The menu was a sumptuous spread of gourmet sausages (a choice of Mexican or Merlot), eggs, bacon, sauteed mushrooms and tomato baked beans.
We had a good time catching up. The last time we met was 2 months ago when I first arrived here.
Lunch was at Ayam Goreng 99 at Kingsford with some church friends. It had been a while since we had Indonesian.
I ordered the Ayam Goreng Kalasan (Javanese style) which tasted really good. I like their style of seasoning, and the fact that the chicken didn't come crumbed.
When was the last time you saw a menu with soft drinks that come in different sizes? Most of the time you are charged by its variety, not by big or small.
We shared this beautiful Sayur Lodeh. It even had a fried drumstick inside. Fantastic!
We went town after that as Eliss wanted to get a haircut in this Korean salon at Pavilion Plaza. There was a Japanese grocery store pretty close to QVB. All looked great until I saw the discounted section.
I got a nasty surprise to see that these Pokka drinks were expired! And they just sold them off the racks at a discount. Who is going to be responsible when someone fell ill after consumption?
By the way, selling expired food products is illegal here. They may get slapped with a heavy fine anytime.
We had all heard of corny names. But somehow, this bottle shop along Oxford Street could somehow carry it off.
The western section, which runs through the suburb of Darlinghurst, is widely-recognised as Sydney's main gay district and Oxford Street is closed to traffic once a year in early March for the world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
We saw gay couples doing grocery shopping, and one of them kiss the other on the forehead. Common sight in this part of town, I reckon.
I had been watching this reality show almost everyday starring 5 openly gay men each of whom fills a particular role.
Ted Allen:
"Food and Wine Connoisseur," expert on food, alcohol, cooking, and meal preparation
Jai Rodriguez:
"Culture Vulture," expert on popular culture, relationships, and social interaction
Carson Kressley:
"Fashion Savant," expert on clothing and fashion
Thom Filicia:
"Design Doctor," expert on interior design and home organization
Kyan Douglas:
"Grooming Guru," expert on hair, grooming, personal hygiene, and makeup
Each episode will feature a new candidate (usually a straight/heterosexual man) to be culturally transformed by the "Fab Five". The candidate would receive generous guidance from each "Fab Five" member in their respective categories of expertise. The Queer Eye cast has helped prepare for such events as a marriage proposal, a first dinner with a girlfriend's parents, and a backyard barbecue. The "Fab Five" redecorate, rewardrobe, and restyle to create a completely new "look" for the candidate.
Queer Eye has received much critical acclaim, and the show won an Emmy Award in 2004, and was nominated for another Emmy in 2005.
For people who knew me well, I'm not really a TV person. But this series was thought provoking for me.
Are gay people really better, creatively?
If you have worked in the media, advertising or fashion industry, it would not be hard to spot someone in there who is gay. And mind you, these people were usually among the best in the industry.
I'm not saying that gays are not good as engineers or chefs, they just seemed so much better in the more glamourous industry.
Can't straight people do as well in the creative arena?
I developed a strong interest with GLBT ( which referred to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender) related topics during uni days. It started when when we were doing a research on consumer behaviour of GLBT customers. Basically to studying on how to earn the pink dollars.
When I walked past the Bar Stonewall just now, I recalled about the story of the Stonewall Rebellion and the significance to them.
Before the 60s in the US, police would raid on gay bars and nightclubs. They would use any number of reasons they could think of to justify an arrest on indecency charges including: kissing, holding hands, wearing clothing traditionally of the opposite gender, or even being in the bar during the raid.
The Stonewall Rebellion was considered a turning point for the modern gay rights movement worldwide. It was for the first time in modern history that a significant body of gay people resisted arrest from the police officers in New York City, on June 27-28 1969 when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village.
The following year, in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) organized a march from Greenwich Village to Central Park. Between 5,000 and 10,000 men and women attended the march.
Many gay pride celebrations choose the month of June to hold their parades and events to celebrate Stonewall Riots, also known as “The Hairpin Drop Heard Round the World".
New York City, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and Columbus as well as other cities such as Toronto hold Gay Pride Marches on the last Sunday of June, in honor of Stonewall.
The prominent British gay rights group Stonewall is named after the riots.
Numerous gay bars around the world take their name from the revolutionary bar - two of the most famous are The Stonewall and Moose Lounge in Pennsylvania and Bar Stonewall in Sydney.
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