoke machine is always on overdrive to the point you can't see anything and breathing becomes quite a chore but the beats get those body's moving. Also smokers can be excited at the fact there is a fairly large outdoor courtyard upstairs quite close to the bar.

Earlier in the night we went to a German beer cafe located in Argyle Street in the Rocks, a favourite little haunt called the Lowenbrau. Who wouldn't love a place where you are served by a busty blonde German woman in traditional Bavarian attire ;) Even better is the fact that upstairs there is a busy bar upstairs, uberbar. This place has a beer list about 30 pages long and even with the non-beer drinkers out there they can experiment with mango or lemon-flavoured beers. Also helps that they're served in 1 litre beer steins :)

So we then end our night at a club called Chinese Laundry located underneath the historic Slip Inn. Personally my favourite thing about this place is the stamp you get on your arm... it's invisible but when you hold it under an ultraviolet light you can see it, haha but enough of my immaturity. The cover charge ($25) is a bit pricey for what it is but a good night is usually guaranteed. There are multiple dancefloors and bar and being in an EXTREMELY old building the hallways are way too narrow, the rooms are way too small but that just ends up meaning that the place gets nice and crowded :) But another amazing thing about the place is... what for it... there is a sitting room full of pillows which plays 'Land Before Time' movies on repeat.

But yeh visiting all these places in the one night guarantees a nice, messy night and a very long bus ride back to the Hills...

Verdict...

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Lowenbrau Keller/Uberbar: ☻☻☻☻☺

Chinese Laundry: ☻☻☻☺☺

--- Ramen Kan --- Re-visit

As explained in Stanly's Post Earlier, I'm pretty sure everyone who reads our post would have already gotten a basic idea of that Japanese Restaurant.

However, this afternoon, me and Stanly went out with friends, and we all had lunch there.

I thought I would take a few more pictures, and show you the extravagant interior design of the Restaurant.

Kai-sen Don, my Favorite, every time I pay my visit, its usually because i miss this Kai-sen Don and want to have another bite... ;) you should try it some time, steamed rice with salmon and tuna.... hmmmmmm.... how yummy is that??

Usually all their noodles are with either Pork soup or Chicken soup base, personally I think the pork soup base tastes better... i.e. in this picture, this noodle is with pork soup base! ^-^

Calpis Water, haha, my Favorite... me and my friends would go there all the time ordering it... Oh... another really popular drink which you should most definitely keep in mind is their "Green Tea Milk" that's THE BOMB... =D a little overpriced though...

There is their address if you would like to visit them some times, they have 2 separate stores, their both in city, Takaru is on Sussex Street, it serves pretty much the same things, but there you have an option of getting food in a half size proportion... You know how some people like to try little of each varieties? YAP ...there's your option!! although it works out to be a little more expensive then getting the normal size ...but its worth it if you like to try a variety! :)

Here's a quick snap shot out their menu, as you can see all the prices are pretty reasonable...pretty much all around the $10 to $11 marks.

Love the theme of the whole rope and Straw design... I think its pretty unique and cool

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Post To Other Blogs

Just Posted to two other blogs not student Blogs.

Blog #1 http://p90xtime.blogspot.com/

A very good blog on p90x workout,tells the journey that this guy called Anthony Le took whilst he was on the p90x program. It shows how he was a fat out of shape guy and after doing p90x he got ripped with 6 packs.

it tells you in detail about what he ate and how hard he worked out every day very good blog for motivation.

Blog #2 http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com/

Nice recipe if you want to do some cooking at home.

CEO Karoke china town

One of the better places to sing Karaoke with friends since all the equipment is new and you can also get food there as well which saves you the time from going out and buying the food.

One of the bad thing about that place is Alcohol, the house policy doesn't allow B.Y.O , no alcohol are allowed to be brought in ... It may only be purchased from the House... As you would have imaged, like any other places in City, Alcohol is a bit over priced there, and there sell pre-mixed drink combinations in jugs.

However, if you are going there with friends, and everyone is chipping in for it, it is still affordable with a decent amount of jugs you may purchase.

The Price to sing there is pretty reasonable, the prices are calculated per heads. They have student discounts 7days expect for Friday and Saturday 8pm - 4am, but beside from there, it's always $10 per person for 2 hours which is pretty reasonable, if you don't have an student ID card, it will be an extra $5 dollars, so it will be $15 per person for 2 hours.

Overall, it is a pretty good place to go chill out and have fun with friends... if they are good singer?!

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----Star City Graduation--- Celebration at Duffy's

This is the view right outside the Star City Lyrics Center Exist, I took these pictures as I left Duffy's... The view is just so beautiful... I felt so awake looking at it, perfect for morning jogs and refreshing your mind.

Before Sun Rise

Sun Rise

Beauty of Sydney's Night City

Finally finished croupier Training at Star City on Friday. Both Roulette and Blackjack school has both been successfully completed. Me and my colleagues along with our Trainers all went to Duffy's Pub as we finish off our Graduation day for a big night celebration.

Duffy's was pretty fun with Karaoke nights on Fridays, the drinks aren't that much to value though... There's no shots available, there's no double shot drinks i.e long island ice-tea and etc... Clearly they want their customers to take it slow?? If you're looking for a night out, want to have fun but clearly don't want to get completely wasted....then Duffy's not bad!

Duffy's :


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Lots of beers??.... Heineken I see there.... ^^ I didn't drink beer though, because I'm not a big Fan of Beers. Lord... we're were all there till 6am.... what a bunch of crazy people we are?!....

Look at the Smiles on our faces, after a months of hard-core training ....

I was in the Blackjack team, as a class we've bought our Trainer some thoughtful presents, i.e a oxford tie for work, and a Connor scarf... warm and trendy, ready for winter. ^^ As for the Roulette team, well.... they've brought many surprises to their trainer, because of their trainers out going personally theres lots of chocolate to melt her down... yum yum...

Can't wait to be on the Main Gaming Floor, so much more excitement ahead of us, so many new people to meet...