the big M

Do you have an addiction?
I have. I have multiple numbers of addictions it is not funny.

I started watching Masterchef on channel 10 and I am watching it every single night without fail. What a loser right? And the worse thing is, in every single episode, one of the judges will say "this is the toughest competition ever" and that "it will be a masterchef first" and you know what? Being the loser me, I DO FALL FOR IT. episode after episode. SUCKAAAAAAAAAA!!!

If you have not seen the cast already, from left to right
Gary Mehigan, George Calumbaris, Matt Preston

Chat thai

Presenting: my current favourite


The queue to get seats at Chat Thai. There were never queues in Brisbane for food. Never! and you come to Sydney and you have queue to eat. TO EAT!!! I think I have a threshold. Queue for good food time threshold is = 45minutes. Anymore than that is a no no. Unless I have snacks with me whilst waiting:D



The bestest bestest crackling EVER.


Gai Chicken Satay


Thai Fried Rice


Boat Noodle Soup. It was apparently cooked in some chicken blood broth. Sounds pretty gross but someone on the next table was having it and we gave it a go. It was surprisingly good. Just minus the part that it has blood in it.


Pad thai and Pad Si Ew


We tried going over to Chat Thai again yesterday. Jo was given a docket which says that his waiting number is 71. We waited for half an hour and decided to duck back inside to check what's the current number. Guess what? F.I.F.T.Y
21 TABLES IN FRONT OF US.
WHAAAAAAAAATTTTTT

fish fish fishey

Welcome to the Sydney Fish Market!
One of the weekends, we were feeling healthy and decided to go for a morning walk to the FISH MARKET! Back at home, I used to follow my parents to the market for grocery shopping. Not to those fancy pancy supermarket deli type grocery shopping, but wet market grocery shopping.

Anyone who is visiting an Asian country sometime should definitely put wet market on your list of places to visit. And if you are of Asian descent, you should definitely check it out! It is wet, wet and wet everywhere. And guess what? That is how it gets it's name from! Market traders used to, I mean still do, use a bucket filled with water and pour it over the floor to wash everything away.

Well, Sydney's fish market is much cleaner. But you obviously can't expect the place to smell like a perfume shop or a coffee cafe. So be prepared, you will most definitely smell urmmm.. fish? hehe



Fresh scallops


Gigantic claws


Mud crab and mud crab wannabe


Fresh sashimi


Lobsters


Fresh Oysters


A cholesterol filled lunch :D