Dinner at Sepia

My uncle and I went out for dinner when he was in Sydney. He took me to this place called "Sepia". It was classy and all so we had to dress up and all. It was fun, but with the size of the dishes, sometimes it's a little hard to get full la.

Like sometimes for me, if I don't have any form of rice I don't feel satisfied. Haha! But this was a really nice dinner and I fully enjoyed it anyway!

Checking out the menu & ordering. Everything sounded so yum!

Unagi on some sushi rice. Haha I forgot the fancy name for this dish.

Some kind of essence. Very tasty!

Jewfish, squid, carviar & some sauce thingie. This was one of the nicest!

Mushroom essence meant to be poured into the next dish.

Lamb with the mushroom essence. Medium-done, just the way I love it!!

Hmm.... what was this called again.. Haha nevermind.. It looks good though!

For dessert, we had this sorbet with a flower petal on it. So cute....

Our last dessert was this melted marshmellow goodness with cheeries & chocolate flakes. So sinfully good.... haha making me hungry just thinking about it..

Hahaha so anyway thanks to my uncle, this dinner was free of charge for me.. So nice..

So this is my little adventure and break outside of college. I 100% enjoyed it!!

'Til next time...

A Taste of Home..

Hey all!

Wow, it's been a month since my last post. The month of May and June were pretty quiet, because of the ending of Colour Conference and the coming of Hillsong Conference.

Around the end of May, I was facing one of the most stressful times in my College life.. I did not plan my time well, so I had to cram my assessments into one week and finish them in that time before the due date.

I procrastinated, as usual, and that brought me so much stress that week. To top it off, I got sick in that week too.. So basically, I had to do 2 big assessments & write a song alone.. Sounds like a load of fun.. But it was during that time that I felt such a great sense of accomplishment & achievement that I usually lacked..

Anyway, going on to "A Taste of Home...", this post is just my Singapore uncle, U. Roger, generously buying us dinner again. God bless him!! That dinner we had was one of the most memorable meals I've had since I stepped foot into this foreign country. The reason why it was memorable was because we ordered CRABS !!!!


C'mon people! Just look at the photos and drool..... This is fried crabs with 'fun see' (Cantonese) or Glass Noodles (Aussie English).

I was the happiest Asian in the place.. I took the time to take apart the shell and eat everything nice & clean.. I even cracked open the legs to get the meat (I know it sounds barbaric, but it was really good!!)

What else made me so happy was the waiters there actually brought out the live seafood in plastic bags to show it to you after you placed your order.. They never do that in Malaysia!!



So the first photo was of my yummy, still-alive crabs and the second photo was our fish and crabs together. The guy was sweet enough to smile for the camera. Hehe.. He was actually going back to the kitchen, but I called him back to take this photo.. Haha I know, so 'hou yi si' right??

Lastly why I was so happy that night was because of the really good soup that reminded me of those Chinese Restaurants in Malaysia.. I became a little nostalgic, because usually Chinese families get this huge table that sits like 10 people and everyone will be eating peanuts and drinking tea.. But that night, it was only U. Roger, my sister & I, so I felt our table was a little too spacious and empty.. Aww sucks for me..

Anyway here's the soup~



Looks good huh?! It tasted really nice too, not like the fake Chinese food that Australian's like..

Please is there anyone who wants to send me some Nasi Lemak as a B-Day gift for me??

Hehe.. Sorry if this post was a bit too wordy.. Just had a lot that I wanted to tell you all!!

I MISS YOU ALL~~

Dinner @ The Wharf.

Hello~~!! I know it's been awhile since I last blogged. So so sorry!!

Anyway, my Uncle Roger from Singapore came to Australia again, so he brought us out for dinner. This time we ate at "The Wharf", which has been rated 1 hat out of 3 hats.

The Wharf has a beautiful view facing the Harbour Bridge and it is especially beautiful at night because of the many lights. The glass panels that confine the restaurant gave us a great view of the water coming into the harbour and many brightly-lit ships sailing in the night. Here are some photos of the dinner @ The Wharf:

The restaurant has a simple decoration with a warm and homely atmosphere, created by the dim lighting.

The only photo we managed to get the waiter to take for us. We don't want to be troublesome now do we? Behind us are the glass panels that allow us to enjoy the view.

This is way the menu would look if you place a candle behind it. Haha, I didn't want to use the flash on the menu, so I just used natural candle light. Gives it such a romantic feel, right?

This is a part of the beautiful view we face from our table and that is the brightly-lit ship lighted with nice hues of pink and yellow.

We ordered À la carte and shared the dishes among the 3 of us, except the main courses.

The first appetizer we ordered is:

Jamon Iberico with shaved calamari, fennel, witlof & sherry vinegar. (Jamon, pronounced hah-moan, is just Spanish ham)

Next appetizer/main course:

Risotto with field mushrooms, bacon & peas.

I really liked this risotto. It was yummy and filling. Haha I must be biased because I love any type of rice.

Shirley & Uncle Roger's main course:

Herb crumbed market fish, garlic buttered chard and mustard dressing.

They both ordered this so I got a small piece from both of them. The fish is quite fresh and springy, but after eating awhile you might get bored of the taste. Wait til you see my main dish.

Mine was the yummi-est!

TADDAA~~!! This is what I ordered:

Braised duck leg with rice noodle rotollo and water spinach.

It was SUPER nice!!! Very Chinese kinda dish actually. They actually used fried-crispy "keow teow" together with the duck and spinach. So nice.. Kinda made me a little homesick though.. Haiz.. I can't wait til December!! I miss my car..

So because I felt homesick, we ordered 3 types of DESSERT!! Kidding, sad or not, we wanted to have dessert anyway.. Here goes~

This is so cute right?! I saw the table beside us ordering, so I followed and ordered as well. It's called "Strawberry and vanilla ice-cream slice".

The middle circles are made up of lemon, lime, orange & rapsberry sorbet. I really liked this one, because it looked so colorful~ Made me happy..

For the last 2 desserts, we had the "Peppermint and chocolate souffle" & the "Chocolate and walnut bavarois with cognac anglaise".

The souffle was interesting because of the peppermint, but the chocolate bavarois won because of the cognac in the middle. Alcohol fans agreeing with me, thank you!

Haha all in all, it was a fun night full of fellowship & good food. All is well in Sandra's world.

Until next time, SEE YA~~!!