Mood: Bleargh
Reading: Liquid crystals show promise in controlling embryonic stem cells
Currently listening to: Nothing
Quote of the day: "Australia, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island." - Ambrose Bierce

I don't know about you guys, but my motivation to blog for the last two days has been at an all time low.

I blame Resident Evil 4 and Black (mmm... gun porn). ;)

Anyhow, for those of you who don't know it yet i'll be flying off to Adelaide and Melbourne tomorrow evening for my cousin's wedding and a week of fun in a place that holds many memories and dear friends.

So... no dinners for the two weekends that i'll be away but you guys are more than welcome to organise your own (Joa? Lenny?) and i'll gladly post up the details here. Anyhow, i'll be arriving back in KL on the morning of Monday the 20th - just in time to get to work... *groaaan*

But, yeah, back to Melbourne...

How fun is it gonna be? Check out the email Louisa sent me - seems like she's organised an itinerary for yours truly:

Some changes in plans due to booked out venues and so on...

Wednesday 15 March 2006
Lebanese House Restaurant 264 RUSSELL ST, CARLTON/MELBOURNE 6PM
Attending: Patrick & cousin, Melvin, Christine, Anne, Iris, myself (anybody else? I have no idea as to how to get hold of Ryan)

Followed by
DOUBLE HAPPINESS (cocktails), COOKIES (beers, cocktails, coffees and shoestring fries) or YOUNG AND JACKSON (some cocktails, big cheap beers)

Thursday 16 March 2006
WARUNG AGUS (balinese food) 305 VICTORIA ST, WEST MELBOURNE 6:30PM
Attending: all as above?

Followed by
KOKO BLACK or BRUNETTI LYGON ST

Friday 17 March 2006
TBC (hey I gotta work out who's NOT booked out - will confirm at later stage)

Either Japanese buffet at 8pm (we have to have time to get to Box Hill Station so that our nice nice drivers, Anne and Sharon, can pick us up to go there) OR

El Cheapo Chinese Food in Chinatown (Shanghai Dumplings? Chom Chom?)

followed by
BAR/PUB CRAWL or STOKERS in Heidelberg (the pancake/hot chocolate place)?
Attending: who's in for this day besides myself, Fei Ling, Anne, Sharon and definitely Pat :)?

Saturday 18 March 2006
MOVIDA (spanish tapas) 1 HOSIER LANE, off Flinders St 1230pm - booked for Pat+cousin, Mel, Chris, Fei Ling, Anne, Sharon, Iris and myself

Mushroom around in the arvo
Followed by
Dinner and Drinks TBC - hey Pat, what u wanna eat u reckon?

Sunday 19 March 2006

YUM CHA VENUE: SHARK FIN INN OR HOUSE??? 1230PM?
Attending: who's in for this?

o_O

Yowza! Louisa - you're the best! ;)

As for other travel plans... lets see... i'm planning to go to Kota Kinabalu on the 7th-10th of April with Boon and Lenny (?), mainly to visit Selina and the rest of you Sabahians! At the end of the same month i should be off to Singapore for the EUSEA conference while, in August, i've got a trip to Mauritius on the books - but that one is really dependent on the outcome of the current Chikungunya fever epidemic. Still, it IS for a wedding AND i finally get to meet my ol' buddy Bernard again!

Anyhow, i'll leave it at that - if you guys want me to get anything for you while i'm down in Adelaide/Melbourne just leave a comment or send me an email. Try not to have too much of a good time without me now y'hear? :p