Strawberries on The Rocks
The Rocks is at the north of Sydney, near to the Sydney Harbour and where the iconic Sydney Opera House stands. The Rocks was where the indigenous Cadigal people lived for thousands of years, followed by the British convicts, and it eventually grew into a vibrant community, much like how Singapore started out as a port city.And of course, the name lends itself to many allusions to liquor poured over ice cubes, i.e. whisky on the rocks. 2 examples which we visited over the next few days were: Vintage on the Rocks, and Pancakes on the Rocks.
Here we are below in S's car going to The Rocks for brunch. We were really thankful that S, Yan's teammate back in Guangzhou, drove us around almost half the time, saving us a great deal in transportation. Auntie, S's mum, joined us sometimes, though her nagging irritated S a bit.
After the enormous brunch, we walked around at the weekend market.
Spotted these 2 cool bikes while leaving the market.
Auntie bought us chocolate-covered strawberries! Even though we protested on account of our bursting tummies, we managed to finish all of them. Fruits after meals are considered healthy right? Hehe.
S was rushing for her coaching, but upon hearing that I was looking for macadamia nuts for friends, she drove us to this factory which manufactures many types of nuts sold at shops and airport at inflated prices. The packets here cost between AUD9 to 11. The factory is called "Hong Tai Food Company", but unfortunately I do not have the address of the factory.
S dropped Yan and me at the Direct Factory Outlet at Homebush to shop our afternoon away. Yan went crazy over Havaianas, which I admit are freaking cheap there. AUD15 as compared to S$60+!
We had our dinner at a Chinese seafood restaurant, where I ended up not eating most of the delicacies, like below. Yan said the food I left on my plate formed a smiley face.
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S's clubmate paid for the meal, and as Chinese culture dictates, we were obligated to repay his kindness. In our case, Yan had to "sacrifice" herself, as she joked, to play badminton at their club that evening. I am proud to say that the pair of S and Yan beat all the men's doubles pairs which went up to "challenge" them.
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